Polyommatus
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A very diverse Palearctic blue genus. The taxonomy of the group is controversial, and many new species, particularly from central Asia, have been described in the past 30 years. Closely-related taxa are differentiated in some instances by chromosomal characters (Lukhtanov et al. 2005). The list here indicates species groups as delineated by Savela, and should be regarded as tentative.
Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships
The resolved part of the subgenus Agrodiaetus is based on a parsimony analysis of mtDNA COI-COII data by Kandul et al. (2004, their Fig. 1). Traditional species groups, as well as a number of "species," were found to be paraphyletic in that analysis. The remaining species in Agrodiaetus were not included in their study and should be viewed as incertae sedis. Composition of the other subgenera is likewise based on traditional classifications and may not reflect natural groups.Other Names for Polyommatus
- Argus
- Cyaniris
- Nomiades
- Agrodiaetus
- Bryna
- Meleageria
- Lysandra
- Kretania
- Plebicula
- Neolysandra
- Sublysandra
- Paragrodiaetus
- Elviria
- Rimisia
- Glaucolinea
References
Kandul, N. P., Lukhtanov, V. A., Dantchenko, A. V., Coleman, J. W. S., Sekercioglu, C. H., Haig, D. & Pierce, N. E. 2004 Phylogeny of Agrodiaetus H?bner 1822 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) inferred from mtDNA sequences of COI and COII and nuclear sequences of Ef-1a: karyotype diversification and species radiation. Syst. Biol. 53, 278-298.
Lukhtanov, V. A., Kandul, N. P., Plotkin, J. B., Dantchenko, A. V., Haig, D. & Pierce, N. E. 2005 Reinforcement of pre-zygotic isolation and karyotype evolution in Agrodiaetus butterflies. Nature 436, 385-389.
Tuzov, V. K., Bogdanov, P. V., Devyatkin, A. L., Kaabak, L. V., Korolev, V. A., Murzin, V. S., Samodurov, G. D. & Tarasov, E. A. 1997 Guide to the butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). Sofia: Pensoft.
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- First online 19 May 2008
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