Deserticossus campicola (Eversmann, 1854)

(Fig. 13D)

Cossus campicola Eversmann, 1854, Bull. Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscou 27 (2): 184.

LT: Kirgisensteppen, Sir [Syr-Darja, S. Kazakhstan]. Type material (lectotype) in ZISP .

Material examined. HMIM: West Âzarbâijân Prov.: 2 ♂♂ 1 ♀, 35 km N Mahâbâd, Khorkhoreh vill., Kâniborâzân swamp, N 36°59΄04.8˝, E 45°45΄48.8˝, 1328 m, 28.vi.2015, leg. Nâserzâdeh, Hâjiesmailiân , 1 ♀, 42 km Marand, 1100 m, 7.vi.1975, leg. Abâi.

Distribution. Russia (Daghestan, Astrahan reg., Kalmykiya), Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan,?W China, Turkmenistan ( Erschoff & Fild 1870; Staudinger 1871a; Christoph 1888b, 1893; Uvarov 1910; Krivokhatskyi 1985; Falkovich 1986; Yakovlev 2005, 2006a).

Distribution in Iran. NW Iran (Fig. 31C).

Host plants. Haloxylon (Falkovitch 1986) .

Remarks. This species is newly reported for the fauna of Iran.