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Abstract
Chersotis curvispina Boursin, 1961 as a species of the subfamily Noctuinae has been first recorded for the fauna of Iran. Illustrations of the collected single male and its genitalia as well as notes on its bionomy and species distribution are presented. The species is compared with its known sister species Ch. hahni (Christoph, 1885). The list of seven recently collected species and subspecies of this genus from Iran is also provided.
Pirmą kartą Irane užregistruota dirvinukų (Noctuinae) pošeimiui priklausanti drugių rūšis Chersotis curvispina Boursin, 1961. Pateikiamos vienintelio sugauto patino bei jo genitalijų iliustracijos ir duomenys apie rūšies ekologiją bei paplitimą. Ch. curvispina lyginama su seserine rūšimi Ch. hahni (Christoph, 1885), sudarytas neseniai Irane sugautų septynių šiai genčiai priklausančių drugių rūšių ir porūšių sąrašas.
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Acknowledgment
The authors would like to thank the Deputy of Research, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz for supporting this study. Our sincere thanks go to Peter Gyulai (Miskolc, Hungary) for confirmation of the identification and useful comments on this manuscript. We are also grateful to Alireza, Hossein and Mansour Rabieh and also Mohammad Abolghasemzadeh (all from Iran) for their kind help with fieldwork. This study was financially supported by the Iran National Science Foundation (INSF).