@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 {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 {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 {674, title = {The pigmy skipper Gegenes pumilio: a new species to Bulgaria, and a confirmation of its occurrence in the eastern Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)}, journal = {PhegeaPhegea}, volume = {44}, number = {1}, year = {2016}, pages = {17-22}, keywords = {Gegene pumilio}, author = {Kolev Zdravko} } @article {152, title = {Two extreme forms of Pseudochazara amymone (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) from Albania}, journal = {PhegeaPhegea}, volume = {44}, number = {1}, year = {2016}, pages = {14-16}, keywords = {Pseudochazara amymone}, author = {Cuvelier, Mol, M?lgaard Sylvain, R., Morten S.} } @article {55, title = {Late summer/early autumn records of fresh Pontia chloridice from Greece (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Evidence of a third emergence per year}, journal = {PhegeaPhegea}, volume = {44}, number = {1}, year = {2016}, pages = {2-5}, keywords = {Pontia chloridice}, author = {Anastassiu, Coutsis, Ghavalas H.T., J.G, N.} }