The Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Afghanistan with description of three new species and special notes on the fauna of Bande-Amir National Park
Author
Yakovlev, Roman V.
Author
Pljustch, Igor G.
Author
Skrylnik, Yuriy
Author
Pak, Oleg
Author
Witt, Thomas J.
text
Zootaxa
2015
3990
1
41
72
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3990.1.3
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1175-5326
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Genus
Deserticossus
Yakovlev, 2006
Yakovlev, 2006: 32.
Type
species:
Cossus arenicola
Staudinger, 1897
, by original designation.
Deserticossus arenicolus
(Staudinger, 1879)
(
Figs 19
,
101
)
Cossus Arenicola
Staudinger, 1879: 317
.
Type
locality: [Narun, nordostlich von Astrachan zwischen Wolga- und Ural-Flu., etwa 15 deutsche Meilen ostwarts von der Wolga] (NW
Kazakhstan
, european part).
Type
material:
lectotype
(male) in
MHUB
, examined. Designation by
Yakovlev (2006a)
. Distribution:
Turkmenistan
,
Kazakhstan
,
Uzbekistan
,
Kyrgyzstan
, N.
Afghanistan
, NW
China
(Xinjang) (
Hua
et al.
1990
;
Yakovlev 2006a
).
In central and southern
Afghanistan
: subspecies
iranica
(
Austaut, 1897
)
Deserticossus arenicolus iranica
Austaut, 1897
Cossus iranicus
Austaut, 1897
: 44
.
Type
locality: Sefis Kuh, Perse [S.
Iran
,
Fars
prov.].
Type
material:
holotype
(male) in
BMNH
, examined.
Distribution:
Iran
,
Afghanistan
,
Pakistan
(
Yakovlev 2006a
).
Reported for “
35 km
nördlich Kandahar, Arghadab Dam” (
Daniel 1964
) and “SO v. Shindan” (
Daniel 1965
). Habitat and biology. Flight period: May −June. Altitude:
1150 m
. Host plants: in
Tadzhikistan
(Tigrovaya balka Reserve) and
Uzbekistan
:
Tamarix ramosissima
,
T. hispida
(Tamaricaceae)
,
Caragana
sp. (
Fabaceae
) (
Sinadsky 1960
;
Stschetkin 1963
;
Falkovitch 1986
).
Material examined:
2 males
,
20 km
N. Kandagar, Afghan-Dab dam,
1150 m
, 23.0 5.1961, Ebert (
ZSSM
);
1 male
, W.
Afghanistan
, SO v. Shindan, 25.0 6.1963, leg. Kasy & Vartian (
MNHW
).