Aethes scalana (Zerny, 1927)

Phalonia scalana Zerny, 1927, Eos. Madr. 3: 466. TL: Spain.

Material examined. 1♀, Sāvojbolāgh, E Gatehdeh, Elburz Mts (Tehrān Prov.), N 36˚10ˏ39.6˝, E 51˚02ˏ20.9˝, 2260 m, 31.vi. - 01.viii.2007 (L.T.), Ālipanāh, Zahiri, Falsafi leg.

Distribution. NW Africa; Iberian Peninsula, Ukraine, SE European Russia; from Caucasus to Kazakhstan and Tadzhikistan (Razowski 2002), Iran.

Remarks. This species is newly recorded in the fauna of Iran.