Cossulus nikiforoviorum Yakovlev, 2006

Yakovlev, Roman V. & Witt, Thomas J., 2017, World catalogue of the genus Cossulus Staudinger, 1887 (Lepidoptera, Cossidae) with description of Cossulus irtlachi sp. nov. from Kyrgyzstan, Zootaxa 4311 (1) : -

Cossulus nikiforoviorum Yakovlev, 2006

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Cossulus nikiforoviorum Yakovlev, 2006: 6 ̄7.

Type locality: Uzbekistan, Ghissar Range, 60 km E. Shakhrisabz. Type material (holotype) in MWM, examined.

Distribution: Uzbekistan, Ghissar Mts.

Habitat and biology. Flight period: July. Altitude: 2500 m.

Figures

FIGURES 36 – 52. Cossulus, adult specimens: 36. C. lignosus solgunus, ♂, holotype (MWM); 37. C. mollis, ♂, lectotype (ZISP); 38. C. mollis, ♂, Turkmenistan, Kopetdagh, Dushak Mt., 37 ° 57´N 57 ° 54´E, 11. ̅ 12. vii. 1992, leg. Hreblay, Laszlo, Ronkay (MWM); 39. C. mollis, ♀, Turkmenistan, 50 km N Ashkhabad, 38 ° 22´N 58 ° 33´E, 100 m, 3. viii. 1992, leg. Hreblay, Laszlo, Ronkay (MWM); 40. C. mollis muelleri, ♀, holotype (MWM); 41. C. mollis muelleri, ♂, paratype (MWM); 42. C. mucosus, ♂, lectotype (ZISP); 43. C. mucosus, ♂, Iran, 40 km N Esfahan, 29. iv. 1975, leg. W. Thomas (MWM); 44. C. mucosus, ♂, Turkmenistan, 10 km S Aidere, 27. vi. 1992, 600 ̅ 1000 m, 38 ° 14´N 56 ° 46´E, leg. Gy. Fabian, B. Herczig, A. Podlussany & Z. Varga (MWM); 45. C. mucosus, ♂, Tajikistan, Mogoltau Gebirge, Khodzhent, 600 m, 16. v. 1996, leg. Lukhtanov (MWM); 46. C. mucosus, ♀, Tajikistan, Mogoltau Gebirge, Khodzhent, 600 m, 16. v. 1996, leg. Lukhtanov (MWM); 47. C. nasreddin, ♂, holotype (MSW); 48. C. nasreddin, ♂, Uzbekistan, Ghissar Mts., Zaaminsky reservat, 1. ̅ 10. vii. 1995 (MWM); 49. C. nedretus, ♂, holotype (MWM); 50. C. nikiforoviorum, ♂, holotype (MWM); 51. C. putridus, ♂, cotype (ZISP); 52. C. putridus, ♂, [Afghanistan], Hindukush, Salang pass, 3000 m, 9. ̅ 15. vii. 1973, leg. Flauger (MWM).

FIGURES 87 – 94. Maps of distribution: 87. C. mucosus; 88. C. nasreddin; 89. C. nedretus; 90. C. nikiforoviorum; 91. C. putridus; 92. C. sergechurkini; 93. C. sheljuzhkoi; 94. C. stertzi.