Kretania

Kretania Beuret, 1959

Kretania Beuret, 1959; Mitt. ent. Ges. Basel (n.f.) 9 (4): 83; TS: Lycaena psylorita Freyer
- = Polyommatus; [NEN40], 9
Plebejides Sauter, 1968; Mitt. ent. Ges. Basel (n.f.) 18 (1): 4; TS: Lycaena pylaon Fischer de Waldheim
- = Subgenus Plebejides (Plebejus); de Prins, Poorten & Bálint, 1992, Phegea 20 (1): 12
- = Plebejus; [NEN40], 9; [NL4A], 140
- = Kretania; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187

Subgenus Kretania (Plebejus); [FE]
Subgenus Plebijides[sic, Plebejides] (Plebejus); [FE]
Kretania; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Kretania (Section Polyommatus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 450
Kretania (Polyommatina); Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187; Stradomsky, 2016, Caucasian Ent. Bull. 12 (1): 152
Kretania (Polyommatini); Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88
Plebejides; [NHM-BMW]
Plebejides (Polyommatini); Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 86

The pylaon species-group

Plebejides
Maurus

group Pylaon (Plebejus); [NEN40], 15

Kretania allardii (Oberthür, 1874)

SE.Morocco, AlgeriaTunisia, W.Libya. See [maps]

Lycaena allardii Oberthür, 1874; Petites Nouv. Ent. 1 (103): 412; TL: Sebdou (Algeria)
?Lycaena allardi Oberthür, 1884; Étud. d'Ent. 10: 35, pl. 3, f. 16
Lycaena allardi ab. stigmatica Stetter-Stättermayer, 1937; Ent. Rdsch. 54 (42): 531; TL: Sebdou, Algeria
Lycaena allardi ab. lunulata Stetter-Stättermayer, 1937; Ent. Rdsch. 54 (42): 531; TL: Sebdou, Algeria
Lycaena allardi ab. punctifera Stetter-Stättermayer, 1937; Ent. Rdsch. 54 (42): 531; TL: Sebdou, Algeria
Lycaena allardi ab. depuncta Stetter-Stättermayer, 1937; Ent. Rdsch. 54 (42): 531; TL: Sebdou, Algeria
Lycaena allardi ab. communa Stetter-Stättermayer, 1937; Ent. Rdsch. 54 (42): 531; TL: Sebdou, Algeria
Lycaena allardi ab. tristis Stetter-Stättermayer, 1937; Ent. Rdsch. 54 (42): 531; TL: Sebdou, Algeria
Lycaena allardi ab. brunnea Stetter-Stättermayer, 1937; Ent. Rdsch. 54 (42): 531; TL: Sebdou, Algeria
Lycaena allardi ab. fusca Stetter-Stättermayer, 1937; Ent. Rdsch. 54 (42): 531; TL: Sebdou, Algeria
Lycaena allardi ab. oberthüri Stetter-Stättermayer, 1937; Ent. Rdsch. 54 (42): 531; TL: Sebdou, Algeria
Lycaena allardi ab. suffusa-argentea Stetter-Stättermayer, 1937; Ent. Rdsch. 54 (42): 532; TL: Sebdou, Algeria
Lycaena allardi ab. luxurians Stetter-Stättermayer, 1937; Ent. Rdsch. 54 (42): 532; TL: Sebdou, Algeria
Lycaena allardi ab. rufomarginata Stetter-Stättermayer, 1937; Ent. Rdsch. 54 (42): 532; TL: Sebdou, Algeria
Lycaena allardi ab. elliptica Stetter-Stättermayer, 1937; Ent. Rdsch. 54 (42): 532; TL: Sebdou, Algeria
Lycaena allardi ab. pluripuncta Stetter-Stättermayer, 1937; Ent. Rdsch. 54 (42): 532; TL: Sebdou, Algeria
Lycaena allardi ab. polyphemus Stetter-Stättermayer, 1937; Ent. Rdsch. 54 (42): 532; TL: Sebdou, Algeria
Lycaena allardi ab. parvipuncta Stetter-Stättermayer, 1937; Ent. Rdsch. 54 (42): 532; TL: Sebdou, Algeria
Plebejus allardii antiatlasicus Tarrier, 1993; (nom. nud.?); TL: Tizi-n-Taraktine

