139. Statherotis amoebaea (Lower, 1986) *

Dichelia amoeboea Lower, 1896, Trans. Proc. R. Soc. S. Austral 20: 161. Type locality: Australia, “ Queensland, Brisbane, Kedron Brook ”. Holotype (♀): SAMA.

Argyroploce amoebaea Meyrick, 1911, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 36: 281. no type

Statherotis amoebaea leucotorna Diakonoff, 1973, Zool. Monogr. Rijksmus. Nat. Hist. 1: 241. Type locality: Indonesia. “ Molucca Islands, Buru”. Holotype (♂): BMNH. [subspecies of amoebaea]

Statherotis amoebaea (Lower, 1896): Diakonoff, 1973, Zool. Monogr. Rijksmus. Nat. Hist. 1: 239, Figs. 343, 345–346, 366, 370, 372 (♂, ♀ genitalia, abdomen).

Distribution outside Thailand: Indonesia, New Guinea, and Solomon Is. (Meyrick 1911, Diakonoff 1973) and Australia (Horak 2006).

Distribution in Thailand: C–– Nakhon Nayok Prov. (Khao Yai N.P.) and E–– Sa Kaeo Prov. (Pang Sida N.P.) and Trat Prov. (Trat Agroforesrtry R.St.) (KKIC).

Host plants: Unknown.

Remarks: This species is reported from Thailand for the first time. Specimens from Thailand were collected in grassland and dry evergreen forest at 46– 786 m.