Plebejidea

Plebejidea Koçak, 1983

Plebejidea Koçak, 1983; Priamus (1): 29; TS: Lycaena loewii Zeller
- = Albulina; [NEN40], 7
- = Subgenus Albulina (Polyommatus); [AfrL]

Subgenus Plebejidea (Plebejus); [FE]
Plebejidea; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Plebejidea (Polyommatina); Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29:
Plebejidea (Polyommatini); Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88

The loewi species-group

Plebejidea

group Loewi (Albulina); [NEN40], 18

Plebejidea chamanica (Moore, 1884) Levant (deserts)

Lycaena chamanica Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1): 23; TL: Chaman, S.Beluchistan

Albulina (group loewi) chamanica; [NEN40], 18
Lycaena chamanica; [CoL]

Plebejidea loewii (Zeller, 1847)

Asia Minor, Kurdistan, Caucaus, Middle East, Iran - Chitral, Turkestan. See [maps] Large Jevel Blue?

Lycaena loewii Zeller, 1847; Isis von Oken 1847 (1): 9; TL: "Macri", Turkey
dingleri (Andres & Seitz, 1923) (Lycaena); Senkenbergiana 5: 50

Albulina (group loewi) loewii; [NEN40], 18
Plebejidea (Plebejidea) loewii; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88
Plebejidea loewii; [BRU2]: 181, pl. 71, f. 1-15; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Plebejus (Plebejidea) loewii; [FE]
Plebejus loewi; [Otakar Kudrna]
Plebejus loewii; [MBE]
Polyommatus (Albulina) loewii; [AfrL]
Polyommatus loewii; [BOW]: pl. 206, f. 26, 27; [EBW]; [CoL]
loewii; [NEN46], 42
?loewii; [BIR]

P. l. loewii Armenia (highland)

empyrea (Freyer, [1851]) (Lycaena); Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 6: pl. 573, f. 1
Lycaena loewi var. gigas Staudinger, 1871; Cat. Lepid. eur. Faunegeb. (Edn. 2): 10; TL: Taurus Mts., Turkey
robusta (Turati, 1930) (Lycaena); Mem. Soc. ent. ital. 9: 204
Lycaena löwii germaniciae Pfeiffer, 1932; Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 22: 41; TL: Turkey, Marasch
Plebejus loewii minimus Junge & Rose, 1978; Atalanta 9 (3): 237; TL: Anatolia, Siva, Ziyaret Pass, 2000m

Lycaena loewei[sic] var. gigas; Lang, 1884, Rhopalocera Europa Descripta et Delineata 1: 371
Plebejidea loewii loewii; [BRU2], 182; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88; [iNaturalist]
Plebejidea loewii minimus; [iNaturalist]
Polyommatus loewii gigas; [CoL]
Polyommatus loewii minimus; [CoL]
Polyommatus loewii robusta; [CoL]
germaniciae; [NEN46], 33

P. l. uranicola (Walker, 1870)

Lampides uranicola Walker, 1870; Entomologist 5 (76): 52; TL: Mt Sinai, Wâdy Gennèh
Lampides ferrana Walker, 1870; Entomologist 5 (76): 52; TL: Wâdy Ferran
Lycaena loewii ab. johannae Andres, 1916; Bull. Soc. ent. Egypte 4: 87; TL: "Mokattamgebirge bei Kairo" [?]
Polyommatus loewi lockharti Hemming, 1929; Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 4: 3; TL: Transjordan, 1½ m W of Qasr Azraq
margaritae (Hemming, 1929) (Polyommatus); Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 4: 4; TL: Transjordan

Plebejidea loewii uranicola; [iNaturalist]
Polyommatus (Albulina) loewii uranicola; [AfrL]
Polyommatus loewii uranicola; [CoL]
lockharti; [NEN46], 42

P. l. antilibanotica (Hemming, 1929) Lebanon

Polyommatus loewi antilibanotica Hemming, 1929; Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 4: 4; TL: Liban, Baalbek

Polyommatus loewii antilibanotica; [CoL]
antilibanotica; [NEN46], 13

P. l. laura (Evans, 1932)

Polyommatus loewi laura Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 227; TL: Ladak

Polyommatus loewii laura; [CoL]
laura; [NEN46], 41

P. l. dzhemagati (Sheljuzhko, 1934) Caucasus Major

Lycaena loewii dzhemagati Sheljuzhko, 1934; Zs. Öst. EntVer. 19: 31

Plebejidea loewii dzhemagati; [BRU2], 182; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88

