Drasteria rada rada ( Boisduval, 1848 )

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 : 30-32

Drasteria rada rada ( Boisduval, 1848)

Butler, 1892: 323 [Helenendorf]; Kusnezov, 1908: 113 [Agespe, Kontu]; John, 1910: 603 [Kisil-Kum, Malye Barsuki, Uralsk]; Uvarov, 1910: 167 [Dzhilandy Mt.]; Culot, 1913: 184 [la Crimée et une partie de l’Asie]; Falkovitch, 1969: 465 (Kokshetau Mts. and Zharkol-Shoindykskoye plateau); Aibasov, 1974: 123 (Bolshie and Malye Barsuki); Nupponen, Fibiger, 2002: 135 [50°40–45’ N 54°26 –28’E, 170–230 m, Pokrovka village 20 km S, Schibendy valley]; Goater et al., 2003: 82 [South Russia. Turkey, Caucasus, Asia Minor, Turkestan to Central Asia]; Kazenas, Baizhanov, 2009: 123 [Korgalyzhsky Nature Reserve]; Gorbunov, 2011: 55 [south steppes and deserts of West Kazakhstan); pl. 8, fig. 1 (Kokesem]; Gorbunov et al., 2011: 76 [Ustyurt Nature reserve, Besokty dwell, 18 km E Senek, 43°20’ N, 53°36’ E; Northern slope of Ustyurt Nature reserve, 43°24’ N, 54°33’ E; Ustyurt Nature reserve, Kertaktay, 43°17’ N, 54°27’ E; Ustyurt Nature reserve, Kokesem dwell, 43° 10’ N, 54°53’ E; Ustyurt Nature reserve, Kendyrli-sor 15 km W of Kendyrli, 42°59’ N, 54°32’ E; Ustyurt Nature reserve, Kendyrli dwell, 42°57’ N, 54°41’ 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: 148 [Pavlodar region, Tuz lake, 51°17’58.24”N 78°37’57.06”E; Pavlodar region, Bayanaul Mts., Birzhankol lake, 50°49’9.97”N 75°20’52.44”E; Pavlodar region, Bayanaul Mts., Kurkeli natural landmark, 50°44’34.00”N 75°38’16.80”E; Pavlodar region, Bayanaul Mts., vic. of Kempirtas Mt., 50°51’24.65”N 75°34’37.21”E; Pavlodar region, Bayanaul Mts., vic. of Toraighyr lake, 50°51’54.01”N 75°40’21.29”E; Pavlodar region, Bayanaul Mts., Kirgichi natural landmark, 50°50’26.05”N 75°44’15.03”E; Pavlodar region, vic. of Karasor lake, 51°6’59.82”N 77°34’0.23”E; Pavlodar region, Zhartas natural landmark, 51°38’7.49”N 74°39’54.86”E].

Habitat ( Fig. 299 ). Steppes, deserts and semideserts, prefer sands. Elevation: 200– 800 m.

Distribution. Southern part of European Russia (Orenburg and Volgograd Prov.), Caucasus and Transcaucasus, North Kazakhstan; South Europe, East Turkey.

