taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
8D37878E411B3A6CFF31FE85FDB9175D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/14654370/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14654370	Figures 3-7. Polyommatus hejazii, sp. nov. 3, male, holotype, upperside; 4, male, holotype, underside; 5, female, paratype, upperside; 6, female, paratype, underside; 7, male, paratype, forewing (enlarged), arrow indicates very long androconial scales along the wing costa. Scale bar = 10 mm for figures 3-6.	Figures 3-7. Polyommatus hejazii, sp. nov. 3, male, holotype, upperside; 4, male, holotype, underside; 5, female, paratype, upperside; 6, female, paratype, underside; 7, male, paratype, forewing (enlarged), arrow indicates very long androconial scales along the wing costa. Scale bar = 10 mm for figures 3-6.	2024-09-23	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.		Zenodo	biologists	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.			
8D37878E411B3A6CFF31FE85FDB9175D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/14654374/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14654374	Figures 8-11. Polyommatus ardschira. 8, 9, male (8 – upperside, 9 – underside), Iran, Boyer Ahmadi, Yasuj, Kuh-e-Dinar, 3000 m, 4-6 July 2000, leg. Hacz-Köszegl. 10, 11, female, (10 – upperside, 11 – underside), Iran, Fars, Zagros Mts, Barm-i-Firuz, 2600-3400 m, 10-12 July 2001, leg. J. C. Weiss. Scale bar = 10 mm.	Figures 8-11. Polyommatus ardschira. 8, 9, male (8 – upperside, 9 – underside), Iran, Boyer Ahmadi, Yasuj, Kuh-e-Dinar, 3000 m, 4-6 July 2000, leg. Hacz-Köszegl. 10, 11, female, (10 – upperside, 11 – underside), Iran, Fars, Zagros Mts, Barm-i-Firuz, 2600-3400 m, 10-12 July 2001, leg. J. C. Weiss. Scale bar = 10 mm.	2024-09-23	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.		Zenodo	biologists	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.			
8D37878E411B3A6CFF31FE85FDB9175D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/14654376/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14654376	Figures 12-15. Polyommatus luna. Iran, Zanjan Province, 50 km SW of Zanjan, 2200-2300 m, 11 July 1999, leg. P. Hofmann. 12, male, upperside; 13, male, underside; 14, female, upperside; 15, female, underside. Scale bar = 10 mm.	Figures 12-15. Polyommatus luna. Iran, Zanjan Province, 50 km SW of Zanjan, 2200-2300 m, 11 July 1999, leg. P. Hofmann. 12, male, upperside; 13, male, underside; 14, female, upperside; 15, female, underside. Scale bar = 10 mm.	2024-09-23	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.		Zenodo	biologists	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.			
8D37878E411B3A6CFF31FE85FDB9175D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/14654384/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14654384	Figures 18-21. Polyommatus ghasemii, spec. nov. 18, male, holotype, upperside; 19, male, holotype, underside; 20, female, paratype, upperside; 21, female, paratype, underside. Scale bar = 10 mm.	Figures 18-21. Polyommatus ghasemii, spec. nov. 18, male, holotype, upperside; 19, male, holotype, underside; 20, female, paratype, upperside; 21, female, paratype, underside. Scale bar = 10 mm.	2024-09-23	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.		Zenodo	biologists	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.			
8D37878E411B3A6CFF31FE85FDB9175D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/14654380/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14654380	Figure 16. Biotope of P. hejazii. Iran, Khuzestan Province, Mount Qaroon, 3100 m. Photo: A. Karbalaye.	Figure 16. Biotope of P. hejazii. Iran, Khuzestan Province, Mount Qaroon, 3100 m. Photo: A. Karbalaye.	2024-09-23	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.		Zenodo	biologists	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.			
8D37878E411B3A6CFF31FE85FDB9175D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/14654382/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14654382	Figure 17. Schematic distribution map of P. (A.) hejazii sp. nov. (red), P. (A.) ghasemii sp. nov. (green), P. (A.) persisinus sp. nov. (green) and closely related species P. (A.) ardschira (blue), P. (A.) luna (pink), P. (A.) shahrami (pale blue), P. (A.) achaemenes (black), and P. (A.) faramarzii (pale blue).	Figure 17. Schematic distribution map of P. (A.) hejazii sp. nov. (red), P. (A.) ghasemii sp. nov. (green), P. (A.) persisinus sp. nov. (green) and closely related species P. (A.) ardschira (blue), P. (A.) luna (pink), P. (A.) shahrami (pale blue), P. (A.) achaemenes (black), and P. (A.) faramarzii (pale blue).	2024-09-23	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.		Zenodo	biologists	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.			
