Review of the fritillary species systematically close to Melitaea lutko Evans, 1932 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) with analysis of their geographic distribution and interrelations with host plants

Review of the fritillary species systematically close to Melitaea lutko Evans, 1932 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) with analysis of their geographic distribution and interrelations with host plants

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This review considers a fascinating, from a zoogeographical viewpoint, group of MUSTARD closely related species: Melitaea lutko Evans, 1932, M.timandra Coutsis & van Oorschot, 2014, M.mimetica Higgins, 1940 stat.rev.and M.

shahvarica sp.nov.It is a taxonomical and geographical review of these species, and data on the biology of M.shahvarica sp.nov.

and nominate subspecies of M.timandra are discussed.A new species, M.shahvarica sp.nov.

from DAMIANA Shahvar Mt.(Iran), and a new subspecies, M.timandra binaludica subsp.nov.from Kuh-e-Binalud Mts (Iran), are described.

The specific structure of the group given in previous publications is critically evaluated.Hypotheses about a possible phylogenesis of the study group are provided.