taxonID	type	description	language	source
676BCA54343E549DA29741A8EF05B05F.taxon	description	Description. Typical dark ground colour of both veins and intervein space of dorsal wing sides. A character that appears useful for separation of P. orphicus and P. lurae sp. nov is the brighter yellow-greenish reflection of the former which is generally lacking in the newly described taxon. However, worn individuals of the two taxa may be indistinguishable externally and also from P. ripartii, which is found sympatrically in all locations studied. While Misja (2005) reports P. admetus from the same Lure region, we never found P. admetus in sympatry with the new taxon in all Lure locations surveyed. While the latter observation may be based on a wrong identification of the newly described taxon, also lacking white stripes on the hindwing underside, P. admetus is easily separated from P. lurae, especially because of the strongly marked underside in P. admetus, with a double row of small dots in the submarginal zone of underside wings, which has never been observed nor reported in literature in the taxa of the P. aroaniensis species complex, including P. lurae.	en	Parmentier, Laurian, Vila, Roger, Lukhtanov, Vladimir (2022): Integrative analysis reveals cryptic speciation linked to habitat differentiation within Albanian populations of the anomalous blues (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatus Latreille, 1804). Comparative Cytogenetics 16 (4): 211-242, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/CompCytogen.v16.i4.90558, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/CompCytogen.v16.i4.90558
676BCA54343E549DA29741A8EF05B05F.taxon	description	Description. Males. (Fig. 8 c, l, m). Forewing length 15.8 - 17.9 mm. Upperside: ground colour completely dark chocolate brown. Discoidal, submarginal and antemarginal markings absent on both fore- and hindwings. Veins poorly contrasting. Forewings with a developed sex brand and dark scale tuft. Fringe grayish brown. Underside: ground colour yellow-brown with ochreous to reddish coffee-milk tint. Minimal greenish blue basal suffusion. One basal black spot is present only on hindwings. Discoidal black spot is present on the forewings, but can be slightly seen on the hindwings (absent or vestigial). Postdiscal black ocelli most prominent on forewings; when present encircled by a whitish border. Postdiscal black ocelli on the hindwing small and sometimes lacking. Submarginal and antemarginal mark-ing is absent on the forewings, and absent or vestigial on the hindwings. White streak on hindwings generally absent or very faint. Only rarely, the white streak is vestigial; no single specimen was observed with an additional short streak between postdiscal and submarginal areas of the wing, straight under the main white streak. Fringe brown, slightly darker than the underside ground colour. Male genitalia. The valva of the male genitalia of P. lurae sp. nov is depicted in Fig. 10. Male valves have a structure typical for other species of the subge-nus Agrodiaetus (Coutsis (1986), Coutsis, pers. comm.). According to Kolev (2005) who studied the morphometry of the male genitalia of P. orphicus no overlap with P. ripartii was observed. As male genitalia within the P. aroaniensis species group do not significantly differ from each other, those from P. lurae may follow the same trend, but no additional analyses nor measurements have been performed. Females. Forewing length 15.8 - 17.5 mm. Upperside: ground colour as in males, but lighter dark brown and without sex brand and scaletuft. Fringe greyish brown. Underside: ground colour and general design as in males but fringes lighter-coloured. Greenish blue basal suffusion almost invisible. White streak on hindwing underside mostly absent (Fig. 7 j, k). If present, it demonstrates a variable level of reduction.	en	Parmentier, Laurian, Vila, Roger, Lukhtanov, Vladimir (2022): Integrative analysis reveals cryptic speciation linked to habitat differentiation within Albanian populations of the anomalous blues (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatus Latreille, 1804). Comparative Cytogenetics 16 (4): 211-242, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/CompCytogen.v16.i4.90558, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/CompCytogen.v16.i4.90558
676BCA54343E549DA29741A8EF05B05F.taxon	distribution	Distribution and biotope. The three known localities of P. lurae (including the type locality) are situated in the Lure region, in the vicinity of the National Park (Parku Kombetar Lure-Mali i Dejes), North of the village Cidhen, along a North-Southern orientated mountain ridge and gorge at altitudes between 950 and 1.600 m (Fig. 9 a). The habitats are all situated within ophiolitic soil substrates (in some localities these substrates are slightly intermixed with a minor amount of lighter karst substrate), which are not rare in some parts of Albania. In these typical ophiolitic soil substrates the presumed host plants of the genus Onobrychis were observed (Fig. 1 e, f). However, there are as yet no observations regarding the first stages of this taxon and the larval host plant is unconfirmed. The aforementioned ophiolitic substrates can be found in a discontinuous range from Southern Albania (Provinces Korce, Qukes) up to the Northern part of the country (provinces Diber, Kukes). Within Europe these rather rare substrates are present mostly in Albania, while neighbouring countries of North Macedonia and Kosovo contain them to a minor degree. Thus, it is not impossible that the species is also present in other ophiolitic habitats where the presumed host plant is growing. Collection material from another locality in Voskopoje (Korce prov.), situated more South, also harbouring typical dark ophiolitic soils was studied. In this locality, a single specimen (RVcoll 14 B 767) genetically attributable to P. lurae was found by Sylvain Cuvelier and Morten Molgaard, but it is not included in the type series because of the lack of karyological data and morphometrics. Additional specimens from this locality could not be found even after thorough explorations in 2018 and 2022, while only P. ripartii could be confirmed.	en	Parmentier, Laurian, Vila, Roger, Lukhtanov, Vladimir (2022): Integrative analysis reveals cryptic speciation linked to habitat differentiation within Albanian populations of the anomalous blues (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatus Latreille, 1804). Comparative Cytogenetics 16 (4): 211-242, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/CompCytogen.v16.i4.90558, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/CompCytogen.v16.i4.90558
676BCA54343E549DA29741A8EF05B05F.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Derivatio nominis. The adjective Polyommatus lurae has two meanings: " ascribed to Lure " and " surviving attacks of congeners ". First, the species name is deducted from the Albanian " Lure region, where the type locality lies, and referring to the old village Lure e Vjeter situated in central-Eastern Albania (Diber province). The name alludes to the fascinating history of the old Lure village: during the Ottoman war, the village was asked 300 women by the enemies. Armed men, disguised with the duvak, the traditional red bridal veil, were sent instead on horseback to the Ottoman camp. As a result, the Ottomans were taken by surprise and the Lura tribe eventually won the battle. Also, this second meaning seems adequate for the taxon Polyommatus lurae: this species likely experienced periods of close contact with congener species more largely distributed in the Balkans, as is the case at present, but nevertheless has been able to avoid complete admixture and still survives in its unique ophiolitic biotope.	en	Parmentier, Laurian, Vila, Roger, Lukhtanov, Vladimir (2022): Integrative analysis reveals cryptic speciation linked to habitat differentiation within Albanian populations of the anomalous blues (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatus Latreille, 1804). Comparative Cytogenetics 16 (4): 211-242, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/CompCytogen.v16.i4.90558, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/CompCytogen.v16.i4.90558
