Holcocerus gloriosa mesopotamica Watkins & Buxton, 1921

Holcocerus gloriosus Stgr., mesopotamicus, Watkins & Buxton, 1921, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 28: 86.

LT: Mesopotamian: Kut, Amara [Kut el Amara, 125 km SE Baghdad, S Iraq]. Type material (holotype) in BMNH .

Material examined. BMNH: 2 ♂♂, SW Iran, Darab, Fars, 17.vi.1950, leg. E. P. Wiltshire. HMIM: Bushehr Prov.: 6 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Genâveh- Siâhmakân Rd. 200 m, 17.iv.1977, leg. Pâzuki, Hâshemi , 3 ♀♀, Dayyer, Domeygez, 0 m, 20.–22.iv.1999, leg. Kalânaki, Mofidi-Neyestânak , 4 ♂♂, Borâzjân, Dâlaki, 100 m, 6.v.1985, leg. Mirzâyâns, Hâshemi (gen. prep. No. HA-829, HMIM) , 3 ♂♂ 8 ♀♀, Borâzjân, Heleh protected area, N 29°14΄27.1˝, E 50°54΄29.9˝, 64 m, 10.v.2016, leg. Afsariân, Mozhdehi , 2 ♂♂ 4 ♀♀, Dayyer, Gorm Isl., 22.–23.iv.1999, leg. Kalânaki, Mofidi-Neyestânak , 4 ♂♂, Bushehr, Ahrâm, Tangestân, 100 m, 4.–5.v.1995, leg. Parchami-Arâghi, Badii, Ardeh , 1 ♀, 65 km SE Khormoj, Jâshak, 110 m, 20.iv.1977, leg. Pâzuki, Hâshemi ; Fârs Prov.: 2 ♂♂, Jahrom, 4.vi.1950, leg. Borumand , 1 ♂, Jahrom, 8.vii.1970, leg. Safavi, Hâshemi , 1 ♂, Farâshband, Harât Âbâd, 770 m, 7.v.1985, leg. Mirzâyâns, Hâshemi , 1 ♂, Kâzerun, Sarmashhad, 16.v.1969, leg. Kalâli, Mojibi ; Hormozgân Prov.: 1 ♂, Minâb, 26.iv.1949, leg. Fasihi , 1 ♀, Minâb, 200 m, 3.iv.1973, leg. Abâi , 3 ♂♂ 3 ♀♀, Minâb, 23, 24.iv.1971, leg. Safavi, Zairi , 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Minâb, 18, 22.v.1973, leg. Hâshemi, Borumand , 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Minâb, 53 m, 11.iv.2004, leg. Serri, Moghaddam , 6 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Minâb, Dehbârez, 270 m, 29.iv.1986, leg. Mirzâyâns, Borumand , 1 ♀, Minâb, Hasanlengui, 24.–26.v.1973, leg. Hâshemi, Zairi , 6 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Minâb, Râvang, N 27°4΄03.6˝, E 57°10΄22.9˝, 34 m, 4.v.2016, leg. Afsariân, Mozhdehi , 5 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Minâb, Sandark, Gru, 150 m, 29.iv.1996, leg. Ardeh, Badii, V. Nazari , 3 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Minâb, Tiâb, N 27°07΄11.7˝, E 57°05΄30.2˝, 5 m, 3.v.2016, leg. Afsariân, Mozhdehi , 17 ♂♂ 3 ♀♀, Bandar Abbâs- Minâb Rd., km 15, 150 m, 1.iv.1973, leg. Abâi , 2 ♂♂, Bandar Abbâs, 25.iv.1949, 8.v.1950, leg. Fasihi, 1 ♂, Bandar Abbâs, 18.iii.1950, leg. Abâi, 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Bandar Abbâs, 150 m, 1.iv.1973, leg. Abâi, 1 ♀, Bandar Abbâs, 16.v.1973, leg. Hâshemi, Borumand, 8 ♂♂ 3 ♀♀, Bandar Abbâs, 24.iv.1977, leg. Mortazavihâ, 1 ♂, Bandar Abbâs, N Geno Mt., Bâgh Tang, 410 m, 7.–8.v.1977, leg. Pâzuki , 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Bandar Abbâs, Niân, N 27°31΄50.3˝, E 56°51΄30.9˝, 203 m, 5.v.2016, leg. Afsariân, Mozhdehi , 1 ♂, Bandar Khamir, 50 m, 26.iv.1986, leg. Mirzâyâns, Borumand , 16 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀, Bandar Khamir, Kahurestân, 200 m, 21.iv.1994, leg. Ebrâhimi, Parchami-Arâghi , 1 ♂, Bandar Khamir, Sâyeh Khosh, 50 m, 20.iv.1994, leg. Parchami-Arâghi, Ebrâhimi , 1 ♂, Sirik, Khârgush, 0 m, 16.iv.1994, leg. Ebrâhimi, Parchami-Arâghi , 1 ♂ 3 ♀♀, Isin, 130 m, 1.–6.v.1977, leg. Pâzuki , 1 ♀, Isin, 130 m, 28.–30.iv.1977, leg. Pâzuki, Hâshemi , 1 ♀, Isin, 11.–14.v.1973, leg. Hâshemi, Borumand , 1 ♀, Isin, 25.iv.1971, leg. Safavi, Zairi , 3 ♂♂, Bandar Lengeh, Châh Kuh, 25.iv.1977, leg. Pâzuki, Hâshemi , 2 ♂♂, Bandar Lengeh, 26.iii.1950, leg. Fasihi , 15 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀, 5 km N Bandar Chârak, 70 m, 24.iv.1977, leg. Pâzuki, Hâshemi , 1 ♀, 15 km to Pârsiân, N 27°9΄57.5˝, E 53°10΄58.0˝, 113 m, 7.v.2016, leg. Afsariân, Mozhdehi ; Kermân Prov.: 6 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀, Jiroft, 43 km N Kahnuj, 540 m, 16.v.1977, leg. Safavi, Pâzuki , 1 ♂, Jiroft, Esfandagheh, 20.iv.1971, leg. Safavi, Zairi , 1 ♂, Jiroft- Mijân Rd., 1200 m, 11.v.1968, leg. Hâshemi, Pâzuki , 1 ♂, Shahdâd, 670 m, 31.v.1977, leg. Safavi, Pâzuki, Abâi ; Khuzestân Prov.: 3 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Ahwâz, Mollâsâni, 20 m, 16.v.1975, leg. Pâzuki, Borumand , 1 ♂, Shushtar, Kârun Co., 10.vi.1998, leg. Ebrâhimi, Mofidi-Neyestânak , 1 ♂, Masjed Soleymân, 60 m, 8.v.1975, leg. Pâzuki, Borumand ; Sistân and Baluchestân Prov .: 1 ♂, Zâbol, 12.v.1950, leg. Mirzâyâns , 1 ♀, Bampur, 570 m, 16.iv.1968, leg. Hâshemi, Pâzuki , 1 ♀, Bampur, 4.iv.1973, leg. Safavi, Borumand , 1 ♀, Ghasr-e Ghand, 7.vi.1950, leg. Salavâtiân , 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Châbahâr, Tis, 10 m, 17.v.1972, leg. Abâi, Ebert , 2 ♀♀, Châbahâr, Zarâbâd, 26.iv.2003, leg. Moghaddam, Serri.

