Sacada constrictalis (Ragonot, 1891) Figs 3, 21, 22

Sybrida constrictalis Ragonot 1891: 75-76, pl. 8 fig. 10.

Description.

Male, wingspan 24 mm (Fig. 3). Adult dark purplish fuscous. Forewing with a dark rufous rectangular patch near base, touching antemedial line, which is highly angled in interno-median interspace; postmedial line pale, sinuous, nearly orthogonal from costa to vein M2, then very oblique to inner margin; area between antemedial and postmedial line paler; discocellular with two specks, outer one darker. Hindwing pale fuscous, submarginal line pale, slightly waved, crossed by a dark streak at vein Cu1. Cilia of both wings ochreous, with two black lines passing through them. Male genitalia (Figs 21, 22). Uncus broad with flaps on lateral side; gnathos with tip hooked; valva simple, without any process; tegumen simple; transtilla broad and sclerotised, bifid process originating medially; juxta broad with a vertical incision from tip to base, forming two arms, spined apically; saccus U-shaped; vesica membranous with fine scobination, without any cornuti.

Diagnosis.

Provided with the diagnosis of S. sikkima.

Material examined.

India, Meghalaya: 3 ♂, Cherrapunji, 04.ix.2014, leg. R. Ranjan (Coll. NZC ZSI); 1 ♂, Umtasor, 15.ix.2014, leg. R. Ranjan (Coll. NZC ZSI).