THE AGANAINAE (HYPSIDAE)
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Neochera privata Walker sp. rev.
   
Neochera privata
Walker, 1862, J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Zool). 6:100.
   
Neochera cinerascens Moore, 1877, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond., 1877: 598.
   
Neochera tenuimargo Rothschild, 1896, Novit. zool., 3:106.


Neochera privata


Diagnosis.
See Neochera inops Walker.

Taxonomic notes. Genitalia differences mentioned in the diagnosis of inops indicate that privata is a is distinct species.

Geographical range. Andamans, Sundaland, Nias, Lesser Sundas to Timor.

Habitat preference. A single specimen from Pulo Laut is the only Bornean record. The general distribution suggests this is a species that prefers tropical habitats with a definite dry season.

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