TRIBE BOARMIINI
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 Alcis maculata Moore
   
Arichanna maculata Moore, 1867, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond., 1867: 658.
   
Arichanna plagiogranna Hampson, 1902, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 14: 509.
   
Icterodes taiwanica Bastelberger, 1909, Ent. Zeitschrift, 22: 33.
   
Arichanna maculata negans Prout, 1932, J. fed. Malay States Mus., 17: 109.
   
Arichanna prodictyota Wehrli, 1934, Int. Ent. Zeitschrift, 27: 509.
   
Arichanna maculata negans Prout; Holloway, 1976: 84.
   
Alcis maculata Moore; Inoue, 1987, Bull. Fac. dom. Sci. Otsuma Women's Univ., 23: 264.


 Alcis maculata


Diagnosis.
The reticulate markings of dark brown on creamish white render this species unmistakable.

Geographical range. Himalaya and Tibet to Taiwan, Thailand, Sumatra, Borneo.

Habitat preference. Most records are from G. Kinabalu where the species is infrequent from 1500 to 2110m. Two males have been taken at 1670m on Bukit Pagon, Brunei.

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