Roman V. Yakovlev

Cossidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen)

Abstract The faunistic composition of the family Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of the Socotra Archipelago is revised. Five species are recognized, including two new species (Mormogystia brandstetteri and Meharia hackeri), and dubious identifications and records are discussed. Adults and genitalia are illustrated and bionomic details, DNA barcodes and a synonymic checklist for Socotran cossids are provided. A review of their distribution reveals that at least 80 percent of Socotra’s cossids are unique to the archipelago, which is renowned for its endemism. A checklist listing all the species from generas Meharia, Mormogystia, Aethalopteryx, Azygophleps, as well as the synonymy and distribution is provided.

Patterns of geographical distribution of carpenter moths (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) in the old world

The geographical distribution of carpenter moths (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) in the Old World has been studied. Cossid faunas of different zoogeographical zones of the earth are characterized. Zoogeographical borders; centers of species diversity and generic diversity; and centers of endemism in the Palaearctic part of the Holarctic Kingdom, as well as in the Afrotropical, Indo-Malayan, and Australian zoogeographical regions, are specified. The Papuan horon is proposed to be regarded as a subregion of the Indo-Malayan region of the Paleotropical Kingdom. The Australian and New Zealand horons are also suggested to be included into the Paleotropical Kingdom as the Australian region. Finally, it is proposed that the border between the Holarctic Kingdom and the Indo-Malayan region should be rectified and that the eastern Gobi horon should be considered a separate zoogeographical superprovince.

The Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Afghanistan with description of three new species and special notes on the fauna of Bande-Amir National Park

The annotated list of Cossidae of Afghanistan consists of 44 species in 17 genera from the four subfamilies Catoptinae, Cossinae, Zeuzerinae, and Mehariinae. Three new species are described: Cossulus habibae Yakovlev, Pljustch, Skrylnik & Pak, sp. nov., Semagystia bamiani Yakovlev, Pljustch, Skrylnik & Pak, sp. nov., Phragmacossia bandeamiri Yakovlev, Pljustch, Skrylnik & Pak, sp. nov.; all from Band-e-Amir National Park in Bamian Province. Three species (Dervishiya cadambae (Moore, 1865), Semagystia cossoides (Graeser, 1892), Phragmacossia territa (Staudinger, 1879)) are reported for the first time from Afghanistan. A brief biogeographical analysis of the Cossidae of Afghanistan is given.

The Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Mongolia

An annotated list of the Cossidae of Mongolia includes two subfamilies, 12 genera, and 23 species.

CARPENTER MOTHS (INSECTA: LEPIDOPTERA, COSSIDAE) OF LEBANON

The annotated catalogue of Cossidae fauna of Lebanon is presented for the first time. Eleven species were detected as a result of investigations in the study area. The described Stygioides ivinskisi Saldaitis & Yakovlev, sp. n. is a species new to science. Isoceras bipunctatus (Staudinger, 1887), Stygioides colchicus dercetis (Grum-Grshimailo, 1899), Dyspessa wiltshirei Daniel, 1938, Phragmataecia castaneae (Hubner, 1790) are reported to the fauna of Lebanon for the first time.

Two new species of Cossinae (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) from Sindh Province of Pakistan.

The Cossidae fauna of Pakistan is still poorly studied, with only a few species reported: Eremocossus foedus (Swinhoe, 1884), Aholcocerus ronkayorum Yakovlev, 2006, Cossulus griseatellus Yakovlev, 2006 and Phragmataecia gurkoi Yakovlev, 2007. The carpenter moths of Zeuzera Latreille, 1804 (Zeuzera sp. and Z. multistrigata Moore, 1881) have been reported in pest management publications from Pakistan (Mushtaque & Baloch 1981; Gul & Wali-ur-Rehman 1999; Viqar et al. 2005). The distribution of known cossid species of Pakistan is treated by Yakovlev (2011) without indicating specific localities. Mushtaque and Baloch (1981) report Z. multistrigata caterpillars feeding on the roots of Cannabis sativa L. (Cannabidaceae), which needs to be confirmed. Otherwise Zeuzera species have been observed only feeding on woody plants (Yakovlev 2012).

A world catalogue of Phragmataecia (Lepidoptera: Cossidae), with a new species from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

Phragmataecia valikhanovi Yakovlev & Witt sp. nov. is described from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The Catalogue of the Genus Phragmataecia Newman, 1850 is provided.

COSSIDAE (LEPIDOPTERA) OF PAKISTAN

An annotated list of Cossidae of Pakistan, which includes 27 species of 18 genera from 3 subfamilies is presented. Four species ( Cossus afghanistana Daniel, 1953, Semagystia cossoides (Graeser, 1892), Zeuzera nepalense Daniel, 1962, and Azygophleps pusilla (Walker, 1856)) are reported for the fauna of Pakistan for the first time.

Orientozeuzera martinii sp. nov., a new species of Carpenter-Moths (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) from Borneo

Orientozeuzera martinii Yakovlev & Witt sp. nov. is described from Borneo Island (Trus Madi).

A new species of Isocossus Roepke, 1957 (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) from Vietnam, including a world catalogue of the genus.

Isocossus zolotuhini Yakovlev sp. nov. is described from central Vietnam.