Drasteria aberrans aberrans (Staudinger, 1888)

(Map 21) (Figs. 160–165 (imago), 252, 253 (male genitalia), 287 (female genitalia))

Staudinger, 1888: 49 ( Leucanitis Aberrans). Type locality: “aus dem Kuldja-Gebiet” (by original description); “Kuldja” (by the lectotype designation, designated here).

Type material: Lectotype male (designated here in accordance with ICZN Art. 74) (Figs. 160–162), labelled: “Kuldja | 85 Rckbl.” (brown paper, handwritten), “Origin.” (pink paper, printed), “ex coll. 1/2 | Staudinger” (white paper, printed with handwritten numbers), “ LECTOTYPUS | Leucanitis aberrans | Staudinger, 1888 | Stettin. ent. Ztg 49 (1–3): 49 | Korb, Matov, Volynkin des. | 2016, Feb. 1–4 ” (red paper, printed) (ZMHU) . Paralectotypes: 1 female (ZMHU) .

Staudinger, Rebel, 1901: 244 [Ili]; John, 1910: 621 [Ili, Syr-Darja]; Warren 1913:390 [Ili]; Poole, 1989: 327; Weisert, 1997: 73 [Provinz Chardzhou, Auwald 5km NW Chalats]; Lehmann et al., 1998: 527 [Ili area, Charyn river, 400m; Alma-Ata area, Ili river, Taschkarasu, 450m]; Poltavsky et al., 1998: 108 [Imam-Baba]; Lehmann, Bergmann, 2005: 20 [Issyk Kul depression, Alai Mts.] (most likely, incorrectly labelled specimens); Gorbunov, 2011: pl. 8, fig. 9 [Bairkum]; Korb, 2013: 28 [Charyn National Park, Charyn River Valley, N 43 38.124 E 79 21.641, 638 m].

Habitat (Figs. 298, 300, 302, 303). Dry lowlands, deserts and semideserts. Elevation: 200–1300 m.

Distribution. Deserts and semideserts of Central Asia: South and Central Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, North-West China and Southern and Central Mongolia. Local.

Material examined (in total: 63 specimens). China. 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Kuldja, Rckbl (lectotype and paralectotypes) (ZMHU) . Kazakhstan. 1 ♂, Ili, ex coll. O. John (ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1908, Syr-Daria, Perowsk, leg. Nikolsky, ex coll. O. John (ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 10.05.1911, Perovsk, [leg. Kozhanchikov] (ZISP) ; 2 ♀, 8– 9.08.1911, Syr-Daria, Baigacum, leg. Kozhanchikov, ex coll. O. John, slide Matov 0539 (ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 30.05.1978, Singing Dunes, leg. unknown (ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 2.05.1990, Balkhash lake environs, 20 km E of Topar, Zhel-Turanga, leg. S. Toropov, ex coll. A.V. Nekrasov (ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 2.05.2010, Charyn National Park, Charyn River Valley, N 43 38.124 E 79 21.641, 638 m, leg. S.K. Korb (SKK) ; 1 ♀, 24.04.2011, 5 km N of Kapchagai, leg. S.A. Knyazev (CKO) ; 6 ♀, 25– 27.04.2011, Almaty Prov., 32 km NW of Bakanas, Ili river, leg. S.A. Knyazev (CKO) ; 1 ♂, 26.04.2011, 35 km N of Bakanas, Ili River Valley, N 44 53.940 E 75 53.479, 377 m, leg. S.K. Korb (SKK) ; 2 ♂, 30.04.2011, Singing Dune in Altyn Emel Nature Reserve, eastern border of Kapchagai Reservoir, Ili River Valley, N 43 50.273 E 78 35.759, 467 m, leg. S.K. Korb (SKK) ; 2 ♀, 15.07.2011, Kurchumsky distr., 56 km N of Zaisan, Cherny Irtysh river valley, leg. V.V. Doroshkin (CKO) ; 1 ♂, 2 ♀, 1– 3.07.2015, Ili river, valley near Kok-Tal bridge, h= 500 m, 43 º 57,818’ N 79 º 36,322’ E, leg. A.S. Nikolaev (ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 3– 4.05.2015, same locality, leg. S.A. Knyazev (CKO); 1 ♂, 4– 6.07.2015 Boro-Khoro Mts., Usek val- ley, N44° 28.082’ E79° 49.760’, 1260 m, leg. S.K. Korb (SKK) ; 1 ♂, 6.05.2018, Mangystau Prov., 55 km NNE Zhanaozen, Sauskan sands, 43º48’07”N, 53º13’18”E, leg. A. Samus (SKK) ; 10 ♂, 3 ♀, 11– 16.06.2018, Aidarly env., 43.993779 N, 79.483105 E, leg. A. Litovtsev (SKK) . Mongolia. 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 17– 19.08.1969, South Gobi ai- mak, 60 km E dwell Talyn-Bilgekh-Bulak, leg. M. Kozlov (ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 22.07.1981, Bayan-Khongorsky Aimak, 50 km S Shine Dzhinsta, Dzun-Mod oase, leg. A. Lvovsky (ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 3 ♀, Bayan-Khongorsky Aimak, 140 km S Shine-Dzhinsta, Ekhin-Gol oase, leg. Chogosmzhav and Kerzhner (ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 16.05.1990, Govi Altai aimak, Bayan Toroy, 1200 m, 96º49´E, 44º53´N, leg. Gy. Fabian, M. Hreblay, L. Pegerovits and G. Ronkay (HNHM) . Tadjikistan. 2 ♂, 4 ♀, 25– 26.04.1966, Gissarsky Mts., Tigrovaya Balka, leg. Danilevsky (ZISP) . Turkmenistan. 2 ♂, 16.03– 9.05.1912, Imam-baba, leg. Kozhantshikov (ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 14.10.1979, Imam-Baba station, leg. Dantchenko (ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 19.04.1982, Kushka, Morgunovskoe, leg. Falkovich (ZISP) . Uzbekistan. 1 ♀, 28.06.1928, Buchara, Kara-Kul, leg. A. Gerasimov (ZISP) .