Drasteria sesquistria sesquistria ( Eversmann, 1854 )

Yu, Alexey & Korb, Stanislav K., 2019, A revision of the genus Drasteria of Central Asia and Kazakhstan with special attention to the adjacent areas (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), Zootaxa 4673 (1), pp. 1-104 : 59

Drasteria sesquistria sesquistria ( Eversmann, 1854)

( Map 20 ) ( Figs. 154–159 (imago), 250, 251 (male genitalia), 296 (female genitalia))

Eversmann, 1854: 191; fig. 6 ( Ophiusa sesquistria ). Type locality: “die südlichen Kirgisensteppen” (by the original description).

Type material. Lectotype male ( Figs. 154–156 ), labelled: “684a” (white paper, handwritten); “sir” (white paper, handwritten); “Sesquistria | Evm.” (white paper, handwritten); “coll Eversmann” (white paper, printed) ( ZISP) ( Matov et al., 2017: 405).

John, 1910: 614 [Dshulek]; Daricheva, 1965: 57 [Bairam-Ali; Bobozo]; Stshetkin, 1965: 166 [Kara-Dum sands; Dzhulek; Baigakum; Ai-Darle]; Sukhareva, 1972: 62 [Ayakguzhumdy, Zhamansai, 7 km N Tamdybulak, 40 km S Tamdybulak, 50 km NW Dzhingildy, 70 km NW Gazli, 60 km SE Uchkuduk]; Ronkay, 1983: 234 [Bajanchongor aimak: Oase Dzun mod, cca l00 km von Somon Schinezinst, 1300 m; Südgobi aimak: 100 km W von der Grenzposten Ovot Chuural, 22 km W von Sajryn chudag, 1250 m]; Poole, 1989: 330; Beck, 1996: 25; Weisert, 1997: 73 [Provinz Mary, 14km N Zakhmet]; Lehmann et al., 1998: 526 [Ili area, Charyn river, 400 m]; Poltavsky et al., 1998: 108 [Imam-Baba, Bairam-Ali, Repetek, Tschardzhou, Yaskhan, Tschilmamed-Kum, Dardja, Askhabad]; Ivinskis, Miatleuski, 1999: 204 [Repetek]; Goater et al., 2003: 81 [South Russia, Botkul lake, Western Kazakhstan, Transcaucasia, west and east Turkestan, Afghanistan, and Mongolia]; Poltavsky et al., 2010: 264 [Baigakum]; Gorbunov, 2011: 56 [deserts of West Kazakhstan); pl. 8, fig. 5 [Karanzhyrak, Zhomarta]; Gorbunov et al., 2011: 76 [Ustyurt Nature Reserve, Bostankum sands, 40 km NE Zhanaozen, 43°39’ N, 53°08’ E; Ustyurt Nature reserve, Sengirkum sands, 43°47’ N, 53°34’ E; Ustyurt Nature Reserve, S of Karashek Mt. 18 km N of Akkuduk, 43°06’54” N, 54°11’40” E; Ustyurt Nature reserve, Zhomarta, 13 km SE Akkuduk, 42°55’ N, 54°15’ E; Ustyurt Nature reserve, Kyzylsengir, 17 km S Akkuduk, 42°50’ N, 54°07’ E; Ustyurt Nature reserve, Saksorka dwell, 30 km S of Akkuduk, 42°42’ N, 54°06’ E; Ustyurt Nature reserve, Onere dwell, 42°36’ N, 54°08’ E]; Shovkoon, Trofimova, 2016: 607 [Aktobe Prov., Bolshie Barsuki sands, N 46°58’; E 59°13’; Mangistau Prov., Ustyurt Plateau, N 43°57’; E 53°45’; Mangystau Prov., Ustyurt Plateau, sands, N 43°48’; E 53°32’; Mangystau Prov., N 43°47’; E 53°34’; Mangystau Prov., Ustyurt Plateau, N 43°44’; E 53°37’].

