Petalocephala kempi Pruthi

Petalocephala kempi Pruthi Figs 7A–C. Petalocephala kempi Pruthi 1936: 101, fig. 116, pl VIII fig 1. Diagnosis. Female. Crown about 1.5× as long as interocular distance, 2× as long as median length of pronotum, median carina prominent, lateral margins in front of eyes more or less straight and apex broadly rounded. Pronotum and mesonotum with dark brown patches, thoracic and abdominal sternites with reddish patches. Forewing with numerous cross veins. Sternite VII with almost straight posterior margin. Description. Female. Pruthi (196) adequately described the external features of this species. Crown with median carina prominent, lateral margins more or less straight then convergent, apex broadly rounded; 1.5× as long as interocular width; 2.0× as long as median length of pronotum. Pronotal lateral margins slightly divergent, distance between posterolateral angles 1.07× as long as that between anterolateral angles; 0.9× as long as mesonotum. Sternite VII posterior margin almost straight. Material examined. INDIA: Tamil Nadu: Paratype 1♀, “ Kodaikanal, 6700–7000 ft, Palni Hills, ix.1922, S. Kemp ”, “ Paratype ”, “5381/H7” (ZSI). Remarks. Pruthi (1936) described this species based on holotype and two paratype female specimens from Kodaikanal. The holotype is probably missing.