P. l. schwingenschussi (Pfeiffer, 1937) Talysh Mts.

Lycaena loewii schwingenschussi Pfeiffer, 1937; Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 27 (1): 34

Plebejidea loewii schwingenschussi; [BRU2], 182
Polyommatus loewii schwingenschussi; [CoL]

P. l. hissarica (Shchetkin, 1963) Ghissar

Lycaena hissarica Shchetkin, 1963; Trudy Inst. Zool. Parasit., Stalinabad 24: 59

Plebeius loewi hissarica;
Plebejidea loewii hissarica; [BRU2], 182; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88

P. l. afghana (Howarth & Povolný, 1976) Afghanistan

Polyommatus loewi afghana Howarth & Povolný, 1976; Èas. morav. Mus. Brn. 61: 142; TL: Afghanistan, Arbarp, 10 miles W of Kabul

afghana; [NEN46], 9

P. l. grossi (Rose, 1974) Elburs

Plebejus loewii grossi Rose, 1974; J. Ent. Soc. Iran (Suppl. 1): (45-47)

Plebejus loewii grossi; Rose & Schurian, 1977, J. Ent. Soc. Iran 4 (1,2): 77 (note)

P. l. battenfeldi (Rose & Schurian, 1977) S.Iran

Plebejus loewii battenfeldi Rose & Schurian, 1977; J. Ent. Soc. Iran 4 (1,2): 74; TL: S.Iran, Prov. Khuzestan, Sisakht N Yassudj, 2250m

P. l. hofmanni (Rose & Schurian, 1977) S.Iran

Plebejus loewii hofmanni Rose & Schurian, 1977; J. Ent. Soc. Iran 4 (1,2): 74; TL: S.Iran, Prov. Fars, Persepolis, 60km N Shiraz, 1600m
- = Plebejidea loewii loewii; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88

Plebejidea sanoga (Evans, 1925)

W.Himalayas. See [maps]

Lycaena loewii sanoga Evans, 1925; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30 (2): 346, pl. 27, f. 23.5; TL: Chitral, Kahsmir

Albulina (group loewi) sanoga; [NEN40], 18
sanoga; [NEN46], 56

Plebejidea afshar (Eckweiler, 1998)

N.Iran. See [maps]

Plebeius (Plebejidea) afshar Eckweiler, 1998; Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 19 (3/4): 229; TL: Iran, Khorasan, Kuh-e-Binalut, 15km SW Zoshk, 2300-2500m

Plebejidea afshar; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187

P. a. tendurehensis (Carbonell & Naderi, 2002) Iran

Plebejus (Plebejidea) afshar tendurehensis Carbonell & Naderi, 2002; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 107 (4): 370; TL: Iran, Tandureh Nat. Park, 1800-1950m

Plebejus (Plebejidea) afshar tendurehensis; Alipanah, 2017, SHILAP Revta lepid. 44 (174): 195

References:

[AfrL] Mark C. Williams
Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperoidea; Compiled by Mark C. Williams, 7th ed. (2008) (April 2007); Afrototropical Butterflies; e-mail: Mark C. Williams
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[EVERSMANNIA]
Eversmannia contents
[FE] Fauna Europaea
Fauna Europaea
[JESI]
Journal of Entomological Society of Iran
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[MBE] Moths and Butteflies of Europe
Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[PERSEE]
Annales de la Société linnéenne de Lyon; Bulletin mensuel de la Société linnéenne de Lyon; Publications de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon; Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France
[SHILAP]
SHILAP Revista de Lepidoptorología; Acta Zoológica Mexicana (nueva serie); Anales del Instituto de Biología. Serie Zoología; Folia Entomológica Mexicana; Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina; Revista Peruana de Biología
[ZOBODAT] Oberösterreichische Landesmuseum
OÖ. Landesmuseum; ZOBODAT - Literatur
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Some related literature:

