Dyspessacossus fereidun (Grum-Grshimailo, 1895)

(Fig. 13E)

Cossus fereydun Grum-Grshimailo, 1895, Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 29 (1/2): 291–292.

LT: Persia septentr. (Demavend) [prov. Tehran, Demavend, N. Iran]. Type material (holotype) in ZISP. = Holcocerus (? Cossus) firdusi Wagner, 1937, Zeitschr. Ost. Ent.-Ver. 22: 23.

LT: Persia S., Elburs, Demavend, Tarsee [Iran]. Type material (holotype) in NMW .

= Cossus osthelderi Daniel, 1932b, Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 22: 95.

LT: Nord-Amanus, Dül-Dül Dagh beim Dorf School [Turkey]. Type material: holotype (by) in MWM.

Material examined. HMIM: Alborz Prov.: 1 ♂, Âsârâ, 40 km N Karaj, 1850 m, 27.vi.1871, leg. Safavi, Borumand, Kâviân, Ghâzioff , 1 ♂, Karaj, Âzâdbar, 2250 m, 27.–28.vi.1994, leg. Ebrâhimi , 2 ♂♂, Karaj, Arangeh, Sarziârat, 1750 m, 10.–11.vii.1996, leg. Barâri, Badii , 1 ♂, Karaj, Gachsar, 27.vii.1963, leg. Gharib , 2 ♂♂, Karaj, Shâh Dasht, 13.–20.vi.1976, leg. Rajabi , 3 ♂♂, Karaj, Shahrestânak, 2100 m, 10.–11.vii.1995, leg. Sarafrâzi, Linnavori , Badii, 1 ♂, Tâleghân, Kalânak, 1950 m, 26.vi.1994, leg. Ebrâhimi , 5 ♂♂, Sâvojbolâgh, E Gatehdeh, Elburs Mts., N 36°10΄39.6˝, E 51°02΄20.9˝, 2260 m, 31.vii.–1.viii.2007, leg. Zahiri, Âlipanâh, Lehmann & Bittner ; Ardebil Prov.: 3 ♂♂, 62 km Khalkhâl, 1500 m, 29.vii.1976, leg. Pâzuki, Borumand ; Châhârmahâl and Bakhtiâri Prov.: 1 ♂, 5 km SW Shalamzâr, Tang-e Chezghân, 7.–10.vii.1983, leg. Mirzâyâns, Borumand ; East Âzarbâijân Prov .: 1 ♂, Marand, Zonuz, N 38°36΄24˝, E 45°48΄40˝, 1620 m, 13.vii.2006, leg. Zahiri, Golmohammadzâdeh-Khiâbân , 1 ♂, Hashtrud, Gharah Âghâj, 10.vi.1949, leg. Taghavi ; Esfahân Prov.: 3 ♂♂, Fereydun Shahr, 2200 m, 9.vii.1999, leg. Hofmann, Meineke ; Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad Prov.: 1 ♂, 1700 m, 12.v.1968, leg. Mirzâyâns, Hâshemi; Kordestân Prov.: 1 ♀ 52 ♂♂, 83 km SE Bâneh, 1750 m, 5.–6.vii.1975, leg. Pâzuki , 3 ♂♂, Marivân- Miâneh Dâgh Rd., 6.vii.1972, 2000 m, leg. Borumand, Pâzuki , 2 ♂♂, 35 km NE Marivân, 1550 m, 8.–9.vii.1976, leg. Pâzuki , 1 ♂, Sanandaj, 26.vi.1974, leg. Hâshemi , 11 ♂♂, 45 km SW Saghez, Saghez- Bâneh Rd., 2000 m, 30.vi.1975, leg. Pâzuki , 7 ♂♂, 23 km NE Bâneh, Saghez- Bâneh Rd., 1750 m, 2.vii.1975, leg. Pâzuki ; Loresân Prov.: 2 ♂♂, Oshtorânkuh, Gokân, 2350 m, 29.–30.vii.1975, leg. Pâzuki , 1 ♂, Oshtorânkuh, N Kamandân, 2040 m, 22.–24.vii.1981, leg. Pâzuki, Broumand ; Mâzandarân Prov.: 1 ♂, N Châlus, Vali Âbâd,?. viii.1967, leg. Moayeri ; Tehrân Prov.: 1 ♂, Shemshak, 25.vii.1969, leg. Borumand, Abâi , 1 ♀ 1 ♂, Rudbâr-e Ghasrân, Garmâbdar, 2370 m, 28.–29.v.1991, leg. Ebrâhimi, Badii , 4 ♂♂, Rudbâr-e Ghasrân, Garmâbdar, 2300 m, 13, 14.vii.1993, leg. Ebrâhimi, Parchami-Arâghi , 1 ♂, Damâvand, 1910 m, 5.–11.vi.1976, leg. Rajabi , 2 ♂♂, Damâvand, 28.v.1976, leg. Rajabi , 1 ♂, Damâvand, Âbsard, 1900 m, 8.viii.1978, leg. Pâzuki, Sabzevâri , 1 ♂, Damâvand, Cheshmeh Alâ, 17.v.1976, leg. Zairi, Lavalle , 1 ♂, Rudehen, 23.vii.1969, leg. Borumand, Abâi ; West Âzarbâijan Prov .: 2 ♂♂, Orumiyeh, 7 km Silvânâ, Kuhe, 1660 m, 22.vii.1976, leg. Pâzuki, Borumand , 9 ♂♂, 35 km Orumiyeh, Ghâsemlu, 1440 m, 24.vii.1976, leg. Pâzuki, Borumand (gen. prep. No. HA-1897, HMIM) , 2 ♂♂, Orumiyeh, Ghâsemlu, 13.vii.1977, leg. Abâi, Javân-Moghaddam , 1 ♂, Ghâsemlu valley, N 37°16΄05˝, E 45°08΄57˝, 1650 m, 19.vii.2006, leg. Zahiri, Golmohammadzâdeh-Khiâbân , 3 ♂♂, Mârmishou (Iran-Turkey border), N 37°34΄26˝, E 44°37΄25˝, 1760 m, 18.vii.2005, leg. Zahiri, Golmohammadzâdeh-Khiâbân , 1 ♂, Takâb, Takht-e Soleymân, N 36°35΄40˝, E 47°19΄43.5˝, 2528 m, 1.vii.2013, leg. Afsariân ; Zanjân Prov.: 1 ♂, Taham, Tâzehkand, N 36°55΄25.4˝, E 48°42΄51.4˝, 1433 m, 29.vii.2013, leg. Afsariân.

