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

76 YAKOVLEV: Butterflies of the Mongolian Altai
in discal cell (near to apex), a strongly curved row of black dots postdiscally; and red
submarginal lunules, well defined and underlined with crescent-shaped black dashes
proximally; area between postdiscal dots and submarginal lunules pale; border black,
slender. Female: Wing upperside brown, with an admixture of blue scales from base
to discal area in anal margin of hindwing; underside pattern similar to that of male, but
red lunules better defined.
Dianogsis. This species resembles P. churkini Zhdanko, 2001 but can be easily separated
by the suberect costal process on the apex of the valva and a less smooth ventral
margin of the valve in male genitalia.
Habitat. River valleys. 15 km S of Bulgan specimens were collected at Hippophaea
bushes (Elaeagnaceae).
Etymology. The new species bears the name of the well-known botanist, Brassicaceae
specialist, Dr. Dmitrij German of Barnaul.
Plebejus lucifera (Staudinger, 1867)
Common species in different locations. vi – vii.
Plebejus pylaon (Fischer von Waldheim, 1832)
Elt-Gol Valley, vii, very rare. In the Mongolian Altai ssp. katunensis Bálint & Lukhtanov,
1990.
Eumedonia eumedon (Esper, 1780)
Different locations. Common. vi – vii.
Aricia artaxerxes (Fabricius, 1793)
Arshantyn-Nuruu Mountains, Elt-Gol Valley. Common. vi – vii.
Aricia agestis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Bayan-Ulegei aimak, Monkh-Khairkhan Uul Mountains (Balint et al. 2006). Very rare.
Aricia chinensis (Murray, 1874)
Hovd aimak, slopes facing the Great Lakes Valley. Rare. vi.
Aricia nicias (Meigen, 1830)
Aricia nicias borsippa (Fruhstorfer, 1915)
Arshantyn-Nuruu Mountains, upper stream of the Bulgan-Gol River, slopes facing the
Great Lakes Valley. Very rare and local. vii.
Agriades glandon (de Prunner, 1798)
Geographic variability is described in detail by Churkin (2005). Two subspecies are
present, ustjuzhanini Yakovlev & Churkin, 2003 (Khan-Taicharyn-Ula Mountains) and
batchimeg Churkin, 2005 (along the main ridge). Local. vi – vii.