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Maruca vitrata

Description

Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787)

(Figs 14F, 17A‒C)

Material examined. Sistân and Baluchestân Prov.: 1 ♀, Nikshahr, Sahm, 490 m, 10.xi.1996, Barâri, Sarafrâzi, Parchami-Arâghi leg. (gen. prep. HA-1358, HMIM).

Distribution. Native in tropics and subtropics. It is also reported from Eastern Palaearctic and imported to Europe (Denmark, England, S France) (Slamka 2013).

Remarks. In the single examined male, the fibulae are not curved and almost sickle-shaped as it is figured in Slamka (2013: 181), but are nearly triangular with blunt tips (Fig. 17A). Additionally, the shape of the cornutus is different from that shown by Slamka (2013) (Fig. 17B, C). Genitalia probably show intraspecific variability. The genus and species are newly reported 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 36, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5248.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7681705

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
HMIM
Event date
1996-11-10
Verbatim event date
1996-11-10
Scientific name authorship
Fabricius
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Crambidae
Genus
Maruca
Species
vitrata
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) sec. Alipanah & Slamka, 2023

References

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