title: Gymnancyla (Gymnancyla) iranella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Phycitinae),a new species from Iran.
abstract: A full description of Gymnancyla (Gymnancyla) iranella sp. n. is given; adult, head and appendages, male and female genitalia and the larva are described and illustrated, based on 15 males, 12 females and three last instar larvae collected in central Iran, Yazd Province, Abarkuh region. Larvae were found on Salsola sp. (family Chenopodiaceae).
authors.affiliation: Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP), P. O. Box 1454, Tehran 19395, Iran.; Email: halipanah@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alipanah
authors.affiliation: Neerland 20, 4614 GD Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands.; Email: jef.asselbergs@hetnet.nl.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Asselbergs
authors.affiliation: Agricultural Research and Natural Resources Institute, Yazd, Iran.; Email: shamsardakany@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shams-Zadeh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007492:Iran; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D011679:Pupa / Q000033:anatomy & histology