Noctuidae of Khabr National Park, part II. A new species of the genus Polymixis Hübner, [1820] from Iran (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Xyleninae)

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https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.461

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Lepidoptera, Noctuidae,, Xyleninae, Polymixis, new species, taxonomy, Iran

Abstract

Present paper includes the result of the new expeditions carried out in order to collect Noctuidae from Khabr National Park, Kerman, south of Iran. The description of a new Polymixis species, Polymixis (Eremophysa) fakherehsabae Shirvani, sp. nov. is given. The new species is compared with its close relatives, besides, bionomic and distribution of P. fakherehsabae are presented together with the adult and the male genitalia illustrations. Provincial distribution of the species belonging to the subgenus Eremophysa Boursin, 1958 in Iran is provided.

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2023-06-30

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Shirvani, A. (2023). Noctuidae of Khabr National Park, part II. A new species of the genus Polymixis Hübner, [1820] from Iran (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Xyleninae). SHILAP Revista De lepidopterología, 51(202), 263–268. https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.461

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