A new species of the genus Klinzigedia Căpuşe, 1971 (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) from Iran

Abstract

A new species Klinzigedia sultankutensis Anikin, sp. n. is described from Iran, Mazandaran Province. The species resembles most closely Klinzigedia phlomidella (Christoph, 1862) but has well differences in its external appearance and genital morphology. Larva of the new species feeds on Phlomis herba-venti L. Adult male and female, their genitalia as well as larval case are illustrated and data on the known distribution are given. A male of the new species has elongated and pointed to the top sacculus with small rectangular tooth near apex, phallotheca almost twice shorter as in K. phlomidella. The antrum of a female of K. sultankutensis sp. n. is slightly expanded in the median part and is more narrowed to the caudal part of the ductus than in K. phlomidella. The number of bristled spinelets on each plate on the abdominal tergite I of K. sultankutensis sp. n. is 46–49 in male and 57–63 in female.

Keywords

• lepidoptera
• coleophoridae
• klinzigedia
• new species
• iran