Lophoptera negretinoides Holloway, 1985

Figs. 80, 81, 122, 148

Lophoptera negretinoides Holloway, 1985, Malay. Nat. J., 38: 270, pl. 6, fig. 279, 295. Holotype: male, Borneo: Sarawak, Gunong Mulu Nat. Park (BMNH).

Diagnosis. This species differs from L. phaeobasis by the greyish-brown (not black) area between the subbasal and antemedial lines. In the male genitalia, the apex of the valva is quadrate, not rounded, the costa is less constricted at terminal one third than in L. phaeobasis . In the female genitalia, the lateral lobes are wide and bifid apically, but they are long and rounded apically in L. phaeobasis .

Material examined. CHINA, Guangxi, 1 male, Pingxiang, 24.IV.1984; 1 male, Napo, Defu, 1350 m, 19.VI.2000, coll. Li Wenzhu (IZCAS).

Distribution. China (Guangxi), Malaysia, Indonesia. The species is reported for China for the first time.