Agathia laqueifera Prout

Agathia laqueifera Prout, 1912: 60.

Agathia laqueifera ab. vernifera Prout, 1932, Gross-Schmett. Erde 12: 72.

Diagnosis

Both sexes are extensively bright green, only lightly marked with brown.

Taxonomic Notes

Similarly green specimens from Sulawesi represent a distinct species with a more robust central process and a bilobed apical part to the valve costa (slide 12497).

Geographical Range

N.E. Himalaya, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Bali.

Habitat Preference

Specimens collected in recent surveys are all from lowland localities in Brunei, including swamp forest, heath forest and coastal and riverine localities.

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