140 CATALOGUE OF 



5. CHILO CICATRICELLUS. 



cicatricellus, Tr. — Treitschkeella, Frr. — ainplella ? Hb. 



South America. 



6. Chilo porrectellus. 



Mas. Pallide cervinus ; palpi labiates capitis latitudine fere 

 duplo longiores ; antennae setulosce ; abdomen alas posticas 

 dimidio superans ; alee anticce postice ftavescente-cinerecc, 

 punctis paucis disealibus lineaque suhmarginali recta obliqua 

 postice obsoleta fuscis, punctis marginalibus nigris ; posticce 

 fuscescente-cinerece. 



Male, Pale fawn-colour, cinereous beneath. Labial palpi 

 nearly twice longer than the breadth of the head ; third joint less 

 than one-third of the length of the second. Maxillary palpi about 

 one-fourth of the length of the labial palpi. Antennae setulose. 

 Abdomen extending for full half its length beyond the hind wings. 

 Legs very long. Fore wings narrow, acute, yellowish-cinereous 

 htndward, with a few brown discal points and with a straight ob- 

 lique brown submarginal line, which is obsolete hind ward; mar- 

 ginal points black. Hind wings brownish cinereous. Length of 

 the body 7 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



o. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



7. Chilo subcervinell us. 



Mas et foem. Auratus ; caput et thorax cervina ; palpi labiates 

 capitis latitudine non breviores ; abdomen albidum ; alee an- 

 ticce apud costam cervina ; posticce albidce. 



Male and female. Gilded. Head, thorax and costal space of 

 the fore wings fawn-colour. Labial palpi as long as the breadth of 

 the head. Maxillary palpi nearly half the length of the labial 

 palpi. Abdomen, hind wings and under side whitish. Wings elon- 

 gate, rather narrow. Fore wings slightly acute; exterior border 

 very oblique. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



a, b. Honduras. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



8. Chilo ? infusellus. 

 Rufescente-testaceus, sat robustus ; pedes validi ; alee antica? apice 

 rotundatce, atomis nonnullis punctoque discali nigris ; posticce 

 alba. 



