A new subspecies of Polyommatus elena Stradomsky et Arzanov, 1999 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from the subalpine belt of West Caucasia

A new subspecies of Polyommatus elena fominae ssp. n. is described from the subalpine belt of West Caucasia (2400 m). The new subspecies is distinct both from nominotypical subspecies and other species of Polyommatus (s. str.) by its gnathos arms protruding above uncus lobes. The paper presents...

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Main Author: B.V. Stradomsky
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Russian Academy of Science. Southern Scientific Centre. Federal Research Centre 2005-12-01
Series:Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень
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Online Access:http://www.ssc-ras.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/8_BV%20Stradomsky.pdf