9. Aterpia praeceps (Meyrick, 1909)

Asaphistis praeceps Meyrick, 1909, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 19: 590. Type locality: India, “ Assam, Khasi Hills ”. Lectotype (♂): NHM.

Aterpia praeceps (Metrick, 1909): Horak, 2006, Monogr. Austral. Lepid. 10: 199.

Distribution outside Thailand: India (Meyrick 1909), Nepal (Robinson et al. 1994), Japan (Komai et al. 2011; Nasu & Komai 2013), and Vietnam (Nedoshivina 2013).

Distribution in Thailand: C–– Nakhon Nayok Prov. (Khao Yai N.P.), N–– Chiang Mai Prov. (Doi Suthep-Pui N.P.), NE–– Loei Prov. (Phu Luang W.S.), and S–– Nakhon Si Thammarat Prov. (Khao Nan N.P.) (Kawabe 1989; KKIC).

Host plants: Unknown.

Remarks: Specimens from Thailand were collected in hill evergreen forest at 1,140–1,500 m. Robinson et al. (1994) also reported this species from Thailand but did not mention about province, location, and elevation.