Drasteria sculpta pamira ( John, 1921 )

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 : 14

Drasteria sculpta pamira ( John, 1921)

( Figs. 18–21 (imago), 210, 211 (male genitalia))

John, 1921: 46 ( Leucanitis pamira ). Type locality: “Pamir: Pamirsky Post… Aksu near Pamirsky Post… Yaman-tau near Aksu … Dzhilanda near Pamirsky Post… Vakhan” (by the original description; original Russian spelling: “Памиръ: Памирскiй Постъ… Аксу бл. Пам. Поста… Rмань-тау бл. Аксу … ДЖиланда); “ Aksu, Pamir” (by the lectotype designation, des- ignated here).

Type material. Lectotype male (designated here in accordance with ICZN Art. 74) ( Figs. 19–21 ), labelled: “ Drasteria | Pamira John .” (white paper, handwritten); “specimen | typicum” (white paper, printed); “coll. O. John ” (white paper, printed); “ Аксу | Памир. | VII.09 А. Rкобс.” [Aksu, Pamir, VII.1909, Jacobson ] (white paper, handwritten) ( ZISP) . Paralectotypes: 1 ♂, 4 ♀ ( ZISP) .

Poole, 1989: 329; Lehmann et al., 1998: 525 [Alai mts., Tengizbai river]; Lehmann, Bergmann, 2005: 20 [Alai Mts.]; Korb, 2012: 518 [ Tajikistan, Darvazsky Mts., 10,45 km SW of Padkinov kishlak on Afghanistan - Tajikistan border (Pyandzh river), 1130 m, (N 38 18.485, E 70 36.216); Tajikistan, Shakhdarinsky Mts., Vezdara river valley near Vezd kishlak, 2900- 3800 m, (N 37 12.102, E 71 49.768)]

Habitat ( Figs. 310 , 315–319 ). High mountainous deserts. Elevation: 3800–5000 m.

Distribution. Southern slope of Alai Mts., Transalai Mts., Pamir, Afghan and Pakistanian Badakhshan.

Material examined (in total: 139 specimens). Afghanistan. 1 ♀, 13– 14.07.1970, Pr. Kunar, Nuristan ob. Lin- daisin-Tal, vc. Barg-e-Matal, Dandieanor Mts. , 3100 m, leg. Naumann ( HNHM) . India. 1 ♂, 1– 2.07.2014, Zanskar, Nun-Kun , 3500–3900 m, leg. unknown ( OPB) ; 1 ♀, 18– 26.07.2014, N. Indie, Aru village surroundings, 2600–3000 m, leg. unknown ( OPB) . Kyrghyzstan . 1 ♂, 18.07.1951, Transalai Mts., Aram-Kungei , h= 3300 m, [leg. A. Bundel] ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 19.07.1952, Alai Mts., Shakhimardan riv. valley, Inichke river upper course, h= 2270 m, leg. A. Bundel ( ZISP) . Pakistan. 1 ♂, 2 ♀, 21.06.1992, Shandur Pass , 3600 m, 36º05´N, 72º32´E, leg. M. Hreblay and G. Csorba ( HNHM) ; 1 ♂, 2.06.1992, 5 km E of Chirit , 2400 m, 35º14´N, 74º46´E, leg. M. Hreblay and G. Csorba ( HNHM) .

