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Ehsan Kazemi1, Neda Mohamadi1

1Member of Young Researchers and Elite Club, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran.

Article Information ABSTRACT Key words: The subfamily Acontinae is placed in Family Noctuidae. In this paper all of genera of this subfanily of Acontinae; Iran are listed. Also, new faunal are mentioned. Noctuidae; Fibiger; Lafontaine

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Subfamily ACONTIINAE GUENEE, 1841 The subfamily Acontiinae as currently classified by Fibiger and Lafontaine (2005) includes four tribes: : Ochsenheimer, 1816 Acontiini, Armadini, Aediini, and Hypercalymniini. A Type species: Noctua solaris [Denis & Schiffermuller], number of the more striking apomorphic characters, 1775. such as the hair tufts on the scaphium and the characters of the tympanic area, apply to the subfamily. The (Hufnagel, 1766) Acontiinae are mostly small , many of which are Phalaena lucida Hufnagel, 1766, Berlinisches Mag. 3 (3): camouflaged as bird droppings. Adults are characterized 302. L. t.: Germany. by the following autapomorphies: tympanum having an Synonymy: albicollis Fabricius, 1781; rupicola enlarged alula that forms a flap partially coving the Borkhausen, 1792; insolatrix Hubner, [1822]; var. lugens tympanic opening, tympanum with hood reduced or Alpheraky 1889 absent, and male genitalia with scaphium membranous Distribution in Iran: Fars, Tehran (Ebert and Hacker, and having one or two areas of hair-like setae. In this 2002), Khouzestan (Esfandiari et. al) paper 36 species and subspecies of subfamily Acontinae are listed of Iran. Acontia titania (Esper, 1798) Phalaena Noctua titania Esper, 1798, Die Schmett. in Abb. Nach. der Natur. 4 (2/2): 36. L. t.: Turkey?. MATERIALS AND METHODS Synonymy:urania Frivaldsky, 1835 Distribution in Iran: Azarbayjan-e-Gharbi, Tehran, Moths specimens were collected using both portable Fars, Khorasan (Ebert and Hacker, 2002), light traps in different provinces of Iran, mainly in South and Southeast the country. Data were obtained from a Acontia biskrensis orientalis (Brandt, 1939) four- year sampling program following 2009. The biskrensis orientalis Brandt, 1939, Ent. Rdsech. specimens for investigation were transferred to 56: 245. L. t.: Iran, Laristan=Fars, Sistan va laboratory then the genitalia were extracted and male Balouchestan. and female genitalia were mounted using Canadabalzam, Distribution in Iran: Fars, Sistan va Balouchestan Enthelan and Euparal. (Brandt, 1939)

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Acontia catenula (Walker, 1865) Metopistis picturata (Rothschild, 1909) Euphasia catenula Walker, 1865, List of Specimens of Cleophana picturata Rothschild, 1909, Ent. Z. 23: 142. L. Lepidopterous in the collection of the British t.: Algeria. Museum 33: 780. L.t.: India, Madras Distribution in Iran: Sistan va Balouchestan (Ebert Distribution: Hormozgan (Shirvani et. al) and Hacler 2002).

