Peniculimius marginata Gaskin
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Crambinae
- Tribe: Diptychophorini
- Genus: Peniculimius
- Distribution: Sumatra, Sarawak.
- Habitat: Submontane; <1220m.
- Wing Length: 5,5mm
Taxonomy
The holotype of Pareromene marginata (Gaskin, 1975 : 201, figs. 13, 31.) is from Sarawak (Mt. Dulit). Comb. n. to Metaeuchromius (Gaskin, 1985: 20). A paratype is in the BMNH. Comb. n. to Peniculimius (Schouten, 1994).
Description
This sp. is very similar to Peniculimius crassus, P. api, &P fructus which only differ slightly in the shape of the fasciae and in the texturing (scale distribution) in the brownish areas. They are all best separated by the genitalia.
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References
- Gaskin, D.E. (1975a) The genus Pareromene (Diptychophorini: Crambinae: Pyralidae: Lepidoptera) from Malaysia, Indonesia and New Guinea. J. Ent. (Series B) London 43 (2): 185-208.
