A checklist of the satyrine genus Erebia (Lepidoptera) (1758–2006)

Abstract

Since BCS Warren’s seminal Monograph of the circumpolar satyrine butterfly genus Erebia Dalman, 1816, was published in 1936, more than 320 new names and some 200 papers dealing wholly or in large part with the genus have been published. A modern checklist of more than 1,300 names proposed for butterflies of the genus Erebia (sensu stricto), all of which have been checked at source, is presented together with the source publication and type locality (TL). Also presented is a bibliography of 1,200 published items concerning the genus. The checklist covers the period 1758–2006; such names proposed and papers published as have been noted after the 31st of December 2006 are also included.

Adaptive radiations in butterflies: evolutionary history of the genusErebia(Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)

“…), the lineage was able to quickly populate the newly available cold and dry habitats of the mountain systems in Europe, which were formed during the alpine orogenesis in the Miocene (Beltrando et al ., ). As a result, Erebia is the dominant satyrine taxon in alpine habitats (Tennent, ) while it is very species‐poor in warm lowland environments (Slámová, Klečka & Konvička, ). The genus Erebia has achieved a high diversity even after the climatic changes of the Quaternary that caused major extinctions in the majority of European organisms (Hewitt, ).…”

“…The large number of species of the genus Erebia, which is the most diverse butterfly genus in the Palaearctic (Tennent, 2008), is thought to be the result of an adaptive radiation (Martin, Gilles & Descimon, 2000). Representatives of the genus Erebia inhabit cold environments, which is reflected in their arctoalpine distribution throughout the Holarctic region (Tennent, 2008). Only a few representatives are adapted to the warmer climates of lower altitudes (e.g.…”

“…The genus Erebia is more diverse in Europe than in Asia (Tennent, 2008). This distribution pattern is unusual making this genus an exception from other Holarctic organisms that usually reach their highest species diversity in temperate Asia (Sanmart ın, Enghoff & Ronquist, 2001;Hewitt, 2004).…”

Some butterflies do not care much about topography: a single genetic lineage of Erebia euryale (Nymphalidae) along the northern Iberian mountains

“…2000). This genus is considered to be composed of numerous glacial relicts because of the typical narrow elevational distribution of its many species in central and southern Europe (revised by Tennent 2008). Some species of Erebia have already provided interesting scenarios for studying incipient speciation in northern Iberia (e.g.…”

“…One suitable model group for such a comparative approach is the genus Erebia Dalman, 1816 (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Satyrini), which underwent a rapid diversification, like many of its tribe (Pen˜a et al in press), possibly because of the spatial and temporal restriction of its species, which has resulted in a large number of endemic taxa (Martin et al 2000). This genus is considered to be composed of numerous glacial relicts because of the typical narrow elevational distribution of its many species in central and southern Europe (revised by Tennent 2008). Some species of Erebia have already provided interesting scenarios for studying incipient speciation in northern Iberia (e.g.…”