1242 CATALOGUE OF 



Pyralis DUCALIS. 



Fcem. Obscure purpurea ; caput et thorax anticus aurato-flava ; 

 palpi oblique ascendentes, verlicem non superantes, articulo So 

 lanr»olato ; alee aurato-flavo marginatce ; anticce lineis duabus 

 cinereis subrectis apud costam luteis dilatatis, lunula intermedia 

 nigricante. 



Female. Dark purple. Body beneath, head, fore border of the 

 thorax, legs and exterior border of the wings gilded luteous. Palpi 

 obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex ; third joint 

 lanceolate, a little more than half the length of the second. Abdo- 

 men extending a little beyond the hind wings; oviduct exserted. 

 Fore wings rounded at the tips, with two cinereous nearly straight 

 and parallel lines, which are dilated and luteous on the costa ; first 

 line near the base; second at two-thirds of the length ; a blackish 

 lunule in the disk between the lines ; exterior border convex, 

 slightly oblique. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 

 10 lines. 



a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



Pyralis decoratalis. 



Foem. Purpurascente-cervina ; palpi graciles, oblique ascendentes, 

 verlicem non superantes, articulo 'So longi-cunico ; abdomen 

 basi fusco fasciatum ; alee latce, lineis duabus cinereis fusco 

 marginatis, punctis marginalibus nigricantibus ; anticce lineis 

 angulatis-, spatio intermedio cinereo, plaga apicali albida, 

 plaga posteriore fuscescente ; posticee lineis duplicatis den- 

 tatis. 



Female. Purplish fawn-colour. Palpi smooth, slender, ob- 

 liquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex; third joint 

 elongate-conical, less than half the length of the second. Abdomen 

 cinereous fawn-colour, with a brown band at the base, not extending 

 beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth. Wings broad, with two 

 cinereous lines, which are bordered with brown and are double and 

 dentate in the hind wings; marginal points blackish; fringe inter- 

 lined with cinereous. Fore wings acute ; lines forming an outward 

 angle; space between them mostly cinereous; four whitish costal 

 points between the lines ; a whitish apical patch, behind which there 