8D37878E41173A6DFF31FE25FEDC1527.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/14654384/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14654384	Figures 18-21. Polyommatus ghasemii, spec. nov. 18, male, holotype, upperside; 19, male, holotype, underside; 20, female, paratype, upperside; 21, female, paratype, underside. Scale bar = 10 mm.	Figures 18-21. Polyommatus ghasemii, spec. nov. 18, male, holotype, upperside; 19, male, holotype, underside; 20, female, paratype, upperside; 21, female, paratype, underside. Scale bar = 10 mm.	2024-09-23	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.		Zenodo	biologists	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.			
8D37878E41173A6DFF31FE25FEDC1527.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/14654390/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14654390	Figure 26. Biotope of P. ghasemii and P. persisinus. Iran, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province (south part), Lordegan District, Koh-e-Rig Mountains, 3100 to 3200 m. Photo: A. Karbalaye.	Figure 26. Biotope of P. ghasemii and P. persisinus. Iran, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province (south part), Lordegan District, Koh-e-Rig Mountains, 3100 to 3200 m. Photo: A. Karbalaye.	2024-09-23	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.		Zenodo	biologists	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.			
8D37878E41173A6DFF31FE25FEDC1527.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/14654382/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14654382	Figure 17. Schematic distribution map of P. (A.) hejazii sp. nov. (red), P. (A.) ghasemii sp. nov. (green), P. (A.) persisinus sp. nov. (green) and closely related species P. (A.) ardschira (blue), P. (A.) luna (pink), P. (A.) shahrami (pale blue), P. (A.) achaemenes (black), and P. (A.) faramarzii (pale blue).	Figure 17. Schematic distribution map of P. (A.) hejazii sp. nov. (red), P. (A.) ghasemii sp. nov. (green), P. (A.) persisinus sp. nov. (green) and closely related species P. (A.) ardschira (blue), P. (A.) luna (pink), P. (A.) shahrami (pale blue), P. (A.) achaemenes (black), and P. (A.) faramarzii (pale blue).	2024-09-23	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.		Zenodo	biologists	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.			
8D37878E41153A68FF31FF50FC1010BC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/14654388/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14654388	Figures 22-25. Polyommatus persisinus spec. nov. 22, male, holotype, upperside; 23, male, holotype, underside; 24, female, paratype, upperside; 25, female, paratype, underside. Scale bar = 10 mm.	Figures 22-25. Polyommatus persisinus spec. nov. 22, male, holotype, upperside; 23, male, holotype, underside; 24, female, paratype, upperside; 25, female, paratype, underside. Scale bar = 10 mm.	2024-09-23	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.		Zenodo	biologists	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.			
8D37878E41153A68FF31FF50FC1010BC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/14654390/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14654390	Figure 26. Biotope of P. ghasemii and P. persisinus. Iran, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province (south part), Lordegan District, Koh-e-Rig Mountains, 3100 to 3200 m. Photo: A. Karbalaye.	Figure 26. Biotope of P. ghasemii and P. persisinus. Iran, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province (south part), Lordegan District, Koh-e-Rig Mountains, 3100 to 3200 m. Photo: A. Karbalaye.	2024-09-23	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.		Zenodo	biologists	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.			
8D37878E41153A68FF31FF50FC1010BC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/14654382/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14654382	Figure 17. Schematic distribution map of P. (A.) hejazii sp. nov. (red), P. (A.) ghasemii sp. nov. (green), P. (A.) persisinus sp. nov. (green) and closely related species P. (A.) ardschira (blue), P. (A.) luna (pink), P. (A.) shahrami (pale blue), P. (A.) achaemenes (black), and P. (A.) faramarzii (pale blue).	Figure 17. Schematic distribution map of P. (A.) hejazii sp. nov. (red), P. (A.) ghasemii sp. nov. (green), P. (A.) persisinus sp. nov. (green) and closely related species P. (A.) ardschira (blue), P. (A.) luna (pink), P. (A.) shahrami (pale blue), P. (A.) achaemenes (black), and P. (A.) faramarzii (pale blue).	2024-09-23	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.		Zenodo	biologists	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.			
8D37878E41153A68FF31FF50FC1010BC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/14654368/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14654368	Figure 2. Position of new species P. persisinus sp. nov., P. ghasemii sp. nov. and P. hejazii sp. nov. (highlighted in red) on the phylogenetic tree of the subgenus Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus). Numbers at nodes indicate Bayesian posterior probabilities higher than 0.5. Scale bar = 0.02 substitutions per position. Species groups with support higher than 0.5 are collapsed to make the tree more compact. The finer structure of the collapsed species groups is shown in Lukhtanov et al. 2023.	Figure 2. Position of new species P. persisinus sp. nov., P. ghasemii sp. nov. and P. hejazii sp. nov. (highlighted in red) on the phylogenetic tree of the subgenus Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus). Numbers at nodes indicate Bayesian posterior probabilities higher than 0.5. Scale bar = 0.02 substitutions per position. Species groups with support higher than 0.5 are collapsed to make the tree more compact. The finer structure of the collapsed species groups is shown in Lukhtanov et al. 2023.	2024-09-23	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.		Zenodo	biologists	Karbalaye, Ahmad;Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.			
