Scirpophaga tongyaii Lewvanich, 1981 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Schoenobiinae), a new record from Iran

Alipanah, Helen

doi:10.48311/jcp.2017.1356

Scirpophaga tongyaii Lewvanich, 1981 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Schoenobiinae), a new record from Iran

10.48311/jcp.2017.1356

Volume 6, Issue 2
June 2017

Pages 301-305

Author

H. Alipanah

Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran. Iran.

Abstract

An examination of the entire Schoenobinae material preserved in the Hayk Mirzayans Insect Museum (HMIM) of the Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP) revealed the presence of 19 males and 18 females of Scirpophaga tongyaii Lewvanich collected in Kerman Province. This species is newly reported for the fauna of Iran. Brief description of the species as well as the figures of the adults and both male and female genitalia are presented.

Keywords

Crambidae

Schoenobiinae

Scirpophaga tongyaii

new record

Iran

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