Taxonomic revision of Oz Grishin, 2022 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae: Pericharini)

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https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2025.65.031

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Lychnuchoides, Lychnuchoides ozias, Morphology, Neotropical, Pericharina

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Oz Grishin, 2022 was recently described based on molecular data. Hesperia saptine Godman & Salvin, 1879, type species of Lychnuchoides Godman, 1901, was included in Perichares Scudder, 1872, while Astictopterus ozias Hewitson, 1878 was transferred to Oz, along with Lychnuchoides sebastiani Salazar & Constantino, 2013. However, the latter was not included in the analysis. To provide a better diagnosis, this paper aims to revise all species of Oz. Based on a morphological study, this genus is redefined and now comprises three species: O. ozias (Hewitson, 1878), O. ozina (Evans, 1955) stat. nov. and O. sebastiani (Salazar & Constantino, 2013). A lectotype for Astictopterus ozias is designated herein.

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Suênia-Bastos, A., Mielke, O. H. H., & Casagrande, M. M. (2025). Taxonomic revision of Oz Grishin, 2022 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae: Pericharini). Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia, 65, e202565031. https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2025.65.031