Wiltshirocossus aries (Püngeler, 1902)

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Higher taxa:	Cossidae (family)/  Cossinae (subfamily)/  Wiltshirocossus (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Püngeler, 1902)
Citation:	Cossus aries n. sp.
Original genus:	Cossus
Publication:	Püngeler R. 1902b. Neue Macrolepidopteren aus Palaestina.
Journal:	Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift Iris
Volume:	15
Issue:
Pagination:	145–146; pl. 6, fig. 22
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12760481

Wiltshirocossus aries (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Wiltshirocossus by R. V. Yakovlev (2007: 5).

Yakovlev R. V. 2007. Two new genera of Cossidae (Lepidoptera) from Western Palaearctic.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Wiltshirocossus aries (Püngeler, 1902)	Syntype	♂	MfN	Syntypes ♂ [number not stated], MfN.	Israel	[Israel], Palestina, Jerusalem.

Distribution note:

Palaearctic: Algeria, Canary Islands, Central Asia, Egypt (Sinai), Israel, Libya, Morocco, Spain, Syria, Tunisia.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Wiltshirocossus aries (Püngeler, 1902)	Algeria	Hoggar and Tassili	Rungs Ch. 1958b. Lepidoptères du Tassili n'Ajjer. – In Bernard F., Zoologie pure et appliquée. Mission scientifique au Tassili des Ajjer (1949). page 176
Wiltshirocossus aries (Püngeler, 1902)	Bahrain		Wiltshire E. P. 1964. The Lepidoptera of Bahrain. page 141 (as cheesmani)
Wiltshirocossus aries (Püngeler, 1902)	Oman		Yakovlev R. V. 2007. Two new genera of Cossidae (Lepidoptera) from Western Palaearctic. page 6
Wiltshirocossus aries (Püngeler, 1902)	United Arab Emirates		Legrain A. & Wiltshire E. P. 1998. Provisional checklist of the Macro-Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of the UAE. page 5
Wiltshirocossus aries (Püngeler, 1902)	Western Sahara		Rungs Ch. 1945. Missions Marocaines d'études des Acridiens migrateurs. Resultats scientifiques. VII. Contribution à la connaissance des lépidoptères du Sahara Nord-Occidental. page 42
Wiltshirocossus aries (Püngeler, 1902)	Yemen		Yakovlev R. V. 2007. Two new genera of Cossidae (Lepidoptera) from Western Palaearctic. page 6

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Wiltshirocossus aries (Püngeler, 1902)	Rhus sp.	Anacardiaceae		Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 25
Wiltshirocossus aries (Püngeler, 1902)	Schinus sp.	Anacardiaceae		Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 25

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Wiltshirocossus aries (1)

Wiltshirocossus aries (2)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Wiltshirocossus aegiptiaca (Yakovlev, 2011)	(Yakovlev, 2011)	species	Misapplied	Cossus aegiptiaca
Wiltshirocossus aegyptiaca (Hampson, 1910)	(Hampson, 1910)	species	Synonym	Cossus aegyptiaca
Wiltshirocossus bongiovannii (Krüger, 1939)	(Krüger, 1939)	species	Synonym	Cossus bongiovannii
Wiltshirocossus cheesmani (Tams, 1925)	(Tams, 1925)	species	Synonym	Cossus cheesmani
Wiltshirocossus pulcher (Rungs, 1943)	(Rungs, 1943)	species	Synonym	Cossus pulcher
Wiltshirocossus tahlai (Dumont, 1932)	(Dumont, 1932)	species	Synonym	Cossus tahlai
Wiltshirocossus turatii (Krüger, 1934)	(Krüger, 1934)	species	Synonym	Cossus turatii