Collinsa ancylosema Meyrick | The Pyralids of Borneo

Family: &nbsp; Thyrididae
Subfamily: &nbsp; Siculodinae
Tribe: &nbsp; Siculodini
Genus: &nbsp; Collinsa
Distribution: Kalimantan Selatan.
Habitat: Lowland.
Wing Length: 21mm

Taxonomy

Holotype; Kalimantan Selatan, Pulo Laut. The holotype of Siculodes ancylosema Meyrick, 1894:478 is from Kalimantan Selatan, Pulo Laut. It is in the NHM (Mi7362). Although it was once considered a junior subjective synonym of C. acutalis (Dalla Torre, 1914: 29; Gaede, 1932:760), Shaffer considered it a good species.

ms comb. n. to Collinsa (Shaffer, 1981 LepIndex).

Description

This species is a light reddish brown with an overall reticulate pattern in darker brown. The FW has complex fasciation with a broad median band and a small white c-shaped apical spot. The HW has an antemedian fascia which is narrower near the forward edge. See the very similar C. acutalis.

Collinsa ancylosema Meyrick specimen plate