of the Pyralidbia of the European fauna. 453 



it has been in the sense of comprehending both this 

 genus and Metasia, Gn., and in point of fact nearly all 

 the Australian species included by me under the name 

 are truly referable to Metasia. 



niulalis, Hb. ; / hipiinc- 

 talis, Dup. 



pustulalis, Hb. 



cruentalis, Hb. 



sticticalis, L. 

 *pereg7-inalis, Ev. 



Eversmanni, Stgr., List 



XXXHI. 

 *scutalis, Hb. 



peltalis, Ev. 



consortalis, H.-S. 



mucosalis, H.-S. 



comjJtalis, Frr. 



ceruginalis, Hb. 

 *sedacovialis, Ev. 

 *scalaralis, Christ. 



clathralis, Hb. 



virescalis, Gn. 



verticalis, L. 



tiirhidalis, Tr. 



sulphuralis, Hb. 



paleaUs, Schiff. 



algiralis, All. 

 *concoloralis, Ld. 



23. TiTANIO, H&. 



Face with short or long projecting horny plate, more or less 

 rounded above, flat beneath, anterior edge emarginate or some- 

 times almost straight ; sometimes with one or two short spines on 

 side of face, and rarely with a sharp conical spine on forehead 

 above projection ; ocelli distinct ; tongue developed. Antennae 

 three-fourths, in ^ filiform, cihated (1 — 2) or simple. Labial palpi 

 moderate, porrected, second joint with short or long rough pro- 

 jecting scales beneath, terminal joint rather short, loosely scaled, 

 sometimes almost concealed. Maxillary palpi moderate, rather 

 short, or minute, filiform or with apex loosely penicillate. Abdo- 

 men in (? with moderate anal tuft. Posterior tibiae with outer 

 spurs one-half to three-fourths of inner, legs sometimes hairy. 

 Fore wings with vein 7 from near 9, 8 and 9 stalked, 10 rather 

 approximated to 9 towards base. Hind wings over 1 ; veins 3, 4, 5 

 rather approximated at base, 4 and 5 sometimes stalked, 7 out of 6 

 near origin, anastomosing with 8 to one-third to two-fifths. 



A considerable genus, especially characteristic of 

 Central Asia, but spreading also into Europe and North 

 America, and with two or three species m the Indo- 

 Malayan and Australian regions. The variation in the 

 development of the frontal projection and adjacent 

 facial spines, and in the length of the maxillary palpi, 

 have led to the creation of many small genera, which 

 are not tenable on a general consideration of the whole, 



