Cladistic analysis and taxonomy of the genus Dysschema Hübner, 1818 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Pericopina)

• Grant number: 12/18311-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
• Start date: December 03, 2012
• End date: July 02, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology - Taxonomy of Recent Groups
• Principal Investigator: Marcelo Duarte da Silva
• Grantee: Simeão de Souza Moraes
• Supervisor: Robert K. Robbins
• Host Institution: Museu de Zoologia (MZ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, United States
• Associated to the scholarship: 09/11161-0 - Cladistic analysis and taxonomic delimitation of the genus Dysschema Hübner, 1818 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Pericopina), BP.DR

Abstract

The subtribe Pericopina (Erebidae: Arctiinae) comprises 38 genera, found exclusively in the neotropics. Studies on the taxonomy and phylogeny for this group are scarce. Among the genera listed in Pericopina, Dysschema Hübner, 1818 is the larger, currently consisting of 88 species, all distributed exclusively in the Neotropical region. Given the fact that the genus has never been revised, there is no consensus on the number of species enrroled in. This project is part of the cladistic analysis of the subtribe Pericopina and taxonomy of the genus Dysschema, which includes a survey of morphological characters for the subtribe, and the study of the types and representative series, description of new species and distribution of the species currently enrolled in the genus. However, for these objectives to be achieved by satisfying the prerequisites for a excellence morphological-compared and taxonomic study, it is necessary visit to American collections, recognized worldwide as important depositaries of specimens from the Neotropical region. This activity is justified by the following reasons: (i) the need for a revision study through typical series analysis, practice critical and often unique alternative for projects developed with groups taxonomically neglected, (ii) unavailability of specimens and representative series in the museums already visited in Europe. This project was based on a previous stay of five months in the United States with visits to the collections of the following institutions: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (stage 11 weeks), American Museum of Natural History, New York (two weeks), Museum of Comparative Zoology, Boston (one week), Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh (two weeks), Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago (one week); Essig Museum of Entomology, Berkeley (one week) and Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles (two weeks). (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

MORAES, SIMEAO DE SOUZA; DUARTE, MARCELO. Comparative morphology and description of male of Dysschema amapoarum Moraes & Duarte, 2015 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae). Zootaxa, v. 4299, n. 2, p. 285-290, JUL 27 2017. (09/11161-0, 15/17047-5, 12/18311-0, 11/50225-3)

MORAES, SIMEAO S.; ALBERTONI, FABIANO F.; MARCONATO, GLAUCIA; DUARTE, MARCELO. Comparative morphology of the last instar and pupa of Scolecocampa medara (Schaus) (Lepidoptera, Erebidae), with redescription of the adult. ZOOLOGISCHER ANZEIGER, v. 260, p. 45-56, 2016. (12/02441-1, 12/18311-0, 11/50225-3)

MORAES, SIMEAO DE SOUZA; DUARTE, MARCELO. Description of four new species of the tiger moth genus Dysschema Hubner (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Pericopina). Zootaxa, v. 4006, n. 3, p. 540-550, AUG 25 2015. (12/18311-0, 11/50225-3, 09/11161-0)

MORAES, SIMEAO DE SOUZA; CARDOSO, LUCAS WALDVOGEL; SILVA-BRANDAO, KARINA LUCAS; DUARTE, MARCELO. Extreme sexual dimorphism and polymorphism in two species of the tiger moth genus Dysschema (Lepidoptera: Erebidae): association between males and females, sexual mimicry and melanism revealed by integrative taxonomy. SYSTEMATICS AND BIODIVERSITY, v. 15, n. 3, p. 259-273, 2017. (12/18311-0, 15/17047-5, 13/10491-1, 09/11161-0)

MORAES, SIMEAO DE SOUZA; MURRILLO-RAMOS, LEIDYS; DUARTE, MARCELO. Evolution of sexual dimorphism and polychromatism in a lineage of tiger moths (Lepidoptera: Erebidae): advancing knowledge of a taxonomically chaotic group. CLADISTICS, v. 37, n. 6, APR 2021. (16/20196-5, 12/18311-0, 15/17047-5, 09/11161-0)

MORAES, S. I. M. E. A. O. D. E. S. O. U. Z. A.; GUERATTO, P. A. T. R. I. C. I. A. E. Y. N. G.; DOS SANTOS, J. E. S. S. I. E. P. E. R. E. I. R. A.; SANTOS, M. A. T. E. U. S. H. E. N. R. I. Q. U. E.; FREITAS, A. N. D. R. E. V. I. C. T. O. R. L. U. C. C. I.; DUARTE, M. A. R. C. E. L. O.. Niche modelling and comparative morphology untangle taxonomy of the Dysschema eurocilia Glade (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) and reveal a relictual Pleistocene Arc distribution. SYSTEMATICS AND BIODIVERSITY, v. 20, n. 1, p. 39-pg., 2022-12-31. (12/18311-0, 18/19171-3, 21/03868-8, 16/20196-5, 09/11161-0, 15/17047-5, 11/50225-3)