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10. Pale, with transverse fascia hardly perceptible, a faint rosy-bronze patch on 
1 / 3 of dorsum, acutely continued along wing edge almost to tornus 
c onflata spec. nov. 
Transverse fascia distinct H 
11. Transverse fascia above and below angulation gently outwards-convex . . . 
rhodometallica flagdlata spec. nov. 
This fascia above and below angulation distinctly concave 12 
12. Suffused throughout with rosy-bronze, tinged lilac, but paler beyond transverse 
fascia; upper half of this fascia slightly concave in male, lower half straight in 
female * rhodometallica spec. nov. 
Not thus suffused, costa pale; both halves of the transverse fascia considerably 
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concave 
13. Termen sinuate, not darkly suffused acutangula spec. nov. 
Terrnen gently concave in middle, almost straight, deop rosy-bronze suffusion 
on its middle liexagona spec. nov. 
14. Transverse fascia inwardly oblique, almost straight above, moderately curved 
below nephelodelta Meybiok 
Transverse fascia slightly outwards oblique, outwardly convex in middle, 
concave towards extremities electrophones Meybiok 
Paralecta conflata spec. nov. (fig. 659) 
cJ 27 mm. Head, thorax and abdomen pale yellowish-white, apex of 
thorax slightly mixed with fuscous, third abdominal tergite with a 
triangular patch of fine coppery-orange bristles, shoving through scaling. 
Antenna golden-ochreous, apical fifth scaled with whitish above. Palpus 
whitish, laterally suffused with fuscous-grey, terminal segment less so. 
Legs pale yellowish-whitish, infuscated at the inner side and above except 
the median and the posterior tibia. Fore wing elongate-subtriangular, 
rather broad, but little dilated, costa curved, more so towards the apex, 
apex obtusely pointed, termen gently sinuate, little oblique. Pale ochreous- 
whitish tinged yellowish, slightly irrorated with pale tawny, partially 
suffused with pale fuscous-tawny, sparsely sprinkled with dark fuscous. 
Basal 2 / 5 of the costal edge narrowly dark fuscous. Pale fuscous-tawny 
suffusion forming a moderate streak along 3 / 4 of the dorsum, above not 
reaching the fold, and a broad transverse band at about 3 / 5 , becoming 
indefinite towards the middle of the wing and towards the fold, but 
indicating a connection with the dorsal suffusion posteriorly ; the posterior 
edo-e of this band more distinct, strongly angulate in the middle, slightly 
concave above and below the angulation; dark speckling more distinct 
along the costal half of the wing from beyond the base, along Va of the 
dorsum and towards the tornus, forming a small outwardly oblique dash 
on the upper angle of the cell. Cilia whitish, tinged pale yellowish, a 
greyish-fuscous apical fascia becoming broader towards the tornus, where 
tips of the scales are white. Hind wing pale golden-ochreous, cilia glossy 
pale ochreous-whitish. 
Uncus and gnathos large, triangular, the latter with a long, pointed 
