Letispe
Ferguson, 2008
Letispe is a in the , established by Alexander Douglas Campbell Ferguson in 2008. The genus contains a single described , Letispe metanemaria, originally described by George Duryea Hulst in 1887. This genus is restricted to the southwestern North American region.
Pronunciation
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Distribution
Southwestern North America, specifically recorded from Arizona, California, Sonora (Mexico), and Baja California (Mexico).
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Taxonomic note
The Letispe was erected in 2008 to accommodate Letispe metanemaria, which had previously been classified under a different generic placement. The specific epithet 'metanemaria' predates the genus by over a century, reflecting the reclassification of this based on revised morphological or phylogenetic analysis.
Nomenclatural history
The sole was originally described by Hulst in 1887, indicating this has been recognized in scientific literature for over 130 years, though not under its current generic combination.