Placosaris sp. 1

Taxonomy

Placosaris sp. 1. An un-named male specimen in the Schulz Coll. from Sabah (PHS).

Description

A predominantly brown sp. with paler grey brown unmarked HW. The FW has a partial serate postmedial line running from the posterior margin towards the FW apex and a lunate orbicular dot. This may be a poorly marked var. of Placosaris bornealis Munroe & Muutura 1970. Placosaris perakalis Munroe & Mutuura 1970 (Non-Bornean) can be distinguished by its having a HW with an intermittent post median line mainly visible as darker spots on the anterior veins.

References

• Munroe, E. & Muutura, A. (1970) Can. ent., 102, (12): 1489 -1507, figs, 7,8,19,24.
• Schulze, C.H. (2000) Auswirkungen anthropogener Störungen auf die Diversität von Herbivoren. (Analys von Nachtfalterzönosen entlang von Habitatgradienten in Ost-Malaysia). Unpubl. PhD Thesis, University of Bayreuth, Germany: 350 pp.