Qian Cong

Qian Cong, entomologist, USA.

Departments of Biophysics; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; 5323 Harry Hines Blvd.; Dallas; TX 75390-9050; USA; Departments of Eugene McDermott Center For Human Growth & Development; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; 5323 Harry Hines Blvd.; Dallas; TX 75390-9050; USA

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• 1 taxon names authored by Qian Cong

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• & Grishin, N.V. 2014. A new Hermeuptychia (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) is sympatric and synchronic with H. sosybius in southeast US coastal plains, while another new Hermeuptychia species – not hermes – inhabits south Texas and northeast Mexico. ZooKeys 379: 43–91. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.379.6394 Reference page. 
• Shiraiwa, K., & Grishin, N.V. 2014. A new Heraclides swallowtail (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) from North America is recognized by the pattern on its neck. ZooKeys 468: 85–135. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.468.8565 Reference page. 

• , Shen, J., Warren, A.D. & Grishin, N.D., 2016. Speciation in Cloudless Sulphurs gleaned from complete genomes. Genome Biology and Evolution March 6th, 2016. PDF. Reference page. 

• Janzen, D.H., Burns, J.M., , Hallwachs, W., Dapkey, T., Manjunath, R., Hajibabaei M., Hebert, P.D.N. & Grishin, N.V. 2017. Nuclear genomes distinguish cryptic species suggestedby their DNA barcodes and ecology. PNAS 114(31): 8313–8318. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1621504114. PDF. SI Appendix. Reference page. 

• Li, W., , Shen, J.H., Zhang, J., Hallwachs, W., Janzen, D.H. & Grishin, N.V. 2019. Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns. PNAS 116(13): 6232–6237. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1821304116. Text. SI Appendix. Reference page. 
• , Zhang, J., Shen, J.H. & Grishin, N.V. 2019. Fifty new genera of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Insecta Mundi 0731: 1-56. Reference page. 
• Zhang, J., , Shen, J.H., Brockmann, E. & Grishin, N.V. 2019. Genomes reveal drastic and recurrent phenotypic divergence in firetip skipper butterflies (Hesperiidae: Pyrrhopyginae). Proceedings of the Royal Society (B) 286: 20190609. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2019.0609. Appendix. Reference page. 
• Zhang, J., , Shen, J.H., Brockmann, E. & Grishin, N.V. 2019. Three new subfamilies of skipper butterflies (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae). ZooKeys 861: 91–105. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.861.34686 Reference page. 
• Zhang, J., , Shen, J.H., Opler, P.A. & Grishin, N.V. 2019. Changes to North American butterfly names. The Taxonomic Report of The International Lepidoptera Survey 8(2): 1–12. PDF. Reference page. 
• Zhang, J., Shen, J.H., & Grishin, N.V. 2019. Genomic analysis of the tribe Emesidini (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae). Zootaxa 4668(4): 475–488. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4668.4.2. Reference page. 

• , Zhang, J., Shen, J.H., Cao, X.L, Brévignon, C. & Grishin, N.V. 2020. Speciation in North American Junonia from a genomic perspective. Systematic Entomology 45(4): 803–837. DOI: 10.1111/syen.12428 Reference page. 
• Zhang, J., Brockmann, E., , Shen, J.H. & Grishin, N.V. 2020. A genomic perspective on the taxonomy of the subtribe Carcharodina (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Carcharodini). Zootaxa 4748(1): 182–194. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4748.1.10 Reference page. 
• Zhang, J., , Shen, J.H., Opler, P.A. & Grishin, N.V. 2020. Genomic evidence suggests further changes of butterfly names. The Taxonomic Report of The International Lepidoptera Survey 8(7): 1–41. PDF. Reference page. 

• Gallardo, R.J., Zhang, J., , Shen, J.H. & Grishin, N.V. 2021. A uniquely patterned new species of Emesis from Honduras (Riodinidae). Tropical Lepidoptera Research 31(1): 53-59. Reference page. 
• Zhang, J., , Shen, J.H., Opler, P.A. & Grishin, N.V. 2021. Genomics-guided refinement of butterfly taxonomy. The Taxonomic Report of The International Lepidoptera Survey 9(3): 1-55. Reference page. 

