FAMILY LIMACODIDAE
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Praesetora kinabalua Holloway comb. n.
   
Thosea kinabalua
Holloway, 1976: 91.


Praesetora kinabalua (paratype)


Diagnosis.
See Praesetora albitermina Hering stat. n.

Taxonomic notes. The species is close to P. divergens in the structure of its genitalia, especially the furca, but divergens has facies more as in albitermina.

Geographical range. Borneo.

Local distribution. This is the only really common, truly montane Bornean limacodid. On Kinabalu it was recorded from 1200m to 2600m, being most common at 1500-1600m. On G. Mulu it was frequent at about 1700m in upper montane forest.

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