Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787)

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 : 36

Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787)

( Figs 14F , 17A‒C )

Material examined. Sistân and Baluchestân Prov.: 1 ♀, Nikshahr, Sahm, 490 m, 10.xi.1996, Barâri, Sarafrâzi, Parchami-Arâghi leg. (gen. prep. HA-1358, HMIM) .

Distribution. Native in tropics and subtropics. It is also reported from Eastern Palaearctic and imported to Europe ( Denmark, England, S France) ( Slamka 2013).

Remarks. In the single examined male, the fibulae are not curved and almost sickle-shaped as it is figured in Slamka (2013: 181), but are nearly triangular with blunt tips ( Fig. 17A ). Additionally, the shape of the cornutus is different from that shown by Slamka (2013) ( Fig. 17B, C ). Genitalia probably show intraspecific variability. The genus and species are newly reported for the fauna of Iran.

Figures

FIGURE 14. A, B) Synclera bleusei Obertḩr, female, Kerman, Sargaz (A), and female, Kerman, Kahnuj (B). C, D) S. in- terruptalis (Amsel), male (C), female (paratype), Sistan and Baluchestan, Chabahar (D). E) S. traducalis (Zeller), female. F) Maruca vitrata (Fabricius), male (scale bar = 10.0 mm).

FIGURE 17. A‒C) Male genitalia of Maruca vitrata (Fabricius): Main body in ventral view (A), anterior end of phallus (B) and phallus (C) (genitalia slide HA-1358, HMIM).