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Testaceous, tinged with red, rather stout. Legs stout, smooth, 

 moderately long. Fore wings moderately broad, slightly rounded at 

 the tips, with a black discal point and with a few black speckles, the 

 latter indicating an oblique exterior line ; exterior border straight, 

 slightly oblique. Hind wings white. Length of the body 6 ? lines ; 

 of the wings 16 lines. 



a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Africa. 



9. Chilo discellus. 



Mas. Albido-stramineus ; caput album ; thoracis latera cermna ; 

 abdomen alas posticas longe superans^ lateribus fasciculatis ; 

 alee antica nigro co7ispersa^ vitta discali diffusa nigricante, 

 punctis marginalibus nigris ; postica alba. 



Male. Whitish straw-colour. Head white. Labial palpi 

 fawn-colour beneath, much longer than the breadth of the head. 

 Maxillary palpi obliquely tufted, much less than half the length of 

 the labial palpi. Thorax fawn-coloured on each side. Abdomen 

 white, slightly tufted along each side, extending very far beyond the 

 hind wings. Fore wings acute, minutely black-speckled, with a dif- 

 fuse discal blackish stripe ; marginal points black, the hindermost 

 one elongated ; exterior border straight, slightly oblique. Hind 

 wings white. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 18 lines. 



a, b. South Africa. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



c. South Africa. Presented by R. Trimen, Esq. 



d, e. Port Natal. From M. Guienzius' collection. 



Madagascar, &c. 

 10. Chilo carnifex. 

 carnifex, Cyl. 

 Madagascar. 



11. Chilo mauriciellus. 

 Fcem. Testaceo-cinereus, sat robustus ; palpi capitis latitvdine 

 fere duplo longiores ; abdomen alas posticas longe superans ; 

 alee antic ce acu tee , sat angustee, punctis marginalibus nigris ,* 

 posticee albido-cinereee. Mas. — Palpi labiates breviores, eras- 

 siores, minus acuti ; antennce glabrce ; alee anticce breviores, 

 obscuriores ; posticee fuscescente-ciuerece. 