MWM: 1 ♂, NW Iran, Cahar Mahali (= Châhârmahâl and Bakhtiâri) Prov., 35 km SE Aligudarz, SW Murak, Dorf Darren Hoz ( German spelling of Darreh Hoz vill.; it is located in Esfahan Province), 13.vi.2001, leg. de Freina ; 1 ♂, Elbursgebierge (= Elburz Mt.), Dizin bei Gatchar ( German spelling of Gachsar), 2400–2800 m, 1.vii.1974, leg. Rose.

RYB: 8 ♂♂, Kordestan prov., Marivan- Sghez (= Saghez) road, 10 km S Bastam, 70 km N Marivan, 2500–3000 m, 13.vi.2008, leg. A. Kolesnichenko.

Distribution. Israel, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Iran, Turkey, Iraq (Daniel 1939, 1963, 1965b; Wiltshire 1944; Barou 1967; Yakovlev 2011a).

Distribution in Iran. N, NW, W, and SW Iran (Fig. 31D).

Remarks. This species is currently represented by three subspecies namely, Dyspessacossus fereidun fereidun (Grum-Grshimailo, 1895), D. fereidun ahmadi Wiltshire, 1957 and D. fereidun osthelderi (Daniel, 1932) which according to Yakovlev (2011a), the latter subspecies is distributed in Iran. However, the taxonomic status of these subspecies needs further investigation.