Phragmataecia druska – a new species from the Ararat valley in Armenia (Lepidoptera, Cossidae)

Abstract

New species of the genus Phragmataecia Newman, 1850; Phragmataecia druska sp. n.; is described from western and central Armenia. It is compared with other species: Ph. castaneae (Hübner, 1790); Ph. albida Erschoff, 1874; Ph. furia (Grum-Grshimailo, 1890); Ph. roborowskii Alphéraky, 1897; Ph. pacifica Yakovlev, 2007; Ph. turkmenbashi Yakovlev, 2008; Ph. anikini Yakovlev, 2011; Ph. valikhanovi Yakovlev & Witt, 2016; and Ph. effendii Yakovlev & Snegovaya, 2020. Adult males, photos and drawings of their genitalia, map with approximate distribution area of Ph. castaneae and Ph. albida and collection localities of other species, and photos of the habitat for the new species are illustrated.