Holcocerus nobilis Staudinger, 1884
Staudinger, 1884 : 139
Holcocerus tancrei Pungeler, 1898
Holcocerus gloriosa ( Erschoff, 1874 )
Erschoff, 1874 : 35
Holcocerus holosericeus Staudinger, 1884
Staudinger, 1884 : 141
Daniel, 1959 : 138
The Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Afghanistan with description of three new species and special notes on the fauna of Bande-Amir National Park
Yakovlev, Roman V.
Pljustch, Igor G.
Skrylnik, Yuriy
Pak, Oleg
Witt, Thomas J.
Zootaxa
2015
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92BNZ
Staudinger, 1884
Staudinger
1884
[238,591,1327,1354]
Insecta
Cossidae
Holcocerus
Animalia
Lepidoptera
5
46
Arthropoda
genus
Typespecies: Cossus (Holcocerus) nobilis Staudinger, 1884, by subsequent designation by Kirby (1892).
Holcocerus nobilis Staudinger, 1884( Figs 11−12, 97) Cossus( Holcocerus) nobilis Staudinger, 1884: 139−140.
Typelocality: Askhabad, Tekke [Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan]. Typematerial ( lectotype) in MHUB, examined. Designation by Yakovlev (2006a)Distribution: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kirgizstan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, China(Xinjang), Iran, Afghanistan( Daniel 1969b; Hua et al.1990; Yakovlev 2006a). Reported for Herat Prov., Bala Murghab ( Daniel 1969). Habitat and biology. Flight period: June −August. Altitude: 470 m( Daniel 1969). Material examined: male, female, Prov. Herat, Bala Murghab, 10.0 6.1964, coll. O. Jakes ( MWM).
Holcocerus tancrei Pungeler, 1898( Figs 13, 98) Pungeler, 1898: 58.
Typelocality: Merw [Mary, Turkmenistan]. Typematerial: holotype(male) in MHUB, examined. Distribution: Iran, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan( Yakovlev, 2006a; 2011). Reported for Registanwüste, Darweshan ( Daniel 1964). Habitat and biology. Flight period: May. Altitude: 500 m( Daniel 1964). Host plant: Haloxylon aphyllum(Amaranthaceae)( Baghestani et al.2006). Material examined: 12 females, Masar-Sharif, 31.5.1973, coll. Dr. Liedgens ( MWM).
Holcocerus gloriosa( Erschoff, 1874)( Figs 14−15, 99) Hypopta gloriosa Erschoff, 1874: 35.
Typelocality: „in monte Karak in parte orientali desertorum Kisil-Kum sito“ [Karak Mt., Kizil-Kum desert, Turkmenistan]. Typematerial: lectotype(male) in ZMMU, examined. Designation by Yakovlev (2006a)Distribution: N. Afghanistan, N. Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, S. Kazakhstan( Yakovlev 2006a). Material examined: 1 male, 1 female, Afghanistan-Iran Grenze, Kohsan, 1000 m, 13.0 5.77, de Freina ( MWM). In southern Afghanistan: subspecies mesopotamicus Watkins & Buxton, 1921 Holcocerus gloriosa mesopotamicus Watkins & Buxton, 1921: 86. Typelocality: Mesopotamian: Kut, Amara [S. Iraq, Kut el Amara, 125 kmSE Baghdad, 45°30’E; 32°30’S]. Typematerial: holotype(male) in BMNH, examined. Distribution: Iran, Iraq, S. Afghanistan( Yakovlev 2006a). Reported for Sarobi ( Daniel 1964) and Nimla, 40 kmSW Dschelalabad ( Daniel 1971). Habitat and biology. Flight period: May −June. Altitude: 1000−1100 m. Material examined: 2 males, Sarobi, 28.0 6.1956, Amsel ( ZSSM).
Holcocerus holosericeus Staudinger, 1884( Figs 16−18, 100) Cossus( Holcocerus) holosericeus Staudinger, 1884: 141.
Typelocality: Askhabad [Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan]. Typematerial: lectotype(male) in MHUB, examined. Designation by Yakovlev (2006a). Distribution: Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Kirgizstan, Uzbekistan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, NW China, Afghanistan, Iran( Yakovlev 2006a). Nominative subspecies was reported for Herat, Bala Murghab ( Daniel 1969). Material examined: 9 males, Afghanistan, MasarSharif, 31.0 5.1973, coll. Dr. Liedgens ( MWM); female, N. Afghanistan, Prov. Herat, Bala Murghab, 25.5.- 10.06.1964, 470 m, coll. O. Jakes ( MWM); female, Kabul, Volk ( ZSSM). In southern Afghanistan: subspecies darwesthana Daniel, 1959
Holcocerus holosericeus darwesthana Daniel, 1959: 138−139.
Typelocality: SW Afghanistan, Darwesthan. Typematerial: holotype(male) in ZSSM, examined. Distribution: SW Afghanistan, S. Iran( Yakovlev 2006a). Reported for “Registanwüste, Darweshan” ( Daniel 1964). Habitat and biology. Flight period: May −August. Altitude: 470−500 m( Daniel 1964; 1969). Material examined: holotype(male), allotype (female) and paratypes( 12 males, 2 females), SW Afghanistan, Darweshan, 500 m, Registanwuste, 18.0 5.1957, G. Ebert leg. ( ZSSM); male, Polimchori, 700 m, Amsel ( ZSSM).