Taxonomic study of the subfamily Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Iran Author Alipanah, Helen 0000-0002-3717-6304 alipanah@iripp.ir Author Asselbergs, Jan jef.asselbergs@hetnet.nl Author Malm, Tobias tobias.malm@nrm.se Author Slamka, František 0000-0002-3717-6304 alipanah@iripp.ir text Zootaxa 2023 2023-05-18 5289 1 1 82 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5289.1.1 journal article 53357 10.11646/zootaxa.5289.1.1 4ae5e2e8-64ab-4d9b-8994-666c36b53d7b 1175-5326 7959127 48861CED-4F86-409E-B786-E3650FB4DCC3 Paratalanta cultralis ( Staudinger, 1867 ) ( Figs 30E, F , 31A ) Botys cultralis Staudinger, 1867: 108–109 . TL: Caucasus. Syn.: Paratalanta cultralis amurensis Romanoff, 1887: 30–32 , pl. 2 fig. 4 ( Botys cultralis var.) Material examined. 126 ♂♂, 46 ♀♀ : Ardebil Prov.: 1 ♂, Meshginshahr , 25.viii.1972 , no collector is given, 3 ♂♂, Neur Lake , 2350 m , 17.viii.1991 , Hâshemi , Parchami-Arâghi leg. ; East Âzarbâijân Prov. : 1 ♂, Khalat Pushân , 14.vii.1975 , no collector is given; Gilân Prov.: 1 ♀ , Astârâ- Ardebil Rd. (km 5), 100 m , 26.v.1997 , Sarafrâzi , Badii , V. Nazari leg. , 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀ , Astârâ, Fandogh Poshteh , 726 m , 18.vi.2001 , Ghayurfar leg. , 3 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀ , Asâlem , 1250 m , 6.ix.1972 , Borumand , Zairi leg. , 1 ♀ , Asâlem , 250 m , 14.viii.1992 , Parchami-Arâghi , Badii leg. , 3 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀ , Asâlem , Âbish Gharah , 1250 m , 30.vii.1976 , Pâzuki , Borumand leg. , 1 ♂, Asâlem , Âbish Gharah , 1070 m , 17.viii.1980 , Pâzuki , Borumand leg. , 1 ♀ , Asâlem , Kharajgil , 180 m , 24.-25.viii.1994 , Sarafrâzi , Ebrâhimi leg. , 5 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀ , Asâlem , Kom, 150 m , 4.viii.1975 , Mirzâyâns leg. , 1 ♂, Asâlem , Lâkushin , 305 m , 9.vi.1997 , Mofidi-Neyestânak , Barâri leg. , 5 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀ , Asâlem , Parehsar , 750 m , 13.viii.1974 , Mirzâyâns leg. , 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀ , Asâlem , Parehsar , 950 m , 14.viii.1974 , Mirzâyâns , Abâi leg. , 1 ♂, Asâlem , Parehsar , 14.v.1977 , Abâi leg. , 1 ♂, 1 ♀ , Asâlem , Pisâson , 1150 m , 7.viii.1975 , Mirzâyâns leg. , 1 ♂, 15 km Asâlem- Pisâson Rd. , 220 m , 30.viii.1975 , Mirzâyâns leg. , 1 ♂, Asâlem , Pisâson , 1300 m , 15.