Neochera
privata
Walker
sp. rev.
Neochera privata Walker, 1862, J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Zool). 6:100.
Neochera cinerascens Moore,
1877, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond., 1877: 598.
Neochera tenuimargo Rothschild,
1896, Novit. zool., 3:106.
Diagnosis. See Neochera inops Walker.
Taxonomic notes. Genitalia differences mentioned in the
diagnosis of inops indicate that privata is a is distinct species.
Geographical range. Andamans,
Sundaland, Nias, Lesser Sundas to Timor.
Habitat preference. A single specimen from Pulo Laut is the only Bornean
record. The general distribution suggests this is a species that prefers
tropical habitats with a definite dry season.
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