12 Mr. Edward Meyrick on a collection 
first line faintly darker, almost obsolete ; second line thick, very 
cloudy, fuscous, from # of costa to before } of inner margin, 
somewhat sinuate: cilia light brownish-ochreous, with cloudy 
fuscous lines. Hindwings with colour as in forewings, but lighter, 
hairs in dise towards base reddish ; second line as in forewings, 
but more distinct, somewhat curved ; cilia as in forewings. 
Hab. Koni; two specimens. 
59, Pyralis vibicalis, Ld. 
Hab. Koni. 
60. Pyralis pictalis, Curt. 
Hab. Tabet, Koni. 
Prosaris, n. g. 
Face with projecting tuft of scales ; ocelli distinct ; tongue 
developed. Antenne 2, in ¢ serrulate, ciliated (2). Labial palpi 
long, porrected, curved downwards, clothed beneath throughout 
with very long dense loosely-appressed hairs, terminal joint 
moderately long. Maxillary palpi rather short, thick, triangularly 
dilated with scales. Abdomen in ¢ with moderate anal tuft. 
Anterior femora in ¢ with tuft of hairs beneath; middle and 
posterior tibize and first joint of tarsi in ¢ clothed with long 
rough hairs. Forewings with vein 1 shortly furcate, 7 and 8 out of 
9, Hindwings in ¢ above with an erect triangular tuft of scales 
below middle, beneath with a large bladderlike swelling on vein 8 
towards base ; 7 out of 6, anastomosing very shortly with 8. 
61. Prosaris pernigralis, Rag. (?) 
g. 21 mm. Head reddish ochreous, face mixed with dark 
fuscous. Palpi dark reddish-fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous mixed 
with ochreous, purplish-tinged. Forewings triangular, costa nearly 
straight, hardly sinuate in middle, apex obtuse, hindmargin bowed 
rather oblique ; deep purplish-reddish-fuscous, irrorated with 
blackish ; hindmarginal area lighter and greyer ; a suffused deep 
red patch towards costa near apex, surrounding a small clear 
whitish-ochreous spot on costa: cilia deep purple-reddish, mixed 
with blackish. Hindwings with colour and cilia as in forewings ; 
discal scaletuft blackish, followed by a deep reddish suffusion, 
including a suffused whitish-ochreous dot; a suffused blackish 
shade at 3, parallel to hindmargin. 
Hab, Koni; one specimen. 
