PIONEA. 423 



curved postmedial minutely crenulate line with obscure dentate 



line beyond it ; a prominent 

 marginal series of black specks ; 

 the cilia fuscous. Hind wing 

 ochreous, more or less suffused 

 with fuscous ; a dark spot at 

 lower angle of cell ; a curved 

 minutely crenulate postmedial 



f 7 . line most distinct towards costa; 



Fis. 234. Pionea fermgahs, <$. . , , ' 



the apical area s unused with 



fuscous ; a marginal series of black specks from apex to vein 2. 



Hob. Europe; Madeira; W. & S. Africa ; Syria; Afghanistan; 

 Japan ; Sikhim ; Nilgiris ; Ceylon; Shan States. Exp. 22 millim. 



5200. Pionea renalis, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 224 ; C. $ S. no. 4158. 



Differs from ferruyalis in the head, thorax, and abdomen being 

 rufous suffused with fuscous. Fore wing bright ferruginous, with 

 the markings prominent, especially the orbicular and discocellular 

 patches ; a broad fuscous marginal band ; both wings with prominent 

 marginal series of black specks. 



Hob. Sikhim. Exp. 22 millim. 



5201. Pionea octonalis, Snell. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 581. 



Differs from ferrugalis in being dark red-brown suffused over 

 grey. Fore wing with the black-edged orbicular and reniform spots 

 tilled in with bright rufous ; the postmedial line retracted at vein 2 

 to lower angle of cell, sending a very long tooth outwards along 

 vein 1, and ending on middle of inner margin. Hind wing 

 with the ground-colour white ; the apical area fuscous. 



Hcib. Sikhim ; Nagas. Exp. 24 millim. 



B. Antennae of male not thickened ; hind tibice with the outer 

 medial spur half the length of the inner. 



5202. Pionea mandronalis, Wlk. Cat xix, p. 1014 ; Hmpsn. 111. Set. 



ix, pi. 173, fig. 19 j C. # S. no. 4153. 



Dull reddish brown suffused with fuscous ; palpi white below. 

 Fore wing with the costa fuscous ; a curved antemedial line angled 

 above inner margin ; an obscure speck in cell and discocellular 

 lunule ; a postmedial minutely waved line excurved from costa to 

 vein 3, then retracted ; the cilia fuscous. Hind wing pale semi- 

 hyaline yellowish brown ; faint traces of a curved postmedial line ; 

 a marginal fuscous band from costa narrowing to vein 3. 



Hob. Dharmsala ; Ceylon. Exp. 20 millim. 



5203. Pionea verbascalis, ScMff. Wim. Verz. p. 121. 

 Pyralis arcualis, Hilbn. SammL eur. Schmett., Pyr. fig. 80. 

 Botys plumbocilialis, Snell. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 576. 



Fulvous yellow ; palpi bright fulvous, white below ; abdomen 

 with pale seginental rings. Fore wing with the costal area suffused 



