Aetholix borneensis Hampson | The Pyralids of Borneo

Family: &nbsp; Crambidae
Subfamily: &nbsp; Spilomelinae
Tribe: &nbsp; Agroterini
Genus: &nbsp; Aetholix
Distribution: Sarawak.
Habitat: Lowland to upland tropical rainforest.
Wing Length: 7.5mm

Taxonomy

The holotype of Aetholix borneensis Hampson, 1912: 246, from Sarawak (Banting) is in the BMNH.

Description

An uncommon species that is mainly a dark purple brown and lacks the bright yellow and orange wing bases of A. flavibasalis (Guenée, 1854) and similar spp.

Aetholix borneensis Hampson specimen plate

References

Guenée, A. (1854) Deltoïdes et pyralites. In Boisduval, J.A. & Guenée, A., Hist. nat. des Insectes (Spec. gén. Lépid.) Vol. 8, 448pp. + 10 pls., Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris.
Hampson, G.F. (1912c) XX Descriptions of new species of Pyralidae of the subfamily Pyraustinae, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Vol 9, Ser. 8, (50): 242-268.