Cossulus mucosus
Creators: name: Alipanah, Helen
name: Yakovlev, Roman
name: Falsafi, Hossein
name: Witt, Thomas
name: Saldaitis, Aidas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Cossidae
Cossulus
Cossulus mucosus

description: Cossulus mucosus (Christoph, 1884)   
(Fig. 11C)  
 Hypopta mucosus Christoph, 1884, in: Romanoff, Mém. Lèp. 1: 111.   
LT: Nuchur [Turkmenistan]. Type material (lectotype) in ZISP.  
 Material examined. HMIM: Alborz Prov.: 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Karaj, Arangeh, 1550 m, 2.vi.1972, leg. Ebert, 1 ♀, Tâleghân, Tâleghân dam, 1650 m, 17.–18.vi.1992, leg. Ebrâhimi, Badii; Esfahân Prov.: 1 ♂, Kâshân- Meymeh Rd., Ghohrud, N 33˚39΄04˝, E 51˚23΄53˝, 2450 m, 11.–13.v.2005, leg. Trusch, Petschenka, Müller; Golestân Prov.: 1 ♀, Golestân National Park, Tang-e Gol, 620 m, 23.–25.v.1986, leg. Pâzuki; Markazi Prov.: 1 ♂, Delijân, Hastijân, 1550 m, 29.iv.1985, leg. Mirzâyâns, Hâshemi; North Khorâsân Prov.: 2 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀, Golestân National Park, Âlmeh, 1600 m, 26.–29.v.1986, leg. Pâzuki, 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Golestân National Park, Yâkhti Kalân, 2.vi.1986, leg. Pâzuki, 3 ♂♂, Khosrawiyeh- Âlâdâgh, 1600 m, 16.vi.1974, leg. Rajabi, Pâzuki, 6 ♂♂ 1 ♀, 42 km W Âshkhâneh, 7 km W Mehmânak vill., N 37˚29΄36.5˝, E 56˚52΄27.6˝, 1040 m, 17.vi.2013, leg. Âlipanâh, Falsafi; Razavi Khorâsân Prov.: 2 ♂♂ Mashhad, Torogh, 7, 8.v.1971, leg. Shâhrokhi, 1 ♀, Mashhad, Torogh, 30.iv.1971, leg. Elâhi, 1 ♂, Mashhad, Torogh, 12.v.1975, no collector given, 1 ♂, Ghuchân, Chakaneh-e Olyâ, Fahneh, 1780 m, 11.–12.vi.1979, leg. Mofidi-Neyestânak, 1 ♂, Daregaz- Dorbâdâm Rd., NW Tandoreh National Park, near Alibolâgh vill., N 37˚32΄06.2˝, E 58˚36΄07.3˝, 1509 m, 29.vi.2014, leg. Âlipanâh, Falsafi, 1 ♂, 10 km after Golmakân vill., Binâlud Mt. (Âsheghân valley), N 36˚24΄12.9˝, E 59˚06΄22.5˝, 1884 m, 4.vi.2016, leg. Âlipanâh, Falsafi, 1 ♀, Mashhad- Sarakhs Rd. (km 115), Bazangân Rd., N 36˚16΄45.2˝, E 60˚32΄51.2˝, 713 m, 8.vi.2016, leg. Âlipanâh, Falsafi.   
 MWM: 2 ♂♂, prov. Fars, 12 km S of Käzän, 2545 m, 1.v.2000, leg. Szabo & Hentschel; 3 ♂♂, Tehran, 20 km S Oom (= Ghom), 1100 m, 28.iv.1975, leg. W. Thomas; 1 ♂, Esfahan, 40 km N Esfahan, 29.iv.1975, leg. W. Thomas.   
 RYB: 1 ♂, Elburs Mts., 60 km W Damghan, vic. of Foulad Mahalleh, 2000 m, 21.vi.2011, leg. K. Kolesnichenko; 12 ♂♂, Horosan (= Khorâsân), Khunik (this place is located in South Khorâsân Province) pass, 25.v.2009, leg. K. Kolesnichenko; 10 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, Horasan (= Khorâsân), Sabzevar, Kharv v., 1700 m, 17.v.2009, leg. K. Kolesnichenko.   
 Coll. Siegfried Ihle: 2 ♂♂, Prov. Esfahan, Qohrud Mts., Qamsar, N 33˚44΄; E 51˚28΄, 17.iv.2010, leg. Benedek & Hacz.   
 Distribution. SE Kazakhstan, S Kirgyziya, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Afghanistan (Staudinger & Rebel 1901; Chrisoph 1888b, 1893; Yakovlev 2006b).   
 Distribution in Iran. N, NE, E, and Central Iran (Fig. 30A).   
 Comment. In the distribution map (Fig. 30A), the following locality, “ 12 km S of Käzän” (Fars Prov.)” has not been included. Käzän is possibly the misspelling of Kazerun but owing to uncertainty, it was excluded.
description: Published as part of Alipanah, Helen, Yakovlev, Roman, Falsafi, Hossein, Witt, Thomas & Saldaitis, Aidas, 2021, 5062, pp. 1-100 in Zootaxa 5062 (1) on pages 39-40, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5062.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5808035