Chromosomal and molecular evidence for presence of Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) poseidon (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) in Caucasus region

Vladimir A Lukhtanov; Valentin V Tikhonov

doi:10.3897/CompCytogen.v9i2.5020

Chromosomal and molecular evidence for presence of Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) poseidon (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) in Caucasus region

Comp Cytogenet. 2015 Jun 3;9(2):249-55. doi: 10.3897/CompCytogen.v9i2.5020. eCollection 2015.

Authors

Vladimir A Lukhtanov¹, Valentin V Tikhonov²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Karyosystematics, Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia ; Department of Entomology, Faculty of Biology, St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya nab. 7/9, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia.
² North Caucasus Federal University, Pushkin str., 1, Stavropol 355009 Russia.

Abstract

We show how combination of chromosomal and molecular markers can be applied for proper species identification in Agrodiaetus Hübner, 1822 blue butterflies. Using this approach we provide first evidence for presence of Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) poseidon (Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]) in Georgia.

Keywords: Agrodiaetus; COI; Lycaenidae; Polyommatus; chromosome number; karyotype.