Afarsia

Afarsia Korb & Bolshakov, 2011

Afarsia Korb & Bolshakov, 2011 (Polyommatini); Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 86 (repl. Farsia Zhdanko, 1992); TS: Lycaena hyrcana Lederer
Subgenus Farsia Zhdanko, 1992 (Vacciniina); Zool. zhurn. 71: 152 (preocc. Farsia Amsel, 1961); TS: Lycaena hyrcana Lederer
- = Albulina; [NEN40], 7
- = Afarsia; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187
- = Subgenus Albulina (Polyommatus); [AfrL]
group Morgianus Bálint & Johnson, 1997 (Albulina); Neue Ent. Nachr. 40: 18

Afarsia; [iNaturalist]
Afarsia (Polyommatina); Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187
Farsia (Lycaenidae); [BRU2], 177

Afarsia hanna (Evans, 1932)

S.Ghissar, Afghanistan, Pakistan. See [maps]

Lycaena iris hanna Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 227; TL: Baluchistan, Ziarat, 8000ft

Afarsia hanna; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187
Albulina (group morgianus) hanna; [NEN40], 18
Farsia hanna; [BRU2]: 179, pl. 68, f. 25-26
Lycaena iris hanna; [CoL]
Polyommatus ashretha hanna; Lukhtanov, 1999, Atalanta 30 (1/4): 150
hanna; [NEN46], 34

Afarsia ashretha (Evans, 1925)

W.Pamirs. See [maps]

Lycaena iris ashretha Evans, 1925; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30 (2): 346, pl. 27, f. 23.6; TL: Chitral, Ziarat, 8-9000ft

Afarsia ashretha; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187
Farsia iris ashretha; [BRU2], 178
Lycaena iris ashretha; [CoL]
Polyommatus ashretha ashretha; Lukhtanov, 1999, Atalanta 30 (1/4): 150
Vacciniina iris ashretha; Bálint, 1992, Linn. Belg. 13 (8): 405
ashretha; [NEN46], 15

A. a. ashretha

Afarsia ashretha ashretha; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87

A. a. dushanbe (Lukhtanov, 1999) Tadjikistan

Polyommatus ashretha dushanbe Lukhtanov, 1999; Atalanta 30 (1/4): 149; TL: Tadjikistan, Duschanbe, 900m

Afarsia ashretha dushanbe; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87
Farsia iris dushanbe; [BRU2], 178

Afarsia neoiris (Tshikolovets, 1997)

-. See [maps]

Polyommatus neoiris Tshikolovets, 1997; The Butterflies of Pamir: 139 (repl. for Lycaena iris Staudinger, 1886); TL: Samarkand
Lycaena iris Staudinger, 1886; Stett. Ent. Ztg. 47 (4-6): 207; TL: Samarkand
- = Polyommatus neoiris; Tshikolovets, 1997, The Butterflies of Pamir: 139

Lycaena iris; [CoL]
Lycaena iris Staudinger, 1886; Grum-Grshimailo, 1890, in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 378, pl. 7, f. 8a-b
Polyommatus ashretha neoiris; Lukhtanov, 1999, Atalanta 30 (1/4): 149
?iris; [NEN46], 37

A. n. neoiris

Afarsia neoiris neoiris; Korb, 2015, Caucasian Ent. Bull. 11 (1): 192

A. n. eremita (Churkin & Zhdanko, 2001) Tajikistan

Farsia iris eremita Churkin & Zhdanko, 2001; Tethys Ent. Res. 3: 150; TL: Tajikistan, West Ghissar
Farsia iris petrovi Churkin & Zhdanko, 2001; ; TL: Tadzhikistan, Turkestansky mts (Matcha mts.), Ak-Terek river valley, Noo-Dzhailo valley, 2400-2800m
- = Afarsia iris eremita; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87

Afarsia iris eremita; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87

A. n. chernjaki (Churkin & Zhdanko, 2001) W.Pamirs

Farsia iris chernjaki Churkin & Zhdanko, 2001; ; TL: Tadzhikistan, Pamirs, Vanchsky mts, Liangar river valley, 2800m

Afarsia iris chernjaki; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87

Afarsia morgiana (Kirby, 1871)

Armenia (highland), Kopet-Dagh, SE.Turkey, N.Iran. See [maps]

Cupido morgiana Kirby, 1871; Syn. Cat. diurn. Lep.: 369; TL: Hadschyabad [NE.Iran]
Lycaena hyrcana Lederer, 1869; Horae Soc. ent. ross. 6 (2): 78, pl. 4, f. 6-7 (preocc.)

