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Sauris
mesilauensis Holloway
Sauris mesilauensis Holloway,
1976: 73.
Sauris
mesilauensis 
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Sauris
mesilauensis
(holotype) |
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Diagnosis and taxonomic notes. This species was originally described from a single
female but recent surveys have yielded three males that match it closely in
forewing facies, albeit with heavier brown fasciation subbasally, medially and
in the marginal zone. It is similar to S. denigrata Warren but the
marginal zone of the forewing is more heavily shaded brown in both sexes, though
this shading weakens in the zone posterior to the anal vein. The male hindwing
has a broad, rather rounded lobe to the distal margin, and is diagnostically
darker over the dorsal half.
Geographical range. Borneo, Sulawesi (Univ. Mus. Amsterdam).
Habitat preference. The holotype is from 1500m on G. Kinabalu. The males
are from 1500m on G. Api, 1790m on G. Mulu and 1670m on Bukit Pagon, mostly in
upper montane forest.
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