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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Bumper Increment This review considers a fascinating, from a zoogeographical viewpoint, group of 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 Solid Hotplate Scraper discussed.

A new species, M.shahvarica sp.nov.from 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.