catalogue of the Pyralidina of Sikkim. 603 



130. Filodes sexpunctalis, nov. sp. (PL XX., figs. 6, 6a). 



Four specimens of 40 — 43 mm. expanse. 



This species comes very near to fulvidorsalis, but is different by 

 the still deeper fulvous colour of head, thorax, base of fore wings, 

 and abdomen ; then the base of each fore wing is only marked 

 with three, though larger, black spots (in fulvidorsalis, six) ; no 

 traces exist of a black discal line, which, indeed, is often indistinct 

 in the allied species, and the under side of the wings is unmarked, 

 blackish grey, only with the metallic line along the costa of fore 

 wings, as in fulvidorsalis. Palpi and front nearly black ; vertex 

 deep bright fulvous. Antennae luteous white, infuscated towards 

 the base. Thorax bright fulvous, unspotted. Wings dull, black ; 

 cell 12 of fore wings with a line of bluish metallic scales from the 

 base till the middle ; the fulvous base of the fore wings with three 

 black spots, one the origin of the subcostaHs (vein 12), the second 

 and third at the limit of the fulvous patch, at one-third of discoidal 

 cell, and one-fifth of cell 1 b. Fringes concolorous, a little glossy. 

 Fulvous upper side of abdomen with three rows of seven (^), or 

 six ( ? ) black and steel-blue spots, the last segment with blackish 

 grey apex (?) or deep steel-blue anal tuft ((?) ; sides and venter 

 slate-grey, glossy. Legs blackish grey, the tarsi sordid yellowish 

 white ; fore legs not quite so hairy as in fulvidorsalis. Vein 8 of 

 hind wings, present in the female, is also absent in the male of this 

 new species, but there is no oblique transverse veinlet between the 

 veins 6 and 7, as in fulvidorsalis. 



Darjeeling, 20th July — 4tli August ; H. J. Elwes. 



[This was a very common species at light in Darjeeling, 

 and no doubt exists in many collections under the name 

 of fulvidorsalis. — H. J. E.J 



131. Filodes ? nigrolinealis. 



Filodes nigrolinealis, Moore, P. Z. S., 1867, p. 95 (?) ; 

 S. & C, No. 4222. 



Nigrolinealis is not strictly congeneric with the two 

 foregoing species ; the anteiinse are not quite as long as 

 the fore wings, vein 8 of hind wings is present in the 

 male, the fore legs normal. 



Darjeeling, 20th June, 1886 ; H. J. Elwes. 



[The male has a thick tuft of pure white hairs at the 

 end of the abdomen. — H. J. E.] 



