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border; lines quite obsolete above; the exterior one distinct beneath. 

 Length of the body 4% lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



a — c. Sarawak, Borneo. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



25. Pyralis Doecasalis. 



Mas. Rufescente-cinerea ; palpi angulati, articulo So conico 

 minimo ; antenna > nudce, robustce ; pedes testacei ; alee nigro 

 subconsperscB) lineis duabus pallidioribus indistinctis subnn- 

 dulatis submarginatis, margine exteriore subnigricante, fim- 

 bria aureo-flava. 



Male. Cinereous, with a slight reddish tinge. Palpi ob- 

 liquely ascending; third joint conical, very minute, forming a dis- 

 tinct angle with the second, of which it is not more than one-sixth 

 of the length. Antennae bare, stout. Abdomen extending very 

 little beyond the hind wings. Legs testaceous. Wings very 

 minutely speckled with black ; two indistinct slightly undulating 

 lines, which are a little paler than the ground-colour, and are bor- 

 dered with a darker hue ; exterior border diffusedly blackish ; fringe 

 pale gilded yellow, reddish by the costaof the fore wings, which are 

 acute. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 10 lines 



a. Sarawak, Borneo. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



26. Pykalis Melanthalis. 



Mas. Rufescente-cinerea ; palpi breves, incumbentes ; antennae 

 valde pubescentes ; alee spatio medio cinereo-rufo extus con- 

 vexo, guttis marginalibus nigricantibus ; anticce punctis cos- 

 talibus albis, litura discali nigra. 



Male. Reddish cinereous. Palpi short, incumbent. An- 

 tennae very pubescent. Wings with the middle half cinereous-red, 

 slightly bordered with black, and convex on the outer side ; exte- 

 rior part shaded with blackish cinereous in the middle ; marginal 

 dots blackish ; fringe interlined. Fore wings with white costal 

 points, and with a black discal mark. Length of the body 3 

 lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



a. Sarawak, Borneo. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



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