Scotopteryx kurmanjiana, a new species from the Kopet-Dagh Mountains (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae)

Scotopteryx kurmanjiana sp. n. is described from the Kopet-Dagh Mountains in Northeast Iran and South Turkmenistan. The new species is considered to be closely related to Scotopteryx kuznetzovi (Wardikian, 1957) described from Armenia. Detailed description of the external morphology and the genitali...

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Main Authors: Hossein Rajaei Sh., Gyula M. László
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014-06-01
Series:Nota Lepidopterologica
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Online Access:http://nl.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=1149
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Summary:Scotopteryx kurmanjiana sp. n. is described from the Kopet-Dagh Mountains in Northeast Iran and South Turkmenistan. The new species is considered to be closely related to Scotopteryx kuznetzovi (Wardikian, 1957) described from Armenia. Detailed description of the external morphology and the genitalia characters of the male with six colour photographs and two illustrations of genitalia are provided.
ISSN:0342-7536
2367-5365