Metasia virginalis Ragonot, 1894

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 : 45

Metasia virginalis Ragonot, 1894

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Material examined. 7 ÔÔ 1 ♀: Châhârmahâl and Bakhtiâri Prov.: 1 Ô, Shahrekord, Farrokhshahr , 23.vii.1974, Hâshemi, Zairi leg. ; Mâzandarân Prov.: 1 Ô, Âmol, Polur , 11.vii.1969, Mirzâyâns, Abâi leg. ; Markazi Prov.: 2 ÔÔ 1 ♀, Khomein, Delijân , 1780 m, 30.vii.1981, Pâzuki, Borumand leg. (gen. prep. HA-2673, HMIM) , 1 Ô, Bozijân, Cheshmeh Derâz , 2000 m, 31.vii.1997, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg. ; Kordestân Prov.: 2 ÔÔ, Saghez, Ziviyeh , N 36°16 ΄40.2″, E 46°40 ΄37.2″, 1593 m, 6.viii.2014, Afsariân, Mozaffariân leg. (gen. prep. HA-2660, HMIM).

Distribution. Turkey, and Iran (Mazandaran [Tarsi Kola] and Lorestan Provinces) ( Zerny 1939; Amsel 1949; Slamka 2013).

Remarks. As stated by Slamka (2013), the smaller size and brown apical part of the labial palpus of M. virginalis can separate it from it’s closely allied species, i.e. M. sefidalis and M. inustalis .

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).