@article {723, title = {Species delimitation in the Grayling genus Pseudochazara (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) supported by DNA barcodes}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {600}, year = {2016}, month = {22.6.2016}, chapter = {131}, abstract = {

The Palaearctic Grayling genus Pseudochazara encompasses a number of petrophilous butterfly species,
most of which are local endemics especially in their centre of radiation in SW Asia and the Balkans. Due
to a lack of consistent morphological characters, coupled with habitat induced variability, their taxonomy
is poorly understood and species delimitation is hampered. We employed a DNA barcoding approach to
address the question of separate species status for several European taxa and provide first insight into the
phylogeny of the genus. Unexpectedly we found conflicting patterns with deep divergences between presumably
conspecific taxa and lack of divergence among well-defined species. We propose separate species
status for P. tisiphone, P. amalthea, P. amymone, and P. kermana all of which have separate well supported
clades, with the majority of them becoming local endemics. Lack of resolution in the \‘Mamurra\’ species
group with well-defined species (in terms of wing pattern and coloration) such as P. geyeri, P. daghestana
and P. alpina should be further explored using nuclear molecular markers with higher genetic resolution.

}, keywords = {barcoding, butterflies, Papilionoidea, phylogeny, Satyrinae, taxonomy}, doi = {doi: 10.3897/zookeys.600.7798}, author = {RUDI VEROVNIK and Martin Wiemers} } @article {699, title = {Die Larvalstadien von Proterebia afra pyramus (De Louker \& Dils, 1987) aus dem Norden Griechenlands. Larvalentwicklung der dalmatinischen P. afra dalmata (Godart, 1824) im Vergleich und zur Geschichte des Namens unserer Art (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Saty}, journal = {Entomologica romanica}, volume = {16}, year = {2011}, chapter = {5}, abstract = {

On 19.V.2004, 15 ova of P. afra from the Greek prefecture of Kozani (West Macedonia) arrived at D. Jutzeler\’s home;
they originated from a caged female collected by T. Lafranchis. In this study, the rearing of this material in Switzerland is documented
and compared with the results of the rearing of P. afra originating from Dalmatia (Croatia), carried out by P. Roos (1984).
The changes to both the specific and generic names, which have been used for this species, are traced back to the time of its discovery
in South Russia. Of the described subspecies of P. afra, the two Balkan races: ssp. pyramus (de Louker \& Dils, 1987) and ssp.
dalmata (Godart, 1824) are discussed in detail whereas the others are merely summarised.

}, keywords = {biology, details on ssp. pyramus and ssp. dalmata, discovery, distribution, generic and specific names, Greece, Kozani, local forms of P. afra, Proterebia afra, rearing, rearing of ssp. dalmata, Roos, Satyrinae, ssp. pyramus, taxonomy}, author = {David Jutzeler and Tristan Lafranchis} }