Kretania allardi; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187
Kretania allardii; [iNaturalist]
Lycaena allardi; [CoL]
Plebejus (group pylaon) allardi; [NEN40]
Plebejus (Plebejides) allardi; de Prins, Poorten & Bálint, 1992, Phegea 20 (1): 20
Plebejus allardi; [BMAT]: 40, pl. 12, f. 26-38; [MBE]
Plebejus martini allardi; [H&R], 275
allardi; [NEN46], 10

*antiatlasicus*
600x435 (~34Kb) ♀ upperside Morocco, Tizi-n-Tarakatine, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier	600x435 (~44Kb) underside Morocco, Tizi-n-Tarakatine, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre

Kretania beani (Bálint & Johnson, 1997)

C.Asia (mountains), Himalayas. See [maps]

Plebejus (group pylaon) beani Bálint & Johnson, 1997; [NEN40]: 15, (repl. Lycaena pylaon indica Evans, 1925) ; TL: Baluchistan, Hanna and W.Tibet
Lycaena pylaon indica Evans, 1925; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30 (2): 346, pl. 27, f. 234 (preocc. Lycaena indica, Murray, 1874); TL: Baluchistan, Hanna and W.Tibet

Kretania beani; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187; [iNaturalist]
Plebejus (Plebejides) indicus; Bálint, 1992, Linn. Belg. 13 (8): 398
Plebejus pylaon indica; [CoL]
indica; [NEN46], 36

Kretania hesperica (Rambur, 1840)

Iberia. See [maps]

Lycaena hesperica Rambur, 1840; Faune ent. Andal. 2 (5): 270, 2 (4): pl. 10, f. 1-4

Kretania hesperica; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187
Kretania hespericus; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Plebejus (group pylaon) hespericus; [NEN40], 16
Plebejus (Plebijides[sic]) hesperica; [FE]
Plebejus hesperica; [CoL]
Plebejus hespericus; [Otakar Kudrna]; [MBE]
Plebejus pylaon hespericus; [H&R], 275

Kretania martini (Allard, 1867)

Morocco, Algeria. See [maps] Martin's Blue

Lycaena martini Allard, 1867; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (4) 7: 314, 319, pl. 6, f. 2a-b; TL: Lambessa (Algeria)

Cupido martinii; [CoL]
Kretania martini; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187
Plebejus (group pylaon) martini; [NEN40], 16
Plebejus (Plebejides) martini; de Prins, Poorten & Bálint, 1992, Phegea 20 (1): 14
Plebejus martini; [H&R], 274; [MBE]
martini; [NEN46], 43

K. m. martini Algeria (Batna, Lambessa, Khenchala, Kabylie)

Plebejus martini martini; [BMAT]: 39, pl. 12, f. 1-8

K. m. ungemachi (Rothschild, 1926) Morocco (High Atlas, Middle Atlas)

Lycaena allardi ungemachi Rothschild, 1926; Bull. Soc. Sci. nat. Maroc. 5: 333; TL: Aselda (High Atlas), Aghbalu Larbi, Taghzeft Pass (Middle Atlas) (Morocco)
- = Plebejus martini; de Prins, Poorten & Bálint, 1992, Phegea 20 (1): 15

Lycaena allardi ungemachi; [CoL]
Plebejus martini ungemachi; [BMAT]: 39, pl. 12, f. 9-17
ungemachi; [NEN46], 62

600x435 (~39Kb) ♂ upperside Morocco, Tizi-n-Talrhemt, Haut Atlas , Photo © Jean Delacre	600x435 (~57Kb) ♀ upperside Morocco, Tirhboula, Moyen Atlas (ovipositing on Astragalus nemorosus), Photo © Jean Delacre	600x435 (~57Kb) ♀ underside Morocco, Tirhboula, Moyen Atlas (ovipositing on Astragalus nemorosus), Photo © Jean Delacre
599x435 (~38Kb) underside Morocco, Djebel Ayachi, Haut Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre

K. m. regularis (Tennent, 1995) Morocco (Dj. Lakra, ?western Rif Mts.)

Plebejus martini regularis Tennent, 1995; Entomologist's Gaz. 46 (2): 121; TL: Dj. Lakraa (Morocco)

Plebejus martini regularis; [BMAT]: 40, pl. 12, f. 18-25
regularis; [NEN46], 54

K. m. mgouna (Tarrier, 2002) Morocco

Plebejus martini mgouna Tarrier, 2002; ; TL: Morocco

600x435 (~43Kb) underside Morocco, Djebel Azourki, Haut Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre

