Subject Editor: Sven Erlacher
In the course of a recent taxonomic revision of the subfamily
Genitalia of the examined specimens were dissected following standard procedures (
A large series of
Holotype ♂,
Wing pattern of adults (males). 1-2:
Male genitalia. 5.
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The specific differences between the two species are well expressed in genitalia (see the
The known specimens of
The species is known to occur on both sides of Kopet-Dagh Mountains in NE Iran and S Turkmenistan.
The name of the species is dedicated to the Kurmanj people in northeastern Iran. This Kurdish tribe migrated from Kurdistan and settled in Khorasan-e Shomali, mainly in Quchan, Shirvan and Bojnurd.
The authors are indebted to Dr. Axel Hausmann (Munich), Dr. Dieter Stüning (Bonn) and Dr. Helen Alipanah (Tehran) for their kind loan of material. We are also grateful to Dr. László Ronkay for his useful advices during the preparation of the manuscript.