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Amata apicelisa sp. n.
Amata apicelisa  (paratype) |
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14mm,  16mm.The species resembles A. wallacei paucicincta but is
distinguished by white apices to the forewings. The white spots on the wings are
larger than in stellaris Snellen; stellaris has narrower, white
rings to the abdomen. In the male genitalia the aedeagus vesica has a broad
lateral lobe as in wallacei but with the spines somewhat more robust and
of more even length. The valves are more tapering than in wallacei or stellaris;
the latter has a similar aedeagus vesica but with slender cornuti on the
lateral lobe and far fewer spines on the main tube of the vesica.
Holotype
Bidi, SARAWAK, 1907-1908 (C.J.
Brooks), BM arctiid slide 4266.
Paratype.1 as
holotype.
Geographical range. Borneo.
Habitat preference. The type locality is in the lowlands.
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