Acontia hortensis Swinhoe, 1884 Genus: Metoponrhis Staudinger, 1888 Acontia hortensis Swinhoe, 1884, Proc. Zool. Soc. London Type species: Phothedes albirena Christoph, 1887. 1884: 517. L. t.: Pakistan. Distribution in Iran: Sistan & Balouchesan (Ebert and Metoponrhis karakumensis kasyi Wiltshire, 1971 Hacler 2002) Metoponrhis karakumensis kasyi Wiltshire, 1971, Ann. Nat. Hist. Mus. Wien 75: 640. L. t.: Iran. Acontia trabealis (Scopoli, 1763) Distribution in Iran: Khorasan (Wiltshire, 1971) Phalaena trabealis Scopoli, 1763, Ent. Camiolica: 240. L. t.: Slovenia. Metoponrhis albinera (Christoph, 1887) Synonyms:sulphuralis Linnaeus, 1767; sulphurea [Denis Phothedes albirena Christoph, 1887, In Romanoff Mem. & Schiffermuller], 1775; lugubris Fabricius, 1793 Lep. 3: 87. L. t.: Turkmenistan. Distribution in Iran: Azarbayjan-e-Gharbi, Distribution in Iran: Fars, Tehran, Kordestan (Ebert Mazandaran, Tehran, Kordestan, Lorestan, Kohkiluyeh and Hacler 2002) va Boyer-Ahmad (Ebert and Hacler 2002) Genus: Epharmottomena John, 1909 Genus: Hoplotarache Hampson, 1910 Type species: Leucanitis nana Staudinger, 1884. Type species: Hoplotarache mionides Hampson, 1910. Epharmottomena nana iranica Wiltshire, 1971 Hoplotarache sordescens (Staudinger, 1895) Epharmottomena nana iranica Wiltshire, 1971, Ann. Thalpochares sordescens Staudinger, 1895, Dt. Ent. Z. Iris Nat. Hist. Mus. Wien 75: 640. L. t.: Iran. 7: 282. L. t.: Turkey. Distribution in Iran: Khorasan (Wiltshire, 1971). Distribution in Iran: Fars (Ebert and Hacler 2002) Epharmottomena tenera (Brandt, 1939) Hoplotarache binominata (Butler, 1892) Armada tenera Brandt, 1939, Ent. Rdsch. 56: 297. L. t.: Tarache binominata Butler, 1892, Entom. 25: 64. L. t.: Iran, Sistan va Balouchestan. India, Madras. Distribution in Iran: Sistan va Balouchestan, Synonymy:costalis Walker, 1865 nec Walker, 1857. Hormozgan, Lorestan (Brandt, 1939). Distribution in Iran: Sistan va Balouchestan (Ebert and Hacler 2002), Kerman. Epharmottomena leucodonta (Hampson, 1926) Metoponrhis leucodonta Hampson, 1926, Descr. New Genus: Acrobyla Rebel, 1903 Genera and Spec. Lep. Phal. Subfam. Noct. Br. Mus.: 78. L. Acrobyla Rebel, 1903, Type species: Acrobyla kneuckeri t.: India. Rebel, 1903. Synonymy: funesta Brandt, 1939 Distribution in Iran: Sistan va Balouchestan, Acrobyla kneuckeri ariefera Hampson, 1926 Hormozgan (Ebert and Hacler 2002) Acrobyla ariefera Hampson, 1926, Descr. New Genera and Spec. Lep. Phal. Subfam. Noct. Br. Mus.: 76. L. t.: Epharmottomena gelida (Brandt, 1939) Pakistan. Armada gelida Brandt, 1939, Ent. Rdsch. 56: 297. L. t.: Distribution in Iran: Sistan va Balouchestan, Iran, Sistan va Balouchestan. Hormozgan, Boushehr (Ebert and Hacler 2002). Distribution in Iran: Sistan va Balouchestan, Hormozgan, Lorestan (Brandt, 1939). Acrobyla draudti Brandt, 1939 Armada draudti Brandt, 1939, Ent. Rdsch. 56: 296. L. t.: Genus: Drasteroides Hampson, 1926 Iran, Sistan va Balouchestan. Drasteroides Hampson, 1926, Type species: Phothedes Distribution in Iran: Tehran, Hormozgan, Sistan va limata Christoph, 1884. Balouchestan (Brandt, 1939) Drasteroides leprosa (Brandt, 1938) Genus: Metopistis Warren, 1913 Armada leprosa Brandt, 1938, Ent. Rdsch. 55: 261. L. t.: Metopistis Warren, 1913, Type species: Phothedes Iran, Fars. erschoffi Christoph, 1884. Distribution in Iran: Fars (Brandt, 1938), Lorestan, Sistan va Balouchestan.

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Drasteroides limata (Christoph, 1884) Synonymy:distincta Rothschild, 1915 Phothedes limata Christoph, 1884, In Romanoff Mem. Distribution in Iran: Fars, Kerman, Lep. 1: 135. L. t.: Turkey. Hormozgan.,Tehran, Sistan va Balouchestan, Distribution in Iran: Esfahan (Ebert and Hacler 2002), Azarbayjan-e-Sharghi (Ebert and Hacler 2002).

Drasteroides medialis (Hampson, 1908) Armada maritima Brandt, 1939 Oederemia medialis Hampson, 1908, Cat. Lep. Phal. Br. Armada maritima Brandt, 1939, Ent. Rdsch. 56: 294. L. Mus. 7: 407. L. t.: Pakistan. t.: Iran, Sistan va Balouchestan. Synonymy:leuconephra Brandt, 1938 Distribution in Iran: Sistan va Balouchestan (Brandt, Distribution in Iran: Fars, Kordestan, Sistan va 1939) Balouchestan, Khouzestan (Ebert and Hacler 2002), Kerman. Armada heliothidia (Hampson, 1896) Meliopotis heliothidia Hampson, 1896, Fauna of British Genus: Iranda Wiltshire, 1977 India 4: 532. L. t.: India. Iranda Wiltshire, 1977, Type species: Phothedes Distribution in Iran: Tehran, Sistan va Balouchestan secunda Ershov, 1874. (Ebert and Hacler 2002).

