The Lasiocampidae of Iran (Lepidoptera)
Author
Zolotuhin, Vadim V.
Author
Zahiri, Reza
text
Zootaxa
2008
1791
1
52
journal article
49430
10.5281/zenodo.274319
dbfd3ef6-cb2c-4227-8d03-2617b4f502b5
1175-5326
274319
Malacosoma parallela iranica
Zolotuhin & Zahiri
,
ssp. nov.
Fig. 9
,
holotype
male;
Fig. 10
, female
paratype
.
Holotype
: [
HMIM
]: 1ɗ
Semnan
: Shahrud, Shahkuh,
2150 m
,
15.VI.1974
, leg. Radjabi & Pazuki.
FIGURE 9.
Malacosoma parallela iranica
Zolotuhin & Zahiri
,
ssp. nov.
holotype male.
FIGURE 10.
Malacosoma parallela iranica
Zolotuhin & Zahiri
,
ssp. nov.
paratype female.
Paratypes
: [
HMIM
]:
East
Azerbaijan
:
1ɗ Vayeghan, Kaleybar,
1440 m
,
5–6.VIII.1992
, leg. Parchami & Badii.
Ardebil:
1ɗ Khalkhal,
62 km
,
1500 m
,
29.VII.1976
, leg. Pazuki & Borumand.
Guilan:
1Ψ Fandogh Poshteh, Astara,
726 m
,
18.VI.2001
, leg. Ghayourfar R.
Mazandaran:
2Ψ Polemun,
20.VII.1971
, leg. Hashemi & Zairi; 1ɗ Yush, Baladeh, Nur,
1920–2100 m
,
26.VI.1998
, leg. Mofidi M.; 2Ψ Sari, 0 m,
28.IX.1975
, leg. Abai M.; 1Ψ Tchalous,
5.VI.1973
, leg. Termeh; 1ɗ Kendevan [Kandovan] pass N, Elburz,
2600–2700 m
,
3–4.VII.1995
, leg. Sarafrazi, Linnavuori & Badii.
Golestan:
1Ψ Tang-e-Gol, Park-e-Melli Golestan,
930 m
,
7.V.2000
, leg. Moghaddam, Badii, Mofidi & Ebrahimi; 8ɗ Dasht-e-Shad, Park-e-Melli Golestan,
1400 m
,
9.V.2000
, leg. Badii, Ebrahimi, Moghaddam & Mofidi; 7ɗ Gonbad Qabus (Kavous), 0 m,
21.VI.1974
, leg. Pazuki & Rajabi; 20ɗ1Ψ Dasht-e-Shad, Park-e-Melli Golestan,
1400 m
,
9.VI.2000
, leg. Moghaddam, Badii, Mofidi & Ebrahimi; 1ɗ Koylar, Park-e-Melli-Golestan,
1250 m
,
16.VI.2000
, leg. Badii, Ebrahimi, Moghaddam & Mofidi
Khorasan:
1ɗ Assadly, Bojnurd,
30 km
S,
1970 m
,
17.VI.1977
, leg. Pazuki & Abai; 4ɗ Dasht, Park-e-Melli Golestan,
950 m
,
18.VI.1977
, leg. Pazuki & Abai; 2ɗ Allahakbar Mts., Kopehdagh Mts.,
2950 m
,
15.VI.1974
, leg. Rajabi & Pazuki; 4ɗ Almeh, Park-e-Melli-Golestan,
1630 m
,
12.VI.2000
, leg. Moghaddam, Ebrahimi, Badii & Mofidi;;2ɗ Almeh,
1650 m
,
17–18.VII.1996
, leg. Ebrahimi & Nazari V.
Semnan:
1ɗ Shahkuh-e-Pain, Shahrud,
2700 m
,
18.VII.2003
, leg. Ebrahimi & Alipanah; 20ɗ1Ψ Shahrud, Shahkuh,
2150 m
,
15.VI.1974
, leg. Radjabi & Pazuki.