Material examined (in total: 87 specimens). Armenia. 2 ♂, Armenia , ex coll. Eversmann ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, Arme- nia, ex coll. N. Filipyev ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 12.05.1925, Armenia, pr. Eriwan, Ragakag , leg. A. Schelkovnikov ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 30.04– 1.05.1937, Erivan, valley, [leg. M. Ryabov] ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 1953, Armenia , [leg. A. Tsvetaev], ex coll. A. Bundel ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 12.05.1955, Astkhni , leg. A.K. Zagulyaev ( ZISP) ; 8 ♂, 4 ♀, 15.05– 20.06.1955, Ere- van, zoo, leg. A.K. Zagulyaev ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 19.05.1955, Kotayk. distr., Gekhard , leg. A.K. Zagulyaev ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 17– 18.06.1955, Artashatsky distr., Mkhchyan , leg. Arutyunan ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 16.05.1957, Megri on the river Araks , leg. A. Zagulyaev ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 15.07.1963, Daralagez, Ger-Ger , leg. E. Milyanovsky ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 28.05.1985, Daralagez, Arzni , leg. Degtyarin, ex coll. A.V. Nekrasov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 20.06.2002, Gegamsky range, Khosrov res., leg. M. Kalashian, ex coll. A.V. Nekrasov ( ZISP) . Azerbaijan. 2 ♂, 3 ♀, Helenendorf , ex coll. Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, Helenendorf , ex coll. Erschoff ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 1884, Helenendorf , leg. H. Christoph ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 5.05.1888, Ordubad, leg. H. Christoph, ex coll. Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, Ordubad, ex coll. Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich ; 1 ♀, 1922, Gandzha , leg.? I. Panin <illegible> ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 29.06.1926, Transcauc., Grünfeld , leg. I. Kozhantschikov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 24.06.1933, Paraga NW from Ordubad, leg. Znoiko ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 22.06.1936, Germachatakh , [leg. M. Ryabov] ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 05.1937, Karabakh , Barda, steppe, leg. A. Gerasimov ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 4 ♀, 11– 18.06.1937, Dzhubga , [leg. M. Ryabov] ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 3.07.1937, Arpa river , [leg. M. Ryabov] ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 8– 14.07.1982, Nakhichevan, Buzgov , leg. A. Danchenko, ex coll. A.V. Nekrasov ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 7.07.1984, Nakhichevan, Buzgov , 600 m, leg. Surakov ( HNHM) ; 1 ♂, 2 ♀, 3.06.1985, Buzgov , leg. L. Petrikevich ( ZISP) ; 4 ♂, 16.06.1987, Nakhichevan, Buzgov , 600 m, leg. Danilevsky ( HNHM) . Kazakhstan. 1 ♂, Uralsk ( ZMHU) ; 2 ♂, Kirgis [КиргиЗскаЯ степь], ex coll. Eversmann ( ZISP) ; 3 ♀, Uralsk , ex coll. O. John ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 26.05.1899, Turgayskaya Prov., Kousa-Kul , leg. Sushkin ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 8.05.1906, Malye Barsuki sands, Ag- esne, [leg. Abramov?] ( ZISP) ; 3 ♂, 22.07.1908, Turgaiskaya Prov., Malye Barsuki desert, near Kara-Chokat , leg. N.V. Androsov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 18.07.1916, Mugodzharskaya station , leg. A.N. Mordvilko ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 17.08.1930, Aral Karakum, Takyr-Kuduk dwell, leg. E. Luppova ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 20.07.1930, Malye Barsuki, Koilibai , leg. E. Luppova ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 21.08.1930, Aral Karakum, Kurgan-duz-Kuduk , leg. E. Luppova ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 9.05.1932, Aralsk , [collector unknown] ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 19.06.1958, Karaganda Prov., 40 km S Zhana-Arka, Koksengir Mt. , leg. A.K. Zagulyaev ( ZISP) ; 1 ♂, 18.08.1958, Kokshetau hills near Terisakkan river , leg. M.I. Falkovich ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 10.05– 12.08.1982, Barsakelmes island, Central Office of the Barsakelmes Nature Reserve , leg. D.D. Piryulin ( ZISP) ; 2 ♀, 8– 10.05.1997, Guriev district, Kulsary-Aktubinsk road, Iman-Kara mts , h= 150 m, leg. V. Sytchov, ex coll. A.V. Nakrasov ( ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 1– 2.05.2005, desert Malye Barsuki , sands 4 km SE vill. Shagar, leg. O. Novikov ( OPB) ; 1 ♀, Aktyubinsk Prov., Bozoe settl. vicinity, sands, 46 º 17’38,3” N 58 º 56’10,1” E, leg. T.A. Trofimova and D.F. Shovkun ( ZISP) ; 2 ♂, 4– 5.05.2017, Kyzylorda Prov. , 13 km N of Aiteke Bi, sands, leg. S.A. Knyazev ( CKO) ; 1 ♂, 12– 14.06.2018, Aidarly env., 43.993779 N, 79.483105 E, leg. A. Litovtsev ( SKK) .

Figures

FIGURES 297–304. Drasteria habitats. 297. 25 km N of Panfilov, Dzhungarian Alatau, Kazakhstan (one of the authors in the collecting trip 2010). 298. Ili river valley near Koktal bridge, Almaty Prov., Kazakhstan (Russian Entomological Society and Institute of Zoology of Kazakhstan collecting trip, 2010). 299. Sands near Dosang environs, Astrakhan Prov., Russia. 300. Saksaul forest near Bakanas, Almaty Prov., Kazakhstan. 301. Chulak gorge, foothills of Dzhungarian Alatau Mts. in the Altyn-Emel Nature Reserve, Kazakhstan. 302. Ili river shore near Singing Dunes, Altyn-Emel Nature Reserve, Kazakhstan. 303. Katutau mountains, Altyn-Emel Nature Reserve, Kazakhstan. 304. Koram environs, northern slopes of Transilian Alatau Mts., Kazakhstan. Photos: S.K. Korb.