Kretania nicholli (Elwes, 1901) Levant

Lycaena zephyrus var. nicholli Elwes, 1901; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1901 (1): 96; TL: Baalbek, Lebanon

Kretania nicholli; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187
Plebejus (group pylaon) nichollae[sic, nicholli?]; [NEN40], 16
Plebejus pylaon nicholli; [CoL]
nicholli; [NEN46], 47
?Lycaena zephyrus nicholli;

Kretania patriarcha (Bálint, 1992) Darvaz

Plebejus (Plebejides) patriarcha Bálint, 1992; Atalanta 23 (1/2): 134, pl. 8, f. 1-4; TL: Karnak, Darwas

Kretania patriarcha; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187
Plebejides patriarcha; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 86
Plebejides patriarchus; [BRU2]: 170, pl. 71, f. 31-33
Plebejus (group pylaon) patriarcha; [NEN40], 16
Plebejus patriarca; [CoL]
patriarcha; [NEN46], 50

Kretania philbyi Graves, 1925 Levant (deserts)

Plebeius sephirus philbyi Graves, 1925; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1925: 55, pl. 5, f. 1-2; TL: Transjorda, Petra

Kretania philbyi; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187
Plebejus (group pylaon) philbyi; [NEN40], 16
Plebejus indica philbyi;
Polyommatus (Albulina) pylaon philbyi; [AfrL]
philbyi; [NEN46], 52

Kretania pylaon (Fischer de Waldheim, 1832)

SEU, Asia Minor, S.Siberia (mountains), N.Mongolia. See [maps] Zephyr Blue Niña de Astragalo

Lycaena pylaon Fischer de Waldheim, 1832; Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscou 2: 357, pl. 19, f. 5-6; TL: Povolzhye ( ?Sarepta)
cyane (Freyer, 1845) (Lycaena); Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 5: pl. 469, f. 1-2
Scolitantides pylaon ab. nigro-puncta Sheldon, 1914; Entomologist 47 (617): 273

Kretania pylaon; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Lycaena cyane; [CoL]
Plebejides pylaon; [BRU2]: 169, pl. 71, f. 43-45; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 86
Plebejus (group pylaon) pylaon; [NEN40], 16
Plebejus (Plebijides[sic]) pylaon; [FE]
Plebejus pylaon; [BARU], #402; [H&R], 275; [BOW]: pl. 10, f. 20, 22; Munguira, García-Barros & Martín, 1997, Boletín de la Asociación española de Entomología, 21; [Otakar Kudrna]; Yakovlev, 2012, Nota lepid. 35 (1): 76; [CoL]
Polyommatus (Albulina) pylaon; [AfrL]

K. p. pylaon S.Europe, SW.Siberia, Turan, W.Altai

Plebejides pylaon pylaon; [BRU2], 169; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 86
Plebejus (Plebejides) pylaon pylaon; Bálint & Lukhtanov, 1990, Linn. Belg. 12 (7): 277

K. p. cleopatra Hemming, 1934

Plebejus cleopatra Hemming, 1934; Entomologist 67: 30; TL: Tel Khuweilfe, n. Beersheba

Kretania cleopatra; [iNaturalist]
Plebejus cleopatra; [CoL]
cleopatra; [NEN46], 24

K. p. solimana (Forster, 1938)

Lycaena pylaon solimana Forster, 1938; Ent. Rundsch. 55: 336, pl. 1-2, f. 4-6; TL: Elburs, Tacht i Suleiman, Iran

solimana; [NEN46], 59

K. p. delattini (Junge, 1971) S.Tirol

Plebejus pylaon delattini Junge, 1971; NachrBl. bayer. Ent. 20 (3): 35, f. 1-4; TL: Südtirol, Vinschgau, Italy

Plebejus pylaon delattini; [CoL]
delattini; [NEN46], 25

K. p. katunensis (Bálint & Lukhtanov, 1990) Altai, Kuznetskiy Alatau

Plebejus (Plebejides) pylaon katunensis Bálint & Lukhtanov, 1990; Linn. Belg. 12 (7): 281; TL: Katun-Tal in 5km W Katanda

