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Pseudopontiinae Reuter 1896

Pseudopontia Plötz 1870

the Frail Whites, or Ghosts

Andrew V. Z. Brower
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Containing group: Pieridae

Introduction

This genus of small, delicate Afrotropical pierids has been considered to be the sister taxon of all other Pieridae. The Braby et al. (2006) cladogram places it as sister group to Dismorphiinae. Long viewed as a single species, the recent combined analysis of Mitter et al (2011) shows the genus to be comprised of a complex of five allo- or parapatric species.

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Distribution of Pseudopontia species. © 2011 Kim Mitter

Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships

The tree is based on the maximum likelihood analysis of four gene regions (CAD, DDC, wingless, mtDNA COI)illustrated in Fig. 8D of Mitter et al. (2011).

Other Names for Pseudopontia Plötz 1870

References

Braby, M. F. 2005. Provisional checklist of genera of the Pieridae (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Zootaxa 832:1–16.

Braby, M., R. Vila, and N. E. Pierce. 2006. Molecular phylogeny and systematics of the Pieridae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea): higher classification and biogeography. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 147(2):239-275.

Dixey, F.A. 1923. Pseudopontia paradoxa: its affinities, mimetic relations, and geographical races. Proceedings of the Entomological Society (London), lxi–lxvii + plate B.

Felder, R. 1869. [no title]. Petites Nouvelles Entomologiques, 1, 30–31.

Felder, R. 1870. Gonophlebia (Globiceps), Paradoxa (Felder). Petites Nouvelles Entomologiques, 1, 95.

Larsen, T. B. 2005 Butterflies of West Africa. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books.

Mitter, K.T., Larsen, T.B., de Prins, W., de Prins, J., Collins, S., Vande Weghe, G., Sáfián, S., Zakharov, E.V., Hawthorne, D.J., Kawahara, A.Y.,Regier, J.C. 2011. The butterfly subfamily Pseudopontiinae is not monobasic: marked genetic diversity and morphology reveal three new species of Pseudopontia (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Syst. Entomol. 36: 139-163. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2010.00549.x

Plötz, C. 1870. Pseudopontia Calabarica n. gen. et n. sp. Stettiner Entomologischer Zeitung, 31, 348–349, 1 pl.

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Scientific Name Pseudopontia australis
Location DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Kasai Province, Luebo, 1345 ft.
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Identified By Torben B. Larsen
Sex Male
Life Cycle Stage adult
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Collection Natural History Museum, London
Type Lectotype
Collector Paul Landbeck
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