Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Iran*

Rajaei, Hossein

doi:10.18476/2023.997558.7

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“…However, upon rearing the adults, we noted significant differences compared to the European S. plagicolella . Consequently, we hypothesized that our findings in the Caucasus are not attributable to S. plagicolella , challenging the accuracy of all previous records of S. plagicolella in Western Asia, including the most recent report from Iran [ 30 ].…”

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confidence: 78%

“…In Armenia, this new species is known to occur even at an elevation of 2000 m (Sevan: Tsovagyugh). The recent records of S. plagicolella in Iran [ 30 ] may also pertain to the new species, S. colchica sp. nov.…”

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“…The European S. plagicolella was previously mentioned in the Caucasus based on leaf mines in a monograph on the Eastern European and Asian Nepticulidae [ 11 ]. Furthermore, the recently published catalog of the Lepidoptera of Iran [ 30 ] also included records of the European S. plagicolella in Iran, specifically in localities bordering the southern regions of the Caucasus, such as Mazandaran, Golestan, and Gharbi.…”

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Revealing a Novel Potential Pest of Plum Trees in the Caucasus: A Species Resembling the European Leaf-Mining Stigmella plagicolella, Nepticulidae

Stonis,

Diškus,

Orlovskytė

et al. 2024

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In instances of severe infestations, Nepticulidae larvae can inflict damage on cultivated plants. Previously, it was assumed that the Prunus-feeding Nepticulidae have continuous distribution from Europe to the neighboring Caucasus. During recent fieldwork in the Caucasus, leaf mines were found on plum trees that initially resembled those of Stigmella plagicolella (Stainton) in Europe. However, upon rearing the adults, significant differences emerged, leading to the hypothesis that a different Prunus-feeding species exists in the Caucasus; this challenges previous records in Western Asia. This paper presents the outcomes of our morphological, molecular, and statistical investigations, unveiling S. colchica sp. nov., a previously unknown potential plum-tree pest. Distinguished by male genitalia characteristics, the new species differs from S. plagicolella. The inter- and intraspecific divergences between S. colchica sp. nov. and S. plagicolella range from 3.5% to 6.02%. Moreover, the utilized delimitation algorithms reliably clustered two species separately, as does our mitotype network. A statistical analysis also shows a discernible trend between the leaf mines of S. colchica sp. nov. and S. plagicolella. This unexpected discovery not only documents a new potential pest, enhancing our understanding of the Caucasian fauna, but also contributes to the broader biological inventory.

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Revealing a Novel Potential Pest of Plum Trees in the Caucasus: A Species Resembling the European Leaf-Mining Stigmella plagicolella, Nepticulidae

Stonis,

Diškus,

Orlovskytė

et al. 2024

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“…Russian olive or oleaster, Elaeagnus angustifolia L. (Elaeagnaceae) has many benefits and is widely used (Little, 1961;Borell, 1962;Bartha & Csiszár, 2008). The genus Anarsia Zeller, 1839 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) has about 100 described species in the world (Ueda, 1997;Ponomarenko, 2009;Park & Bae, 2017) and so far, five species of Anarsia have been reported in Iran (Rajaei et al, 2023). This genus is distributed all over the world except the Antarctic region (Ponomarenko, 1997), but its main distribution is in the Palaearctic and Oriental regions (Park & Bae, 2017).…”

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Hyssopus geniculatus (Hartig) (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) a parasitoid of Anarsia eleagnella Kuznetsov (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in Iran

Jafarlu,

Hassan-Pashai-Mehr,

Lotfalizadeh

et al. 2024

J. Insect Biodivers. Syst

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Through a survey conducted in West Azarbaijan province, northwestern Iran in 2022, infested fruits of Elaeagnus angustifolia L. (Elaeagnaceae) were collected. Anarsia eleagnella Kuznetsov, 1957 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) was obtained from laboratory rearing. A parasitic wasp was collected in the rearing container that was identified under Hyssopus geniculatus (Hartig, 1838) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). This parasitoid is a primary ectoparasitoid and a new record of H. geniculatus on A. eleagnella. Also, the association of H. geniculatus with E. angustifolia and the family Elaeagnaceae is new. Notes on the diagnostic characters of H. geniculatus are provided and illustrations of A. eleagnella and H. geniculatus are presented. The feeding behaviour of A. eleagnella larvae is preliminarily studied. Finally, the colour variations of the collected H. geniculatus specimens compared to the published literature are discussed.

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“…68 years later, a further species was added to the genus Eumera, E. lewandowskii, from southwestern Jordan by Fischer (2008). Thus, today a total of five species are assigned to the genus Eumera, all distributed in the western Palearctic region but only one species has its distribution range in Iran (Skou & Sihvonen 2015;Müller et al 2019;Hausmann et al 2020;Rajaei et al 2022;Rajaei et al 2023).…”

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Tribal assignment of the genus Eumera Staudinger, 1892, using multi-gene analysis, with description of a new species from Iran (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae)

Wanke

Shirvani

Hausmann

et al. 2023

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The geometrid moth genus Eumera Staudinger, 1892 consists of five yellow-orange-pinkish species distributed in the western Palearctic, with uncertain tribal classification within the geometrid subfamily Ennominae. In this study, we explored the phylogenetic position of the genus Eumera. Therefore, a concatenated dataset was analyzed, which includes one mitochondrial and up to ten protein-coding genetic markers per taxa. Moreover, we compared some external and internal morphological traits to other closely related genera. Our phylogenetic inference and comparative morphology suggested that Eumera should be included in the tribe Prosopolophini. In addition, a new species, Eumera rajaeii sp. nov. Wanke & Shirvani is described from southern Iran, and diagnosed by molecular data and morphological features. The distribution of the Iranian species is shown on a map. We illustrate external characters and male genitalia of three closely related Eumera species.

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Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Iran*

Cited by 33 publications

References 119 publications

Revealing a Novel Potential Pest of Plum Trees in the Caucasus: A Species Resembling the European Leaf-Mining Stigmella plagicolella, Nepticulidae

Revealing a Novel Potential Pest of Plum Trees in the Caucasus: A Species Resembling the European Leaf-Mining Stigmella plagicolella, Nepticulidae

Hyssopus geniculatus (Hartig) (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) a parasitoid of Anarsia eleagnella Kuznetsov (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in Iran

Tribal assignment of the genus Eumera Staudinger, 1892, using multi-gene analysis, with description of a new species from Iran (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae)

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