FAMILY LIMACODIDAE
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Saccurosa calcicola sp. n.


Saccurosa calcicola (holotype)




 
10-11mm. The species is as in the generic description. It is somewhat like a large brown Flavinarosa holoxanthia but can be distinguished by the subtornal brown bar and the medial white spots as well as the genitalic characters.

Holotype SARAWAK: Gunong Mulu Nat. Park, R.G.S. Exped. 1977-8 (J.D. Holloway et al.) Site 25, April, G. Api, 900m, 427550, lower montane forest, BM limacodid slide 390.

Paratypes. 4 as holotype.

Geographical range. Borneo.

Habitat preference. The species is only known from lower montane forest on limestone.

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