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Ziridava kanshireiensis Prout
   
Ziridava xylinaria kanshireiensis Prout, 1958, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), 6: 456.
   
Ziridava kanshireiensis Prout; Holloway, 1982: 248.


Ziridava kanshireiensis


Diagnosis. See Ziridava xylinaria Walker.

Taxonomic notes. This species, Z. baliensis Prout (Bali, Flores), Z. khasiensis Prout (N.E. Himalaya) and Z. rubridisca Hampson (S. India, Sri Lanka) were recognised as distinct from xylinaria by Holloway (1982).

Geographical range. Taiwan, Philippines, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia.

Habitat preference. Only two Bornean specimens have been seen. One is from lower montane forest (1000m) on G. Mulu, and the other is from stunted forest at 1200m on Bukit Monkobo, Sabah.

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