Holcocerus holosericeus holosericeus Staudinger, 1884

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Holcocerus holosericeus holosericeus Staudinger, 1884

( Fig. 14B )

Material examined. HMIM: Golestân Prov.: 31 ♂♂ 16 ♀♀, 36 km N Gonbad Kâvus , 830 m, 7.vi.1977, leg. Safavi, Pâzuki, Abâi (gen. prep. No. HA-822, HMIM); Razavi Khorâsân Prov.: 3 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀, 10 km S Sabzevâr, Hâres Âbâd , 940 m, 15.vi.1977, leg. Pâzuki, Abâi , 1 ♂, Neyshâbur, Zabarkhân Hesâr , 1400 m, 12.vi.1977, leg. Pâzuki, Abâi , 14 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Mashhad- Sarakhs Rd. (km 115), Bazangân Rd. , N 36°16΄45.2˝, E 60°32΄51.2˝, 713 m, 8.vi.2016, leg. Âlipanâh, Falsafi ; Markazi Prov.: 8 ♂♂, Meymeh, Delijân , 2000 m, 18.vi.1984, leg. Pâzuki, Hâshemi ; Mâzandarân Prov.: 1 ♂, Âmol , Chamestân, Vâz vill., N 36°21΄49.6˝, E 52°06΄03.1˝, 557 m, 28.vi.2007, leg. Âlipanâh, Nematiân ; Semnân Prov.: 5 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀, Abbâs Âbâd- Miândasht Rd ., Khâr Turân protected area, 3 km S. Abbâs Âbâd Ranger Sta., N 36°22΄14.7˝, E 56°15΄49.2˝, 1084 m, 10.vi.2016, leg. Falsafi, Âlipanâh ; Tehrân Prov.: 3 ♂♂, Varâmin, Abardezh , 2.vii.1986, leg. Abâi.

1 ♂, NE. Iran, W. Jussufâbâd, 23.vi.1963, leg. Kasy & Vartian, ex coll. Dr. R. Bender.

MWM: 1 ♂, prov. Semnan, 28 km S. Meyamei ( Mayâmey ), 1550 m, 7.v.2000, leg. Szabo & Hentschel ; 17 ♂♂, 1 ♀, NO Iran, W v. Jussufabad, 23.vi.1963, leg. Kasy & Vartian ; 1 ♂, NW. Iran, Marand , 2.viii.1977, leg. W. Thomas.

Distribution. Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Kirgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, NW China, N Afghanistan, N and Centarl Iran ( Yakovlev 2006a , 2011a).

Distribution in Iran. N and Central Iran ( Fig. 32A ).

Habitat. Deserts.

Comment. Due to unavailability of the coordinates for “Jussufâbâd or Jussufabad”, this locality was excluded from the distribution map ( Fig. 32A ).

Figures

FIGURE 14. A) Holcocerus gloriosa (Erschoff), male. B) H. holosericeus holosericeus Staudinger, male. C, D) Holcocerus holosericeus darwesthana Daniel, male. E) H. tancrei Püngeler, male. F) Holcocerus witti Yakovlev, Saldaitis & Ivinskis, male (paraype) (scale bar= 10.0 mm).

FIGURE 32. Distribution of Cossidae species in Iran.A) Holcocerus holosericeus holosericeus Staudinger and H. holosericeus darwesthana Daniel. B) Holcocerus tancrei Püngeler. C) Holcocerus witti Yakovlev, Saldaitis & Ivinskis. D) Holcocerus zarudnyi Grum-Grshimailo. E) Kotchevnik durelli Yakovlev. F) Kotchevnik tapinus (Püngeler).