Hyalenna
Andrew V. Z. Brower
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According to Willmott & Lamas (2006), Hyalenna is diagnosed by the following two relatively easily-observed synapomorphies in the male hindwing venation:
- Male HW vein Sc,R1 terminating before wing margin
- Male HW androconial scale patch in cell Rs-Sc,R1 short, not extending basally beyond origin of vein Cu2 or distally beyond origin of vein M2.
They also note four synapomorphies from the male genitalia.
Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships
The branching pattern is based on the recent revision by Willmott & Lamas (2006).
References
Willmott KR, and Lamas G. 2006. A phylogenetic reassessment of Hyalenna Forbes and Dircenna Doubleday, with a revision of Hyalenna (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Ithomiinae). Systematic Entomology 31: 419-468.
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- First online 28 September 2006
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Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2006. Hyalenna . Version 28 September 2006 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Hyalenna/27615/2006.09.28 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