Kretania pylaon katunensis; [iNaturalist]
Plebejides pylaon katunensis; [BRU2], 169; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 86
Plebejus pylaon katunensis; [BARU](note) ,

1212x1402 (~432Kb) ♂ underside The lower Oroktoi brook valley, a right tributary of the Akkem River, the Katunskii Range northern principal slope, Central [Russian} Altai Mts., Ust'-Koksa District, Altai Rapublic, West Siberia, Russia. 7th July 2007 (on fresh horse dung, with multiple Plebicula amanda), Photo © Oleg Kosterin

860x1016 (~321Kb) ♂ underside The lower Oroktoi brook valley, a right tributary of the Akkem River, the Katunskii Range northern principal slope, Central [Russian} Altai Mts., Ust'-Koksa District, Altai Rapublic, West Siberia, Russia. 7th July 2007 (on fresh horse dung, with multiple Plebicula amanda), Photo © Oleg Kosterin

K. p. tadjikus Tschikolovetz, ?²

Plebeius pylaon tadjikus Tschikolovetz, ?²

Kretania modica (Verity, 1935)

Asia Minor. See [maps]

Plebejus sephyrus modica Verity, 1935; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 40 (17): 245; TL: Asia Minor
- = Plebeijides sephirus; [BRU2], 169

Kretania modica; Stradomsky & Tikhonov, 2015, Caucasian Ent. Bull. 11 (1): 186; [iNaturalist]
Plebejides sephirus modicus; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 86

Kretania stekolnikovi Stradomsky & Tikhonov, 2015

Dagestan. See [maps]

Kretania stekolnikovi Stradomsky & Tikhonov, 2015; Caucasian Ent. Bull. 11 (1): 186; TL: Dagestan, Samur River, Magaramkent env, 750m

Plebejides stekolnikovi; Korb & Bolshakov, 2016, Zootaxa 4160 (1): (1-324)

Kretania sephirus (Frivaldszky, 1835)

E.Europe, Caucasus, Asia Minor. See [maps]

Lycaena sephirus Frivaldszky, 1835; A Magyar Tudós Társág Évkönyvei 2: 269, pl. 7, f. 1-2; TL: Sliven, Balkan Mts, Bulgaria
Lycaena zephyrus akbesiana Oberthür, 1904; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 1: 16, pl. 2, f. 21-22; TL: Syrie, Akbés
Lycaena zephyrus ab. ledereri Thierry-Mieg, 1910; Le Naturaliste 32 (567): 235
Lycaena sephyrus uhryki Rebel, 1911; Ent. Z. 25 (34): 191; TL: Deliblát, Flamunda, Yugoslavia
Plebejus sephyrus microsephyrus Verity, 1935; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 40 (17): 245
Plebeius sephirus kovacsi Szabó, 1954; Folia ent. hung. (N.S) 7: 39; TL: Csomád Fót, Hungary
Plebeius sephirus proximus Szabó, 1954; Folia ent. hung. (N.S) 7: 39
Plebeius foticus Szabó, 1956; Folia ent. hung. (n.s.) 9: 276
Plebejus pylaon brethertoni Brown, 1976; Entomol. Ber., Amst. 36 (3): 46; TL: Mt Helmós
Plebejides sephirus magnificus Bálint, 1987; Galathea 3: 101; TL: Macedonia, 1600m, Petrina planina

Kretania brethertoni; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Kretania sephirus; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Lycaena zephyrus[sic, sephirus]; Herrich-Schäffer, [1843], Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 1 (10): 126, (1):(ii) f. 20-21, (7):208-211
Plebeius pylaon sephirus;
Plebejides sephirus; [BRU2]: 169, pl. 71, f. 37-42; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 86
Plebejus (group pylaon) sephirus; [NEN40], 16
Plebejus (Plebijides[sic]) sephirus; [FE]
Plebejus pylaon akbesiana; [CoL]
Plebejus pylaon brethertoni; [CoL]
Plebejus pylaon sephirus; [H&R], 275
Plebejus pylaon sephyrus; [CoL]
Plebejus sephirus; [Otakar Kudrna]; [MBE]
akbesiana; [NEN46], 9
kovacsi; [NEN46], 40
sephirus; [NEN46], 58; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 22
uhryki; [NEN46], 62
zephyrus[sic];

K. s. sephirus

Plebejides sephirus sephirus; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 86

