Cossulus argentatus Staudinger, 1887

Yakovlev, Roman V. & Witt, Thomas J., 2017, World catalogue of the genus Cossulus Staudinger, 1887 (Lepidoptera, Cossidae) with description of Cossulus irtlachi sp. nov. from Kyrgyzstan, Zootaxa 4311 (1) : -

Cossulus argentatus Staudinger, 1887

( Figs 6 ̄9, 73)

Cossulus argentatus Staudinger, 1887: 91 .

Type locality: Alexandropol (im südwestlichen Caucasus Gebiete , Armenien) [Gyumri (old name - Leninakan), Armenien].

Type material (holotype) in MHUB, examined.

Synonymy:

= Cossulus lignosus araxes de Freina, 1983: 62 ̄64. Type locality: Turkey, Kars, vic. Sarykamys. Type material (holotype) in MWM, examined.

Distribution: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, С. Iran.

Habitat and biology. Flight period: JulȳAugust. Altitude: 1500̄ 2700 m.

Figures

FIGURES 4 – 19. Cossulus, adult specimens: 4. C. alaicus, ♂, holotype (MWM); 5. C. alatauicus, ♂, holotype (MWM); 6. C. argentatus, ♂, holotype (MHUB); 7. C. argentatus, ♂, holotype of Cossulinus lignosus araxes de Freina, 1983 (MWM); 8. C. argentatus, ♀, paratype of Cossulinus lignosus araxes de Freina, 1983 (MWM); 9. C. argentatus, ♂, Azerbaijan, Buzgov, 7. vii. 1982, leg. Danchenko (MWM); 10. C. bolshoji, ♂, lectotype (MHUB); 11. C. bolshoji, ♂, Uzbekistan, W. Thian-Sjan, Chimgan, 13. ¯ 25. vii. 1990, leg. Hreblay (MWM); 12. C. bolshoji, ♀, Uzbekistan, W. Thian-Sjan, Chimgan, 13. ̅ 25. vii. 1990, leg. Hreblay (MWM); 13. C. darvazi, ♂, holotype (ZMKU); 14. C. darvazi, ♂, Tajikistan, Peter I Mts., 14 km NW Tadzhikabad, 2180 m, 5. viii. 1977, leg. Stschetkin (MWM); 15. C. darvazi, ♂, Tajikistan, Peter I Mts., Ganishou, 2100 m, 10. viii. 1977, leg. Stschetkin (MWM); 16. C. griseatellus Yakovlev, 2006, ♂, holotype (MNHW); 17. C. griseatellus Yakovlev, 2006, ♂, paratype, SO Afghanistan, Safed Koh, Südseite, Kotkal, 2350 m, 21. vi. – 1. vii. 1969, leg. Vartian (MNHW); 18. C. habibae, ♂, holotype (ZISP); 19. C. habibae, ♂, paratype, Afghanistan, Bamian, Band-e-Amir, Sabzel vill., 2900 m, 19. vii. 2013, leg. I. Pljustch, Yu. Skrylnik & O. Pak (RYB).