Problepsis cinerea is reported as a new genus and species for the fauna of Iran. The species is recorded based on two females, collected in South Iran. Identification was confirmed by morphological characters and barcoding data. Information on the morphology and diagnostic characters are given, in comparison with the similar species. Remarks on the habitat and biology are added. Distribution pattern of both P. ocellata and P. cinerea in the Middle East is mapped. Details of the scent scales (located on the male hind tibia) are studied with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and illustrated. Ke y wo r d s: DNA-Barcoding, Geno protected area, hair pencil, Olea spp., Problepsis ocellata, Scopulini. Z u s a m m e n f a s s u n g Problepsis cinerea wird als neue Gattung und Art für die Fauna des Iran nachgewiesen. Von der Art wurden zwei Weibchen im Süden des Landes gefunden. Die Art wurde durch morphologische Merkmale und DNA Barcoding identifiziert. Informationen zur Morphologie und diagnostische Merkmale werden aufgelistet und mit ähnlichen Arten verglichen. Daten zum Habitat und zur Biologie werden ergänzt. Die Verbreitungsmuster von P. ocellata und P. cinerea im Mittleren Osten werden dargestellt. Details zu den Duftschuppen, die sich beim Männchen auf den Hintertibien befinden, werden mit dem Rasterelektronenmikroskop (REM) illustriert.

We highlight the diagnostic characters of the genus Protorhoe Herbulot, 1951. Wing pattern and genitalia of all known Protorhoe species are illustrated and their distribution data are shown on maps. Cidaria avetianae Vardikian, 1974 is synonymized with P. unicata (Guenée, 1858) (syn. n.), Cidaria unicata centralisata Staudinger, 1892 is raised from subspecies (of P. unicata) to species rank (stat. n.), and P. tangaba (Wiltshire, 1952) is transferred from Catarhoe to the genus Protorhoe (comb. n.). Two species are described as new to the science from Turkey: P. drechseli sp. n. and P. beshkovi sp. n. As result, the number of species in thegenus Protorhoe was raised from six to nine.

The article describes for the first time the female of Wittoecia brehmi (Yakovlev & Witt, 2016) (Lepidoptera, Cossidae: Zeuzerinae), and provides photos of the adult female specimen and female genitalia.

Abstract. Based on morphological and molecular analyses of "Cataclysme riguata Hb. var. subtilisparsata Wehrli, 1932" and C. riguata (Hübner, 1813) the former is raised to species rank. C. subtilisparsata is re-described here and compared with C. riguata. Molecular data derived from DNA barcoding are discussed. We illustrate male and female genitalia of both species and present data on life history and morphology of the early stages of C. subtilisparsata.

The species of the genus Hydria in the Middle East are revised. The revision is based on morphological examination and genetic data (DNA-barcode). Additionally, information on the habitat preference, pre-imaginal stages and biology of the species are given as much as available. Three species (H. gernoti sp. n., H. schachti sp. n., H. loebeli sp. n.) and one subspecies (Hydria cervinalis taurica ssp. n.) are described as new to science. The taxonomic status of Hydria hyrcana (Staudinger, 1871) as bona species could be confirmed. The East African species, Hydria relicta (Herbulot. 1953) comb. n., is transferred from genus Rheumaptera to Hydria. Wing pattern and genitalia structures of all discussed species are illustrated.