01497nas a2200229 4500008004100000245024800041210007000289490000700359520063900366653003401005653001301039653003401052653001101086653001401097653001201111653001401123100002001137700002401157700001901181700001701200856005001217 2009 eng d00aConfirmation du rang spécifique d’Hipparchia syriaca Staudinger (1871) par élevage et examen en Grèce du principe d’exclusion d’H. fagi et syriaca que Lorković (1976) avait découvert en Dalmatie (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)0 aConfirmation du rang spécifique d Hipparchia syriaca Staudinger 0 v143 a

Based on an examination of the genital armatures of both sexes and the hindwing underside pattern of ♀♀, Lorković
(1976) demonstrated that Hipparchia syriaca should be considered as a distinct species separate from H. fagi, alcyone and genava.
This has been confirmed by the present study based on the rearing of H. syriaca from Dalmatia. Lorković (1976) demonstrated that,
in Dalmatia, this species occupied a coastal strip extending up to 700m, from where H. fagi was absent. However, from a study of
the two species in Greece by T.L., the exclusion of the two species was not evident.

10abiology of Hipparchia syriaca10aDalmatia10aexclusion of syriaca and fagi10aGreece10aLorković10arearing10aSatyrinae1 aJutzeler, David1 aLafranchis, Tristan1 aVEROVNIK, RUDI1 aVolpe, Guido uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/69806464nas a2200157 4500008004100000245017900041210006900220490000600289520584000295653003806135653002406173100002206197700001606219700002106235856005006256 2009 eng d00aA comparative analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences in blue butterflies of subgenus Polyommatus (s. str.) Latreille, 1804 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatus)0 acomparative analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences 0 v53 a

A molecular phylogenetic analysis of
the genus Polyommatus (s.str.) was carried out using
two independent genetic markers, the mitochondrial
cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) and the nuclear internal
transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2). A 710bp section of COI (5’)
and most of ITS2 (an aligned 638bp) was sequenced for 27
Polyommatus specimens belonging to 17 different taxa. The
Bayesian method was applied to infer phylogenetic trees in
the single gene and combined analyses.
The resulting trees from the single gene analyses
are congruent with each other although their resolution
differs in parts of the tree. The combined analysis produced
separate clusters for most species.
Individuals belonging to Polyommatus icarus
represent one such cluster in the tree. COI- and ITS2
sequences from different subspecies (P. icarus icarus,
P. icarus fuchsia, P. icarus juno) turned out to be similar
throughout its range, from the Iberian Peninsula to
Transbaikalia. We can confirm that the sequences of
P. andronicus are identical to P. icarus. Because both
taxa occur in sympatry, we conclude that the former is a
synonym to the latter: Polyommatus icarus (Rottemburg,
1775) = P. andronicus Coutsis et Ghavalas, 1995 syn. nov.
P. ciloicus and P. icadius form separate clusters in the
tree which confirms that both are separate species from P.
icarus. P. icadius is recorded from Iran for the first time.
The combined molecular phylogenetic analysis of
mitochondrial and nuclear markers helped to clarify the
taxonomy of the P. eros group. It confirmed earlier results
obtained from COI sequences which showed that P. eroides
and P. kamtshadalis are only subspecies of P. eros. ITS2
sequences of P. boisduvalii, P. erotides, P. menelaos and
P. eroides orientalis are identical to P. eros. Therefore we
suggest to rank these taxa as subspecies of P. eros:
– Polyommatus eros boisduvalii (Herrich-Schäffer, 1844):
«Lycaena Boisduvalii» [Herrich-Schäffer, 1844: 121];
«Lycaena ErosVar…Boisduvalii, HS.» [Krulikovsky, 1891:
223 (in Russian)];
«Polyommatus boisduvali (Herrich-Schäffer, 1844)»
[Korshunov, 2002: 161, 385 (in Russian)].
– Polyommatus eros erotides (Staudinger, 1892) stat. rev.:
«Lyc.[aena] Eros O. var. Erotides Stgr.» [Staudinger, 1892:
319];
«Polyommatus … eros… sbsp. erotides Stgr.» [Korshunov,
1972: 363 (in Russian)].
«Polyommatus erotides (Staudinger, 1892)» [Korshunov,
2002: 161, 385 (in Russian)].
– Polyommatus eros menelaos Brown, 1976 stat. nov.:
«Polyommatus menelaos sp. nov.» [Brown, 1976: 82].
Because P. eros eroides is a subspecies of P. eros, the
taxon «orientalis» also becomes a subspecies of P. eros:
– Polyommatus eros orientalis comb. nov.:
«Polyommatus eroides ssp. n. orientalis» [Krzywicki,
1983: 401].
P. forsteri from Iran is very similar to P. eros in
morphology, but these taxa are markedly different in COIand
ITS2 sequences. Therefore we suggest that P. forsteri is
a distinct species.
The taxa P. eros sichuanicus, P. erotides tartarus and
P. tsvetajevi are very similar genetically but form a separate
cluster from P. eros in the single gene and combined analyses.
Therefore we suggest to combine P. eros sichuanicus, P.
erotides tartarus and P. tsvetajevi into a distinct species.
According to our research the valid species name for this
taxon is Polyommatus amorata (Alpheraky, 1897) comb.
nov., stat. nov., a taxon which was originally described as
Lycaena Eros var. Amorata Alph. nova. Its type series is in
the museum of the Zoological Institute in St. Petersburg.
We designate the specimen with the following label as
lectotype: “Sytschuan Mao-Djoov. 26 VIII” is written on
the upperside and “Potanin 1893” on the underside of the
label.
The lectotypes of P. amorata and “P. eros sichuanicus”
are very similar morphologically and these taxa appear to
have identical areas of distribution. Therefore we propose
the following synonymy:
- Polyommatus amorata (Alpheraky, 1897) = P. eros
sichuanicus Murayama, 1983 syn. nov.
P. amorata contains two subspecies which appear to
have some differences in sequences and wing patterns and
are distributed in different areas:
– Polyommatus amorata tartarus (Fruhstorfer, 1916)
comb. nov.:
«Lycaena tithonus tartarus subsp. nov.» [Fruhstorfer,
1916: 19];
«Polyommatus erotides tartarus (Fruhstorfer, 1916)»
[Huang, 1999: 659].
– Polyommatus amorata tsvetajevi (Kurentzov, 1970) stat.
nov.:
«Lycaena tsvetajevi sp. n.» [Kurentzov 1970: 137 (in
Russian)];
«Polyommatus tsvetaevi (Kurentzov, 1970)» [Korshunov,
2002: 161, 385 (in Russian)].
We conclude that the combined analysis of two
independent mitochondrial and nuclear genetic markers
enabled to resolve the taxonomy of a group of closely
related species whose classification had been confused due
to the shortage of available morphological characters.

