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Psilochira Toxopeus, 1948
Psilochira Toxopeus, 1948; Treubia 19: 447, TS: Lymantria lineata Walker
Imaida Toxopeus, 1948; Treubia 19: 448, TS: Imaida sinuata Toxopeus
= ; [NHM]
Psilochira (Lymantriini) ; [MOB5, 23]

Psilochira lineata (Walker, 1855)
NE.India, Malaysia, Sumatra. See [About maps] Lymantria lineata Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 4: 874 (key), 875, TL: Silhet
Orgyia lineata ; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (64): 408
Psilochira lineata ; [MOB5: 24, f. 35, pl. 12]; [NHM]
P. l. nycthemera Toxopeus, 1948
Java Psilochira lineata nycthemera Toxopeus, 1948; Treubia 19: 447, TL: W.Java
= Psilochira lineata ; [NHM]
Psilochira lineata nycthemera ; [MOB5, 24]
P. l. sinuata Toxopeus, 1948
Borneo Imaida sinuata Toxopeus, 1948; Treubia 19: 449, TL: Borneo
= Psilochira lineata ; [NHM]
Psilochira lineata sinuata ; [MOB5, 24]

Psilochira venusta (Collenette, 1933)
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo. See [About maps] Dasychira venusta Collenette, 1933; Stylops 2: 43, TL: Pahang
Psilochira venusta ; [MOB5: 24, f. 7, 38, pl. 12]
Psilochira vensuta ; [NHM]

Psilochira amydra (Collenette, 1932)
Palawan, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra. See [About maps] Dasychira amydra Collenette, 1932; Novit. Zool. 37 : 175, pl. 1, f. 36, TL: Palawan
Dasychira amydra ; Collenette, 1932, Novit. Zool. 38 : 86
Psilochira amydra ; [MOB5: 24, f. 36, 44, pl. 12]; [NHM]

Psilochira durioides (Strand, 1915)
Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia. See [About maps] Imaus durioides Strand, 1915; in Seitz, Die Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 330, pl. 40 a, TL: Kina Balu, Borneo
Imaus durioides ; Collenette, 1932, Novit. Zool. 38 : 100
Psilochira durioides ; [MOB5: 24, f. 37, pl. 12]; [NHM]


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References:
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[MOB5]
Holloway, J. D., 1999; The Moths of Borneo, Part 5: Family Lymantriidae; Malayan Nature Journal 53: 1-188
[NHM]
Natural History Museum; The Global Lepidoptera Names Index


Some related literature:
Collenette, 1932
New African and Indo-Australian Lymantriidae Novit. Zool. 37 : 159-180
Collenette, 1932
The Lymantriinae of the Malay Peninsula Novit. Zool. 38 : 49-102, pl. 1-2
Collenette, 1933
New Indo-Australian Lymantriidae (Lep.) Stylops 2: 43-45
Strand, 1915
Die Indo-Australischen Spinner und Schwärmer. Lymantriidae in Seitz, Die Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 291-387, pl. 38-47
Swinhoe, 1923
A revision of the genera of the family Liparidae Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 10 (58): 449-484, 11 (61): 47-97, 11 (63): 289-304, 11 (64): 400-442
Toxopeus, 1948
Notes on Lymantriidae with a partial revision of the genus Redoa Wlk. (Lep., Heterocera) Treubia 19: 429-481
Walker, 1855
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 1-278 (1854), 2: 279-581 (1854), 3: 582-775 (1855), 4: 776-976 (1855), 5: 977-1258 (1855), 6: 1259-1508 (1855), 7: 1509-1808 (1856)


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