Anania rudalis ( Zerny, 1939 )

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 : 12

Anania rudalis ( Zerny, 1939)

( Fig. 2D )

Pyrausta rudalis Zerny, 1939: 174–175 , pl. 11 fig. 10.

TL: Iran, Tar Lake area [Tarsee-Gebiet], 2100–2200 m.

Material examined. 2 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀: Esfahân Prov.: 1 ♀, Semirom, Sivar , 2150 m, 9.viii.1978, Pâzuki, Borumand leg. ; Fârs Prov.: 1 ♀, SSE Eghlid, Bol Mt., Âbsad valley , 2750 m, 7.vi.2005, Hofmann, Meineke leg. , 1 ♂, Firuzâbâd- Farâshband Rd., 40 km to Farâshband , 1800 m, 7.v.2004, Hâjiesmailiân, Serri, Bolonia leg. , 1 ♀, Safâshahr , 2150 m, 19.vi.1986, Mirzâyâns, Hâshemi leg. ; Kermân Prov.: 1 ♂, Bâft, Khabr National Park, 21 km E Dashtâb Ranger Sta., Pâyeshgah-e Mobârakeh , N 28˚47΄43.2˝, E 56˚30΄54.4˝, 2271 m, 5.vi.2017, Âlipanâh, Afsariân, Mozhdehi leg. (gen. prep. HA-2474, HMIM) ; West Âzarbâijân Prov.: 1 ♀, Ghâsemlu valley , N 37˚16΄05˝, E 45˚08΄57˝, 1650 m, 19.vii.2005, Zahiri, Golmohammadzâdeh-Khiâbân leg.

Distribution. Iran including Alborz (Karaj), Fars (Sepidan, Bavanat, Tall-e Karmuni Mt., Komehr, Shiraz, Sineh Sefid), and Mazandaran (Tarsi Kola) Provinces ( Zerny 1939; Amsel 1961).

Remarks. All the examined specimens have pale brown ground colour with moderate pale brown marginal band at both fore- and hindwing, except a single female collected in Semirom, Esfahan Province which has wings with broader marginal band.

Figures

FIGURE 2. A) Anania terrealis (Treitschke), female. B) A. ochrofascialis (Christoph), female. C) A. murcialis (Ragonot), female. D) A. rudalis (Zerny), male. E, F) Psammotis pulveralis (Ḩbner): male, Golestan, Shahkuh (E) and female, Alborz, Karaj (F) (scale bar = 10.0 mm).