912 CATALOGUE Oi* 



It is the type of a distinct group in the genus, and is nearly 

 allied to the following species. 



a—c. Sarawak, Borneo. In Mr. Wallace's collection. 



Pyealis elutalis. 

 Cataclysta elutalis, Cat. Lep. Het. \ih series, p. 448. 



Pyralis? Theemusalis. 



Fcem. Moseo-cinerea, sat robusta ; palpi brevissimi, subascendentes, 

 non longi, articulo So longi-conico ; abdomen alas posticas 

 superans ; ala antica acuta?, nigro subconspersce, lineis duabus 

 duplicatis, linea interiore subundulata^ tinea submarginali 

 recta, reniformi gutti/ormi punctisque marginalibus nigris ,• 

 posticce basi fasciaque exteriore diffusa nigricantibus. 



Female. Cinereous, with a rosy tinge, rather stout. Palpi very 

 short, slightly ascending, not broad ; third joint elongate-conical, 

 much shorter than the second. Antennae slender. Abdomen ex- 

 tending rather beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth. Wings mode- 

 rately broad. Fore wings acute, slightly and minutely speckled with 

 black ; some of the speckles forming two slight double lines ; inte- 

 rior line slightly undulating ; submarginal line straight ; reniform 

 mark forming a black dot ; marginal points black. Hind wings 

 blackish towards the base, and with a diffuse blackish exterior band. 

 Length of the body 3J lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



a. Shanghai. From Mr. Fortune's collection. 



Pyralis 2Egusalis. 



Mas. Obscure rufescens, robusta, fusco conspersa; palpi porrecti, 

 subarcuati, cornuti, non lati, articulo So conico subfimbriato, 

 antenna? valida?, breviuscula?, setosa? ; abdomen conicum, alas 

 posticas superans, apice cinereum ; pedes validi, glabri ; ala 

 robusta? ; antica? acuta?, lineis duabus testaceis obliquis undu- 

 latis subparallelis ; postica? fusca, lineis duabus albido- 

 cinereis. 



Male. Dull reddish, robust, brown-speckled. Palpi porrect, 

 moderately long, slightly curved, not broad, with a clavate ap- 



