LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1229 



undulating cinereous line beyond three-fourths of the length, both 

 blackish-bordered on the inner side ; costa and space along the ex- 

 terior border fawn-colour ; exterior border slightly convex, rather 

 oblique. Length of the body 2j- lines; of the wings 7 lines. 



a. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



PYRALIS ? GELIDALIS. 



Mas et foem. Pallide cinerea ; palpi robusti, oblique ascendentes, 

 articulo So parvo ; abdomen albidum, alas posticas paullo su~ 

 perans ; alee antica apice subrolundata?, fasciis duabus postiee 

 approximatis plagaque costali intermedia ceneo-fuscis ; posticce 

 fuscce, fimbria pallide cinerea. 



Male and female. Pale cinereous. Body beneath and legs 

 white. Palpi stout, squamous, obliquely ascending, not rising higher 

 than the vertex, much shorter than the breadth of the head ; third 

 joint not move than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antenna? 

 of the male pubescent. Abdomen whitish, extending a little beyond 

 the hind wings. Legs smooth, rather stout. • Fore wings slightly 

 rounded at the tips, with two aeneous-brown bands, which converge 

 towards each other hindward, and with an intermediate aeneous- 

 brown costal patch; first band very near the base; second undu- 

 lating and concise on the inner side, slightly diffuse on the outer 

 side, which is near the exterior border ; the latter is slightly convex 

 and moderately oblique. Hind wings brown ; fringe pale cinereous, 

 except at the base. Length of the body 3— 3J lines ; of the wings 

 7 — 8 lines. 



a, b. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



PYRALIS? SUBDUCTALIS. 



Foem. Pallide ochracea ; palpi erecti, sat graciles, verticem 

 paullo superantes, articulo So longi-conico ; alee punctis mar- 

 ginalibus nigris ; antica plaga basali, linea antemedia dentata, 

 linea postmedia dentata arcuata, lunula intermedia plagaque 

 marginali nigricantibus ; posticce albidee, semihyalina?, mar- 

 gine exteriore subauroto. 



Female. Pale ochraceous. Body beneath and legs silvery 

 white. Palpi smooth, erect, rather slender, rising a little higher 



