Paraplea frontalis ( Fieber, 1844 )
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13244673 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13244822 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B22C87F3-144C-E02A-FF5A-FE53E54CFBC6 |
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Felipe |
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Paraplea frontalis ( Fieber, 1844 ) |
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Paraplea frontalis ( Fieber, 1844) View in CoL
Plea frontalis View in CoL - Benzie, 1989 (redescription).
Plea quinquemaculata Lundblad, 1933 View in CoL ; Fernando & Cheng, 1974 (new synonymy).
Diagnosis. – The length (2.0-2.4), combined with the head pattern consisting of two pairs of dots dorsally of the median stripe characterize this species in specimens with typical coloration. However, the head pattern may be vague or, except for the median stripe, absent.
Remarks. – I consider P. quinquemaculata as a form of P. frontalis with maximally developed frontal pattern since the male genitalia and the ventral carina fall within the variability of P. frontalis as described by Benzie (1989).
Distribution. – India and Sri Lanka through SE Asia to Taiwan and the Moluccas. According to Fernando & Cheng (1974) this species has only been collected in Singapore. I have seen specimens from Sumatra (Nieser & Chen, 1999) and Thailand (unpublished) so it will doubtlessly occur in West Malaysia.
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