Eutelia instructa Walker

Eutelia instructa Walker, [1863] 1864, J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) 7: 68

The holotype (OUMNH: 1426) was purportedly taken by A.R. Wallace, probably in the lowlands, but the species has not been recorded from Borneo since then. Indeed, apart from the holotype, all other material seen is from N.W. India and Pakistan. Wallace material from Sarawak can be identified by a small round label with ‘SAR’ handwritten on it either by Wallace or Charles Allen, his assistant; the holotype of instructa lacks this type of label. Kobes (2008) does not record instructa from Sumatra. The species is a true Eutelia.

Taxonomic Note

*Eutelia *instructa Walker was originally described from Borneo (Walker, [1863] 1864, J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) 7: 68) but omitted in error from Part 14. The holotype (OUMNH: 1426) was purportedly taken by A.R. Wallace, probably in the lowlands, but the species has not been recorded from Borneo since then. Indeed, apart from the holotype, all other material seen is from N.W. India and Pakistan. Wallace material from Sarawak can be identified by a small round label with ‘SAR’ handwritten on it either by Wallace or Charles Allen, his assistant; the holotype of instructa lacks this type of label. Kobes (2008) does not record instructa from Sumatra. The species is a true Eutelia, as discussed in Part 14, and is illustrated in Plate 7. See also Part 7, p. 430 for another instance where a Bornean specimen purportedly collected by Wallace appears disjunct from all other records.