896 CATALOGUE OF 



Pyralis? Atialis. 



Mas. Cinerea, sat robusta, subtus nivea ; caput albidum, con- 

 feriissime rufescente conspersum ; palpi validly arcuati, ascend- 

 entes, subcylindrici ; antennae validce, subpubescentes ; abdo- 

 men alas posticas superans, apice subconspersum ; pedes validi, 

 tibiis anticis tarsisque fuscescente fasciatis ; ala latiusculce ; 

 anticae squamis rufescentibus confluentibus, squamis nonnullis 

 azureis, linea subcostali nigra, punctis marginalibus fuscis, 

 costa convexa ; posticce cinereo-fuscce , 



Male. Cinereous, rather stout, pure white beneath. Head 

 whitish. Palpi stout, curved, ascending, nearly cylindrical, not 

 rising higher than the vertex; third joint rounded at the tip, shorter 

 than the second. Antennae stout, minutely pubescent. Thorax 

 and fore wings very thickly and minutely reddish -speckled. Abdo- 

 men extending beyond the hind wings, somewhat compressed 

 towards the tip. Legs stout, smooth ; tarsi and fore tibiae with pale 

 brownish bands. Wings rather broad. Fore wings with the reddish 

 speckles mostly confluent, thinly covered with azure speckles; a 

 black subcostal line proceeding from the base ; marginal points 

 brown ; costa convex ; tips nearly rectangular ; exterior border 

 slightly oblique. Hind wings cinereous-brown. Length of the 

 body 6 lines ; of the wings 1 1 lines. 



Brazil. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Pyralis Gerontesalis. 



Foem, Fuscescente-cinerea, vix purpurascens ; palpi validi, as- 

 cendentes, subarcuati, verticem paullo superantes ; abdomen 

 alas posticas paullo superans; pedes validi, glabri ; alee 

 latiusculce, nigro conspersa, lineis interiore et exteriore den- 

 ticulatis punctisque costalibus pallide cinereis, guttis mar- 

 ginalibus nigris diffusis, fimbria latissima ; antica apice 

 rotundatm, reniformi nigra, margine exteriore sat obliquo. 



Female. Brownish cinereous, robust, hardly purple- tinged, 

 pale cinereous beneath. Palpi stout, ascending, slightly curved, 

 rising a little higher than the vertex ; third joint much shorter than 

 the second. Antennae slender, smooth. Abdomen extending a 

 little beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, smooth. Wings rather 

 broad, black-speckled ; interior and exterior lines pale cinereous, 

 denticulated ; some pale cinereous costal points between the lines ; 



