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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Adults a-i L. sinapis ssp. tabarestana j-o L. sinapis ssp. sinapis a-c holotype Mazandaran: Kojur (♂ ARPI- 330 d- 001) d Golestan: Golestan forest (♂ ARPI- 112 j- 001) e Gilan: Damash (♂ ARPI- 524 b- 001) f Tehran: Laloon (♀ ARPI- 408 - 001) g Mazandaran: Javaherdeh (♂ MR ZF 449) h, i Ardabil / Gilan: Talesh (♂ ♀ DNAwthLeptidea 001 - 2) j, k Iran: E. Azerbaijan prov.: Kaleybar (♂ DNAwthLeptidea 006, ♀ - 004) l, m Iran: E. Azerbaijan prov.: Arasbaran (♀ ARPI- 479 a [not barcoded], ♂ ARPI- 456 d- 001) n, o Russia: Daghestan Republic (♂ ♀ DNAwthLeptidea 010 - 11). Scale bar: 20 mm." httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/846052" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Fig. 4a-i</figureCitation>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Type material.</paragraph>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Holotype</emphasis>
.
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♂ [white label] &quot;330d= Mazandaran- E Kojour-/Kodir - 1000 m - 2.Jul.[20]10- / leg. A.R. Naderi&quot;; [red label] &quot;Holotype/
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Leptidea sinapis tabarestana</emphasis>
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/ Nazari, Lukhtanov &amp; Naderi 2023&quot;. BOLD Sample ID: ARPI-330d-001; Deposited in coll. National Natural History Museum &amp; Genetic Resources of Department of Environment, Tehran, Iran.
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Paratypes</emphasis>
. Gilan
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: 1♂ Damash, 1200m, 26.III.2021, leg. et coll. A.R. Naderi (ARPI-524b-001, AR# 254); 1♀ Khoshkab, rd. Siyahkal-Deylaman, 02.VII.1990, leg. et coll. Harandi.
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Ardabil/Gilan</emphasis>
: 2♂♂ 1♀
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Ardabil-Astara (
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, W Tunnel), 1600m, 10.V.2010, W. ten Hagen.
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Tehran</emphasis>
: 1♀ Laloon, 2000-2200 m, 30.VIII.2013, leg. et coll. A.R. Naderi (ARPI-408-001, AR# 186).
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Mazandaran</emphasis>
: 1♂ Chalus road, Yush road, 40 km from Pole Zangooleh, 2400 m, 4.VII.1997, leg. &amp; coll. A.R. Naderi (AR# 58); 2♂♂ Galanderoud, 1000 m, 13.VII.07, leg. &amp; coll. A.R. Naderi; 1♂ Siahkal, 03.VII.1990, leg. et coll. Harandi; 1♂ Pol-e Zanguleh - Baladeh Rd, W of Minak,
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,
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, 15.V.2016, leg. &amp; coll. Z. F. Fric, Biology Centre CAS, Institute of Entomology (IECA) (MR ZF 449); 10♂♂ Javaherdeh (Jirkooh), 36.866, 50.506, 24.VII.2011, leg. V. Lukhtanov &amp; N. Shapoval, in Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC-UPF), Butterfly Diversity and Evolution Lab (VLU396-VLU405); 43♂♂, 12♀♀
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, in coll. Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences; 1♂, Javaherdeh (Samamus Mt.), 14.VIII.2010, leg. V.V. Tshikolovets, in Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC-UPF), Butterfly Diversity and Evolution Lab (RVcoll10C196); 1♂ Samamus Mt., 15 km S Ramsar, 1350 m, 8.VIII.2003, leg. W. ten Hagen; 1♂ Samamus Mt., S Rudbar, N Javaherdeh, 1500 m, 21.VI.2006, leg. W. ten Hagen; 1♂ Samamus Mt., 2800 m, 29.V.2009, leg. et coll. Harandi.
