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middle, its inner edge straight; medial line arising at upper 
extremity of reniform, excurved to vein 4, then indistinctly double, 
oblique, slightly waved; a triangular blackish patch beyond the 
reniform before the postmedial line, which is represented by a white 
striga from costa, a black line between veins 6 and 4, angled outwards 
at vein 5, and a black bar at inner margin, otherwise almost obsolete, 
faint traces of another curved waved line beyond it; a quadrate black- 
brown patch, with pale points at costa, on costal area before the 
subterminal line, which is very indistinct, pale faintly defined on 
inner side by brown, oblique to vein 7, then minutely waved and 
angled outwards at vein 4; a terminal series of black points; cilia 
Fig. 30.—Phlegetonia delatriz, 3. 4. 
red-brown. Hind wing fuscous brown, the interspaces greyish 
towards base; some black striz on veins 2 and 1 towards termen 
and a faint whitish line from vein 3 to tornus; cilia red-brown 
with a fine pale line at base; the underside grey suffused and 
irrorated with red-brown except on inner area, a black discoidal 
spot, indistinct curved waved medial line and double crenulate 
postmedial and subterminal lines. 
Ab. 1. plusioides. Fore wing somewhat greyer with the lines 
more prominent. 
Ab. 2. palliatriz. Fore wing paler, the lines more prominent 
especially the two postmedial lines, the reniform with rufous centre 
and without black patch beyond it, 
Hab, Ponsas, Simla (Harford), 1 $,1 92, Deyra Dhun, 1 9 ; 
Sixkaina (Miller), 2 $, 1 9; Assam, Khbasis, 1 9; Bombay 
(Swinhoe), 1 2, Canara (Ward), 1 2 ; Mapras, Nilgiris, 1 9, 
Coimbatore (Walhouse), 1 3 type plusioides, Palnis (Campbell), 
1 ¢ ; Travancorn, Pirmid (Fergusson), 1 2 ; Cryton (Z'empleton), 
1 g, 1 @ type ludatrivw; Burma, Moulmein (Clark), 1 2 type 
infida; Sineapore (Itidley, Lewis), 8 3,6 2 ; Borneo, Sarawak 
(Wallace), types tT & opposita and subocellata in Mus. Oxon.; Java 
(Horsfield), 7 3, 5 Q type, and type palliatriv; Curistmas I, 
(Andrewes), 2 9 ; Duren N. Guinea, Kapaur (Doherty), 1 9 ; 
Qunenstann, Townsville (Dodd), 1 ¢, Brisbane (Turner), 1 3, 
19. Exp. 30-38. millim. 
Larva, Green, paler at sides, subdorsal line slender, whitish; a 
lateral series of small spots. 
Pupa in a slight cocoon under leaves and excrement. 
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