Drasteria saisani saisani (Staudinger, 1882)

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 : 44-45

Drasteria saisani saisani (Staudinger, 1882)

( Figs. 121–123 , 128, 129 (imago), 240, 241 (male genitalia))

Staudinger, Rebel, 1901: 244 [Tarbagatai, Ili]; John, 1910: 616 [Zaisan, Ili]; Warren 1913:391 [Tarbagatai, Ili]; Kuznetzov, 1960: 87 [Igdedzhik, Shikhan-Dere, Chandyr road, Stony valleyAskhabad, Syunt]; Sukhareva, 1972: 62 [Ayakguzhumdy, Zhamansai, Ayakagytma]; Nekrasov et al., 1988: 51 [Arslanbob, Przhevalsk]; Milko, 1996: 258 [Regions close to Fergana (including southern slopes of Chatkalsky and Fergansky Mts. and northern slopes of Alai and Turkestansky Mts.), Issyk- Kul depression (including northern slopes of Terskey Ala-Too Mts., southern slopes of Kungey Ala-Too Mts. and Tyup river valley)]; Weisert, 1997: 73 [Provinz Chardzhou, Hodschapil, 1200m; Provinz Chardzhou, Dareidere-Schlucht, 900m; Provinz Chardzhou, Suit Kugitangtau, Gaynar-baba-See]; Klyuchko, 1998: 18 [Chernomorsky Nature Reserve; Yayla Ay- Petri]; Klyuchko, Kreuzberg, 1998: 26 [Nuratinsky Nature Reserve]; Lehmann et al., 1998: 526 [33.37’N, 79.21‘O, Sarytogai, Tal des Flusses Sharyn, ca 20 km vor der Mündung in den Ili, 666m; 42.10’N. 77.19‘O, S Ufer des Issyk Kul-Sees, ca 10 km W Tasor; 41.45’N. 74.10’O. Sarykamysch Gebirge, Tal des Kjokjomeren bei Amok; Tschatkal range, Sary-Tschelek Lake; Ferghanski range, Tash-Kumyr; Transalai mts. or., Nura]; Poltavsky et al., 1998: 108 [Kara-Kala, Syunt]; Ivinskis, Miatleuski, 1999: 204 [Ai-Dere, Parchay, Kov-Ata]; Lehmann, Bergmann, 2005: 20 [Issyk Kul depression, Susamyrtoo, Dzhumgaltoo, Sarykamish Mts., Tshatkalsky Mts., Fergansky Mts., Transalai Mts.]; Poltavsky et al., 2010: 93 [Botkul]; Kononenko, 2010: 90 [ Kazakhstan]; Gorbunov, 2011: 56 [sourthern steppes and deserts of West Kazakhstan; Mugodzhary); pl. 8, fig. 4 (Aktologai; Gorbunov et al., 2011: 76 [Ustyurt Nature Reserve, Bostankum sands, 40 km NE Zhanaozen, 43°39’ N, 53°08’ E; Ustyurt Nature reserve, Tynymbay Shoky Mt., 25 km E Senek, 43°20’ N, 53°43’ E; Northern slope of Ustyurt Nature reserve, 43°24’ N, 54°33’ E; Ustyurt Nature reserve, Kertaktay, 43°17’ N, 54°27’ E; Ustyurt Nature reserve, Kokesem dwell, 43° 10’ N, 54°53’ E; Ustyurt Nature reserve, Kendyrli-sor 15 km W of Kendyrli, 42°59’ N, 54°32’ E; Ustyurt Nature reserve, Kendyrli dwell, 42°57’ N, 54°41’ E; Ustyurt Nature Reserve, Zhaman-Kendyrli dwell, 10 km NW Kendyrli, 42°59’ N, 54°38’ E; Ustyurt Nature reserve, Onere dwell, 42°36’ N, 54°08’ E]; Korb, 2013: 28 [Chulak gorge in Dzhungarian Alatau Mts., Ili River Valley, Altyn Emel Nature Reserve, N 43 54.255 E 77 47.980, 681 m]; Shovkoon, Trofimova, 2016: 607 [Aktobe Prov., Mugodzhary Mts., N 48°26’; E 58°24’; Aktobe Prov., Bolshie Barsuki sands, N 46°58’; E 59°13’; Aktobe Prov., Shagyrai Plateau, N 46°52’; E 58°02’; Aktobe Prov., Shagyrai Plateau, N 46°50’; E 57°47’; Aktobe Prov., Shagyrai Plateau, N 46°45’; E 57°31’; Aktobe Prov., Shagyrai Plateau, N 46°44’; E 57°30’; Aktobe Prov., near Bozoe vill., sands, N 46°17’; E 58°56’; Mangystau Prov., N 46°10’; E 55°21’; Mangistau Prov., Tuyb-Karagan penin. Caspian sea, N 44°30’; E 51°01’; Mangistau Prov., Tuyb-Karagan penin., N 44°14’; E 50°47’; Mangistau Prov., Mangistau Mts., N 44°02’; E 52°34’; Mangistau Prov., Ustyurt Plateau, N 43°57’; E 53°45’; Mangistau Prov., Ustyurt Plateau, N 43°55’; E 53°34’].

