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NOCTUIDiE. 
Pangrapta mesacta, n. sp. 
Head, thorax, and abdomen grey-white mixed with 
some red-brown ; palpi, pectus, legs and ventral surface of 
abdomen white mixed with red-brown, the tarsi browner ringed 
with white. Fore wing grey-white irrorated with red-brown, 
the medial area except towards costa and the area before the 
subterminal line from below costa to vein 4 suffused with 
rufous, extending to the postmedial line at middle ; a curved 
red-brown subbasal line defined on outer side by white from 
costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line white defined on outer 
side by diffused red -brown, waved ; a small brown annulus 
in middle of cell and white discoidal lunule defined by brown 
and with curved brown striga in centre, a brown line from it 
to inner margin, excurved below submedian fold ; postmedial 
line white defined on inner side by diffused dark brown, 
slightly waved, oblique to vein 6, incurved beloAV vein 4 
and excurved below submedian fold, some white points beyond 
it on costa with dark brown between them ; subterminal line 
white defined on outer side by diffused brown, slightly waved, 
excurved at middle ; a dark terminal line ; cilia fulvous 
yellow’ and dark brown with a white line at base. Hind wing 
grey-white mixed with red-brown, the terminal area suffused 
with rufous ; a white discoidal lunule broken up into spots 
and with curved black-brown striga in centre and indistinct 
oblique line from it to inner margin ; postmedial line w hite 
defined on inner side by diffused dark brown and slightly 
on outer side by brown, slightly sinuous, excurved at middle ; 
subterminal line white defined on inner side by diffused 
dark brown, somewhat dentate and the white obsolescent at 
middle ; a fine blackish terminal line ; cilia red-brown, 
white at base. Underside white irrorated with brown, the 
terminal areas broad]}’ suffused with fulvous except towards 
costa of fore wing ; fore wing with white spot with brown 
striga in centre at middle of cell and white discoidal lunule 
with curved brown striga in centre, the postmedial fine 
indistinct, the white subterminal line obsolete below vein 6 
and with dark suffusion beyond it on apical part of termen ; 
hind wing with white discoidal bar with rather K-shaped 
brown mark on it and sinuous brown line from it to inner 
margin, sinuous dark brown postmedial line slightly defined 
on outer side by white, obsolescent towards costa, a dark 
brown subterminal shade, obsolescent towards costa and with 
its outer edge dentate. 
Hab. Bhutan (Dudgeo7i), 1 $ type. Exp. 36 millim. 