Tajikistan. 1 ♂, 27.06.[?], Togus Bul [ak], h= 3000 m, leg. unknown, ex coll. O. John ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 07.1909, Pamir , Aksu, leg. A. Yakobson (lectotype) ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 11.06.1909, Pamir , Yaman-tau near Aksu, leg. A. Yakobson, ex coll. O. John (paralectotype) ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 22.06.1909, Pamir , Dzhilanda, leg. A. Yakobson, ex coll. O. John (paralectotype) ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 11.06.1909, Pamirsky Post , leg. A. Yakobson, ex coll. O. John (paralectotype) ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 25.06.1909, Pamir , Vakhang, Lyangar, leg. A. Yakobson, ex coll. O. John (paralectotype) ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 07.1909, Pamir , Aksu, leg. A. Yakobson, ex coll. O. John, slide Matov 0477 (paralectotype) ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 12.08.1953, Gis- sarsky Mts. , Takob valley, leg. Potopolsky ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 24.07.1954, Obi-Khingou river , Lyangar, h= 1900 m, leg. A. Bundel ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 10.07.1955, Wantsch , fl. Abdukagor, loc. Dalnee, h= 2300 m, leg. A. Bundel ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 10– 12.07.1957, Pamir merid. occid., mts. Schugnanensis, cl. sept., fl. Akmamed-dara, h= 3600 m, leg. A. Bundel ( ZISP) ; 2 ♀, 17– 18.07.1957, Pamir merid. occid., fl. Schachdara, tugaj prope loc. Sendiv, h= 3000 m, leg. A. Bundel ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 9 ♀, 20– 28.07.1957, Pamir merid. occid., mts. Schugnanensis, cl. mer., fl. Drumdara, h= 3400 m, leg. A. Bundel ( ZISP) ; 11 ♂, 9 ♀, 24– 27.07.1957, Pamir merid. occid., mts. Schachdarensis, cliv. sept., fl. Seidj-dara, h= 3200 m, leg. A. Bundel ( ZISP) ; 6 ♂, 6 ♀, 16– 29.07.1957, 16– 18.07.1960, 13– 15.07.1961, 30.07.1962, Pamir , Chorog, chortus botan., h= 2340 m, leg. A. Bundel ( ZISP) ; 2 ♀, 4.08.1957, Pamir merid. occid., mts. Schachda- rensis, cl. sept., fl. Schobeg, h= 4300 m, leg. A. Bundel ( ZISP) ; 25 ♂, 23 ♀, 9.06– 16.07.1958, 26.05– 14.06.1959, 19.06.1960, 18.05– 11.07.1961, 6.04– 2.07.1962, 25.04– 19.08.1963, 5.06.1964, 22– 24.05.1965, 13.07.1966, 9.05.1967, 13.05– 28.06.1968, 27.04– 27.05.1970, 14.07.1972, 22– 25.05.1973, 16.04.1974, Pamir, Chorog, hortus botan., h= 2300–2340 m, leg. M. Zaprjagaev ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 12.08.1957, Pamir mer. occid., mts. Ischkaschimensis, cl. occ., fl. Garm-Tschaschma, h= 3000 m, leg. A. Bundel ( ZISP) ; 3 ♂, 4 ♀, 3.09.1957, Pamir merid. occid., mts. Schachdarensis, cliv. sept., fl. Schobeg, h= 3200 m, leg. A. Bundel ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 5.08.1958, mts. Darwaz , cliv. merid., fl. Wischarvi, h= 2200 m, leg. A. Bundel ( ZISP) ; 2 ♀, 25.07.1959, Darwaz occid., mts. Chazretischo, fl. Dondusch- kan, h= 2200 m, leg. A. Bundel ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 16.07.1960, Pamir mer. occid., fl. Gunt, prope loc. Wudj, h= 2700 m, leg. A. Bundel ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 6.07.1961, SW Pamir, Ishkashim Mts. , slope near Tuschon-Dara, leg. М. Zapryagaev ( ZISP) ; 2 ♀, 29.07.1962, Pamir mer. occ., fl. Gunt, h= 2700 m, leg. A. Bundel ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 3.08.1966, Pamir merid. occ., fl. Schach-Dara, prope loc. Seidj, h= 3150 m, leg. A. Bundel ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 18.07.2011, East Pamir , Karakol lake, N39° 00.647’ E73° 33.579’, 3941 m, leg. S.K. Korb ( SKK) ; 1 ♂, 12.07.2013, East Pamir , Sarykolsky Mts., Dunkeldyk lake environs, N37° 45.636’ E74° 45.672’, 3889 m, leg. S.K. Korb ( SKK) ; 2 ♀, 19– 22.07.2013, Shakh- darinsky Mts. , 35–45 km N of Khorog, 2900–3800 m, leg. A. Nikolaev ( OPB, ZISP) . Uzbekistan. 1 ♂, 17.07.1952, Ferghana , Shakhimardan, h= 2550 m, leg. A. Bundel ( ZISP) .

Figures

FIGURES 1–21. Drasteria specimens. 1–3. D. cailino obscura (Staudinger, 1901), lectotype (1: upperside; 2: underside; 3: labels). 4–12. D. cailino baigakumensis (John, 1917), lectotype (4: upperside; 5: underside; 6: labels), Almaty vicinity, Kazakhstan (7), paralectotypes (8, 9), Tekes, Turkmenistan (10); Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (11); Padkhinov vill., Tajikistan (12). 13–17. D. sculpta sculpta (Püngeler, 1904), lectotype (13: upperside; 14: underside; 15: labels), Almaty, Kazakhstan (16), paralectotype (17). 18–21. D. sculpta pamira (John, 1921), Pakistan (18), lectotype (19: upperside; 20: underside; 21: labels).

FIGURES 305–312. Drasteria habitats. 305. Sary-Kaiky gorge, Dzhumgaltoo Mts., Kyrgyzstan. 306. Arashan environs near Bishkek, Kirghiz Mts., Kyrgyzstan. 307. Kok-Moynok environs, Terskey Ala-Too Mts., Kyrgyzstan. 308. Aksu environs, Terskey Ala-Too Mts., Kyrgyzstan. 309. Koro-Goo Pass, Moldo-Too Mts., Kyrgyzstan. 310. Alai valley, Kyrgyzstan. 311. Archaty environs, Alai Mts., Kyrgyzstan. 312. The same locality, light trapping. Photos: 305–309: S.K. Korb; 310–312: E. Komarov.

FIGURES 313–320. Drasteria habitats. 313. Kulyab environs, Tajikistan. 314. Pyandzh river near kishlak Padkhinov, Tajikistan. 315. Dunkeldyk lake, Tajikistan. 316. Vezdara river valley near Kishlak Vezd, Tajikistan. 317. Khaburobot Pass, Darvaz Mts., Tajikistan. 318. Shore of the Lake Karakul, Tajikistan. 319. Kalai-Khumb environs, Tajikistan. 320. Khorog, botanical garden environs, Tajikistan. Photos: S.K. Korb.