Genus Kotchevnik Yakovlev, 2004

Yakovlev, 2004: 358.

Type species: Cossus modestus Staudinger, 1887, by original designation.

Kotchevnik tapinus (Püngeler, 1898) (Figs 7, 95)

Cossus tapinus Püngeler, 1898: 57 .

Type locality: Transcaspien, Merw, Sefir-kuh [Tadzhikistan, Kulyab]. Type material (syntypes) in MHUB, examined.

Distribution: Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan (Yakovlev 2004). Reported for Sarobi (Daniel 1964). Reports of “ Cossus tapinus ” from Nuristan, Barikot (Daniel 1965) and Nimla, 40 km SW Dschelalabad (Daniel 1971) were based on misidentifications of specimens from the genus Dervishiya Yakovlev, 2006: D. cadambae (Moore, 1881) and D. vartianae Yakovlev, 2011 (description was based on the specimens mentioned by Daniel (1971)), respectively. Habitat and biology. Flight period: June −July. Altitude: 1100−1800 m (Daniel 1964; 1965).

Material examined: 1 male, Afghanistan, Kabul Umg., 29.0 9.51, leg. Derele, Heydemann Kiel, GenPr – Het, 9105 (MWM); 2 males, Afghanistan, Iran Grenze, Umg. Kohsan, 1000 m, 13.5.77, de Freina (MWM).