Dolicharthria daralis (Chrétien, 1911)

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 : 42-43

Dolicharthria daralis (Chrétien, 1911)

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Material examined. 29 ÔÔ 29 ♀♀: Châhârmahâl and Bakhtiâri Prov. : 2 ♀♀, Gandomân , Sabzkuh, 2450 m, 11.–14.vii.1983, Mirzâyâns, Borumand leg., 1 Ô, 5 km SW Shalamzâr, Tang-e Chezghân, 7.–10.vii.1983, Mirzâyâns ,

Borumand leg. (gen. prep. HA-2548, HMIM), 2 ÔÔ, Lordegân (oak forest), N 31°32 ΄30″, E 50°57 ΄16.92″, 2352 m, 15.viii.2010 , Âlipanâh, Nematiân leg.; Esfahân Prov.: 1 Ô 1 ♀, Kâshân, Ghohrud, Jevinân , 2000 m, 12.– 13.vi.1984 , Pâzuki, Hâshemi leg.; Fârs Prov.: 1 Ô, Dasht-e Arzhan, Kotal Pirezan , 2000 m, 18.vi.1972 , Ebert, Pâzuki leg., 1 ♀, Kâmfiruz, Tang-e Bostânak , 1680 m, 29.ix.1996 , Barâri, Parchami-Arâghi leg.; Hormozgân Prov.: 1 ♀, Isin , 5.iv.1973 , Abâi leg., 8 ÔÔ, Isin, Geno , 750 m, 25.iv.1986 , Mirzâyâns, Borumand leg. (gen. prep. HA-2640, HMIM), 1 ♀, Geno Mt. , 800 m, 15.–17.vi.1992 , Mirzâyâns, Badii leg., 4 ♀♀, Geno Mt. , 1550 m, 18.iv.1994 , Parchami-Arâghi, Ebrâhimi leg. (gen. prep. HA-2817, HMIM), 1 ♀, N Bandar Abbâs, Geno Mt. , 560 m, N 27°21 ΄43.3″, E 56°09 ΄06.0″, 29.xii.2007 , Zahiri, Lehman, Stadie leg., 2 ÔÔ, Bandar Abbâs, Geno Mt. , N 27°27 ΄02.9″, E 56°09 ΄44.4″, 728 m, 18.ii.2012 , Falsafi leg., 1 Ô, Bandar Abbâs, Kahurestân , 14.ii.1975 , Termeh, Irânshahr leg., 1 Ô, Bandar Abbâs, Sikhorân , 400 m, 27.xi.1999 , Badii, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg., 1 Ô, Fin, Sarzeh , 260 m, 3.v.1995 , Badii, Ardeh, V. Nazari leg., 2 ♀♀, Bandar Lengeh, Bostâno , 0 m, 25.ii.1997 , V. Nazari leg., 1 Ô, Bandar-e Khamir , 60 m, 10.iii.1991 , Mirzâyâns, Badii leg., 1 ♀, Gheshm Isl., Salakh , 50 m, 6.iii.2002 , Hâjiesmailiân, Mofidi-Neyestânak, Sâdeghi leg.; Kermân Prov.: 1 ♀, Fâriâb , 6.ii.1972 , Mirzâyâns, Borumand leg., 2 ÔÔ 1 ♀, Mehriz- Anâr Rd. (27 km to Anâr), 6 km S Dehaj vill., Dehaj protected area, near Ayub cave , N 30°36 ΄20.4″, E 54°52 ΄31.6″, 2595 m, 2.vi.2017 , Âlipanâh, Afsariân, Mozhdehi leg., 2 ÔÔ, Bâft, Ghanât-e Marvân , 2800 m, 23.v.1977 , Safavi, Pâzuki, Abâi leg., 1 ♀, Bâft, Khabr National Park, 21 km E Dashtâb Ranger Sta., Pâyeshgâh-e Mobârakeh , N 28°47ˊ43.2″, E 56°30ˊ54.4″, 2271 m, 5.vi.2017 , Âlipanâh, Afsariân, Mozhdehi leg., 1 ♀, Dehbakri , 2200 m, 1.–2.v.1973 , Borumand leg., 1 ♀, Jiroft, Dehbakri , 1850 m, 3.–4.x.1993 , Hâshemi, Ebrâhimi leg., 1 Ô 1 ♀, Bam, Dehbakri , 2300 m, 23.v.2004 , Rajâei leg., 1 ♀, Jiroft- Bâft, Shengarâ (55 km after Jiroft ), 2800 m, 24.v.2004 , Rajâei leg. (gen. prep. HA-2698, HMIM), 1 Ô 1 ♀, Bâft- Jiroft Rd., 55 km NW Jiroft, near Shengarâ vill., N 29°04ˊ56.5″, E 57°32ˊ25.6″, 2794 m, 7.v.2017 , Âlipanâh, Afsariân, Mozhdehi leg. (gen. prep. HA-2547, HMIM), 1 ♀, 35 km Jiroft, Mohammadâbâd , 3.–4.v.1973 , Borumand leg., 1 ♀, Sirjân, Homâshahr- Pâriz Rd., after Handaj vill., Pâriz protected area, N 29°51 ΄37.1″, E 55°50 ΄52.0″, 2323 m, 3.vi.2017 , Âlipanâh, Afsariân, Mozhdehi leg.; Kermânshâh Prov.: 1 Ô, Eslâmâbâd-e Gharb, Ghallâjeh , 1800 m, 30.vi.1972 , Mirzâyâns, Abâi leg., 1 ♀, Eslâmâbâd-e Gharb, Govâvar , 15.vi.1975 , Nuri leg.; Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad Prov.: 1 ♀, Yâsuj, Sisakht , 1850 m, 10.ix.1974 , Pâzuki, Hâshemi leg., 2 ÔÔ 1 ♀, Sisakht , 2100 m, 16.vi.1986 , Mirzâyâns, Hâshemi leg., 1 ♀, Noghol, Pâdenâ , 2200 m, 15.ix.1998 , Manzari, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg.; Lorestân Prov.: 1 Ô 1 ♀, Aligudarz, Ghâlikuh , 2500 m, 21.–22.viii.1994 , Mirzâyâns, Sarafrâzi leg.

Distribution. Spain, Canary Islands, N Africa ( Slamka 2013) and Iran ( Amsel 1959).

Remarks. In the examined specimens, wings ground colour varies from pale brownish-creamy to pale ochreous and pale grayish-brown. There is an intraspecific variation among the Iranian specimens in the shape of postmedial line of the forewing, in a way that in most of them it is slightly protruded at two-thirds of its length from costal margin; while in few specimens the protrusion is not clearly distinct and the line appears smooth in this area.

Figures

FIGURE 20. A) Dolicharthria punctalis (Denis & Schifferm̧ller), male. B) D. bruguieralis (Duponchel), male. C) D. daralis (Chrétien), female. D) D. intervacatalis (Christoph), female. E, F) Metasia suppandalis (Ḩbner), male, Kermanshah (E) and female, North Khorasan, Jozak (F) (scale bar = 10.0 mm).