Image of Eumelea rubrifusa Warren ♂
Image of Eumelea rubrifusa Warren ♀

Eumelea rubrifusa Warren

Eumelea rubrifusa Warren, 1896, Novit. zool., 3: 358 *.

Eumelea rubrifusa multiplagiata Prout, 1921, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 12: 31.

Diagnosis

See Eumelea ludovicata Guenée.

Taxonomic Notes

The unique holotype of E. lipara West (Luzon) has male genitalia as in rubrifusa. It could represent a uniform brown race or aberration of rubrifusa. A similar bifid uncus is seen in E. isozyges Prout (Mindoro) but this has strong, narrow socii and longer slightly expanding arms to the cross.

Geographical range

Borneo, Philippines; Sulawesi (ssp. multiplagiata Prout).

Habitat preference

All material is from montane localities, Bukit Retak and Bukit Pagon in Brunei, and G. Kinabalu.

The Brunei specimens are from 1618-1680m, in upper montane forest.

Those from Kinabalu lack altitude data.

Genitalia:

Related species:

Species (9)


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