Genomic analysis reveals hidden species diversity in Emesis Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae)

Genomic analysis of [Fabricius], 1807 (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae Grote, 1895) reveals species richness higher than anticipated. As a result, one subgenus, 22 species, and one subspecies are proposed as new (type species or type localities in parenthesis): Grishin, ( Prittwitz, 1865), ( ) Grishin, (Peru: Rio Pachitea, Monte Alegre), ( ) Grishin, (Guyana: Cuyuni-Mazaruni), ( ) Grishin, (Brazil: Santa Catarina), ( ) Grishin, (Panama: Darién), ( ) Grishin, (Ecuador: Santo Domingo), ( ) Grishin, (Peru: Cuzco), ( ) Grishin, (Panama: Chiriquí), ( ) Grishin, (Mexico: Tamaulipas), ( ) Grishin, (Mexico: Nuevo León), ( ) Grishin, (Argentina: Salta), ( ) Grishin, (Peru: Piura), ( ) Grishin, (Bolivia: La Paz), ( ) Grishin, (Mexico: Sonora), ( ) Grishin, (Peru: Madre de Dios), ( ) Grishin, (Bolivia: La Paz), ( ) Grishin, (Mexico: Chiapas), ( ) Grishin, (Panama: Darién), ( ) Grishin, (Panama: Darién), ( ) Grishin, (Panama: Darién), ( ) Grishin, (Panama: Panamá), ( ) Grishin, (Peru: Cuzco), ( ) Grishin, (Brazil: São Paulo), and ( ) Grishin, (Brazil: Paraná). The following five taxa are (not subspecies): ( ) Schaus, 1928, (not ( ) (Linnaeus, 1767)), ( ) Stichel, 1910, (not ( ) Westwood, 1851), ( ) Stichel, 1929, (not ( ) Godman and Salvin, 1886), ( ) R. Felder, 1869, (not ( ) C. Felder and R. Felder, 1861), and ( ) Kaye, 1921, (not ( ) (Cramer, 1775). ab. E. Strand, 1916, an unavailable name, is a synonym of ( ) C. Felder and R. Felder, 1861, not ( ) Godman and Salvin, 1886. are designated for five species (type localities in parenthesis): Stichel, 1910 (Bolivia: La Paz), C. Felder and R. Felder, 1861 (Venezuela), Godman, 1901 (Mexico: Guerrero, Acapulco), Stichel, 1910 (Peru: Pozuzo), and Stichel, 1925 (Brazil: Pará). Finally, an updated synonymic list of is provided. The list covers seven valid subgenera and 71 valid species with 14 additional subspecies.