Evergestis grummi (Christoph, 1885)

Alipanah, Helen, Khodadad, Masoumeh, Rajaei, Hossein & Haseli, Mohammad, 2018, Taxonomic study of the genus Evergestis Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Glaphyriinae) in Iran with description of a new species, Zootaxa 4420 (1), pp. 1-33 : 20-21

Evergestis grummi (Christoph, 1885)

Material examined. HMIM: Iran, Alborz Prov.: one specimen without abdomen, Karaj, Āzādbar, 2300 m, 12.vii.1996, Barāri, Badii leg. ; Esfahān Prov.: 1 ♀, Khānsār , Golestān Kuh, 2700 m, 28.–29.vii.1981, Pāzuki Broumand leg. , 1 ♀, Natanz, Targh, 2630 m, 8.vii.2003, Ghayurfar, Ebert, Trusch, Nematiān leg.; Fārs Prov.: 1 ♂, Bamu, 1650 m, 13–14.vi.1996, Sarafrāzi, Linnavori, Badii leg. , 1 ♀, Ābādeh, 3 km S. Didegān, 1900 m, 20.vi.1972, Ebert, Pāzuki leg.; Hamedān Prov.: one specimen without abdomen, Tārik Darreh , 2000 m, 26.vii.1987, Mirzāyāns, Hāshemi leg. ; Kermān Prov.: 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Lālehzār, 6, 7.vi.1971, Hāshemi, Naim , 7 ♀♀ 3 ♂♂, Lālehzār, 2750 m, 10.vi.1988, Hāshemi, Badii leg., 1 ♂, Bāft, Ghanāt-e Marvān, 2300 m, 23.v.1977, Safavi, Pāzuki, Abāi leg., 1 ♂, Rāyen, Hezār Mt. , 2600–2800 m, 23.–25.v.2005, Rajāei leg. ; Kohgiluyeh va Boyerahmad Prov. : 1 ♀, 15 km SE. Yāsuj, 2050 m, 15.vi.1972, Ebert, Pāzuki leg. ; Khorāsān-e Razavi Prov.: 1 ♂ 12 ♀♀, Daregaz, N. Tandoreh National Park, Chelmir, N 37˚ 23΄ 33.6˝, E 058˚ 51΄ 23.3˝, 1018 m, 24.vi.2014, Ālipanāh, Falsafi leg. , 6 ♂♂ 15 ♀♀, Daregaz, N. Tandoreh National Park, Chelmir- Bandak Rd. , near Bandak, N 37˚ 23΄ 54.2˝, E 058˚ 47΄ 02.0˝, 1383 m, 25.vi.2014, Ālipanāh, Falsafi leg. , 5 ♀♀, Daregaz, N. Tandoreh National Park, 6 km after Chelmir, Cheshmeh Rajab, N 37˚ 23΄ 35.9˝, E 058˚ 48΄ 35.8˝, 1206 m, 26.vi.2014, Ālipanāh, Falsafi leg., 7 ♀♀, Daregaz- Dorbādām Rd., NW. Tandoreh National Park, near Alibulāgh vill., N 37˚ 32΄ 06.2˝, E 058˚ 36΄ 07.3˝, 1509 m, 29.vi.2014, Ālipanāh, Falsafi leg., 5 ♂♂ 19 ♀♀, Daregaz, S. Tandoreh National Park, near Shekarāb, N 37˚ 21΄ 43.0˝, E 058˚ 42΄ 32.0˝, 2135 m, 30.vi.2014, Ālipanāh, Falsafi leg., one specimen without abdomen, Ghuchān- Bājgirān Rd., 46 km N. Ghuchān, near Dorbādām vill., Dorbādām protected area, N 37˚ 25΄ 25.5˝, E 058˚ 31΄ 34.0˝, 1800 m, 20.vi.2013, Ālipanāh, Falsafi leg. , 1 ♀, Ghuchān, Bājgirān, Jihad-e Agriculture St., N 37˚ 37΄ 27.5˝, E 058˚ 25΄ 03.7˝, 1638 m, 22.vi.2013, Ālipanāh, Falsafi leg., 1 ♂ 2 ♀♀, Daregaz- Kalāt-e Nāder Rd., Lāeen vill. to Khākestar vill. Rd., before Chāhārrāh vill., Hezārmasjed Mts, N 37˚ 02΄ 39.5˝, E 059˚ 26΄ 10.11˝, 1344 m, 27.vi.2014, Ālipanāh, Falsafi leg., 2 ♀♀, Daregaz- Kalāt-e Nāder Rd., Lāeen vill. to Khākestar vill. Rd. (2.3 km after Chāhārrāh vill.), Hezārmasjed Mts, N 37˚ 02΄ 48.3˝, E 059˚ 24΄ 54.5˝, 1485 m, 28.vi.2014, Ālipanāh, Falsafi leg.; Kordestān Prov.: 1 ♂, 45 km SW. Saghez, Saghez- Bāneh Rd. , 2000 m, 30.vi.1975, Pāzuki leg. ; SMNK: Paratypes, 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Iran, Fars, Starβe Ardekan – Talochosroe, Comé, 2600 m, 1, 10.vii.1937, coll. Brandt , leg. H. Amsel (ex. coll. H. G. Amsel)

Distribution. Iran (Fars Prov.: Komehr, Mian Kotal, Sineh Sefid, Kuli Kosh mountain pass, Saadat Abad; Hamedan Prov.: Alvand Mt.), Afghanistan ( Amsel 1951, 1961, 1970).

Remarks. No sexual dimorphism in size was observed. Two color patterns are distinguished among the Iranian specimens studied. All the specimens collected in the north-east of Iran have brown to dark brown ground color, with less visible brown dot at the lower end of disacl spot of the forewing ( Fig. 12C ); while the remaining specimens collected in the west, south-west, south and central Provinces of Iran are paler, with a distinct dark discal spot in the forewing ( Fig. 12A ). Furthermore, undersides of the wings in NE. specimens are darker than the others ( Figs 12B, D ).

Figures

FIGURE 12. Variation of Evergestis grummi adult males in ground color of the wings. A, B) Paratype. C, D) The specimen collected in Khorasan-e Razavi Prov. A, C: upperside. B, D: underside.