LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 895 



small. Antennae very stout, somewhat ribbed. Abdomen ex- 

 tending somewhat beyond the hind wings ; hind borders of the seg- 

 ments white. Legs not pilose. Wings whitish, of moderate size, 

 dull ochraceous exteriorly ; marginal line white, black-bordered ; 

 fringe broad, whitish and brown-bordered exteriorly. Fore wings 

 not acute, brown along the basal half of the costa, and with a brown 

 black-speckled middle band, beyond which a white line extends ob- 

 liquely outward from the costa ; three black costal subapical points. 

 Hind wings with a band and a line somewhat like those of the fore 

 wings. Length of the body 2\ lines ; of the wings 6 lines. 



The structure of the palpi in this species hardly allows it to be 

 included in the genus Pyralis. 



Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry's collection. 



Pyealis ? Hedilalis. 



Foem. Obscure roseo-rufescens, sat valida, albido varia ; palpi 

 graciles, glabri, ascendentes, articulo 2o valde arcuato, So 

 lineari ; antenna robustce ; abdomen alas posticas superans ; 

 alee longissimce, sat angustce, fusco nigroque tessellatce ; anticce 

 acuta, basi subochracece, apice albidiores, subtus nigro squa- 

 mosce, margine exteriore valde obliquo ; posticce puncto discali 

 nigro. 



Female, Dull rosy reddish, moderately stout, here and there 

 whitish, pale yellowish beneath. Palpi slender, smooth, ascending 

 to the vertex; second joint much curved; third linear, rounded at 

 the tip, about half the length of the second. Antennae stout, 

 smooth. Abdomen extending rather beyond the hind wings. Legs 

 smooth, with some rosy marks. Wings rather narrow, very long, 

 minutely and incompletely tessellated with brown and towards the 

 exterior border with black. Fore wings acute, slightly ochraceous 

 towards the base, more distinctly whitish at the tips than elsewhere ; 

 exterior border extremely oblique; under side with some black 

 scales on a few of the veins. Hind wings with a black discal point. 

 Length of the body 5 — 6 lines ; of the wings 14 — 16 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



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