Drasteria mongoliensis Wiltschire, 1969

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 : 73-74

Drasteria mongoliensis Wiltschire, 1969

( Map 27 ) ( Figs. 202–207 (imago); 264, 265 (male genitalia); 295 (female genitalia))

Wiltschire, 1969: 113; pl. 2, figs. 8, 9 ( Drasteria mongoliensis ). Type locality: “ Mongolia: Central Aimak, SW of Somon Bajanzogt, 1600 m ” (by holotype data).

Type material. Holotype male ( Figs. 202, 203 ), labelled: “Nr. 521 | 11.VI.1966 ” (white paper, printed), “ MONGOLIA, Central aimak | SO von Somon Bajanzogt | 1600 m | Exp.Dr.Z.KASZAB, 1966” (white paper, printed), “HOLO-TYPE ♂ | DRAS- TERIA | mongoliensis | Wiltschire” (red paper, handwritten), “Abgebildet | Wiltschire | Reichenbachia | f. 8” (white paper, handwritten with imprinted ‘ Abgebildet’) ( HNHM).

Poole, 1989: 329; Bálint, Benedek, 2009: 7 [ Mongolia, Bulgan aimag, 22 km w of Rhaasant, Mongol els, N47°20.23’, E103°40.040’, 1,244 m]

Habitat. Dry steppes and meadows.

Distribution. Only known from Central Mongolia.

Material examined (in total: 9 specimens). Mongolia. 1 ♀, 1965, Suchebaator aimak, Ongon elis, 10 km S von Somon Chongor, 900 m, Exp. Dr. Z. Kaszab (paratype) ( HNHM) ; 1 ♂, 1966, Central Aimak , SW of Somon Bajanzogt, 1600 m, Exp. Dr. Z. Kaszab (holotype) ( HNHM) ; 1 ♀, 9.06.1980, Mongolia , Ulanbátor, 1300 m, leg. A. Morysek ( HNHM) ; 1 ♂, 22.07.1987, Bulgan aimak, 64 km W of Erdenecant , 1260 m, 104º5´E 47º5´N, leg. L. Peregovits, M. Hreblay and T. Stéger ( HNHM) ; 1 ♀, 23– 24.05.1990, same data, leg. Gy. Fabian, M. Hreblay, L. Peregovits and G. Ronkay ( HNHM) ; 1 ♂, 8.06.1997, Övörhangai aimag, Mts Oshguk , 2200 m, 45º29´68´´N, 101º42´94´´E, leg. L. Lȍkös and L. Peregovits ( HNHM) ; 1 ♀, 11.06.1997, Övörhangai aimag, Mts Hangai , Harho- rin, 1900 m, 47º7´20´´N, 102º53´01´´E, leg. L. Lôkös and L. Peregovits ( HNHM) ; 2 ♂, 12.06.1997, Bulgan aimak, 63 km W of Erdenecant , 1500 m, 47º20´35´´N, 103º39´96´´E, leg. L. Lȍkös and L. Peregovits ( HNHM) .

Figures

MAP 27. Distribution map of Drasteria mongoliensis Wiltschire, 1969.

FIGURES 187–207. Drasteria specimens. 187–189. D. flexuosa caspica (Staudinger, 1901), lectotype (187: upperside; 188: underside; 189: labels). 190–192. D. flexuosa (Ménétriés, 1847), Topar, Kazakhstan (190), Koktal bridge, Kazakhstan (191), Aksuat, Kazakhstan (192). 193–198. D. sinuosa (Staudinger, 1884), lectotype (193: upperside; 194: underside; 195: labels), Jussufabad, Iran (196–198). 199–201. Drasteria yerburyi (Butler, 1892), lectotype of albofasciata John, 1917 (199: upperside; 200: underside; 201: labels). 202–207. D. mongoliensis Wiltshire, 1969, holotype (202: upperside; 203: labels), paratype (204), Bulagan Aimak, Mongolia (205–207).