# Spitosa

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***Spitosa*** is a genus of butterflies in the family [Riodinidae](/source/Riodinidae). Species in the genus were formerly included in the genus *[Abisara](/source/Abisara)* but the genus was found to be non-monophyletic in studies,[1] forcing the separation of *Abisara* in the strict sense from the other species placed in that genus. *Spitosa* is an anagram of *Sospita*, an older genus name proposed by Hewitson in 1861 but found to be a homonym. The species in the genus *Spitosa* are separated from other genera by the narrow and clear transverse band on the forewing disc extending from the costa to the tornus. The hind wing has only a slight tail-like projection. The male genitalia are also distinct in having a central plate and juxta, a broader valve with a rounded tip unlike the bifurcate tip in *Abisara*.[2]

Species that are now included in *Spitosa* are:

- *[Spitosa fylla](/source/Spitosa_fylla)* (Westwood, 1851)
- *[Spitosa fylloides](/source/Spitosa_fylloides)* (Moore, 1901)
- *[Spitosa magdala](/source/Spitosa_magdala)* (Fruhstorfer, 1904)
- *[Spitosa sobrina](/source/Spitosa_sobrina)* (Mell, 1923)

## References

1. Espeland, Marianne; Hall, Jason P. W.; DeVries, Philip J.; Lees, David C.; Cornwall, Mark; Hsu, Yu-Feng; Wu, Li-Wei; Campbell, Dana L.; Talavera, Gerard; Vila, Roger; Salzman, Shayla; Ruehr, Sophie; Lohman, David J.; Pierce, Naomi E. (2015). ["Ancient Neotropical origin and recent recolonisation: Phylogeny, biogeography and diversification of the Riodinidae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea)"](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790315002377). *Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution*. **93**: 296–306. [doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.08.006](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2015.08.006). [ISSN 1055-7903](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1055-7903)

1. Huang, Si-Yao; Inayoshi, Yutaka; Espeland, Marianne (2024-09-19). ["Two new genus-group replacement names of Riodinidae from Asia (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea, Riodinidae)"](https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5512.2.10). *Zootaxa*. **5512** (2): 295–300. [doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5512.2.10](https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5512.2.10). [ISSN 1175-5334](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1175-5334)

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