00562nam a2200133 4500008004100000022002200041245015100063210006900214260004100283300000800324100002400332700002200356856005000378 2014 eng d a978-80-904900-4-800aThe genus Melitaea Fabricius, 1807 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Nymphalinae). Taxonomy and systematics with special reference to the male genitalia 0 agenus Melitaea Fabricius 1807 Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Nymphalina aPardubicebTshikolovets Publications a3601 avan Oorschot, Harry1 aCoutsis, John, G. uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/72903017nas a2200133 4500008004100000245011800041210006900159490000800228520243800236653011802674100002202792700001902814856005002833 2011 eng d00aInter- and intraspecific variation in the genitalia of the ‘Melitaea phoebe group’ (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae)0 aInter and intraspecific variation in the genitalia of the Melita0 v2503 a

The ecology and phylogeny of the Melitaeini butterflies have received considerable attention in the last few years. Several
publications have been based on research using molecular methods. Genital morphometry has already been published on two
sibling species but without any accompanying taxonomic revision of related species or their intraspecific taxonomy. In this
study the morphology of genitalia was analysed by landmark-based geometric morphometrics in males and by traditional
morphometrics in females. Based on these morphological characters, the whole M. phoebe group (subg. Cinclidia) was revised.
According to our results M. telona Fruhstorfer, 1908 is conspecific with M. ‘phoebe’ ornata Christoph, 1893. Thus, we consider
M. telona a junior synonym of M. ornata, and we propose new combinations: M. ornata ornata Christoph, 1893, M. ornata
telona Fruhstorfer, 1908, M. ornata amanica Rebel, 1917, M. ornata capreolaVarga, 1967, M. ornata emipunicaVerity, 1919, M.
ornata enoch Higgins, 1941, M. ornata kovacsi Varga, 1967, M. ornata nigrogygia Verity, 1938, M. ornata ogygia Fruhstorfer,
1907 and M. ornata totila Stauder, 1914 based on the rule of priority. The validity of the species status of M. punica and M.
scotosia was confirmed, whereas M. sibina and M. pseudosibina could not be separated from M. phoebe using morphometrics.
A new species from Iran (Zagros Mts.) was described as M. zagrosi sp. n. In addition, the whole geographical range of M.
ornata was reconsidered and some biogeographical connections were discussed. In M. ornata four morphotypes were found
based on genitalia: 1. ‘Western type’: including the Italian, Hungarian and SW Ukrainian populations; 2. ‘Eastern type’: with a
much extended distribution ranging from the Balkan Peninsula through Asia Minor to Kazakhstan; 3. ‘The Levant type’ (=M.
ornata telona comb. nov.); 4. ‘Northern Iranian type’ (Kopeth Dagh and Elburz Mts.). The distribution of these morphotypes
can be attributed to historic separation in distinct glacial refugia.

10aMelitaea; Palaearctic; Melitaea ornata stat. revid.; Morphometrics; Biogeographic subdivision; Identification key1 aTÓTH, JÁNOS, P.1 aVARGA, ZOLTÁN uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/72400404nas a2200109 4500008004100000245009700041210006900138260001200207490000700219100001800226856005000244 1940 eng d00aREVISION OF THE ATHALIA GROUP OF THE GENUS MELITAEA FABRICIUS, 1807 (LEPIDOPT., NYMPHALIDAE)0 aREVISION OF THE ATHALIA GROUP OF THE GENUS MELITAEA FABRICIUS 18 c10.19400 v891 aVerity, Roger uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/72102409nas a2200169 4500008004100000245011100041210006900152490000800221520184500229653002502074653001602099653001502115653001902130100002102149700001902170856005002189 2007 eng d00aThe effects of Pleistocene glaciations on the phylogeography of Melitaea cinxia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)0 aeffects of Pleistocene glaciations on the phylogeography of Meli0 v1043 a

