Paropta paradoxa paradoxa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)

(Fig. 18C)

Cossus paradoxus Herrich-Schäffer, 1851, Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 6: 39.

LT: Smyrna [Izmir, Turkey]. Type material (holotype) is lost .

Synonyms:

= Cossus l-nigrum Bethune-Baker, 1894, Trans. Ent. Soc. London: 36.

LT: Cyprus Alexandia. Type material (syntypes) in BMNH .

= Paropta pharaonis Bang-Haas, 1910, Dtsch. Entomol. Z. Iris 24: 51.

LT: Kairo [Nord-Aegypten]. Type material (holotype) in MHUB .

Material examined. MWM: 1 ♂, Iran, 80 km N Quam (= Ghom), Markazi Prov. (presently Ghom is located in Ghom Province), 2400 m, 15.ix.2000, leg. G. Müller.

Distribution. Rhodos Isl., Karpathos Isl., Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iran ( Yakovlev 2011a).

Distribution in Iran. Ghom Prov.: Ghom (Fig. 34A).