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Pseudergolini

Niklas Wahlberg
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The relationships of genera in Pseudergolini are based on the study by Wahlberg et al (2005).
Containing group: Nymphalidae

Introduction

Pseudergolini is a small tribe which is found in SE Asia and New Guinea (one species).

Phylogenetic Position of Pseudergolini

The relationships of Pseudergolini have been enigmatic for long. Traditionally, they have been placed in the Limenitidinae, with one species (Amnosia decora) even being transfered to the tribe Nymphalini. Molecular data has given a much clearer picture, confirming that the Pseudergolini is a monophyletic group (Wahlberg et al. 2003, 2005). Pseudergolini clearly belongs to the nymphaline clade of Wahlberg et al. (2003), however the sister group is still not clear. Wahlberg et al. (2003) suggested that Cyrestini is the sister group, however, a larger sampling of taxa did not corroborate this (Wahlberg et al. 2005). The potential sister groups are Nymphalinae, Apaturinae, Biblidinae and Cyrestini.

Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships

Wahlberg et al. (2005) sampled only one species per genus. However, species within genera are very similar to one another, and the genera differ significantly from each other morphologically. Thus the sister relationships of species within genera appears to be quite certain. 

References

Wahlberg, N., A. V. Z. Brower, and S. Nylin. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships and historical biogeography of tribes and genera in the subfamily Nymphalinae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 86:227-251.

Wahlberg, N., E. Weingartner, and S. Nylin. 2003. Towards a better understanding of the higher systematics of Nymphalidae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 28:473-484.

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Scientific Name Amnosia decora
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Identified By Niklas Wahlberg
Life Cycle Stage Adult
Body Part Whole
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Niklas Wahlberg
Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

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Wahlberg, Niklas. 2006. Pseudergolini. Version 05 October 2006 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Pseudergolini/69948/2006.10.05 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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