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

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. ; 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

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).