Stygia mosulensis Daniel, 1965

Alipanah, Helen, Yakovlev, Roman, Falsafi, Hossein, Witt, Thomas & Saldaitis, Aidas, 2021, 5062, Zootaxa 5062 (1), pp. 1-100 : 10-12

Stygia mosulensis Daniel, 1965

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Stygia mosulensis Daniel, 1965a , Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 55: 80.

LT: Mosul Desert [ Iraq]. Type material (holotype) in BMNH .

Material examined. HMIM: East Âzarbâijan Prov.: 1 ♀, Tabriz , 5.iv.1954, no collector given, 1 ♀, Tabriz, Khalat Pushân, N 38˚01΄25˝, E 46˚25΄33˝, 1680 m, 16.vii.2005, leg. Zahiri, Golmohammadzâdeh-Khiâbân , 1 ♀, Tabriz, Khalat Pushân , 3.v.1953, no collector given, 1 ♀, Bâsmenj, 16.viii.71, leg. Damanâbi ; Fârs Prov.: 1 ♀, Nur Âbâd, Mamasani, Châh Chenâr , 8.viii.1976, leg. Abâi ; West Âzarbâijan Prov. : 4 ♀♀, Orumiyeh, Ghushchi, N 38˚03΄27˝, E 44˚59΄23˝, 1700 m, 17.vii.2005, leg. Zahiri, Golmohammadzâdeh-Khiâbân.

SMNK: 1 ♀, W Iran, Kordestan, 95 km N Kermanschach, Strasse nach Sanandaj , 1350 m, 11.vii.1975, leg. Ebert & Falkner.

MWM: 1 ♂ , N Iran, Azerbaidzhan (= Âzarbâijân), Tabriz, 1600 m, 27.vii.1979, leg. C. Naumann (gen. prep. No. MWM 2981 ) .

Distribution. Iraq, Iran, Greece, S Turkey, S Bulgaria ( Witt 1983; de Freina & Witt 1990; de Freina 1996); probably in Morocco ( Rungs 1972, 1979).

Distribution in Iran. NW, W, and SW Iran ( Fig. 23C ).

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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).