Afarsia hyrcana; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87
Afarsia morgiana; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187; [iNaturalist]
Albulina (group morgianus) morgianus; [NEN40], 18
Cupido morgiana; [CoL]
Farsia morgiana; [BRU2]: 178, pl. 68, f. 48-50
Vacciniina hyrcana; [BOW]: pl. 206, f. 49

1065x1053 (~310Kb) ♀ underside Iran, Ostan-e Lorestan, Shakhrestan-e Khorramabad, a pass at Zaghe, 31st May 2017, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	1515x1577 (~471Kb) ♀ underside Iran, Ostan-e Lorestan, Shakhrestan-e Khorramabad, a pass at Zaghe, 31st May 2017, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	1272x1230 (~455Kb) ♀ underside Iran, Ostan-e Lorestan, Shakhrestan-e Khorramabad, a pass at Zaghe, 31st May 2017, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
1781x1563 (~542Kb) ♀ underside Iran, Ostan-e Lorestan, Shakhrestan-e Khorramabad, a pass at Zaghe, 31st May 2017, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	1353x1190 (~354Kb) ♀ underside Iran, Ostan-e Lorestan, Shakhrestan-e Khorramabad, a pass at Zaghe, 31st May 2017, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

A. m. blomi (Rose & Schurian, 1977)

morgiana blomi (Rose & Schurian, 1977) (Vacciniina); Ent. Zs. 87 (14): 148

Cupido morgiana blomi; [CoL]

A. m. badgiri (ten Hagen & Schurian, 2001) Iran

Plebeius (Vacciniina) morgianus badgiri ten Hagen & Schurian, 2001; Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 21 (4): 193

Plebeius (Vacciniina) morgianus badgiri; Alipanah, 2017, SHILAP Revta lepid. 44 (174): 197

A. m. montetaftanus (ten Hagen & Schurian, 2001)

Plebeius (Vacciniina) morgianus montetaftanus ten Hagen & Schurian, 2001; Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 21 (4): 196

Afarsia omotoi (Forster, 1972)

Afghanistan. See [maps]

Vacciniina omotoi Forster, 1972; Ent. Zs. 82 (20): 231

Afarsia omotoi; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187
Albulina (group morgianus) omotoi; [NEN40], 18
Vacciniina omotoi; [CoL]

Afarsia antoninae (Lukhtanov, 1999)

W.Tien-Shan. See [maps]

Polyommatus antoninae Lukhtanov, 1999; Atalanta 30 (1/4): 148; TL: Kirghizia, W.Tienshan,Tschatkalski, tschaptschama-Pass, 2850m

Afarsia antoninae; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187; [iNaturalist]
Farsia antoninae; [BRU2]: 178, pl. 83, f. 31-33

Afarsia rutilans (Staudinger, 1886) Alai

Lycaena rutilans Staudinger, 1886; Stett. Ent. Ztg. 47 (4-6): 208; TL: Tura, Tajikistan [?Alaisky Mts.]

Afarsia rutilans; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187; Korb, 2015, Caucasian Ent. Bull. 11 (1): 192
Albulina (group morgianus) rutilans; [NEN40], 18
Farsia rutilans; [BRU2]: 178, pl. 68, f. 19-21
Lycaena rutilans; Grum-Grshimailo, 1890, in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 378, pl. 7, f. 7; [CoL]
Plebejus iris rutilans;
Vacciniina rutilans;
rutilans; [NEN46], 56

A. r. rutilans

Afarsia rutilans rutilans; Korb, 2015, Caucasian Ent. Bull. 11 (1): 192

A. r. jurii (Tshikolovets, 1997) Ghissar-Alai, Darvaz

Polyommatus jurii Tshikolovets, 1997; J. Ukr. ent. Soc. 3 (1): 35, f. 1-4; TL: [Pass Khabur-Robat (Khaburobot), Darvazsky Mts., Tajikistan]

Afarsia jurii; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187
Afarsia rutilans jurii; Korb, 2015, Caucasian Ent. Bull. 11 (1): 192
Farsia jurii; [BRU2]: 179, pl. 68, f. 22-24

Afarsia sieversii (Christoph, 1873)

N.Iran - Turkestan, Pamir. See [maps]

Lycaena sieversii Christoph, 1873; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 10 (1): 23, pl. 1, f. 1-2; TL: Tasch, Shahkuh, Iran

