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Descriptions of three new species of Cossidae (Lepidoptera) from Vietnam,

with an updated annotated checklist

ROMAN V. YAKOVLEV
Altai State University, South Siberian Botanical Garden, Lenina 61, RF-656049, Barnaul, Russia. E-mail: cossus_cossus@mail.ru

Abstract

Forty-two species of Cossidae representing 27 genera are reported for Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Three species (Para-
cossus zyaung Yakovlev sp. nov., Phragmacossia laklong Yakovlev sp. nov., Butaya auko Yakovlev sp. nov.) are de-
scribed as new to science. Five species (Paracossus indradit Yakovlev, 2009, P. griseatus Yakovlev, 2009, Aholcocerus
ihleorum Yakovlev & Witt, 2009, Skeletophyllon puer Yakovlev, 2011, Azygophleps scalaris (Fabricius, 1775) are new
country records. A brief biogegraphical overview of the Cossidae of Vietnam is given.

Key words: Carpenter-Moths, fauna, Southern Asia

Introduction

The Cossidae of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam have been studied extensively in recent years. Yakovlev & Witt
(2009) have provided a synopsis of the fauna, and Yakovlev (2006, 2011) recorded additional species and new
species. A total of 34 species had been reported so far.
Recently collected material by the staff of the Ulyanovsk Pedagogical University, Russia during expeditions in
2009–2013 has been become available for study. This material included new records of genera and species for
Vietnam in addition to three new species, which are described below. An updated annotated checklist of the
Cossidae of Vietnam is provided.

Material and methods

Cossidae were collected using light traps. Holotypes of new species are deposited in ZISP.

Abbreviation list

BMNH The Natural History Museum (London, G.B.);

MHUB Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität (Berlin, Germany);
MNHN Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (Paris, France);
MNHB Museum Natural History (Bruxelles, Belgium);
MNHS Museum Natural History (Stockholm, Sweden);
MWM Museum of Thomas Witt (Munich, Germany);
NHMT National History Museum (Tokyo, Japan);
RMNH Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum (Leiden, The Netherlands);
RYB collection of Roman Yakovlev (Barnaul, Russia);
ZFMK Zoologisches Forschungsistitut und Museum Alexander Koenig (Bonn, Germany);
ZISP Zoological Institute of Science Academy of Russian Federation (St.Petersburg, Russia).
ZMUO Zoological Museum of Oxford University (Oxford, G.B.).

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Annotated list of species (* denotes a species new for the fauna of Vietnam)

Family Cossidae Leach, [1815]

Subfamily Catoptinae Yakovlev, 2009

Genus Catopta Staudinger, 1899

Catopta Staudinger, 1899: 157–159. Type species: Catopta albimacula Staudinger, 1899. Designation by monotypy.

Catopta tropicalis Yakovlev & Witt, 2009

Catopta tropicalis Yakovlev & Witt, 2009: 14.

Type locality: Vietnam (N), Mt. Fan-si-pan, W-side, Chapa, 1700 m, 22°20N, 103°40E.
Type material: Holotype (male) in MWM, examined.
Distribution: Northern Vietnam (Fan-Si-Pang Mts.).

Subfamily Cossinae Leach, [1815]

*Genus Paracossus Hampson, 1904

Paracossus Hampson, 1904: 152. Type species: Paracossus furcata Hampson, 1904. Designation by monotypy.

*Paracossus indradit Yakovlev, 2009

(Fig. 1, 12)

Paracossus indradit Yakovlev, 2009: 354.

Type locality: Thailand, Donglek, Sri Sawat, Kanchanaburi.

Type material: Holotype (male) in MWM, examined.
Distribution: Thailand, SE China (Yunnan Province), Central Vietnam.
Notes. This species is an example of a taxon that was formally considered as an endemic of northern Thailand
that occurs also in central region of Vietnam as noted by Zolotuhin & Ryabov (2012).
Material examined: 2 males, Central Vietnam, Gia Lai Prov., Kon Ka Kin N.[ational] P.[ark], K’Bang distr.,
Dak Roong Comm., top of mountain pass, N14º4286’; E108º36’, 16−17.03.2012, H – 1210 m, leg. V. Zolotuhin
(RYB).

