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Habitat. — Punjab, Simla. Exp. 28 mill. 

 Sect. II. — Palpi with the 3rd joint short. 

 1707. Nyctycia pebsimilis. 



Genus Daseuplexia. 



Type. 



Daseuplexia, Hmpsn., Cat. Lep. Phal., B. M. vi., p. 303 (1906). .lagenifera 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint fringed with 

 long hair in front, the 3rd porrect ; frons smooth, with tuft of scales on it 

 and another between antennse ; eyes large, rounded ; thorax clothed almost 

 entirely with scales and quadrately scaled, the prothorax with divided crest, 

 the metathorax with spreading crest ; abdomen with dorsal series of crests 

 on basal segments and with lateral fringes of hair on terminal segments. 

 Forewing with the apex somewhat produced, the termen crenulate ; veins 

 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing 

 with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hindwing with the termen sinuous ; 

 veins 3'4 from angle of cell ; 5 obsolescent from just below angle of disco- 

 cellulars ; 6'7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base 

 only. 



Sect. I. — Antennse of male bipectinate with long branches, the apex 

 simple. 



1761. Daseuplexia lagenifoemis. 



Sect. II. — Antennse of male minutely serrate and fasciculate. 



1740. Daseuplexia lagenifeba. 



Genus Pachypolia. 



Type. 



Pachypolia, Grote, 6th Rep. Peab. Acad. Sci., p. 27 (1874). . . atricornis. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint 

 fringed with hair in front, the 3rd short ; frons smooth ; eyes large, rounded ; 

 antennse of male typically bipectinated with rather long branches, the apex 

 simple ; head and thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the thorax with divided 

 dorsal ridge-like crest ; pectus and legs clothed with long hair ; abdomen 

 with dorsal crests on basal segments. Forewing rather narrow, the termen 

 obliquely curved ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper 

 angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. 

 Hindwing with veins 3 - 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below 

 middle of discocellulars ; 6-7 from upper angle or shortly stalked; 8 anasto- 

 mosing with the cell near base only. 



Sect. II. — Antennse of male ciliated. 



1761a. Pachypolia himalayensis, Hmpsn., Cat. Lep. Phal., B. M. vi., 

 p. 312 (1906). 



S ■ Head and tegulse ochreous tinged with rufous ; sides of palpi and 

 frons blackish ; tegulse with black medial line ; thorax deep rufous, the 

 dorsal crest tipped with ochreous; pectus clothed with purplish pink and 

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