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Pseudalcis cinerascens Warren

Pseudalcis cinerascens Warren, 1897, Novit. zool., 4: 97.

Diagnosis

See the previous species. Some paler specimens may resemble P. albataWarren, but are distinguished by male genitalic features: in albata the juxta bifurcations are longer, more tapering, acute; the interior setose lobe on the valve is more shallowly curved, the setae less dense.

Taxonomic notes

The Sumatran and Javan P. albata shares a number of unusual genitalic features with cinerascens as discussed in the generic description.

Geographical range

Borneo.

Habitat preference

The habitat and distribution resembles that of catoriata. Both species were originally described from Pulo Laut in S. Kalimantan.

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