*Paracossus griseatus Yakovlev, 2009

(Fig. 2, 13)

Paracossus griseatus Yakovlev, 2009: 354.

Type locality: S. Cambodia, Sro Kiong env., Kirirom.

Type material: Holotype (male) in MWM, examined.
Distribution: Cambodia, Central Vietnam.
Material examined: 1 male, Central Vietnam, K’Bang distr., Dak Roong, Kon Loc vill., N14º42’; E108º39’,
14−17.03.2012, H – 1050 m, leg. V. Zolotuhin (RYB).

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FIGURES 1–10. Adults of Cossidae, dorsal aspect; all specimens shown are from Vietnam. 1, Paracossus indradit Yakovlev.
2, Paracossus griseatus. 3, Paracossus zyaung Yakovlev sp. nov., holotype. 4, Paracossus zyaung Yakovlev sp. nov., paratype.
5, Aholcocerus ihleorum Yakovlev & Witt. 6, Phragmacossia laklong Yakovlev, sp. nov., holotype. 7, Butaya auko Yakovlev
sp. nov., holotype. 8, Bergaris solovievi Yakovlev. 9, Skeletophyllon puer Yakovlev. 10, Azygophleps scalaris (Fabricius,
1775).

Paracossus zyaung Yakovlev sp. nov.

(Figs 3−4, 11, 17)

Type material. Holotype: male, Central Vietnam, K’Bang distr., Dak Roong, Kon Loc vill., N14º42’; E108º39’,
14−17.03.2012, H – 1050 m, leg. V. Zolotuhin (ZISP). Paratypes: 2 males, same data and locality (RYB).
Description. Forewing length 22–23 mm. Antennae with rather long double pecten. Process of pecten 3X
longer than diameter of bar of antenna. Thorax and abdomen thickly covered with grey hairs. Forewing with
specific net pattern consisted from thin dark-grey lines and strikes on grey background. Net pattern thickens in
basal parts of wings. Fringe checkered, darker near veins and lighter between veins. Hindwing dark-grey, with
weakly developed net pattern consisted from dark-brown wavy strokes and lines. Fringe checkered, darker near
veins and lighter between veins. Hindwing light, without pattern from vein A1+2 to anal edge.
Male genitalia. Uncus with deep semispherical bifurcation on top and pointed lateral edges of uncus. Tegumen
medium-sized. Branches of gnathos short, thick. Gnathos medium-sized, semispherical, thickly covered with small
spicules. Valvae broad, with developed sacculus. Costal edge of valva with semispherical crest with uneven edge
and rugose inner surface. Inner surface of valva with sclerotized crest (from middle part of costal process to

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subapical zone of lower edge). Membranous (distal) end of valva very small, narrow. Transtilla a strongly
sclerotized flat lamina. Processes of transtilla stout, long (reach bases of branches of gnathos), tusk-shaped. Juxta
saddle-like, with thick lateral processes, bifurcated at 45º. Saccus stout, semispherical. Aedeagus thick, somewhat
shorter than valva, apically broadened spearhead shaped. Aperture of vesica has a dorsoapical position and has a
length of 1/5 of aedeagus length. Vesica without cornuti.
Female unknown.
Diagnosis. Six species are presently included in the genus Paracossus (=Bifiduncus Chou & Hua, 1988)
(Yakovlev 2009): Paracossus furcata Hampson, 1904 (Maynmar), Paracossus parva Hampson, 1904 (Sri Lanka),
Paracossus longispinalis (Chou & Hua, 1988) (China, Jiangxi), Paracossus indradit Yakovlev, 2009 (Thailand,
Yunnan, Vietnam), Paracossus hainanicus Yakovlev, 2009 (Hainan Island, China), Paracossus griseatus Yakovlev,
2009 (Cambodia, Vietnam). Paracossus zyaung Yakovlev sp. nov. differs from the above species by the following
characters: dark-grey hindwings, transtilla modified as a sclerotized plate, very long processes of transtilla, and
apex of aedeagus strongly broadened.
Etymology. Zyaung—a mythological character and epical hero, defender of the Vietnamese people.

