i.epidoptera heteroceka. 915 



Pyralis Helvialis. 



Mas. Rufescente-iestacea, crassa, nigro conspersa ; palpi pilosi, 

 robusti, longissimi, usque ad thoracem anticum reflexi, apice 

 fasciculati ; antenna subpubescentes ; abdomen alas posticus 

 perpaullo super ans ; pedes robusti, tibiis pilosis, tar sis nigris 

 pallido cinetis ; alee latce ; anticce apice subrotundatce, fascia 

 basali, plaga subapicali, lituris nonnullis lunulisque mar- 

 ginalibus nigris ; posticce rufescente-cinerece^ 



Male. Reddish testaceous, black-speckled, very robust, cine- 

 reous beneath. Palpi pilose, very long and stout, applied to 

 the head and reflexed to the fore part of the thorax, densely tufted 

 beneath towards their tips. Antennae very minutely pubescent. 

 Abdomen extending very little beyond the hind wings. Legs 

 robust; tibiae pilose; joints of the tarsi black, with pale tips. 

 Wings broad. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips ; the black 

 speckles forming a band near the base, a costal patch near the tip, 

 and a few smaller marks; marginal lunules black. Hind wings 

 reddish cinereous. Length of the body 4i lines ; of the wings 

 12 lines. 



This and the two following species approach the group of 

 P.farinalis in structure, but can hardly be associated with it. 



Pyralis Gryllusalis. 



Mas. Ochracea, valida; palpi ascendentes, non lati, caput vix 

 superantes, articulo 3o minimo ; antennae subsetulosce ; abdo- 

 men alas posticas paullo superans, segmentis albido margi- 

 natis ; pedes antici fusco fasciati ; alee ceneo purpureoque 

 niientes, lineis interiore et exteriore nigricantibus, hac denti- 

 culataflexa ; anticce vix acutce, spatio medio nigricante, orbi- 

 culari et reniformi annularibus ; posticce cinerece, lineis 

 indistinctis. 



Male. Dull ochraceous, moderately stout, whitish beneath. 

 Palpi vertical, not broad, nearly smooth, hardly rising above the 

 head ; third joint conical, very minute, not more than one-sixth of 

 the length of the second. Antennae minutely setulose. Pectus 

 pure white in front. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind 

 wings ; hind borders of the segments whitish. Legs smooth, slen- 

 der. Fore legs with brown bands. Wings moderately broad, 

 tinged with aeneous and purple j interior and exterior lines blackish, 



