Loxostege scalaralis (Christoph, 1877)

(Fig. 26A)

Eurycreon scalaralis Christoph, 1877: 275–276, pl. 7 fig. 46.

TL: Turkmenien, Krasnowodsk.

Material examined. 11 ♂♂, 9 ♀♀: Alborz Prov.: 2 ♀♀, Karaj, 24.iv.1972, no collector is given; Fârs Prov.: 1 ♀, Dârâb, Rostâgh, 1250 m, 21.-23.iv.1992, Mirzâyâns, Badii leg. , 7 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, Âbâdeh, Shurjestân, 2000 m, 30.iv.1985, Mirzâyâns, Hâshemi leg. , 1 ♂, 5 km N Dasht-e Arzhan, 2000 m, 1.v.1985, Mirzâyâns, Hâshemi leg. ; Kermân Prov.: 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, 30 km W Sarcheshmeh, 1700 m, 2.v.1986, Mirzâyâns, Borumand leg. (gen. prep. HA-2447, HMIM) ; Sistân and Baluchestân Prov.: 1 ♂, Khâsh, 3 km SE Eskelâbâd, 1700 m, 12.v.1972, Abâi, Ebert leg.

Distribution. Turkmenistan, Afghanistan (Amsel 1970; Slamka 2013), Armenia (Ziegler 2005 –2019), Iran (Koçak & Kemal 2014).

Remarks. There is no particular variation among the studied specimens externally, except the size of the forewing’s elongate oval discoidal spot which is smaller in a few of specimens, even with the same collecting data.