ARTS: Phylogeny and systematic revision of the diverse and cryptic Euptychiina (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)

种类繁多的蝴蝶亚族Euptychiina包含400多种蝴蝶，分布在从雨林到塞拉多的中南美洲栖息地。自然历史博物馆藏品中有数十万份常春藤标本，为许多领域的研究保留了未开发的数据，但几乎一半的标本很难确定。至少20%的物种没有学名，65%的属是无效的。这个项目有5个主要目标：(1)结合形态和DNA数据，对该亚族提出一个全面的进化假说，并定义属；(2)修订9属的分类，包括159种(35种有待命名)，并命名其他真蝶属的另外21+种；(3)在佛罗里达大学和巴西坎皮纳斯大学培训蝴蝶研究人员；(4)检验关于真蝶纲进化的假说；(5)并开发收集和基于网络的电子资源，以方便未来的研究。该项目将提供一个可靠的分类和对Euptychiina物种多样性的了解，并利用这些资源开始调查这些生物是如何多样化的，以及哪些因素控制了它们目前的分布，帮助预测变化的土地利用和气候可能如何影响它们的多样性。该项目将培训1名博士后研究员，3名研究生和其他大学和高中学生，特别努力包括少数族裔。博物馆藏品将得到加强，一个由NSF资助的、基于网络的信息平台将用于存储和快速共享分类学数据，供该团队和未来的蝴蝶研究人员使用。项目网站将提供生物数据、图像和出版物，数据还将提供给GBIF、EoL和iDigBio等在线生物多样性倡议，供免费获取。最后，该项目将作为佛罗里达自然历史博物馆“生命图书馆”展览的一个组成部分，向20多万名参观者展示一年，突出该博物馆目前的研究。

The diverse butterfly subtribe Euptychiina contains more than 400 species in Central and South American habitats ranging from rainforest to cerrado. Hundreds of thousands of euptychiine specimens in natural history museum collections hold untapped data for studies in many fields, but almost half of all specimens are difficult to confidently identify. At least 20% of species have no scientific name and 65% of genera are invalid. This project has 5 main goals: (1) to combine morphological and DNA data to produce a comprehensive evolutionary hypothesis for the subtribe and define genera; (2) to revise the classification for 9 genera containing 159 species (35 to be named), and to name an additional 21+ species in other Euptychiina genera; (3) to train butterfly researchers at the University of Florida and at the University of Campinas, Brazil; (4) to test hypotheses about Euptychiina evolution; (5) and to develop collection and web-based electronic resources to facilitate future research.The project will provide a reliable classification and understanding of species diversity in Euptychiina and use these to begin to investigate how these organisms diversified and what factors control their current distribution, helping to predict how changing land use and climate are likely to impact their diversity.The project will train 1 post-doctoral researcher, 3 graduate students and other university and high-school students, with special efforts to include minorities. Museum collections will be enhanced and an NSF-funded, web-based informatics platform for storage and rapid sharing of taxonomic data will be adapted for use by the team and for future butterfly researchers. The project website will provide biological data, images and publications, and data will also be available to online biodiversity initiatives such as GBIF, EoL and iDigBio where they will be freely accessible. Finally, the project will be featured for one year and to more than 200,000 visitors as a component of the Florida Museum of Natural History's "Library of Life" exhibit, highlighting current research at the museum.