Keywords
zoogeography
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
taxonomy
new subspecies
sultanensis
robertsi
elisabethae
Pamirs
How to Cite
Abstract
The paper presents the descriptions of 3 new taxa: Melitaea robertsi hersilia Churkin, Bogdanov et Kolesnichenko, ssp. nova is described from Suusamyr Mts., Tian-Shan (Kyrgyzstan), M. elisabethae tremasovi Churkin, Kolesnichenko et Bogdanov, ssp. nova from Mazorsky Range (Darvaz, Tadjikistan) and M. sultanensis sochivkoi Churkin, Kolesnichenko et Bogdanov, ssp. nova from Gardaniushti Mts. (South Tadjikistan). The holotypes of M. trivia bactriana Shchetkin, 1984 and M. t. chorasana Shchetkin, 1984 are figured for the first time.
References
Churkin SV, Bogdanov PV, Kolesnichenko KA (2023) New subspecies of Melitaea robertsi Butler, 1880 from Kyrgyzstan (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). Proceedings of the State Darwin Museum 16: 48−59.
Churkin SV, Kolesnichenko KA, Bogdanov PV (2023) Review of Melitaea sultanensis Staudinger, 1886 and M. elisabethae Avinoff, 1910 with the description of new subspecies (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). Proceedings of the State Darwin Museum 16: 60−86.
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