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Golestan</emphasis>
: 1♂ Golestan Forest, 800-1000 m, 13.V.2001, leg. &amp; coll. A.R. Naderi (112j, AR# 185).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Description.</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Male</emphasis>
(Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Adults a-i L. sinapis ssp. tabarestana j-o L. sinapis ssp. sinapis a-c holotype Mazandaran: Kojur (♂ ARPI- 330 d- 001) d Golestan: Golestan forest (♂ ARPI- 112 j- 001) e Gilan: Damash (♂ ARPI- 524 b- 001) f Tehran: Laloon (♀ ARPI- 408 - 001) g Mazandaran: Javaherdeh (♂ MR ZF 449) h, i Ardabil / Gilan: Talesh (♂ ♀ DNAwthLeptidea 001 - 2) j, k Iran: E. Azerbaijan prov.: Kaleybar (♂ DNAwthLeptidea 006, ♀ - 004) l, m Iran: E. Azerbaijan prov.: Arasbaran (♀ ARPI- 479 a [not barcoded], ♂ ARPI- 456 d- 001) n, o Russia: Daghestan Republic (♂ ♀ DNAwthLeptidea 010 - 11). Scale bar: 20 mm." httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/846052" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">4a, b, d, e, g, h</figureCitation>
). Length of forewing 16-21 mm; ground colour pure white.
<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">First generation</emphasis>
forewing upperside with a rectangular grey-black apical patch, veins v3 and v4 under this patch often covered with dark scales near the outer margin; forewing discal cell covered in grey scales that extend faintly along the costa towards the apex; a small dark patch near the base at the Inner margin. Hindwing upperside veins near the base of the wing covered with dark scales, otherwise without any other markings; the dark scales of the underneath show through. Forewing underside ground colour white with light yellowish-greenish tint at the apex, along the costa and at the discal cell except for a yellowish discoidal spot not covered in grey scales; all veins except v2 covered with dark scales at the outer half of the wing. Hindwing underside ground colour greenish-yellow covered in sparse grey scales; discal cell and space s5 lighter and covered in fewer dark scales; a faint postdiscal band broken into two sections: a costal S- shaped part and a lower postdiscal section in the form of a slightly curved streak.
<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Second generation</emphasis>
similar but grey scales on the underside highly reduced, sometimes completely absent.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Figure 4.</emphasis>
Adults
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">j-o</emphasis>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">a-c</emphasis>
holotype Mazandaran: Kojur (♂ ARPI-330d-001)
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">d</emphasis>
Golestan: Golestan forest (♂ ARPI-112j-001)
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Gilan: Damash (♂ ARPI-524b-001)
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Tehran: Laloon (♀ ARPI-408-001)
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">g</emphasis>
Mazandaran: Javaherdeh (♂ MR ZF 449)
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Ardabil/Gilan: Talesh (♂♀ DNAwthLeptidea001-2)
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">j, k</emphasis>
Iran: E. Azerbaijan prov.: Kaleybar (♂ DNAwthLeptidea006, ♀-004)
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">l, m</emphasis>
Iran: E. Azerbaijan prov.: Arasbaran (♀ ARPI-479a [not barcoded], ♂ ARPI-456d-001)
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">n, o</emphasis>
Russia: Daghestan Republic (♂♀ DNAwthLeptidea010-11). Scale bar: 20 mm.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Female</emphasis>
(Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Adults a-i L. sinapis ssp. tabarestana j-o L. sinapis ssp. sinapis a-c holotype Mazandaran: Kojur (♂ ARPI- 330 d- 001) d Golestan: Golestan forest (♂ ARPI- 112 j- 001) e Gilan: Damash (♂ ARPI- 524 b- 001) f Tehran: Laloon (♀ ARPI- 408 - 001) g Mazandaran: Javaherdeh (♂ MR ZF 449) h, i Ardabil / Gilan: Talesh (♂ ♀ DNAwthLeptidea 001 - 2) j, k Iran: E. Azerbaijan prov.: Kaleybar (♂ DNAwthLeptidea 006, ♀ - 004) l, m Iran: E. Azerbaijan prov.: Arasbaran (♀ ARPI- 479 a [not barcoded], ♂ ARPI- 456 d- 001) n, o Russia: Daghestan Republic (♂ ♀ DNAwthLeptidea 010 - 11). Scale bar: 20 mm." httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/846052" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">4f, i</figureCitation>
). Length of forewing 19-23 mm; similar to male but bigger, forewing apex more rounded; apical dark patch highly reduced, sometimes absent.
