Classification of the Pyralide. PAld: 
Sect. II. (Hormutholepis.) Anteanze of male with a 
very large tuft of scales at two-third, the basal 
joint and the extremity of abdomen dilated ; 
palpi with tufts of hair on 2nd joint. Forewing 
with the costa distorted at middle and vein 11 
bent up to it, a tuft of hair on middle of inner 
area below. 
(9). {PILETOCERA EREBINA, Butl., Trans. Ent. 
Soc. Lond., 1886, p. 425, pl. 10, fig.7 . Fiji. 
Sect. 1V. Antenne of male with very much less deve- 
loped tuft and distortion at middle, the end of 
abdomen hardly dilated. 
A, (Hrebangela.) Antenne of male with the basal 
joint dilated. 
a. Fore femora with a tuft of scales at extremity ; 
mid tibize with the spurs very long, the outer spur 
fringed with scales. 
(10). fPILETOCERA MELANAUGES, Meyr., Trans. 
Ent. Soc. Lond., 1886, p. 246 5 5) ane 
+ Graphiocopoda hecate, Butl., Trans. Ent. 
Soe. Lond., 1886, p. 431. 
b. The femora and mid tibial spur not tufted with 
scales. 
(11). PILETOCERA MEGASPILALIS, sp. n. 
¢. Black-brown. Forewing with a white speck in cell and 
large white patch beyond discocellulars between veins 7 and 2; a 
postmedial white speck on costa at origin of the faint postmedial 
line, which is bent inwards along vein 2 ; cilia white towards outer 
angle. Hindwing with very faint traces of a postmedial line bent 
inwards on vein 2; cilia usually white towards anal angle. Under- 
side of forewing with the inner area irregularly white. 
¢. Witha white discocellular patch on hindwing ; the postmedial 
line whitish towards inner margin. 
Hab. RBatchian (Doherty). Hzp.,26 mm. Types in 
Coll. Rothschild and B. M. 
B. Antenne of male with the basal joint not dilated, 
fore femora and mid tibial spur not tufted. 
a. (Piletocera.) Forewing of male with a small post- 
medial lobe on costa, the membrane distorted ; 
vein 10 very shortly stalked with 8, 9 in male; 
legs naked. 
