Drasteria cailino baigacumensis ( John, 1921 )

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 : 11

Drasteria cailino baigacumensis ( John, 1921)

( Figs. 4–12 (imago), fig. 266 (female genitalia))

John, 1921: 45 ( Leucanitis cailino Lef. forma baigacumensis nova). Type locality: “Turkestan, Syr-darya: Baigakum; Fergana: Namangan” (by original description); “Syr-Daria, Baigacum” (by the lectotype designation, designated here).

Type material: Lectotype female (designated here in accordance with ICZN Art. 74) ( Figs. 4–6 ), labelled: “ 8.VIII. 911” (white paper, handwritten); “ Coll. O. John ” (white paper, printed); “specimen | typicum” (white paper, printed); “Syr-Daria | Baigacum | Koshantschikoff” (white paper, printed) ( ZISP) . Paralectotypes: 1 male, 1 female ( ZISP) .

Staudinger, 1882: 55 [Saisan, Lepsa]; Staudinger, Rebel, 1901: 243 [Ili, Ala Tau]; John, 1910: 610 [Zaisan, Lepsa, Syr- Darja, Aral-See]; Warren 1913:391 [Ala Tau, Tarbagatai]; Wiltschire, 1957 [common in the mountains of Iraq]; Kuznetzov, 1960: 87 [Iol-Dere, Ay-Dere, Syunt]; Degtyareva, 1963: 82 [Gissar Mts.]; Shek, 1964: 212 [Alma-Ata]; Degtyareva, 1968: 41 [Dushanbe]; Degtyareva, 1973: 135 [Gissar Mts. and Gissar valley]; Shekh, 1975: 416 [Alma-Ata Prov]; Degtyareva, 1981: 131 [Karategin]; Radzhabova, 1985: 25 [Kuraminsky Mts.: Tashbulak valley, Cholata, Pulikhodzha valley]; Nekrasov et al., 1988: 51 [Padsha-Ata]; Poole, 1989: 327; Radzhabova, 1992: 181 [North Tajikistan]; Milko, 1996: 258 [Regions close to Fergana (including southern slopes of Chatkalsky and Fergansky Mts. and northern slopes of Alai and Turkestansky Mts.)]; Weisert, 1997: 73 [Provinz Ashkhabad,, W-Kopetdagh-Gebirge, Tutli-Kala-PaB, 1300m, 15km S Seivan; Provinz Chardzhou, Hodschapil, 1200m; Provinz Chardzhou, Dareidere-Schlucht, 900m; Usbekistan, N-Kugitangtau, Leilakhansei, 1250m]; Lehmann et al., 1998: 525 [Ili area, Charyn river, 400 m; 41.45‘N. 74.10’O, Sarykamysch Gebirge. Tal des Kjokjomeren bei Amok]; Poltavsky et al., 1998: 108 [Repetek, Iol-Dere, Ai-Dere, Syunt, Kara-Takyr, Kara-Kala, Tschardzhou]; Ivinskis, Miatleuski, 1999: 203 [Ai-Dere]; Lehmann, Bergmann, 2005: 20 [Susamyrtoo, Dzhumgaltoo, Sarykamish Mts., Tshatkalsky Mts., Alai Mts., Transalai]; Korb, 2012: 518 [ Tajikistan, Severo-Alichurskiy Mts., road to Murgab, 5,84 km SSW from Karasu, 3943 m, 19.VII.2011 (N 37 57.870, E 73 54.587)]; Benedek, Bálint, 2013: 140 [Province Almaty, Toraygir Mts, at the Charyn River, 1060 m, N 43° 16’, E 078° 58’]; Kazenas, 2014b: 144 [National Park “Altyn-Emel”]; Volynkin et al., 2016 a: 89 [Sary-Bulak gorge in Sajkan Mts.; upper reaches of the Terekty river].

Habitat ( Figs. 300, 301, 303 , 306 , 313, 314 ). Lowlands, deserts and semideserts. Elevation: 200–1300 m.

Distribution. South-West Altai, Saisan and its environs, Saur, Tarbagatai, Dzhungar and Boro-Khoro, Chinese part of Dzhungar, Mongolia, Sinjan-Uigur autonomous area of China, foothills of North and West Tian-Shan, Central Asiatic deserts and mountains, Gissar, Kopet-Dagh, North Iran.

