The purpose of this study is to propose a phylogenetic classification for the family Hesperiidae at the world-level. The classification proposed by Evans (1937, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955) considers the fauna of each world region separately, and made little attempt to indicate relationships between closely related genera in different world regions. In this study, at least 100 genera from all of Evans' groups and world regions will be studied. A detailed morphological study will complement DNA sequence analyses from regions of one mitochondrial (COI & II) and two nuclear genes (Ef-1alpha and wingless). Separate and combined analyses are made of these data sets. Latest results will be presented.
Keywords: Hesperioidea
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