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Synegia eumeleata Walker 

Anisodes eumeleata Walker, 1861, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br.Mus., 22: 649.

Synegia secunda Swinhoe, 1909, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist . (8), 3: 91.

Synegia tertia West, 1929 , Novit. zool., 35 : 109.

Diagnosis

The fasciation, particularly the almost straight submarginal band of the hindwing, is distinctive.

Taxonomic Notes

This and the next species have weakly bipectinate male antennae and an unusual, almost serrate margin to the valve in the male genitalia.

Geographical Range

N.E. Himalaya, Taiwan, Indochina, Borneo, Sumatra, Philippines, Sulawesi, S. Moluccas, New Guinea.

Habitat Preference

Most records were from wet heath forest (kerangas) during the Mulu survey, but a few were taken in lower montane forest and in lowland limestone forest.

Genitalia:

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Species (12)


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