01800nas a2200205 4500008004000000245014500040210006900185490000700254520110200261653002301363653002001386653002801406653001301434653001801447653001501465653002101480100002101501700002201522856005001544 0 engd00aPartial mtCOI-sequences of Balkanic species of Pseudochazara (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) reveal three well-differentiated lineages0 aPartial mtCOIsequences of Balkanic species of Pseudochazara Lepi0 v193 a

In this paper we present ‘barcode’ haplotypes of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (mtCOI) of Pseudochazara
species (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) occurring in Balkan Peninsula. Our phylogenetic reconstruction indicates 3 well-differentiated
lineages within the 7 species: the ‘mamurra-group’ (Pseudochazara geyeri, P. graeca, P. amymone), the ‘mniszechii-group’ (P.
mniszechii, P. cingovskii, P. orestes) and a third lineage comprising only P. anthelea. In lineages containing multiple members,
the number of differences between pairs in nucleotide positions generally were considerably low: amymone-graeca: 1 (0.15%),
mniszechii-orestes: 2(0.30%), mniszechii-cingovskii: 3(0.46%) and orestes-cingovskii: 3 (0.46%). The genital studies of male
specimens largely supported the lineage relations mentioned above. The divergence of wing colouration could change much more
rapidly than that of mtCOI sequences, influenced by external environmental factors such as the colour of the substrate.

10abarcode haplotypes10aendemic species10agenetic differentiation10alineages10aPseudochazara10asubstrate.10awing colouration1 aTakáts, Kornél1 aMølgaard, Morten uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/700