Zygaena speciosa speciosa Reiss, 1937. 1, 2. ♂, “Iran, Prov. Tehran, | Fasham NE, Gardaneh | Yonza S, 3200–3750| m, 19.7.2010, [41/10] | leg. A. Hofmann”. 3. ♀, same data. 4. ♂, “N. IRAN, Alborz Mts Prov. Mazandaran | Alam Koh, Hezar-chal | 36°21’N 50°59’E | 3700 m | 28 vii 1997 | leg. Naumann, Nr. 2376”. 5. ♂, red label, “Cotype ♂, suleimanicola Reiß 1937 [handwritten], H. Reiss”, white label, “Persia sept. | Elburs mts.c.s. | Tacht i Suleiman | Särdab Tal | (Hećerćam) | 4200 m 20.7.37 | E. Pfeiffer & W.Forster | München leg.”. 6. ♂, red label, “Cotype ♂, speciosa Reiß 1936 [handwritten], H. Reiss”, white label, “Persia s. | Elburs mts.s. | Tacht i Suleiman | Hecarčal-Tal | 28–3200m 3-7.VII 36 | E. Pfeiffer- München leg.”, white label, “2.2.1955 | von Güner | zum 40. Geb. | coll. A. Hofmann”. 7. ♀, “IRAN, Tehran | Tehran N, Kuh-e Tochal | S-Seite, 3600–3800 m | 3. u. 4.8.2005, [68/05] | T. & A. Hofmann leg. | ♀ legt Eier [handwritten]“. 8. ♀, “IRAN, Tehran | Tehran N, Kuh-e Tochal |3600–3800 m | 28.6.2006, [15/06] | T. & A. Hofmann leg. larva | e.p.: 12.7.2006“. 9. ♀, “IRAN, Tehran | Tehran N, Kuh-e Tochal | S-Seite, 3600–3800 m | 4.8.2006, [45/06] | A. Hofmann leg.“. 10–21. Zygaena speciosa oseyii ssp. n., 10. Holotype, ♂, (CAHO). 11, 12. Paratypes, ♂, “ Iran, Prov. Gilan | Kuh-e Samamus, Javaherdeh | 20 km SSW, 335 –3400 m |15.7.2006, [31/06] | A. Hofmann leg.“. 13–15. Paratypes, ♀, same data. 16, 17. ♂, “ Iran, Prov. | Mazandaran, Toneka- | bon SW, Gardaneh-ye | Tondrokosh (Zarout), | 3270–3350 m, 13.– | 14.7.2010, [38/10] | leg. A. Hofmann“. 18. ♀, “IRAN, Mazandaran | Tonekabon SW, Gardaneh-ye | Tondrokosh (Zarout), 3270– | 3350 m, 14.7. 2006, [29/06] | A. Hofmann & A. Naderi leg.“. 19. ♂, “ Iran, Prov. Qazvin | NE, Mo’allem Kalayeh | vic., Kuh-e Khash-Chal | 3390–3430 m | 15.7.2010, [39/10] | leg. A. Hofmann“. 20. ♂, same data, but 3550–3700 m. 21. ♀, same data. All specimen CAHO.

 
 
  Part of: Hofmann A, Naderi A (2014) Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Zygaena Fabricius, 1775, in Iran (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae). Part X: On two newly discovered Mesembrynus taxa from the western Alborz. Nota Lepidopterologica 37(2): 167-181. https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.37.7888