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“Nola”
wilsonae
sp. n.
6-7mm, 
8mm. The male antennae are fasciculate, but the forewing facies is somewhat
similar to that of sijthoffi in the presence of a black medial triangle
on the costa amid a greyish white ground colour. However, the triangle is about
twice as large, and the rest of the wing lacks further black markings but has a
series of irregular, sinuous, transverse pale grey fasciae, those extending
posterior to the apex of the triangle tinged rich brown. The hindwings are a
darker grey than the forewing. The male genitalia are atypical of Nola
but not referable to Manoba, having a strong uncus with scaphial lobes,
but with the eighth tergite only having apodemes, these being short, rounded,
well separated. The valves are unusually shaped, constricted subapically to
produce a cucullus. The harpe represents a strong extension of the sclerotised
dorsal margin of the sacculus, with its apex reaching the base of the cucullus
beyond a small angle on the ventral margin just basal to the constriction. The
saccus is strong. The aedeagus has a small globular vesica without
ornamentation.
Holotype
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SARAWAK: Gunong Mulu Nat. Park, R.G.S. Exped. 1977-8 (J.D.Holloway et al.),
Site 22, April, W. Melinau Gorge, 150m. 421578, wet kerangas, BM noctuid slide
17544.
Paratypes:
1
BRUNEI: 60m, Lamunin, Sg. Burong water tanks, disturbed lowland forest,
17.ix-30.ix.1992 (G.S. Robinson); 1
BRUNEI: 15m, Telisai, sandy heath forest and Gymnostoma 13.12.1979 (R.
Fairclough); 1
MALAYSIA: Sabah, Tawau Hill, 300m along Sungei Tawan near trail to Air Panas
river bed in primary / riverine forest, at
light, 28.iii.2001 (J.P. & M.J. Duffels) (in Zoological Museum,
University of Amsterdam).
Geographical range. Borneo.
Habitat preference. All specimens are from lowland forest, and two are from
heath forest.
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