Peniculimius marginata Gaskin, [1975]; PED 5

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  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 NHM. Comb. n. to Peniculimius (Schouten, 1994).

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  Description

  
  

  Wing length: 5.5mm. 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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  Distribution & Habitat

  
  

  Sumatra, Sarawak. Submontane; <1220m.

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  Life History & Pest Status

  
  

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  Similar spp.

  
  

  Peniculimius spp. are best separated by the genitalia.

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  Unrelated Look-alikes

  
  

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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.
  Gaskin, D.E. (1985) Morphology and reclassification of the Australasian, Melanesian and Polynesian Glaucocharis Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Crambinae: Diptychophorini) Aust. J. Zool. Suppl. Monogr. 115: 1-75.
  Schouten, R.T.A. (1994) Storkia, 3: 23.

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  Genitalia

  
  

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  3D Imaging

  
  

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  Spare

  
  

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