Genus Hollowiella Yakovlev & Witt, 2009

Hollowiella Yakovlev & Witt, 2009: 16. Type species: Hollowiella chanwu Yakovlev & Witt, 2009, by original designation.

Hollowiella chanwu Yakovlev & Witt, 2009

Hollowiella chanwu Yakovlev & Witt, 2009: 17.

Type locality: N. Vietnam, Yen Bai, An-Chy, 21°42N, 104°18E.

Type material: Holotype (male) in MWM, examined.
Distribution: Northern Vietnam.

Genus Roepkiella Yakovlev & Witt, 2009

Roepkiella Yakovlev & Witt, 2009: 15. Type species: Cossus rufidorsia Hampson, 1904, by original designation.

Roepkiella subfusca (Snellen, 1895)

Trypanus subfuscus Snellen, 1895: 134.

Type locality: [Deli, Ost Sumatra].

Type material: Syntypes in MHUB, examined.
Distribution: Java, Sumatra, Vietnam.

Roepkiella loeffleri (Yakovlev, 2006)

Paracossus loeffleri Yakovlev, 2006: 194.

Type locality: C. Vietnam, Prov. Thua Thien-Hue, Kreis A Luoi, Gemeinde A Rong, Dorf Khe Cha Lenh.
Type material: Holotype (female) in MSW, examined.
Distribution: Central Vietnam.

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FIGURES 11–15. Male genitalia of Cossidae. 11, Paracossus zyaung Yakovlev sp. nov. (holotype). 12, Paracossus indradit
Yakovlev. 13, Paracossus griseatellus Yakovlev. 14, Phragmacossia laklong Yakovlev sp. nov. (holotype). 15, Butaya auko
Yakovlev sp. nov. (holotype).

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*Genus Aholcocerus Yakovlev, 2006

Aholcocerus Yakovlev, 2006: 200. Type species: Aholcocerus ronkayorum Yakovlev, 2006. Designation by monotypy.

*Aholcocerus ihleorum Yakovlev & Witt, 2009

(Fig. 5)

Aholcocerus ihleorum Yakovlev & Witt, 2009: 18.

Type locality: N. Thailand, Doi Kham, Chiang Mai.

Type material: Holotype (male) in MWM, examined.
Distribution: N. Thailand (Chiang Mai Prov.), Vietnam (Tre Isl.).
Material examined: 3 males, Vietnam, Tre Island (near Njachang), 18.04.2012, leg. A. Zhokhov (RYB).

Genus Chinocossus Yakovlev, 2006

Chinocossus Yakovlev, 2006: 195. Type species: Cossus hunanensis Daniel, 1940), by original designation.

Chinocossus acronyctoides (Moore, 1879)

Brachylia acronyctoides Moore, 1879: 411.

Type locality: Bombay [India].

Type material: Syntypes in BMNH, examined.
Distribution: India, Pakistan, China (Yunnan, Hunan, Anhui, Jiangxi, Guangxi), Vietnam, Philippines.

Chinocossus vjet Yakovlev, 2006

Chinocossus vjet Yakovlev, 2006: 197.

Type locality: Vietnam, Hanoi.

Type material: Holotype (male) in ZFMK, examined.
Distribution: Northern Vietnam.

Genus Streltzoviella Yakovlev, 2006

Streltzoviella Yakovlev, 2006: 73. Type species: Holcocerus insularis Staudinger, 1892, by original designation.

Streltzoviella owadai Yakovlev, 2011

Streltzoviella owadai Yakovlev, 2011: 28.

Type locality: N. Vietnam, Vinh Phu Prov., Tam Dao.

Type material: Holotype (male) in NHMT, examined.
Distribution: Northern Vietnam.

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FIGURES 16–18. Habitats and type localities. 16, Habitat at the type locality of Paracossus zyaung Yakovlev sp. nov. near the
Kon Loc village in K'Bang District (photo by Vadim Zolotuhin). 17, Habitat at the type locality of Phragmacossia laklong
Yakovlev sp. nov. and Butaya auko Yakovlev sp. n. near the Dak Roong Commune (photo by Vadim Zolotuhin). 18,
Distribution map of the region showing the type localities of new species.

