Holcocerus gloriosa mesopotamica Watkins & Buxton, 1921

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Holcocerus gloriosa mesopotamica Watkins & Buxton, 1921

Holcocerus gloriosus Stgr. , mesopotamicus, Watkins & Buxton, 1921, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 28: 86.

LT: Mesopotamian: Kut, Amara [Kut el Amara, 125 km SE Baghdad, S Iraq]. Type material (holotype) in BMNH .

Material examined. BMNH: 2 ♂♂, SW Iran, Darab , Fars, 17.vi.1950, leg. E. P. Wiltshire. HMIM: Bushehr Prov.: 6 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Genâveh- Siâhmakân Rd. 200 m, 17.iv.1977, leg. Pâzuki, Hâshemi , 3 ♀♀, Dayyer, Domeygez , 0 m, 20.–22.iv.1999, leg. Kalânaki, Mofidi-Neyestânak , 4 ♂♂, Borâzjân, Dâlaki , 100 m, 6.v.1985, leg. Mirzâyâns, Hâshemi (gen. prep. No. HA-829, HMIM) , 3 ♂♂ 8 ♀♀, Borâzjân, Heleh protected area, N 29˚14΄27.1˝, E 50˚54΄29.9˝, 64 m, 10.v.2016, leg. Afsariân, Mozhdehi , 2 ♂♂ 4 ♀♀, Dayyer, Gorm Isl. , 22.–23.iv.1999, leg. Kalânaki, Mofidi-Neyestânak , 4 ♂♂, Bushehr, Ahrâm, Tangestân , 100 m, 4.–5.v.1995, leg. Parchami-Arâghi, Badii, Ardeh , 1 ♀, 65 km SE Khormoj, Jâshak , 110 m, 20.iv.1977, leg. Pâzuki, Hâshemi ; Fârs Prov.: 2 ♂♂, Jahrom , 4.vi.1950, leg. Borumand , 1 ♂, Jahrom , 8.vii.1970, leg. Safavi, Hâshemi , 1 ♂, Farâshband, Harât Âbâd , 770 m, 7.v.1985, leg. Mirzâyâns, Hâshemi , 1 ♂, Kâzerun, Sarmashhad , 16.v.1969, leg. Kalâli, Mojibi ; Hormozgân Prov.: 1 ♂, Minâb , 26.iv.1949, leg. Fasihi , 1 ♀, Minâb , 200 m, 3.iv.1973, leg. Abâi , 3 ♂♂ 3 ♀♀, Minâb , 23, 24.iv.1971, leg. Safavi, Zairi , 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Minâb , 18, 22.v.1973, leg. Hâshemi, Borumand , 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Minâb , 53 m, 11.iv.2004, leg. Serri, Moghaddam , 6 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Minâb, Dehbârez , 270 m, 29.iv.1986, leg. Mirzâyâns, Borumand , 1 ♀, Minâb, Hasanlengui , 24.–26.v.1973, leg. Hâshemi, Zairi , 6 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Minâb , Râvang, N 27˚4΄03.6˝, E 57˚10΄22.9˝, 34 m, 4.v.2016, leg. Afsariân, Mozhdehi , 5 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Minâb, Sandark, Gru , 150 m, 29.iv.1996, leg. Ardeh, Badii, V. Nazari , 3 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Minâb , Tiâb, N 27˚07΄11.7˝, E 57˚05΄30.2˝, 5 m, 3.v.2016, leg. Afsariân, Mozhdehi , 17 ♂♂ 3 ♀♀, Bandar Abbâs- Minâb Rd. , km 15, 150 m, 1.iv.1973, leg. Abâi , 2 ♂♂, Bandar Abbâs, 25.iv.1949, 8.v.1950, leg. Fasihi , 1 ♂, Bandar Abbâs, 18.iii.1950, leg. Abâi , 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Bandar Abbâs, 150 m, 1.iv.1973, leg. Abâi , 1 ♀, Bandar Abbâs, 16.v.1973, leg. Hâshemi, Borumand , 8 ♂♂ 3 ♀♀, Bandar Abbâs, 24.iv.1977, leg. Mortazavihâ , 1 ♂, Bandar Abbâs, N Geno Mt., Bâgh Tang , 410 m, 7.–8.v.1977, leg. Pâzuki , 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Bandar Abbâs, Niân , N 27˚31΄50.3˝, E 56˚51΄30.9˝, 203 m, 5.v.2016, leg. Afsariân, Mozhdehi , 1 ♂, Bandar Khamir, 50 m, 26.iv.1986, leg. Mirzâyâns, Borumand , 16 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀, Bandar Khamir, Kahurestân , 200 m, 21.iv.1994, leg. Ebrâhimi, Parchami-Arâghi , 1 ♂, Bandar Khamir, Sâyeh Khosh , 50 m, 20.iv.1994, leg. Parchami-Arâghi, Ebrâhimi , 1 ♂, Sirik, Khârgush , 0 m, 16.iv.1994, leg. Ebrâhimi, Parchami-Arâghi , 1 ♂ 3 ♀♀, Isin , 130 m, 1.–6.v.1977, leg. Pâzuki , 1 ♀, Isin , 130 m, 28.–30.iv.1977, leg. Pâzuki, Hâshemi , 1 ♀, Isin , 11.–14.v.1973, leg. Hâshemi, Borumand , 1 ♀, Isin , 25.iv.1971, leg. Safavi, Zairi , 3 ♂♂, Bandar Lengeh, Châh Kuh, 25.iv.1977, leg. Pâzuki, Hâshemi , 2 ♂♂, Bandar Lengeh, 26.iii.1950, leg. Fasihi , 15 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀, 5 km N Bandar Chârak , 70 m, 24.iv.1977, leg. Pâzuki, Hâshemi , 1 ♀, 15 km to Pârsiân , N 27˚9΄57.5˝, E 53˚10΄58.0˝, 113 m, 7.v.2016, leg. Afsariân, Mozhdehi ; Kermân Prov.: 6 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀, Jiroft , 43 km N Kahnuj, 540 m, 16.v.1977, leg. Safavi, Pâzuki , 1 ♂, Jiroft, Esfandagheh , 20.iv.1971, leg. Safavi, Zairi , 1 ♂, Jiroft- Mijân Rd. , 1200 m, 11.v.1968, leg. Hâshemi, Pâzuki , 1 ♂, Shahdâd , 670 m, 31.v.1977, leg. Safavi, Pâzuki, Abâi ; Khuzestân Prov.: 3 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Ahwâz, Mollâsâni , 20 m, 16.v.1975, leg. Pâzuki, Borumand , 1 ♂, Shushtar , Kârun Co., 10.vi.1998, leg. Ebrâhimi, Mofidi-Neyestânak , 1 ♂, Masjed Soleymân , 60 m, 8.v.1975, leg. Pâzuki, Borumand ; Sistân and Baluchestân Prov .: 1 ♂, Zâbol , 12.v.1950, leg. Mirzâyâns , 1 ♀, Bampur , 570 m, 16.iv.1968, leg. Hâshemi, Pâzuki , 1 ♀, Bampur , 4.iv.1973, leg. Safavi, Borumand , 1 ♀, Ghasr-e Ghand , 7.vi.1950, leg. Salavâtiân , 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Châbahâr, Tis , 10 m, 17.v.1972, leg. Abâi, Ebert , 2 ♀♀, Châbahâr, Zarâbâd , 26.iv.2003, leg. Moghaddam, Serri.

