PYRALIS. 151 



basal area darker ; sinuous ante- and postmedial white lines ; the 

 outer area greyer. 



ffab. Khasis. Exp. 30 millim. 



4526. Pyralis elongalis, Kott. HugeVs Kaschmir, iv, p. 493 ; C. # 8. 



no. 4445. 



Pyralis mensalis, Guen. Delt. fy Pyr. p. 120. 

 Pyralis marniorea, ButL 111. Het. vii, p. 91, pi. 134, fig. 10. 



Differs from pictalis in the male having the cilia of antennaa 

 long ; the thorax and abdomen less suffused with black. Fore wing 

 with sinuous edge to the basal black patch; the medial area 

 suffused with fuscous brown ; the postmedial line more excurved 

 and minutely dentate from vein 6 to 2, the area beyond it suffused 

 with fuscous ; a marginal series of dark specks. Hind wing pale 

 fuscous, with traces of a pale waved postmedial line. 



One specimen has the medial area of fore wing much suffused 

 with black. 



Hab. N.W. Himalayas. Exp., $ 20-24, $ 26-30 millim. 



4527. Pyralis manihotalis, Guen. Delt. fy Pyr. p. 121. 

 Pyralis vetusalis, Wlk. Cat. xix, p. 891. 



Pyralis gerontesalis, Wlk. Cat. xix, p. 896 ; Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii, 



pi. 178, fig. 6 ; C.$8. no. 4447. 

 Sacatia laudatella, Wlk. Cat. xxvii, p. 124. 

 Pyralis despectalis, Wlk. Cat. xxxiv, p. 1243. 

 Pyralis miseralis, Wlk. Cat. xxxiv, p. 1244. 

 Pyralis achatina, Butl. Ent. Mo. Mag. xiv, p. 49. 



Differs from elongalis in the ground-colour being pale rufous 



suffused with fuscous. Fore 

 wing with the basal patch dark 

 rufous ; the postmedial line 

 much less excurved beyond the 



ce ^ ' *^ e ou * er area no * Barker 

 than the medial area. Hind 

 wing pale rufous suffused with 

 Fig. 87. Pyralis manihotalis, <$ . 1. fuscous and with fuscous inside 



the pale dentate medial line. 

 Pupates in a very open network of black silk. 

 Hab. Neotropical, Oriental, and Australian regions. Exp., cJlfi, 

 2 22 millim. 



4528. Pyralis fiunipennis, Butl. III. Het. vii, p. 91, pi. 134, fig. 11. 

 Pyralis minimalis, Hmpsn. HI. Het. ix, p. 159, pi. 171, fig. 18. 



Differs horn pictalis in the thorax and base of fore wing being 

 purplish red, the latter with the white line bounding it oblique at 

 costa ; the medial area suffused with fuscous at inner margin ; the 

 outer red area wider, ochreous at apex and with traces of silvery 

 submarginal band and line. Hind wing more suffused with fuscous: 

 on medial area. 