K. s. kubanensis (Shchurov, 1999) NW.Caucasus

Plebeius (Plebejides) sephirus kubanensis Shchurov, 1999; Atalanta 29 (1/4): 131; TL: Russia, Krasnodar region, Black Sea Coast, 10km E of Anapa, Sukko env, Navagir Mt Range, 250

Plebejides sephirus kubanensis; [BRU2], 169; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 86

Kretania trappi Verity, 1927

Alps. See [maps]

Plebeius trappi Verity, 1927; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 96: 16 (repl. lycidas Trapp, 1863); TL: Simplon
Lycaena lycidas Trapp, 1863; Mitt. Schweiz. ent. Ges. 1: 103
- = Plebejus trappi; [FE]

Kretania trappi; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler]
Lycaena lycidas; [CoL]
Plebejus (group pylaon) trappi; [NEN40], 16
Plebejus (Plebijides[sic]) trappi; [FE]
Plebejus pylaon trappi; [H&R], 275; [CoL]
Plebejus trappi; [Otakar Kudrna]

Kretania zephyrinus (Christoph, 1884)

C.Asia (mountains). See [maps]

Lycaena zephyrinus Christoph, 1884; in Romanoff, Mém. Lépid. 1: 102, pl. 6, f. 3a-b; TL: Askhabad and Nuchur, Iran

Kretania zephyrinus; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187; [iNaturalist]
Plebejides zephyrinus; [BRU2]: 170, pl. 71, f. 19-30; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 86
Plebejus (group pylaon) zephyrinus; [NEN40], 16
Plebejus pylaon zephyrinus; [CoL]
Plebejus zephyrinus; [LEPIFORUM]
zephyrinus; [NEN46], 64

K. z. zephyrinus Kopet-Dagh

Lycaena turcmenica Forster, 1936; Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 26 (2): 55; TL: Transcaspia, Jablanowka, Achal Tekke, 2000m; Arwas
- = Plebejides zephyrinus zephyrinus; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 86

Lycaena turcmenica; [CoL]
Plebejides zephyrinus zephyrinus; [BRU2], 170; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 86

K. z. ordubadi (Forster, 1938) Caucasus Major, Armenia (highlands), Talysh

Lycaena ordubadi Forster, 1938; Ent. Rundsch. 55: 238; TL: Armenia
Lycaena solimana Forster, 1938; Ent. Rundsch. 55: 336; TL: Elburs Mts.
- = Plebejides zephyrinus ordubadi; [BRU2], 170
?Plebeius pylaon iranica Forster, 1939; in Muksgaard, Lepidopteren aus Iran. (1): 5
- = Plebejides zephyrinus ordubadi; [BRU2], 170
Plebejus (Plebejides) pylaon abchasicus Nekrutenko, 1975; J. Lep. Soc. 29 (3): 151; TL: SW Caucasus, Abkhasia, Lake Ritsa vic., 500-800m
Plebejus (Plebejides) pylaon albertii Nekrutenko, 1975; J. Lep. Soc. 29 (3): 153; TL: vic. Teberda, Teberda Nature Reservation, 1200-1400m
Plebejus pylaon iranicola Koçak, 1980; Nota lepid. 2 (4): 141 (repl. Plebeius pylaon iranica Forster, 1939)
Plebejus sephirus semiturcmenicus Bálint, 1991; Janus Pannonius Múz. 35: 51, f. 51-52; TL: Baku, Azerbaijan
- = Plebejides zephyrinus ordubadi; [BRU2], 170

Kretania zephyrinus ordubadi; [iNaturalist]
Plebejides ordubadi; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 86
Plebejides sephirus abchasicus; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 86
Plebejides zephyrinus ordubadi; [BRU2], 170
Plebejus pylaon ordubadi; [CoL]
Plebejus pylaon semiturcmenicus;
Plebejus pylaon solimana; [CoL]
semiturcmenicus; [NEN46], 58

K. z. forsteri (Bálint, 1990) Dzhungarsky Alatau Mts.

Plebejus (Plebejides) pylaon forsteri Bálint, 1990; Linn. Belg. 12 (7): 279 (preocc. Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas forsteri Agenjo, 1966)
Plebejus (Plebejides) pylaon tumultus Lamas, 2008; Zootaxa 1848: 50 (repl. Plebejus (Plebejides) pyalon forsteri Bálint, 1990)

Plebejides zephyrinus forsteri; [BRU2], 170; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 86

K. z. tarbagataiensis (Bálint, 1992) Saur, Tarbagatai, S.Altai

Plebeius zephyrinus tarbagataiensis Bálint, 1992; in Bálint, Kertéz & Lukhtanov, Ent. obozr. 71 (4): 875, f. 69-70; TL: Altai, Kenderlik

Plebejides zephyrinus tarbagataiensis; [BRU2], 170; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 86
tarbagataiensis; [NEN46], 60

Kretania usbekus (Forster, 1939)

W.Tian-Shan, N.Tian-Shan. See [maps]

Plebejus usbekus Forster, 1939; in Muksgaard, Lepidopteren aus Iran. (1): 6 (repl. zephyrinus Staudinger, 1886)
Lycaena zephyrus var. zephyrinus Staudinger, 1886; Stett. Ent. Ztg. 47 (4-6): 204 (preocc. Lycaena zephyrinus Christoph, 1884); TL: Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Kretania usbeka; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187
Kretania usbekus; [iNaturalist]
Lycaena zephyrus var. zephyrinus; Grum-Grshimailo, 1890, in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 382
Plebejides usbekus; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 86
Plebejides zephyrinus usbecus[sic, usbekus]; [BRU2], 170
Plebejus (group pylaon) usbekus; [NEN40]
zephyrinus; [NEN46], 65

Kretania klausrosei (Bálint, 1992)

S.Ghissar. See [maps]

Plebejides klausrosei Bálint, 1992; in Bálint, Kertéz & Lukhtanov, Ent. obozr. 71 (4): 875, f. 55-58; TL: Tadshikistan, Wachschski Chrebet

Plebejides klausrosei; [BRU2]: 170, pl. 71, f. 34-36; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 86

The eurypilus species-group

Kretania

group Eurypilus (Polyommatus); [NEN40], 22

Kretania psylorita (Freyer, 1845) Crete Cretan Argus

Lycaena psylorita Freyer, 1845; Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 5: 146, pl. 469, f. 3-4; TL: Mt. Ida, Crete
obenbergeri (Tronicek, 1938) (Lycaena); Acta Soc. ent. Cal. 35: 116

Kretania psylorita; [H&R], 280; [BOW]: pl. 9, f. 32; Shchurov & Lukhtanov, 2001, Atalanta 32 (1/2): 218; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187; ten Hagen, 2013, Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 34 (1/2): 49 (list); [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Kretania[?] psylorita; [BHR]
Plebejus (Kretania) psylorita; [FE]
Plebejus psyloritus; [Otakar Kudrna]
Polyommatus (group eurypilus) psylorita; [NEN40], 22
Polyommatus (Kretania) psylorita; Bálint, 1992, Linn. Belg. 13 (8): 438 (note)

Kretania eurypilus (Freyer, 1852)

Balkans, Asia Minor, Iraq, Iran. See [maps] Eastern Brown Argus

Lycaena eurypilus Freyer, 1852; Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 6: 46, pl. 573, f. 4; TL: Amasia, Turkey
- = Plebeius carmon; [Carbonell]
Lycaena carmon Gerhard, 1851; Versuch Mon. europ. Schmett. (7): 15, pl. 25, f. 1a-c (H.-Sch.); TL: Turkey

Kretania eurypilus; [H&R], 280; Shchurov & Lukhtanov, 2001, Atalanta 32 (1/2): 218; [BRU2]: 182, pl. 68, f. 57-62; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187; ten Hagen, 2013, Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 34 (1/2): 49 (list); [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Plebeius (Kretania) carmon; [Carbonell]
Plebejus (Kretania) eurypilus; [FE]
Plebejus euripilus[sic, eurypilus]; [BOW]: pl. 206, f. 23 (text)
Plebejus eurypilus; [Otakar Kudrna]; [MBE]
Polyommatus (group eurypilus) eurypilus; [NEN40], 22
Polyommatus (Kretania) eurypilus; Bálint, 1992, Linn. Belg. 13 (8): 440 (note)
Polyommatus eurypilus; [CoL]
eurypilus; [NEN46], 29

