The first report of two species of pyralid moths (Lep., Pyraloidea) from Fars provience

Subject Areas : entomology and othea arthropods

F. Koohnavard ¹ , H. Alipanah ² , Sh. Pashaeiye-Rad ³ , A. Kohansal ⁴

1 - Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran
2 - Iranian research institute of plant protection (IRIP), Tehran
3 - Department of zoology, Faculty of Biological science, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran
4 - Payamnur University, BandarAbbas

Received: 2010-04-07 Accepted : 2010-09-02 Published : 2010-11-22

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A faunestic survey were carried out on Pyralid moths (Lep., Pyraloidea) in Fasa & Jahrom cities in Fars province of Iran during 2006-2007. Samples were captured by light traps. More than 290 specimens (163 males, 133 females) were studied during this research and as a total, of 53 species belonging to 41 genera, 10 subfamilies and 2 families were determined. Among them, Pyralid species were recorded as follows: Lamoria anella (Denis & Schiffermüller) ،Dattinia iranalis (Amsel) ،Arenipses sabella (Hampson)and Iraniodes bilinealis (Amsel). Two Species of Arenipses sabella, Iraniodes bilinealis are reported for the first time from the Fars province.