Drasteria saisani clara ( Staudinger, 1894 )

Yu, Alexey & Korb, Stanislav K., 2019, A revision of the genus Drasteria of Central Asia and Kazakhstan with special attention to the adjacent areas (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), Zootaxa 4673 (1), pp. 1-104 : 46

Drasteria saisani clara ( Staudinger, 1894)

( Figs. 124–127 (imago), 282 (female genitalia))

Staudinger, 1894: 283 ( Leucanitis Saisani Stgr. var. Clara ). Type locality: “bei Mardin ( Mesopotamien)” (by the original description); “Mardin” (by the lectotype designation, designated here).

Type material. Lectotype male (designated here in accordance with ICZN Art. 74) ( Figs. 124–126 ), labelled: “ Mardin ” (white paper, printed), “Origin.” (pink paper, printed), “ex coll. 3/3 | Staudinger” (white paper, printed with handwritten numbers), “ LECTOTYPUS | Leucanitis saisani var. | clara Staudinger, 1894 | Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 7 (2): 283 | Korb, Matov, Volynkin des. | 2016, Feb. 1-4 ” (red paper, printed) ( ZMHU) . Paralectotypes: 2 females ( ZMHU) .

Poole, 1989: 328; Poltavsky, Ilyina, 2002: 17 [Kumtor-Kale, Kaptchugaj]; Poltavsky, Nekrasov, 2002: 26 [Daghestan Republic]; Lehmann & Zahiri, 2011: 150 [ Iran: Gate Dehh, Aras, Baladeh].

Habitat. Lowlands and mountain foothills, deserts and semideserts, steppes, but mostly on sands. Elevation: 200– 1600 m.

Distribution. Turkey, Israel, North Iran (Caspian Sea shore), Crimea, Caucasus, Transcaucasia.

Material examined (in total: 127 specimens). Armenia. 1 ♀, Aragaz Mt., Antarut ( Inaklyu ), leg. A.V. Zvetaev ( ZMMU) ; 1 ♀, Armenia , leg. unknown, ex coll. N. Filipjev ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 2.07.1931, fl. Arax, st. Darasham II, leg. M. Rjabov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 5.08.1932, Zuvant, Tatoni , h=5000’, [leg. M. Ryabov] ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 1.09.1932, Araks, Nyuvady , [leg. M. Ryabov] ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 19.05.1934, Negram , [leg. M. Ryabov] ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 2.06.1935, 15.07.1936, Alagez, Inaklu river , [leg. M. Ryabov] ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 29.06.1935, Martiros , [leg. M. Ryabov] ( ZISP) ; 3 ♂, 3 ♀, 30.04– 1.05.1937, Erivan, valley, [leg. M. Ryabov] ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 26.04.1955, Araks river valley, Nyusnyus, leg. A. Zagu- lyaev ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 7 ♀, 13.05– 16.06.1955, 18.05.1957, Erevan, zoo, leg. A. Zagulyaev ( ZISP) ; 6 ♀, 19.05.1955, Kotajksky distr. , Gekhard, leg. A. Zagulyaev ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 15.05.1957, Lichkvaz , leg. A. Zagulyaev ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 19.09.1959, Erevan, leg. S. Vardikyan ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 21.07.1967, Karashukh , leg. E. Miljanowski ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 4 ♀, 22.05.1974, Nakhichevan, Daralagezsky Mts. , Buzgov, 1400 m, leg. A.V. Zvetaev ( ZMMU) ; 1 ♀, 1– 6.06.1993, Garni , leg. M. Kalashan, ex coll. A.V. Nekrasov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Nakhichevan, Ordubadsky distr., Pazmara , 2000 m, leg. A.V. Zvetaev ( ZMMU) ; 1 ♂, 10.06.2010, Tavush Prov., Dilizhansky Nature Reserve , leg. A.V. Krupitsky ( CKO) ; 1 ♀, 11– 13.06.2010, Ararat Prov., Garni , Khosrov, leg. A.V. Krupitsky ( CKO) . Azerbaijan. 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Ordubad, leg. unknown, ex coll. Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, Elisabethpol leg. unknown, ex coll. O. John ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 4 ♀, 12.05– 12.06.1881, 3– 10.05.1883, Ordubat , leg. Chr [istoph], ex coll. Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1884, Helendorf , leg. Leder, ex coll. Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 5.09.1890, Kaladar , [leg. Christoph] ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 5.09.1890, Kaledara (?), [leg. Christoph] ( ZISP) ; 2 ♀, 4– 18.09.1890, Eldar , [leg. Christoph], ex coll. Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 11.06.1937, Dzhuga , [leg. M. Ryabov] ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 9.07.1937, Sultanbek , [leg. M. Ryabov] ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 17.06.1967, Or- dubad, [leg. Milyanovsky] ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 14.07.1967, Ordubad, Pazmara , h=1800 м, leg. R. Effendi ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 8– 14.07.1982, 7– 12.06.1983, Nakhichevan, Buzgov , leg. A. Dantchenko, ex coll. A.V. Nekrasov ( ZISP) ; 2 ♀, 21.08.1985, 26.07.1986, Nakhichevan, Buzgov , leg. O. Gorbunov, ex coll. A.V. Nekrasov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 2 ♀, 11– 20.07.1986, Nakhichevan, Buzgov, leg. L. Petrikevich ( ZISP) . Iran. 2 ♂, 7– 15.06.1963, Derbend , 25 km N v. Tehran, 2000 m, leg. Kasy and Vartian ( HNHM) ; 4 ♂, 3 ♀, 29– 30.04.2008, Prov. Zanjan, vill. Taham Dam, alt. 2100–2400 m, leg. E. Rutjan ( OPB) . Georgia: 1 ♀, 1893, Lagodekhi , leg. Mlokosevich ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 9.05. 2014, Vashlovani reserve , 41º14’ N, 46º21’ E, leg. V. Tikhonov ( ZISP) . Russia. 7 ♂, 5 ♀, 22– 26.06.1905, Ai-Petri , a summit on Alupka, leg. S. Chetverikov ( ZISP) ; 9 ♂, 3 ♀, 26.07.1907, 17– 26.06.1908, 4.06.1910, Mnt. Ai-Petri, stony scree on a summit near Alupka, leg. S. Tshetverikov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 3 ♀, 15.05– 3.08.1926, 21.05.1939, Kum- torkale, leg. M. Ryabov ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 4 ♀, 1.06.1938, 16– 22.08.1940, Kapchugai, [leg. M. Ryabov] ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 16.07.1947, Kumtorkale vic., mountain summit (Pinus and Quercus), leg. M. Ryabov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 24.07.1949, Daghestan, Tarki station mountains, [leg. Egorov] ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 23– 27.08.1981, Agvali, Tsumada , h= 1800 m, leg. A. Bernstein, ex coll. A.V. Nekrasov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 4.06.1983, Andi , leg. A. Bernstein, ex coll. A.V. Nekrasov ( ZISP) . Turkey. 1 ♂, 2 ♀, Mardin (lectotype and paralectotypes) ( ZMHU) ; 1 ♂, 5– 6.08.1988, Prov. Agri, 7 km W of Ay- duntepe, 1800 m, 42º30´E, 39º49´N, leg. Gyulai, Hreblay, Ronkay and Ronkay ( HNHM) .

Figures

FIGURES 106–126. Drasteria specimens. 106–111. D. caucasica (Kolenati, 1848), Bishkek environs, Kyrgyzstan (106, 107), Usek valley, Dzhungar Ala-Too, Kazakhstan (phenotype hyblaeoides) (108), Uch-Turfan, Kashgaria, China (phenotype hyblaeoides) (109, 110), Usek valley, Dzhungar Alatau Mts., Kazakhstan (111). 112–114: Drasteria caucasica astrida (Eversmann, 1857), lectotype (112: upperside; 113: underside; 114: labels). 115–117. D. hyblaeoides (Moore, 1878), holotype, upperside (115), underside (116), labels (117). 118–120. D. cashmirensis (Hampson, 1894), holotype (118: upperside; 119: labels), Naltar, Pakistan (120). 121–123. D. saisani saisani (Staudinger, 1882), lectotype (121: upperside, 122: underside; 123: labels). 124–126. D. saisani clara (Staudinger, 1894), lectotype (124: upperside; 125: underside; 126: labels).

FIGURES 127–147. Drasteria specimens. 127–129. D saisani (Staudinger, 1882), Khosrov Nature Reserve, Armenia (127), Kekemeren river valley, Kyrgyzstan (128), Chulak Gorge, Dzhungarian Alatau Mts., Kazakhstan (129). 130–134. D. chinensis (Alphéraky, 1892), lectotype (130: upperside; 131: underside; 132: labels), Mongolia (133), Panfilov env., Kazakhstan (134). 135. D. catocalis perunovi Volynkin et Matov, 2012, holotype. 136–138. D. catocalis catocalis (Staudinger, 1882), lectotype (136: upperside; 137: underside; 138: labels). 139–141. D. pseudopicta Matov et Korb, sp.n., holotype (139, 140) (Dosang, Astrakhan Prov., Russia) and paratype (141) (Kapchagai, Kazakhstan). 142–147. D. picta (Christoph, 1877), lectotype (142: upperside; 143: underside; 144: labels); lectotype of radapicta (145: upperside; 146: underside; 147: labels).