Catopta hyrcanus
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
Catopta
Catopta hyrcanus

description: Catopta hyrcanus (Christoph, 1888)   
(Fig. 2B)  
 Cossus hyrcanus Christoph, 1888a, Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 22: 309.   
LT: Schahrud [Emamshahr, Semnan prov., Iran]. Type material (syntypes) in ZISP, not found.  
Synonymy:  
 = Catopta brandti Bryk, 1947, Opuscula Entomol. 12: 173.   
LT: Khorasan, Kouh i Binalound (Meched) [Iran]. Type material (holotype) in NHRS.  
 Material examined. HMIM: Châhârmahâl and Bakhtiâri Prov.: 1 ♂, Kuhrang, 26.vii.1974, leg. Hâshemi, Zairi; Esfahân Prov.: 2 ♂♂, Kâshân, Natanz, Abyâneh, 2300 m, 29.vi.1981, leg. Hâshemi, 1 ♂, Kâshân, 4 km S Jâhagh, 2000 m, 14.–15.vi.1984, leg. Pâzuki, Hâshemi, 1 ♂, Natanz, Targh, 2630 m, 8.viii.2003, leg. Ghayurfar, Ebert, Trusch, Nematiân; Gilân Prov.: 5 ♂♂, Eshkevarât, N 36˚52΄2.03˝, E 50˚10΄08.1˝, 1434 m, 16.viii.2013, leg. Afsariân; Golestân Prov.: 1 ♀, W Shâhrud, Kash, Shâvâr Mt., 2900 m, 19.vii.2003, leg. Hofmann, Meineke, Tremewan, 5 ♂♂, W Shâhrud, Shâhkuh-e Bâlâ, 2580 m, 18.vii.2003, leg. Hofmann, Meineke, Tremewan, 4 ♂♂, Shâhrud, Shâhkuh-e Pâeen, 1700 m, 18.vii.2003, leg. Âlipanâh, Ebrâhimi, 1 ♂, Shâhrud, Kamareh Chehel Dokhtar, 1700 m, 3.vi.1982, leg. Hâshemi, 3 ♂♂, Gonbad Kâvus, Golestân forest, 21.vi.1974, leg. Pâzuki, Rajabi; Kermân Prov.: 2 ♂♂, NW Jiroft, Sarbishân Mt. Pass, Shingerâ, 2700–2900 m, 3.–4.vi.2002, leg. Meineke, Hofmann, Kallies, 1 ♂, Jiroft- Bâft Rd., 55 km after Jiroft, Shingerâ, 2800 m, 24.v.2004, leg. Rajâei, 1 ♀ 1 ♂, SW Bam, Dehbakri, 2000–2200 m, 18.–21.v.2004, leg. Meineke, Hofmann, Tremewan, 1 ♂, Bam, Dehbakri, 2300 m, 23.v.2004, leg. Rajâei, 1 ♂, Dehbakri, 10.vi.1971, leg. Hâshemi, Naim, 1 ♂, Jebâl-e Bârez, Âbtorsh, 12.vi.1971, leg. Naim, Hâshemi; North Khorâsân Prov.: 1 ♂, Golestân National Pârk, Yâkhti Kalân, 1650 m, 20.vii.1996, leg. Ebrâhimi, V. Nazari, 1 ♂, Golestân National Pârk, Âlmeh, 1650 m, 17.–18.viii.1996, leg. Ebrâhimi, V. Nazari, 1 ♂, Shirvân, Golulsârâni, 2200–2800 m, 15.–17.vii.1997, leg. Mirzâyâns, V. Nazari, 1 ♂, N Shirvân, Kopet Dâgh Mt., Sarâni vill., Sarâni protected area, N 37˚48΄22.5˝, E 57˚56΄29.7˝, 1500 m, 22.vi.2013, leg. Âlipanâh, Falsafi, 1 ♂, Esfarâyen- Jâjarm Rd., 21 km W Esfarâyen, Châhârmarân, Sâluk protected area, N 37˚12΄23.6˝, E 57˚15΄25.7˝, 1463 m, 18.vi.2013, leg. Âlipanâh, Falsafi; Razavi Khorâsân Prov.: 1 ♂, Zoshk, Binâlud, 2000 m, 19.vi.1974, leg. Rajabi, Pâzuki, 1 ♂, Neyshâbur, Zabarkhân Hesâr, 1400 m, 12.vi.1977, leg. Pâzuki, Abâi, 6 ♂♂, Sorb Mt., Kadkan, 2200–2400 m, 15.vi.1998, leg. Hofmann, Meineke, 3 ♂♂, W Bâjgirân, 7 km W Gharah Chegheh vill., Gharah Chegheh protected area, N 37˚39΄11.8˝, E 58˚14΄32.9˝, 2036 m, 21.vi.2013, leg. Âlipanâh, Falsafi, 1 ♂, Daregaz, Tandoreh National Park, Shekarâb, N 37˚21΄43.0˝, E 58˚42΄32.0˝, 2135 m, 30.vi.2014, leg. Âlipanâh, Falsafi, 2 ♂♂, Daregaz, N Tandoreh National Park, Chelmir- Bandak Rd., N 37˚23΄54.2˝, E 58˚47΄02.0˝, 1383 m, 25.vi.2014, leg. Âlipanâh, Falsafi, 3 ♂♂, 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; Sistân and Baluchestân Prov.: 1 ♂, Khâsh, Taftân Mt., Jamchin vill., N 28˚35΄, E 61˚03΄, 2500 m, 10.iv.2004, leg. Rajâei; Tehrân Prov.: 3 ♂♂, Firuzkuh, Chehel Cheshmeh, 2000 m, 24.vi.1998, leg. Mofidi-Neyestânak.   
 NHRS: 5 ♂♂, Iran, Khorasan (= Khorâsân), Kouh i Binalound (Meched) (= Binâlud Mt. (Mashhad)), 3300 m, 30.vii.[19]38, ex coll. Brandt; 2 ♂♂, Baloutchistan (= Sistân and Baluchestân), Kouh i Taftan (Knach) (= Taftân Mt. (Khâsh)), 3300 m, 30.vii.1938, ex coll. Brandt.   
 MSW: 2 ♂♂, Iran, Fars, Kuh e Bul (= Bol), 3100 m, 12.vii.2001, leg. Nykl.   
 MWM: 5 ♂♂, Iran, Balouchistan (= Sistân and Baluchestân), Kouh i Kakhtan (= Taftân Mt.) (Knach) (= Khâsh), 3000 m, Juni 1938, leg. Brandt; 1 ♀, N. Iran, Kuh i Mirabi (= Mirâbi Mt.), 1900 m, Juli, leg. Wernicke.   
 RYB: 20 ♂♂, Elburs Mts., Chashm, 2200 m, 02.vii.2010, leg. K. Kolesnichenko; 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, Elburs Mts., 60 km W Damghan, vic. of Foulad Mahalleh, 2000 m, 21.vi.2011, leg. K. Kolesnichenko; 4 ♂♂, Elburs Mts., 30 km NW Semnan, 10 km SSW Chashm, 2230 m, 06.vii.2010, leg. K. Kolesnichenko; 5 ♂♂, Shahkuh Mts., Shahrud area, Tohar (an erroneous spelling of Tajar), 2100 m, 27.vi.2010, leg. K. Kolesnichenko.   
 Distribution. Iran, Turkmenistan, Iraq (Staudinger & Rebel 1901; Daniel 1965b; Yakovlev 2009d).   
 Distribution in Iran. N, NE, S, SE, and Central Iran (Fig. 23B).
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 9-10, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5062.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5808035