CATALOGUE 



OF 



LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 



FOURTH SERIES. 



Tribe 9. PYEALITES. 



Corpus gracile. Proboscis brevis. Palpi labiales ssepissime 

 porrecti, nonnunquam rostriformes, nunquam reflexi. Palpi maxil- 

 lares saepissime distincti. Antennae graciles, filiformes aut monili- 

 formes, saepe longi, nonnunquam subsetosae. Thorax brevis, glo- 

 bosus. Abdomen longum, laeve, squamosum, apice acutum. Pedes 

 longi, graciles, laeves, vix unquam villosi ; antici coxis femoribusque 

 longis, tibiis brevioribus, tarsis longis ; posteriores longissimi. Alae 

 nitentes, integrae, deflexae, saepe iridescentes aut semihyalinae, lineis 

 interiore et exteriore bene determinatis. 



Pyralites, Guen. DelL et PyraL 97. 



Body slender. Proboscis short. Labial palpi alike in both 

 sexes, sometimes rostriform, sometimes of the usual shape and of 

 moderate length, never reflexed on the thorax. Maxillary palpi 

 very frequently distinct. Antennae slender, filiform or moniliform, 

 often long, sometimes with minute, rarely with ciliated laminae . 

 Thorax short, globose. Abdomen long, smooth, squamous, acute 

 at the tip, conical in the male. Legs long, slender, smooth, 

 scarcely ever villose. Fore legs with the coxae and femora of nearly 

 equal length ; tibiae shorter ; tarsi long. Posterior legs very long. 

 Wings shining, entire, generally narrow, never elevated in repose, 

 nor wrapped on the body, often iridescent or semihyaline ; interior 

 and exterior lines complete, concise. 



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