Gondysia
Berio, 1955
Gondysia is a of in the Erebidae, Erebinae, established by Berio in 1955. The genus contains four recognized distributed in the Neotropical region. It was historically confused with the Old World genus Dysgonia; the New World species were separated as Neadysgonia by Sullivan in 2010, but this was later synonymized with the older name Gondysia. The genus includes G. consobrina, G. similis, G. smithii (all described by Guenée in 1852), and G. telma (described by Sullivan in 2010).
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Distribution
Neotropical region.
Similar Taxa
- DysgoniaGondysia was previously confused with this Old World ; distinguished by geographic distribution (New World vs. Old World) and genitalic characters that led to its separation.
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Taxonomic History
The Neadysgonia was erected by Sullivan in 2010 to accommodate New World previously placed in Dysgonia, but was subsequently synonymized with Gondysia Berio, 1955, which has priority.