Paratalanta cultralis
Creators: name: Alipanah, Helen
name: Asselbergs, Jan
name: Malm, Tobias
name: Slamka, František
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Crambidae
Paratalanta
Paratalanta cultralis

description: Paratalanta cultralis (Staudinger, 1867)
(Figs 30E, F, 31A)
Botys cultralis Staudinger, 1867: 108–109.
TL: Caucasus.
Syn.: Paratalanta cultralis amurensis Romanoff, 1887: 30–32, pl. 2 fig. 4 (Botys cultralis var.)
Material examined. 126 ♂♂, 46 ♀♀: Ardebil Prov.: 1 ♂, Meshginshahr, 25.viii.1972, no collector is given, 3 ♂♂, Neur Lake, 2350 m, 17.viii.1991, Hâshemi, Parchami-Arâghi leg.; East Âzarbâijân Prov.: 1 ♂, Khalat Pushân, 14.vii.1975, no collector is given; Gilân Prov.: 1 ♀, Astârâ- Ardebil Rd. (km 5), 100 m, 26.v.1997, Sarafrâzi, Badii, V. Nazari leg., 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Astârâ, Fandogh Poshteh, 726 m, 18.vi.2001, Ghayurfar leg., 3 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀, Asâlem, 1250 m, 6.ix.1972, Borumand, Zairi leg., 1 ♀, Asâlem, 250 m, 14.viii.1992, Parchami-Arâghi, Badii leg., 3 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, Asâlem, Âbish Gharah, 1250 m, 30.vii.1976, Pâzuki, Borumand leg., 1 ♂, Asâlem, Âbish Gharah, 1070 m, 17.viii.1980, Pâzuki, Borumand leg., 1 ♀, Asâlem, Kharajgil, 180 m, 24.-25.viii.1994, Sarafrâzi, Ebrâhimi leg., 5 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, Asâlem, Kom, 150 m, 4.viii.1975, Mirzâyâns leg., 1 ♂, Asâlem, Lâkushin, 305 m, 9.vi.1997, Mofidi-Neyestânak, Barâri leg., 5 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀, Asâlem, Parehsar, 750 m, 13.viii.1974, Mirzâyâns leg., 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Asâlem, Parehsar, 950 m, 14.viii.1974, Mirzâyâns, Abâi leg., 1 ♂, Asâlem, Parehsar, 14.v.1977, Abâi leg., 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Asâlem, Pisâson, 1150 m, 7.viii.1975, Mirzâyâns leg., 1 ♂, 15 km Asâlem- Pisâson Rd., 220 m, 30.viii.1975, Mirzâyâns leg., 1 ♂, Asâlem, Pisâson, 1300 m, 15.-16.viii.1980, Pâzuki, Borumand leg., 13 ♂♂, 3♀♀, Asâlem, Shondol, 950 m, 9.viii.1974, Mirzâyâns, Farahbakhsh leg., 2 ♂♂, Bandar Anzali, 30 km S Asâlem, Punel, 250 m, 12.viii.1974, Mirzâyâns, Ilkhâni leg., 2 ♂♂, Eshkevarât, N 36˚52΄2.03˝, E 50˚10΄08.1˝, 1434 m, 16.viii.2013, Afsariân leg., 1 ♂, Mâsuleh, Mâsuleh- Khalkhâl Rd., N 37˚09΄45.7˝, E 48˚59΄54.8˝, 1150 m, 13.ix.2008, Âlipanâh, Buszko, Falsafi leg., 1 ♂, Rahimâbâd, Leymâ, Samâmus, 1500-2500 m, 6.-7.viii.1999, Ebrâhimi, Badii, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg., 1 ♀, Rasht, 10.vii.1971, Shenâsi leg., 1 ♂, Rezvânshahr, Dorân forest, N 37˚35΄44.7˝, E 49˚0.4΄51.7˝, 110 m, 19.vii.2013, Afsariân, Sarafrâzi leg., 1 ♂, Rudbâr, 320 m, 26.vi.1997, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg., 1 ♀, Siâhkal, Bâlârud, 350 m, 6.-7.vii.2000, Ebrâhimi, Mofidi-Neyestânak, Barâri, Deuve leg., 3 ♂♂, Siâhkal- Deylamân Rd., Tootki vill., N 37˚03΄37.74˝, E 49˚50.56΄41˝, 464 m, 22.vii.2010, Âlipanâh leg., 1 ♂, Siâhkal, 12 km N Deylamân, 1300 m, 13.viii.1980, Pâzuki, Borumand leg., 4 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Siâhkal, Deylamân, Khâssekhâni, 1250 m, 1.-3.viii.1999, Ebrâhimi, Badii, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg., 1 ♂, Tâlesh, 100 m, 13.-14.viii.1991, Hâshemi, Parchami-Arâghi leg., 12 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, 15 km Tâlesh, Rek, 570 m, 31.viii.1975, Mirzâyâns leg.; Golestân Prov.: 1 ♂, Gorgân, Aliâbâd, 12.vi.1974, Rajabi, Pâzuki leg., 1 ♂, Gorgân, Aliâbâd, Kabudwâl, 220 m, 19.vi.1995, Mirzâyâns, Sarafrâzi, Badii leg., 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Gorgân, Shast Kolâ, 500 m, 28.vii.1996, Ebrâhimi, V. Nazari leg., 8 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Râmiân, Pashmaki, 1200 m, 12.viii.1998, Mofidi-Neyestânak, V. Nazari leg. (gen. prep. HA-2670, HA-2671, HMIM), 1 ♂, Golestân National Park, Tang-e Gol, 700 m, 24.