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Issoria Hübner 1819

Prokuekenthaliella Reuss 1926 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym, Afrossoria Simonsen 2004 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym

Niklas Wahlberg and Andrew V. Z. Brower
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Containing group: Argynnini

Introduction

Species of the genus Issoria are distributed throughout the Palaearctic and in parts of Africa. For a long period of time, species belonging to the South American genus Yramea were thought to belong to Issoria as well, but recent phylogenetic work (Simonsen 2006a, Simonsen et al 2006) has shown that this is not so.

Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships

Species in the genus Issoria are found in three groups, the I. eugenia group, I. lathonia and the African I. smaragdifera group. Morphological studies (Simonsen 2006a, b) found that two of the African species (I. hanningtoni and I. baumanni) may not belong to Issoria. However, when molecular data were added to the analyses (Simonsen et al 2006), it was found that the African species (including I. smaragdifera) formed a clade within Issoria.

Other Names for Issoria Hübner 1819

References

Simonsen, T. J. 2006a. The male genitalia segments in fritillary butterflies: Comparative morphology with special reference to the ’rectal plate’ in Issoria (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). European Journal of Entomology 103:425-432.

Simonsen, T. J. 2006b. Fritillary phylogeny, classification and larval hostplants: reconstructed mainly on the basis of male and female genitalic morphology (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Argynnini). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 89: 627-673.

Simonsen, T. J., N. Wahlberg, A. V. Z. Brower, and R. de Jong. 2006. Morphology, molecules and Fritillaries: approaching a stable phylogeny for Argynnini (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Insect Systematics & Evolution 37: 405-418.

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Scientific Name Issoria lathonia
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Issoria lathonia 2
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Copyright © 2008 YannickC
Scientific Name Issoria lathonia
Location Pic de Nore, Aude, France
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Identified By Niklas Wahlberg
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Copyright © Niklas Wahlberg
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Niklas Wahlberg
University of Turku, Finland


Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

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Wahlberg, Niklas and Andrew V. Z. Brower. 2006. Issoria Hübner 1819. Prokuekenthaliella Reuss 1926 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym, Afrossoria Simonsen 2004 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym. Version 04 October 2006 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Issoria/70412/2006.10.04 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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