Chondrostega palaestrana Staudinger, 1891

Chondrodtega pastrana var. palaestrana Staudinger, 1891, Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 4: 257–258. TL: Jerusalem. Syntypes: males, females (ZMHU).

References: Staudinger 1871: 67; Wiltshire 1952: 188.

Distribution (Map 4): eastern Turkey, Syria, Israel. - In Iran: Fars, Kermanshah and Lorestan provinces.

Bionomics. The species is native to arid biotopes and is univoltine with flight period from late August to late

October. From 970 to 2400 m. Females wingless. Caterpillars on various lower plants, observed on Artemisia

spp ., Astragalus spp ., Onobrychus spp . Eggs hibernate.

MAP 4. Chondrostega palaestrana Staudinger, 1891 .

Material Examined: male, W. Iran, Sar-i-Mill, Berge v. Kasri-Shirin, 1300 m, 5.X 1965, E. & A. Vartian (NHMW). (HMIM): Fars: Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 26.XI.1975, leg. Abai M.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 29.IX.1975, leg. Abai M.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 14–25.X.1976, leg. Abai M.; Kazerun, 900–970 m, 10.X.1994, leg. Abai M.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 21–26.X.1975, leg. Abai M.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 20.X.1975, leg. Abai M.; Chenarshahjani, Kazerun; 13–21.IX.1976, leg. Abai M.; Kouhmareh, Kazerun, 970 m, 10.X.1974, leg. Abai M.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 17–21.XI.1976, leg. Abai M.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 14– 24.X.1975, leg. Abai M.; Dashtbarm, Kazerun, 06–12.IX.1976, leg. Abai M.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 10– 14.X.1976, leg. Abai M.; Dasht-e-Arjan, Kazerun, 1900–1950 m, 14.IX.1974, leg. Pazuki & Hashemi. Lorestan: Broudjerd (Broujerd), 2400 m, 27.VIII.1973, leg. Mirzayans & Zairi.