Polyommatus theresiae Schurian, van Oorschot & van den Brink, 1992
Saimbeyli blue, Theresia’s blue, Teressa blue
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: July 1998
Rediscovered in August 2012 (between 1st and 8th)
Distribution
Adana Province, Turkey (southern)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Schurian, K. G., H. van Oorschot and H. van den Brink. (1992). Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) poseidon (H.-S.) und Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) theresiae sp. nov. aus der Turkei (Lepidoptera,Lycaenidae). Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo (Frankfurt) 12: 217-232.
Other references:
Cebeci, Zeynel et al. (2013). Field Studies on Theresia’s Blue (Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) theresiae), Endemic to Adana and Reconfirmation of the Existence of Species in its Locality. The Black Sea Journal of Sciences 3(8): 1-10. [Abstract]
Kandul, N. P. and V. A. Lukhtanov. (1997). Karyotype variability and systematics of the blue butterflies of the species groups Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) poseidon and P. (A.) dama (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Zoo/. Zhurn. (Moscow), 76(l): 63-69. [in Russian]
Lukhtanov, V. A. et al. (1998). Karyology of species of Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) from Turkey: new data and their taxonomic consequences (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Holarctic Lepidoptera 5(1): 1-8.
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/18488/polyommatus-theresiae-saimbeyli-blue
http://www.adameros.org/IcerikDetay.asp?TurID=424&AltFamilyaId=12&IcerikKatId=7