Genus Wittocossus Yakovlev, 2004

Wittocossus Yakovlev, 2004: 336. Type species: Cossus mokanshanensis Daniel, 1945, by original designation.

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Wittocossus mokanshanesis (Daniel, 1945)

Cossus mokanshanensis Daniel, 1945: 227.

Type locality: Mokanshan, Prov. Chekiang [S. China].

Type material (holotype by original designation) in ZFMK, examined.
Distribution: S. China (Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, Chekiang, Kiangsu, Yunnan), northern Thailand
(Chiangmai), northern Vietnam.

Subfamily Zeuserinae Boisduval, [1828]

Genus Phragmacossia Schawerda, 1924

Phragmacossia Schawerda, 1924: 161−162. Type species: Phragmatoecia (sic) reticulata Pungeler, 1900. Designation by
monotypy.

Phragmacossia fansipangi Yakovlev & Witt, 2009

Phragmacossia fansipangi Yakovlev & Witt, 2009: 24.

Type locality: Nord Vietnam, Mt. Fan-si-pan, Cha pa, 22°17N, 103°44E.
Type material: Holotype (male) in MWM, examined.
Disribution: Northern Vietnam.

Phragmacossia laklong Yakovlev, sp. nov.

(Figs 6, 14, 16)

Type material. Holotype: male, Vietnam, Gia Lai Prov., Kon Ka Kin N.[ational] P.[ark], K’Bang distr., Dak Roong
Comm., top of mountain pass, N14º4286’; E108º36’, 16−17.03.2012, H – 1210 m, leg. V. Zolotuhin (ZISP);
Paratypes: 6 males, same data and locality (RYB).
Description. Antennae bipectinate from base, distal third of antenna simple, filiform. Thorax covered with
light-yellow hairs. Upper surface of abdomen covered with black hairs, apex of abdomen with light-yellow hairs.
Forewing length 16–18 mm. Forewing rather broad, light-yellow with complex pattern. Costal edge with brownish
field. Discal cell with whitish field. Two diffuse black spots with uneven edges situated in middle of discal cell and
near apex. Skew black line with uneven edges begins from vein M1 (from place of its origin at discal cell) and
continues to base of wing. Submarginal and marginal areas with thin net pattern consisted from thin wavy lines.
Black spots situated near edge at veins. Fringe light-yellow. Hindwing light-yellow with suffusion of black scales.
Fringe light-yellow.
Male genitalia.
Uncus rather short, broad, conic, with semispherical apex. Tegumen medium-sized. Branches of gnathos
reduced. Valvae narrow parallel-sided, with semispherical tops and nearly smooth edges. Juxta stout,
semispherical, with long narrow lateral dorsally directed processes. Saccus very small, semispherical. Aedeagus
thick, short (1.5X shorter than valva). Vesica covered with small spicules, lateral surface with 2 band-like
sclerotized cords.
Female unknown.
Diagnosis. There are five species of the genus recognized in the Oriental Region (except the new species):
Phragmacossia Schawerda, 1924 (Yakovlev 2011): Phragmacossia fansipangi Yakovlev & Witt, 2009 (N.
Vietnam), Phragmacossia brahmana Yakovlev, 2009 (S. India, Tamil Nadu), Phragmacossia dudgeoni (Arora,
1974) (Bhutan, India), Phragmacossia ihlei Yakovlev, 2008 (Thailand, Prov. Tak) and Phargmacossia kiplingi
Yakovlev, 2011 (Sri Lanka). The new species has can be distinguished by the following characters: comparatively

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small size, the more pronouncedly variegated pattern of the wings, the small and stout uncus, and the nearly even
valve (rather strongly curved in other species of the genus).
Etymology. Named after Lak Long Kuan , a mythological character, semi-dragon, semi-human, ancestor of the
Vietnamese.

Genus Roerichiora Yakovlev & Witt, 2009

Roerichiora Yakovlev & Witt, 2009: 25. Type species: Zeuzera stigmatica Moore, 1879, by original designation.

Roerichiora stigmatica (Moore, 1879)

Zenzera (sic) stigmatica Moore, 1879: 86.

Type locality: Darjiling [India].

Type material: Holotype (male) in MHUB, examined.
Distribution: India, Bhutan, Vietnam, Thailand.