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Male genitalia</emphasis>
(Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Bivariate scatterplot based on male genitalia morphometry (phallus length, PL; saccus length, SL), using vinculum width (VW) as a size variable. L. s. tabarestana ssp. nov. overlaps broadly with L. s. sinapis s. str., however it is distinct from L. juvernica and L. reali. Inset: Male genitalia of L. sinapis tabarestana ssp. nov. (specimen MR ZF 449), showing the variables measured." httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/846051" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">3</figureCitation>
inset). Based on the eight dissections examined, the male genitalia appear similar to that of the nominotypical
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. The three elements of the male genitalia (phallus length, saccus length and vinculum width) measured for
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ssp. nov. (PL: 1.47
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0.07, SL: 0.60
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0.06, VW: 0.71
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0.04, n=8) were comparable to those of the nominotypical
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">L. sinapis</emphasis>
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(PL: 1.60
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0.08, SL: 0.63
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0.04, VW: 0.79
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0.05, n=48) (Suppl. material 2).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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Morphologically inseparable from the nominotypical
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">L. sinapis</emphasis>
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, however the new taxon is distinguishable from it only by COI barcodes. Unlike ssp.
<taxonomicName authority="sinapis" class="Insecta" family="Pieridae" genus="Leptidea" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Leptidea sinapis subsp. sinapis" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="113" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="subSpecies" species="sinapis" subSpecies="sinapis">Leptidea sinapis sinapis</taxonomicName>
, which in Iran (East Azerbaijan province) is strictly limited to humid and damp forests or clearings, the new subspecies is found primarily in semi-humid or even semi-dry mountainous habitats.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Etymology.</paragraph>
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The subspecies name is a reference to
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, the medieval name for the mountainous regions south of the Caspian coast in northern Iran and roughly corresponding to the modern-day province of Mazandaran, the type locality of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">L. s. tabarestana</emphasis>
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ssp. nov.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="113">DNA barcode analysis.</paragraph>
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The COI barcodes of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">L. s. tabarestana</emphasis>
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ssp. nov. fall within the Barcode Identification Number (BIN) of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">L. sinapis</emphasis>
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(BOLD:AAA6298), however they form a unique and distinct cluster that is on average 0.74% (range: 0.42%-1.76%) distant from all other
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">L. sinapis</emphasis>
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(Fig.
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). Uncorrected
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-distances are smaller than those between
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and
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">L. reali</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(0.92%) or between
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">L. sinapis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">L. juvernica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(1.97%) (Table
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). Since the topology of ML and Bayesian trees were similar, only the Bayesian tree is shown with ML bootstrap values plotted on the supported nodes. In both trees, the
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">L. s. tabarestana</emphasis>
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ssp. nov. clade appeared as sister to all other
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">L. sinapis</emphasis>
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samples with strong support (Fig.
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Karyotype.</paragraph>
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Of the 10 specimens studied, only two samples demonstrated metaphase plates suitable for counting the number of chromosomes. Such a low proportion of adult males with dividing cells is a common phenomenon in the genus
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Leptidea</emphasis>
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and has been noted previously (
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). In the sample VLU396, in mitotic cells, the diploid number of chromosomes was determined to be approximately 2n=ca 58. An exact diploid number could not be determined due to numerous overlaps or contacts of chromosomes (Fig.
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).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Figure 5.</emphasis>
Karyotype of
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ssp. nov.
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">a, b</emphasis>
mitotic cell demonstrating ca 58 chromosomes (sample VLU396)
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">c, d</emphasis>
MII plate demonstrating 29 entities, 22 entities were interpreted as bivalents (shown by blue dots on Fig.
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) and 7 entities were interpreted as trivalents (shown by green dots on Fig.
