Genus Iolana Bethune-Baker, 1914
       
Synonyms
[ORIG] Iolana Bethune-Baker, 1914. Entomol. Rec. J. Var. 26(7/8): 162.  
    TS: Lycaena iolas Ochsenheimer, 1816 by original designation.
Notes  
(1) List of the species found in the Western Palearctic: Iolana iolas (Ochsenheimer, 1816) ; I. debilitata (Schultz, 1905).  
(2) List of the species not found in the Western Palearctic: Iolana alfierii Wiltshire, 1948 ; I. lessei Bernardi, 1964 ; I. kermani Dumont, 2004 ; I. arjanica Rose, 1979 ; I. andreasi (Sheljuzhko, 1919) ; I. gigantea (Grum-Grshimailo, 1885) ; I. gilgitica (Tytler, 1926).  
Bibliography  
Bethune-Baker G. T. 1914.
Synonymic notes on the Ruralidae (concluded from page 136).
The entomologist's record and Journal of Variation 26(7/8): 159-164. (url)
New taxon: Iolana.		  
Reference publications  
Nazari V., Montagud Alario S., Spilani L., Dinča V., Naderi A., Hagen W. ten - & Vila R. 2024.
Co-evolution of Iolana Blues with their host plants and the higher phylogeny of Subtribe Scolitantidina (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae).
Diversity 16(2)(89): 1-12, fig. https://doi.org/10.3390/d16020089		  
 
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