Drasteria christophi (Alphéraky, 1895)

(Map 10) (Figs. 91–96 (imago), 230, 231 (male genitalia), 278 (female genitalia))

Alpheraky, 1895: 200 ( Leucanitis Christophi). Type locality: “du lac Indersk” (by the original description).

Type material. Holotype (by monotypy) (Figs. 91–93), female, labelled: “19.” (white paper, handwritten); “slide 0002 | Matov” (white paper, printed); “christophi” (white paper, handwritten); “Кол. Вел. Кн. | НиколаЯ | Михайловича” <Coll.[ection of the] Gr.[and] D.[uke] Nikolai Mikhailovich> (white paper, printed); red square; “Indersk” (red paper, handwritten); “ ♀ Mentila Alph. | Original.” (light-brown paper, handwritten); “v. an ab. von Rada B. | (не Eversm.) Dr. Stgr. ” (white paper, handwritten) (ZISP).

Staudinger, Rebel, 1901: 243 [Indersk]; Poole, 1989: 328; Gorbunov, 2011: 56 [Mangyshlak; Ustyurt; Aktologai); pl. 8, fig. 2 [Kendyrly]; Gorbunov et al., 2011: 76 [Ustyurt Nature reserve, Besokty dwell, 18 km E Senek, 43°20’ N, 53°36’ 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, Kokesem dwell, 43° 10’ N, 54°53’ E; Ustyurt Nature reserve, Kendyrli dwell, 42°57’ N, 54°41’ E; Ustyurt Nature reserve, Kendyrli-sor 15 km W of Kendyrli, 42°59’ N, 54°32’ E; Ustyurt Nature reserve, Kyzylsengir, 17 km S Akkuduk, 42°50’ N, 54°07’ E; Ustyurt Nature reserve, Saksorka dwell, 30 km S of Akkuduk, 42°42’ N, 54°06’ E; Ustyurt Nature reserve, Onere dwell, 42°36’ N, 54°08’ E]; Titov et al., 2017: 149 [Pavlodar region, the former Semipalatinsk nuclear test site, 50°16’N 77°57’E].

Habitat (fig. 303). Lowlands and mountain foothills, deserts and semideserts, mostly on sands. Elevation: 200– 800 m.

Distribution. Deserts of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and East Turkmenistan.

Material examined (in total: 22 specimens). Kazakhstan. 1 ♀, Indersk, ex coll. Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailov- ich, slide Matov 0002 (holotype) (ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, end V—beginniing VII 1903, railway station Timur Ornb Tashk, 50 verst of Turkestan, leg. Klare (ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 6.05.1906, 25 verst W of station Kontu, leg. Berg; 1 ♀, 6.08.1909, Syr- Darja, Aj-Darle, leg. I. Koshantschikoff, ex coll. O. John (ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 22.05.1956, Mangyshlak, 45 km N Erarievo, leg. Vinogradova ; 1 ♀, 19.06.1958, Karaganda Prov., 40 km S Zhana-Arka, Koksengir Mt., leg. A.K. Zagulyaev (ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 29.04.1982, Aral Sea, Barsakelmes island, Central Office of the Barsakelmes Nature Reserve, leg. D.D. Piryulin (ZISP) ; 3 ♂, 1 ♀, 2.06.1988, 8.05. 1990, 150 km NE Alma-Ata, right shore of Ili river, Mynbulak valley, leg. M.I. Falkovitch (ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 19.05.1991, Z-Muyunkumy, Zhuantobe N. v. Khantau, 500 m, leg. Danilevsky (HNHM) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 25.05.1992, Bakanas, 450 m, leg. Danilevsky (HMNH) ; 1 ♂, 7.06.1998, Aktyubinsk Prov., Khobdo-Uil road, Akshatau settlement, leg. A. Dantchenko, slide Matov 0536 (ZISP) ; 3 ♂, 6– 7.05.2015, Karaganda Prov., 70 km N of Balkhash city, Bektau-Ata hills, leg. S.A. Knyazev (CKO) ; 1 ♂, 6– 7.05.2015, Karagandy Reg., 70 km N of Balkhash, Bektau-Ata Mts, 47 º 26’52,20” N 74 º 41’5,92” E, leg. S.A. Knyazev (ZISP) . Turkmenistan: 1 ♀, 27.04.1982, Badkhyz, Kyzyldzhar location, leg. M.I. Falkovitch (ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 28.04.1982, Badkhyz, Eroyulanduz lake, leg. V. Pechen’ (ZISP) .