Catopta hyrcanus ( Christoph, 1888 )

Alipanah, Helen, Yakovlev, Roman, Falsafi, Hossein, Witt, Thomas & Saldaitis, Aidas, 2021, 5062, Zootaxa 5062 (1), pp. 1-100 : 9-10

Catopta hyrcanus ( Christoph, 1888)

( Fig. 2B )

Cossus hyrcanus Christoph, 1888a , Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 22: 309.

LT: Schahrud [Emamshahr, Semnan prov., Iran]. Type material (syntypes) in ZISP, not found .

Synonymy:

= Catopta brandti Bryk, 1947 , Opuscula Entomol. 12: 173.

LT: Khorasan, Kouh i Binalound (Meched) [ Iran]. Type material (holotype) in NHRS .

Material examined. HMIM: Châhârmahâl and Bakhtiâri Prov .: 1 ♂, Kuhrang , 26.vii.1974, leg. Hâshemi, Zairi ; Esfahân Prov.: 2 ♂♂, Kâshân, Natanz, Abyâneh , 2300 m, 29.vi.1981, leg. Hâshemi , 1 ♂, Kâshân , 4 km S Jâhagh, 2000 m, 14.–15.vi.1984, leg. Pâzuki, Hâshemi , 1 ♂, Natanz, Targh , 2630 m, 8.viii.2003, leg. Ghayurfar, Ebert, Trusch, Nematiân ; Gilân Prov.: 5 ♂♂, Eshkevarât , N 36˚52΄2.03˝, E 50˚10΄08.1˝, 1434 m, 16.viii.2013 , leg. Afsariân; Golestân Prov.: 1 ♀, W Shâhrud, Kash, Shâvâr Mt. , 2900 m, 19.vii.2003, leg. Hofmann, Meineke, Tremewan , 5 ♂♂, W Shâhrud, Shâhkuh-e Bâlâ , 2580 m, 18.vii.2003, leg. Hofmann, Meineke, Tremewan , 4 ♂♂, Shâhrud, Shâhkuh-e Pâeen , 1700 m, 18.vii.2003, leg. Âlipanâh, Ebrâhimi , 1 ♂, Shâhrud, Kamareh Chehel Dokhtar , 1700 m, 3.vi.1982, leg. Hâshemi , 3 ♂♂, Gonbad Kâvus , Golestân forest, 21.vi.1974, leg. Pâzuki, Rajabi ; Kermân Prov.: 2 ♂♂, NW Jiroft, Sarbishân Mt. Pass, Shingerâ , 2700–2900 m, 3.–4.vi.2002, leg. Meineke, Hofmann, Kallies , 1 ♂, Jiroft- Bâft Rd., 55 km after Jiroft, Shingerâ , 2800 m, 24.v.2004, leg. Rajâei , 1 ♀ 1 ♂, SW Bam, Dehbakri , 2000–2200 m, 18.–21.v.2004, leg. Meineke, Hofmann, Tremewan , 1 ♂, Bam, Dehbakri , 2300 m, 23.v.2004, leg. Rajâei , 1 ♂, Dehbakri , 10.vi.1971, leg. Hâshemi, Naim , 1 ♂, Jebâl-e Bârez, Âbtorsh , 12.vi.1971, leg. Naim, Hâshemi ; North Khorâsân Prov.: 1 ♂, Golestân National Pârk, Yâkhti Kalân , 1650 m, 20.vii.1996, leg. Ebrâhimi, V. Nazari , 1 ♂, Golestân National Pârk, Âlmeh , 1650 m, 17.–18.viii.1996, leg. Ebrâhimi, V. Nazari , 1 ♂, Shirvân, Golulsârâni , 2200–2800 m, 15.–17.vii.1997, leg. Mirzâyâns, V. Nazari , 1 ♂, N Shirvân, Kopet Dâgh Mt., Sarâni vill., Sarâni protected area, N 37˚48΄22.5˝, E 57˚56΄29.7˝, 1500 m, 22.vi.2013, leg. Âlipanâh, Falsafi , 1 ♂, Esfarâyen- Jâjarm Rd., 21 km W Esfarâyen, Châhârmarân, Sâluk protected area, N 37˚12΄23.6˝, E 57˚15΄25.7˝, 1463 m, 18.vi.2013, leg. Âlipanâh, Falsafi ; Razavi Khorâsân Prov.: 1 ♂, Zoshk, Binâlud , 2000 m, 19.vi.1974, leg. Rajabi, Pâzuki , 1 ♂, Neyshâbur, Zabarkhân Hesâr , 1400 m, 12.vi.1977, leg. Pâzuki, Abâi , 6 ♂♂, Sorb Mt., Kadkan , 2200–2400 m, 15.vi.1998, leg. Hofmann, Meineke , 3 ♂♂, W Bâjgirân, 7 km W Gharah Chegheh vill., Gharah Chegheh protected area, N 37˚39΄11.8˝, E 58˚14΄32.9˝, 2036 m, 21.vi.2013, leg. Âlipanâh, Falsafi , 1 ♂, Daregaz, Tandoreh National Park , Shekarâb, N 37˚21΄43.0˝, E 58˚42΄32.0˝, 2135 m, 30.vi.2014, leg. Âlipanâh, Falsafi , 2 ♂♂, Daregaz, N Tandoreh National Park, Chelmir- Bandak Rd. , N 37˚23΄54.2˝, E 58˚47΄02.0˝, 1383 m, 25.vi.2014, leg. Âlipanâh, Falsafi , 3 ♂♂, 10 km after Golmakân vill., Binâlud Mt. ( Âsheghân valley ), N 36˚24΄12.9˝, E 59˚06΄22.5˝, 1884 m, 4.vi.2016, leg. Âlipanâh, Falsafi ; Sistân and Baluchestân Prov.: 1 ♂, Khâsh, Taftân Mt., Jamchin vill., N 28˚35΄, E 61˚03΄, 2500 m, 10.iv.2004, leg. Rajâei ; Tehrân Prov.: 3 ♂♂, Firuzkuh, Chehel Cheshmeh , 2000 m, 24.vi.1998, leg. Mofidi-Neyestânak.

