Jacaena erawan (Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001) comb. nov.

(Figures 1E, 5A–C, 11)

Sesieutes erawan Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001: 464, figs 767–770, description of ♂.

Type material

Holotype: ♂, Thailand, Kanchanaburi Province, Erawan Waterfalls NP, evergreen forest along river, leaf litter, 15–16 March 1986, P.P. and C. Deeleman leg. (RMNH, examined, Figures 5A–C, 11).

Other material examined

The following specimen was studied by Deeleman-Reinhold (2001) and included in the original description, but it was not designated as a type: Thailand: Lamphang Province, Doi Khuntan NP, Doi Khuntan, disturbed evergreen forest, 1200–1300 m, 16 February 1992, P.J. Schwendinger leg., 1♂ (MHNG) .

New material

Thailand: Kanchanaburi Province, Erawan NP and waterfalls, 100 m, 10 November 2000, P.J. Schwendinger leg., 1♂ (MHNG, TH–00/05) .

Diagnosis

Jacaena erawan comb. nov. can be easily distinguished by the truncated dRTA of the male palp when viewed from the ventral side (Figure 5A), and by the base of the conductor that is rather broad and gradually tapered towards its apex (Figures 5A, 11A–C).

Distribution

Northern and Western Thailand.