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

description: Patania ruralis (Scopoli, 1763)   
(Fig. 2F)  
 Material examined. 82 ÔÔ 64 ♀♀: Ardebil Prov.: 3 ÔÔ, Neur Lake, 2350 m, 17.viii.1991, Hâshemi, ParchamiArâghi leg.; Fârs Prov.: 1 ♀, Kâzerun, 970 m, 10.x.1994, Abâi leg.; Gilân Prov.: 1 Ô, Âstârâ, N 38°17 ΄14.6″, E 48°52 ΄22.1″, 46 m, 18.vii.2013, Afsariân, Sarafrâzi leg., 1 Ô, Âstârâ- Ardebil Rd. (km 5), 100 m, 26.v.1997, Sarafrâzi, Badii, V. Nazari leg., 2 ÔÔ, Âstârâ- Ardebil Rd., Meshend, Goudi Evlar vill., N 38°23 ΄32.3″, E 48°35 ΄59.2″, 488 m, 1.viii.2008, Nematiân, Âlipanâh leg., 1 Ô, Âstârâ, Fandogh Poshteh, 726 m, 18.vi.2001, Ghayurfar leg., 1 ♀, Amlash, Rahimâbâd, Ziâz vill., N 36°52 ΄6.6″, E 50°13 ΄28.8″, 405 m, Âlipanâh, Buszko leg., 1 Ô 3 ♀♀, Amârloo, 17.ix.1970, Ebrâhimi, Abâi leg., 9 ÔÔ, Asâlem, 250 m, 12.–13.vii.1992, Parchami-Arâghi, Badii leg., 1 ♀, Asâlem, 1250 m, 6.ix.1972, Borumand, Zairi leg., 2 ÔÔ 1 ♀, Asâlem, Kharjagil, 180 m, 24.–25.viii.1994, Ebrâhimi, Sarafrâzi leg., 5 ÔÔ 1 ♀, Asâlem, Lâkushin, 3–5 m, 29.vi.1997, Mofidi-Neyestânak, Barâri leg., 2 ÔÔ, Asâlem, Parehsar, 750 m, 13.viii.1974, Mirzâyâns, Ilkhâni leg., 1 Ô 1 ♀, Asâlem, Parehsar, 950 m, 14.viii.1974, Mirzâyâns, Abâi leg., 2 ♀♀, Asâlem, Parehsar, 14.v.1977, Abâi leg., 2 ÔÔ, 15 km Asâlem- Pisâson Rd., 220 m, 30.viii.1975, Mirzâyâns leg. (gen. prep. HA-2502, HMIM), 5 ÔÔ 4 ♀♀, Asâlem, Shondol, 950 m, 9.viii.1974, Mirzâyâns, Farahbakhsh leg., 2 ÔÔ 4 ♀♀, Bandar Anzali, Punel, 30 km Asâlem, 12.viii.1974, Mirzâyâns, Ilkhâni leg., 1 Ô, Eshkevar, Râmdasht, 670 m, 28.vi.1997, Mofidi-Neyestânak, Barâri leg., 1 Ô, Fuman, Gashtrudkhân, N 38°15 ΄15.2″, E 47°23 ΄52.1″, 295 m, 29.vi.2008, Âlipanâh, Nematiân leg., 1 Ô, Rasht, 6.vii.1971, Shenâsi leg., 1 Ô, Rasht, 0 m, 29.viii.2001, Manzari, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg., 1 ♀, Rasht, 0 m, 17.vi.2001, Ghayurfar leg., 2 ÔÔ, Rasht, Mâsuleh, 1400 m, 12.viii.1991, Hâshemi, Parchami-Arâghi leg., 1 Ô, Rezvânshar, N 37°35 ΄44.7″, E 49°04 ΄51.7″, 110 m, 19.vii.2013, Afsariân leg., 1 Ô 4 ♀♀, Tâlesh, 100 m, 13.–14.viii.1991, Hâshemi, Parchami-Arâghi leg., 1 Ô, Tâlesh, Pilemberâ, Visâdâr fall, N 37°35 ΄24.6″, E 48°58 ΄19.7″, 1621 m, 16.viii.2014, Afsariân leg., 1 Ô 3 ♀♀, Tâlesh, Rig, N 37°49 ΄39.1″, E 48°53 ΄53.7″, 75 m, 26.viii.2014, Afsariân leg., 1 Ô, Shaft, Ahmad Gurâb, Siâhmezgi vill., N 37°0.00 ΄54.86″, E 49°15 ΄7.95″, 626 m, 23.vii.2010, Âlipanâh, Falsafi leg., 1 Ô, Rahimâbâd, Leymâ, Samâmus Mt., 2500 m, 7.viii.1999, Ebrâhimi, Badii, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg.; Golestân Prov.: 1 Ô, Gâlikesh, 28.ix.2000, Ghayurfar, Gilâsiân leg., 1 Ô, Golestân National Park, Kârkandeh Sta., 27.vii.2003, Rajâei leg., 1 Ô, Golestân National Park, Tang-e Gol, 620 m, 7.x.1994, Mirzâyâns, Badii, Ebrâhimi leg., 1 ♀, Golestân National Park, Tang-e Gol, 720 m, 29, 30.x.1998, Manzari, Moghaddam, N. Nazari leg., 1 Ô 1 ♀, Golestân National Park, Tang-e Gol, N 37°22 ΄14.7″, E 55°56 ΄00.0″, 718 m, 30.viii.2009, Âlipanâh, Buszko, Falsafi leg., 1 ♀, Gorgân, Golestân forest, Mahmoodâbâd, 3.v.1976, Mashâyekhi leg.; Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad Prov.: 1 Ô, Yâsuj, Tang-e Sorkh, 2200 m, 9.ix.1974, Pâzuki, Hâshemi leg.; Mâzandarân Prov.: 2 ♀♀, Âmol, Chemestân, Vâz vill., E 31°26 ΄46.1″, E 52°06 ΄03.1″, 557 m, 28.vi.2007, Âlipanâh, Nematiân leg., 1 ♀, Âmol, Lârijân, Panjâb, 1940 m, 8.ix.1983, Hâshemi leg., 1 Ô, Âmol- Tehrân Rd., Archappeh, 8.vi.2005, Nematiân, Âlipanâh, Sinaev leg., 1 ♀, Baladeh, Keresi, 1840 m, 12.ix.2001, Ebrâhimi, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg., 1 Ô, Behshahr, Pasand, Pasand Research Sta., 5.vi.1981, no collector given, 1 Ô, Behshahr, Pasand, Pasand Research Sta., 6.vii.1981, no collector given, 1 Ô 1 ♀, 30 km Âmol, Saghalchi, 500 m, 23.x.1974, Borumand, Pâzuki leg., 3 ÔÔ 4 ♀♀, Châlakrud, Ekrâsar, 1560 m, 11.ix.1990, Ebrâhimi, Badii leg., 1 ♀, Châlus, 28.ix.1972, Pâzuki, Abâi leg., 1 ♀, Kelârdasht, 24.vii.1980, Hâshemi, Zairi leg., 1 Ô, Kelârdasht, 981 m, 23.vi.2001, Ghayurfar leg., 1 ♀, Kelârdasht, Marzanâbâd, 17.vii.1976, Zairi leg., 2 ♀♀, 12 km N Kelârdasht, S Abbâsâbâd, 700 m, 28.ix.1981, Pâzuki leg., 1 Ô, Nashtârud, Polsarâ, 250 m, 7.vi.1982, Hâshemi leg., 1 ♀, Nekâ, Estakhrposht, Pajat, 820 m, Moghaddam, Nematiân leg., 1 Ô 1 ♀, Nowshahr, Neyrang, 0 m, 10.x.1995, Rezvâni, Badii, Ebrâhimi leg., 1 ♀, Nowshahr, Pul, Divcheshmeh, 1050 m, 8.x.1995, Rezvâni, Ebrâhimi, Badii leg., 1 Ô, Râmsar, Dormod, 1125 m, 4.–5.vii.2000, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak, Ebrâhimi, Deuve leg., 1 ♀, Râmsar, Javâherdeh, 1700 m, 8.ix.1990, Ebrâhimi, Badii leg., 1 ♀, Salmânshahr, Lâkudeh, 16 m, 8.–12.viii.1994, Mirzâyâns leg., 2 ÔÔ, Sangdeh, Cheshmeh Bulâ, 1650 m, 25.vi.1999, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg., 1 Ô, Sâri, Amreh vill., Amreh forest, Amreh forest, 500 m, 10.vi.2005, Nematiân, Âlipanâh, Sinaev leg., 1 Ô 1 ♀, Tonekâbon, 7.viii.1971, Ghâzioff leg., 1 Ô 1 ♀, Tonekâbon, 30.ix.1981, Pâzuki leg., 1 Ô 2 ♀♀, Tonekâbon, 3 km W Shirud, 26.ix.1981, Pâzuki leg., 1 Ô 3 ♀♀, Tonekâbon, Tonekâbon lab., 10.–11.viii.1980, Pâzuki, Borumand leg., 2 ÔÔ 2 ♀♀, Tonekâbon, Dohezâr, 425 m, 11.x.1995, Rezvâni, Badii, Ebrâhimi leg., 3 ÔÔ, Tonekâbon, Dohezâr, Shâneh Tarâsh, N 36°38 ΄45.17″, E 50°43 ΄24.47″, 1621 m, 2.vii.2011, Nematiân, Âlipanâh leg., 1 Ô, Tonekâbon, Dohezâr Rd., N 36°40 ΄32.12″, E 50°49 ΄34.18″, 422 m, 3.vii.2011, Nematiân, Âlipanâh leg., 3 ÔÔ 4 ♀♀, Tonekâbon, Sehezâr, Âsh Mahalleh, 760 m, 7.ix.1990, Ebrâhimi, Badii leg., 1 Ô, Zirâb, Palang Darreh, 540 m, 24.–25.vi.1977, Pâzuki, Mortazavihâ leg., 1 Ô, Nekâ, Nekâ Choob, part I, Nahâlestân, Vanâmak, N Elburs Mt., N 36°30 ΄29.2″, E 53°23 ΄23.4″, 660 m, 16.–17.ix.2007, Zahiri, Falsafi leg.; Semnân Prov.: 2 ♀♀, Golestân National Park, Dasht-e Shâd, 1390 m, 25.–26.vii.1996, Ebrâhimi, V. Nazari leg.   
 Distribution. Europe; Turkey, Transcaucasia, India, Russian Far East, China, Korea, Japan (Slamka 2013), and Iran (Lederer 1871).   
 Remarks. In most of the examined specimens, ground colour of the wings varies from pale yellow and pale brownish-yellow to brownish-yellow, with violet tint. Sometimes different ground colours appear in members of a same population.   
  Genus Notarcha Meyrick, 1884
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 pages 23-24, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5248.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7681705