@article {704, title = {Karyosystematics and molecular taxonomy of the anomalous blue butterflies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from the Balkan Peninsula}, journal = {Comparative Cytogenetics}, volume = {10}, year = {2016}, chapter = {1}, abstract = {

The Balkan Peninsula represents one of the hottest biodiversity spots in Europe. However, the invertebrate
fauna of this region is still insufficiently investigated, even in respect of such well-studied organisms as
Lepidoptera. Here we use a combination of chromosomal, molecular and morphological markers to rearrange
the group of so-called anomalous blue butterflies (also known as \‘brown complex\’ of the subgenus
Agrodiaetus H\übner, [1822] and as the Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) admetus (Esper, 1783) species group)
and to reveal its cryptic taxonomic structure. We demonstrate that P. aroaniensis (Brown, 1976) is not as
widespread in the Balkans as was previously thought. In fact, it has a dot-like distribution range restricted
to the Peloponnese Peninsula in South Greece. Polyommatus orphicus Kolev, 2005 is not as closely related
to the Turkish species P. dantchenkoi (Lukhtanov \& Wiemers, 2003) as was supposed earlier. Instead, it
is a Balkan endemic represented by two subspecies: P. orphicus orphicus (Bulgaria) and P. orphicus eleniae
Coutsis \& De Prins, 2005 (Northern Greece). Polyommatus ripartii (Freyer, 1830) is represented in the
Balkans by an endemic subspecies P. ripartii pelopi. The traditionally recognized P. admetus (Esper, 1783) is
shown to be a heterogeneous complex and is divided into Polyommatus admetus sensu stricto (the Balkans
and west Turkey) and P. yeranyani (Dantchenko \& Lukhtanov, 2005) (east Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan
and Iran). Polyommatus nephohiptamenos (Brown \& Coutsis, 1978) is confirmed to be a species with a dotlike
distribution range in Northern Greece. Finally, from Central Greece (Timfristos and Parnassos moun-tains) we describe Polyommatus timfristos Lukhtanov, Vishnevskaya \& Shapoval, sp. n. which differs by its

haploid chromosome number (n=38) from the closely related and morphologically similar P. aroaniensis
(n=47-48) and P. orphicus (n=41-42). We provide chromosomal evidence for three separate south Balkan
Pleistocene refugia (Peloponnesse, Central Greece and Northern Greece/South Bulgaria) and stress the
biogeographic importance of Central Greece as a place of diversification. Then we argue that the data
obtained have direct implications for butterfly karyology, taxonomy, biogeography and conservation.

}, keywords = {Agrodiaetus, biodiversity, chromosome, COI, conservation, cryptic species, DNA barcode, ITS2, karyotype, mitochondrial marker, Polyommatus timfristos sp. n., protected species, red list}, author = {Maria S. Vishnevskaya and Vladimir A. Lukhtanov and Alsu F. Saifitdinova} } @article {703, title = {Taxonomic Position and Status of Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) iphigenia (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from the Peloponnese, Southern Greece}, journal = {Folia Biologica (Krak{\'o}w) }, volume = {63}, year = {2015}, chapter = {295}, abstract = {

In our study we use a 690 bp fragment of the COI gene to analyze a taxon from southern
Greece, usually treated as Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) iphigenia nonacriensis (Brown,
1977). The previous conclusions on taxonomy and nomenclature of P. (A.) iphigenia
nonacriensis were not supported by molecular or cytological data, therefore the problem of
identity of this taxon has remained unsolved. We found that with respect to COI haplotypes,
P. (A.) iphigenia nonacriensis from Greece is similar to the studied populations of P. (A.)
iphigenia (Herrich-Sch\äffer, 1847) from Turkey and Armenia. Thus, we confirm that the
only Greek Agrodiaetus butterfly with blue wing coloration in males actually belongs to the
species P. (A.) iphigenia.