Alipanah, 2017
List of the Lepidoptera type material deposited in the Hayk Mirzayans Insect Museum (HMIM), Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP) (Insecta: Lepidoptera) SHILAP Revta lepid. 44 (174): 191-210
Andres, 1916
Eine neue Form des Weibchens von Lycaena loweii, Z. Bull. Soc. ent. Egypte 4 : 86-88
[NEN46]; Bálint, 1999
Annotated list of type specimens of Polyommatus sensu Eliot of the Natural History Museum, London Neue Ent. Nachr. 46 : 1-89
[NEN40]; Bálint & Johnson, 1997
Reformation of the Polyommatus Section with a Taxonomic and Biogeographic Overview (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatini) Neue Ent. Nachr. 40 : 1-68 (4pls)
Carbonell & Naderi, 2002
Plebeius afshar tandurehensis n. ssp. dans le nord-est de l'Iran (Lep., Lycaenidae) Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 107 (4) : 369-370
Eckweiler, 1998
Neue Taxa der Gattungen Polyommatus Latreille, 1804 und Plebeius Kluk, 1780 aus dem Iran (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 19 (3/4) : 219-238
Evans, 1925
The identification of Indian Butterflies (5-8) J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30 (1): 72-96, pl. 21-24, (2): 322-351, pl. 26-27, (3): 610-639, pl. 28, (4): 726-776, pl. 29
Evans, 1932
The Identification of Indian Butterflies (edn. 2) Indian Butterflies (edn. 2) : iii-x,1-454, pl. 1-32
Freyer, [1851]
Neuere Beiträge zur Schmetterlingskunde mit Abbildungen nach der Natur. (81-100) Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 6 : 1-20 (1846), : 21-82 (1848), : 83-104 (1849), : 105-146 (1850), : 147-198 (1851), : (1852)
Hemming, 1929
Two New Subspecies of Polyommatus loewii Zell. Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 4 : 3-7
Howarth & Povolný, 1976
Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Fauna Afghanistans Èas. morav. Mus. Brn. 61 : 139-170, pl. 3-4
Junge & Rose, 1978
Eine neue Unterart von Plebejus loewii (ZELLER, 1847) aus Anatolien (Lep. Lycaenidae) Atalanta 9 (3) : 237-239
Korb & Bolshakov, 2011
[A catalogue of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilioformes) of the former USSR. Second edition, reformatted and updated] (in Russian) Eversmannia Suppl. 2 : 1-123
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
Moore, 1884
Descriptions of some new Asiatic diurnal Lepidoptera; chiefly from specimens contained in the Indian Museum, Calcutta J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1) : 16-52
Pfeiffer in Osthelder & Pfeiffer, 1932
Lepidopteren-Fauna von Marasch in türkisch Nordsyrien Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 22 : 17-32, pl. 3-4, : 38-51, : 52-73, : 74, : 74-82, : 83-87
Pfeiffer, 1937
Notizen über persische Lycaenidae (Lepid.) Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 27 (1) : 31-36
Rose & Schurian, 1977
Beitraege zur Kenntnis der Rhopaloceren Irans. 9. Beiträg: Zwei neue Rassen von Plebejus loewii Zeller aus dem Südiran J. Ent. Soc. Iran 4 (1,2) : 71-77
Shchetkin, 1963
[To the fauna of higher hlepidopterans of low-montane southern Tajikistan] Trudy Inst. Zool. Parasit., Stalinabad 24: 21-73
Sheljuzhko, 1934
Neue Lepidopteren aus dem Nordkaukasus Zs. Öst. EntVer. 19 : 30-32, pl. 4, (Schluß): 39-40
[EBW]; Smart, 1976
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World Illust. Encyp. Butt. World: -
Staudinger in Staudinger & Wocke, 1871
Catalog der Lepidopteren des europaeischen Faunegebiets (Edn. 2): - Cat. Lepid. eur. Faunegeb. (Edn. 2) : 1-421, : 422-426 (Corrigenda et Addenda)
Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013
Establishing criteria for higher-level classification using molecular data: the systematics of Polyommatus blue butterflies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) Cladistics 29 : 166-192
Turati in Turati & Fiori, 1930
Lepidotteri di Rodi Mem. Soc. ent. ital. 9 : 196-214
[BRU2]; Tuzov, Bogdanov, Churkin, Devyatkin, Dantchenko, Murzin, Samodurov, Zhdanko, 2000
Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories: Libytheidae, Danaidae, Nymphalidae, Riodinidae, Lycaenidae Butts. Russia adj. terr. 2 : 1-580
Walker, 1870
A list of the Butterflies collected by J.K. Lord Esq. in Egypt, along the African shore of the Red Sea, and in Arabia; with descriptions of the Species new to Science Entomologist 5 (76): 48-57, (80-81): 123-134, (82): 151-155
[BIR]; Wynter-Blyth, 1957
Butterflies of the Indian Region (1982 Reprint)
Zeller, 1847
Verzeichnis der vom Professor Dr. Loew in der Türkey und Asien gesammelten Lepidoptera Isis von Oken 1847 (1) : 3-39

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