-16.viii.1980 , Pâzuki , Borumand leg. , 13 ♂♂, 3♀♀ , Asâlem , Shondol , 950 m , 9.viii.1974 , Mirzâyâns , Farahbakhsh leg. , 2 ♂♂, Bandar Anzali , 30 km S Asâlem , Punel , 250 m , 12.viii.1974 , Mirzâyâns , Ilkhâni leg. , 2 ♂♂, Eshkevarât , N 36˚52΄2.03˝, E 50˚10΄08.1˝, 1434 m , 16.viii.2013 , Afsariân leg. , 1 ♂, Mâsuleh , Mâsuleh- Khalkhâl Rd., N 37˚09΄45.7˝, E 48˚59΄54.8˝, 1150 m , 13.ix.2008 , Âlipanâh , Buszko , Falsafi leg. , 1 ♂, Rahimâbâd , Leymâ , Samâmus , 1500-2500 m , 6.-7.viii.1999 , Ebrâhimi , Badii , Mofidi-Neyestânak leg. , 1 ♀ , Rasht , 10.vii.1971 , Shenâsi leg. , 1 ♂, Rezvânshahr , Dorân forest , N 37˚35΄44.7˝, E 49˚0.4΄51.7˝, 110 m , 19.vii.2013 , Afsariân , Sarafrâzi leg. , 1 ♂, Rudbâr , 320 m , 26.vi.1997 , Barâri , Mofidi-Neyestânak leg. , 1 ♀ , Siâhkal , Bâlârud , 350 m , 6.-7.vii.2000 , Ebrâhimi , Mofidi-Neyestânak , Barâri , Deuve leg. , 3 ♂♂, Siâhkal- Deylamân Rd. , Tootki vill., N 37˚03΄37.74˝, E 49˚50.56΄41˝, 464 m , 22.vii.2010 , Âlipanâh leg. , 1 ♂, Siâhkal , 12 km N Deylamân , 1300 m , 13.viii.1980 , Pâzuki , Borumand leg. , 4 ♂♂, 1 ♀ , Siâhkal , Deylamân , Khâssekhâni , 1250 m , 1.-3.viii.1999 , Ebrâhimi , Badii , Mofidi-Neyestânak leg. , 1 ♂, Tâlesh , 100 m , 13.-14.viii.1991 , Hâshemi , Parchami-Arâghi leg. , 12 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀ , 15 km Tâlesh , Rek , 570 m , 31.viii.1975 , Mirzâyâns leg. ; Golestân Prov.: 1 ♂, Gorgân , Aliâbâd , 12.vi.1974 , Rajabi , Pâzuki leg. , 1 ♂, Gorgân , Aliâbâd , Kabudwâl , 220 m , 19.vi.1995 , Mirzâyâns , Sarafrâzi , Badii leg. , 1 ♂, 1 ♀ , Gorgân , Shast Kolâ , 500 m , 28.vii.1996 , Ebrâhimi , V. Nazari leg. , 8 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀ , Râmiân , Pashmaki , 1200 m , 12.viii.1998 , Mofidi-Neyestânak , V. Nazari leg. (gen. prep. HA-2670, HA-2671, HMIM ) , 1 ♂, Golestân National Park , Tang-e Gol , 700 m , 24.-27.vii.1996 , Ebrâhimi , V. Nazari leg. ; Mâzandarân Prov.: 1 ♂, Âmol , Behak forest , 300 m , 22.x.1974 , Borumand , Pâzuki leg. , 3 ♂♂, Âmol , Chamestân- Vâz vill. Rd., N 36˚18΄51.7˝, E 52˚07΄17˝, 1761 m , 28.vi.2007 , Âlipanâh , Nematiân leg. , 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀ , Âmol , Sangechâl , 1200 m , 18.vi.1995 , Mirzâyâns , Sarafrâzi , Badii leg. , 1 ♂ 1 ♀ , 30 km Âmol , Saghalchi , 500 m , 23.x.1974 , Borumand , Pâzuki leg. , 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀ , Behshahr , Duk forest , 840 m , 23.vi.1977 , Pâzuki , Mortazavihâ leg. , 1 ♂, Dohezâr , 425 m , 11.x.1995 , Rezvâni , Badii , Ebrâhimi leg. , 1 ♀ , Dohezâr , Shâneh Tarâsh, N 36˚38΄45.17˝, E 50˚43΄24.47˝, 1621 m , 2.vii.2011 , Nematiân , Âlipanâh leg. , 2 ♂♂, Hasankeyf , Mâzichâl , 1700 m , 2, 3.vii.2000 , Barâri , Mofidi-Neyestânak , Deuve leg. , 1 ♂, Kelârdasht , 24.vii.1976 , Zairi leg. , 4 ♂♂, 12 km N Kelârdasht , S Abbâsâbâd , 700 m , 28.ix.1981 , Pâzuki leg. , 1 ♂, Kelârdasht , Hasankeyf , Tuydareh , 1420 m , 23.vii.2002 , Moghaddam , Nematiân leg. , 1 ♂, Kelârdasht , Mâzichâl , 1200 m , 13.vii.2000 , Ebrâhimi , Barâri , Mofidi-Neyestânak , Deuve leg. , 1 ♂, Nekâ , Nekâ Choob , Part I, Nahâlestân , Vanâmak , N Elburz Mt., N 36˚30΄29.2˝, E 53˚23΄23.4˝, 660 m , 16.-17.ix.2007 , Zahiri , Falsafi leg. , 1 ♀ , Nowshahr , 21.x.1971 , Naim leg. , 1 ♂, Nur , Chamestân , Dârkolâ , 15.vi.1995 , no collector is given, 1 ♂, Râmsar , Dormod , 1125 m , 4.-5.vii.2000 , Barâri , Mofidi-Neyestânak , Ebrâhimi , Deuve leg. , 1 ♂, Râmsar , Javâherdeh , Eshkatechâl , 1152 m , 26.vii.2002 , Moghaddam , Nematiân leg. , 1 ♂, Râmsar , Dâlkhâni forest , N 36˚49ˊ05.3˝, E 50˚39ˊ38.3˝, 727 m , 20.viii.2017 , Afsariân , Mozhdehi leg. , 1 ♂, Sâri , Kiâsar , 1600 m , 23.vi.2000 , Barâri , Mofidi-Neyestânak , Deuve leg. , 1 ♂, Sâri , Amreh II vill., Amreh forest , 500 m , 10.vi.2005 , Nematiân , Âlipanâh , Sinev leg. , 3 ♂♂, Sangdeh , Cheshmeh Bulâ , 1650 m , 25.vi.1998 , Mofidi-Neyestânak leg. , 1 ♀ , Tonekâbon , 250 m , 22.vii.1980 , Hâshemi , Zairi leg. , 1 ♂, Tonekâbon , 30.ix.1981 , Pâzuki leg. , 1 ♂, Tonekâbon , Dohezâr Rd., N 36˚40΄32.12˝, E 50˚49΄33.64˝, 422 m , 3.vii.2011 , Nematiân , Âlipanâh leg. , 2 ♂♂, Tonekâbon , Tonekâbon Lab. , 10.-11.viii.1980 , Pâzuki , Borumand leg. , 6 ♂♂, Tonekâbon , Sehezâr , Âsh Mahalleh , 760 m , 7.ix.1990 , Ebrâhimi , Badii leg. , 2 ♀♀ , Zirâb , Palang Darrreh , 540 m , 24-25.vi.1977 , Pâzuki , Mortazavihâ leg. ; Semnân Prov.: 1 ♂, Golestân National Park , Dasht-e Shâd , 1390 m , 25.-26.vii.1996 , Ebrâhimi , V. Nazari leg. Distribution. Central part of European Russia , Altai , northeast Turkey , Caucasus, Iran ( Slamka 2013 ; de Jong et al . 2014 ; Zhang et al . 2014 ). Remarks. So far, two subspecies are known: P. cultralis cultralis and P. cultralis amurensis (Christoph in Romanoff, 1887 ), of which the nominotypical subspecies is distributed in Iran ( Slamka 2013 ). The wings’ ground colour in most of the examined specimens of the present study is yellowish-creamy with a brown to greyish-brown marginal area ( Fig. 30E ), but a few females have ochreous-yellow ground colour ( Figs 30F , 31A ). In one of the females, which was collected in Asalem (Parehsar), Gilan Province , the marginal area is nearly concolourous with the ground colour or very slightly darker ( Fig. 31A ).