Paropta paradoxa paradoxa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851), paradoxa (Herrich-Schaffer, 1851

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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 ).

Figures

FIGURE 18. A) Eremocossus vaulogeri blanca (Daniel), male. B) Eremocossus erebuni Yakovlev, male. C) Paropta paradoxa paradoxa (Herrich-Schäffer), male. D) Azygophleps larseni Yakovlev & Saldaitis in Yakovlev, male. E) A. regia (Staudinger), male. F) Cecryphalus nubila (Staudinger), male (scale bar= 10.0 mm).

FIGURE 34. Distribution of Cossidae species in Iran. A) Paropta paradoxa paradoxa (Herrich-Schäffer). B) Azygophleps larseni Yakovlev & Saldaitis in Yakovlev. C) Azygophleps regia (Staudinger). D) Cercyphalus nubila (Staudinger). E) Phragmacossia ariana (Grum-Grshimailo). F) Phragmacossia territa (Staudinger).