Image of Quadricalcarifera palladina Schaus ♂
Image of Quadricalcarifera palladina Schaus ♀

Quadricalcarifera palladina Schaus

Stauropus palladina Schaus, 1928, Proc. U.S. natn. Mus 73: 76.

Quadricalcarifera viridimargo Kiriakoff, 1967: 48; 1968: 123, syn. n.

Diagnosis

See Quadricalcarifera malayana Nakamura stat. n.

Geographical Range

Philippines, Borneo, Sumatra (Bender & Dierl 1977: 124).

Taxonomic note

The facies and male genitalia of the types of palladina and viridimargo are almost identical. They are therefore brought into synonymy.

Habitat Preference

The species has been taken infrequently in various lowland forest types in Brunei; one female was taken at 1618 m on Bukit Retak.

Genitalia:

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Species (7)


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