title: A survey of the Agrotis of Iran.
abstract: The present study reviews the genus Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1816 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Noctuinae) in Iran from a taxonomic and faunistic point of view. An identification key of external features is presented for 16 Iranian species and subspecies. A description of each taxon is presented based on external male and female genital characteristics. Diagnostic features and comparisons with the closest relatives are given for each species. Original combination and citation with the synonymy of each species or subspecies are expounded as well as their distribution and bionomy. Adult moths and male genitalia are illustrated.
authors.affiliation: Young Researchers Society, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran sh_feizpour@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Sh
authors.initials: Sh
authors.lastname: Feizpoor
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, 76169-133 Kerman, Iran shirvani@uk.ac.ir.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shirvani
authors.affiliation: Department of Biodiversity, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran ma_rashkigh@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rashki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005835:Genitalia / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*
keywords: Agrotini; Noctuinae; fauna; systematics