1226 CATALOGUE OF 



Pyralis COSTIGERALIS. 

 costigeralis, WlJc. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 3rd Ser. i. 121. 

 Sydney. 



Pyralis cereinalis. 

 cereinalis, WlJc. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 3rd Ser. i. 121. 

 Tasmania. 



Pyralis? costigeralis. 



Mas. Albida ; palpi oblique ascendentes, extus fuscescentes, ver- 

 ticem non supemntes, articulo 2o subtus dense fimbriato, 3o 

 lanceolato ; antennce setosce ; alee anticce apice subrotundatce, 

 nigro subconspersce, roseo suff'usce, plagis duabus costalibus, 

 tinea intermedia costali, macula subcostali lineisque duabus 

 exterioribus denticulatis nigris. 



Male. Whitish. Palpi obliquely ascending, brownish on the 

 outer side, a little shorter than the breadth of the head, not rising 

 higher -than the vertex ; second joint with a short thick fringe 

 beneath ; third lanceolate, much shorter than the second. Antennae 

 stout, setose. Abdomen extending beyond the hind wings. Legs 

 stout, smooth. Fore wings somewhat rounded at the tips, with a 

 few black speckles and with a rosy tinge, except along the interior 

 border ; two black costal patches ; one at the base, the other nearly 

 apical ; an intermediate black costal line ; a black subcostal spot 

 behind the middle of the line ; two black denticulated lines near 

 the exterior border, which has a row of black points. Hind wings 

 with brown marginal points. Length of the body 3^ lines ; of the 

 wings 8 lines. 



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Pyralis perfusalis. 



Mas et fcem. Alba ; palpi graciles, verticem superantes, articulo 

 2o subtus pilosissimo, striga obliqua ochracea nigro cohspersa, 

 3o lanceolato apice ochraceo ; thorax ochraceo quinque gutta- 

 tus ; alee fascia media lata dentata pallide ochracea nigricante 

 submarginata, fascia submarginali angusta undulata pallide 

 ochracea^ linea marginali ochracea. Mas. — Abdomen cer- 

 vinum segmentis fusco maculatis albo marginatis, basi album 

 maculis quatuor ochraceis. Fcem. — Abdominis segments 

 nigricante fasciata. 



