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Duponchelia caidalis Oberth

Description

Duponchelia caidalis Oberth ̡r, 1888

(Figs 18D, 19B)

Material examined. 1 Ô 1 ♀: Khuzestân Prov.: 1 Ô, Dezful, Safiâbâd (12 km), N 32°14 ΄29.2″, E 48°20 ΄17.8″, 65 m, 14.v.2016, Afsariân, Mozhdehi leg.; Hormozgân Prov. : 1 ♀, Minâb, Tiâb, N 27°07 ΄11.7″, E 57°05 ΄30.2″, - 5 m, 3.v.2016, Afsariân, Mozhdehi leg. (gen. prep. HA-2680, HMIM).

Distribution. Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Palestine (Slamka 2013).

Remarks. The ductus bursae of the examined female (Fig. 19B) is wider than that of Slamka (2013: 250) which was based on the specimens collected in Egypt including the holotype. This species is a new report for the fauna of Iran.

Notes

Published as part of Alipanah, Helen & Slamka, František, 2023, A revision of the subfamily Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) in Iran with description of a new species, pp. 1-70 in Zootaxa 5248 (1) on page 39, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5248.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7681705

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
HMIM
Event date
2016-05-03 , 2016-05-14
Family
Crambidae
Genus
Duponchelia
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Lepidoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Oberth
Species
caidalis
Taxon rank
species
Verbatim event date
2016-05-03 , 2016-05-14

References

  • Slamka, F. (2013) Pyraloidea of Europe (Lepidoptera). Vol. 3. Pyraustinae & Spilomelinae. F. Slamka, Bratislava, 357 pp.