Habitat ( Figs. 297, 301, 303 , 306, 308, 309 , 319, 320 ). Lowlands and mountain foothills, deserts and semideserts, steppes. Elevation: 200–1800 m.

Distribution. South Kazakhstan (Saisan and environs, Saur, Tarbagatai, Dzhungar and Boro-Khoro, Ili and Charyn river valleys), northern part of Sinjan-Uigur autonomous region of China, foothills of North and West Tian- Shan, Ferghana valley, deserts of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and North Iran.

Material examined (in total: 187 specimens). Kazakhstan. 1 ♀, Saisan, Hbhr (holotype) ( ZMHU) ; 1 ♀, 30.06.[?], Syugat on Charyn , leg. unknown, ex coll. O. John ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 12.08.1975, Aksu-Dzhabagly Nature Reserve, Aksu river valley, leg. Ishkov ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 16.08.1995, Prov. Almaty, 22 km N of Masak, 560 m, 78º27’E, 43º46’N, leg. Gy Fábián and Z. Varga ( OPB) ; 1 ♂, 7– 10.05.1997, Guriev distr., Iman-Kara , leg. A. Danchenko, ex coll. A.V. Nekrasov ( ZISP) ; 3 ♂, 8– 10.05.1997, Guriev district, Kulsary-Aktubinsk road, Iman-Kara mts. , h= 150 m, leg. V. Sytchiov, slide 7302 L.Ronkay, slide N 11816 G. Hacker, ex coll. A.V. Nekrasov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, Aktyubinsk Prov., Shagyryi plateau, Bulei , 46 ° 44’34.1” N, 57 ° 30’14.3” E, leg. T.A. Trofimova & D.F. Shovkoon ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 5.05.2010, Karatau Mt. Range, Besaryk River , 39 km N ofTalap, h= 440 m, 43 ° 49’ N, 67 ° 41’E,leg. P.Gorbunov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 18.09.2010, Ustyurt Plateau , 19 km N of Beineu, h= 120 m, 45 ° 30’ N, 55 ° 15’ E, leg. P. Gorbunov ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 30.04.2011, Dzhungarian Alatau Mts., Chulak mountain gorge, 823 m, 43°56’27.1”N, 77°48’16.3”E, leg. S.K. Korb ( SKK) ; 2 ♀, 26.04.2012, West Kazakhstan, Kumzhargan sands at Zhagabulak vill., 47 km SW of Emba town, 48º33’N, 57º37’ E, leg. P. Gorbunov ( OPB) ; 4 ♂, 2– 3.05.2018, Akkergeshen , 47°18’9”N 54°23’22”E, leg. A. Samus ( SKK) ; 8 ♂, 4 ♀, 6.05.2018, Mangystau Prov., 55 km NNE Zhanaozen, Sauskan sands, 43º48’07”N, 53º13’18”E, leg. A. Samus ( SKK) . Kyrgyzstan. 1 ♂, 06.1884, Osh, leg. unknown, ex coll. Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich ( ZISP) ; 12 ♂, 8 ♀, 9.07.2014, Suusamyrtoo Mts., Kekemeren river valley, 41°59.211’N, 74°09.396’E, 1700 m, leg. S.K. Korb ( SKK) ; 5 ♂, 10.07.2014, Moldo-Too Mts., Koro-Goo Pass environs, 41°31.303’N, 74°45.824’E, 1700 m, leg. S.K. Korb ( SKK) ; 2 ♂, 8.08.2014, Kirghizsky Mts., Bishkek environs, Ala-Too village , 42°47’26.35”N, 74°41’46.12”E, 1000 m, leg. S.K. Korb ( SKK) ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 13.07.2015, Fergansky Mts., 5,5 km S of Imeni Chkalova (S shore of Toktogul reservoir), 41°43.223’N, 72°57.165’E, 1768 m, leg. S.K. Korb ( SKK) ; 2 ♀, 12.07.2015, Kyrghyz Mts., Bishkek env., near Ala-Too , 1200 m, leg. S.K. Korb ( SKK) . Tajikistan. 1 ♂, 24.06.1965, near Iskander-Darya , h=1700 м, leg. М. Falkovich ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 20.04.1966, Gandzhino , leg. Danilevsky ( ZISP) ; 3 ♂, 12– 13.06.2012, Prov. Khalton, distr. Kuliab, near Vose , mts. Khodzhamumin , 1200 m, leg. E. Rutjan ( OPB) ; 1 ♂, 14– 29.07.2011, 71 km N of Khorog, Shipad Kishlak , leg. A. Zubov ( CKO) ; 1 ♀, 2- 3.05.2012, Farkhor dis- trict, 37°17’34.55”N, 69°14’59.35”E, Parkhar loc. (35 km of the road Farkhor—Pyandzh), leg. A.Solopov ( SKK) .

