Euclasta mirabilis Amsel, 1949

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 : 7

Euclasta mirabilis Amsel, 1949

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Euclasta mirabilis Amsel, 1949: 244–245 , pl. 2 fig. 14.

TL: Iran, Bender Tchahbahar.

Syn.: Euclasta mirabilis pinheyi Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1977: 235–236 , figs 48, 53, pl. 4 fig. 96.

Material examined. 22 ♂♂, 48 ♀♀: Bushehr Prov.: 1 ♂, Bidkhun, Mangrove forest , 0 m, 18.xi.1997, V. Nazari, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg. , 1 ♀, Khalij-e Nâyband , 0 m, 27.xi.1998, Ghayurfar, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg. , 1 ♀, Ahram , 100 m, 24.xi.1998, Ghayurfar, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg. , 2 ♀♀, Kangân , 10 m, 25.xi.1998, Ghayurfar, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg. ; Fârs Prov.: 1 ♀, Âbâdeh , 3 km S Didegân, 1900 m, 20.vi.1972, Ebert, Pâzuki leg. ; Hormozgân Prov.: 2 ♀♀, 36 km E Gâwbandi, Konârdân , 210 m, 23.iv.1977, Pâzuki, Hâshemi leg. , 1 ♀, Minâb , 11.iii.1971, Pâzuki, Âyatollâhi leg. , 1 ♀, Bandar-e Khamir , 100 m, 4.iii.1986, Mirzâyâns, Borumand leg. (gen. prep. HA-2450, HMIM) , 1 ♂, Bandar Abbâs, Siyâhu , 600 m, 10.-11.iii.1995, Sarafrâzi, Badii leg. , 5 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Siyâhu, Sikhorân , 830 m, 9.ii.2001, Ebrâhimi, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg. , 1 ♂, Bandar Abbâs, Gohreh, Âb Mâh , 7.iii.1973, Ebert leg. , 1 ♀, Bandar Abbâs- Sirjân Rd. (km 40), 300 m, 30.iii.1973, Abâi leg. , 1 ♀, Sirik , 20 m, 29.xi.1998, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg. , 1 ♀, Isin, Geno , 750 m, 25.iv.1986, Mirzâyâns, Borumand leg. , 2 ♀♀, N Bandar Abbâs, Geno Mt. , 560 m, N 27˚21΄43.3˝, E 56˚09΄06.0˝, 29.xii.2007, Zahiri, Lehmann, Stadie leg. , 4 ♀♀, Geno Mt. , 800 m, 15.-17.vi.1992, Mirzâyâns, Badii leg. , 2 ♀♀, Geno Mt. , 450 m, 18.ii.1997, V. Nazari leg. , 1 ♂, Tâziân , 60 m, 5.iii.1995, Badii, Sarafrâzi leg. , 1 ♀, Hâjiâbâd , N 28˚18΄00.9˝, E 55˚56΄15.5˝, 973 m, 25.ii.2012, Falsafi leg. , 1 ♀, 21 km W Rudân, Sarzeh , 200 m, 3.-4.iii.1978, Pâzuki leg. , 1 ♀, Fâriâb , 6.iii.1972, Mirzâyâns, Borumand leg. , 1 ♀, Gerok , 0 m, 6.-7.iii.1995, Badii, Sarafrâzi leg. , 1 ♀, Gurband , 4.iii.1972, Mirzâyâns, Borumand leg. , 2 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀, Gohreh , 9, 10.iii.1971, Pâzuki, Âyatollâhi leg. , 1 ♀, Gohreh , 12.iii.1972, Mirzâyâns, Borumand leg. , 2 ♀♀, Hormoz Isl. , 90 m, 22.ii.1997, V. Nazari leg. ; Kermân Prov.: 1 ♀, Jiroft, Esfandagheh , 20.iv.1971, Safavi, Zairi leg. , 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Jiroft, Manujân , 22 km W Ghaleh Ganj, 490 m, 6.iii.1978, Pâzuki leg. , 3 ♀♀, Jiroft, Kahnuj, Mârz , 24 km SE Pimejân, 860 m, 10.iii.1978, Pâzuki leg. , 2 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀, Jiroft, Kahnuj, Mârz , Goweniskân , 880-1000 m, 12.iii.1978, Pâzuki leg. ; Sistân and Baluchestân Prov.: 2 ♂♂, Zâboli , Sarbâz , 31.iii.1973, Safavi, Borumand leg. , 1 ♂, Khâsh, Taftân Mt. , 1800 m, 20.v.1972, Abâi, Ebert leg. , 1 ♂, Ghasr-e Ghand , 25.xi.1997, V. Nazari, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg. (gen. prep. HA-2448, HMIM) ; Zanjân Prov.: 4 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Zanjân , Âbbar, N 36˚55΄19.2˝, E 48˚59΄32.89˝, 1156 m, 21.vii.2010, Âlipanâh leg.

Distribution. Iran including Bushehr (Dalaki), Fars (Cherom and Laristan), Hormozgan (Sarzeh), and Sistan and Baluchestan (Bandar Chabahar, Takht-e Malek) Provinces; Pakistan, Afghanistan, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Somalia ( Amsel 1949a, 1959, 1961, 1970; Wiltshire 1977; Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu 1977; Asselbergs 2008; Nuss et al. 2003 –2022).

Figures

FIGURE 1. A) Euclasta mirabilisAmsel, male. B) E. splendidalis (Herrich-Schäffer), female. C‒E) Anania verbascalis ([Denis & Schifferm̧ller]): male, Golestan, Mazarli (C), female, Golestan, Gorgan lab (D) and female, Golestan, Aliabad (E). F) A. coronata (Hufnagel), female (scale bar = 10.0 mm).