Tehran:
1ɗ Garmsar,
25.VI.1971
, leg. Pazuki A.; 1ɗ Cheshmeh Kil Kola (Sharestanak),
2400 m
,
20.VII.1988
, leg. Mirzayans & Badii; Polur, 1Ψ Nava Mts., Elburs Mts.,
1600 m
,
13.VII.1976
, leg. Zairi & Lavali; 7Ψ Lavasan,
10.VI.1973
, leg. Sabzevari; 3ɗ Azadbar, Gachsar, Karaj,
2350– 2400 m
,
7–9.V.1995
, leg. Sarafrazi, Badii & Linnavuori; 1ɗ Damavand Mnt., S slope,
2720 m
,
23.VII.1988
, leg. Mirzayans & Badii; 3ɗ3Ψ Assara, Karaj,
1850 m
,
27.VI.1971
, leg. S.B.K.GH. (Gh. Kalali); 1ɗ Damavand,
1900 m
,
8.VIII.1967
, leg. Sabzevari; 1Ψ Shemshak,
1700 m
,
27.VI.1969
, leg. Mirzayans & Abai; Karaj,
1400 m
,.; 1ɗ Evin, Tehran,
1600 m
,
18.VI.1973
, Light trap; 1ɗ Ab-ask,
2500 m
,
19.VIII.1981
, leg. Hashemi; 1ɗ Garmabdar, Rudbar-e-Ghasran,
2370 m
,
28–29.V.1991
, leg. Ebrahimi E. & Badii M.; 4ɗ Damavand,
1900–1910 m
,
21–27.VI.1976
, leg. Rajabi; 1ɗ Sarchal, Kandovan, Karaj,
2800 m
,
4–8.VII.1977
, leg. Pazuki & Mortazaviha; 3ɗ Azadbar, Karaj,
2400 m
,
7–9.V.1995
, Sarafrazi, Badii & Linna.; 1Ψ Karaj.
Qazvin:
5ɗ2Ψ Kalanak, Taleghan,
1800 m
,
26.VI.1991
, leg. Ebrahimi E. & Badii M.; 5ɗ Parachan, Taleghan,
2200 m
,
27.VI.1991
, leg. Ebrahimi E. & Badii M.; 7ɗ Taleghan,
2200 m
,
31.VII.1971
, leg. Abai M.
Hormozgan:
2ɗ Issin,
130–150 m
,
6.III.1985
, leg. Borumand & Hashemi; 1 ɗ,
Iran
, Elburs Geb., S. side, Shimschak,
2300 m
,
50 km
N Tehran,
1–22.VII 1970
, leg. Vartian (
SMK
); 1 ɗ, 1 Ψ,
Iran
, Ostan Mazandaran, Kuh-e-Sovar, Knosh Yeilaq,
1900–2100 m
,
1–4.VII 1978
, leg. W. Blom (
SMK
); 1 ɗ,
Iran
, Elburs,Ψ Ditzin, ca
2000 m
,
VII 1976
, leg. Weiss (
SMK
); 10 ɗ, N.
Iran
, Elburz mts., Masandaran, Polur, Damavand,
2200 m
,
11.VII 1972
, leg. Ebert & Falkner (
SMK
). 5 ɗ, Schahkuh (
ZISP
); 8 ɗ, 28 Ψ,
Iran
, Elburs-Geb., Suedseite, Shimshak,
2300 m
,
50 km
noerdl. Teheran,
1–22.VII 1970
, leg. Vartian (
NHMW
); 2 ɗ,
Iran
, Kendevan,
2300–2800 m
,
8–15.VIII 1978
, leg. W. Thomas (MWM); 1 ɗ,
Iran
, Demavend, Pr. Mazandaran, Polur,
2600 m
,
14–16.VII 2005
, leg. Hacz, Juhasz, Petranyi (MWM); 1 ɗ,
Persia
s., Elburs mts. c., Ort Demavend, Tar Tal,
22–2500 m
,
13–17.VII 1936
, E. Pfeiffer (MWM); 2 Ψ,
Iran
, Elburs Geb., S. side, Shimschak,
2300 m
,
50 km
N Tehran,
1–22.VII 1970
, leg. Vartian (MWM); 1 ɗ, 1 Ψ,
Iran
, S-Elburs, Dizin,
2600 m
,
5–9.VII 1976
, leg. J.C.Weiss (MWM); 1 ɗ,
Iran
, Demavend, Pr. Mazandaran, Polur,
2600 m
,
14–16.VII 2005
, leg. Hacz, Juhasz & Petranyi (MWM).