Material examined (in total: 103 specimens). Kazakhstan. 1 ♀, Syr-Daria, Baigacum , 8.08.1911, leg. Ko- shantschikoff, slide Matov 0530 (lectotype) ( ZISP) ; 3 ♀, Syr-Daria, Baigacum , 15.06– 12.08.1911, leg. Koshantsch- ikoff (paralectotypes) ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, prov. Semiretsh., Dzharkent , 1915, leg. unknown, ex coll. Dyakonov ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 8.07.1976, Aksu-Dzhabagly Nature Reserve , Dzhabagly Kordon, leg. Ishkov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 22.05. 1987, 108 km NNW Alma-Ata, right shore of Ili river , Tasmurun, leg. M. Falkovitch ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 28.05.2016, Katutau mts. , 9 km S of Konyrden, 44°13’ N 79°19’ E, leg. P. Gorbunov. Kyrgyzstan. 1 ♂, 30.06.1917, Osh, leg. G. Tottien, ex coll. Dyakonov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 16.07.1951, Transalai Mts., Aram-Kungei valley , 3400 m, leg. A.V. Zvetaev ( ZMMU) ; 1 ♀, 15.07.1963, mts. Alaiensis, cl. sept., Terek , pr. Sufi-Kurgan, h= 2500 m, leg. A. Bundel ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 29.07.2009, Terskey Ala-Too Mts., Kok-Moynok environs, 42°26’18”N, 75°50’39”E, leg. S.K. Korb ( SKK) ; 3 ♂, 8.08.2014, Kyrghyz Mts., near Bishkek, Ala-Too env., 1165 m, N42°47.097’, E74° 41.067’, leg. S.K. Korb ( SKK) . Tajikistan. 1 ♂, 7.08.1951, Gissarsky Mts., Takobskoe valley , leg. A.V. Zvetaev ( ZMMU) ; 1 ♂, 12.08.1953, Gissarsky Mts., Takob valley , leg. Potopolsky ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 17.08.1955, distr. Warzob, fl. Kondara , h= 1100 m, leg. A. Bundel ( ZISP) ; 18 ♂, 7 ♀, 10.08.1956, 4.07– 18.08.1957, 16– 18.07.1960, 14.07– 12.08.1961, 28.04– 6.08.1962, 10.06.1965, Pamir, Chorog. hortus botanicus, h= 2200–2340 m, leg. A. Bundel ( ZISP) ; 14 ♂, 8 ♀, 28.08.1957, 12.07.1958, 11.06.1959, 18.05– 4.06.1961, 16.05– 21.08.1962, 4.05– 19.08.1963, 24.06.1964, 16.07.1966, 7.08.1967, 13.05– 24.07.1968, 19.08.1970, 12.05.1972, 18.08.1974, 26.04– 8.05.1983, Pamir, Chorog, hortus botan., h= 2300–2340 m, (slide ffi1150 Nekrasov), leg. M. Zaprjagaev ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 5.08.1958, mts. Darwaz , cliv. merid., fl. Wischarvi, h= 2200 m, leg. A. Bundel ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 2 ♀, 15.07.1960, Pamir, Shakhdarinsky Mts., Badom-Dara valley , 3200 m, leg. A.V. Zvetaev ( ZMMU) ; 1 ♂, 16.07.1960, Pamir mer occid., fl. Gunt , prope loc. Wudj, h= 2700 m, leg. A. Bundel ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 29.07.1962, Pamir mer. occ., fl. Gunt , h= 2700 m, leg. A. Bundel ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 4 ♀, 27.06.1965, 4– 29.05.1973, Kondara valley , leg. Falkovich ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 13.07.1965, Gissarsky Mts., Takob , h=1700 м, leg. A. Danilevsky ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 7.06.1969, Khorog , leg. Martynova ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 6.07.1970, Gissarsky Mts., Kondara val- ley, leg. A.V. Zvetaev ( ZMMU) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 11.05.1973, Kondara, leg. Reznik ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 14.05.1974, Gissarsky Mts., Kondara valley , leg. V. Prasolov ( ZISP) ; 3 ♂, 6 ♀, 3.06.1976, 3.07.1977, 6- 23.05.1979, Kondara valley , leg. A. Lvovsky ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 22.07.1976, Varzob river valley, Ziddy , leg. A. Lvovsky ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 30.08.1976, Kondara , leg. V. Kuznetsov ( ZISP) ; 2 ♀, 30.07– 1.08.1980, Pamir, Khorog , botanical garden, leg. V. Prasolov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 7– 24.07.1984, Gissarsky Mts. , Kondara, leg. V. Tshikolovets ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 16– 22.07.2013, Shakhdarinsky Mts. , 35–45 km N of Khorog, 2700 m, leg. S.K. Korb ( SKK) . Uzbekistan. 1 ♀, Namangan , ex coll. Staudinger, ex coll. O. John (paralectotype) ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 1911, Bukhara , leg. A. Golbeck ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 23.06.1938, Zeravshansky Mts., Aman-Kutan valley , leg. A.V. Zvetaev ( ZMMU) .

Figures

FIGURES 1–21. Drasteria specimens. 1–3. D. cailino obscura (Staudinger, 1901), lectotype (1: upperside; 2: underside; 3: labels). 4–12. D. cailino baigakumensis (John, 1917), lectotype (4: upperside; 5: underside; 6: labels), Almaty vicinity, Kazakhstan (7), paralectotypes (8, 9), Tekes, Turkmenistan (10); Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (11); Padkhinov vill., Tajikistan (12). 13–17. D. sculpta sculpta (Püngeler, 1904), lectotype (13: upperside; 14: underside; 15: labels), Almaty, Kazakhstan (16), paralectotype (17). 18–21. D. sculpta pamira (John, 1921), Pakistan (18), lectotype (19: upperside; 20: underside; 21: 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.

FIGURES 305–312. Drasteria habitats. 305. Sary-Kaiky gorge, Dzhumgaltoo Mts., Kyrgyzstan. 306. Arashan environs near Bishkek, Kirghiz Mts., Kyrgyzstan. 307. Kok-Moynok environs, Terskey Ala-Too Mts., Kyrgyzstan. 308. Aksu environs, Terskey Ala-Too Mts., Kyrgyzstan. 309. Koro-Goo Pass, Moldo-Too Mts., Kyrgyzstan. 310. Alai valley, Kyrgyzstan. 311. Archaty environs, Alai Mts., Kyrgyzstan. 312. The same locality, light trapping. Photos: 305–309: S.K. Korb; 310–312: E. Komarov.

FIGURES 313–320. Drasteria habitats. 313. Kulyab environs, Tajikistan. 314. Pyandzh river near kishlak Padkhinov, Tajikistan. 315. Dunkeldyk lake, Tajikistan. 316. Vezdara river valley near Kishlak Vezd, Tajikistan. 317. Khaburobot Pass, Darvaz Mts., Tajikistan. 318. Shore of the Lake Karakul, Tajikistan. 319. Kalai-Khumb environs, Tajikistan. 320. Khorog, botanical garden environs, Tajikistan. Photos: S.K. Korb.