148 



marginal regularly curved. Hind wing fuscous ; cilia of both 

 wings pale rufous. 



Hob. Japan; China; Nilgiris ; Bernardmyo, Burma. Exp. 24 

 millim. 



SECT. II. Veins 4, 5 of each wing closely approximated for 

 about one-third length. 



4517. Aglossa pinguinalis, Linn. Faun. Suec. p. 351 ; id. Syst. Nat. L 



p. 882; C. # S. no. 4503. 

 Aglossa pinguinalis, var. asiatica, Ersch. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. viii, 



p. 317. 

 Aglossa pinguinalis, Tar. aldidalis, Christ. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. x r 



p. 41. 



Differs from dimidiata in being pale fuscous marked with dark 

 brown ; head tinged with fulvous. Hind wing pale, with more or 

 loss distinct dentate medial line ; the outer area fuscous, narrowing 

 to anal angle. 



The form asiatica, ranging from Syria to the N.W. Himalayas, 

 is considerably paler than the European form. 



Hob. Europe ; Syria ; Afghanistan ; N.W. Himalayas. Exn. r 

 6 22-24, 34-44 millim. 



Genus HYPSOPYGIA. 

 Hypsopygia, Hubn. Verz. p. 348 (P1818). 



Type, H. costalis, Fabr., from Europe. 



Range. Palaearctic and Nearctic regions ; Japan ; China ; India y 

 Ceylon, and Burma ; Australia. 



Differs from Pyralis in the fore wing having vein 9 given off from 

 8 before 7. 



4518. Hypsopygia mauritialis, Boisd. Faun. Ent. Madag.,Ltp. p. 119, 



pi. 16, fig. 8. 



Pyralis lucillalis, Wlk. Cat. xvii, p. 268 ; C. $ S. no. 4454. 

 Pyralis ducalis, Wlk. Cat. xxxiv, p. 1242. 

 Pyralis regalis, Wlk. Cat. xxxiv, p. 1241. 

 Hypsopygia laticilialis, Rag. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1891, p. 28. 



Bright pink or purplish pink ; 

 vertex of head orange. Fore 

 wing with ante- and postmedial 

 sinuous pale lines arising from 

 small orange spots on the costa 

 and with orange specks on the 

 costa between them ; an obscure 



^ ig Qk dark discocellular lunule. Hind 



mauriiialis, $ . f wing with pale sinuous ante- 



and postmeddal lines ; the cilia 

 and margin of both wings bright orange. 



Halt. Madagascar ; China ; N.W. Himalayas : Manipur ; 

 Poona; Burma; Sumatra; Java; Celebes. Eccp., <$ 20, $ 24 

 millim. 



