Catocala neglecta Staudinger, 1888

Titov, Sergey V., Volynkin, Anton V. & Saldaitis, Aidas, 2024, New data on the distribution of three species of the genus Catocala Schrank in East Kazakhstan and West Mongolia (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), Ecologica Montenegrina 71, pp. 245-252 : 246

Catocala neglecta Staudinger, 1888

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Catocala neglecta Staudinger, 1888 , Stettiner entomologische Zeitung, 49: 56 (Type locality: [ Kyrgyzstan, Uzgen] “Usgent”).

Material examined. KAZAKHSTAN: 9 males, 28.VII.2023, East Kazakhstan Region, floodplain terrace of Kara-Irtysh River, near Boran village , 409m, 48°0'14.94"N 85°13'0.71"E, S. V. Titov leg. ( STP, CAV, SDM) ; 2 males, 29.VII.2023, East Kazakhstan Region, 2 km SE of Zhidely (former Ordynka) vill., right bank of Kara-Irtysh River , 409m, 48°0'42.35" N 85°19'41.09"E, S. V. Titov leg. ( CAV, STP) ; 3 males, 8.VIII.2023, East Kazakhstan Region, right bank of Kara-Irtysh River near the bridge, 400m, 47°57'10.70"N 85°4'6.67"E, S. V. Titov leg. ( STP, CAV) ; 1 male, 14.X.2023, East Kazakhstan Reg., Saur Mts, 853m, 9 km SE of Saryterek vill., Kendyrlik River valley , Karashoky loc., 47°25'51.4924''N 85°16'28.9483''E, S. V. Titov leg. ( CAV) .

Distribution. The species is currently known from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, western Xinjiang Province of China, South, Southeast and East Kazakhstan, and West Mongolia ( Staudinger 1888; Chen 1999; Knyazev et al. 2020; Toropov et al. 2023; present study) ( Fig. 11 ).

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Figure 11. Distribution map of Catocala neglecta. Blue dots: previously known localities; red dots: new localities.

Figures 1–8. Catocala spp.: adults. Depositories of the specimens: 1, 3, 6–8 are in CAV; 2 and 4 in MfN (photos by G. & L. Ronkay); 5 in ASV.

Figures 9–10. Catocala spp.: adults in nature: 9, C. neglecta; 10, C. desiderata. 28.VII.2023, East Kazakhstan Region, floodplain terrace of Kara-Irtysh River, near Boran village, 409m, 48°0'14.94"N 85°13'0.71"E, (photos by S.V. Titov).