Drasteria axuana (Püngeler, 1907)

(Map 6) (Figs. 52–54 (imago))

Püngeler, 1907: 224; Taf. 7, Fig. 11 ( Leucanitis axuana). Type locality: “aus Ostturkestan, Aksu ” (by original description); “ Aksu ” (by the lectotype designation, designated here).

Type material: Lectotype male (designated here in accordance with ICZN Art. 74) (Figs. 52–54), labelled: “Preparation | WB. 12” (white paper, handwritten), “Type | axuana Püng. ♂ ” (pink paper, printed and handwritten), “not in B.[ritish] M.[useum] | sec. Hampson | i.l. 5.1912” (white paper, handwritten), “ex coll. 1/2 | Staudinger” (white paper, printed with handwritten numbers), “ Lectotypus | Leucanitis axuana | Püngeler, 1907 | Dt. ent. Z. Iris 19 (4): 224 | Korb, Matov, Volynkin des. | 2016, Feb. 1–4 ” (red paper, printed).; two-side filled label: one side “Ost-Turkestan | (Aksu) | Rückbeil 1902”, other side “ axuana Püng. ♂ | Type (abgebildet Isis 1906 | 5.05.v. R. Tancré ” (white paper, printed with handwritten ‘ Rückbeil 1902’ in first side, handwritten in second side) (ZMHU) . Paralectotype: 1 male (ZMHU) .

Variability. Three subspecies have been separated: nominate one from the deserts of SE Kazakhstan and NW China, the subspecies fumiluna Wiltschire, 1969 from the Gobi Altai aimak in Mongolia and the subspecies indecora (John, 1910), stat. n. from the river valleys Ili, Charyn, Syr-Darya, North-Western part of Kopet-Dagh and Kazakh hills.

Distribution. South-East Kazakhstan, North-West China, Mongolia.