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Arctornis cretosanaptha sp.
n.
Arctornis cretosanaptha  (paratype) |
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16-17mm. The facies is as in keranganaphtha and
mulunaphtha. The genitalia lack even a short harpe. The valves taper
slightly to a rather rounded apex that has basally-directed robust setae around
its dorsal margin.
Holotype . SARAWAK: Gunung Mulu Nat.
Park, R.G.S. Exped. 1977-8 (J.D. Holloway et al.) Site 23, April, W.
Melinau Gorge, 250m, 430558, FEG 4, limestone forest, BM lymantriid slide 1576.
Paratypes:
1 (slide
1575) as holotype; 1 (slide 1588) as holotype but Site 24, 270m.
Geographical
range. Borneo.
Habitat
preference. All
material is from dipterocarp forest on the lower slopes of the limestone G. Api.
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