SUBFAMILY EPIPLEMINAE
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Chaetoceras labecula Swinhoe comb. n.
   
Epiplema labecula Swinhoe, 1902, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond., 1902: 595.


Chaetoceras labecula


Diagnosis.
The shape of the wings, especially the excavated hindwing dorsum, and the general pattern are diagnostic. See description of Chaetoceras poi sp. n..

Taxonomic notes. The structure of the male genitalia indicates placement in Chaetoceras.

Geographical range. Borneo.

Habitat preference. The holotype and only known specimen is from the low-lying island of Pulo Laut.

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