Toxoproctis cheela Swinhoe comb. n.

Euproctis cheela Swinhoe, 1903, Trans. ent. Soc. London, 1903: 412.

Diagnosis

This is, genitalically, a member of the munda group, but has facies similar to that of cosmia Swinhoe and allies (See Toxoproctis cosmia Collenette comb.n), with the forewing having the basal grey and distal yellow areas more equal.

Geographical range

Singapore, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo.

Habitat preference

All Bornean material seen is from Brunei, mostly from dry heath forest at Telisai (15m)but also from the coast at Seria, from lowland forest at 300m in the Ulu Temburong and from montane forest at 1670m on Bukit Pagon.

Genitalia: