Mecyna amasialis (Staudinger, 1880)

Alipanah, Helen & Slamka, František, 2023, A revision of the subfamily Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) in Iran with description of a new species, Zootaxa 5248 (1), pp. 1-70 : 57

Mecyna amasialis (Staudinger, 1880)

( Figs 25G‒I , 26A )

Material examined. 18 ÔÔ 27 ♀♀: Alborz Prov.: 1 Ô 10 ♀♀, Karaj, Arangeh , 1550 m, 12.vi.1972, Mirzâyâns, Abâi, Kâviân, Ghâzioff leg. , 1 ♀, Tâleghân, Tijkuh , 1950 m, 9.vii.1997, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg. ; Esfahân Prov.: 1 Ô, Ghamishloo , 2000 m, 16.–17.vi.1993, Mirzâyâns, Badii leg. (gen. prep. HA-2483, HMIM) ; Fârs Prov.: 8 ÔÔ, Âbâdeh, Didegân , 2000 m, 20.v.1974, Abâi, Pâzuki leg. (gen. prep. HA-2487, HMIM) ; Qazvin Prov.: 1 ♀, Alamut, Gâzorkhân , 2080 m, 19.–21.vi.1995, Ebrâhimi, Ardeh, Parchami-Arâghi leg. ; Qom Prov.: 1 ♀ , Qom, 8 km S Fordu, Vesf , 2320 m, 7.–8.vi.1984, Pâzuki, Hâshemi leg. ; Kermân Prov.: 1 Ô, Jiroft- Bâft Rd. (56 km after Jiroft), Shengarâ , 2800 m, 24.v.2004, Rajâei leg. , 2 ÔÔ, Lâlezâr , 7.vi.1971, Hâshemi, Naim leg. ; Mâzandarân Prov.: 1 ♀, Polur, Navâ Mt. , 13.vii.1976, Zairi, Lavâli leg. ; North Khorâsân Prov.: 1 Ô, Golestân National Park, Âlmeh , 1650 m, 17.–25.v.1988, Pâzuki leg. ; Razavi Khorâsân Prov.: 1 ♀, Khosraviyeh, Âlâdâgh , 1600 m, 16.vi.1974, Rajabi, Pâzuki leg. , 1 ♀, Ghuchân- Bajgirân Rd., 46 km N Ghuchân, Dorbâdâm protected area, N 37°25 ΄25.5″, E 58°31 ΄34.0″, 1800 m, 20.vi.2013, Âlipanâh, Falsafi leg. , 1 ♀, 10 km after Golmakân vill., Binâlud Mt. ( Asheghân valley ), N 36°24 ΄12.9″, E 59°06 ΄22.5″, 1884 m, 4.vi.2016, Âlipanâh, Falsafi leg. ; Tehrân Prov.: 4 ÔÔ 5 ♀♀ , Tehrân, Evin , 10.vi.1971, 13.iv.1972, 4.vi.1972, 22.v.1974, 7.vi.1974, 28.v.1976 , 11, 13.vi.1976, no collector given;

West Âzarbâijân Prov.: 4 ♀♀, Orumiyeh, Ghushchi, 9.vi.1975, Abâi leg.; Zanjân Prov. : 1 ♀, Armaghân Khâneh, Mâri vill., N 36°59 ΄52.0″, E 48°28 ΄39.0″, 2300 m, 21.vi.2015, Nâserzâdeh, Hâjiesmailiân, Montreuil leg.

Distribution. Turkey, Syria, Transcaucasia, Iran, Afghanistan,?Southern Russia ( Slamka 2013). In Iran it has been reported from Alborz (Kandovan Rd., Karaj), Fars (Shiraz), Hamedan (Hamedan, Alvand Mt.), Mazandaran (Tarsee Mt.= same as Tarsi Kola), Tehran (Tehran), and Yazd (Barfkhaneh) Provinces ( Zerny 1939; Amsel 1961).

Remarks. Ground colour of the forewing in the examined material varies from pale yellowish-gray to yellowishlemon with greenish-yellow tint. Moreover, there is a variation in size and partly in the shape of the scelotized spines of cornuti among the examined males ( Fig. 25G‒I ).

Figures

FIGURE 25. A‒C, G‒I) Cornuti structure in Mecyna trinalis (Denis & Schiffermüller) (A‒C), and M. amasialis (Staudinger) (G‒I). D‒F) Fibula of M. trinalis.

FIGURE 26. A) Mecyna amasialis (Staudinger), male. B, C) M. marcidalis (Fuchs), both male, Kerman, Pariz. D‒F) M. subsequalis (Herrich-Schäffer), female, Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad, Padena (D), female, West Azarbaijan, Ghezelbolagh (E), and female, Tehran, Shemshak (F) (scale bar = 10.0 mm).