A new record of a rare species, Rhiza stenoptera (Boursin, ۱۹۷۰), from Iran along with a catalogue of Iranian Pseudohadenina Ronkay & Fibiger, ۲۰۰۷ (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Based on the examination of the materials collected by LED light trap in ۲۰۲۱, from south of Iran (Kerman province), a rare moth species belonging to Xyleninae subfamily (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), Rhiza stenoptera (Boursin), is newly recorded for the country. The external and the genital characters of this species are presented and compared with its close relatives, R. schlumbergeri (Püngeler), collected from Sistan-va-Balouchestan province, Iran and R. commoda, a widely distributed species in the Palearctic region. Notes on the bionomic and distribution of R. stenoptera are given. The taxonomic position of Pseudohadena Alphéraky, s. l. has been changed through the time with the increase of the materials described mainly collected from Central Asia which was resulted in erecting the Pseudohadenina Ronkay & Fibiger, ۲۰۰۷. An inclusive catalogue of Pseudohadenina of Iran is presented. Beside the citation of first description, the distribution range of the members of this subtribe is given worldwide.

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Catalogue ، Iran ، New record ، Pseudohadenina ، Rhiza