Roerichiora clara (Bryk, 1949)

Xyleutes clara Bryk, 1949: 47.

Type locality: Tenasserim, Mekane, 90 km ostlich von Moulmein [S. Myanmar].

Type material: Holotype (male) in MNHS, examined.
Distribution: India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Vietnam.

Roerichiora bachma Yakovlev, 2011

Roerichiora bachma Yakovlev, 2011: 49.

Type locality: Central Vietnam, Thua Thien Hue, Bach Ma.

Type material: Holotype (male) in NHMT, examined.
Distribution: Central Vietnam.

Genus Phragmataecia Newman, 1850

Phragmataecia Newman, 1850: 2931. Type species: Noctua arundinis Hubner, [1808]. Designation by monotypy.

Phragmataecia innotata (Walker, 1865)

Zeuzera innotata Walker, 1865: 587.

Type locality: Shanghai [E. China].

Type material: Holotype (male) in BMNH, examined.
Distribution: China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand.

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Phragmataecia impura Hampson, 1891

Phragmataecia impura Hampson, 1891: 7.

Type locality: Nilgiri Distr. [India].

Type material: Holotype (female) in BMNH, examined.
Distribution: India, Nepal, southern China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Java.

Phragmataecia parvipuncta (Hampson, 1892)

Cossus parvipunctus Hampson, 1892: 306

Type locality: Naga Hills [India].

Type material (holotype) in BMNH, examined.
Distribution: India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam.

Phragmataecia gummata Swinhoe, 1892

Phragmataecia gummata Swinhoe, 1892: 14.

Type locality: Java.

Type material (holotype) in ZMUO, examined.
Distribution: China (Fukien, Lingping), Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra).

*Genus Butaya Yakovlev, 2004

Butaya Yakovlev, 2004: 377. Type species: Butaya gracilis Yakovlev, 2004. Designation by monotypy.

Butaya auko Yakovlev sp. nov.

(Figs 7, 15, 17)

Type material. Holotype: male, Vietnam, Gia Lai Prov., Kon Ka Kin N.[ational] P.[ark], K’Bang distr., Dak Roong
Comm., top of mountain pass, N14º4286’; E108º36’, 16−17.03.2012, H – 1210 m, leg. V. Zolotuhin (ZISP);
Paratypes: 2 males, same data and locality (RYB).
Description. Antennae bipectinate from base, distal third of antenna simple, filiform. Thorax covered with
light-yellow hairs. Upper surface of abdomen covered with black hairs, apex of abdomen with light-yellow hairs.
Forewing length 15–16 mm. Forewing light-yellow with slightly developed silver-grey area in cubital area. Edge
light-yellow, lighter than background. Fringe light-yellow. Hindwing light-yellow, lighter than forewing, without
pattern. Fringe light-yellow.
Male genitalia. Uncus rather long, with pyramidal apex. Tegumen medium-sized. Branches of gnathos
completely reduced. Valvae narrow, medium-sized, lanceolate. Costal edge of valva nearly even, lowers edge with
deep incisures in middle third. Juxta stout, saddle-like, with two pairs of stout lateral dorsally directed processes.
One pair of small, thin, apex acute. Second pair long, band-like with semispherical apices. Saccus conic, directed
back, medium-sized. Aedeagus with medium thickness, short, slightly narrowed in middle ⅓. Lateral surface of
vesica with long sclerite.
Female unknown.
Diagnosis. The new species is easily distinguished from the single known species of the genus, B. gracilis
Yakovlev, 2004 (Yunnan, China) by the following characters: the comparatively small size, narrower valvae, the
deep incisions on the lower edge of the valva, and the much narrower aedeagus.

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 Etymology. Named after Au Ko, a mythological character, mountain fairy, goddess, and mother of the
Vietnamese civilization.

Genus Relluna Schoorl, 1990

Relluna Schoorl, 1990: 119–120. Type species: Azygophleps nurella Swinhoe, 1894. Designation by monotypy.

Relluna nurella (Swinhoe, 1894)

Azygophleps nurella Swinhoe, 1894: 440.

Type locality: Cherra Punji [India].

