A contribution to the fauna of subfamilies Metoponiinae, Bryophilinae and Xyleninae (Lepidoptera; Noctuidae) in NE Iran

Document Type : Research articles

Authors

• M.M Rabieh
• M. Esfandiari
• A.A Seraj

10.22067/ijab.v9i1.33302

Abstract

The Noctuidae with more than 25,000 described species include numerous economic
important crop pests worldwide. A faunistic study on this family was carried out in the
years 2010 and 2011 in the Khorasan-e-Razavi province, NE Iran. A total of 33 species
of the subfamilies Metoponiinae, Bryophilinae and Xyleninae belonging to 17 genera
were collected. Among the collected species, two are recorded for the first time for the
fauna of Iran; Haemerosia albicomma Ronkay, Varga and Hreblay, 1998 and Cryphia
duskeimima Ronkay, Varga and Hreblay, 1998. Illustrations of adults and their genitalia are
given with notes on the bionomy and distribution. Also, 13 species were recorded for the
first time in Khorasan-e-Razavi province. An identification key for 11 collected Caradrina
species is given, including a key to 11 collected species.

Keywords

• Bryophilinae
• Fauna
• Iran
• Khorasan-e-Razavi
• Metoponiinae
• Noctuidae
• Xyleninae

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