Catopta kendevanensis kendevanensis Daniel, 1937

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Catopta kendevanensis kendevanensis Daniel, 1937

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LT: Persia, Elburs, Kendevan Pass. [Elburs Mts., Iran]. Type material (holotype) in ZSM .

Material examined. HMIM: Alborz Prov.: 1 ♂, Karaj, Kandovân , 21.ix.1974, leg. Abâi, Behbahâni , 1 ♂, Karaj, Kandovân, Sarchâl , 2800 m, 4.–8.vii.1977, leg. Pâzuki, Mortazavihâ , 6 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Karaj, Gachsar, Dizin , 3000 m, 10.–12.viii.1975, leg. Pâzuki, Abâi , 8 ♂♂, Karaj, Dizin , 2900 m, 12.vii.1981, leg. Hâshemi (gen. prep. No. HA-2349, HMIM) , 1 ♂, 6 km E Âzâdbar, Tâleghân , 2350 m, 21.vii.1988, leg. Mirzâyâns, Badii ; Golestân Prov.: 1 ♂, Shâhkuh-e Pâeen , 2600–2800 m, 19.–21.vii.1999, leg. Hofmann, Meineke, Möllet ; Hormozgân Prov.: 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Isin , 50 m, 6.iii.1985, leg. Borumand, Hâshemi (gen. prep. No. HA-1927, HMIM) ; Mâzandarân Prov.: 1 ♂, Sefidâb , 18.vii.1979 , no collector given, 1 ♂, Siâhbisheh- Yush Rd. , 3 km Kamarbon vill., N 36˚13΄51.7˝, E 51˚24΄45.3˝, 2557 m, 21, 22.vii.2007, leg. Âlipanâh ; Tehrân Prov.: 5 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Târ Lake , 2700 m, 25.vii.1988, leg. Mirzâyâns, Badii , 3 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Târ Lake , 2700 m, 24.viii.1992, leg. Ebrâhimi, Badii , 3 ♂♂, Lâr valley , 2420 m, 24.–25.viii.1992, leg. Ebrâhimi, Badii , 1 ♂, Lâr, Emâmzâdeh , 2500 m, 13.viii.1993, leg. Parchami-Arâghi, Ebrâhimi , 1 ♂, Damâvand, Gardlash, Âro , 2120 m, 29.vii.1988, leg. Mirzâyâns, Badii.

NHRS: 8 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Iran, Khorassan (= Khorâsân), Kouch i Binaloud ( Meched ) (= Binâlud Mt. ( Mashhad )), 3900 m, 30.vii.1938, ex coll. Brandt.

MWM & ZSM: 6 ♂♂ (holotype and paratypes) Persia S., Elburs mts. C., Kendevan (= Kandovân ) pass., 28– 3000 m, 22.–27.vii.1936, leg. E. Pfeiffer ; 26 ♂♂, Elburs, Kendevan (= Kandovân ), 14.viii.1977, leg. W. Thomas ; 59 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Elburs, Shemshak , 3000 m, 12.viii.1977, leg. W. Thomas ; 14 ♂♂, Elburs, Dizin , 2500, 16.viii.1977, leg. W. Thomas ; 5 ♂♂, Elburs, Ab-Ali (= Âb Ali ), 2500 m, 10.viii.1977, leg. W. Thomas.

Distribution. Iran ( Schwingenschuss 1939b; Yakovlev 2009d ).

Distribution in Iran. N, Central ( Schwingenschuss 1939b; Yakovlev 2009d ), and S Iran ( Fig. 23A ).

Figures

FIGURE 2. A) Catopta kendevanensis kendevanensis Daniel, male (holotype). B) C. hyrcanus (Christoph), male. C) Stygia mosulensis Daniel, male. D, E) Meharia avicenna Yakovlev, male. F) Meharia incurvariella persica (Wiltshire), male (scale bar= 10.0 mm).

FIGURE 23. Distribution of Cossidae species in Iran. A) Catopta kendevanensis kendevanensis Daniel. B) Catopta hyrcanus (Christoph). C) Stygia mosulensis Daniel. D) Meharia avicenna Yakovlev. E) Meharia baluchestana Alipanah & Yakovlev, sp. n. F) Meharia incurvariella persica (Wiltshire).