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globose : thorax rather short : wings entire, anterior lanceolate-triangular, 

 rounded at the apex, and mostly adorned with two slender transverse pale 

 streaks; posterior also rounded on the hinder margin, ovate-triangular: 

 body rather short and slender, with a small tuft at the apex : le^rs moderate ; 

 anterior coxcc stout ; posterior tibice with two pair o£ long spurs. Larva 

 with sixteen legs. 



The insects of this genus may be known by having short ascending 

 palpi, of wliich the terminal joint is visible and acute before denu- 

 dation, the anterior wings are of lively colours, and bear pale trans- 

 verse waved lines, as do also the posterior; the maxilhe are rather 

 long; the body moderate; and the antennae ciliated in the males. 



I have retained the name Pyralis for this genus, as given in my 

 Catalogue, notwithstanding the subsequently published remarks of 

 Mr. Curtis, with the first sentence and part of the second of which I 

 perfectly coincide : he says, " Linn{EUs''s division Pyralis contains 

 insects varying so much in structure, that it is undoubtedly necessary 

 to divide it ; and as it is a term which has been applied to various 

 groups, it will be better to take the first species of Linnaeus as the 

 type, which will include the Herminias of Latreille with feathered feet 

 and pectinated antennce." In reference to the conclusion of this 

 paragraph, and in justification of my own nomenclature of this genus, 

 I wish to direct the reader's attention to p. 881 of the Systema Na- 

 turae, in which it will be seen P. Farinalis stands at the head of the 

 Linnean Pyrales ; though in the last edition of the Fauna Suecica 

 P. tentacularis occupies this position ; referring, however, to the pre- 

 ceding edition, it will be found that this last insect is placed amongst 

 the Geometrae and P. Farinalis with the Pyrales. , 



A. Fiiljii ascending, the terminal joint exposed. — Hypsopygia, 75. Huhner. 



Sp. 1. Farinalis. AUs nitidis, anticis hepatico-glaucis, fascia medio latissima 

 sinuata puUidiore, albo vtrinque marginata, posticis cinereo ncbulosis lincis 

 duabus ulbidis. (Exp. Alar. 1 unc.' — 1 unc. 3 lin.) 



Ph. Py. farinalis. Linne.—Vy. farinalis. Sfeph. Cntal. ii. 160. Ko. 6776. 



AVings shining; anterior of a glaucous liver-colour, with a very broad paler 

 central fascia, bordered on each side with a white streak, the basal one in- 

 curved and tlie other considerably waved : on the costa are a few white 

 dots: posterior wings ashy, with dusky clouds somewhat disposed in a row 

 towards the (hinder margin, and two waved whitish streaks on the disc: 

 cilia pale glaucous-brown, paler on the posterior wings. 



The caterpillar is found in meal, flour, titc; the imago in houses towards the 

 end of Aut?ust. 



