Cossulus turcomanica ( Christoph, 1893 )

Alipanah, Helen, Yakovlev, Roman, Falsafi, Hossein, Witt, Thomas & Saldaitis, Aidas, 2021, 5062, Zootaxa 5062 (1), pp. 1-100 : 42

Cossulus turcomanica ( Christoph, 1893)

( Fig. 13A )

Hypopta turcomanica Christoph, 1893 , Dtsch. Entomol. Z. Iris 6: 88.

LT: Askhabad , Pul-i-Hatum, Tekke [ Turkmenistan]. Type material (lectotype) in ZISP .

Material examined. HMIM: Golestân Prov.: 1 ♀, Gonbad Kâvus , Golestân forest, 21.vi.1974, leg. Pâzuki, Rajabi ; North Khorâsân Prov.: 2 ♂♂, Esfarâyen- Jâjarm Rd., 21 km W Esfarâyen, Châhârmarân, Sâluk protected area, N 37˚12΄23.6˝, E 57˚15΄25.7˝, 1463 m, 18.vi.2013, leg. Âlipanâh, Falsafi ; Razavi Khorâsân Prov.: 2 ♀♀, Akhlamad , 1250 m, 16.vii.1971, leg. Âyatollâhi, Pâzuki , 1 ♂, Daregaz, N Tandoreh National Park , Chelmir, N 37˚23΄33.6˝, E 58˚51΄23.3˝, 1018 m, 24.vi.2014, leg. Âlipanâh, Falsafi.

MWM: 1 ♂, Asterabad (= Astarabad, presently known as Gorgân), 30 km S Shah Pasand (Presently known as Âzâd Shahr), 19.v.1975, leg. W. Thomas.

RYB: 1 ♂, Horosan (= Khorâsân) Prov., Birjand area, Khezri , 1800 m, 7.vi.2011, leg. K. Kolesnichenko.

Distribution. Turkmenistan, N Afghanistan, NE Iran ( Daniel 1964b; Devyatkin 1989; Yakovlev 2006b ).

Distribution in Iran. NE Iran ( Fig. 30E ).

Figures

FIGURE 13. A) Cossulus turcomanica (Christoph), female. B) Cossus cossus (Linnaeus), male. C) Deserticossus arenicola arenicola (Staudinger), male. D) D. campicola (Eversmann), male. E) Dyspessacossus fereidun (Grum-Grshimailo), male. F) D. funkei (Röber), male (scale bar= 10.0 mm).

FIGURE 30. Distribution of Cossidae species in Iran. A) Cossulus mucosus (Christoph). B) Cossulus putridus (Christoph). C) Cossulus stertzi (Püngeler). D) Cossulus strioliger (Alpheraky). E) Cossulus turcomanica (Christoph). F) Cossulus zoroastres (Grum-Grshimailo).