OEOPLEXTA. 511 



. Fore wing with the reniform angled inwards on median 

 nervure to or to below the orbicular, the postmedial line 



not filled in with whitish '. decorata. 



. Fore wing with the reniform not angled inwards on median 

 nervure to or to below orbicular, the postmedial line filled 

 in with whitish 

 a. Fore wing with the postmedial line bent inwards along 



inner margin to the antemedial line retrahens. 



h. Fore wing with the postmedial hnenot bent inwards along 

 inner margin to the antemedial line, 

 ai. Fore wing with the antemedial line bent inwards to 



inner margin luteifrons. 



¥. Fore wing with the antemedial line not bent inwards to 

 inner margin. 

 a^. Fore wing with the postmedial line oblique below 

 vein 4. 



a^. Fore wing with the orbicular V-shaped separata. 



b^. Fore wing with the orbicular round tripartita. 



Ifi. Fore wing with the postmedial line incurved below 



vein 4 alUfiextira. 



3373. Oroplexia decorata. 



Mamestra decorata, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. HI, pi. 4. f. 8 (1SS2) ; Hmpsn. 

 Moths Ind. ii. p. 227. 



Head and thorax deep red-brown with a few white scales mixed ; 

 antennae ochreous white ; femora fringed with fiery red hairs ; ab- 

 domen yellowish tinged with brown, paler at base, the lateral 

 fringes and anal tuft fiery red. Pore wing deep brown irrorated 

 with silvery blue scales especially on the veins and terminal area ; 

 the medial area rather darker except towards costa below which 

 there is a rufoas streat, the inner margin with fiery red streak 

 except towards base ; subbasal line black slightly defined by red on 

 outer side, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line defined 



Fig. 107. — Oroplexia decorata, (5. }. 



by red on inner side, oblique and slightly sinuous from costa to 

 above inner margin where it is angled outwards, a difi*used blackish 

 patch before it on inner area ; claviform absent ; orbicular and 

 reniform with rufous centres and slight greyish annuli defined by 

 black, the former oblique elliptical, open above, the latter open above 

 constricted at middle and angled acutely inwards on median nervure ; 

 postmedial line defined by red on outer side, bent outwards below 

 costa, oblique to vein 5, then inwardly oblique and minutely waved 

 some pale points beyond it on costa, and black streaks on the veins : 



