Paracymoriza immanis Hampson | The Pyralids of Borneo

Family: &nbsp; Crambidae
Subfamily: &nbsp; Acentropinae
Genus: &nbsp; Paracymoriza
Distribution: Sabah.
Habitat: Lowland, cultivated area &lt;460m.
Wing Length: 16mm

Taxonomy

The holotype of Parthenodes immanis Hampson, 1906: 470 is from North Borneo (Kina Balu [Kota Kinabalu]).

comb. n. to Paracymoriza Warren, 1890 (Speidel & May, 1999: 134).

Description

A dowdy brown large sp. with indistinct transverse white markings on all wings. See P. fulginosa Speidel 2003, T.L. Philippines (Negros, Patag N.R.) which is superficially similar.

Paracymoriza immanis Hampson specimen plate

References

Hampson, G. F., (1906) Descriptions of new Pyralidae of the subfamilies Hydrocampinae and Scoparianae. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (7) 18: 373-393, 455-472.
Speidel, W. (2003): New species of aquatic moths from the Philippines (Lepidoptera, Crambidae). Insecta Koreana, 20: 7-49.
Speidel, W. & Mey, W. (1999b) Catalogue of the oriental Acentropinae (Crambidae, Pyralidae). Tijdschr. v. Entomol.: 125-142, figs. 1-3.