Chondrostega pastrana Lederer, 1858

Zolotuhin, Vadim V. & Zahiri, Reza, 2008, The Lasiocampidae of Iran (Lepidoptera), Zootaxa 1791, pp. 1-52 : 6

Chondrostega pastrana Lederer, 1858

Chondrostega pastrana Lederer, 1858 , Wien. Ent. Monatschr. 2: 144, pl. 2, figs. 6, 7. TL: [Damask]. Syntypes: males (ZMHU).

References: Wiltshire 1952: 188.

Distribution (Map 2): Syria, Transcaucasus.—In Iran: Golestan, Semnan and Khorasan provinces.

Bionomics. The species is native to arid biotopes and is univoltine with flight period known in September.

From 900–1700 m. Females wingless.

Material Examined: 1 male, Schakbah ( ZISP); 5 males, Iran, Prov. Khorassan, Kopet Dagh, Okaznev, 40 km

N of Shirvan, 1800 m, 26–27.VIII 2000, light trap, leg. P. Gyulai & A. Garai (MWM).

MAP 2. Chondrostega pastrana Lederer, 1858 .