Dolicharthria punctalis
Creators: name: Alipanah, Helen
name: Slamka, František
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Crambidae
Dolicharthria
Dolicharthria punctalis

description: Dolicharthria punctalis (Denis & Schifferm̡ller, 1775)   
(Fig. 20A)  
 Material examined. 18 ÔÔ 10 ♀♀: Alborz Prov.: 1 ♀, Karaj, Kalhâ, 2000 m, 25.–26.viii.1996, Barâri, Badii, Sarafrâzi leg., 1 Ô, Karaj, Âzâdbar, 2000 m, 27.–28.viii.1996, Barâri, Badii, Sarafrâzi leg.; Châhârmahâl and Bakhtiâri Prov.: 1 ♀, Gandomân, Sabzkuh, 2450 m, 11.–14.vii.1983, Mirzâyâns, Borumand leg.; East Âzarbâijân Prov.: 1 ♀, Marâgheh, 3.ix.1991, Hâshemi leg., 1 Ô, Khodââfarin, Janânloo, 360 m, 20.v.2004, Ghayurfar, Gilâsiân leg. (gen. prep. HA-2808, HMIM); Gilân Prov.: 1 Ô, Eshkevar, Gilânchâkân, 1820 m, 27.vi.1997, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg.; Golestân Prov.: 1 ♀, Golestân National Park, Tang-e Gol, N 37°22 ΄15.36″, E 55°56 ΄25.8″, 718 m, 5.ix.2009, Âlipanâh, Buszko leg. (gen. prep. HA-2704, HMIM), 1 Ô, Râmiân, Razi, 1367 m, 21.v.2011, Mofidi-Neyestânak, Ebrâhimi leg.; Kermânshâh Prov.: 1 ♀, Kermânshâh, 18.vi.1975, Abâi leg., 1 Ô, 5 km E Kangâvar, 1500 m, 29.vi.1972, Mirzâyâns, Abâi leg.; Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad Prov.: 2 ÔÔ, E Yâsuj, Denâ Mt., N Nurâbâd, 2450 m, 3.vi.2005, Hofmann, Meineke leg.; Mâzandarân Prov.: 1 Ô, Baladeh, Razan, 1000 m, 22.vii.1988, Mirzâyâns, Badii leg., 2 ÔÔ, 10 km E Baladeh, Eel vill., N 35°10 ΄12.4″, E 51°55 ΄37.6″, 2308 m, 5.– 6.vii.2005, Moghaddam, Hâjiesmailiân, Serri leg., 1 Ô, Râmsar, 9.vi.1973, Abâi leg., 1 Ô, Râmsar, 6 km Javâherdeh, N 36°54 ΄29.3″, E 50°35 ΄13.2″, 554 m, 23.vii.2007, Âlipanâh, Zahiri leg.; Razavi Khorâsân Prov.: 1 Ô 1 ♀, Binâlud Mt., 70 km NW Neyshâbur, Heydari Wildlife Refuge Sta., N 36°35 ΄44.4″, E 58°34 ΄55.3″, 1710 m, 9.vi.2016, Âlipanâh, Falsafi leg., 1 Ô, 10 km after Golmakân vill., Binâlud Mt. (Asheghân valley), N 36°24 ΄12.9″, E 59°06 ΄22.5″, 1884 m, 4.vi.2016, Âlipanâh, Falsafi leg.; Tehrân Prov.: 2 ÔÔ 1 ♀, Damâvand, 19.vii.1969, Mirzâyâns, Abâi leg., 1 Ô 1 ♀, Shemshak, 25.vii.1969, Mirzâyâns, Abâi leg., 2 ÔÔ 1 ♀, Tehrân, Kahrizak, Gheysarâbâd, 1000 m, 22.–23.v.1993, Parchami-Arâghi, Badii leg. (gen. prep. HA-2645, HMIM); West Âzarbâijân Prov.: 1 ♀, Orum- yeh- Ghushchi Rd., 9.vi.1975, Abâi leg.   
 Distribution. Widespread in the southern part of Central Europe and in southern Europe, S Sweden, S Finland, Denmark, Estonia, The Netherlands; Turkey; N Africa; Transcaucasia; Central Asia (Slamka 2013). In Iran it has been reported from Alborz (Kandovan Rd., Karaj), Fars (Sineh Sefid, Komehr), Golestan (Golestan National Park: Ghaleh-e Palangan; Gorgan), Razavi Khorasan (Mirabi Mt.), Sistan and Baluchestan (Chabahar), and Tehran (Tehran) Provinces (Lederer 1871; Zerny 1914; Toll 1948; Amsel 1961; Wieser et al. 2002).   
 Remarks. The ground colour in most of the examined material varies from pale ochreous-brown to pale grayish-brown. Only the specimen which has been collected from Khodaafarin, East Azarbaijan Province, has dark brown wings.
description: 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 42, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5248.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7681705