Karyotype reinvestigation does not confirm the presence of two cryptic species and interspecific hybridization in the Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damocles complex in the Crimea (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)

The karyotype of the blue butterflies from the Angarskiy Pass (Crimea), previously attributed to Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) poseidon (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851), was re-examined. In all 19 studied individuals, we found the haploid chromosome number n = 26, including 7 pairs of relative...

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Main Authors: Vladimir A. Lukhtanov, Konstantin A. Efetov, Alexander V. Dantchenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019-10-01
Series:Comparative Cytogenetics
Online Access:https://compcytogen.pensoft.net/article/46777/download/pdf/