Image of Lyclene pseudobunda Holloway ♂

Lyclene pseudobunda Holloway sp. n.

♂♂, ♀♀ 8-9mm. The facies is as in pudibunda, but the hindwing lacks a medial band. The male genitalia have only three cornuti (two opposite one) in the vesica rather than a row of five or more opposite a single one; the valve lacks a central angle to the sacculus but has a complex round flap in the centre just dorsal to the sacculus. In the female the ductus is longer, with a deep cleft in the ostium.

Holotype ♂

SARAWAK: Gunong Mulu Nat. Park, R.G.S. Exped. 1977-8 (J.D. Holloway et al.), Site 11, February, Camp 1, Mulu, 150m. 385470, mixed dipt. for. by river, BM arctiid slide 5348.

Paratypes

  • (dissected specimens only listed): 1 ♀ (slide 5316) as holotype but Site 8
  • l ♂ (slide 4771) as holotype but Site 16, March, Long Pala (Base), 70m 324450, alluv./secondary for.
  • 1 ♀ (slide 5349) BRUNEI: U. Temburong, 1° forest, 300m, iv.1981 (*I.Gauld).

Geographical range

Borneo.

Habitat preference

The species is infrequent in lowland forest of various types: hill dipterocarp, heath and alluvial.*

Genitalia:

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Species (30)


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