Open AccessA taxonomic revision of the butterfly genera Esperarge and Kirinia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)
Author(s) -
Vitaly M. Spitsyn,
Alexander V. Kondakov,
Alena A. Tomilova,
Munira Karamkhudoeva,
Grigory S. Potapov
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
ecologica montenegrina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.534
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2337-0173
pISSN - 2336-9744
DOI - 10.37828/em.2019.26.8
Subject(s) - nymphalidae , subspecies , lepidoptera genitalia , butterfly , genus , synonym (taxonomy) , zoology , biology , botany , ecology
The genus Kirinia was described from the Far East and contains two species, i.e. Kirinia epimenides and Kirinia fentoni (= K. epaminondas). Later, the other four species ranging in Central and Western Asia and on the Balkan Peninsula were transferred to this genus based on morphological features of the male genitalia. This action was incorrect and is not confirmed by our novel molecular data. Here, we restore the genus Esperarge Nekrutenko, 1988 stat. rev. with four species, i.e. E. eversmanni comb. rev., E. cashmirensis comb. rev., E. roxelana comb. rev., and E. climene comb. rev. Additionally, the subspecies Esperarge eversmanni shiva syn. nov. is considered a junior synonym of E. e. unicolor.