Argynnis niobe mohmandorum Fruhstorfer, 1912

Tshikolovets, Vadim, 2017, New taxa and new records of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Pieridae, Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae) from Afghanistan, Zootaxa 4358 (1), pp. 107-124 : 118

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scientific name	Argynnis niobe mohmandorum Fruhstorfer, 1912
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Material examined. ♂ with the following labels “SO-Afghanistan, Prov. Paktia, Safed Koh, S-Seite, Kotkai, 2350 m, 16/ 17.6.1971, Ebert & Naumann, UV-Li”, “ SMNK, E-Lep. 35” ( SMNK); ♀ with the following label “O- Afghanistan, Prov. Paktia, 3 km südl. Kotal-e-Sirkej, 2800 m, 18.6.1971, G. Ebert & C. Naumann, Tagfg. Coll Nr. 216/ SMNK E-Lep. 35” ( SMNK); 2 ♂ with the following labels “E-Afghanistan, Prov. Logar: Kotal-e-Tera, 27- 2900 m, 8.7.[19]76, leg. Brade & Naum[ann], Coll.-Nr. 1667, [coll.] C. Naumann” ( SMNK).

Distribution range of species. Palaearctic.

Distribution range of subspecies. the subspecies mohmandorum is known from Safed Koh Mts. in Afghanistan (new record) and Pakistan. The second locality in Afghanistan recorded for this subspecies is in the extreme south-western part of Hindukush Mts.

Comment. subsp. mohmandorum was presented as a synonym of A. jainadeva by Evans (1927: 119; 1932: 183) or of A. adippe by Tuzov & Bozano (2017: 44). New observations suggest that this taxon belongs to A. niobe ( Linnaeus, 1758) , which is sympatric with A. jainadeva in eastern Afghanistan and N.-W. Pakistan (cf. Tshikolovets & Pagès 2016).