Iranda turcorum (Zerny, 1915) Armada dentata (Staudinger, 1884) Armada turcorum Zerny, 1915, Verh. Zool.-Botan. Ges. Acontia dentata Staudinger, 1884, In Romanoff Mem. Wien 65: [223]. L. t.: Lebanon. Lep. 1: 142. L. t.: Akhal Tekke. Distribution in Iran: Esfahan, Sistan va Balouchestan, Synonymy:Acrobyla afghana Hampson, 1926 Hormozgan (Ebert and Hacler 2002). Distribution in Iran: Fars, Sistan va Balouchestan (Ebert and Hacler 2002). Iranda venusta (Brandt, 1939) Armada venusta Brandt, 1939, Ent. Rdsch. 56: 298. L. t.: Armada fletcheri Wiltshire, 1961 Iran, Sistan va Balouchestan. Armada fletcheri Wiltshire, 1961, J. Bombay Nat. hist. Distribution in Iran: Sistan va Balouchestan (Brandt, Soc. 58: 626. L. t.: S Iran. 1939), Kerman. Distribution in Iran: South of Iran (Wiltshire, 1961)

Iranda ornate (Brandt, 1938) Genus: Tarachephia Hampson, 1926 Armada ornate Brandt, 1938, Ent. Rdsch. 55: 561. L. t.: Tarachephia Hampson, 1926, Type species: Acontia Iran, Fars. huberi Ershov, 1874. Distribution in Iran: Fars (Brandt, 1938). Tarachephia huberi (Ershov, 1874) Iranda versicolor (Brandt, 1939) Acontia huberi Ershov, 1874, In Fedtschenko Reise in Armada turcorum versicolor Brandt, 1939, Ent. Rdsch. Turkestan: 48. L. t.: Transcaspian. 56: 298. L. t.: Iran, Fars. Distribution in Iran: Tehran, Mazandaran, Hormozgan, Distribution in Iran: Fars (Brandt, 1939), Kerman. Boushehr (Ebert and Hacler 2002)

Iranda tarachoides (Bytinski-Salz & Brandt, 1937) Genus: Hubner, [1823] Armada tarachoides Bytinski-Salz & Brandt, 1937, Type species: Noctua funesta (Esper, 1786). Entomologist`s Rec. J. Var. 49: 9. L. t.: Iran, Tehran, Karaj. =Anophia Guenee, 1852 Distribution in Iran: Tehran (Bytinski-Salz & Brandt, =Ecpatia Turner, 1902 1937), Kermanshah. =Eucatephia Hampson, 1926 =Dysedia Rogenhofer, 1874 Genus: Armada Staudinger, 1884 =Herchunda Swinhoe, 1900 Armada Staudinger, 1884, In Romanoff Mem. Lep. 1: =Premusia Walker, 1858 142. Type species: Acontia dentata Staudinger, 1884. =Idicara Walker, [1863]

Armada clio (Staudinger, 1884) (Esper, 1786) Acontia clio Staudinger, 1884, In Romanoff Mem. Lep. 1: Phalaena Noctua funesta Esper, 1786, Die Schmett. In 145. L. t.: Akhal Tekke. Abb. Nach. der Natur 4(1): 72, Tab. 88, Noct. 9, fig. 6. L. Distribution in Iran: Tehran (Ebert and Hacler 2002) t.: Germany. Distribution in Iran: Fars, Sistan va Balouchestan Armada panaceorum (Menetries, 1848) (Ebert and Hacler 2002). Ophiusa panaceorum Menetries, 1848, Mem. Acad. Imp. St. Petersbourg. Sci. Nat. 6: 292. pl. 6, fig. 6. L. t.: (Linnaeus, 1758) Bokhara. Phalaena Noctua leucomelas Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat.

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The authors grateful Mrs. Mohamadzade and Mr. Mohsen © International Journal of Life Sciences Kazemi for their kind help to collect material. This study NOTE: Authors/contributors are responsible was supported by Young Researchers and Elites Club, for originality, contents, correct references, and Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran. ethical issues.

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