Masalia albida (Hampson, 1905)

Pl. 3, fig. 17; male genitalia Pl. 7, fig. 35.

Timora albida Hampson, 1905, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Ser. 7), 15: 450 (TL.: Algeria: Hammam-es-Salahin). Synonymy: Lecerfia chitinipyga Dumont, 1920 .

References: Hacker 2001 ( Masalia albida).

Bionomics: Univoltine. Moths flying from April to May. The species inhabits deserts and semideserts on medium elevations (700-1650 m). Larval host-plants are unknown.

Distribution: Saharo-Sindian. North and East Africa, Cyprus, Near East. – In Iran (Pl. 12, fig. 65) occurs in provinces Esfahan, Kerman and Hormozgan.

PLATE 10. Figures 49–56. Distributional maps; 49, Heliothis viriplaca; 50, H. maritima; 51, H. nubigera; 52, H. peltigera; 53, H. incarnata, Baluchestan; 54, Helicoverpa armigera; 55, Schinia scutosa; 56, Periphanes delphinii .

PLATE 11. Figures 57–64. Distributional maps; 57, Periphanes treitschkei; 58, P. victorina; 59, Pyrrhia umbra; 60, Aedophron phlebophora; 61, A. venosa; 62, A. rhodites; 63, A. sumorita; 64, Heliocheilus confertissima .

Material examined: Esfahan: Kashan, 25.V.1973, leg. Vartian (NHMW). Kerman: Rameshk Baru, 6 km E, Kahnuj, Jiroft, 700 m, 14.III.1978, leg. Pazuki (HMIM); Kerman, 100 km NW, 1650 m, 09.V.1965, leg. Kasy & Vartian (NHMW). Hormozgan: Bander-Abbas, 10 km nordöstl, 02.IV.1974, leg. Vartian (NHMW). Zahedan, 15.V.1955, at light, leg. Shteinberg (ZISP).