Saliocleta armata Kiriakoff

Ceira armata Kiriakoff, 1974: 383.

Diagnosis

The rich brown reticulation of the forewing and more yellow tone to the hindwing distinguish the species from Bornean Saliocleta and Norraca.

Taxonomic Note

Schintlmeister (1991 [1992]) placed Norraca Moore, Oraura Kiriakoff and Norracana Kiriakoff as synonyms of Ceira Walker on grounds of shared features of facies and genitalia. Subsequently (S & P), he subordinated these to Saliocleta Walker, but Schintlmeister & Lourens (2010) have now revived Oraura; see also Oraura longipennis. Apart from the species listed, S. widagdoi Schintlmeister may prove to occur in Borneo, as it has now been recorded extensively in S.E. Asia from N. Burma and Hainan to Sundaland and Palawan (S & P). However, no records have been made so far (A. Schintlmeister, pers. comm.).

Geographical range

Sumatra, Borneo.

Habitat preference

Only one male has been taken, in hill dipterocarp forest at 300 m, Ulu Temburong, Brunei.

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