Type material: Holotype (male) in BMNH, examined.
Distribution: Vietnam, northern Myanmar, Sikkim, Thailand, China (Yunnan), Borneo, Sumatra.

Genus Lakshmia Yakovlev, 2004

Lakshmia Yakovlev, 2004: 347. Type species: Lakshmia zolotuhini Yakovlev, 2004. Designation by monotypy.

Lakshmia sirena Yakovlev, 2006

Lakshmia sirena Yakovlev, 2006: 208.

Type locality: Sud Vietnam, Bao Lok, Rung Kat Tien, 11°32’N; 107°48’E.
Type material: Holotype (female) in MWM, examined.
Distribution: Southern Vietnam.

Genus Bergaris Schoorl, 1990

Bergaris Schoorl, 1990: 137–138. Type species: Xyleutes malayica Roepke, 1957, by original designation.

Bergaris ruficeps (de Joannis, 1929)

Azygophleps ruficeps de Joannis, 1929: 551.

Type locality: Hanoi [Vietnam].

Type material: Holotype (male) in MNHN, examined.
Distribution: Vietnam.

Bergaris solovievi Yakovlev, 2011

(Fig. 8)

Bergaris solovievi Yakovlev, 2011: 56.

Type locality: N. Vietnam, Ninh Binh Prov., Nno Quan Distr., Bong-Cuc Fuong vill., 360 m, 20°21’N; 105°36’E.
Type material: Holotype (male) in MWM, examined.
Distribution: Vietnam.

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 Notes: This species was known only from the holotype collected in Ninh Binh Province. The new locality is
from the central portion of Vietnam.
Material examined: 1 male, Vietnam, Dong Nai, Vinh Cuu Nat[ural]. Res[erve]., Phu Ly, Dakinde,
N11.41203º; E107.10508º, H – 106 m, 29.06.2011, leg. Solovyev, Pugaev & Nedoshivina (RYB).

Genus Orientozeuzera Yakovlev, 2011

Orientozeuzera Yakovlev, 2011: 58. Type species: Zeuzera caudata Joicey & Talbot, 1916, by original designation.

Orientozeuzera rhabdota (Jordan, 1932)

Zeuzera rhabdota Jordan, 1932: 24−25.

Type locality: Sumatra.

Type material: Holotype (male) in MNHB, examined.
Distribution: Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Philippines (Palawan), Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar.

Genus Zeuzera Latreille, 1804

Zeuzera Latreille, 1804: 186. Type species: Phalaena aesculi Linnaeus, 1767. Designation by monotypy.

Zeuzera multistrigata Moore, 1881

Zenzera (sic) multistrigata Moore, 1881: 327.

Type locality: Darjiling [India].

Type material: Cotypes in BMNH, examined.
Distribution: India, Pakistan, Nepal, China (Sichuan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Liaoning, Guangxi,
Guizhou, Xizang, Tibet, Chekiang, Shaansi, Yunnan), Taiwan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Vietnam,
Thailand.

Zeuzera yuennani Daniel, 1940

Zeuzera yuennani Daniel, 1940: 1016–1017.

Type locality: Li-kiang, Provinz Nord-Yuennan [China, N. Yunnan].

Type material: Holotype (male) in ZFMK, examined.
Distribution: China (N. Yunnan), northern Vietnam.

Zeuzera lineata Gaede, 1933

Zeuzera lineata Gaede, 1933: 812.

Type locality: Kina-Balu [Borneo].

Type material: Holotype (male) in MHUB, examined.
Distribution: Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra), Vietnam.

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Genus Zeurrora Yakovlev, 2011

Zeurrora Yakovlev, 2011: 61. Type species: Zeuzera indica Herrich-Schaffer, [1854]. Designation by monotypy.

Zeurrora indica (Herrich-Schaffer, [1854])

Zeuzera indica Herrich-Schaffer, [1854]: 58.

Type locality: Bangladesh, Sylhet.

Type material: Holotype (female) in MNHN, examined.
Distribution: Northern India, China (Yunnan, Hainan), Bangladesh, Yunnan to Malaya, Java, New Guinea.

Genus Polyphagozerra Yakovlev, 2011

Polyphagozerra Yakovlev, 2011: 62. Type species: Zeuzera coffeae Nietner, 1861. By original designation.

