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Dysphania
glaucescens Walker
Euschema glaucescens Walker,
1861, J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Zool). 6: 93.
Euschema regalis Butler, 1880, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5), 6:119.
Dysphania glaucescens tsukadai Yazaki,
1989: 8.
Diagnosis. See Dysphania transducta Walker.
Geographical range. Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo; Palawan (ssp. tsukadai).
Yazaki (1989) also includes the Nias I. taxon ares Weymer, with electra
Weymer as synonym, as a subspecies of glaucescens on the grounds of
genitalic similarity.
Habitat preference. The only specimen taken recently came to light at
night in alluvial forest in the G. Mulu area. A specimen labelled as from Mt
Marapok is illustrated.
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