}, keywords = {Agrodiaetus, butterflies, Greece, Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, molecular marker, Peloponnese.}, author = {Nazar Shapoval and Vladimir Lukhtanov} } @article {694, title = {Karyosystematics and molecular taxonomy of the anomalous blue butterflies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from the Balkan Peninsula}, journal = {Comparative Cytogenetics}, volume = {10}, year = {2016}, chapter = {1}, abstract = {

The Balkan Peninsula represents one of the hottest biodiversity spots in Europe. However, the invertebrate
fauna of this region is still insufficiently investigated, even in respect of such well-studied organisms as
Lepidoptera. Here we use a combination of chromosomal, molecular and morphological markers to rearrange
the group of so-called anomalous blue butterflies (also known as \‘brown complex\’ of the subgenus
Agrodiaetus H\übner, [1822] and as the Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) admetus (Esper, 1783) species group)
and to reveal its cryptic taxonomic structure. We demonstrate that P. aroaniensis (Brown, 1976) is not as
widespread in the Balkans as was previously thought. In fact, it has a dot-like distribution range restricted
to the Peloponnese Peninsula in South Greece. Polyommatus orphicus Kolev, 2005 is not as closely related
to the Turkish species P. dantchenkoi (Lukhtanov \& Wiemers, 2003) as was supposed earlier. Instead, it
is a Balkan endemic represented by two subspecies: P. orphicus orphicus (Bulgaria) and P. orphicus eleniae
Coutsis \& De Prins, 2005 (Northern Greece). Polyommatus ripartii (Freyer, 1830) is represented in the
Balkans by an endemic subspecies P. ripartii pelopi. The traditionally recognized P. admetus (Esper, 1783) is
shown to be a heterogeneous complex and is divided into Polyommatus admetus sensu stricto (the Balkans
and west Turkey) and P. yeranyani (Dantchenko \& Lukhtanov, 2005) (east Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan
and Iran). Polyommatus nephohiptamenos (Brown \& Coutsis, 1978) is confirmed to be a species with a dotlike
distribution range in Northern Greece. Finally, from Central Greece (Timfristos and Parnassos moun-tains) we describe Polyommatus timfristos Lukhtanov, Vishnevskaya \& Shapoval, sp. n. which differs by its haploid chromosome number (n=38) from the closely related and morphologically similar P. aroaniensis (n=47-48) and P. orphicus (n=41-42). We provide chromosomal evidence for three separate south Balkan Pleistocene refugia (Peloponnesse, Central Greece and Northern Greece/South Bulgaria) and stress the biogeographic importance of Central Greece as a place of diversification. Then we argue that the data obtained have direct implications for butterfly karyology, taxonomy, biogeography and conservation.

}, keywords = {Agrodiaetus, biodiversity, chromosome, COI, conservation, cryptic species, DNA barcode, ITS2, karyotype, mitochondrial marker, Polyommatus timfristos sp. n., protected species, red list}, author = {Maria S. Vishnevskaya and Alsu F. Saifitdinova and Vladimir A. Lukhtanov} } @article {687, title = {Dispersal, fragmentation, and isolation shape the phylogeography of the European lineages of Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ripartii (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)}, journal = {Biological Journal of the Linnean Society}, volume = {109}, year = {2013}, chapter = {817}, abstract = {

Polyommatus ripartii is a biogeographically and taxonomically poorly understood species of butterfly with a
scattered distribution in Europe. Recently, it has been shown that this species includes several European endemic
and localized taxa (galloi, exuberans, agenjoi) that were previously considered species and even protected, a result
that poses further questions about the processes that led to its current distribution. We analysed mitochondrial
DNA and the morphology of P. ripartii specimens to study the phylogeography of European populations. Three
genetically differentiated but apparently synmorphic lineages occur in Europe that could be considered evolutionarily
significant units for conservation. Their strongly fragmented and counterintuitive distribution seems to be the
result of multiple range expansions and contractions along Pleistocene climatic oscillations. Remarkably, based on
the 79 specimens studied, these genetic lineages do not seem to extensively coexist in the distributional mosaic,
a phenomenon most evident in the Iberian Peninsula. One of the important gaps in the European distribution of
P. ripartii is reduced by the discovery of new Croatian populations, which also facilitate a better understanding of
the biogeography of the species.

}, keywords = {biogeography {\textendash} conservation {\textendash} distribution {\textendash} genetic lineages {\textendash} morphology {\textendash} postglacial expansion.}, author = {Vlad Dinca and Marten Runquist and Marten Nilsson and Roger Vila} } @article {685, title = {How common are dot-like distributions? Taxonomical oversplitting in western European Agrodiaetus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) revealed by chromosomal and molecular markers}, journal = {Biological Journal of the Linnean Society}, volume = {101}, year = {2010}, chapter = {130}, abstract = {

Approximately 50 taxa of butterflies in Western Europe have been described as new species or elevated to the level
of species during the last 40 years. Many, especially those belonging to the genus Agrodiaetus, have unusually
localized, \‘dot-like\’ distributional ranges. In the present study, we use a combination of chromosomal and molecular
markers to re-evaluate the species status of Agrodiaetus distributed west of the 17th meridian. The results
obtained do not support the current designations of Agrodiaetus galloi, Agrodiaetus exuberans, and Agrodiaetus
agenjoi as endemic species with highly restricted distribution ranges, but indicate that these taxa are more likely
to be local populations of a widely distributed species, Agrodiaetus ripartii. Agrodiaetus violetae is shown to be a
polytypic species consisting of at least two subspecies, including Agrodiaetus violetae subbaeticus comb. nov. and
Agrodiaetus violetae violetae. Agrodiaetus violetae is genetically (but not chromosomally) distinct from Agrodiaetus
fabressei and has a wider distribution in southern Spain than previously believed. Agrodiaetus humedasae from
northern Italy is supported as a highly localized species that is distinct from its nearest relatives. We propose a
revision of the species lists for Agrodiaetus taking these new data into account. The results reported in the present
study are relevant to animal conservation efforts in Europe because of their implications for IUCN Red List
priorities.

}, keywords = {systematics {\textendash} species {\textendash} conservation {\textendash} distribution {\textendash} range {\textendash} reinforcement {\textendash} phylogeny.} } @article {478, title = {New data on the ecology of 8 taxa of Agrodiaetus H?bner, 1822 from Greece and Spain: hostplants, associated ants and parasitoids (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae. Hymenoptera. Diptera)}, journal = {AtalantaAtalanta}, volume = {38}, number = {1/2}, year = {2007}, pages = {189-198}, keywords = {Agrodiaetus}, author = {Lafranchis, Gil \& Lafranchis T., F., T.} } @article {447, title = {On the status of a recently discovered Grecian Agrodiaetus H?bner (Lep., Lycaenidae)}, journal = {Entomologist{\textquoteright}s GazetteEntomologist{\textquoteright}s Gazette}, volume = {28}, year = {1977}, pages = {3-8}, keywords = {Agrodiaetus iphigenia nonacriensis}, author = {Brown John} } @article {289, title = {The blue butterflies of the genus Agrodiaetus H?bner (Lep.: Lycaenidae): Symptoms of taxonomic confusion}, journal = {Nota LepidopterologicaNota Lepidopterologica}, volume = {9}, number = {3/4}, year = {1986}, pages = {159-169}, keywords = {Agrodiaetus}, author = {Coutsis J. G.} } @article {281, title = {The female of Agrodiaetus iphigenia nonacriensis Brown}, journal = {Entomologist{\textquoteright}s RecordEntomologist{\textquoteright}s Record}, volume = {95}, year = {1983}, pages = {196-199}, keywords = {Agrodiaetus iphigenia nonacriensis}, author = {Coutsis J. G.} } @article {179, title = {Les nombres de chromosomes dans la classification du groupe d{\textquoteright} Agrodiaetus ripartii Freyer (Lepidoptera Lycaenidae)}, journal = {Revue Fran?aise d{\textquoteright} EntomologieRevue Fran?aise d{\textquoteright} Entomologie}, volume = {27}, year = {1960}, pages = {240-266}, keywords = {Agrodiaetus ripartii}, author = {Lesse H. de} }