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Problepsis plenorbis Prout
   
Problepsis plenorbis Prout, 1917, Novit. zool., 24: 309.
   
Problepsis plenorbis Prout; Holloway, 1976: 64.


Problepsis plenorbis


Diagnosis. The largest Bornean species, plenorbis has a very large forewing ocellus and a diagnostically dark brown abdomen.

Geographical range. Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo.

Habitat preference. The species is most frequent in lowland forest, but singletons have been taken at 1200m on G. Kinabalu and at 1780m on G. Mulu.

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