Drasteria chinensis ( Alphéraky, 1892 )

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 : 48-49

Drasteria chinensis ( Alphéraky, 1892)

( Map 16 ) ( Figs. 130–134 (imago), 242, 243 (male genitalia), 283 (female genitalia))

Alphéraky, 1892: 234 ( Leucanitis Chinensis ). Type locality: “la vallée de la rivière Peï-Chouï… dans la ville Fouï-i-tune” (by the original description); “Fouï-i-Tin.” (by the lectotype designation, designated here).

Type material. Lectotype male (designated here in accordance with ICZN Art. 74) ( Figs. 130–132 ), labelled: “Кол. Вел. Кн. | НиколаЯ | Михаиловича” (white paper, printed) <Coll.[ection] of the Gr.[and] D.[uke] Nikolai Mikhailovich>, “ ♂ ” (white paper, handwritten), “Potanin” (white paper, handwritten), “24.” (white paper, handwritten), “ Lectotypus | design. Львовский” (white paper, printed with handwritten “Львовский” <Lvovsky>), “ 5 VII 1886 | urbs. | Fuï-i-Tin.” (green paper, handwritten), “Picta v. Chi- | nensis Alph.” (green paper, handwritten) ( ZISP) . Paralectotype: 1 male ( ZISP) .

Ronkay, 1983: 235–236 [Bajonchongor aimak: Talyn Bilgech bulag, Quelle zwischen Tost ul und Cagan Bogd ul Gebirge, 47 km O von Grenzposten Caganbulag, 1200 m; Cagan Bőgd ul Gebirge, Quelle Tooroin bulag, 13 km O vom Grenzposten Caganbulag im Cagan Bogd ul Gebirge, 1500 m; Oase Echin gol, cca 90 km NO von Grenzposten Caganbulag, 950 m; Oase Dzun mod, cca 100 km S von Somon Schine zinst, 1300 m; zwischen Somon Bajangobi und Somon Bajanleg, 26 km. SO von Bajanleg, 1450 m; 8 km OSO von Somon Bajanleg, 1350 m; Gobi Altaj aimak: cca 5 km S vom Pass zwischen Az Bogd ul und Tachijn Schar nuruu, 1600 m; Mittelgobi aimak: 8 km NW von der Ruinen des Klosters Oldoch Chijd, 54 km NNW von Somon Cogt-Ovoo, 1350 m; Südgobi aimak: Ostrand von Zöölön ul Gebirge, 58 km WSW von Somon Bajandalaj, 1500 m; Nojon nuruu Gebirge, Grenzposten Ovot Chuural, 1500 m; Nojon nuruu Gebirge, Oase beim Bächlein Muchor örege gol, 64 km W von Grenzposten Ovot Chuural, 1450 m; 100 km W von der Grenzposten Ovot Chuural. 22 km W von Sajryn chudag, 1250 m; 7 km W von Somon Bulgan, 1350 m; Somon Bulgan, Quelle Talyn bulag, 1350 m; Bajan Zag, 20 km NO von Somon Bulgan, 1200 m; Abflussloses Becken 10 km NNO von Dalanzadgad, 1450 m; Tachilga ul Gebirge, zwischen Somon Cogt-Ovoo und Dalanzadgad, 68 km S von Cogt-Ovoo, 1550 m; Uburchangaj aimak: am halben Weg zwischen Somon Bajanleg und Somon Bulgan, cca 130 km OSO von Bajanleg. 1150 m]; Poole, 1989: 328; Lehmann et al., 1998: 526 [Ili area, Charyn river, 400m; Alma-Ata area, Ili river, Taschkarasu, 450m]; Lehmann, Bergmann, 2005: 20 [Transalai Mts. (under question)]; Bálint et al., 2006: 107 [ Mongolia, Khovd aimak, Dzhungarian Gobi, 81 km SW of Dzuyl, N 45°45’, E 93°15’, 1810 m; Mongolia, Khovd aimak, Mongolian Altay Mts., 9 km W of Tsetsegnuur, N 46°36’, E 93°08’, 1760 m]; Bálint, Benedek, 2009: 7 [ Mongolia, Ömnögovi aimag, 20 km SSW of Tsogt-Ovoo, N44°16.703’, E105°09.565’, 1,264 m]; Benedek, Bálint, 2013: 138 [Province Almaty, Taukum desert, 10 km W of Usharal, 450 m, N 44° 12’, E 076° 47’]; Korb, 2013: 28 [Bridge through Ili River 22 km SE of Koktal, Ili River Valley, N 43 58.004 E 79 35.905, 600 m].

Habitat ( Figs. 298, 300 ). Mountains: dry meadows and steppes. Elevation: 500–2500 m.

Distribution. Foothills of Tian-Shan, South Kazakhstan, North-West China (Tekes and Aksu river valleys, Turfan depression), Mongolia and Chinese surroundings eastwards to the line Ulaanbator—Beijing.

Material examined (in total: 160 specimens). China. 1 ♀, 19.06.1885, fl. Pei-schui , leg. Potanin, ex coll. Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich, slide Matov 0544 (paralectotype) ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 5.07.1886, urbs. Fui-i-Tin , leg. Potanin, ex coll. Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich, slide Matov 0534 (lectotype) ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 5.07.1886, urbs. Fui-i-Tin , leg. Potanin, ex coll. Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich (paralectotype) ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 2 ♀, Korla , leg. unknown, ex coll. O. John ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 05.1905, Lob-nor , leg. Rückbeil ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 06.1905, Altyn-Tag , leg. Rückbeil ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 12.08.1926, Kholt valley , leg. P. Kozlov ( ZISP) . Kazakhstan. 1 ♂, Ili , leg. M. Bartel ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, Ili , leg. unknown, ex coll. Bramson ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 22.06.1999, Boro-Khoro Mts. , 45 km N of Panfilov ( SKK) . Mongolia. 1 ♂, 16– 23.05.1926, Central Gobi, Sogo-nor lake, Eczingol river , leg. P. Kozlov ( ZISP) ; 2 ♀, 3.06– 13.07.1926, North Gobi, Orok-nor lake , leg. P. Kozlov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 24– 30.06.2006, Ulaanbator , leg. D.M. Pronoriev ( CKO) ; 1 ♀, 17.07.1926, Central Gobi , Ulan-Son’chzhe-khuduk, leg. P. Kozlov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 13– 15.07.1926, Gobi Altai, Ikhebogdo , leg. P. Kozlov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 20.06.1967, Südgobi aimak, Nojon nuruu, Grenzposten Ovot Chuural , 1500 m, Exp. Dr. Z. Kaszab, ex coll. A.V. Nekrasov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 26– 28.07.1967, South Gobi aimak, Bain-Dzag valley , 30 km NNE Bulgan, leg. Zaitcev ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 26– 28.07.1967, same locality, leg. Emelyanov and Kerzhner ( ZISP) ; 9 ♂, 21 ♀, 31.07.1967, South Gobi altai, 20 km WNW Bayan-Dalai, leg. Zaitsev ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 2.08.1967, South Gobi aimak, 10 km E Sudzhiyn-khuduk dwell, leg. Zaitsev ( ZISP) ; 5 ♂, 1 ♀, 2.08.1967, same locality, leg. Kerzhner ( ZISP) ; 4 ♂, 4 ♀, 3– 8.08.1967, South Gobi aimak, Bordzon-Gobi , 80 km SSE Nomgon, leg. Zaitsev ( ZISP) ; 2 ♀, 5– 8.08.1967, South Gobi aimak, Bordzon-Gobi , 80 km SSE Nomgon, leg. Kerzhner ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 10.08.1967, South Gobi aimak, 45 km SSE Dalan-Dzadagad, leg. Kerzhner ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 2– 4.08.1969, Uberkhangaisky aimak, near E shore of Tazyn-Zagan-Nur lake, leg. Guryeva ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 10– 11.08.1969, Bayan Khongorsky aimak, 70 km S Shine-Dzhinsta, Dzun-Mod valley , leg. Arnoldi ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 10– 11.08.1969, same localiity, leg. Guryeva ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 11– 14.08.1969, same locality, leg. M. Kozlov ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 2 ♀, 14.08.1969, Bayan-Khongorsky aimak, Zagan-Bogdo-Ula Mts. northern slope, 1500 m, leg. Zaitcev and Kerzhner ( ZISP) ; 3 ♂, 16.08.1969, Bayan- Khongorsky aimak, 14 km E Talyn-Bilgekh-Bulak, leg. Kerzhner and Kozlov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 2 ♀, 17– 19.08.1969, Bayan-Khongorsky aimak, 60 km E of dwell Talyn-Bilgekh-Bulak, leg. M. Kozlov ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 23.08.1969, South Gobi aimak, 70 km S somon Noen , leg. Kerzhner and Kozlov ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 13.07.1970, Gobi Altai aimak, Ushiyn-Bulak dwell, 30 km NW Beger, leg. Emelyanov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 17.07.1970, Gobi Altai aimak, 25 km WSW Bor-Nur lake, leg. Kerzhner and Chogsomzhav ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 22.07.1970, Kobdo aimak, Bodonchin-gol river , 12 km SW Altai (low), leg. Kerzhner ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 26.07.1970, Kobdo aimak, Elkhon , 20 km SE Altai, leg. Kerzhner and Chogsomzhav ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 5.08.1970, Ubsunursky aimak, Ubsu-Nur , 50 km E Ulangom, leg. Ker- zhner and Chogsomzhav ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 28.08.1970, same locality, leg. Kerzhner ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 1.09.1970, Bayan-Khongorsky aimak, Ekhiin-Gol valley , 50 km NNE Zagan-Bogdo, leg. Kerzhner ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 5.09.1970, Edringiyn-Nuru Mts. , 100 km SSE Bayan-Under, leg. Kerzhner ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 5.09.1970, Bulgan, leg. Narchuk ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 23.06.1971, South Gobi aimak, Undyn-Gol sayr, 25 km S of Khan-Bogdo, leg. Kerzhner ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 25.06.1971, East Gobi aimak, 5 km W Tengen-Nur lake, leg. Kerzhner ( ZISP) ; 10 ♂, 15 ♀, 22.06– 16.08.1981, Bayan-Khongorsky aimak, 140 km S Shine-Dzhinsta, Ekhiin-Gol , leg. A. Lvovsky ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 3.07.1981, South Gobi aimak, 25 km E Noen, sands, leg. A. Lvovsky ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 3 ♀, 4.07.1981, South Gobi aimak, near so- mon Noen , between Noen and Davs, leg. A. Lvovsky ( ZISP) ; 4 ♂, 4 ♀, 4.07.1981, South Gobi aimak, sands 35 km W Noen, leg. Lvovsky ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 5.07.1981, South Gobi aimak, Tost-Ula mountains , leg. Lvovsky ( ZISP) ; 5 ♂, 7.07.1981, South Gobi aimak, 20 km S Tost-Ula, leg. Lvovsky ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 15.07.1981, Bayan-Khongorsky aimak, 20 km S Shine-Dzhinsta, leg. Lvovsky ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 8.08.1981, Bayan-Khongorsky aimak, Zagan-Bogdo-Ula Mts. , near dwell, leg. Lvovsky ( ZISP) ; 3 ♂, 11.08.1981, Bayan-Khongorsky aimak, Erkhin-Gol , leg. Lvovsky ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 13.08.1981, same locality, leg. Lvovsky ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 19.05.1990, Chovd aimak, 60 km E of Altai somon centre, 1600 m, 92º50´E, 45º48´N, leg. Gy. Fabian, M. Hreblay, L. Peregovits and G. Ronkay ( HNHM) . Uzbekistan. 1 ♀, Kuruktau , leg. unknown, ex coll. O. John ( ZISP) .

Figures

MAP 16. Distribution map of Drasteria chinensis (Alphéraky, 1892).

FIGURES 127–147. Drasteria specimens. 127–129. D saisani (Staudinger, 1882), Khosrov Nature Reserve, Armenia (127), Kekemeren river valley, Kyrgyzstan (128), Chulak Gorge, Dzhungarian Alatau Mts., Kazakhstan (129). 130–134. D. chinensis (Alphéraky, 1892), lectotype (130: upperside; 131: underside; 132: labels), Mongolia (133), Panfilov env., Kazakhstan (134). 135. D. catocalis perunovi Volynkin et Matov, 2012, holotype. 136–138. D. catocalis catocalis (Staudinger, 1882), lectotype (136: upperside; 137: underside; 138: labels). 139–141. D. pseudopicta Matov et Korb, sp.n., holotype (139, 140) (Dosang, Astrakhan Prov., Russia) and paratype (141) (Kapchagai, Kazakhstan). 142–147. D. picta (Christoph, 1877), lectotype (142: upperside; 143: underside; 144: labels); lectotype of radapicta (145: upperside; 146: underside; 147: labels).

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.