Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Zygaena Fabricius, 1775, in Iran (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae). Part X: On two newly discovered Mesembrynus taxa from the western Alborz

Two well-defined Zygaena taxa are described from the central Alborz range in Iran and are placed as subspecies of two known Mesembrynus species. Both taxa inhabit biotopes on the northern side of the main Alborz range, areas that are climatically influenced by the Caspian Sea. Zygaena speciosa oseyi...

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Main Authors: Axel Hofmann, Alireza Naderi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014-12-01
Series:Nota Lepidopterologica
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