The Heliothinae of Iran (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Author Matov, Alexej Author Zahiri, Reza Author Holloway, Jeremy D. text Zootaxa 2008 1763 1 37 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.181966 1822bdf4-a38e-45f5-bf44-83bd611e100e 1175-5326 181966 Heliocheilus confertissima (Walker, 1865) Pl. 2, fig. 16; male genitalia Pl. 7, fig. 34. Leucania confertissima Walker, 1865 , List. Spec. Lep. Ins. Coll. Br. Mus. 32: 625 (TL.: [ India ]: South Indostan). Synonymy: Heliocheilus hyalosticta Hampson, 1894 , Raghuva perdentata Hampson, 1903 , Heliocheilus mekrana Brandt, 1941 , Heliocheilus designata Brandt, 1941 , Raghuva ennedica Herbulot & Viette, 1952 . References : Brandt 1941 ( Heliocheilus mekrana , Heliocheilus designata ); Ebert & Hacker 2002 ( Heliocheilus confertissima ). Bionomics: Univoltine. Moths flying from February to April. The species inhabits deserts and semi-deserts on lowlands and medium elevations ( 200 – 1100 m ). Larval host-plants are unknown. Distribution : Afrotropical-Asiatic. East Africa, Iran , Turkmenistan , Pakistan , India , Myanmar . – In Iran (Pl. 11, fig. 64) occurs in provinces Qom, Hormozgan and Sistan va Baluchestan. Material examined: Qom: Qom, 20 km S dl., 1100 m , 28.IV.1975 , leg. Thomas ( SMNK ). Hormozgan : Sarkhoun, 08.III.1972 , leg. Mirzayans & Borumand; Sirik, 30 m , 19.III.1991 , leg. Mirzayans & Badii; Kuh-e- Geno, 550-650 m , 01-05.III.1973 , leg. Ebert; Shirin Rud, 45 km NE, Bandar-e-Abbas, 20 m , 02.III.1973 , leg. Ebert ( SMNK ); Straße nach Sirjan, km 107, Bandar-e-Abbas, 850 m , 07.III.1973 , leg. Ebert ( SMNK ); Bandar-Abbas (Düden), 17 km östl., 15.IV.1972 , leg. Exped. Mus. Vind. ( NHMW ); Bandar-Abbas (Düden), 17 km östl., 05.IV.1974 , leg. Vartian ( NHMW ). Sistan va Balouchestan: Bandar-e-Chabahar, 1938, leg. Brandt; Bandar-e-Chabahar, 21.II.1938 , leg. Brandt ( paratype , SMNK ). Sharistan: Kuche Makran, 6[19].03.1901, leg. Zarudnyj ( ZISP ).