-27.vii.1996, Ebrâhimi, V. Nazari leg.; Mâzandarân Prov.: 1 ♂, Âmol, Behak forest, 300 m, 22.x.1974, Borumand, Pâzuki leg., 3 ♂♂, Âmol, Chamestân- Vâz vill. Rd., N 36˚18΄51.7˝, E 52˚07΄17˝, 1761 m, 28.vi.2007, Âlipanâh, Nematiân leg., 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Âmol, Sangechâl, 1200 m, 18.vi.1995, Mirzâyâns, Sarafrâzi, Badii leg., 1 ♂ 1 ♀, 30 km Âmol, Saghalchi, 500 m, 23.x.1974, Borumand, Pâzuki leg., 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Behshahr, Duk forest, 840 m, 23.vi.1977, Pâzuki, Mortazavihâ leg., 1 ♂, Dohezâr, 425 m, 11.x.1995, Rezvâni, Badii, Ebrâhimi leg., 1 ♀, Dohezâr, Shâneh Tarâsh, N 36˚38΄45.17˝, E 50˚43΄24.47˝, 1621 m, 2.vii.2011, Nematiân, Âlipanâh leg., 2 ♂♂, Hasankeyf, Mâzichâl, 1700 m, 2, 3.vii.2000, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak, Deuve leg., 1 ♂, Kelârdasht, 24.vii.1976, Zairi leg., 4 ♂♂, 12 km N Kelârdasht, S Abbâsâbâd, 700 m, 28.ix.1981, Pâzuki leg., 1 ♂, Kelârdasht, Hasankeyf, Tuydareh, 1420 m, 23.vii.2002, Moghaddam, Nematiân leg., 1 ♂, Kelârdasht, Mâzichâl, 1200 m, 13.vii.2000, Ebrâhimi, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak, Deuve leg., 1 ♂, Nekâ, Nekâ Choob, Part I, Nahâlestân, Vanâmak, N Elburz Mt., N 36˚30΄29.2˝, E 53˚23΄23.4˝, 660 m, 16.-17.ix.2007, Zahiri, Falsafi leg., 1 ♀, Nowshahr, 21.x.1971, Naim leg., 1 ♂, Nur, Chamestân, Dârkolâ, 15.vi.1995, no collector is given, 1 ♂, Râmsar, Dormod, 1125 m, 4.-5.vii.2000, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak, Ebrâhimi, Deuve leg., 1 ♂, Râmsar, Javâherdeh, Eshkatechâl, 1152 m, 26.vii.2002, Moghaddam, Nematiân leg., 1 ♂, Râmsar, Dâlkhâni forest, N 36˚49ˊ05.3˝, E 50˚39ˊ38.3˝, 727 m, 20.viii.2017, Afsariân, Mozhdehi leg., 1 ♂, Sâri, Kiâsar, 1600 m, 23.vi.2000, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak, Deuve leg., 1 ♂, Sâri, Amreh II vill., Amreh forest, 500 m, 10.vi.2005, Nematiân, Âlipanâh, Sinev leg., 3 ♂♂, Sangdeh, Cheshmeh Bulâ, 1650 m, 25.vi.1998, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg., 1 ♀, Tonekâbon, 250 m, 22.vii.1980, Hâshemi, Zairi leg., 1 ♂, Tonekâbon, 30.ix.1981, Pâzuki leg., 1 ♂, Tonekâbon, Dohezâr Rd., N 36˚40΄32.12˝, E 50˚49΄33.64˝, 422 m, 3.vii.2011, Nematiân, Âlipanâh leg., 2 ♂♂, Tonekâbon, Tonekâbon Lab., 10.-11.viii.1980, Pâzuki, Borumand leg., 6 ♂♂, Tonekâbon, Sehezâr, Âsh Mahalleh, 760 m, 7.ix.1990, Ebrâhimi, Badii leg., 2 ♀♀, Zirâb, Palang Darrreh, 540 m, 24-25.vi.1977, Pâzuki, Mortazavihâ leg.; Semnân Prov.: 1 ♂, Golestân National Park, Dasht-e Shâd, 1390 m, 25.-26.vii.1996, Ebrâhimi, V. Nazari leg.
Distribution. Central part of European Russia, Altai, northeast Turkey, Caucasus, Iran (Slamka 2013; de Jong et al. 2014; Zhang et al. 2014).
Remarks. So far, two subspecies are known: P. cultralis cultralis and P. cultralis amurensis (Christoph in Romanoff, 1887), of which the nominotypical subspecies is distributed in Iran (Slamka 2013). The wings’ ground colour in most of the examined specimens of the present study is yellowish-creamy with a brown to greyish-brown marginal area (Fig. 30E), but a few females have ochreous-yellow ground colour (Figs 30F, 31A). In one of the females, which was collected in Asalem (Parehsar), Gilan Province, the marginal area is nearly concolourous with the ground colour or very slightly darker (Fig. 31A).
description: Published as part of Alipanah, Helen, Asselbergs, Jan, Malm, Tobias & Slamka, František, 2023, Taxonomic study of the subfamily Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Iran, pp. 1-82 in Zootaxa 5289 (1) on pages 70-71, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5289.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7959127