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 Masalia albida (Hampson, 1905) Pl. 3, fig. 17; male genitalia Pl. 7, fig. 35. Timora albida Hampson, 1905 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Ser. 7), 15: 450 (TL.: Algeria : Hammam-es-Salahin). Synonymy: Lecerfia chitinipyga Dumont, 1920 . References : Hacker 2001 ( Masalia albida ). Bionomics: Univoltine. Moths flying from April to May. The species inhabits deserts and semideserts on medium elevations ( 700-1650 m ). Larval host-plants are unknown. Distribution : Saharo-Sindian. North and East Africa, Cyprus , Near East. – In Iran (Pl. 12, fig. 65) occurs in provinces Esfahan, Kerman and Hormozgan. PLATE 10. Figures 49–56. Distributional maps; 49, Heliothis viriplaca ; 50, H. maritima ; 51, H. nubigera ; 52, H. peltigera ; 53, H. incarnata , Baluchestan ; 54, Helicoverpa armigera ; 55, Schinia scutosa ; 56, Periphanes delphinii . PLATE 11. Figures 57–64. Distributional maps; 57, Periphanes treitschkei ; 58, P. victorina ; 59, Pyrrhia umbra ; 60, Aedophron phlebophora ; 61, A. venosa ; 62, A. rhodites ; 63, A. sumorita ; 64, Heliocheilus confertissima . Material examined: Esfahan: Kashan, 25.V.1973 , leg. Vartian ( NHMW ). Kerman : Rameshk Baru, 6 km E, Kahnuj, Jiroft, 700 m , 14.III.1978 , leg. Pazuki ( HMIM ); Kerman, 100 km NW, 1650 m , 09.V.1965 , leg. Kasy & Vartian ( NHMW ). Hormozgan: Bander-Abbas, 10 km nordöstl, 02.IV.1974 , leg. Vartian ( NHMW ). Zahedan, 15.V.1955 , at light, leg. Shteinberg ( ZISP ).