A review of the species of the subgenus Callophrys (Ahlbergia) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) of Russia

A.V. Krupitsky, N.A. Shapoval & G.N. Shapoval

Abstract. The species of the subgenus Ahlbergia Bryk, 1947 of the genus Callophrys Billberg, 1820 of Russia are revised using the external characters of adults and the characters of the male and female genitalia combined with the phylogenetic analysis of the COI gene. Our analysis revealed three species present in Russia: Callophrys (Ahlbergia) confusa (Huang, Chen et Li, 2006), status promotus, C. (A.) korea (Johnson, 1992), status promotus, and C. (A.) frivaldszkyi (Lederer, 1855). The name C. (A.) inopinata (M.M. Omelko, 1995), syn. nov. is placed in synonymy with C. (A.) frivaldszkyi. An identification key for the species of the subgenus Ahlbergia of Russia is provided.

Key words: morphology, genitalia, DNA barcoding, phylogenetic analysis, Insecta, Lycaenidae, Theclinae, Eumaeini, Callophrys

Zoosystematica Rossica, 2023, 32(2): 269–285 ▪ Published online 27 November 2023

https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2023.32.2.269 ▪ Open full article

Electronic supplementary materials

Electronic supplementary material 1

List of specimens used in this study with voucher numbers, collection localities and GenBank accession numbers. File format: XLSX.

Electronic supplementary material 2

Uncorrected minimal p-distances in COI marker between examined Callophrys (Ahlbergia) species. File format: XLSX.

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