Integrative taxonomic revision of the genus Phaselia Guenée, [1858] (Geometridae: Ennominae) in the Middle East and Central Asia Author Werner, Maria Johanna 0000-0001-5390-8993 Author Hausmann, Axel 0000-0002-0358-9928 Author Kostjuk, Igor 0000-0002-8656-5330 maria.werner@smns-bw.de Author Wanke, Dominic 0000-0001-5390-8993 Author Rajaei, Hossein 0000-0001-5390-8993 text Zootaxa 2023 2023-08-11 5326 1 1 66 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5326.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5326.1.1 1175-5326 8243811 2EC25BF0-D36F-4029-AD1C-A9B62A668FEE P . deliciosaria vs. ( P. joestleinae ) External characters (figs 50–53; 56–58). On forewing antemedial line with three acute tips, middle one longer (antemedial line with rounded or acute tips, costal tooth reduced to a curve). Male genitalia (figs 103–105; 107–108). Sacculus triangular; spines gradually enlarging towards the ventral tip of sacculus; aedeagus with a long, straight, unbent cornutus (sacculus slightly oval, smoothly transitioning to valvula; without or with very small and fine, evenly distributed spines on the sacculus; claw-like cornutus strongly bent). Female genitalia (figs 140; 142–143). Antrum roundish to triangular, tapering towards corpus bursae (antrum small, roundish to triangular). Phenology. Investigated specimens have been collected from late April to late July. Bi- or trivoltine, early March to late July, August, and early September to late November. Biology. Larval stages possibly on Ephedra (Ephedraceae) ( Hausmann et al. 2016 ; Hausmann et al. 2020 ) Habitat. Investigated specimens have been collected at altitudes from sea-level ( Israel ) up to 2000 m (North Oman ). Xerothermophilous, psammophilous. Deserts and semi-deserts, Mediterranean vegetation, and coasts (see also: Hausmann et al. , 2020 ). Distribution. From South Turkey , Syria , Lebanon , Israel and Jordan to Saudi-Arabia and Northeast Oman ( Hausmann et al. , 2016 ; László et al. , 2018 ; Hausmann et al. 2020 ) (fig. 144). DNA barcoding. Genetic distances from morphologically most similar species: Phaselia joestleinae (7.94%), P. erika jonubi ssp. nov. (7.58%), P. sp. cf. deliciosaria (3.09%). Genetically closest species in percentage terms: P. phaeoleucaria stat. rev. (1.99 %) and P. sp. cf. deliciosaria (3.09 %) (fig. 145, Tab. 1 ).