MWM: 2 ♂♂, Persia septentrionale, Bushir (= Bushehr), Siahmakan-Elil (an erroneous spelling of Siâhmakâne Olyâ ), 18.iv.1977, leg. Sojak ; 1 ♀, Fars, 15 km N Bozangard , 8.v.1975, leg. W. Thomas ; 1 ♀, Persia meridionale, Konardan , N 27˚20΄, E 53˚20΄, 23.iv.1977, leg. Sojak ; 1 ♂, prov. Bushehr, S Zagros, Thang e Ram (Tang-e Eram), near Dalekhi (= Dâlaki), 400 m, 7.–8.vi.2005, leg. Gyulai & Caral.

RYB: 1 ♂, Hormozgan prov., Heran , 800 m, 13.iv.2004, leg. Benedek & Hacz ; 1 ♀, Lorestan prov., Kumoz (= Kumâs) vill., 5.vi.2011, leg. O. Legezin.

ZISP: 2 ♂♂, Bempur (= Bampur) ; 1 ♂, Zahedan.

ZSM: 9 ♂♂, SO Iran, Anbar-Abad , 1.v.1956 , Richter ; 1 ♂, Beludzhistan (= Sistân and Baluchestân ), Bampur ufer (German translation of shore), 15.v.1954, leg. Richter ; 5 ♂♂, 1 ♀, S. coast Bandar Abbas, vi.1950, leg. G. Popov ( BMNH).

Distribution. Iran, Iraq, S Afghanistan ( Daniel 1964b, 1965b, 1971; Yakovlev 2006a ).

Distribution in Iran. S and SW Iran ( Fig. 31F ).

Host plants. Although a single specimen in HMIM was collected on Vachellia nilotica (L.) P. J. H. Hurter & Mabb in Hormozgan Province (Minab); however, it does not seem to be a specific host plant for H. gloriosa mesopotamica .

Comment. The locality “Heran” remained unknown for the authors, hence it was not included in the distribution map ( Fig. 31F ).

Figures

FIGURE 31. Distribution of Cossidae species in Iran. A) Cossus cossus kossai Wiltshire, C. cossus araraticus Teich, and C. cossus kopetdaghi Yakovlev. B) Deserticossus arenicola arenicola (Staudinger). C) Deserticossus campicola (Eversmann). D) Dyspessacossus fereidun (Grum-Grshimailo). E) Dyspessacossus funkei (Röber). F) Holcocerus gloriosa gloriosa (Erschoff) and H. gloriosa mesopotamica Watkins & Buxton.