Partial (600 bp) sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene were used to infer the phylogeography of
Melitaea cinxia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) across the entire distributional range of the species, encompassing north Africa and
Eurasia. Cladistic analysis of 49 distinct haplotypes (haplotype and nucleotide diversity were 0.95 and 0.027, respectively) revealed
strong phylogeographic structure in M. cinxia, characterised by four major clades: Morocco; Western (Iberia, France, Italy); Central
(central and northern Western Europe, Balkans, Greece, Anatolia, Levant); and Eastern (eastern Baltic, Urals, Iran, Siberia, China);
separated by average pairwise distances of beween 2 and 6 percent. This pattern is consistent with the location of southern glacial
refugia in the Iberian, Italian and Balkan peninsulas, as well as multiple eastern refugia. The Western clade is further structured into
south-central Iberian, northern Iberian (and French) and southern Italian sub-clades; and the Eastern clade into Near Eastern and Far
Eastern sub-clades; with weaker phylogeographical concordance within the Central clade, except for a large area in central and
northern Western Europe which is monomorphic for COI haplotype. The Baltic and eastern Europe have been primarily colonized
by the Far Eastern sub-clade, rather than the Central (Balkan) clade, highlighting the importance of including Near and Far Eastern
populations in phylogeographic studies of Palearctic species. Maps showing the extent of clades and sub-clades suggest several
regions of secondary contact and possible hybridization. Interspecific comparison of representative M. cinxia haplotypes supports a
monophyletic origin of all M. cinxia.

10acytochrome oxidase I10aLepidoptera10aPalearctic10aPhylogeography1 aWahlberg, Niklas1 aSaccheri, Ilik uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/70200416nas a2200097 4500008004100000245012900041210006900170490000800239100002100247856005000268 2017 eng d00aOccurrence of an aberrant population of Melitaea athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) (Lep: Nymphalidae) on Parnassos Mountain, Greece0 aOccurrence of an aberrant population of Melitaea athalia Rottemb0 v1291 aAlexiou, Sotiris uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/69601857nas a2200145 4500008004100000245011900041210006900160490000700229520127000236653009001506100002001596700002401616700002101640856005001661 2009 eng d00aVarying rates of diversification in the genus Melitaea (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) during the past 20 million years0 aVarying rates of diversification in the genus Melitaea Lepidopte0 v973 a

The influence of Quarternary glacial cycles on the extant diversity of Holarctic species has been intensively studied.
It has been hypothesized that palaeoclimatic changes are responsible for divergence events in lineages. A constant
improvement in DNA sequencing and modeling methods, as well as palaeoclimatic reconstruction, permit a deeper
exploration of general causes of speciation in geological time. In the present study, we sampled, as exhaustively as
possible, the butterflies belonging to the genus Melitaea (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), which are widely spread in
the Palaearctic region. We conducted analyses to assess the phylogeny of the genus and estimated the timing of
divergence and the most likely distribution of ancestral populations. The results obtained indicate that the
systematics of the genus is in need of revision and that the diversity of the genus has been profoundly shaped by
palaeoenvironmental changes during its evolutionary history. The present study also emphasizes that, when
employed with caveats, major palaeoenvironmental events could represent very powerful tools for the calibration
of the dating of divergences using molecular data.

10acolonization – divergence time – palaeoclimate – speciation rate – systematic1 aLeveneu, Julien1 aChichvarkhin, Anton1 aWahlberg, Niklas uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/68400386nas a2200109 4500008004100000245007500041210006900116260001400185490000700199100002000206856005000226 1941 eng d00aAN ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF THE PALEARCTIC MELITAEA (LEP. RHOPALOCERA)0 aILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF THE PALEARCTIC MELITAEA LEP RHOPALOCERA cNov. 19410 v911 aHIGGINS, L., G. uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/68001491nas a2200181 4500008004100000245011600041210006900157490000700226520088300233653003001116653002001146653002001166653001801186653002501204100001601229700001401245856005001259 2010 eng d00aMORPHOMETRIC STUDY ON THE GENITALIA OF SIBLING SPECIES MELITAEA PHOEBE AND M. TELONA (LEPIDOPTERA: NYMPHALIDAE)0 aMORPHOMETRIC STUDY ON THE GENITALIA OF SIBLING SPECIES MELITAEA 0 v563 a

Taxonomy and phylogeny of the diverse nymphalid genus Melitaea was often considered during
the last decade. Melitaea phoebe (Knapweed Fritillary) and M. telona has been considered
as conspecific until the last few years. Morphometric characters of genital structures were analysed
by traditional morphometric method. Significant but slightly overlapping differences
were found in both sexes. In male genitalia we observed that M. telona can be characterised by
a more notched saccus, and more symmetric processi posteriore than M. phoebe. In females,
Melitaea phoebe has more circle shaped, while M. telona has more elliptic shaped posterior
lamella. The furca is usually smaller in M. phoebe. M. phoebe ornata specimens from the
South Ural, Russia, were clustered together with M. telona in the analyses.

10amale and female genitalia10aMelitaea phoebe10aMelitaea telona10amorphometrics10ataxonomic separation1 a.P.Tόth, J1 aVarga, Z. uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/677