Pyrausta castalis Treitschke, 1829

Alipanah, Helen, Asselbergs, Jan, Malm, Tobias & Slamka, František, 2023, Taxonomic study of the subfamily Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Iran, Zootaxa 5289 (1), pp. 1-82 : 24

Pyrausta castalis Treitschke, 1829

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Pyrausta castalis Treitschke, 1829: 165–166 .

TL: Croatia, Dalmatia.

Material examined. 19 ♂♂, 7 ♀♀: Alborz Prov.: 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Âsârâ , 40 km N Karaj, 1850 m, 27.vi.1971, Safavi, Borumand, Kâviân, Ghâzioff leg. (gen. prep. HA-2528, HMIM) ; East Âzarbâijân Prov. : 1 ♂, 42 km N Marand, 1100 m, 7.vi.1975, Abâi leg. , 1 ♂, Kâghazkonân protected area, Âghkand, Hâjimir vill. to Mendejin vill. Rd. , 5.5 km to Mendejin , vill., N 37˚21´19˝, E 48˚11´60˝, 1220 m, 15.vi.2020, Âlipanâh, Falsafi leg. , 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Kâghazkonân protected area, Sarcham- Ardebil Rd. , 1.7 km after Gharâb-e Olyâ, N 37˚25´13˝, E 48˚8´1˝, 1760 m, 16.vi.2020, Âlipanâh, Falsafi leg. ; Gilân Prov.: 2 ♀♀, Lowshân, Bivarzin , 900 m, 27.-28.v.1997, Badii, V. Nazari, Sarafrâzi leg. ; Qazvin Prov.: 1 ♂, Rudbâr-e Shahrestân, Daryâbak , 2150 m, 12.vi.1995, Parchami-Arâghi, Ebrâhimi, Ardeh leg. ; West Âzarbâijân Prov.: 1 ♂, Bâzargân , 1450 m, 5.vi.1975, Abâi leg. , 6 ♂♂, 15 km S Mâku , 1050 m, 4.vi.1975, Abâi leg. (gen. prep. HA-2526, HMIM) ; Zanjân Prov.: 1 ♀, Mâhneshân, Damerloo Mt. , N 36˚42΄11.4˝, E 47˚54΄12.1˝, 2212 m, 30.vi.2013, Afsariân leg. , 2 ♀♀, Tehem , Tâzehkand, N 36˚55΄25.6˝, E 48˚42΄51.4˝, 1433 m, 26.vi.2013, Afsariân leg. , 1 ♂, Zanjân- Âbbar Rd. , 40 km to Zanjân, N 36˚44΄07.8˝, E 48˚47΄34.2˝, 1706 m, 5.vi.2012, Âlipanâh, Falsafi leg. (gen. prep. HA-2488, HMIM) , 4 ♂♂, Sorkhâbâd protected area, Sohrein vill. to Dagâhi vill. Rd. , 6 km to Dagâhi vill., N 36˚53´03.8˝, E 48˚28´08.3˝, 2084 m, 13.vi.2020, Âlipanâh, Falsafi leg. , 1 ♂, Sorkhâbâd protected area, Armaghânkhâneh, Meshkin vill. to Galjin vill. Rd. , 12 km to Galjin vill., N 37˚3´29˝, E 48˚22´49˝, 2174 m, 14.vi.2020, Âlipanâh, Falsafi leg.

Distribution. Albania, Bulgaria, central part of European Russia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia (including the regions of Kosovo and Vojvodina), Slovenia, Czech Republic, French mainland, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, north Macedonia, Romania, Spanish mainland, Ukraine, south of Siberia; Morocco; Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan (Ordubad), Iran: Alborz (Nesa), Fars (Komehr and Kuli Kash) and Mazandaran (Tarsi Kola) Provinces ( Zerny 1940; Amsel 1961; Slamka 2013; de Jong et al. 2014).

Figures

FIGURE 10. A, B) Pyrausta taftanalis Amsel, holotype, male, upperside (A) and underside (B), Sistan and Baluchestan, Taftan Mt. (NHRS). C–E) The female specimens close to P. taftanalis, upperside (C, E) and underside (D), Sistan and Baluchestan, Kusheh (C, D) and Taftan Mt. (E) (HMIM). F) P. castalis Treitschke, female (scale bar = 10.0 mm).