Turkmenistan. 2 ♀, 07.1884, Askhabat , leg. Kom [arov], ex coll. Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich ( ZISP) ; 5 ♂, 3 ♀, 10.06– 24.08.1894, Transcaspien , Sumbar, leg. O. Herz, ex coll. Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 21.08.[1894], Sumbar , leg. O. Herz, ex coll. N. Filipyev ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Askh [abad], [leg. Christoph], ex coll. Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 4.06–1.08.[?], Trans-Caspi G. [ Gebiet ], leg. E. König, ex coll. Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 17–20.07.[?], Kopet-Dagh , leg. unknown, ex coll. N. Filipyev ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 19.04– 24.06.1952, Kara-Kala , Plant Institute garden, leg. V. Kuznetsov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 21.04.1952, Kara- Kala , Sumbar valley, leg. V. Kuznetsov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 16.06.1952, 10 km N Kara-Kala , leg. V. Kuznetsov ( ZISP) ; 3 ♂, 3 ♀, 24.06.1952, 10.05.1953, 6 km NW Kara-Kala, Igdedzhik, leg. V. Kuznetsov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 4 ♀, 24.08.1952, Kara-Kala , Chandyr road, leg. V. Kusnetzov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 2 ♀, 7.05– 2.06.1953, West Kopet-Dagh , Kara-Kala distr., Syunt, leg. V. Kuznetsov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 26.04.1953, Kopet-Dagh , 12 km SW Kizil-Arvat, leg. Odinzova ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 4.07.1953, Dzhanakhir , leg. Maslennikova ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 6.07.1953, Dzhanakhir , leg. Maslennikova ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 20.07.1953, Askhabad , Firusa valley, leg. Potopolsky ( ZMMU) ; 1 ♀, 17– 18.05.1954, Iolotan , leg. Mukham- edov ( ZISP) ; 15 ♂, 18 ♀, 18.06– 18.09.1954, Kopet-Dhag Mts , Valles Boboso, leg. W. Potopolskij ( ZISP) ; 5 ♂, 2 ♀, 19.07.1954, Askhabad , Boboza valley, leg. Potopolsky ( ZMMU) ; 2 ♀, 18.08.1954, Kopet-Dag Mts. , Pass Boboso, leg. W. Potopolskij ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 5.04.1955, Askhabad circ, Tschuli, leg. W. Potopolskij ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 24.04.1957, Uzboi , near the lake Top’ - Yatan, valley, leg. Schteinberg ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 21.07.1961, Germob , leg. V. Potopolsky ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 21.06.1982, Central Kopet-Dagh , Germab, h= 780 m, leg. M. Falkovich ( ZISP) ; 4 ♂, 2 ♀, 2.05– 11.06.1986, West Kopet-Dagh , Aidere, h=850 м, leg. M. Falkovich ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 6.09.1986, 22 km SE Askhabat, Keltechinar river , leg. M. Falkovich ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 28– 29.03.1990, Kara-Kala , leg. M. Danilevsky, ex coll. A.V. Nekrasov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 16– 23.08.1992, Kopet-Dagh Mts , 6 km S of Ipay-Kala, 1600 m, 57º07´E, 38º17´N, leg. M. Hreblay, Gy. László and G. Ronkay ( HNHM) . Uzbekistan: 1 ♀, 2–15.05.197[?], Chatkal Mts. , Kumyshkan, leg. A. Nekrasov, ex coll. A.V. Nekrasov ( ZISP) ; 3 ♀, 19– 20.04.1965, Kyzylkum desert, Ayakagytma, leg. Pastukhov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 16.04.1966, 40 km E Dzhingildy, Ayakguzhumdy , leg. I. Sukhareva ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 4 ♀, 9– 10.05.1969, 20.08. 1970, 140 km NW Shafrikan , Zhamansai, leg. M. Falkovich ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 3 ♀, 4– 18.09.1969, 7– 8.04.1970, 40 km E Dzhingildy, Ayakguzhumdy , leg. M. Falkovich ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 26.04.1975, Kyzylkum , Kuldzhuktau Mts., leg. Falkovich ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 19.05.1966, Nuratau Mts. , leg. Pastukhov ( ZISP) .

Figures

FIGURES 106–126. Drasteria specimens. 106–111. D. caucasica (Kolenati, 1848), Bishkek environs, Kyrgyzstan (106, 107), Usek valley, Dzhungar Ala-Too, Kazakhstan (phenotype hyblaeoides) (108), Uch-Turfan, Kashgaria, China (phenotype hyblaeoides) (109, 110), Usek valley, Dzhungar Alatau Mts., Kazakhstan (111). 112–114: Drasteria caucasica astrida (Eversmann, 1857), lectotype (112: upperside; 113: underside; 114: labels). 115–117. D. hyblaeoides (Moore, 1878), holotype, upperside (115), underside (116), labels (117). 118–120. D. cashmirensis (Hampson, 1894), holotype (118: upperside; 119: labels), Naltar, Pakistan (120). 121–123. D. saisani saisani (Staudinger, 1882), lectotype (121: upperside, 122: underside; 123: labels). 124–126. D. saisani clara (Staudinger, 1894), lectotype (124: upperside; 125: underside; 126: labels).

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.

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.