Pyrasia gutturalis ( Staudinger, 1879 )

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 : 71-72

Pyrasia gutturalis ( Staudinger, 1879)

( Fig. 31B )

Botys gutturalis Staudinger, 1879: 175 .

LT: Turkey, Magnesia.

Material examined. 34 ♂♂, 22 ♀♀: Châhârmahâl and Bakhtiâri Prov. : 1 ♂, S Borujen, 6 km S Dorâhun, 1850-2100 m, 1.vi.2005, A. Hofmann, Meineke leg. ; East Âzarbâijân Prov. : 1 ♀, Kaleybar, Vinâgh, 800 m, 7.- 8.viii.1992, Parchami-Arâghi, Badii 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 ♂, Kâghazkonân protected area, Sarcham- Ardebil Rd. , 1.7 km after Gharâb-e Olya, N 37˚25´13˝, E 48˚8´1˝, 1760 m, 16.vi.2020, Âlipanâh, Falsafi leg. ; Esfahân Prov.: 1 ♂, Semirom, Sivar , 2150 m, 9.viii.1978, Pâzuki, Borumand leg. , 1 ♀, Semirom, Zamân Kahriz , 2380, 12.viii.1978, Pâzuki, Borumand leg. , 1 ♀, Semirom, Pâdenâ, Tang-e Bizhan , 2930 m, 13.viii.1978, Pâzuki, Borumand leg. ; Fârs Prov.: 1 ♀, Dasht-e Arzhan, Kotal Pirezan , 2000 m, 18.vi.1972, Ebert, Pâzuki leg. , 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Kâzerun, Dasht-e Arzhan , 1950 m, 13.v.1974, Abâi, Pâzuki leg. , 1 ♂, 10 km N Sivand , 1150 m, 15.v.1974, Abâi, Pâzuki leg. , 1 ♂, Kâmfiruz, Tang-e Bostânak , 1750 m, 2.vi.1990, Ebrâhimi, Badii leg. , 1 ♀, Sepidân, Sheshpir , 2200 m, 25.-26.v.1995, Hâshemi, Sarafrâzi, Badii leg. , 1 ♂, Sepidân, Mârgoon waterfall, 2020 m, 23.-25.vi.1993, Mirzâyâns, Badii leg. (gen. prep. HA-2444, HMIM) ; Gilân Prov.: 1 ♂, Lowshân, Bivarzin , 900 m, 27.-28.v.1997, Badii, V. Nazari, Sarafrâzi leg. ; Kermân Prov.: 14 ♂♂, Bâft, Ghanât-e Marvân , 2800 m, 23.v.1977, Safavi, Pâzuki, Abâi leg. , 1 ♀, Jiroft- Bâft Rd. (55 km after Jiroft), Shengarâ , 2800 m, 24.v.2004, Rajâei leg. , 1 ♂, Mehriz- Anâr Rd. (27 km to Anâr), 8 km S Dehaj vill., Dehaj protected area, near Ayub cave , N 30˚36ˊ20.4˝, E 54˚52ˊ31.6˝, 2595 m, 2.vi.2017, Âlipanâh, Afsariân, Mozhdehi leg. ; Kermânshâh Prov.: 1 ♂, Eslâmâbâd-e Gharb, Châhârzebar , 1600 m, 1.vii.1972, Mirzâyâns, Abâi leg. , 1 ♂, Eslâmâbâd-e Gharb, Sorkheh Dizeh , 1600 m, 2.vii.1972, Mirzâyâns, Abâi leg. , 1 ♂, Ghallâjeh , 1800 m, 18.viii.1996, V. Nazari, Barâri, Parchami-Arâghi leg. , 1 ♀, 38 km S Eslâmâbâd-e Gharb, Ghallâjeh , 1880 m, 13.vii.1975, Pâzuki leg. ; Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad Prov. : 1 ♂, 5-7 km N Sisakht, 1800 m, 2.vi.1973, Irânshahr leg. , 1 ♀, 30 km S Yâsuj, Kushk , 2200 m, 12.vi.1972, Ebert, Pâzuki leg. , 1 ♂, 20 km Yâsuj- Sepidân Rd., 2380 m, Tang-e Sorkh , 16.viii.1978, Pâzuki, Borumand leg. , 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀, Sisakht , 2100 m, 16.vi.1986, Mirzâyâns, Hâshemi leg. , 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀, Yâsuj, Sisakht , 2250 m, 13.vi.1972, Ebert, Pâzuki leg. , 1 ♀, 5 km N Meymand, NW Denâ Mt. , 2210 m, 18.-20.viii.1976, Pâzuki, Borumand leg. ; Lorestân Prov.: 1 ♀, Dorud, Darbâstâneh , 1750 m, 4.viii.1997, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg. (gen. prep. HA-2445, HMIM) ; Markazi Prov.: 1 ♀, Cheshmeh Derâz , 2000 m, 31.vii.1997, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg. ; Tehrân Prov.: 2 ♂♂, Damâvand, Polur, Lâr dam, 2500 m, 7.-8.vii.1988, Pâzuki leg. , 2 ♀♀, Firuzkuh, Chehel Cheshmeh , 1930 m, 29.vii.1996, Ebrâhimi, V. Nazari leg. ; West Âzarbâijân Prov.: 1 ♂, Orumiyeh, 8 km Band ( Mirzââbâd ), 1450 m, 21.vii.1976, Pâzuki, Borumand leg.

Distribution. Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iran: Fars (Qalat, Khaneh Zenian, Komehr, Sineh Sefid) ( Amsel 1961; Slamka 2013) and Mazandaran (Tarsi Kola) Provinces ( Zerny 1939).

Remarks. The ground colour of the wings in the examined specimens varies from pale to slightly darker greyish-brown.

Genera unplaced to tribe

Genus Duzulla Amsel, 1952

Figures

FIGURE 31. A) Paratalanta cultralis (Staudinger), female, Gilan, Asalem. B) Pyrasia gutturalis (Staudinger), male. C) Duzulla subhyalinalis (Hampson), female. D) Uresiphita gilvata (Fabricius), female (scale bar = 10.0 mm).