Abstract
A new noctuid species, Deltote turcica sp. n. is described from central Turkey and Turkmenistan. It is compared with its sister species Deltote delicatula (Christoph, 1882). The characterisation of the delicatula species-group is given. And, the genitalia of both sexes and adults are illustrated.
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