TL;DR: Malaza appears to be an evolutionarily highly distinct ancient lineage, morphologically with several unusual hesperiid features, and the monotypic subfamily Malazinae Lees & Grishin subfam.
Abstract: Malaza fastuosus is a lavishly patterned skipper butterfly from a genus that has three described species, all endemic to the mainland of Madagascar. To our knowledge, M. fastuosus has not been coll...