Image of Neochera privata Walker ♂

Neochera privata Walker sp. rev.

Neochera privata Walker, 1862, J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Zool.). 6:100.

Neochera cinerascens Moore, 1877, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond., 1877: 598.

Neochera tenuimargo Rothschild, 1896, Novit. zool., 3:106.

Diagnosis

See Neochera inops Walker .

Taxonomic Notes

Genitalia differences mentioned in the diagnosis of inops indicate that privata is a is distinct species.

Geographical Range

Andamans, Sundaland, Nias, Lesser Sundas to Timor.

Habitat Preference

A single specimen from Pulo Laut is the only Bornean record. The general distribution suggests this is a species that prefers tropical habitats with a definite dry season.

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Species (3)


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