MWM: 2 ♂♂, Persia septentrionale, Bushir (= Bushehr), Siahmakan-Elil (an erroneous spelling of Siâhmakâne Olyâ), 18.iv.1977, leg. Sojak ; 1 ♀, Fars, 15 km N Bozangard, 8.v.1975, leg. W. Thomas ; 1 ♀, Persia meridionale, Konardan, N 27°20΄, E 53°20΄, 23.iv.1977, leg. Sojak ; 1 ♂, prov. Bushehr, S Zagros, Thang e Ram ( Tang-e Eram), near Dalekhi (= Dâlaki), 400 m, 7.–8.vi.2005, leg. Gyulai & Caral.

RYB: 1 ♂, Hormozgan prov., Heran, 800 m, 13.iv.2004, leg. Benedek & Hacz ; 1 ♀, Lorestan prov., Kumoz (= Kumâs) vill., 5.vi.2011, leg. O. Legezin.

ZISP: 2 ♂♂, Bempur (= Bampur); 1 ♂, Zahedan.

ZSM: 9 ♂♂, SO Iran, Anbar-Abad, 1.v.1956 , Richter; 1 ♂, Beludzhistan (= Sistân and Baluchestân), Bampur ufer (German translation of shore), 15.v.1954, leg. Richter ; 5 ♂♂, 1 ♀, S. coast Bandar Abbas, vi.1950, leg. G. Popov (BMNH).

Distribution. Iran, Iraq, S Afghanistan (Daniel 1964b, 1965b, 1971; Yakovlev 2006a).

Distribution in Iran. S and SW Iran (Fig. 31F).

Host plants. Although a single specimen in HMIM was collected on Vachellia nilotica (L.) P. J. H. Hurter & Mabb in Hormozgan Province (Minab); however, it does not seem to be a specific host plant for H. gloriosa mesopotamica .

Comment. The locality “Heran” remained unknown for the authors, hence it was not included in the distribution map (Fig. 31F).