Cnephasia genitalana Pierce & Metcalfe, 1922

Alipanah, Helen, 2019, An overview of the tribe Cnephasiini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae) of Iran with description of a new species, Zootaxa 4661 (3), pp. 501-521 : 505

11. Cnephasia genitalana Pierce & Metcalfe, 1922

Material examined. East Âzarbâijân Prov.: 1 ♀, Kaleybar, Âynalou, Alhord, Arasbârân forest, N 38˚55΄1.1̎, E 46˚47΄38̎, 1440 m, 28.vii.2007, Zahiri, Âlipanâh, Falsafi leg. ( GS: HA-874).

Distribution. Europe, from Iberian Peninsula and British Isles to European Russia, Balkan Peninsula, Greece, Dagestan, libya ( Razowski 2002).

Remarks. The twisted area in the female genitalia is not visible in the single examined specimen ( Fig. 2C ) owing to folding in ductus bursae during the genitalic preparation. This species is newly reported for the fauna of Iran.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Female genitalia of Cnephasia species. A) C. constantinana Razowski, B) C. communana (Herrich-Schäffer), C) C. genitalana Pierce & Metcalfe, D) Eana incanana (Stephens).