Ábrahám Levente (szerk.): Válogatott tanulmányok XVIII. - Natura Somogyiensis 34. / Miscellanea 18. (Kaposvár, 2020)
Schmidt P. et al.: A faunistic contribution to the butterfly fauna of Oman (Lepidoptera: Diurna)
Schmidt et al.: A contribution to the butterfly fauna of Oman 179 It also penetrates into the Guinea-Congolian forest zone. In Oman, ssp. kadugli occurs in the Dhofar Region, where it is moderately common, though it was discovered only in 1977 (Larsen 1977). Remarks: The main host plants of the Common Scarlet are Acacia species (Larsen & Larsen 1980). Cigaritis acamas (Klug, 1834) Material examined: 1 ex. / OMAN, Al Batinah South, Ar Rustaq / N23°24.003' E57°25.517' 339 m, oasis/ 16.04.2008 / leg. S. Ilniczky, S. J. Simonyi. Taxonomic note: In many publications, the species appears in the genus Apharitis Riley, 1925, however, the genus was first synonymized with Spindasis Wallengren, 1857 (Heath 1997), which was later synonymized with Cigaritis Donzel, 1848 (Heath et al. 2002) Distribution: Its distribution range covers the Central Sahara Region, in the north it reaches South Algeria, South Lybia, most of coastal parts of the Middle East, South Turkey, Cyprus, the Arabian Peninsula and Pakistan in the east (Tshikolovets 2011). In Oman, it was found only in a few locations. Remarks: It is a rare and local butterfly in Oman. Polyommatinae Swainson, 1827 Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1847) Material examined: 1 ex. / OMAN, Gov. Dhofar / 3 km W of Rakhyuth /N16°45.225' E53°23.905' / 36 m wadi / 31.10.2018 / leg. L. Ábrahám, S. Ilniczky. Distribution: It occurs in certain areas of the Middle East (coastal parts of Red and Dead Sea), across most of Arabia, also across sub-Saharan Africa. It is widespread in Oman, but much more common in Dhofar, than other regions of the country. Remarks: It is the most widespread species of its genus, that ranges up to almost the Mediterranean Sea, also the only Anthene species found in Oman so far. The main host plants of this butterfly are Acacia (primarily A. tortilis in Oman) and Citrus species (Tshikolovets 2011). Like many other Lyceanidae species, A. amarah is associated with ants (Milton 1990). Chilades trochylus (Freyer, 1845) Material examined: 3 exx. / OMAN, Region Al Batinah, N of Hubrah, N23°29.005' E57°49.988' 194 m, oasis 11.10.2009 leg. S. Ilniczky, S. J. Simonyi; 1 ex. OMAN, Gov. Dhofar, W of Al Mughsayl N16°51.243’ E53°43.149' 496 m, grassy hillside 13.10.2009 leg. S. Ilniczky, S. J. Simonyi; 2 exx. OMAN, Gov. Dhofar, W of Al Mughsayl N16°51.243' E53°43.149' 496 m, grassy hillside 06.07.2010 leg. S. Ilniczky, S. J. Simonyi; 1 ex. / OMAN, Gov. Dhofar / 3 km W of Rakhyuth / N16°45.225' E53°23.905' / 36 m wadi / 31.10.2018 / leg. L. Ábrahám, S. Ilniczky; 1 ex. / OMAN, Gov. Dhofar / 20 km W of Al Mughsayl /N16°50.051' E53°42.552' / 34 m seashore, dry rocky vegetation / 01.11.2018 / leg. L. Ábrahám, S. Ilniczky. Taxonomic note: The species listed in the genus Freyeria Courvosier, 1920 in numerous earlier publications (e.g. Larsen 1991, Ackery et al. 1995), however, its status was re-assessed and it was moved into Chilades Moore, [1881] by Lees et al. (2003). Distribution: The Grass Jewel has a wide distribution, contrary to the fact that it is one of the smallest butterflies in the world: most of Africa, excluding north, the Middle East, through Arabia and India to Australia. In Europe, it reaches up north to the Greek islands, to mainland sourthem Greece and Southeastern Bulgaria (Burgas) (Tshikolovets 2011). It is widespread in Oman as well.
