Symbrenthia
Jesters
Niklas Wahlberg and Andrew V. Z. Brower
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This genus of small, rapid fliers occurs from India to New Guinea. THe phylogeneetic analysis of Fric et al. (2004) suggests that the genus Mynes is embedded within a paraphyletic Symbrenthia as sister taxon to the hypselis - sinoides clade.Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships
The cladogram shown represents relationships of species currently classified in Symbrenthia based on the most parsimonious tree of Fric et al. (2004), but excludes members of the genus Mynes, which those authors found to be embedded within Symbrenthia. See comments on Nymphalini page.References
Fric Z, Konvicka M & Zrzavy J. 2004. Red & black or black & white? Phylogeny of the Araschnia butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) and evolution of seasonal polyphenism. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 17, 265-278.
Vane-Wright RI, and de Jong R. 2003. The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandelingen 343: 1-267.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Symbrenthia lilaea |
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| Location | near Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | The Two Face |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2006 Charles Lam |
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Niklas Wahlberg
University of Turku, Finland
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
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- First online 08 December 2006
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