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). Scale bar: 10
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.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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The MI metaphase cells were not found in the studied individuals; however, MII metaphase plates were found in the sample VLU405. The MII plates demonstrated clear traces of the phenomenon for which we previously used the term
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">inverted meiosis</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation DOI="https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1802610115" author="Lukhtanov, VA" journalOrPublisher="Entomological Review" pageId="0" pageNumber="113" refId="B17" refString="Lukhtanov, VA, Dincă, V, Friberg, M, Sichova, J, Olofsson, M, Vila, R, Marec, F, Wiklund, C, 2018. Versatility of multivalent orientation, inverted meiosis, and rescued fitness in holocentric chromosomal hybrids. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 115(41): E9610-E9619. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1802610115" title="Versatility of multivalent orientation, inverted meiosis, and rescued fitness in holocentric chromosomal hybrids. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 115 (41): E 9610 - E 9619." url="https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1802610115" year="2018">Lukhtanov et al. 2018</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation DOI="https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blaa077" author="Lukhtanov, VA" journalOrPublisher="Biological Journal of the Linnean Society" pageId="0" pageNumber="113" pagination="683 - 699" refId="B18" refString="Lukhtanov, VA, Dantchenko, AV, Khakimov, FR, Sharafutdinov, D, Pazhenkova, EA, 2020a. Karyotype evolution and flexible (conventional versus inverted) meiosis in insects with holocentric chromosomes: a case study based on Polyommatus butterflies. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 130 (4): 683 - 699, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blaa077" title="Karyotype evolution and flexible (conventional versus inverted) meiosis in insects with holocentric chromosomes: a case study based on Polyommatus butterflies." url="https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blaa077" volume="130" year="2020 a">2020a</bibRefCitation>
,
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). In this type of meiosis, heterozygosity for chromosomal fusions/fissions leads to the very specific chromosomal structures at the MII stage, when heterozygotes retain a configuration similar to that of trivalents. Such trivalent-like structures were observed at the MII stage in the sample U405 (shown in green in Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Karyotype of Leptidea sinapis tabarestana ssp. nov. a, b mitotic cell demonstrating ca 58 chromosomes (sample VLU 396) c, d MII plate demonstrating 29 entities, 22 entities were interpreted as bivalents (shown by blue dots on Fig. 5 d) and 7 entities were interpreted as trivalents (shown by green dots on Fig. 4 d). Scale bar: 10 μm." httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/846053" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">5d</figureCitation>
). The number of such trivalent-like structures reached 7, while the total number of chromosome entities was n = 29. If these elements are interpreted as trivalents, then the diploid number can be estimated as 2n = 65. If these elements are bivalents, then the diploid chromosome number is 2n = 58. Thus, the preliminary haploid number of chromosomes can be estimated as n = 29-33.
</paragraph>
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Previously, a chromosome cline was found in
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, within which the diploid chromosome number gradually decreases from 2n = 106 in Spain to 2n = 56 in Sweden and in eastern Kazakhstan (
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,
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). Thus, the studied population from Mazandaran, Iran has an oriental variant of karyotype, that is, with a relatively low number of chromosomes. We were not able to study the karyotype from the Iranian Talesh; however, the karyotype of the population from Yardimli in Republic of
<normalizedToken originalValue="Azerbaijans">Azerbaijan's</normalizedToken>
Talysh region was studied previously (
<bibRefCitation author="Lukhtanov, VA" journalOrPublisher="Entomological Review" pageId="0" pageNumber="113" pagination="57 - 82" refId="B15" refString="Lukhtanov, VA, 1992. Karyotype evolution and systematics of higher taxa of Pieridae (Lepidoptera) of the world. Entomological Review 71 (5): 57 - 82" title="Karyotype evolution and systematics of higher taxa of Pieridae (Lepidoptera) of the world." volume="71" year="1992">Lukhtanov 1992</bibRefCitation>
). The latter population (Azerbaijani Talysh) demonstrated variation in the haploid chromosome number from n = 28 to n = 34 (
<bibRefCitation author="Lukhtanov, VA" journalOrPublisher="Entomological Review" pageId="0" pageNumber="113" pagination="57 - 82" refId="B15" refString="Lukhtanov, VA, 1992. Karyotype evolution and systematics of higher taxa of Pieridae (Lepidoptera) of the world. Entomological Review 71 (5): 57 - 82" title="Karyotype evolution and systematics of higher taxa of Pieridae (Lepidoptera) of the world." volume="71" year="1992">Lukhtanov 1992</bibRefCitation>
), thus, similar to the Mazandaran population.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="113" type="distribution">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Distribution and ecology.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="113">
So far, the presence of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">L. s. tabarestana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
ssp. nov. has been confirmed by DNA evidence only in northern Iran, in provinces of Ardabil, Gilan, Mazandaran, Tehran and Golestan (Fig.
