Agrodiaetus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Polyommatini
Genus: Polyommatus
Subgenus: Agrodiaetus
Species: P. (A.) achaemenes – P. (A.) actinides – P. (A.) actis – P. (A.) admetus – P. (A.) afghanicus – P. (A.) afghanistana – P. (A.) ahmadi – P. (A.) alcestis – P. (A.) alibalii – P. (A.) altivagans – P. (A.) anticarmon – P. (A.) antidolus – P. (A.) arasbarani – P. (A.) ardschira – P. (A.) aroaniensis – P. (A.) artvinensis – P. (A.) aserbeidschanus – P. (A.) australorossicus – P. (A.) avinovi – P. (A.) attalaensis – P. (A.) baltazardi – P. (A.) barmifiruze – P. (A.) baytopi – P. (A.) bilgini – P. (A.) birunii – P. (A.) biton – P. (A.) bogra – P. (A.) caerulea – P. (A.) carmon – P. (A.) carmonides – P. (A.) charmeuxi – P. (A.) cilicius – P. (A.) cilicinus – P. (A.) cyaneus – P. (A.) dama – P. (A.) damocles – P. (A.) damon – P. (A.) damone – P. (A.) damonides – P. (A.) darius – P. (A.) dantchenkoi – P. (A.) deebi – P. (A.) delessei – P. (A.) demavendi – P. (A.) dizinensis – P. (A.) dolus – P. (A.) eckweileri – P. (A.) ectabanensis – P. (A.) eriwanensis – P. (A.) ernesti – P. (A.) erschoffi – P. (A.) erzindjanensis – P. (A.) evansi – P. (A.) fabiani – P. (A.) fabressei – P. (A.) faramarzii – P. (A.) feminidoides – P. (A.) firdussii – P. (A.) fulgens – P. (A.) glaucias – P. (A.) gorbunovi – P. (A.) guezelmavi – P. (A.) haigi – P. (A.) hamadanensis – P. (A.) hopfferi – P. (A.) humedasae – P. (A.) igisizilim – P. (A.) iphicarmon – P. (A.) iphidamon – P. (A.) iphigenia – P. (A.) iphigenides – P. (A.) ischkaschimicus – P. (A.) juldusus – P. (A.) karindus – P. (A.) kashani – P. (A.) kendevani – P. (A.) khorasanensis – P. (A.) khoshyeilagi – P. (A.) klausschuriani – P. (A.) kurdistanicus – P. (A.) larseni – P. (A.) lori – P. (A.) lukhtanovi – P. (A.) lycius – P. (A.) mediator – P. (A.) melanius – P. (A.) menalcas – P. (A.) merhaba – P. (A.) mithridates – P. (A.) mofidii – P. (A.) morgani – P. (A.) muellerae – P. (A.) musa – P. (A.) nadira – P. (A.) nephohiptamenos – P. (A.) ninae – P. (A.) orphicus – P. (A.) paulae – P. (A.) peilei – P. (A.) pfeifferi – P. (A.) phyllides – P. (A.) phyllis – P. (A.) pierceae – P. (A.) poseidon – P. (A.) poseidonides – P. (A.) posthumus – P. (A.) pseudactis – P. (A.) pseudorjabovi – P. (A.) pseudoxerxes – P. (A.) pulchella – P. (A.) putnami – P. (A.) ripartii – P. (A.) rjabovianus – P. (A.) rovshani – P. (A.) schuriani – P. (A.) sennanensis – P. (A.) sephidarensis – P. (A.) sertavulensis – P. (A.) shahkuhensis – P. (A.) shahrami – P. (A.) shamil – P. (A.) shirkuhensis – P. (A.) sigberti – P. (A.) surakovi – P. (A.) tankeri – P. (A.) tenhageni – P. (A.) theresiae – P. (A.) timfristos – P. (A.) transcaspicus – P. (A.) turcicus – P. (A.) urmiaensis – P. (A.) valiabadi – P. (A.) vanensis – P. (A.) violetae – P. (A.) wagneri – P. (A.) yurinekrutenko – P. (A.) zarathustra – P. (A.) zardensis
Name

Agrodiaetus Hübner, 1822.

Type species: Papilio damon [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775

Synonymy

Hirsutina Tutt, 1909: 154. TS: Papilio damon [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775. Synonymy in Hemming, 1967: 221.
Paragrodiaetus Rose & Schurian, 1977: 68. TS: Lycaena glaucias Lederer, 1871.
Admetusia Koçak & Seven, 1998. TS: Papilio admetus Esper, [1783].
Subsection Actisia (Section Agrodiaetus) Koçak & Kemal, 2001: 8. TS: Lycaena actis Herrich-Schäffer, 1851.
Subsection Antidolus (Section Agrodiaetus) Koçak & Kemal, 2001: 9. TS: Lycaena dolus var. antidolus Rebel, 1901.
Subsection Dagmara (Section Agrodiaetus) Koçak & Kemal, 2001: 9. TS: Lycaena dagmara Grum-Grshimailo, 1888.
Subsection Damaia (Section Agrodiaetus) Koçak & Kemal, 2001: 9. TS: Lycaena dama Staudinger, [1892].
Subsection Juldus (Section Agrodiaetus) Koçak & Kemal, 2001: 9. TS: Lycaena kindemanni var. juldusa Staudinger, 1886.
Subsection Musa (Section Agrodiaetus) Koçak & Kemal, 2001: 10. TS: Polyommatus musa Koçak & Hosseinpour, 1996.
Subsection Peileia (Section Agrodiaetus) Koçak & Kemal, 2001: 10. TS: Polyommatus peilei Bethune-Baker, 1921.
Subsection Phyllisia (Section Agrodiaetus) Koçak & Kemal, 2001: 10. TS: Lycaena damon var. phyllis Christoph, 1877.
Subsection Transcaspius (Section Agrodiaetus) Koçak & Kemal, 2001: 11. TS: Lycaena kindermanni var. transcaspica Heyne, [1895].
Subsection Xerxesia (Section Agrodiaetus) Koçak & Kemal, 2001: 11. TS: Lycaena damone var. xerxes Staudinger, 1899.

References
Primary references

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