Mecyna lutealis (Duponchel, 1833)

Alipanah, Helen & Slamka, František, 2023, A revision of the subfamily Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) in Iran with description of a new species, Zootaxa 5248 (1), pp. 1-70 : 55

Mecyna lutealis (Duponchel, 1833)

( Fig. 24D )

Material examined. 2 ÔÔ 2 ♀♀: Alborz Prov.: 2 ÔÔ 1 ♀, Tâleghân, Kalânak , 1950 m, 26.vi.1994, Ebrâhimi leg. ;

Zanjân Prov.: 1 ♀, Sohrein vill. to Dagâhi vill. Rd., 6 km to Dagâhi vill., N 36°53 ΄03.8″ E 48°28 ΄08.3″, 4084 m, 4.vi.2012, Âlipanâh, Falsafi leg. (gen. prep. HA-2667, HMIM) .

Distribution. Southern part of Central Europe, eastern part of Germany, Czech Republic, southern Europe, Italy, France; N Africa; Turkey ( Slamka 2013).

Remarks. This species is newly reported for the fauna of Iran.

Figures

FIGURE 24. A) Arnia nervosalis Guenée, female, Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas- Sirjan Rd. B) Diasemiopsis ramburialis (Duponchel), male. C) Mecyna flavalis (Denis & Schifferm̧ller), female. D) M. lutealis (Duponchel), male. E, F) M. trinalis (Denis & Schifferm̧ller), female, East Azarbaijan, Kaghazkonan (E) and male, Razavi Khorasan, Aladagh (F), (scale bar = 10.0 mm).