10aTaxonomy of Polyommatus (s. str.)10aСOI and ITS2 genes1 aVodolazhsky, D.I.1 aWiemers, M.1 aStradomsky, B.V. uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/69201857nas 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/68400461nas a2200121 4500008004500000245013900045210006900184300001200253490000700265653001200272100000500284856005000289 2009 Engldsh 00aOn the surrogate value of red-listed butterflies for butterflies and grasshoppers: a case study in Grammos site of Natura 2000, Greece0 asurrogate value of redlisted butterflies for butterflies and gra a505-5140 v1310aGrammos1 a uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/67600504nas a2200121 4500008004500000245017900045210006900224300001200293490000600305653001600311100000500327856005000332 2009 Engldsh 00aA comparative analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences in blue butterflies of subgenus Polyommatus (s. str.) Latreille, 1804 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatus)0 acomparative analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences  a115-1200 v510aPolyommatus1 a uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/63300496nas a2200121 4500008004500000245014600045210006900191300001000260490000700270653002500277100002200302856005000324 2009 Engldsh 00aPelopidas thrax, a new species for the Island of kos and an update of its distribution in Greece (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea & Papilionoidea)0 aPelopidas thrax a new species for the Island of kos and an updat a84-930 v3710aPelopidas thrax, Kos1 aSylvain, Cuvelier uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/60400458nas a2200121 4500008004500000245012100045210006900166300001200235490000700247653002700254100000500281856005000286 2009 Engldsh 00aObservations on Maniola megala (Oberth?r, 1909) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) on the Aegean island of L?svos0 aObservations on Maniola megala Oberthr 1909 Lepidoptera Nymphali a159-1740 v6010aManiola megala, L?svos1 a uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/57600482nas a2200121 4500008004500000245013600045210006900181300000800250490000700258653002900265100001600294856005000310 2009 Engldsh 00aConfirmation of the presence of Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) on the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos0 aConfirmation of the presence of Issoria lathonia Linnaeus 1758 L a1260 v6010aIssoria lathonia, Lesbos1 aP., Russell uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/53900455nas a2200121 4500008004500000245012200045210006900167300001000236490000700246653002500253100000500278856005000283 2009 Engldsh 00aNew records of the rare Escher's Blue, Polyommmatus escheri (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), from the Republic of Macedonia0 aNew records of the rare Eschers Blue Polyommmatus escheri Lepido a69-730 v3710aPolyommmatus escheri1 a uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/50400371nas a2200109 4500008004500000245006500045210005900110300001000169653001100179100002100190856005000211 2009 Engldsh 00aThe butterflies of Greece (2nd edition revised and enlarged)0 abutterflies of Greece 2nd edition revised and enlarged a1-76610aGreece1 aN., Pamperis, L. uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/50800461nas a2200109 4500008004500000245012500045210006900170490004200239653001500281100000500296856005000301 2009 Engldsh 00aMolecular systematics and phylogeny of the ‘Marbled Whites’ (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae, Melanargia Meigen)0 aMolecular systematics and phylogeny of the Marbled Whites Lepido0 vDOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2009.00493.x10aMelanargia1 a uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/51400588nas a2200121 4500008004400000245024200044210006900286300000900355490000700364653004000371100000500411856005000416 2009 Frendh 00aConfirmation durang sp?cifique d’Hipparchia syriaca Staudinger (1871) par ?levage et examen en Gr?ce du principe d’exclusion d’H. fagi et syriaca que Lorkovi? (1976) avait d?couvert en Dalmatie (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)0 aConfirmation durang spcifique d Hipparchia syriaca Staudinger 18 a5-120 v1410aHipparchia syriaca, Hipparchia fagi1 a uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/45300614nas a2200121 4500008004500000245026000045210006900305300001200374490000700386653004500393100000500438856004900443 2009 Engldsh 00aNew data regarding the geographical distribution of Pseudochazara graeca in Greece, with notes about its wing coloration, the status of its ssp. Coutsisi (=zagoriensis), as well as the supposed correlation between the HW underside ground color and the geo0 aNew data regarding the geographical distribution of Pseudochazar a135-1450 v3710aPseudochazara graeca, Hyponephele lycaon1 a uhttps://lepidopteragr.myspecies.info/node/54