Hossein Rajaei Shoorcheh

Hossein Rajaei Shoorcheh, entomologist, often published as Hossein Rajaei Sh. or Hossein Rajaei.

State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, D-70191 Stuttgart, Germany.
E-mail: hossein.rajaei@smns-bw.de

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

(List may be incomplete)

Rajaei Sh., H. & Stüning, D. 2012. Scotopteryx kuznetzovi (Wardikian, 1957) (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae), a new species for the fauna of Iran and Turkey. Bonn zoological bulletin 61(1): 135–139. Full article (PDF) Reference page.
Rajaei Sh., H. & Xue, D. 2012: A new species of the genus Lithostege (Geometridae: Larentiinae) from China. Zootaxa 3478: 399–402. Preview Reference page.

Lehmann, I. & Rajaei Sh., H. 2013. Description of a new genus and three new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea) from East and Central Africa, with notes on biogeography. Bonn zoological bulletin 62(1): 100–110. Full article (PDF) Reference page.

Stadie, D., Hausmann, A. & Rajaei Sh., H. 2014. Cataclysme subtilisparsata Wehrli, 1932 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) recognized as bona species – an integrative approach. Nota Lepidopterologica 37(2): 141-150. DOI: 10.3897/nl.37.7681. Full article (PDF). Reference page.

Rajaei, H., Greve, C., Letsch, H., Stüning, D., Wahlberg, N., Minet, J. & Misof, B. 2015. Advances in Geometroidea phylogeny, with characterization of a new family based on Pseudobiston pinratanai (Lepidoptera, Glossata). Zoologica Scripta 44(4): 418–436. DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12108 Reference page.

Sartori, M., Kubiak, M. & Rajaei Sh., H. 2016. An updated list of type material of Ephemeroptera Hyatt & Arms, 1890, deposited at the Zoological Museum of Hamburg (ZMH). ZooKeys 607: 49–68. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.607.9391 . Reference page.

Rajaei, H., Stadie, D. & Hausmann, A. 2017. Taxonomic revision of the genus Protorhoe Herbulot, 1951 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae), new taxonomic changes and description of two new species. Zootaxa 4282(2): 269–291. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4282.2.3 Reference page.

Alipanah, H., Khodadad, M., Rajaei Sh., H. & Haseli, M. 2018: Taxonomic study of the genus Evergestis Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Glaphyriinae) in Iran with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4420(1): 1–33. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4420.1.1 Reference page.

Wanke, D., Hausmann, A. & Rajaei Sh., H. 2019: An integrative taxonomic revision of the genus Triphosa Stephens, 1829 (Geometridae: Larentiinae) in the Middle East and Central Asia, with description of two new species.. Zootaxa 4603(1): 039–065. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4603.1.2. Reference page.

Wanke, D., Hausmann, A., Krogmann, L., Petrányi, G. & Rajaei, H. 2020. Taxonomic revision of the genus Nychiodes Lederer, 1853 (Geometridae: Ennominae: Boarmiini) with description of three new species—an integrative approach. Zootaxa 4812(1): 001–061. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4812.1.1 Reference page.
Wanke, D., Hausmann, A., Sihvonen, P., Krogmann, L. & Rajaei, H. 2020. Integrative taxonomic review of the genus Synopsia Hübner, 1825 in the Middle East (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae). Zootaxa 4885(1): 27–50. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4885.1.2 full article pdf Reference page.

Rajaei, H., Gelbrecht, J., Schulz, N. & Hausmann, A. 2021. Minoa lutea Schwingenschuss, 1954 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae) recognized as bona species. Zootaxa 4903(2): 255–264. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4903.2.5. . Reference page.
Rajaei, H., Kollhorst, C., Hausmann, A. & Stüning, D. 2021. Taxonomy and systematics of the Iranian species of the genus Ourapteryx Leach, 1814 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) with the description of a new species. Zoology in the Middle East 67(3): 247–258. DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2021.1924420. . Reference page.

Rajaei, H., Hausmann, A. & Trusch, R. 2022. Taxonomic review of the genus Rhodostrophia Hübner, 1823 (Geometridae: Sterrhinae) in Iran. Zootaxa 5118(1): 001–064. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5118.1.1. . Reference page.
Stadie, D., Fiebig, R. & Rajaei, H. 2022. Taxonomic review of the genus Hydria HÜBNER, 1822 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) in the Middle East, with description of three new species and one new subspecies. Zootaxa 5092(5): 501–530. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5092.5.1. . Reference page.

Wanke, D., Hausmann, A., Lees, D.C., Lee, K.M., Martin, G., Sihvonen, P., Staude, H.S. & Rajaei, H. 2023. The African endemic species “Nychiodes” tyttha Prout, 1915 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae) belongs to the genus Aphilopota Warren, 1899. Nota Lepidopterologica 46: 1–17. DOI: 10.3897/nl.46.94940. . Reference page. 1–17
Werner, M.J., Hausmann, A., Kostjuk, I.Y., Wanke, D. & Rajaei, H. 2023. Integrative taxonomic revision of the genus Phaselia Guenée, [1858] (Geometridae: Ennominae) in the Middle East and Central Asia. Zootaxa 5326(1): 001–066. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5326.1.1. Reference page.

Bidzilya, O.V., Mey, W. & Rajaei, H. 2024. First record of the genus Sergeya Ponomarenko, 2008 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) from the Afrotropical and Oriental regions, with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5493(5): 486–506. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5493.5.2. . Reference page.
Bidzilya, O.V. & Rajaei, H. 2024. Review of the genus Antoniejanse Kemal & Koçak, 2005 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Litini), with description of four new species. Zootaxa 5415(3): 451–465. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5415.3.5. . Reference page.
Bidzilya, O.V. & Rajaei, H. 2024a. An illustrated and annotated catalogue of type specimens of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) in the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Tervuren, Belgium), with taxonomic changes. Zootaxa 5496(2): 191–213. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5496.2.3. . Reference page.

Bidzilya, O.V., Karsholt, O., Metz, M.A. & Rajaei Shoorcheh, H. 2025. Revision of the genus Anomologa Meyrick, 1926, including the description of a new species, and its impact on subfamilies of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5575(1): 131–150. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5575.1.5. Reference page.