Metasia rosealis Ragonot, 1895

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 : 49

Metasia rosealis Ragonot, 1895

( Fig. 21F )

Material examined. 5 ÔÔ 1 ♀: Fârs Prov.: 1 Ô, Bamu , 1650 m, 13.–14.vi.1996, Sarafrâzi, Linnavori, Badii leg. (gen. prep. HA-2649, HMIM) , 1 Ô 1 ♀, Bamu National Park, 1800 m, 8.vi.1990, Ebrâhimi, Badii leg., 1 Ô, Firuzâbâd, Mehkuyeh , 1450 m, 11.vi.1986, Mirzâyâns, Hâshemi leg. (gen. prep. HA-2665, HMIM) ; Kermânshâh Prov.: 1 Ô, 5 km E Kangâvar , 1500 m, 29.vi.1972, Mirzâyâns, Abâi leg. (gen. prep. HA-2592, HMIM) ; Kordestân Prov.: 1 Ô, Ravânsar , 20.vi.1975, Abâi leg. (gen. prep. HA-2540, HMIM) .

Distribution. Croatia, Greece,SamosIsland, Cyprus, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon ( Slamka2013), Bulgaria ( Plant2016).

Remarks. In all the examined specimens the ground colour of the fore- and hindwing were pale ochrous-brown and craem to dirty-creamy, respectively. This species is newly reported for the fauna of Iran.

Figures

FIGURE 21. A) Metasia virginalis Ragonot, male. B) M. sefidalis Amsel, male. C) M. inustalis Ragonot, male. D) M. comealis Amsel, male. E) M. gigantalis Staudinger, male. F) M. rosealis Ragonot, male (scale bar = 10.0 mm).