Diagnosis
: Male: expanse
21–23 mm
, wing length
11–13 mm
; fore wings dark reddish-brown with narrow yellowish concave medial fasciae; cilia with whitish and reddish-brown spots; discal spot sometimes visible as a vague darker point; hind wings monotonous dark reddish-brown with unicoloured dark cilia; genitalia similar to those of nominate subspecies. Female: expanse
24–28 mm
, wing length
14–16 mm
; fore wings light rosy-cream with yellowish fields, basal part yellowish, medial field slightly rosy darkened; discal always distinct in spite is tender pointed out; both medial fasciae developed, curved, darker than the ground colour; cilia with yellowish and reddish-brown spotsl hind wings cream-rosy, often with whitish transversal band; cilia whitish distally and creamy-rosy proximally; genitalia similar to those of nominate subspecies. The new subspecies differs from the nominate one by darker coloration (brighter reddish-brown in ssp.
parallela
) and smaller size (in ssp.
parallela
, expanse
24–26 mm
in males and
30–33 mm
in females, with wing length
13– 14 mm
in males and
17–18 in
females), especially in females.
References
: Barou 1967: 54 (M.
neustria paralella
); Rajabi 1986: 164–168 (
M. neustria paralella
); Daricheva & Dubatolov 1990: 27 (
M. parallela
); Modarres Awal 1994 & 1997: 209 (
M. neustria paralella
).
Distribution
(Map 14): Kopet-Dagh Mts. in
Turkmenistan
, eastern
Turkey
, Transcaucasia (at least
Armenia
; status of Georgian populations requires study). - In
Iran
: East
Azerbaijan
, Ardebil, Guilan, Mazandaran, Golestan, Khorasan, Semnan, Tehran, Qazvin and Homozgan provinces.
MAP 14.
Malacosoma parallela iranica
Zolotuhin & Zahiri, 2007
(circles) and
Malacosoma parallela parallela
Staudinger, 1887
(squares).
Bionomics
. The biology of this smaller and darker coloured subspecies is unknown. It occurs from
130–3000 m
, mostly above
1600–1800 m
, and is on the wing from May to late July depending on altitude. Supposedly food plants and biology would be similar to those of ssp.
parallela
:
Amygdalus
,
Malus
,
Prunus
,
Pyrus
,
Cerasus
,
Rosa
,
Sorbus
,
Crataegus
,
Cydonia, Chaemomeles, Padus, Ribes
,
Hippophae
,
Berberis, Juglans
,
Populus
,
Salix
,
Quercus
,
Atraphaxis
,
Myricaria, Fraxinus, Lonicera, Vitis
. Barou (1967), Rajabi (1986), and Modarres Awal (1994 & 1997) list for the Iranian subspecies apple (
Malus
sp.), pear, quince (
Cydonia oblonga
:
Rosaceae
), plum, apricot,
Cerasus
, white-thorn, maple (
Acer
sp.), buckthorn (
Rhamnus
sp.:
Rhamnaceae
), willow (
Salix
sp.), alder (
Alnus
sp.:
Betulaceae
), horn beam (
Carpinus betulus
:
Betulaceae
), birch, beech (
Fagus orientalis
:
Fagaceae
), poplar (
Populus
sp.), oak (
Quercus
sp.), roses (
Rosa
sp.), sloe-tree (
Prunus spinosa
:
Rosaceae
), barberry (
Berberis vulgaris
:
Berberidaceae
),
Hippophae rhamnoides
L.;
Betula pendula
Roth.
;
Carpinus
sp.;
Sorbus
. Eggs hibernate. Caterpillars live in common web.