Image of Luxiaria hyalodela Prout ♂
Image of Luxiaria hyalodela Prout ♀

Luxiaria hyalodela Prout

Luxiaria hyalodela Prout, 1928, Bull. Hill Mus. Witley, 2: 61.

Luxiaria modesta Prout, 1928, Ibid., 2: 250, syn. n.

Luxiaria hyalodela Prout; Holloway, 1976: 78.

Diagnosis

See L. subrasata above. The ventral arm of the valve in the male genitalia has no distinct subapical flange: this is fused with the broad basal section to render the arm almost rectangular.

Taxonomic Notes

The genitalia of L. modesta indicate conspecificity with hyalodela.

Geographical Range

Sundaland, Sulawesi.

Habitat Preference

The altitude range is from 1000m to 2600m but with the greatest abundance encountered in the upper montane zone.

Genitalia:

Related species:

Species (11)


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