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Xenochroa
xanthia
Hampson comb. n.
Carea xanthia Hampson, 1902, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc., 14: 213.
Pseudelydna xanthia ab.
xanthiana
Strand, 1917, Arch. Naturgesch., 82 (A1): 90.
Pseudelydna
xanthiana
Gaede, 1937, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 11: 426.
Pseudelydna xanthia Hampson; Kobes, 1997: 145.
Diagnosis. This bright yellow species cannot be confused with any other.
Taxonomic note. This species is misplaced in Aiteta, to which
Pseudelydna is sunk on p. 99. Kobes (1997) associated the species with
Xenochroa but not in formal combination. The structure of the male and
female abdomens supports such a placement, though the tymbal organs are not as
complex.
Geographical range. N.E. Himalaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, Palawan (ZMUC).
Habitat preference. The moth is found in lowland forest but is uncommon.
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