Habitat ( Figs. 299, 300, 302, 303 ). Deserts, semideserts, steppes. Elevation: 200–1000 m.

Distribution. South-West Russia (Astrakhan and Volgograd Provinces), Kazakhstan, northern parts of Middle Asia (foothills of North and Inner Tian-Shan), deserts of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, North Iran, West Afghanistan, Mongolia, North-West China, South shore of Caspian Sea.

Material examined (in total: 425 specimens). Azerbaijan. 1 ♀, 11.04.1881, Ordubat , leg. Chr [istoph], ex coll. Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich ( ZISP) . China. 1 ♂, 12.08.1898, Dzhungaria , Khan-go valley, 70 verst NE of Gugen, leg. Klemenz ( ZISP) . Iran. 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 11.10.1955, Belujistan , Bampur, leg. Stsherbinovsky ( ZISP) . Kazakhstan. 1 ♀, Sir [Syr-Darja], 684a, [leg. Eversmann], ex coll. Eversmann, slide Matov 0523 (lectotype) ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, [Kazakhstan], Kirgis [Kirgisensteppe], 684b, [leg. Eversmann], ex coll. Eversman (paralectotype) ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 5.05.1897, Asia centr., Ili ( ZMHU) ; 16 ♂, 4 ♀, 23– 24.05.1905, 26.04.1909, 1– 24.07.1910, Syr-Darja , Dshulek, leg. I. Koshantschikoff ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 4 ♀, 25.05.1907, Bolshie Barsuki , Chelkala lake, Turgayskaya Prov., leg. Vol- man ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 3.07.1907, Semirechye Prov. , Sary Chagan, leg. A. Yakobson, ex coll. O. John ( ZISP) ; 3 ♂, 1 ♀, 14.07.1907, Syr-darja Gebiet , Mujun-Kum-Wüste, leg. Baeckmann ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1908, Baigacum , leg. Androsow ( ZISP) ; 4 ♂, 6– 12.05.1908, Syr-Darja , St. Baigakum, leg. Malyschew, ex coll. O. John ( ZISP) ; 14 ♂, 7 ♀, 16.06– 25.07.1908, Turgayskaya Prov. , Malye Barsuki near Kara-Chokat, leg. N.V. Androsov, ex coll. O. John ( ZISP) ; 116 ♂, 36 ♀, 1.05– 27.07.1909, Syr-Darja , Aj-Darle, leg. I. Koshantschikoff ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 4.04.1910, Kos-Aral , leg. Zarudny ( ZISP) ; 29 ♂, 15– 21.05.1910, Muyun-Kum sands, 5 verst S of Kargaly-Kul, leg. A. Golbeck ( ZISP) ; 12 ♂, 3 ♀, 6– 15.08.1910, 3.07– 17.08.1911, Syr-Daria , Baigacum, leg. I. Koshantschikoff, ex coll. O. John ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 20.07.1930, Malye Barsuki , Kara-Chokat, leg. E. Luppova ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 2 ♀, 30.06– 25.07.1933, Bolshie Bar- suki, Chelkar, leg. Luppova ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 14.06.1982, [Barsakelmes island], Central Office of the Nature Reserve “Barsakelmes”, [leg. D. Piryulin] ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 06.1996, Alma-Ata , Talgar valley, h=1500 м, leg. R. Kadyrbekov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 21.06.2010, Karaganda Province , Moyinkum Sands at Sary-Su River, 46º12’ N 67º06’ E, leg. P. Gor- bunov ( ZISP) . 4 ♂, 6.05.2018, Mangystau Prov. , 55 km NNE Zhanaozen, Sauskan sands, 43º48’07”N, 53º13’18”E, leg. A. Samus ( SKK) ; 8 ♂, 2 ♀, 12– 14.06.2018, Aidarly env., 43.993779 N, 79.483105 E, leg. A. Litovtsev ( SKK) .

