Nudaria albipunctella Hampson comb. n.

Palaeopsis albipunctella Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.), 1: 805.

Palaeopsis sialinella van Eecke, 1926, Zool. Meded. Leiden, 9: 274, **syn. n.

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Diagnosis

The wings are slightly diaphanous, the forewings dull, pale pink with irregular whitish fasciation and a longitudinal white subcostal streak. The hindwings are white.

See also the generic description.

Taxonomic Notes

See the generic description for the dubious status of this species in Nudaria.

Geographical range

Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia.

Habitat preference

The type locality is Kuching, and three further specimens have been taken nearby at Semongok.

Two have been taken at about 600m at Poring in Sabah.

Biology

There is a specimen from Peninsular Malaysia labelled ‘Host 8151 lac insect’.

Genitalia: