Perigrapha cilissa Püngeler, 1917

Perigrapha cilissa Püngeler, 1917 View in CoL

Perigrapha cilissa Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft 8:19. Turkey.

Material examined. 1♂ and 4♀♀, Iran, Isfahan, Khansar , 2533 m., 33°1′44′′N 50°21′35′′E, 25.iv.2012, leg. P. Poorshabanan. GoogleMaps 1♂, Iran, Isfahan, Fereydon Shahr, Sardab , 2557 m., 32°56′47′′N 50°60′4′′E, 01.v.2012, leg. P. Poorshabanan. GoogleMaps 5♂♂, Iran, Isfahan, Damane, Kord-e Olia , 2363 m., 32°55′45′′N 50°40′30′′E, 08.iv.2012, leg. P. Poorshabanan. GoogleMaps 5♂♂ and 1♀, Iran, Fars, Neyriz, Bahram-e Gur Protected Area , ( 1800–2400 m.) 27.iv.2016, leg. E. Tamannadar.

Diagnosis. Perigrapha cilissa ( Figs 1A–B) externally resembles Perigrapha flora Hreblay, 1996 ( Fig. 1C) but the structure of the genitalia differ in both species. Compared to P. flora , the vesica in P. cilissa ( Figs 2A– B) is not dilated medially and bears shorter cornuti terminally, in the female, the ductus bursae is shorter and thinner in P. cilissa than that of P. flora . Perigrapha cilissa is larger compared to P. mithras ( 34–36 mm) ( Fig. 1D), with quite different genitalia structure ( Figs 2F–H).

Description. Wingspan 40–45 mm. Male: body robust, head, thorax, wings and abdomen, variable from whitish cream, light brown to dark brown. Antennae strongly bipectinate, the pubescence of thorax well developed and dense. Forewings long, triangular, inner margin more or less darkshaded, cross lines dentate, orbicular and reniform stigmata large. Hind wings as forewing ground color. Female: as like as male, antennae finely biserrate.

Male genitalia ( Figs 2A–B). Uncus short, slightly widened, tegumen low and wide, penicular lobe obsolescent, juxta semi-rectangular, vinculum long, v-shaped. Valva long tapering, costal margin bent outward medially, constricted below cucullus, clavus dentate, sacculus broad, sclerotized, clasper small, sclerotized, button-like, ampulla very long, curved, pointed, cucullus bifurcate as semi-circle, corona absent.

Female genitalia ( Fig. 2C). Ovipositor short, gonapophyses slender, posterior apophyses slightly longer than anterior one, ostium bursa broad. Ductus bursa long, sclerotized, wider proximally, appendix bursa long, helicoid, widened, connected to ductus bursa by sclerotized wrinkles, corpus bursae long, ovoid, membranous, four signa in different sizes present.

Bionomics and distribution. Univoltine, adults fly early spring in the cold semi-mountainous areas ( 1800–2600 m.). The habitats of this species are covered by Astragalus sp. , scallion ( Allium sp. ), and red tulip ( Tulipa sp. ). This species has only been reported from Turkey ( Hreblay, 1996) up to present time. This species is reported, for the first time, from Iran.