Mongolia. 1 ♂, 17– 19.08.1969, South-Gobi Aimak , 60 km E Talyn-Bilgekh-Bulak dwell, leg. M. Kozlov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, Südgobi aimak, 100 km W v. Grenzposten Ovot Chuural, 1250 m, Exp. Dr. Z. Kaszab, 1967 ( HNHM) . Russia. 1 ♂, Südlichen Kirgisensteppen (paralectotype) ; 2 ♂, 2.05.2010, Astrakhan Prov., Dosang , leg. S.K. Korb ( SKK) .

Tajikistan. 2 ♂, 30, Russian Turkestan , ex coll. Erschov ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 21.06– 1.07.1911, Khoros , leg. A. Ber- ezsky ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 3.07.2011, Darvazsky Mts. , Khaburobot Pass, leg. A. Zubov ( CKO) . Turkmenistan. 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Askh [abad], [leg. Christoph], ex coll. Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, Askh [abad], ex coll. O. John ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, Trans-Caspi G., leg. E. König ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, Cheliken Ostrog , leg. unknown ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 27.04.[?], 50 verst up on Amudarya from Charzhiu, leg. Zarudny ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 03–04.[?], Repetek , [leg. Zvetaev] ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 05.1884, Askhabat , leg. Kom [arov], ex coll. Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 13.04.1892, Dort Kugo , [leg. Christoph], ex coll. Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich ; 1 ♂, 3 ♀, 26.04– 15.06.1894, 17.05.1895, Usun Ada , [leg. Christoph], ex coll. Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich ( ZISP) ; 3 ♂, 1 ♀, 13.09.1911, Buchara , stc. Farab, leg. A. Golbeck, ex coll. Tshetverikov ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 24.04– 2.05.1912, Transcaspian Prov. , Imam-Baba, leg. Ko- zhanchikov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1913, Repetek , leg. Shevchenko ( ZISP) ; 11 ♂, 5– 15.07.1913, 10.05– 17.06.1915, Chard- zhui on Amudarya river , leg. Samokish ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 10.07.1926, Iolotan , leg. V. Kizerizky ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 26.05.1928, Askhabad , leg. Gusakovsky ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 22.05.1930, 1.05.1933, Bairam-Ali , SIVIBH, leg. Bogush ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1.06.1934, Amu-Darya , 30 km W Kelif, Charshangu, leg. Bregetova ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 04–05.1937, Repetek , leg. Lavrov ( ZISP) ; 7 ♂, 6 ♀, 23.06.1946, Repetek , leg. A.V. Zvetaev ( ZMMU) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 18– 19.06.1952, Repetek , leg. Goryshina ( ZISP) ; 3 ♂, 2 ♀, 11.04– 18.06.1953, 40 km N Kizil-Arvat, Kara-Bogaz , leg. Maslennikova ( ZISP) ; 2 ♀, 2– 3.06.1953, Akhcha-Kuima , leg. Maslennikova ( ZISP) ; 3 ♂, 5– 6.06.1953, Northern Kara-Kum desert, Shasenem, leg. Kiryakov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 28.04.1965, Central Kara-Kum desert, Bakharden Sovkhoz, dwell, Kirpili, leg. M. Dar- icheva ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 5– 25.04.1966, Western Repetek , sands, leg. Zvetaev ( ZISP) ; 5 ♀, 25.06.1975, 6– 11.05.1981, Repetek , leg. M. Falkovich ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 19– 25.05.1981, Repetek , leg. V. Krivokhatsky ( ZISP) . Uzbekistan. 3 ♂, 1 ♀, 6– 10.05.1911, Buchara occ., ad lac. Denghiz-Kul, mn. Saman, leg. unknown, ex coll. Chetverikov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 10.05.1927, Khiva , Ravat, leg. L. Zimin ( ZISP) ; 6 ♂, 4 ♀, 28.04– 17.06.1965, 17.05– 3.09.1969, 24– 25.04.1970, Kyzylkum , 40 km E Dzhingildy, Ayakguzhumdy, leg. M. Falkovich ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1.05.1965, Kyzylkum , 90 km S Tamdy-Bulak, Aznek, leg. M. Falkovich ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 2 ♀, 1– 2.05.1965, Kyzylkum , 90 km S Tamdy-Bulak, Aznek, leg. Pastukhov ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 5.05.1965, 7 km N Tamdy-Bulak , leg. Falkovich ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 1– 30.05.1965, Ky- zylkum, 40 km E Dzhingildy, Ayakguzhumdy , leg. Zabello ( ZISP) ; 3 ♂, 5.05.1965, 10 km N Tamdy-Bulak , sands, leg. Falkovich ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 26.05.1965, Kyzylkum , 70 km NW Gazli, leg. Falkovich ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 27.05.1965, Kyzylkum , 40 km E Dzhingildy, Ayakguzhumdy, leg. Pastukhov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 11.04.1966, Gissarsky Mts. , Dzhar- Kurgan vic., leg. Danilevsky ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 11.04. 1966, 100 km NW Gazli , sands, leg. I. Sukhareva ( ZISP) ; 13 ♂, 1 ♀, 17.04.1966, 7.06.1967, 19.04– 20.08.1970, 10– 24.05.1972, 29.04– 2.06.1975, 140 km NW Shafrikan , Zhaman- say, leg. M. Falkovich ( ZISP) ; 3 ♂, 23– 24.04.1966, 140 km NW Shafrikan, Zhamansay , leg. I. Sukhareva ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 6– 7.05.1966, Kyzylkum , 60 km SE Uchkuduk, sands, leg. Pastukhov ( ZISP) ; 5 ♂, 1 ♀, 16.05– 7.08.1970, 4.09.1971, Bukhara Prov. , Shafrikan, leg. M. Falkovich ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 17.10.2010, Beldersai , no collector data ( CKO) .

Figures

MAP 20. Distribution map of Drasteria sesquistria (Eversmann, 1854).

FIGURES 148–165. Drasteria specimens. 148–153. D. picta (Christoph, 1877), Krasnowodsk, Turkmenistan (148), Sauskan sands, Kazakhstan (149), Aidarly, Kazakhstan (150), holotype of austera John, 1917 (151: upperside; 152: underside; 153: labels). 154–159. D. sesquistria (Eversmann, 1854), lectotype (154: upperside; 155: underside; 156: labels), Ili river valley, Kazakhstan (157), Aidarly, Kazakhstan (158), Sauskan sands, Kazakhstan (159). 160–165. D. aberrans (Staudinger, 1888), lectotype (160: upperside; 161: underside; 162: labels), Kapchagai, Kazakhstan (163), Baian Toroi, Mongolia (164), Aidarly, Kazakhstan (165).

FIGURES 297–304. Drasteria habitats. 297. 25 km N of Panfilov, Dzhungarian Alatau, Kazakhstan (one of the authors in the collecting trip 2010). 298. Ili river valley near Koktal bridge, Almaty Prov., Kazakhstan (Russian Entomological Society and Institute of Zoology of Kazakhstan collecting trip, 2010). 299. Sands near Dosang environs, Astrakhan Prov., Russia. 300. Saksaul forest near Bakanas, Almaty Prov., Kazakhstan. 301. Chulak gorge, foothills of Dzhungarian Alatau Mts. in the Altyn-Emel Nature Reserve, Kazakhstan. 302. Ili river shore near Singing Dunes, Altyn-Emel Nature Reserve, Kazakhstan. 303. Katutau mountains, Altyn-Emel Nature Reserve, Kazakhstan. 304. Koram environs, northern slopes of Transilian Alatau Mts., Kazakhstan. Photos: S.K. Korb.