• Zhang, J., , Shen, J.H. & Grishin, N.V. 2022. Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Insecta Mundi 0921: 1–135. PDF. Reference page. 
• Zhang, , Shen, Song & Grishin, N., 2022. Genomic DNA sequencing reveals two new North American species of Staphylus (Hesperiidae: Pyrginae: Carcharodini). The Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey 10(4): 1-14. Reference page. 
• Zhang, J. & Shen, J.H., , Martin, G. & Grishin, N.V. 2022. Genomic analysis reveals a new genus of Firetip skippers (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Pyrrhopyginae). Tropical Lepidoptera Research 32(2): 73-78. Reference page. 
• Brockmann, E., Zhang, J., & Grishin, N., 2022. Genomics reveals a new genus and species from a single female specimen (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae: Hesperiini: Moncina). Insecta Mundi 0957: 1-8. PDF Reference page. 
• Zhang, J., , Burns, J.M. & Grishin, N., 2022. Checking the checkered taxonomy of Plötz's checkered skippers (Hesperiidae: Pyrgini). The Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey 10(5): 1–32. LINK Reference page. 

• Zhang, J., & Grishin, N.V., 2023. Thirteen new species of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from Texas. Insecta Mundi 0969: 1–58. PDF Reference page. 
• Zhang, J., Dolibaina, D.R., , Shen, J.H., Song, L., Mielke, C.G.C., Casagrande, M.M., Mielke, O.H.H. & Grishin, N.V. 2023. Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera), Zootaxa 5271(1): 091–114. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3. . Reference page. 
• Zhang, J., , Shen, J.H., Song, L., Orellana, A.M., Brockmann, E., Mielke, C.G.C., Mielke, O.H.H., Costa, M. & Grishin, N.V. 2023. Lessons from the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) holotypes in the MIZA collection (Maracay, Venezuela). Zootaxa 5319(4): 573–581. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5319.4.7. Reference page. 
• Zhang, J., , Shen, J.H., Song, L., Opler, P.A. & Grishin, N.V. 2023. Additional taxonomic refinements suggested by genomic analysis of butterflies. The Taxonomic Report of The International Lepidoptera Survey 11(1): 1-26. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Zhang, J., , Shen, J.H., Song, L. & Grishin, N.V. 2023. A taxonomic list of the Old World genera in the subfamily Hesperiinae (Hesperiidae) arranged into tribes. The Taxonomic Report of The International Lepidoptera Survey 11(2): 1-7. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Zhang, J., , Shen, J.H., Song, L. & Grishin, N.V. 2023r. Genomics-based taxonomic rearrangement of Achlyodini and Carcharodini (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Pyrginae). Insecta Mundi 1016: 1-33. Reference page. 
• Zhang, J., , Shen, J., Song, L. & Grishin, N.V. 2023. Butterfly Classification and Species Discovery Using Genomics. The Taxonomic Report of The International Lepidoptera Survey 11(3): 1–94. Open Access Reference page. 

• Zhang, J., , Shen, J.H., Song, L. & Grishin, N.V. 2024. Taxonomic Advances Driven by the Genomic Analysis of Butterflflies. The Taxonomic Report of The International Lepidoptera Survey 11(7): 1–43. Open Access Reference page. 
• Zhang, J., , Shen, J.H., Song, L. & Grishin, N.V. 2024n. Genomic analysis reveals hidden species diversity in Emesis Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae). Insecta Mundi 1082: 1–48. Reference page. 

• Zhang, J., , Shen, J., Song, L. & Grishin, N.V. 2025. Advancing butterfly systematics through genomic analysis. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15531391 The Taxonomic Report of The International Lepidoptera Survey 12(5): 1–200. Reference page. 
• Zhang, J., , Shen, J.H., Song, L. & Grishin, N.V. 2025h. Genomics-based taxonomic refinement of Emesis Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae). Insecta Mundi 1131: 1–23. Reference page.