Cossulus argentatus Staudinger, 1887

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Cossulus argentatus Staudinger, 1887

( Fig. 10C )

Cossulus argentatus Staudinger, 1887 , Stett. Ent. Ztg. 48: 91.

LT: Alexandropol (im südwestlichen Caucasus Gebiete, Armenien) [Gyumri (old name–Leninakan), Armenien]. Type material (holotype) in MHUB .

Synonymy:

= Cossulus lignosus araxes de Freina, 1983 , Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 72: 62.

LT: Kars, vic. Sarykamys [ Turkey]. Type material (holotype) in MWM .

Material examined. MWM: 1 ♂, Iran, Elburs, Shemshak , 2700 m, 10.viii.1978, leg. W. Thomas , 2 ♂♂, Elburs, Kendevan (= Kandovân), 2300–2800 m, 8.–15.viii.1978, leg. W. Thomas.

Distribution. Transcaucasia, Turkey, Iran ( Staudinger & Rebel 1901; Schwingenschuss 1938; Yakovlev 2006b , 2011a).

Distribution in Iran. Сentarl ( Yakovlev 2011a ) and N Iran ( Fig. 28F ).

Figures

FIGURE 10. A) Barchaniella mus (Grum-Grshimailo) female. B) B. sacara (Grum-Grshimailo), female. C) Cossulus argentatus Staudinger, male. D) C. herzi (Alphéraky), male (lectotype). E) C. intractatus (Staudinger), male. F) C. irani (Daniel), male («cotype») (scale bar= 10.0 mm).

FIGURE 28. Distribution of Cossidae species in Iran. A) Stygiodes colchica colchica (Herrich-Schäffer). B) Semagystia agilis (Christoph). C) Barchaniella inspersa (Christoph). D) Barchaniella mus (Grum-Grshimailo). E) Barchaniella sacara (Grum- Grshimailo). F) Cossulus argentatus Staudinger.