864 lieut.-col. c. swinhoe on the lepidoptera [dec. 1, 



82. Orudiza protheclaria. 

 Orudiza protheclaria. Walker, xxiii. 858. 

 Poona, August. 



EuSCHEMIDiE. 



83. EUSCHEMA PALMYRA. 



Phalcena-Bombyx palmyra, Stoll, Suppl. Cram. Pap. Exot. v. 

 p. 159, pi. 36. fig. 1. 

 Matheran, December. 



84. EuSCHEMA MAIiAYANA. 



Hazis malayanus, Guerin, Voy. Delessert, Hist. Nat. p. 89, pi. 23. 

 fig. 2. 



Khandalla, December : Matheran, December. 



Both the above fly by day as well as by night. The forests on 

 the Matheran mountains, 2000 feet elevation, in December 1877 

 were full of both kinds ; they were in wonderful numbers all over 

 the forests, flying through the trees, keeping generally to the upper 

 parts ; for the teu days I remained there the numbers did not appa- 

 rently at all diminish. 



P YRALE S. 

 PyRALIIDjE. 



85. PyRALIS MJCILIiALIS. 



Pyralis lucillalis, Walker, xvii. 268. 

 Poona, November and December. 



86. Pyralis gerontesalis. 

 Pyralis gerontesalis, Walker, xix. 890. 

 Poona, May ; Bombay. 



87. Pyralis suffusalis. 



Endotricha suffusalis, Walker, xvii. 390. 

 Poona, June. 



88. Pyralis tenebrosalis. 



Pyralis tetiebrosalis, Walker, xxsiv. 1235. 

 Poona, December. 



89. Pyralis rubicundalis, u. sp. 



Poona, May and October. 



Antennae, palpi, head, and abdomen reddish testaceous ; thorax 

 and fore wings dark red ; reniform spot brown ; a discal, sinuous, 

 reddish-brown line, and the space between this line and the outer 

 border paler than the rest of the wing: hind wings whitish testa- 

 ceous ; both wings with the marginal border reddish browu, with 

 brown marginal points ; fringe pale pinkish luteous, interrupted with 

 reddish brown. 



Underside pale reddish testaceous, with the costa of both wings 



