Morphological, molecular diversity and tribal assignment of the genus Eois Hübner 1818 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Larentiinae)

• Grant number: 16/20196-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
• Start date: May 24, 2017
• End date: May 23, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology - Taxonomy of Recent Groups
• Principal Investigator: André Victor Lucci Freitas
• Grantee: Simeão de Souza Moraes
• Supervisor: Niklas Wahlberg
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biologia (IB). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Lund University, Lund, Sweden
• Associated to the scholarship: 15/17047-5 - Inventory of herbivores in Piperaceae species, BP.PD

Abstract

The genus Eois Hübner (Geometridae: Larentiinae) comprises 250 valid species of which 217 were described from the Neotropical and 31 os those having their type locality in Brazil. Because this speciose genus has never been revised, and because it potentially includes many undescribed cryptic species, Eois embodies a problematic taxonomic scenario. In addition Eois stands out because the species are involved in complex host plant interactions, including sequestration of secondary compounds and possible co-evolution with the species-rich plant family Piperaceae. The potential for establishing Eois as a model group in broad studies of co-evolution, as well as more specific interactions with Piperaceae, especially the genus Piper, is constrained mainly by taxonomic uncertainties involving these moths. The actual diversity of Eois is greatly underestimated. In particular, the Brazilian fauna is poorly known, both because of inadequate sampling and because the potential exists that a many cryptic species "hidden" within some nominal taxa. This research project proposes to test the monophyly of Eois and to investigate the diversity of the genus within Brazil through the use of integrative taxonomy, using morphological and molecular tools and the study of type material deposited in European collections. We also expect that molecular analyses with material sampled in field trips carried out in Brazil and from entomological collections abroad will shed light on the systematics of Larentiinae in general, testing the monophyly of the tribes Asthenini and Eupitheciini, as well as the genus Eois. (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; 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, SIMEAO S.; MONTEBELLO, YGOR; STANTON, MARIANA A.; YAMAGUCHI, LYDIA FUMIKO; KATO, MASSUO J.; FREITAS, ANDRE V. L.. Description of three new species of Geometridae (Lepidoptera) using species delimitation in an integrative taxonomy approach for a cryptic species complex. PeerJ, v. 9, MAY 18 2021. (11/50225-3, 13/50297-0, 19/02727-1, 15/26823-9, 15/17047-5, 16/20196-5, 12/50260-6)

MORAES, SIMEAO S.; SODERHOLM, MAX S.; AGUIAR, TAMARA M. C.; FREITAS, ANDRE V. L.; SIHVONEN, PASI. Micro-CT imaging in species description: exploring beyond sclerotized structures in lichen moths (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini). PeerJ, v. 11, p. 23-pg., 2023-07-14. (15/17047-5, 16/20196-5, 21/03868-8)

MORAES, SIMEAO DE SOUZA; MURILLO-RAMOS, LEIDYS; MACHADO, PATRICIA A.; GHANAVI, HAMID R.; MAGALDI, LUIZA M.; SILVA-BRANDAO, KARINA L.; KATO, MASSUO J.; FREITAS, ANDRE V. L.; WAHLBERG, NIKLAS. A double-edged sword: Unrecognized cryptic diversity and taxonomic impediment in Eois (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). ZOOLOGICA SCRIPTA, APR 2021. (15/24663-4, 15/17047-5, 13/50297-0, 11/50225-3, 16/20196-5, 12/50260-6)

MORAES, SIMEAO DE SOUZA; MURILLO-RAMOS, LEIDYS; MACHADO, PATRICIA A.; GHANAVI, HAMID R.; MAGALDI, LUIZA M.; SILVA-BRANDAO, KARINA L.; KATO, MASSUO J.; FREITAS, ANDRE V. L.; WAHLBERG, NIKLAS. A double-edged sword: Unrecognized cryptic diversity and taxonomic impediment in Eois (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). ZOOLOGICA SCRIPTA, v. 50, n. 5, p. 633-646, SEP 2021. (15/24663-4, 12/50260-6, 13/50297-0, 15/17047-5, 16/20196-5, 11/50225-3)

MACHADO, P. A.; GUERATTO, P. E.; MORAES, S. S.; NASCIMENTO, A. R.; KATO, M. J.; FREITAS, A. V. L.. TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION OF EOIS IMMATURES (LEPIDOPTERA, GEOMETRIDAE) IN A TROPICAL FOREST. JOURNAL OF THE LEPIDOPTERISTS' SOCIETY, v. 76, n. 4, p. 7-pg., 2022-11-28. (18/19171-3, 14/50316-7, 11/50225-3, 16/20196-5, 15/17047-5, 15/17046-9, 21/03868-8)

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)