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Molecular phylogenetic investigations of the group have revealed an affiliation of closely related clades within Charaxes despite a lack of morphological evidence (Aduse-Poku et al., 2009). Despite some taxonomic suggestions (Aduse-Poku et al., 2009), the systematics of Charaxes and its close relatives the genera Euxanthe and Polyura remain contentious. It is likely that Charaxes represents a complex paraphyletic series.
The genus Polyura and the Indo-Australian Charaxes are most likely the results of three independent colonizations of Asia by African Charaxes in the Miocene. We synonymize the genera Polyura (syn. nov.) and Euxanthe (syn. nov.) with Charaxes, with the currently circumscribed Charaxes subdivided into five subgenera to reflect its phylogeny.
One species, Prepona pheridamas (Cramer, [1777]), seems sufficiently isolated in terms of both DNA sequence divergence and morphology to merit placement in a new monotypic genus, which we describe as Mesoprepona Bonfantti, Casagrande & Mielke, n. gen.
Firstly, we found that Anaeomorpha splendida Rothschild never grouped with remaining Preponini, so that maintaining monophyly of the tribe requires the taxon to be excluded, and we thus reinstate the tribe Anaeomorphini stat.rev. Secondly, we investigated generic limits, in particular the relationship of Noreppa Rydon to Archaeoprepona Fruhstorfer, and that of Agrias Doubleday to Prepona Boisduval. The molecular results coupled with previous morphological studies suggest that Noreppa syn.n should be synonymised with Archaeoprepona, and that Agrias syn.n should be synonymised with Prepona.
