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Genus PELOCHYTA. 



Pelochyta, Hilbn. Verz. p. 171 (1818). 

 Amerila, Wlk. Cat. iii, p. 725 (1855). 



Type, P. vidua, Cram., from Africa. 



Range. Africa ; Formosa ; throughout India, Burma, and 

 Ceylon ; Aru ; Australia ; New Britain. 



Palpi porrectly upturned and slender. Antennae nearly simple. 

 Pore wing with the costa arched ; the outer margin long and obliquely 

 curved ; veins 3, 4, 5 from angle of cell ; 6 from below upper angle ; 

 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 10 from cell. Hind wing with the anal angle 

 slightly produced ; outer margin nearly straight ; apex slightly 

 acute ; veins 3, 4, 5 from close to angle of cell ; 6 and 7 from upper 

 angle ; 8 from near end of cell. 



1256. Pelochyta astrea, Dmry, Ins. ii, pi. 28, fig. 4; C. $ S. 



no. 764. 



Phalsena melanthu?, Cram. Pap. Exot. iii, pi. 286, fig. B. 

 Amerila rhodopa, Wlk. Cat. xxxi, p. 305 ; C. 8f S. no. 766. 

 Rhodogastra fraterna, Moore, Tram. Ent. Soc. 1884, p. 356 ; C. $ S. 

 no. 765. 



Palpi crimson, with a black spot on each joint. Antennae red- 

 brown, with the basal joint crimson. Head and thorax whiten 

 f-uscous ; the head with two black spots ; collar with two pairs of 



Fig. 18. Pelochyta astrea, <J . \. 



spots ; pro-, meso-, and metathorax each with a pair of spots. Fore 

 wing hyaline, with two black spots at the base ; the margins, 

 apical area, and a band on discocellulars pale fuscous. Hind 

 wing hyaline, with a marginal fuscous band. Legs crimson, with 

 the outer side of the femora and tlbia3 whitish fuscous. 



Larva green, slightly hairy ; with subdorsal and lateral rows of 

 small black spots ; spiracles brown ; head yellow. 



Hah. Formosa; throughout India, Ceylon, and Burma. 

 <$ 50-54, $ 64-72 millim. 



