Psilalcis subfasciata Warren comb. n.

Gasterocome subfasciata Warren, 1879, Novit. zool. 6: 351.

Ectropis discolor Swinhoe, 1909, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist . (8), 3: 93.

Diagnosis

This species is a more ochreous brown than its congeners.

Taxonomic Notes

This and the next species share possession of a pair of slightly corematous patches of hairlike setae on the basal sternite (1+2) of the male abdomen, just posterior to the tympanic cavi.

Geographical Range

Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo.

Habitat Preference

During the Mulu survey a few specimens were taken on the transect of G. Mulu: one at 150m and one at 500m in hill dipterocarp forest; three at 1000m in lower montane forest. Several have also been taken at 100m on G. Santubong, Sarawak.

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