Phoenicurusia transcaucasicus transcaucasicus ( Miller, 1923 )

Krupitsky, Anatoly V., Naderi, Alireza, Hagen, Wolfgang Ten, Lukhtanov, Vladimir A. & Nazari, Vazrick, 2024, New data on distribution of Phoenicurusia transcaucasicus (Miller, 1923) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) with description of a new subspecies from Iran, Zootaxa 5481 (3), pp. 373-383 : 375

Phoenicurusia transcaucasicus transcaucasicus ( Miller, 1923)

Chrysophanus phoenicurus transcaucasicus — Miller 1923: 98. TL (according the neotype): Türkei / Kars / Akçay / 1500–1700 m [ Turkey, Kars Province, 6 km E Kagyzman, Akçay village , 1500–1700 m]

(= Lycaena melicertes — Nekrutenko 1985: 29, plate 1, figs. 1a–b. TL: Azerbaijan, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Aras river valley, Nehram env.)

Material examined: 1 ♂, with labels: “Türkei/Kars / Akçay / 1500–1700 m / 22.7.77 / leg. Eckweiler” [= Turkey, Kars province, 6 km E Kagyzman, Akçay village , 1500–1700 m, 22.VII.1997, leg. Eckweiler]; “ Neotype / Athamanthia transcaucasica ( Miller, 1923) / Krupitsky A.V. des., 2017” ( ZMMU); 1 ♀, same locality as neotype, 22–28.VII.1976, leg. Eckweiler ( ZMMU); 1 ♂, same locality, coll. W. ten Hagen ; 1 ♂, Azerbaijan, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Nehram env., 29.V.1982, leg. O. Gorbunov (holotype of Lycaena melicertes ) ( ZISP); 1 ♂, voucher VNMB1120-21 , Armenia, Syunik Prov., 15 km NE Meghri, Shvanidzor vill., 38°56’06.0”N 46°22’15.6”E, 1000 m, 01.VI.2010, Yu. Shevnin leg., coll. W. ten Hagen ; 3 ♂ 3♀, same locality, coll. W. ten Hagen; 10 ♂, 3 ♀, same locality, 900 m, 30.V. –12.VI. 2010, coll. W. ten Hagen ; 1 ♂, voucher VNMB1122-21 , Armenia, Syunik Prov., Djamaljans vill. env., 39°00’00.0”N 46°22’00.0”E, 1600 m, 27.VI.2006, M. Kalabza leg., coll. W. ten Hagen; 1 ♂, same label, coll. W. ten Hagen; 3 ♂, Armenia, Syunik prov, 15.V.2001, Shvanidzor env., leg. K. Yeranyan, coll W. ten Hagen; 2 ♂, 1♀, Armenia Megri distr., Svanidzor vill., 1000 m, 24.V.1998, leg. A. Dantchenko, coll. W. ten Hagen.

Detailed diagnosis (compared with Ph. phoenicurus and Ph. balucha ) and distribution were given recently (Krupitsky 2017).