Korb S.K.1, Fric Z.2 2017. A new low-altitudinal crypting species of Hyponephele hilaris (Staudinger, 1886) group (Lepidoptera: Satyridae) from Tajikistan // Russian Entomol. J. Vol.26. No.1: 63–64 [in English].
1 Russian Entomological Society, Nizhny Novgorod Branch, P.O.Box 97, Nizhny Novgorod 603009 Russia. Email: stanislavkorb@list.ru
2 Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Branisovska 31, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. E-mail: zdfric@gmail.com
KEY-WORDS: Butterflies, Satyridae, Hyponephele, new crypting species, Tajikistan.
ABSTRACT. A new crypting species, Hyponephele antihilaris sp.n., is described from the low-mountainous part of Gissarsky Mts. in Tajikistan (type locality Tajikistan, Gissarsky Mts. near Obigarm settlement, 1408 m, N 38°43.257', E 69°41.013'). The new species belongs to the high-mountainous H. hilaris (Staudinger, 1886) group but differs from H. hilaris by its low-altitudinal distribution, small wing pattern features, the forewing shape and COI sequence.