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Perixera
interpulsata Walker comb. n.
Anisodes interpulsata Walker,
1861, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 22: 642.
Anisodes penumbrata Warren,
sensu Holloway, 1976: 63.
Perixera
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Diagnosis. See Perixera sabulosa
Warren comb. n. There is also a resemblance to the next
species, but P. arenosaria Moore is more speckled on a paler ground, with
the medial fasciae more finely defined and irregularly zig-zag. There is more
intense grey clouding submarginally in arenosaria.
Taxonomic notes. The triangular uncus and bifid valve with coremata suggest a close
relationship with arenosaria, but arenosaria lacks coremata on the
fourth sternite: these are present in interpulsata.
Geographical range. N.E. Himalaya, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo.
Habitat preference. All Bornean records are from G. Kinabalu in the upper
montane zone (1600-1930m).
Biology. Bell (MS) reared a species in S. India he identified as interpulsata,
but vouchers have not been located to enable this to be checked. Confusion
with the next species, which occurs in Sri Lanka, is possible. The larva is
dull, light lilac-mauve, the setae arising from black dots, and with paler
longitudinal lines. T1 is yellow anteriorly, and A5 yellow in the spiracular
region. The segmental margins between A1 and A4 are conspicuously white. The
head is strongly suffused black. The pupa is pale green and pinkish white, of
typical cosymbiine shape and mode of suspension.
The host-plant was Polyalthia (Lauraceae).
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