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Nygmia
exitela
Collenette
comb. n.
Euproctis exitela Collenette, 1949, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (12), 1: 711.
Nygmia
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Diagnosis and taxonomic notes. In facies, Bornean material of this species resembles
peperites and funeralis, discussed above, and is best
distinguished by its male genitalia where the dorsal part of the valve is much
larger, rounded as in the next two species. Females have the ductus massively
and convolutely fluted, expanding towards a broad ostium. Posterior to the
ostium is a distinctive sclerite in the form of a double pocket. The signum is
absent or a weakly sclerotised pucker. Typical Javan material and that from
Sumatra has the forewing pale yellow, only very lightly irrorated with darker
scales.
Geographical range. Java, Sumatra, Borneo.
Habitat preference. The single Bornean male is from lowland forest at
300m in the Ulu Temburong, Brunei. Single females have been taken at about 60m
at Labi in Brunei and at 1050m in cultivation at
Kundasan on the slopes of G. Kinabalu.
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