894 CATALOGUE OF 



Pyralis? Ninntusalis. 



Fcem. Testacea, sat robusta, antice ferruginea; palpi graciles, 

 ascendentes, caput non superantes, articulo So minima ; an- 

 tenna valida ; abdomen alas posticas paullo superans ; ala 

 purpuraseente-cinerea, litura diseali e maculis guttisque hya- 

 linis ; anticce subfalcata, lineis costalibus nigris, lineolis 

 transversis ochraceis ; postica lineolis transversis marginalibus 

 nigris. 



Female. Testaceous, rather stout. Head in front and fore 

 border of the thorax ferruginous, the former whitish beneath 

 the eyes. Palpi slender, ascending, not rising above the head ; 

 third joint conical, very minute, less than one-fourth of the length 

 of the second. Antenna? stout. Abdomen extending a little beyond 

 the hind wings, white beneath. Legs smooth, rather stout. Wings 

 purplish cinereous, moderately broad, with a cluster of opaline 

 hyaline spots and dots; exterior border bent. Fore wings sub- 

 falcate, with short black lines along the costa ; opaline cluster much 

 larger and composed of more numerous spots than that of the hind 

 wings, the transverse lines in it mostly ochraceous; two black marks 

 wear the base of the interior border. Hind wings with black 

 transverse lines along the interior border and along the adjoining 

 part of the exterior border. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the 

 wings 12 lines. 



This species has a very peculiar structure, and will form a dis- 

 tinct group in the genus. 



Amazon Kegion. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Pyralis? Byzesalis. 



Mas. Cinerea, gracilis ; proboscis distincta ; palpi labiales non 

 ascendentes, articulo So brevissimo ; palpi maxillares con- 

 spicui ; antenna crassa, subcostata ; abdomen alas posticas 

 sat superans, segmentis albo marginatis ; pedes non pilosi ; alee 

 albida, extus subochracea, linea marginali alba nigro mar- 

 gin ata, fimbria lata extus albida ; anticce subrotundata, costa 

 dimidio basalif usco , fascia media fusca nigro conspersa, linea 

 exteriore obliqua alba, punctis tribus costalibus subapicalibus 

 nigris, 



Male. Cinereous, slender. Proboscis and maxillary palpi 

 distinct. Labial palpi very short, not ascending ; third joint very 



