Butterfly fauna of the province of Hatay,Turkey and major taxonomic characters of polyommatus bollandi Dumont,1998 (Lycaenidae)

During the studies conducted on site and in laboratory in hatay in 2009 and 2010,57 species of butter flies from 6 families (papilionidae,pieridae,argynnidae (nymphalidae),satyridae,lycaenidae and hesperiidae) were identified. according to these studies,polyommatus bollandi,hipparchia semele,melanargia grumi,melanargia syriaca are endemic for hatay. moreover,polyommatus iphigenia,polyommatus bellagrus,melanargia grumi,hipparchia semele,coenonympha pamphilus,melitaea interrupta,charaxes jasius are newly recorded species for the hatay fauna. the number of butter fly species has now risen from 131 to 138 including the species mentioned above. copyright 2012 zoological society of pakistan.