Phyllodesma joannisi Lajonquiére, 1963

Zolotuhin, Vadim V. & Zahiri, Reza, 2008, The Lasiocampidae of Iran (Lepidoptera), Zootaxa 1791, pp. 1-52 : 40

* Phyllodesma joannisi Lajonquiére, 1963

Phyllodesma joannisi Lajonquiére, 1963 , Ann. Soc. Ent. France 132: 71–72, 131, pl.1, figs. 19, 20, pl. 8, figs. 122-124, pl. 9, figs. 138–140. TL: [Caucasus, Azerbajan, Geok-Tapa] mistakedly pointed by de Lajonquiére to be Turkmenia, Geok-Tepe. Holotype: male (ZFMK).

Distribution (Map 31): southern Russia (Lower Volga Region), Ciscaucasus, Caucasus, Transcaucasus, east-

ern Turkey. - In Iran: Kordestan province.

Map 31. Phyllodesma joannisi Lajonquiére, 1963 .

Bionomics. The biology of this bivoltine species is poorly known. In Armenia, caterpillars have been recorded on Quercus , Populus tremulae , Populus spp ., Malus , Pyrus , Prunus spinosa (Gevorkjan 1986: 687) . Spring generation dark like European P. ilicifolium L.; summer generation lighter, with reduction of whitish pattern and like P. tremulifolium Esp. The species is noted from Iran for the first time.

Material Examined: male, female, Kordestan, Sanandadj-Farah, 10–15.IV 1975, Haschemi leg. ( HMIM); 3 males, Iran, 80 km N Quam, 2400 m, 15.IX 2000, leg. Mueller (MWM). ( HMIM): Kordestan: Farah, Sanandaj, 10.VI.1975, leg. Hashemi.