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Epipristis
truncataria Walker
Acidalia truncataria Walker,
1861, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 23: 774.
Diagnosis. This and the next species are a similar pale dull green with greyish
clouding in the marginal third of the wing. E. truncataria is a much
smaller species with a diagnostic antemedial fascia at the base of the hindwing.
Geographical range. Borneo, Sumatra, Singapore (H.N. Ridley material).
Habitat preference. The two specimens taken during recent surveys were
both from secondary scrub at Lamunin, Brunei. Older material seen is also from
lowland localities.
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