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discata Warren stat. rev.
Pseudasthena discata Warren,
1898, Novit. zool., 5: 22.
Diagnosis.
In facies
this species resembles more subgenus Psilocambogia than its closest
relatives. However, the antennae are bipectinate, the black discal marks strong
and there is usually a darker reddish marginal zone on the hindwing dorsal to
the marginal angle. Females may have broader zones of red on the forewing.
Taxonomic
notes. The
species is brought out of synonymy with the mainland Oriental E. lunulosa Moore.
The valves of the male genitalia are considerably larger, triangular rather than
rounded: the aedeagus is more slender. In the female, the spines of the signum
are of two distinct lengths rather than all the same length. The two species
occur together in Singapore, though the specimen of discata is H.N.
Ridley material.
Geographical
range. Borneo,
Singapore, Bali.
Habitat
preference. Most
material seen is from lowland localities, some with extensive disturbance and
secondary forest. One specimen was taken in stunted hill forest at 900m on Bukit
Monkobo, Sabah.
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