Afarsia sieversi; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187; Korb, 2015, Caucasian Ent. Bull. 11 (1): 192
Afarsia sieversii; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Albulina (group morgianus) sieversii; [NEN40], 18
Farsia sieversi; [BRU2]: 177, pl. 68, f. 27-35
Lycaena sieversi; Grum-Grshimailo, 1890, in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 379
Polyommatus sieversii; [BOW]: pl. 206, f. 28
Vacciniina sieversi;

A. s. sieversii Kopet-Dagh

Lycaena mirza Staudinger, 1874; Stettin ent. Ztg 35 (1-3): 90
- = Afarsia sieversi; Korb, 2015, Caucasian Ent. Bull. 11 (1): 192

Afarsia sieversi sieversi; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87
Afarsia sieversii sieversii; Korb, 2015, Caucasian Ent. Bull. 11 (1): 192
Farsia sieversi sieversi; [BRU2], 178
Polyommatus myrza; [CoL]

A. s. iris (Lang, 1884) W.Tian-Shan, Ghissar, Darvaz, Alai Mts. (northern slope)

Lycaena iris Lang, 1884; Rhopalocera Europa Descripta et Delineata 1: 369 (Stgr. MS.); TL: Samarkand
Lycaena sieversii var. haberhaueri Staudinger, 1886; Stett. Ent. Ztg. 47 (4-6): 206
- = Polyommatus iris; Lukhtanov, 1999, Atalanta 30 (1/4): 148
- = ; Korb, 2015, Caucasian Ent. Bull. 11 (1): 192

Afarsia haberhaueri; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87
Afarsia iris iris; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87
Afarsia sieversii iris; Korb, 2015, Caucasian Ent. Bull. 11 (1): 192
Albulina (group morgianus) iris; [NEN40], 18
Farsia iris iris; [BRU2], 178
Farsia iris; [BRU2]: 178, pl. 68, f. 13-18
Farsia iris Lang, 1884;
Farsia sieversi haberhaueri; [BRU2], 178
Lycaena sieversi var. haberhaueri; Grum-Grshimailo, 1890, in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 379, pl. 7, f. 6a-b
Polyommatus iris (Lang, 1884); Lukhtanov, 1999, Atalanta 30 (1/4): 148
Vacciniina sieversi haberhaueri; Bálint, 1992, Linn. Belg. 13 (8): 405
haberhaueri; [NEN46], 34
iris (Lang, 1884); Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87

Misidentified/misapplied:

Vacciniina iris; ;, [BOW]: pl. 206, f. 50

A. s. felicia (Evans, 1932)

Polyommatus sieversii felicia Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 227; TL: "Urak" and "Kam Mehtrazai", 7000, Baluchistan

felicia; [NEN46], 30

A. s. goranus (Tshikolovets, 1997) W.Pamirs, Zaalaisky Mts., Alai Mts. (southern slope), Inner Tian-Shan

Polyommatus sieversii goranus Tshikolovets, 1997; The Butterflies of Pamir: 139, pl. 32-33,f. 28-29

Afarsia sieversi goranus; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87
Afarsia sieversii goranus; Korb, 2015, Caucasian Ent. Bull. 11 (1): 192
Farsia sieversi gorana; [BRU2], 178

A. s. amatrix (Churkin & Zhdanko, 2002) Kirgizstan

Farsia sieversi amatrix Churkin & Zhdanko, 2002; Helios 3: 133; TL: Kirgizstan, W.Tian-Shan, Chatkal Range, Kara-Terek River, 1600-1800m

Afarsia sieversi amatrix; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87
Afarsia sieversii amatrix; Korb, 2015, Caucasian Ent. Bull. 11 (1): 192

A. s. kokasmansyaktuuanus (Korb, 2010) Kirgizstan

sieversii kokasmansyaktuuanus (Korb, 2010) (Polyommatus); 37; TL: Kyrgyzstan, Suusamyr Valley

Afarsia sieversi kokasmansyaktuuanus; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87

A. s. albolunulatus (Tshikolovets, 2017) E.Afghanistan

Plebejus (Afarsia) sieversii albolunulatus Tshikolovets, 2017; Zootaxa 4358 (1): 108; TL: E.Afghanistan, Pandschschir-Tal, vic. Astana, 4000-4400m

References:

[AfrL] Mark C. Williams
Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperoidea; Compiled by Mark C. Williams, 7th ed. (2008) (April 2007); Afrototropical Butterflies; e-mail: Mark C. Williams
[CEB]
Caucasian Entomological Bulletin; issues (PDF)
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[EVERSMANNIA]
Eversmannia contents
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[Oleg Kosterin] Institue of Cytology & Genetics
Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/
[SHILAP]
SHILAP Revista de Lepidoptorología; Acta Zoológica Mexicana (nueva serie); Anales del Instituto de Biología. Serie Zoología; Folia Entomológica Mexicana; Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina; Revista Peruana de Biología
[ZOBODAT] Oberösterreichische Landesmuseum
OÖ. Landesmuseum; ZOBODAT - Literatur
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
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Some related literature:

Alipanah, 2017
List of the Lepidoptera type material deposited in the Hayk Mirzayans Insect Museum (HMIM), Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP) (Insecta: Lepidoptera) SHILAP Revta lepid. 44 (174): 191-210
Bálint, 1992
Faunistic data of Lycaenid butterflies from the Himalayan Region I (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) Linn. Belg. 13 (8) : 395-422
[NEN46]; Bálint, 1999
Annotated list of type specimens of Polyommatus sensu Eliot of the Natural History Museum, London Neue Ent. Nachr. 46 : 1-89
[NEN40]; Bálint & Johnson, 1997
Reformation of the Polyommatus Section with a Taxonomic and Biogeographic Overview (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatini) Neue Ent. Nachr. 40 : 1-68 (4pls)
Christoph, 1873
Weiterer Beitrag zum Verzeichnisse der im Nord-Persien einheimischen Schmetterlinge Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 10 (1) : 3-55, pl. 1
Churkin & Zhdanko, 2001
New taxa of Rhopalocera (Lepidoptera) from Middle Asia Tethys Ent. Res. 3 : 149-154
Evans, 1925
The identification of Indian Butterflies (5-8) J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30 (1): 72-96, pl. 21-24, (2): 322-351, pl. 26-27, (3): 610-639, pl. 28, (4): 726-776, pl. 29
Evans, 1932
The Identification of Indian Butterflies (edn. 2) Indian Butterflies (edn. 2) : iii-x,1-454, pl. 1-32
Forster, 1972
Neubeschreibung einiger Lycaeniden (Lep.) aus Afghanistan Ent. Zs. 82 (20) : 225-235
Grum-Grshimailo, 1890
Le Pamir et sa faune lépidoptérologique in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4 : 1-576, pl. A,1-21
ten Hagen & Schurian, 2001
Ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis von Plebeius (Vacciniina) morgianus (Kirby, 1871) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 21 (4) : 193-200
Kirby, 1871
A synonymic catalogue of the diurnal Lepidoptera Syn. Cat. diurn. Lep.: vii + 690pp : 1-690
Korb, 2015
New data concerning the nomenclature, systematics and distribution of butterflies of Middle Asia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Lycaenidae) Caucasian Ent. Bull. 11 (1) : 189-193
Korb & Bolshakov, 2011
[A catalogue of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilioformes) of the former USSR. Second edition, reformatted and updated] (in Russian) Eversmannia Suppl. 2 : 1-123
Lederer, 1869
Verzeichniss der von Herrn Jos. Haberhauer bei Astrabad in Persion gesammelten Schmetterlinge Horae Soc. ent. ross. 6 (2) : 73-93, pl. 4-5
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
Lukhtanov, 1999
Neue Taxa und Synonyma zentalasiatischer Tagfalter Atalanta 30 (1/4) : 135-150
Rose & Schurian, 1977
Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Rhopaloceren Irans. 10. Beitrag: neue Lycaeniden-Unterarten aus dem Südiran Ent. Zs. 87 (14) : 145-151
Staudinger, 1874
Einige neue Lepidopteren de europäischen Faunengebiets Stettin ent. Ztg 35 (1-3) : 87-98
Staudinger, 1886
Centralasiatische Lepidopteren Stett. Ent. Ztg. 47 (4-6): 193-215, (7-9): 225-256
Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013
Establishing criteria for higher-level classification using molecular data: the systematics of Polyommatus blue butterflies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) Cladistics 29 : 166-192
Tshikolovets, 1997
[New Blue Butterfly Taxa from Central Asia. Communication V] (in Russian) J. Ukr. ent. Soc. 3 (1) : 35-40
Tshikolovets, 2017
New taxa and new records of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Pieridae, Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae) from Afghanistan Zootaxa 4358 (1) : 107-124
[BRU2]; Tuzov, Bogdanov, Churkin, Devyatkin, Dantchenko, Murzin, Samodurov, Zhdanko, 2000
Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories: Libytheidae, Danaidae, Nymphalidae, Riodinidae, Lycaenidae Butts. Russia adj. terr. 2 : 1-580
Zhdanko, 1992
Farsia subgen. n. - a new subgenus of the genus Vacciniina (Lycaenidae, Lepidoptera) from the Middle Asia Zool. zhurn. 71 : 151-154

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