Image of Tristeirometa curvistriga Warren ♂ (Java)
♂ (Java)
Image of Tristeirometa curvistriga Warren ♀

Tristeirometa curvistriga Warren comb. n.

Phthonoloba curvistriga Warren, 1894, Novit. zool., 1: 397.

Hypocometa curvistriga Warren; Holloway, 1976: 71.

Diagnosis

The distal border of the forewing postmedial is evenly curved rather than angled, otherwise females might be confused with those of T. bostryx and T. bathylima Prout. Males have the distal part of the hindwing invested with slightly greyer, raised scales. On the underside of both sexes the forewing antemedial fasciae are represented broadly but rather diffusely, but those of the rather dark hindwing are obscure compared with the other species.

Taxonomic Notes

Male material is needed to verify the occurrence of this species in Borneo, though the female specimen noted below matches well with one from Java.

Geographical Range

Peninsular Malaysia, Java, ?Borneo.

Habitat Preference

There is a single Bornean female from G. Penrisen, Sarawak.

Genitalia:

Related species:

Species (3)


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