Paraphthonia diadocis (Stichel, 1910), 2023

Lyropteryx diadocis Stichel, 1910 View in CoL belongs to the genus Paraphthonia Stichel, 1910 and not Lyropteryx Westwood, 1851

Genomic phylogeny reveals that Lyropteryx diadocis Stichel, 1910 ( type locality in Brazil: Amazonas) kept in its original genus is not monophyletic with Lyropteryx Westwood, 1851 ( type species Lyropteryx apollonia Westwood, 1851 ) and instead is sister to Paraphthonia Stichel, 1910 ( type species Monethe molione Godman, 1903 ) ( Fig. 21). Because Paraphthonia itself is already quite closely related to Brachyglenis C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862 ( type species Brachyglenis esthema C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862 ) and Themone Westwood, 1851 ( type species Helicopis pais Hübner, [1820] ) ( Fig. 21): COI barcode difference of 6.2% (41 bp) and 6.8% (45 bp), respectively, we restore monophyly of Lyropteryx by including L. diadocis in the genus Paraphthonia to form a new combination Paraphthonia diadocis (Stichel, 1910) , comb. nov. Due to the genetic closeness of these three genera ( Paraphthonia , Brachyglenis , and Themone ), it is conceivable to combine them in a single genus Themone , a step we are not taking here but proposing for consideration.