Duponchelia fovealis Zeller, 1847

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 : 39

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5248.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7681985
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scientific name	Duponchelia fovealis Zeller, 1847
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Material examined. 4 ÔÔ 5 ♀♀: East Âzarbâijân Prov.: 1 ♀, Kaleybar, Vâyeghân , 1440 m, 5.–6.viii.1992, Parchami-Arâghi, Badii leg. ; Hormozgân Prov.: 1 Ô, Bandar Abbâs, Rudân , 400 m, 4.iv.1973, Abâi leg. , 1 ♀, Geno Mt. , 1550 m, 18.iv.1994, Parchami-Arâghi, Ebrâhimi leg. ; Kermân Prov.: 1 Ô Jiroft, Narâb , 15.–17.xi.1999, Badii, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg. , 1 ♀, Jiroft, 14 km NW Dehbakri, near Zaryâb vill., N 29°04ˊ34.3″, E 57°50ˊ09.3″, 2325 m, 9.vi.2017, Âlipanâh, Afsariân, Mozhdehi leg. GoogleMaps ; Khuzestân Prov.: 1 ♀, Bâgh Malek, Abolabbâs , 1000 m, 3.vi.1998, Ebrâhimi, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg. , 2 ÔÔ, Hâmib , 14 km S Ahwâz, 30.iv.1976, Pâzuki, Abâi leg. ; Sistân and Baluchestân Prov.: 1 ♀, Nikshahr , Sahm , 490 m, 10.xi.1996, Barâri, Sarâfrazi, Parchami-Arâghi leg.

Distribution. Native to the tropics as well as Mediterranean area. Imported to North America ( Slamka 2013). This species has also been reported from Iran (Fars Province: Cherom, Mian Kotal, Sineh Sefid; and Khuzestan Province: Ahwaz) ( Amsel 1949, 1961).

Genus Dolicharthria Stephens, 1834

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 18. A, B) Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker), male (A) and female (B), Hormozgan, Parsian- Asaluyeh Rd. C) Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius), male. D) Duponchelia caidalis Obertḩr, male. E) D. fovealis Zeller, male. F) Dolicharthria stigmosalis (Herrich-Schäffer), female (scale bar = 10.0 mm).