LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA 905 



Fore wings acute. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 10 

 lines. 



Ceylon. In Mr. LayarcTs collection. 



Pyralis? CEgnusalis. 



Fcem. Viridescente-testacea, sat robusta ; palpi validi, ascendentes, 

 subarcuati, articulo So lanceolato ; antenna validce, subcom- 

 pressm ; thoracis tegulce glabra, longi-conica ; abdomen alas 

 posticas superans ; pedes compressi, latiusculi ; ala anticce 

 flava, apice rotundatce, costa viridescente-testacea, viita discali 

 interrupta informi fasciaque marginali roseis ; posticas albido- 

 cinerea. 



Female. Greenish testaceous, rather stout, cinereous beneath. 

 Palpi slightly curved, moderately stout, ascending to a little higher 

 than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, about half the length of the 

 second. Antennas stout, slightly compressed. Tegulee of the tho- 

 rax smooth, elongate-conical. Abdomen extending rather beyond 

 the hind wings. Legs smooth, compressed, rather broad. Wings 

 moderately broad. Fore wings yellow, greenish testaceous along 

 the costa, rounded at the tips, with an interrupted irregular rosy 

 discal stripe and a rosy marginal band. Hind wings whitish cine- 

 reous. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



It has a remarkable resemblance to Rhodaria in the colour o£ 

 the wings, but is very different in the structure of the palpi, 



a. Ceylon. Presented by R. Templeton, Esq. 



Pyralis ? Deciusalis. 



Mas. Ochraceo- cinerea, sat robusta, albido-cinerea ; palpi validi, 

 arcuati, pubescentes, verticem paullo superantes, articulo So 

 minimo ; antenna? valde pubescentes ; abdomen sub car inatum, 

 subcompressum, alas posticas longe superans ; pedes glabri ; 

 aim ampla, fuscescente-cinerea, cupreo purpureoque nitentes, 

 lineis duabus obscurioribus diffusis valde indistinctis ; antica? 

 apice rotundata?. 



Male. Ochraceous-cinereous, rather stout, whitish cinereous 

 beneath. Palpi stout, curved, pubescent, applied to the front, 

 ascending a little higher than the vertex ; third joint very minute. 

 Antennas rather stout, very pubescent. Abdomen slightly keeled 



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