254 Mr. E. Meyrick on Pyralidina from 



10 closely approximated to 9. Hind wings 1^ ; veins 4 and 6 

 stalked from a point with 3, 7 out of 6 near origin, anastomosing 

 with 8 to near middle. 



Nearly approaching Catastia in structure ; differing 

 principally by the smooth middle tibiae. The sinuation 

 and roughening of the antennae are much less apparent 

 than in Catastia, and the palpi more ascending. 



Canthelea oegnalis, Walk. 



Pyralis oegnalis (osgnusalis), Walk., Pyr., 905 ; Can- 

 tJielea gratella, ib., Cr., 26 ; Suppl., 1726. 



$ 2 > 16 — 19 mm. Head yellow-ochreous, mixed with ferru- 

 ginous. Palpi yellow-ochreous, terminal joint and apex of second 

 ferruginous in front. Antennae yellow-ochreous, scale-streak dark 

 fuscous. Thorax in male yellow-ochreous, shoulders reddish- 

 ochreous; in female wholly reddish-ochreous. Abdomen whitish - 

 ochreous. Legs whitish-ochreous, anterior pair carmine-tinged, 

 more or less suffused with dark fuscous, middle pair with apex of 

 tibiae carmine, tarsi suffused with dark fuscous. Fore wings 

 elongate, posteriorly gradually dilated, costa hardly arched, apex 

 obtuse, hind margin rather obliquely rounded; ochreous-yellow ; 

 in female an ochreous-white costal streak, suffusedly margined 

 beneath with dark grey mixed with crimson ; markings dull 

 crimson, somewhat mixed with grey, especially in female, where 

 they are also more suffused; a thick upwards-curved streak from 

 middle of base to inner margin at one-third ; first line from two- 

 fifths of costa to middle of inner margin, narrow, irregular, 

 generally more or less interrupted ; second line from four-fifths of 

 costa to four-fifths of inner margin, irregular, above middle with a 

 sharp indentation inwards sending a projection into disc, on which 

 are often two transversely placed dark grey dots ; a variable 

 irregular hind-marginal fascia, suffusedly confluent with second 

 line at both extremities ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous, greyish- 

 tinged, with two cloudy pale crimson lines. Hind wings pale 

 whitish-ochreous; apex suffused with fuscous; a cloudy fuscous 

 hind-marginal line; cilia ochreous-whitish, with a cloudy fuscous 

 line. 



Queensland; one specimen (coll. Lucas). Also from 

 Ceylon. I have described the species from a series of 

 Ceylon specimens. 