947x976 (~248Kb) ♂ underside Iran, Ostan-e Lorestan, Shakhrestan-e Borujerd , the Hayan village environs, Gavimir Chashmah. 25th May 2017, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	1034x1181 (~302Kb) ♂ underside Iran, Ostan-e Lorestan, Shakhrestan-e Borujerd , the Hayan village environs, Gavimir Chashmah. 25th May 2017, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	1257x1024 (~408Kb) ♂ underside Iran, Ostan-e Lorestan, Shakhrestan-e Borujerd , the Hayan village environs, Gavimir Chashmah. 25th May 2017, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
1150x939 (~459Kb) ♂ underside Iran, Ostan-e Lorestan, Shakhrestan-e Borujerd , the Hayan village environs, Gavimir Chashmah. 25th May 2017, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	1133x1062 (~361Kb) ♂ underside Iran, Ostan-e Lorestan, Shakhrestan-e Borujerd , the Hayan village environs, Gavimir Chashmah. 25th May 2017, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

K. e. eurypilus Asia Minor, Transcaucasia, W.Iran

Kretania eurypilus eurypilus; Shchurov & Lukhtanov, 2001, Atalanta 32 (1/2): 218, pl. XV, f. 7-8; ten Hagen, 2013, Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 34 (1/2): 49 (list)

K. e. euaemon (Hemming, 1931) Lebanon

Polyommatus eurypilus euaemon Hemming, 1931; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (10) 8: 536; TL: Hermon, 5600ft, Lebanon

Kretania eurypilus euaemon; Shchurov & Lukhtanov, 2001, Atalanta 32 (1/2): 219; ten Hagen, 2013, Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 34 (1/2): 49 (list)
Polyommatus (group eurypilus) eumaeon[sic, euaemon]; [NEN40], 22
Polyommatus eurypilus euaemon; [CoL]
euaemon; [NEN46], 29

K. e. iranica (Forster, 1938) Kurdistan, Elburs, C.Asia? (mountains)

Lycaena (Plebejus) eurypilus iranica Forster, 1938; Ent. Rundsch. 55: 216, pl. 1-2, f. 5a, 6a; TL: Elburs, Tacht i Suleiman
- = Kretania eurypilus; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88

Kretania eurypilus iranica; Bálint, 1992, Linn. Belg. 13 (8): 416
Kretania eurypilus iranicus; ten Hagen, 2013, Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 34 (1/2): 49 (list)
Kretania iranica; Shchurov & Lukhtanov, 2001, Atalanta 32 (1/2): 219; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187; [iNaturalist]
Plebejus (Kretania) eurypilus iranica; Koçak, 1977, Atalanta 8 (1): 50
Polyommatus (group eurypilus) iranicus; [NEN40], 22
iranica; [NEN46], 37

K. e. pelopides van der Poorten, 1984 S.Greece

Kretania eurypilus pelopides van der Poorten, 1984; Nota Lepid. 7 (2): 164; TL: S.Peloponnesos
- = Plebejus eurypilus; [FE]

Kretania eurypilus pelopides; Shchurov & Lukhtanov, 2001, Atalanta 32 (1/2): 219; ten Hagen, 2013, Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 34 (1/2): 49 (list)

K. e. khorasanus ten Hagen, 2013 N.Iran

Kretania eurypilus khorasanus ten Hagen, 2013; Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 34 (1/2): 45; TL: Iran, Khorasan, Kuh-e Sorkh S Roabt-e Sang, Kameholya, 1800m

K. e. afgnaniensis ten Hagen, 2013 E.Afghanistan

Kretania eurypilus afgnaniensis ten Hagen, 2013; Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 34 (1/2): 48; TL: Afghanistan, Bamyan, Panjao, Kotale Narges, 3050-3200m

K. e. kuhpayensis ten Hagen, 2013 S.Iran

Kretania eurypilus kuhpayensis ten Hagen, 2013; Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 34 (1/2): 48; TL: Iran, N-Kerman, Kuh-e Kuhpayeh, vic Kuhpayeh, 2600-2800m

Kretania csomai (Bálint, 1992)

W.Himalayas. See [maps]

Polyommatus (Kretania) csomai Bálint, 1992; Linn. Belg. 13 (8): 434, f. 6-7; TL: Chitral, Pakistan

Kretania csomai; Shchurov & Lukhtanov, 2001, Atalanta 32 (1/2): 220; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187; ten Hagen, 2013, Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 34 (1/2): 49 (list)
Polyommatus (group eurypilus) csomai; [NEN40], 22
csomai; [NEN46], 24

K. c. csomai

Kretania csomai csomai; ten Hagen, 2013, Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 34 (1/2): 49 (list)

K. c. shagramensis Charmeux & Desse, 2006 N.Pakistan

csomai shagramensis Charmeux & Desse, 2006; ; TL: Pakistan, N. Chitral, Tirich Mir

Kretania csomai shagramensis; ten Hagen, 2013, Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 34 (1/2): 49 (list)

Kretania zamotajlovi Shchurov & Lukhtanov, 2001

NW.Caucasus. See [maps]

Kretania zamotajlovi Shchurov & Lukhtanov, 2001; Atalanta 32 (1/2): 220, f. 2-3, pl. XV, f. 1-6, pl. XVI; TL: Russia, Krasnodar, Black Sea Coast, Abrau peninsula, 10km SE Anapa, Navagir Mt. Range

Kretania zamotajlovi; ten Hagen, 2013, Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 34 (1/2): 49 (list); [iNaturalist]
?Kretania zamotajlovi; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88

Kretania alcedo (Christoph, 1877)

Asia Minor, Armenia, Talysh, Transcaucasia, Turkey, N.Iran, Afghanistan?. See [maps]

Lycaena alcedo Christoph, 1877; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 12 (3): 200; TL: "Schahkuh" "Schahrud" [NE.Iran]
Lycaena alcedo var. noah Herz, 1900; Ann. Mus. Zool. Acad. Sci. St.-Petersb. 5 (4): 442
occidentissima (Rose, 1977) (Vacciniina); Ent. Zs. 87 (6): 62

Agrodiaetus alcedo; [BOW]: pl. 205, f. 7 (text)
Albulina (group optilete) alcedo; [NEN40]
Kretania alcedo; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187; [iNaturalist]
Polyommatus alcedo; [BOW]: pl. 206, f. 24; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Vacciniina alcedo occidentissima; [CoL]
Vacciniina alcedo; [BRU2]: 179, pl. 68, f. 51-53; [CoL]
alcedo; [NEN46], 9

K. a. ardashir (Eckweiler, 1998) Iran

Plebeius (Vacciniina) alcedo ardashir Eckweiler, 1998; Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 19 (3/4): 234; TL: Iran, Yazd, Shir Kuh, Deh Bala, S Taft, 2600-2700m

K. a. zoro (Eckweiler, 1998) Iran (Kerman)

Plebeius (Vacciniina) alcedo zoro Eckweiler, 1998; Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 19 (3/4): 236; TL: Iran, Kerman, Sar-e-Siab, N Kuhpayeh, 2700-2900m

K. a. madina (Zhdanko, 2000) Armenia

alcedo madina (Zhdanko, 2000) (Vacciniina); Helios 1: 100; TL: Armenia, Akhtara Gorge, Ekhegnagzor, Arpa R., nr Vaik, 1700m

Kretania alcedo madina; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88

augustanus (Mentzer, 1956) (Plebejus); Ent. Tidskr. 77: 126; TL: Piedmont

Plebejus (Plebejus) pylaon galani Agenjo, 1967; Eos 43 (1-2): 21; TL: de La Mata, Toledo, Spain

Plebejus hesperica galani; [CoL]
Plebejus pylaon galani; [CoL]

matildae (Bustillo & Rubio, 1972) (Plebejus); Archivos Inst. Aclim. 17: 23

pardoi (Bustillo & Rubio, 1972) (Plebejus); Archivos Inst. Aclim. 17: 24

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
[BHL] The
Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!
[BnF]
Gallica / Bibliothèque nationale de France; Annales de la Société entomologique de France; Bulletin de la Sociéte entomologique de France
[CEB]
Caucasian Entomological Bulletin; issues (PDF)
[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
[HBN] Francis Hemming, 1937
HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[Heiner Ziegler]
Switzerland / Schweiz; www.pieris.ch
[JLS]
Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society; the original J. Lep. Soc. articles
[Jean Delacre]
http://homepage.mac.com/jdelacre
[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/
[Michel Tarrier]
Michel R. Tarrier; Malaga, Spain; http://www.tarrier.org
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[Oleg Kosterin] Institue of Cytology & Genetics
Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/
[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
[ZOBODAT] Oberösterreichische Landesmuseum
OÖ. Landesmuseum; ZOBODAT - Literatur
[iNaturalist]
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[maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[²] This may require parentheses or not (original genus not verified)

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