Metasia octogenalis Lederer, 1863

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 : 50

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scientific name	Metasia octogenalis Lederer, 1863
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Material examined. 3 ÔÔ 6 ♀♀: Châhârmahâl and Bakhtiâri Prov. : 2 ♀♀, Zardkuh, 2440 m, 15.viii.1976, Pâzuki, Borumand leg. ; Kermânshâh Prov.: 1 Ô 2 ♀♀, Bidsorkh, 1420 m, 11.viii.1996, Parchami-Arâghi, Barâri, V. Nazari leg. , 1 Ô, Dinavar , 22.v.1951, Vakili leg. , 2 ♀♀, Ghasr-e Shirin , 3.vi.1951, Vakili leg. ; Khuzestân Prov.: 1 Ô, Izeh, Susan , 910 m, 2.vi.1998, Mofidi-Neyestânak, Ebrâhimi leg.

Distribution. Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Syria ( Slamka 2013), Iran (Fars Province: Pirezan; Hamedan Province: Hamedan, Soltanabad; and Khuzestan Province: Ahwaz, Dezful [Salehabad]) ( Amsel 1949, 1961).

Remarks. The ground colour of the examined specimens varies from pale rusty-brown to pale brown.Additionally, a slight intraspecific variation was observed in the size of their discoidal spots.

References

Amsel, H. G. (1949) On the Microlepidoptera collected by E. P. Wiltshre in Irak and Iran in the years 1935 to 1938. Bulletin de la Societe Fouad 1 er d'Entomologie, 33, 271 - 351.

Amsel, H. G. (1961) Die Microlepidopteren der Brandt'schen Iran-Ausbeute. 5. Teil. Arkiv for Zoologi, New Series, 13 (17), 323 - 445, pls. 1 - 9.

Slamka, F. (2013) Pyraloidea of Europe (Lepidoptera). Vol. 3. Pyraustinae & Spilomelinae. F. Slamka, Bratislava, 357 pp.

Figures

FIGURE 23. A) Metasia octogenalis Lederer, male. B) M. subtilialis Caradja, male. C‒F) Arnia nervosalis Guenée, female, Hormozgan, Gohreh (C), male, Hormozgan, Fariab (D), female, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iranshahr (E), and female, Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas- Sirjan Rd. (F) (scale bar = 10.0 mm).