Polyphagozerra coffeae (Nietner, 1861)

Zeuzera coffeae Nietner, 1861: 21–22.

Type locality: Ceylon [Sri Lanka].

Type material: lost.
Distribution: S. Japan (Okinawa), China (Guandong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Fujian, Zheijiang,
Jiangsu, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Henan, Shandong, Shaanxi, Xizang, Hunan, Fukien, Kiangsu, Hainan), Myanmar,
Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Taiwan, India, Sri Lanka, Borneo, Java, San Tome and Principe Islands.

Genus Neurozerra Yakovlev, 2011

Neurozerra Yakovlev, 2011: 62. Type species: Zeuzera conferta Walker, 1856, by original designation.

Neurozerra conferta (Walker, 1856)

Zeuzera conferta Walker, 1856: 1536.

Type locality: Silhet [Bangladesh].

Type material: Holotype (female) in BMNH, examined.
Distribution: Sri Lanka, India, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Bangladesh, Andaman Islands.

Genus Tarsozeuzera Schoorl, 1990

Tarsozeuzera Schoorl, 1990: 157−159. Type species: Zeuzera kochi Semper, 1896–1902. By original designation.

Tarsozeuzera fuscipars (Hampson, 1892)

Duomitus fuscipars Hampson, 1892: 309.

Type locality: Sikhim [India, Sikkim].

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 Type material: Holotype (male) in BMNH, examined.
Distribution: N. India, Malaya, Borneo, Vietnam, Thailand, China (Yunnan).
The species was reported for Vietnam without specific localities (Yakovlev 2011).
Material examined: 1 male, Vietnam, Kon Tum prov., Sa Thai distr., Chu Mon Ray N.[ational] P.[ark], Bargok
Comm, N14º25’; E 107º43’, 20.03.2012, 680 m, leg. V. Zolotuhin (RYB).

Genus Xyleutes Hubner, [1820] 1816

Xyleutes Hubner, [1820] 1816: 195. Type species: Phalaena (Noctua) strix Linnaeus, 1758, by subsequent designation by Kirby
(1892).

Xyleutes strix (Linnaeus, 1758)

Phalaena Noctua strix Linnaeus, 1758: 508.

Type locality: America Merid. (error) (Fletcher & Nye, 1982). Roepke (1957) considered that his figure possibly
represented a specimen from Java and so restricted the type locality to this island. The type material is lost.
Distribution: N. India, Bhutan, China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Xizang, Qinghai), Taiwan, Malaysia, Philippines, the
Indonesian Archipelago to New Guinea, New Britain Island

Xyleutes personus (Le Guillou, 1841)

Cossus persona Le Guillou, 1841: 257.

Type locality: Indonesia, Samarang.

Type material: Holotype (female) in MNHN, examined.
Distribution: China (Yunnan, Hunan), India (before Shimla), Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia, the
Indonesian Archipelago, New Guinea.

Genus Chalcidica Hubner, [1820]

Chalcidica Hubner, [1820]: 197. Type species: Phalaena minea Cramer, 1779. Subsequent designation by Kirby (1892).

Chalcidica minea (Cramer, 1779)

Phalaena mineus Cramer, 1779: 52, pl. CXXI (D).

Type locality: Batavia [Jakarta, Java Isl., Indonesia].

Type material: lost.
Distribution: India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands, China (Yunnan, Guanxi), Bangladesh, Laos, Vietnam,
Cambodia, Thailand, Nepal, Malaysia, Indonesia Archipelago, Philippines.

Genus Panau Schoorl, 1990

Panau Schoorl, 1990: 164–165. Type species: Xyleutes variegata Roepke, 1957. By original designation.

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Panau adusta (Roepke, 1957)

Xyleutes adusta Roepke, 1957: 30.

Type locality: Dolok Ilir, Sumatra East Coast.

Type material: Holotype (male) in RMNH, examined.
Distribution: Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Vietnam.

Panau stenoptera (Roepke, 1957)

Xyleutes stenoptera Roepke, 1957: 27.

Type locality: Indonesia, W. Jawa, Perbawattee.