NHRS: 5 ♂♂, Iran, Khorasan (= Khorâsân), Kouh i Binalound ( Meched ) (= Binâlud Mt. ( Mashhad )), 3300 m, 30.vii.[19]38, ex coll. Brandt ; 2 ♂♂, Baloutchistan (= Sistân and Baluchestân ), Kouh i Taftan ( Knach ) (= Taftân Mt. ( Khâsh )), 3300 m, 30.vii.1938, ex coll. Brandt.

MSW: 2 ♂♂, Iran, Fars, Kuh e Bul (= Bol), 3100 m, 12.vii.2001, leg. Nykl.

MWM: 5 ♂♂, Iran, Balouchistan (= Sistân and Baluchestân ), Kouh i Kakhtan (= Taftân Mt. ) (Knach) (= Khâsh), 3000 m, Juni 1938, leg. Brandt ; 1 ♀, N. Iran, Kuh i Mirabi (= Mirâbi Mt.), 1900 m, Juli, leg. Wernicke.

RYB: 20 ♂♂, Elburs Mts., Chashm , 2200 m, 02.vii.2010, leg. K. Kolesnichenko ; 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, Elburs Mts., 60 km W Damghan, vic. of Foulad Mahalleh , 2000 m, 21.vi.2011, leg. K. Kolesnichenko ; 4 ♂♂, Elburs Mts., 30 km NW Semnan, 10 km SSW Chashm , 2230 m, 06.vii.2010, leg. K. Kolesnichenko ; 5 ♂♂, Shahkuh Mts., Shahrud area, Tohar (an erroneous spelling of Tajar ), 2100 m, 27.vi.2010, leg. K. Kolesnichenko.

Distribution. Iran, Turkmenistan, Iraq ( Staudinger & Rebel 1901; Daniel 1965b; Yakovlev 2009d ).

Distribution in Iran. N, NE, S, SE, and Central Iran ( Fig. 23B ).

Figures

FIGURE 2. A) Catopta kendevanensis kendevanensis Daniel, male (holotype). B) C. hyrcanus (Christoph), male. C) Stygia mosulensis Daniel, male. D, E) Meharia avicenna Yakovlev, male. F) Meharia incurvariella persica (Wiltshire), male (scale bar= 10.0 mm).

FIGURE 23. Distribution of Cossidae species in Iran. A) Catopta kendevanensis kendevanensis Daniel. B) Catopta hyrcanus (Christoph). C) Stygia mosulensis Daniel. D) Meharia avicenna Yakovlev. E) Meharia baluchestana Alipanah & Yakovlev, sp. n. F) Meharia incurvariella persica (Wiltshire).