intrepida Prout comb. n.
Horisme intrepida Prout, 1932, J. Fed. Malay States Mus., 17:
Horisme intrepida Prout; Holloway, 1976: 66.
Diagnosis. (See Pseudocollix hyperythra Hampson)
. The build is more
robust than in other Collix, the facies paler, the forewing discal spot
relatively small and surrounded by a paler zone.
Taxonomic notes. This species belongs to a small group of five that has been assigned to Horisme
Hübner. They are more robust than typical Collix, particularly in
the genitalia, with the forewing discal spot relatively small as mentioned
above. However, the male abdomen has all the features mentioned in the generic
accounts. The male genitalia have the tegumen rather broad and the uncus long.
The valves have a ventral fringe of hairs. The aedeagus is robust, sometimes
with several cornuti. The female genitalia are also robust, the signum typical
of Collix but with more robust spines. In addition to the Bornean
species, the group contains four from New Guinea: C. angustipennis Warren
comb. n.; C. erythroides Prout comb. n.; C. hirtivena Warren
comb. n.; C. ustimacula Warren comb. n.
Geographical range. Borneo.
Habitat preference. On G. Kinabalu the species ranges from 1620m to
2600m, but is never common. A single specimen was taken at 1790m on G. Mulu. All
specimens are therefore from the upper montane zone.
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