Euthycera sticticaria (Mayer, 1953)

Material examined: Iran: East Azerbaijan Province, Kandovan (moist grassland habitat) [37°45´N, 46°18´E, 2840 m], 20.05.2010, 2 ♂, 2 ♀ ; Qaradagh (forest habitat) [38°51´N, 46°52´E, 1770 m], 14.06.2010, 2 ♀ (Khaghaninia leg.) .

D i s t r i b u t i o n. Generally in Europe: Italy, Macedonia, Greece. First record for Iran.

B i o l o g y. Unknown.

D i a g n o s t i c c h a r a c t e r s: Antenna yellow, arista with white hairs (figs 1, b, c); wing pattern as in Figure 1, a; sternite 5 with 2 small lobe at the middle (figs 1, d, e), sternite 6 with 2 flat and asymmetrical projection at middle (fig. 1, d), surstylus as in fig. 1, f.