Checklist of Butterflies (Papilionoidea) of the Mongolian Altai ...

68 YAKOVLEV: Butterflies of the Mongolian Altai
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Fig. 14. Genitalia of Neolycaena sapozhnikovi
sp. n.: a: male genitalia
(lateral projection), b: male genitalia
(ventral projection), c: female genitalia.
Heodes virgaureae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Different parts of the region (Bulgan-Gol Valley, Kobdo-Gol Valley). Local. vii.
Athamanthia dimorphus (Staudinger, 1881) (Figs 15a – d)
Athamanthia dimorphus mongoliana Churkin, 2006
Widespread in southern parts, on the territory of Hovd and Gobi-Altai aimaks. Rare.
vi – vii.
Athamanthia athamantis (Eversmann, 1854)
This species is very localised in deserts and semi-deserts in the south (Fig. 16). Two
subspecies are described: bulganica Churkin & Yakovlev, 2006 (LT: Hovd aimak,
Dzungarian Gobi Des., 15 km E of Bulgan-somon) (Figs 15e – h); ssp. pletnevi Churkin
2004 (LT: Gobi-Altai aimak, 30 km SE Bugat somon) (Figs 15i – l). Both populations
are strictly isolated, and although these butterflies are easily distinguished, their status
requires further research. Populations with transitional characters may occur in vast
plain areas of Dzungarian Gobi. Despite very little available material, both taxa are
here considered valid subspecies.
Everes argiades (Pallas, 1771)
Recorded in different places of the southern slope (Bodonchin-Gol and Bulgan-Gol
Valleys) (Alberti 1971). vii.