Holcocerus tancrei Püngeler, 1898

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Holcocerus tancrei Püngeler, 1898

( Fig. 14E )

Holcocerus tancrei Püngeler, 1898 , Soc. Ent. 13 (8): 58.

LT: Merw [Mary, Turkmenistan]. Type material (holotype) in MHUB .

Material examined. HMIM: Esfahân Prov.: 1 ♀, Esfahân, Kabutar Âbâd , 29.vii.1969, leg. Daftari ; Razavi Khorâsân Prov.: 6 ♂♂ 6 ♀♀, 36 km N Gonâbâd , 830 m, 7.vi.1977, leg. Safavi, Pâzuki, Abâi , 1 ♀, 10 km S Sabzevâr, Hâres Abâd , 940 m, 15.vii.1977, leg. Pâzuki, Abâi ; Semnân Prov.: 1 ♀, Abbâs Âbâd- Mâhidasht 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.

MWM: 2 ♀♀, Jussufabad, 28.vi.1963, leg. Kasy & Vartian.

Distribution. Iran, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan ( Püngeler 1899; Staudinger & Rebel 1901; Daniel 1964b, 1965b; Krivokhatskyi 1985; Yakovlev 2006a , 2011a).

Distribution in Iran. NE and Central Iran ( Fig. 32B ).

Habitat. Deserts.

Host plants. Haloxylon aphyllum (Minkw.) Iljin (Amaranthaceae) ( Baghestani et al. 2006).

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

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).