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Hexapoda

A new species of the Plebejus samudra (Moore, 1874) (Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae) group from Afghanistan

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Pages 152-158 | Received 02 Dec 2020, Accepted 24 Jan 2021, Published online: 04 Feb 2021
 

Abstract

A new species of the Plebejus samudra (Moore, 1874) group is described from the vicinities of Kabul in eastern Afghanistan. It differs from the geographically adjacent species in colouration and characters of the male genitalia, mainly the valva and aedeagus.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to Sergei Churkin (Reutov, Moscow Oblast, Russia) for discussion of the taxonomic position of the new species and to Ilya Yudakov (Moscow, Russia) for specimens loaned for the study. Pyotr Petrov (Moscow, Russia) and Alina Pljushtch (Kiev, Ukraine) helped improve the English of the manuscript.

Disclosure Statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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