Calichodes subrugata Walker comb. n.

Tephrosia subrugata Walker, 1862, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 26: 1541.

Calichodes foveata Warren, 1897, Novit. zool. 4: 246.

Diastictis microdoxa Meyrick, 1897, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond ., 1897: 75.

Sysstema farinosa Warren, 1899, Ibid., 6: 353, syn. n.

Diagnosis

The bidentate postmedials distinguish the species from similar small grey ennomines such as Alcis pammicra Prout.

Taxonomic Notes

The male genitalia in New Guinea material (ssp. farinosa stat. n. ) have the valve narrower apically from the spined flange.

Geographical Range

Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo; New Guinea.

Habitat Preference

The species is infrequent in lowland rainforest, including records from heath forest.

Genitalia: