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angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole, 
10 anastomosing with 11. Hind wing with the costa excised 
from middle to apex, the termen produced to points at the 
veins, longer at veins 7, 0, 4, 3 and excised at discal fold ; 
the cell about one-third length of wing ; veins 3, 4 from 
angle of cell ; 5 fully developed from well above angle ; 
6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near 
base only. 
Pleonotrocta xerota, n. sp. 
(J. Head creamy white, the antennae with the branches 
brown, palpi with some bright red-brown mixed, the 2nd 
joint bright red-brown above ; thorax very dark red-brown, 
the tegulae at tips, upper edge of patagia and thorax with 
some grey-white ; abdomen whitish mixed with some red- 
brown towards base, then grey-brown ; pectus, femora and 
ventral surface of abdomen dark brown mixed with some 
grey-white, the tibiae and tarsi creamy white suffused with 
red- brown. Fore wing with the base dark brown mixed with 
some grey-white, the costal area and terminal area except at 
middle reddish brown with some creamy white striae on costa, 
the rest of wing creamy white mixed with red-brown and 
irroratecl with black ; black subbasal marks on costa and 
inner margin ; antemedial line represented by a creamy white 
mark at costa and black points at discal and submedian 
folds ; a small black spot in middle of cell and narrow discoidal 
lunule defined on inner side by black and by some black 
on outer side above ; postmedial line indistinctly treble, 
brown, oblique to discal fold, then inwardly oblique, a creamy 
white mark between the two outer lines at costa ; subterminal 
line formed by somewhat dentate black marks, arising below 
the costa and with a distinct black spot on it above vein 4 ; 
the terminal area tinged with purplish grey except the creamy 
white patch at middle ; a terminal series of small black 
lunules to vein 4 ; cilia blackish with some creamy white 
and black points at the veins beyond the patch. Hind wing 
creamy white with some red-brown irroration, the base 
red-brown mixed with black, the inner margin suffused with 
red-brown, oblique medial and postmedial series of blackish 
points ; subterminal line deep red-brown defined on outer 
side by whitish followed by blackish spots, arising at vein 7 
close to the termen, excurved below vein 7, then oblique to 
inner margin beyond middle and with some red-brown on its 
inner side below vein 3 ; a deep red-brown shade on termen 
to vein 4, then just before termen ; blackish spots before it 
above and below vein 3 ; cilia red-brown, blackish at tips 
to vein 4. Underside of fore wing red-brown with some 
blackish irroration and black striae on costa, the inner margin 
