catalogue of the PyraUdina of Silklm. 593 



recurved, compressed, smooth, the third article triangular, short, 

 as in punctiferalis ; they are deep ochreous yellow, with a nearly 

 black spot below the paler apex ; maxillary palpi short. Antennae 

 setaceous, bare. Abdomen a little longer than hind wings, 

 ochreous, with some purplish spots ; anal tuft of male pale grey. 

 Ujiper side of wings bright ochreous yellow, with deep blood or 

 purplish red markings, consisting on fore wings in two irregular 

 transverse lines and several spots, which are confluent behind the 

 central part of the second line and towards the middle of the inner 

 margin. Spots on hind wings less numerous and smaller, scattered 

 over the surface, not arranged in distinct series. Basal half of 

 fringes ochreous, dull, the second greyish, glossy. Under side pale 

 yellow, with some blackish spots ; the fore wings strongly suffused 

 with dark grey. Legs pale yellow, the anterior pair with black 

 spots on the tibiae. 



Sikkim; Moller. 



107- Conygethes alhofiavalis. 

 Conogethes alhojiavalis, Moore, Descr. Indian Lep., 



p. 220 ; S. & C, No. 4030. 

 A single bad specimen only. 

 Sikkim; Moller. 

 [I have another from coll. Atkinson. — H. J. E.] 



Genus Pionea, Gn., in Cat. Dup., p. 203 ; PyralidcB, 

 p. 367, Led. ; p. 382. 



108. Pionea forficalis. 



Pyralis forficalis, L., Syst. Nat., ed. xii., p. 882, 

 No. 334 ; Hiibner, Samml. Eur. Schm., Pyr., 

 f. 58 ; Wood, f. 806 ; S. & C, No. 4172. 

 The specimens are rather smaller than European 

 species, but not different in other respects. 



Darjeeling, 20th July, 1886; Sikkim, 4—7000 ft., 

 June, July; H. J. Elwes. Kulu; Young. 



Genus Godara, Walk., Cat., 19, p. 808 (1859) ; 

 Led., p. 383. 



109. Godara comalis. 



Pionea coviaHs, Guenee, Delt. et Pyr., p. 368; Moore, 



Lep. of Ceylon, p. 348, pi. 179, f. 2, 2«, 26. 

 Godara comalis, S. & C, No. 4176. 



