Hu Shao-Ji, Jia Ya-Qi, Zhang Xin, Hsu Yu-Feng, Monastyrskii Alexander L, Vu Van Lien, Ge Si-Xun, Duan Kuang, Jiang Zhuo-Heng, Sbordoni Valerio, Wang Min
Institute of International Rivers and Eco-Security, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, China.
Yunnan Key Laboratory of Institute of International Rivers and Transboundary Eco-Security, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, China.
Insects. 2024 Dec 12;15(12):988. doi: 10.3390/insects15120988.
Pierid species of the group are among the largest Sino-Himalayan members of genus , with four conventionally recognised species, namely , , , and . Recent publications indicated that some of these species may contain more than one species despite their similar morphological characters. The present research analysed this group of butterflies using mitogenomic data, and proved that , , , and should be recognised as distinct species, while , and should be subspecies of . Two new subspecies, namely and were described. Illustrations of specimens and male and female genitalia of each taxon were provided in this article with an updated classification system. Variable melanism and yellow tinge are two major factors causing historical taxonomic confusion; thus, such characters should be less crucial for this species group. Future research is still necessary to elucidate the evolutionary history of these species along with other taxa, as well as the mechanism of variable melanism and yellow coloration.
该类粉蝶是粉蝶属中喜马拉雅地区最大的成员之一，传统上有四个公认的物种，即[物种名1]、[物种名2]、[物种名3]和[物种名4]。最近的出版物表明，其中一些物种尽管形态特征相似，但可能包含不止一个物种。本研究利用线粒体基因组数据对这组蝴蝶进行了分析，证明[物种名1]、[物种名2]、[物种名3]、[物种名4]和[物种名5]应被视为不同的物种，而[物种名6]、[物种名7]和[物种名8]应是[物种名9]的亚种。还描述了两个新亚种，即[亚种名1]和[亚种名2]。本文提供了每个分类单元的标本以及雄性和雌性生殖器的插图，并更新了分类系统。可变黑化和黄色色调是导致历史分类混乱的两个主要因素；因此，这些特征对该物种组来说应该不那么关键。未来仍有必要开展研究，以阐明这些物种与其他[类群名]类群的进化历史，以及可变黑化和黄色着色的机制。
