Cossulus mollis (Christoph, 1887)

Alipanah, Helen, Yakovlev, Roman, Falsafi, Hossein, Witt, Thomas & Saldaitis, Aidas, 2021, 5062, Zootaxa 5062 (1), pp. 1-100 : 39

Cossulus mollis (Christoph, 1887)

( Fig. 11B )

Holcocerus mollis Christoph, 1887a , in: Romanoff, Mém. Lèp. 3: 58.

LT: Ashkhabad [ Turkmenistan]. Type materia (lectotype) in ZISP .

Material examined. HMIM: North Khorâsân Prov.: 5 ♂♂, Esfarâyen- Jâjarm Rd., 21 km W. Esfarâyen, Châhârmarân, Sâluk protected area, N 37˚10΄20.2˝, E 57˚12΄06.6˝, 1311 m, 19.vi.2013, leg. Âlipanâh, Falsafi ; Razavi Khorâsân Prov.: 1 ♂ 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 , 2 ♂♂, Daregaz, N. Tandoreh National Park, 6 km after Chelmir, Cheshmeh Rajab, N 37˚23΄35.9˝, E 58˚48΄35.8˝, 1206 m, 26.vi.2014, leg. Âlipanâh, Falsafi , 4 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀, Daregaz- Dorbâdâm Rd., NW Tandoreh National Park, near Alibolâgh , N 37˚32΄06.2˝, E 58˚36΄07.3˝, 1509 m, 29.vi.2014, leg. Âlipanâh, Falsafi (gen. prep. No. HA-1899, HMIM) , 1 ♂, Daregaz- Kalât-e Nâder Rd., Lâeen vill. to Khâkestar vill. Rd. (2.3 km after Châhârrâh vill.), Hezârmasjed Mts. , N 37˚02΄48.3˝, E 59˚24΄54.5˝, 1485 m, 28.vi.2014, leg. Âlipanâh, Falsafi.

Distribution. Turkmenistan ( Staudinger & Rebel 1901; Christoph 1888b, 1893c; Yakovlev 2006b ).

Distribution in Iran. NE Iran ( Fig. 29F ).

Remarks. This species is newly reported for the fauna of Iran.

Figures

FIGURE 11. A) Cossulus lignosus (Brandt), male. B) C. mollis (Christoph), male. C) C. mucosus (Christoph), male. D) C. putridus (Christoph), female E) C. stertzi (Püngeler), female. F) C. strioliger (Alphéraky), male (scale bar= 10.0 mm).

FIGURE 29. Distribution of Cossidae species in Iran. A) Cossulus herzi (Alpheraky). B) Cossulus intractatus (Staudinger). C) Cossulus irani (Daniel). D) Cossulus kopetdaghensis Yakovlev & Alipanah, sp. n. E) Cossulus lignosus (Brandt). F) Cossulus mollis (Christoph).