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). Specimens from the Talysh mountains in Republic of Azerbaijan, across the border from Iranian Talesh region, show the same karyotype and possibly belong to ssp.
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, however this remains to be further confirmed by DNA sequencing. In Turkmenistan, even though reports of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">L. sinapis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from the Kopet Dagh mountains are as of yet unconfirmed (
<bibRefCitation author="Tshikolovets, VV" journalOrPublisher="Molecular Biology and Evolution" pageId="0" pageNumber="113" refId="B41" refString="Tshikolovets, VV, 1998. The Butterflies of Turkmenistan. V.V. Tshikolovets publications, 237 pp." title="The Butterflies of Turkmenistan. V. V. Tshikolovets publications, 237 pp." year="1998">Tshikolovets 1998</bibRefCitation>
), these also likely belong to ssp.
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.
</paragraph>
<caption httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/846054" pageId="0" pageNumber="113" start="Figure 6" startId="F6">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="113">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Figure 6.</emphasis>
Distribution of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Leptidea sinapis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in E Turkey, S Caucasus and N Iran. Black dots: barcoded
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">L. s. sinapis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; red dots: barcoded
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">L. s. tabarestana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
ssp. nov.; blue dot: karyotyped sample from Yardamli in Republic of
<normalizedToken originalValue="Azerbaijans">Azerbaijan's</normalizedToken>
Talysh region (most likely
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">L. s. tabarestana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
ssp. nov.); white dots: non-barcoded material, data obtained from literature or personal collections.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="113">
In the Iranian Talesh mountains,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">L. s. tabarestana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
ssp. nov. occurs approximately 100 km from the closest population of the nominotypical
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">L. sinapis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in Arasbaran region. The habitat of ssp.
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is in the Alborz forest belt, in humid meadows, forest river banks, forest clearings, and sometimes gardens at mountain steppes from 1000 to 2000 m above sea level. Adults fly mostly in undisturbed or lightly-grazed habitats with lush of green vegetation (Fig.
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). The accompanying species include
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Ochlodes hyrcana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Christoph, 1893),
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Pieris napi mazandarana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Eitschberger, 1987,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Lasiommata adrastiodes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Bienert, [1870]), and
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Maniola jurtina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Linnaeus, 1758). It is normally found in two (or maybe three) generations, from April at lower altitudes to the end of September at higher altitudes. The early stages of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">L. s. tabarestana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
ssp. nov. are unknown, however adults are often seen near
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Lathyrus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
plants (AN, personal observation). Even though the larval host plant is likely among the herbaceous
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of the genera
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Lathyrus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Vicia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Lotus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
etc., it is as of yet unrecorded and thus it is unclear if ssp.
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displays any host plant preferences different from the rest of populations of ssp.
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.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Figure 7.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName authorityName="Nazari, Lukhtanov et Naderi" authorityYear="2023" class="Insecta" family="Pieridae" genus="Leptidea" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Leptidea sinapis subsp. tabarestana" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="113" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="subSpecies" species="sinapis" subSpecies="tabarestana">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">Leptidea sinapis tabarestana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
ssp. nov.
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">a</emphasis>
adult
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="113">b, c</emphasis>
habitat in Iran, Mazandaran Prov., Javaherdeh (Jirkooh), 24.VII.2011. Photos: V. Lukhtanov.
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