LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1235 



red marginal line, which is broadest near the interior angle of the 

 hind wings. Fore wings acute, with a yellow transverse discal post- 

 medial red-bordered patch, which is accompanied by five vitreous 

 black-bordered dots, two on its outer side and three on its inner side; 

 four black elongated costal points near the tip ; exterior border 

 slightly angular in the middle. Hind wings with the interior angle 

 prominent; under side tessellated with ferruginous. Length of the 

 body 2 Hues ; of the wings 6 lines. 



a. Ceylon. From M. Nietner's collection. 



Pyralis suffusalis. 



Mas. Obscure rufa ; palpi oblique ascendentes, verticem non 

 superantes, articulo 3o brevissimo ; antennae subserratce, 

 setosce ; alee fimbria lutea ; anticce maculis duabus costalibus 

 luteis. 



Male. Dark red, stout. Palpi squamous, obliquely ascending, 

 not rising higher than the vertex; third joint very short. Antennae 

 setose, minutely serrated. Abdomen extending a little beyond the 

 hind wings; apical tuft very small. Legs stout, smooth. Wings 

 with a luteous fringe. Fore wings acute, with two luteous costal 

 spots, one at one-third of the length, the other at two-thirds of the 

 length ; exterior border slightly convex, rather. oblique. Length of 

 the body 5—6 lines ; of the wings 12 — 14 lines. 



The dull colour of this species distinguishes it from P. Pelar- 

 galis, to which it is closely allied. 



a — c. Hindustan. From the collection of the Entomological Society. 



Pyralis tenebrosalis. 



Foem. Ochracea, nigricante conspersa ; palpi porrecti, subtus 

 albidi, articulo So lonyi-conico ; abdomen fuscum, segmentis 

 ochraceo marginatis ; alee punctis marginalibus nigri- 

 cantibus, fimbria albido-cinerea ; anticce vix acutce, maculis 

 quinque sub costalibus , plaga costali plagaque postica nigri- 

 cantibus. 



Female. Dull ochraceous, thickly blackish-speckled, dingy 

 ochraceous-cinereous beneath. Palpi porrect, whitish beneath, 

 shorter than the breadth of the head; third joint elongate-conical, 

 less than half the length of the second. Abdomen brown, hardly 

 extending beyond the hind wings ; hind borders of the segments 



