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Polyploca albidisca. (Plate CXXVI. fig. 3.) 

 Palimpsestis albidisca, Warrfn, I'l-oc. Zool. Hoc. 1SS8, p. 2i)il. 



General aspect and coloration of P. ocularis. Primaries grey, varied with pale reddisli 

 brown, crossed by eleven sinuous lines, the fourth and part of the sixth black, the others 

 dark grey; a black basal patch, crossed by an oblique interrupted white diish ; the interval 

 between the first and second lines whitish on costa and at inner margin; the interval Iwtween 

 the fourth and sixth lines white from the median vein to the inncn- margin ; the interval 

 between the ninth and tenth lines whitish at its extremities; a submarginal series of blackish 

 lunules with pale edges ; marginal line luuiilated, black ; fringe grey, with a whity-brown 

 basal line and a silvery-white edge : secondaries pale sericeous grey, with brown external 

 border; costa whitish; fringe as in primaries: head and prothorax whity brown, sprinkled 

 with little black lines, remainder of body almost white. Under surface very like that of the 

 preceding species. Expanse of wings 38 millim. 

 ? , Dharrasala ; at sugar, in October. 



A second female of this species was obtained by Major Yerbury at Berham GuUcy, 

 Campbellpore, in September. 



Polyploca renalis. (Plate CXXVI. fig. 1.) 

 Palimpsest is renalis, Moore, Proc. Zool. Sue. 1888, p. 407. 



Most like P. ocularis. Primaries grey, tinted with rose-pink ; a basi-costal whitish patch, 

 below which is a black and grey <-shaped marking; three or four slightly oblique, irregular 

 dark grey lines, followed by the black inner line of the central belt, this line is irregularly 

 undulated ; central belt whitish, enclosing a y-shapcd, alternately black and orange marking 

 in place of the reniform stigma ; outer line of central belt blac k, irregularly sinuated and 

 unequally biangnlated ; four imperfect irregular diseal lines, blackish at their extremities ; 

 outer border dark grey, tapering to apex and inner angle, and bounded internally by an 

 undulated black line ; a submarginal scries of black dots; fringe whity brown flecked with 

 blackish : secondaries dark bronzc-browu, with the costa pale ; fringe whitish, traversed by a 

 grey stripe : head whitish or white, barred with black ; antenna; oehraccous ; thorax whitish 

 varied with rufous brown ; a brown line in front, crossing the base of the tegula- ; abdomen 

 silvery brownish grey. Under surface similar to the preceding species. Expanse of wings 

 40 millim. 



5 , Dharmsala ; at sugar. 



A worn example of this species was confounded with the series of P. orbicularis. 



