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emitted at nearly one-third before end of the cell, straight ; lower median at one- 

 fourth : hindwing narrower; apex and exterior margin convex, abdomen tufted at 

 apex ; labial palpi more compactly clothed, smoother, the third joint stouter and 

 almost fusiform; antenniB not so stout, and distiuctly biciliated, with fine short 

 lashes ; legs conspicuously longer, smoother, slender. 

 Type, S. gigantellus. 



SCHffiNOBIUS BIPUNCTIFERA (Plate 184, Fig. 13). 



Tipanma hipunctifera, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxviii. p. 523 (1863). 

 Schcenobius punctellus, Zeller, Monogr. Chilo. et Cramb. p. 4 (1863). 

 Chilo graliosellus, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxx. p. 967 (1864). 



Forewing ochi'eous-yellow ; with a black spot at lower end of the cell : hindwing 

 ochreous-white. Thorax and legs pale ochreous-yellow ; abdomen and anal tuft 

 and palpi ochreous-white ; tarsi with brownish bands. 



Expanse 1 to 1^ inch. 



Genus CATA.GELA. 



Catagela, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxvii. p. 191 (1863). 



Male. Forewing narrow, lanceolate ; cell long, extending three-fifths the 

 length ; first subcostal emitted at nearly one-third before end of the cell, second and 

 third near the end, well separated, third bifid, fifth from the end ; discocellular 

 concave, radials from close to each end ; middle median from angle near end of cell, 

 lower at nearly one-third ; submedian straight : hindwing very narrow, long, exterior 

 margin and anal angle convex; cell long, more than half the length; costal recurved ; 

 two subcostals from end of the cell, upper basally joined to the costal ; discocellular 

 outwardly oblique, very concave, radial from lower end ; middle median near end of 

 cell, lower at one third ; a submedian and two internal veins. Bbdy slender; labial 

 palpi porrect, very long, second joint with a short thick lax fringe in front and 

 beneath, third joint lanceolate, fully half-length of the second; maxillary palpi stout, 

 short, pointed ; antennse stout, thickly setaceous, pubescent ; legs slender, long, 

 hindlegs very long, spurs slender, long, unequal. 



CATAGELA ADJURELLA. 

 Catagela adjuvella, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxvii. p. 191 (1863). 



Forewing pale dull brownish-ochreous, thickly speckled with ochreous-brown, 

 the speckles forming diffused brown ill-defined streaks between the veins and an 

 oblique fascia across the disc : hindwing whitish. Head, thorax, antennse, and 

 palpi, fore and middle legs brownish-ochreous ; abdomen and hind legs cinereous- 

 white. 



Expanse f inch. 



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