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Forewing length: Ô
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is another species known only from southern
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was described on the basis of patterns of rufous patches on both the wings and male genitalia in comparison with those in the allied
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Guenée, [1858] (
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. In fact, both are not closely related, considering all characters. Externally,
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<emphasis id="59B27249FFE1FFECFBF9FB2A211DFB65" box="[1151,1353,1153,1179]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="512">P. pseudocyclaria</emphasis>
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differs from the latter mainly in the hindwing having a concavely curved outer border of the basal area and a smaller distal patch which is always separate from the basal patch. Moreover, the distal patches have pointed extensions, situated posteriorly in the forewing and anteriorly in the hindwing. In
<taxonomicName id="ACC6D5D8FFE1FFECFCCFFB462794FAF9" authorityName="Guenee, [1858] (Holloway" authorityYear="1976" box="[841,960,1261,1287]" class="Insecta" family="Geometridae" genus="Plutodes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="512" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cyclaria">
<emphasis id="59B27249FFE1FFECFCCFFB462794FAF9" box="[841,960,1261,1287]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="512">P. cyclaria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the distal patch on hindwing is larger and the basal areas often extended towards or touching the distal patch. The male genitalia of
<taxonomicName id="ACC6D5D8FFE1FFECFBF7FABA2163FAD5" authorityName="Kirti &amp; Goyal" authorityYear="2011" box="[1137,1335,1297,1323]" class="Insecta" family="Geometridae" genus="Plutodes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="512" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pseudocyclaria">
<emphasis id="59B27249FFE1FFECFBF7FABA2163FAD5" box="[1137,1335,1297,1323]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="512">P. pseudocyclaria</emphasis>
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differ by having two closely placed claw-like processes distally on the sacculus which are widely separated in
<taxonomicName id="ACC6D5D8FFE1FFECFA86FA9E2123FAB1" authorityName="Guenee, [1858] (Holloway" authorityYear="1976" box="[1280,1399,1333,1359]" class="Insecta" family="Geometridae" genus="Plutodes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="512" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cyclaria">
<emphasis id="59B27249FFE1FFECFA86FA9E2123FAB1" box="[1280,1399,1333,1359]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="512">P. cyclaria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. In addition, there is a rounded process more basally on the sacculus, absent in
<taxonomicName id="ACC6D5D8FFE1FFECFC6EFAF2200BFA8D" authorityName="Guenee, [1858] (Holloway" authorityYear="1976" box="[1000,1119,1369,1395]" class="Insecta" family="Geometridae" genus="Plutodes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="512" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cyclaria">
<emphasis id="59B27249FFE1FFECFC6EFAF2200BFA8D" box="[1000,1119,1369,1395]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="512">P. cyclaria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The truncate apex of uncus and cucullus-shaped distal part of valves are also distinctive. The aedeagus vesica in
<taxonomicName id="ACC6D5D8FFE1FFECFBCAFAD6215BFA69" authorityName="Kirti &amp; Goyal" authorityYear="2011" box="[1100,1295,1405,1431]" class="Insecta" family="Geometridae" genus="Plutodes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="512" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pseudocyclaria">
<emphasis id="59B27249FFE1FFECFBCAFAD6215BFA69" box="[1100,1295,1405,1431]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="512">P pseudocyclaria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is elongated having a field of 67 cornuti at the distal part, that in
<taxonomicName id="ACC6D5D8FFE1FFECFD6FFA0A2734FA45" authorityName="Guenee, [1858] (Holloway" authorityYear="1976" box="[745,864,1441,1467]" class="Insecta" family="Geometridae" genus="Plutodes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="512" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cyclaria">
<emphasis id="59B27249FFE1FFECFD6FFA0A2734FA45" box="[745,864,1441,1467]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="512">P. cyclaria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is pick-axe shaped with distal row of large cornuti, and a lateral lobe having a separated field of small cornuti.
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<paragraph id="6B79AE5BFFE1FFECFF41FA412099F9FD" blockId="13.[151,1437,973,1612]" box="[199,1229,1513,1540]" pageId="13" pageNumber="512">
<emphasis id="59B27249FFE1FFECFF41FA4125E7F9FD" bold="true" box="[199,435,1513,1539]" pageId="13" pageNumber="512">
Distribution:
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:
</emphasis>
<collectingRegion id="A90260B9FFE1FFECFE3CFA412664F9FD" box="[442,560,1513,1539]" country="India" name="Karnataka" pageId="13" pageNumber="512">Karnataka</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="A90260B9FFE1FFECFDBDFA4126DCF9FD" box="[571,648,1513,1539]" country="India" name="Kerala" pageId="13" pageNumber="512">Kerala</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="A90260B9FFE1FFECFD15FA41274CF9FD" box="[659,792,1513,1539]" country="India" name="Tamil Nadu" pageId="13" pageNumber="512">Tamil Nadu</collectingRegion>
(
<bibRefCitation id="0F57D3AAFFE1FFECFCA0FA412052F9FD" author="Kirti, J. S. &amp; Goyal, T." box="[806,1030,1513,1539]" pageId="13" pageNumber="512" pagination="68 - 70" refId="ref13958" refString="Kirti, J. S. &amp; Goyal, T. (2011) A New Species of Plutodes Guenee (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) from Western Ghats of India. Journal of Applied Biosciences, 37 (1), 68 - 70." type="journal article" year="2011">Kirti &amp; Goyal 2011</bibRefCitation>
,
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Iyer
<emphasis id="59B27249FFE1FFECFBC3FA422029F9FD" box="[1093,1149,1513,1539]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="512">et al.</emphasis>
2021
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="23DCFDD0FFE1FFECFF41F9A5266FF9B2" pageId="13" pageNumber="512" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="6B79AE5BFFE1FFECFF41F9A5266FF9B2" blockId="13.[151,1437,973,1612]" pageId="13" pageNumber="512">
<emphasis id="59B27249FFE1FFECFF41F9A52560F9D9" bold="true" box="[199,308,1549,1575]" pageId="13" pageNumber="512">Remarks</emphasis>
: With this present record, the species is known only from southern
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. So, it may be considered endemic to this region of the country.
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