142 CATALOGUE OF 



Female. Testaceous-cinereous, rather stout, whitish cinereous 

 beneath. Labial palpi nearly twice longer than the breadth of the 

 head. Maxillary palpi very short. Abdomen extending much be- 

 yond the hind wings. Legs moderately long and stout. Fore 

 wings acute, rather narrow ; marginal points black ; costa slightly 

 convex ; exterior border nearly straight, moderately oblique. Hind 

 wings whitish cinereous. Length of the body 8 lines; of the win^s 

 16 lines. * 



Male. Labial palpi a little shorter, stouter and less acute than 

 those of the female. Antennae robust, smooth. Fore wings shorter, 

 darker and less acute than those of the female. Hind wings brownish 

 cinereous. Length of the body 5t| lines; of the wings 12—13 

 lines. 



a—e. Mauritius. From Dr. Beke's collection. 



Asia. 

 12. Chilo nivellus. 

 nivellus, Kir. 

 Caschmir. 



13. Chilo excerpt alis. 

 Mas. Albus ; palpi breves; antenna? valida, pubescentes ; abdo- 

 men testaceum, basi album ; pedes longissimi. gracillimi ; alee 

 anlica acuta , sat angusta, margine exleriore perobliquo. 

 Male. White. Labial palpi porrect, slender, apart from each 

 other, much shorter than the breadth of the head. Maxillary palpi 

 obliquely ascending, very short and slender. Antennae stout, pu- 

 bescent. Abdomen extending somewhat beyond the hind wings, 

 testaceous, except towards the base. Legs very long and slender. 

 Fore wings acute, rather narrow ; exterior border hardly convex, 

 very oblique. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 14 Hues. 

 a. North Hindostan. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



14. Chilo spukcatellus. 

 Mas. Cervinus ; palpi breves, oblique ascendentes ; antenna? sub- 

 setulow ; abdomen alas posticas paullo super ans ; pedes postici 

 longissimi, femoribits brevisshnis ; alee fascia submarginali 

 diffusa fusca, punctis marginalibus nigricantibus ; antica 

 vitta subcostali fusca lata guttas nigricantes includente, spatio 

 postico pa Hide cinereo. 



