Drasteria flexuosa mongolica (Staudinger, 1896)

(= D. pulverosa Wiltschire, 1969, syn. n.; = D. pulverosa intermedia Ronkay, 1983, syn. n.) (Figs. 178–186 (imago), 260, 261 (male genitalia), 291 (female genitalia))

Staudinger, 1896: 269 ( Leucanitis Flexuosa Mén. var. (Mongolica Stgr.)). Type locality: “vom Sagasin-Gol” (by the original description).

Type material. Holotype (by monotypy) (Figs. 178–180), labelled: “Origin.” (pink paper, printed), “Uliassutai | 94. Led.” (green paper, handwritten), “ex coll. 1/1 | Staudinger” (white paper, printed with handwritten numbers), “ LECTOTYPUS | Leucanitis flexuosa var. | mongolica Staudinger, 1896 | Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 9 (2): 269 | Korb, Matov, Volynkin des. | 2016, Feb. 1–4 ” (red paper, printed; erroneous labelling) (ZMHU).

Poole, 1989: 329, 330.

= pulverosa Wiltschire, 1969: 138; pl. 2, fig. 10 ( Drasteria pulverosa). Type locality: “ Mongolia: Gobi Altaj Aimak, 10 km. SW of Somon Chechmort” (by holotype data).

Type material. Holotype female (Figs. 181–183), labelled: “ Abgebildet | Wiltshire | Reichenbachia | f. 10.” (white paper, handwritten with printed ‘ Abgebildet’); “Nr. 684 | 13.VII.1966 ” (white paper, printed); “ Preparation | WM. 241” (green paper, handwritten); “ DRASTERIA ♀ | pulverosa | Wiltshire | holo-TYPE” (light-brown paper, handwritten); “ MONGOLIA, Gobi Altaj | aimak, Mongol els, 10 km | SO von Somon Chechmort | 1600 m | Exp. Dr. Z. KASZAB, 1966” (HNHM).

= intermedia Ronkay, 1983: 237; fig. 15; pl. 1, figs. 3–6 ( Drasteria pulverosa intermedia). Type locality: “ Mongolia, Uburchangaj aimak: 130 km OSO von Somon Bajanleg. 1150 m ” (by holotype data).

Type material. Holotype male (Figs. 184–186), labelled: “ 38 mm ” (white paper, printed); “gen. prep. No. | Dr.L.Ronkay | 249 ♂ ” (white paper, two first lines printed, last line handwritten); “Nr. 882 | 3.VII.1967 ” (white paper, printed); “ Holotypus | Drasteria | pulverosa intermedia | ssp.n. | Ronkay” (white paper with red borders, handwritten with red printed ‘ Holotypus’); “ MONGOLIA: Uburchangaj | aimak, 130 km OSO von | Somon Bajanleg | 1150 m | Exp. Dr. Z. KASZAB, 1967” (white paper, handwritten) (HNHM).

Habitat. Deserts and semideserts. Elevation: 200– 700 m.

Distribution. Deserts of Mongolia and Sinjan-Uigur autonomous area in China.

Material examined (in total: 12 specimens). Mongolia. 5 ♂, 2 ♀, 1877, Mongolia bor. occ., leg. Potanin, ex coll. Mus. Petrop. (ZISP) ; 1 ♀, Mongolian Altai, leg. Grumm-Grshimailo (ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1894, Uliassutai, leg. Leder (holotype) (ZMHU) ; 1 ♀, Gobi Altaj aimak, Mongolels, 10 km SO von Somon Chechmort 1600 m Exp. Dr. Z. KASZAB, 1966 (holotype of pulverosa) (HNHM) ; 1 ♂, Uburchangaj aimak, 130 km OSO von Somon Bajanleg, 1150 m, Exp. Dr. Z. Kaszab (holotype of intermedia) (HNHM) ; 1 ♀, Uburchangaj aimak, 130 km OSO von Somon Bajanleg, 1150 m, Exp. Dr. Z. Kaszab (paratype of intermedia) (HNHM) .