Catopta kendevanensis kendevanensis Daniel, 1937

(Fig. 2A)

LT: Persia, Elburs, Kendevan Pass. [Elburs Mts., Iran]. Type material (holotype) in ZSM .

Material examined. HMIM: Alborz Prov.: 1 ♂, Karaj, Kandovân, 21.ix.1974, leg. Abâi, Behbahâni , 1 ♂, Karaj, Kandovân, Sarchâl, 2800 m, 4.–8.vii.1977, leg. Pâzuki, Mortazavihâ , 6 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Karaj, Gachsar, Dizin, 3000 m, 10.–12.viii.1975, leg. Pâzuki, Abâi , 8 ♂♂, Karaj, Dizin, 2900 m, 12.vii.1981, leg. Hâshemi (gen. prep. No. HA-2349, HMIM) , 1 ♂, 6 km E Âzâdbar, Tâleghân, 2350 m, 21.vii.1988, leg. Mirzâyâns, Badii ; Golestân Prov.: 1 ♂, Shâhkuh-e Pâeen, 2600–2800 m, 19.–21.vii.1999, leg. Hofmann, Meineke, Möllet ; Hormozgân Prov.: 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Isin, 50 m, 6.iii.1985, leg. Borumand, Hâshemi (gen. prep. No. HA-1927, HMIM) ; Mâzandarân Prov.: 1 ♂, Sefidâb, 18.vii.1979 , no collector given, 1 ♂, Siâhbisheh- Yush Rd., 3 km Kamarbon vill., N 36°13΄51.7˝, E 51°24΄45.3˝, 2557 m, 21, 22.vii.2007, leg. Âlipanâh ; Tehrân Prov.: 5 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Târ Lake, 2700 m, 25.vii.1988, leg. Mirzâyâns, Badii , 3 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Târ Lake, 2700 m, 24.viii.1992, leg. Ebrâhimi, Badii , 3 ♂♂, Lâr valley, 2420 m, 24.–25.viii.1992, leg. Ebrâhimi, Badii , 1 ♂, Lâr, Emâmzâdeh, 2500 m, 13.viii.1993, leg. Parchami-Arâghi, Ebrâhimi , 1 ♂, Damâvand, Gardlash, Âro, 2120 m, 29.vii.1988, leg. Mirzâyâns, Badii.

NHRS: 8 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Iran, Khorassan (= Khorâsân), Kouch i Binaloud ( Meched) (= Binâlud Mt. ( Mashhad)), 3900 m, 30.vii.1938, ex coll. Brandt.

MWM & ZSM: 6 ♂♂ (holotype and paratypes) Persia S., Elburs mts. C., Kendevan (= Kandovân) pass., 28– 3000 m, 22.–27.vii.1936, leg. E. Pfeiffer ; 26 ♂♂, Elburs, Kendevan (= Kandovân), 14.viii.1977, leg. W. Thomas ; 59 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Elburs, Shemshak, 3000 m, 12.viii.1977, leg. W. Thomas ; 14 ♂♂, Elburs, Dizin, 2500, 16.viii.1977, leg. W. Thomas ; 5 ♂♂, Elburs, Ab-Ali (= Âb Ali), 2500 m, 10.viii.1977, leg. W. Thomas.

Distribution. Iran (Schwingenschuss 1939b; Yakovlev 2009d).

Distribution in Iran. N, Central (Schwingenschuss 1939b; Yakovlev 2009d), and S Iran (Fig. 23A).