Duponchelia caidalis Oberth

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 : 39

Duponchelia caidalis Oberth ̡r, 1888

( Figs 18D , 19B )

Material examined. 1 Ô 1 ♀: Khuzestân Prov.: 1 Ô, Dezful, Safiâbâd (12 km), N 32°14 ΄29.2″, E 48°20 ΄17.8″, 65 m, 14.v.2016, Afsariân, Mozhdehi leg.; Hormozgân Prov. : 1 ♀, Minâb, Tiâb , N 27°07 ΄11.7″, E 57°05 ΄30.2″, - 5 m, 3.v.2016, Afsariân, Mozhdehi leg. (gen. prep. HA-2680, HMIM) .

Distribution. Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Palestine ( Slamka 2013).

Remarks. The ductus bursae of the examined female ( Fig. 19B ) is wider than that of Slamka (2013: 250) which was based on the specimens collected in Egypt including the holotype. This species is a new report for the fauna of Iran.

Figures

FIGURE 18. A, B) Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker), male (A) and female (B), Hormozgan, Parsian- Asaluyeh Rd. C) Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius), male. D) Duponchelia caidalis Obertḩr, male. E) D. fovealis Zeller, male. F) Dolicharthria stigmosalis (Herrich-Schäffer), female (scale bar = 10.0 mm).

FIGURE 19. Female genitalia of A) Udea accolalis (Zeller) (genitalia slide HA-2475, HMIM). B) Duponchelia caidalis Obertḩr (genitalia slide HA-2680, HMIM). C) Dolicharthria stigmosalis (Herrich-Schäffer) (genitalia slide HA-2699, HMIM). D) Metasia subtilialis Caradja (genitalia slide HA-2677, HMIM).