Trichiura kopetdaghi Dubatolov & Zolotuhin 1992, stat. nov.
Creators: name: Zolotuhin, Vadim V.
name: Zahiri, Reza
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2008
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Lasiocampidae
Trichiura
Trichiura kopetdaghi

description: * Trichiura kopetdaghi Dubatolov & Zolotuhin, 1992, stat. nov.
Trichiura mirzayani kopetdaghi Dubatolov & Zolotuhin, 1992, Atalanta 23(3/4): 541, figs. 2, 3, 9, 10b. TL: Turkmenia, Central Kopetdagh, 15 km W Firjuza, Dushak Mt., 2100 m. Holotype: male (BIN) [examined].
Distribution (Map 7): Southwestern Turkmenia, Kopetdagh Mts. - In Iran: Golestan and Khorasan provinces.
MAP 7. Trichiura kopetdaghi Dubatolov & Zolotuhin, 1992.
Bionomics. All specimens were collected at light from 620 to 2100 m from late September to October. Unnivoltine; supposedly eggs hibernate. Larva and host plants unknown. This species is noted from Iran for the first time. It can be distinguished from the related T. mirzayani Ebert by: its smaller size; narrower wings; lack of dark sheen in median area of the forewing. The wing covering scales are also different shapes in both taxa. Since no intermediate forms are known, we therefore treat kopetdaghi as a full species, stat. nov.
Material Examined: (BIN): Holotype: Turkmenistan, Firjuza, 15 km W, Dushak mt., 2100 m. (HMIM): Golestan: Tang-e-Gol, Park-e-Melli Golestan, 620–650 m, 29–30.X.1998, leg. Manzari, Moghaddam & Nazari V.; Tang-e-Gol, Park-e-Melli Golestan, 620–650 m, 27–30.X.1979, leg. Pazuki & Badii; Tang-e-Gol, Park-e-Melli Golestan, 620–650 m, 07.V.1974, leg. Mirzayans, Badii & Ebrahimi; Tang-e-Gol, Park-e-Melli Golestan, 620–650 m, 13–14.X.1988, leg. Pazuki A. Khorasan: Almeh, Park-e-Melli-Golestan, 1590–1600 m, 17–26.X.1989, leg. Pazuki & Badii; Almeh, Park-e-Melli-Golestan, 1590–1600 m, 02–3.X.1992, leg. Ebrahimi E. & Badii M.; Almeh, Park-e-Melli-Golestan, 1590–1600 m, 17–27.X.1989, leg. Pazuki & Badii; Almeh, Park-e-Melli-Golestan, 1590–1600 m, 02–12.X.1988, leg. Pazuki A.
Distribution: (Map 8): Jordan, Israel, southern Iraq, Turkey (provinces Gaziantep, Adiyaman, Bingöl, Hatay, Elazig, Siirt, Antalya, Tokat, Erzincan, Corum, Tunceli, Icel, Yozgat), and Syria (Akbes). - In Iran: Fars province.
MAP 8. Trichiura stroehlei Zolotuhin, 2007.
Bionomics. All specimens were collected at light from 50–1800 m (more typically 800–1100 m) from mid October to early January.
Material Examined: 3 males, Fars, Kazerin, Garkoshak, 26.XI, 3.XII, 12.XII 1975 (SMK). (HMIM): Fars: Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 01–22.XII.1975, leg. Abai M.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 03–12.XII.1975, leg. Ebert G. & Falkner H.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 06.VIII.1976, leg. Abai M.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 06.XII.1975, leg. Abai M.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 09.XII.1975, leg. Abai M.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 17–21.XI.1976, leg. Abai M.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 20.XII.1975, leg. Abai M.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 22–23.XI.1975, leg. Abai M.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 22.XII.1975, leg. Abai M.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 23.XI.1975, leg. Abai M.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 23.XII.1975, leg. Abai M.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 24.XI.1975, leg. Abai M.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 25.XI.1975, leg. Abai M.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 25.XI.1975, leg. Abai M.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 26– 29.XI.1975, leg. Abai M.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 26.XI.1975, leg. Ebert G. & Falkner H.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 27.XI.1975, leg. Abai M.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 29.XI.1975, leg. Abai M.; Gavkoshak, Kazerun, 30.XI.1975, leg. Abai M.
description: Published as part of Zolotuhin, Vadim V. & Zahiri, Reza, 2008, The Lasiocampidae of Iran (Lepidoptera), pp. 1-52 in Zootaxa 1791 on pages 9-10, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.274319