Type material: Holotype (male) in RMNH, examined.
Distribution: Malaya, Sumatra, Jawa, Andaman Isl., Sumatra, Vietnam. In the Sumatra and Vietnam –
subspecies P. stenoptera sumatrana (Roepke, 1957).

Panau stenoptera sumatrana (Roepke, 1957)

Xyleutes stenoptera sumatrana Roepke, 1957: 27.

Type locality: Lebong Tandai [Sumatra].

Type material: Holotype (male) in BMNH, examined.

Genus Duomitus Butler, 1880

Duomitus Butler, 1880: 68. Type species: Duomitus ligneus Butler, 1880. By original designation.

Duomitus ceramicus (Walker, 1865)

Zeuzera ceramica Walker, 1865: 587.

Type locality: Ceram [Maluku Isl., Indonesia].

Type material (holotype) in ZMUO, examined.
Distribution: China (Yunnan), N. India to Malaysia, Sumatra, Ceram, New Guinea.

*Genus Skeletophyllon Schoorl, 1990

Skeletophyllon Schoorl, 1990: 168–169. Type species: Xyleutes euphyes West, 1932. By original designation.

*Skeletophyllon puer Yakovlev, 2006

(Fig. 9)

Skeletophyllon puer Yakovlev, 2006: 213.

Type locality: N. Sumatra, Deli, Dolok Merangir.

Type material (holotype) in ZSM, examined.
Distribution: N. Sumatra, central Vietnam.

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 Material examined: 1 male, Vietnam, Kon Tum prov., Sa Thai distr., Chu Mon Ray N.[ational] P.[ark], Bargok
Comm, N14º25’; E 107º43’, 20.03.2012, H – 680 m, leg. V. Zolotuhin (RYB).

*Genus Azygophleps Hampson, 1892

Azygophleps Hampson, 1892: 309. Type species: Hepialis scalaris Fabricius, 1775. By original designation.

*Azygophleps scalaris (Fabricius, 1775)

(Fig. 10)

Phalaena (Hepialus) scalaris Fabricius, 1775: 590.

Type locality: China.

Type material: lost.
Distribution: Pakistan, India, China, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Mauritania,
Somali, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Congo, Kenya, Angola, Namibia, Tanzania, Sudan, Malawi
(Yakovlev 2011).
Material examined: 2 males, Vietnam, Dong Nai, Tan Phu, Nam Cat Tien, Nui Tuong, N11.40511º;
E107.38597º, H – 117 m, 07.07.2011, leg. Solovyev, Pugaev & Nedoshivina (RYB).

Biogegraphical overview

The cossid fauna of Vietnam includes 27 genera and 42 species placed in three subfamilies. Thirteen species are
considered to be endemic, Catopta tropicalis, Paracossus zyaung, Hollowiella chanwu, Roepkiella loeffleri,
Chinocossus vjet, Streltzoviella owadai, Phragmacossia fansipangi, P. laklong, Roerichiora bachma, Butaya auko,
Lakshmia sirena, Bergaris ruficeps, and B. solovievi. The Vietnamese Cossidae includes five assemblages: (1)
endemic Indochine species (16 species); (2) species distributed from India or Central China to Indochina (nine
species); (3) species distributed from Indochina through Malacca to the Greater Sunda Islands; (4) Panoriental
species (8 species); and (5) widely distributed panpalaeotropical species (1 species).
It is significant to note that the two species of the Vietnamese fauna that have Palearctic affinities, namely C.
tropicalis and Streltzoviella owadai, are restricted to northern Vietnam. The genus Catopta is widely distributed in
major mountain ranges of Palearctic Asia, from Central Yakutia of eastern Siberia. The genus Streltzoviella
includes two species which are known from southern areas of the Russian Far East through Central and eastern
China to northern Vietnam. The other 40 cossid species known from Vietnam are members of 25 genera distributed
throughout the Old World Tropics.

Acknowledgement

The author thanks Vadim Zolotuhin, Alexej Soloviev, Svetlana Nedoshivina (Uljanovsk) and Alexander Zhokhov
(Borok) who collected the new Cossidae material in Vietnam; Anatoly Krupitsky (Moscow) and Mikhail Skaptsov
(Barnaul) for technical support.

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