Synclera traducalis (Zeller, 1852)

Alipanah, Helen & Slamka, František, 2023, A revision of the subfamily Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) in Iran with description of a new species, Zootaxa 5248 (1), pp. 1-70 : 32-36

Synclera traducalis (Zeller, 1852)

( Fig. 14E )

Material examined. 17 ÔÔ 19 ♀♀: Alborz Prov.: 1 Ô 2 ♀♀, Tâleghân, Sabzân , 1550 m, 30.viii.–1.ix.1996, Badii, Barâri, Sarafrâzi leg. ; Bushehr Prov.: 1 ♀, Borâzjân, Darvâh , 50 m, 22.–23.xii.1999, Badii, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg. ; Golestân Prov.: 10 ÔÔ 8 ♀♀ , Golestân National Park, Tang-e Gol , 720 m, 29, 30.x.1998, Manzari, Moghaddam, N. Nazari leg. , 1 ♀, Gorgân, Aliâbâd, Kabudwâl , 200 m, 22.viii.1983, Borumand, Pâzuki leg. ; Hormozgân Prov.: 1 Ô, Hâjiâbâd , 1140 m, 25.iv.1996, Ardeh, Badii, V. Nazari leg. ; Kermân Prov.: 1 Ô, Sirjân , 1700 m, 23.iv.1986, Mirzâyâns, Borumand leg. ; Kermânshâh Prov.: 1 Ô, Eslâmâbâd-e Gharb, Châhârzebar , 1600 m, 1.vii.1972, Mirzâyâns, Abâi leg. , 1 Ô 1 ♀, Eslâmâbâd-e Gharb, Sorkheh Dizeh , 1600 m, 2.vii.1972, Mirzâyâns, Abâi leg. ; Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad Prov.: 1 Ô, 30 km Yâsuj, Kushk , 2200 m, 12.vi.1972, Ebert, Pâzuki leg. ; Lorestân Prov.: 1 Ô, Andimeshk- Pol-e Dokhtar Rd. , 335 m, 7.v.1975, Pâzuki, Borumand leg. ; West Âzarbâijân Prov.: 1 ♀, Orumiyeh-Ghâsemloo Rd. , 1140 m, 24.vii.1976, Pâzuki, Borumand leg. , 3 ♀♀, Râzhân , 30 km SW Orumiyeh, 1650 m, 24.vii.1976, Pâzuki, Borumand leg. , 2 ♀♀, 15 km NE Sardasht , 23.vi.1975, Abâi leg.

Distribution. This species is native in tropics and subtropics including Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Central and S America and Cuba. It is also reported as an immigrant in S Sweden, S Belgium and Crimea. Residency of this species in the Canary Islands, Turkey, Armenia and Cyprus is not clear ( Slamka 2013). This species is also reported from Iran including Bushehr (Bushehr), Fars (Cherom and Shiraz), Hormozgan (Sarzeh), and Khuzestan (Ahwaz) Provinces ( Amsel 1949, 1961).

Genus Maruca Walker, 1859

Figures

FIGURE 14. A, B) Synclera bleusei Obertḩr, female, Kerman, Sargaz (A), and female, Kerman, Kahnuj (B). C, D) S. in- terruptalis (Amsel), male (C), female (paratype), Sistan and Baluchestan, Chabahar (D). E) S. traducalis (Zeller), female. F) Maruca vitrata (Fabricius), male (scale bar = 10.0 mm).