New records of the subfamily Phycitinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) from Hormozgan Province of Iran, with description of a new species from Mangrove habitats
The Phycitinae specimens collected mainly in the Mangrove habitats of the Hormozgan Province in Iran were examined. Falckia slamkaiella, sp. nov. is described as new. The genera Falckia Slamka, 2019, Remanephycis Roesler, 1989 and Cherchera Dumont, 1932, and the following four species namely, Remanephycis sudanella Roesler, 1989, Cherchera abatesella Dumont, 1932, Phycita judaica Amsel, 1935, and Saluria eremica Asselbergs, 2008 are reported as new for the fauna of Iran. The diagnostic features of the above-mentioned species are discussed and illustrated.
Authors
- Helen Alipanah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3717-6304)
Institutions
- Agricultural Research & Education Organization (IR)
- Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5693.1.8
- Primary Topic
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00