Genus
Colophotia Only one species was identifed from the Natural History
Museum collection in London and this was Colophotia
brevis E. Olivier, which is a known species from Sumatra and Java. This species was only found in the Federal Territory. It was found on the
grounds of the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, on the trees and shrubs
lining the rocks along the waterfall. The
larvae of this species were found immersed in the flowing water with their
claw-like grips tightly holding on to little twigs and rocks. The larvae of this
species were first recorded along wet ditches near Kuala Lumpur by Blair in
1927.
Colophotia
brevis
eggs 7 hours after oviposition.
