1886.J LEPIDOPTERA OF MHOW. 461 



227. HoM(EOSOMA GRATELLA. 



Homceosoma gratella. Walker, xxvii. 26. 

 February and April. 



Crambid^. 



228. SCHCENOBIUS bisignatus. 



Schoenobius bisignatus, Zeller, MS. (col. B.M.), P. Z. S. 1885, 

 p. 878. 



June and July. 



229. Chilo aurifusellus. 



Crambus aurifusellus. Walker, xxxv. 1756. 

 June and July. 



230. Chilo interruptellus. 



Chilo interruptellus, Moore, P. Z. S. 1872, p. 581, pi. 34. f. 5. 

 June. 



231. Chilo ortelltjs, n. sp. (Plate XLI. fig. 3.) 



White ; palpi rawu-colour, porrect, about as long as the breadth 

 of the head, second joint with large white tufts above, third acutely 

 conical, as long as the second ; antennae white, stout, pectinated in 

 the male, branches reddish, short ; top of head pure white ; thorax 

 grey, with a black central stripe and a white baud on each side ; 

 abdomen pure white. Wings white ; fore wings with the upper 

 portions suffused with yellowish-fawn colour, and with a broad 

 black longitudinal central stripe from base to outer margin, atten- 

 uated at both ends ; marginal points black, and a few black atoms 

 distributed over the surface of the wing : hind wings pure white, 

 unmarked. Underside white, with the stripe and marginal points 

 on the fore wings showing through the wings, and in the male with 

 the costal portions and outer border of the fore wings aud costa of 

 hind wings suffused with dirty reddish grey. 



Expanse of wings, 6 \-^, $ 1^- inch. 



June and July. 



232. Charltona kala. 



Charltona hala, Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1885, p. 879, pi. 57. f. 4, S ■ 

 June and July. 



233. Jartheza chrysographella. 



Chilo chrysographella, KoUar, Hiigel's Kasch. p. 494 (1848). 

 February to April, June and October. 



234. Jartheza cassimella, n. sp. (Plate XLI. fig. 4 cj 

 fig. 6 $.) 



Allied to J, xylinella. 



Pale yellowish fawn-colour ; labial palpi porrect, stout, longer than 



