Hybridoneura abnormis Warren

Hybridoneura abnormis Warren, 1898, Novit. zool., 5: 25.

Neoscelis metachlora Hampson, 1907, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc., 18: 48, syn. n.

Hybridoneura metachlora lativitra Prout, 1958, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), 6: 447, syn. n.

Hybridoneura metachlora Hampson; Holloway, 1976: 70.

Diagnosis

The subtornal ‘white lips’ marking on the male forewing is diagnostic as are the rather triangular, brown and dull ochre banded hindwings. The female has hindwings normal-shaped but similarly coloured. The forewing is characterised by the straight medial division between a dark brown basal part and a paler zone distally before the evenly curved submarginals.

Taxonomic Notes

No differences could be found between the genitalia of abnormis and Sri Lankan or Sundanian material attributable to metachlora. The taxa are therefore brought into synonymy.

Geographical Range

Sri Lanka, N.E. Himalaya, Sundaland, Sulawesi.

Habitat Preference

The species has a wide altitudinal range but is uncommon. It has been taken in mixed dipterocarp forest at 150m on G. Mulu, in lower montane forest at 980m on the limestone G. Api, and between 1620m and 1930m on G. Kinabalu.

Genitalia: