1885.] OF BOMBAY AND THE DECCAN. 865 



reddish ; base of both wings sufifused with deep red, with the discal 

 line and reniform mark of the fore wings distinctly visible. 

 Expanse of wings l-pj^ inch. 



90. Pyralis roborealis, n. ap. (Plate LVII. fig. 1.) 



Bombay, September. 



Dark rufous-brown ; stout palpi and head pale rufous ; abdomen 

 dark brownish black, with paler segmental stripes ; wings irrorated 

 with black ; fore wings rufous-brown, shining, with a black reniform 

 mark, a black sinuous interior line, inwardly edged with pale pinkish 

 testaceous, and an outward black sinuous line, outwardly edged with 

 pale pinkish testaceous. Hind wings blackish brown, with an outer, 

 pale sinuous line, corresponding to the outer line on the fore wings; 

 fringe of both wings pinkish, edged with brown. Underside paler, 

 with the markings showing through. 



Expanse of wings ly^^ inch. 



91. Pyralis auisauALis, n. sp. (Plate LVII, fig. U.) 



Poona, October. 



Antennae, palpi, and head pale pinkish testaceous, marked with 

 brown ; thorax rufous-brown ; abdomen testaceous : fore wings 

 shining, pinkish grey, irrorated with blackish brown, the irrorations 

 packed into a diffuse shade near the base ; a broad black band occupies 

 the centre of the wing, broadly on the costa, bends inwards on its 

 outer side, and narrows downwards on to the hinder margin. Hind 

 wings whitish testaceous, with a central, incomplete, pale brownish 

 line ; marginal points of both wings black. Underside pale pinkish 

 testaceous, with the black marginal points very distinct ; a brown 

 longitudinal central streak on the fore wings, from the base, joining a 

 postmedial incomplete baud, which meets it from the costa ; hind 

 wings with an interior brown spot, and with an incomplete, central, 

 pale brown suffused line or band. 



Expanse of wings ^^ inch. 



92. Pyralis ztzanialis, n. sp. (Plate LVII. fig. 12.) 



Bombay, July and September. 



Pinkish-white, suffused with brown ; antennae and palpi brown ; 

 head, thorax, and abdomen pinkish white, the abdomen with brown 

 segmental bands ; fore wings pinkish white, suffused with brown ; 

 costal line brown, reniform, with a brown ringlet ; a thin interior, and 

 similar submarginal brown band, inclining outwardly, with their 

 upper portions curved inwardly to the costa. Hind wings white, 

 grey towards the outer border. Both wings with the marginal 

 points brown ; fringe interlined brown, white, and brown. 



Expanse of wings ^ inch. 



93. Pyralis xylinalis, n. sp. (Plate LVII. fig. 17.) 



Poona, October. 



Palpi brown ; antennae brown above, whitish beneath ; head 

 rulous ; thorax and abdomen blackish ; fore wings deep black. 



