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Tristeirometa mesogrammata Walker comb. n.  
   
Eupithecia mesogrammata Walker, 1863, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus.,
   
26:1709.
   
Hypocometa mesogrammata Walker; Holloway, 1976: 71.


Tristeirometa mesogrammata


Diagnosis.
This is the smallest species in the genus. The fasciation of the forewing is clearly defined, black and of more even intensity throughout the wing.

Geographical range. Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Seram.

Habitat preference. This would appear to be a rare lowland species, the only recent specimen being taken at Semengok near Kuching.

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