272 CATALOGUE OF 



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27. Pyralis? Proceisalis. 



Mas. Obscure rufa ; palpi oblique ascendentes ; articulus Sus 

 lanceolatus, 2i dimidio longior ; antennce nudce ; abdomen 

 fuscescens, alas posticus superans, segmentis pallido margi- 

 natis ; alee angustce ; anticce fasciis duabus margirteque exte- 

 riore cinereis, hoc vix obliquo ; posticce fuscescente-cinerece, 

 fimbria albido-cinerea. 



Male. Dull red, cinereous beneath. Proboscis stout. Palpi 

 obliquely ascending, not rising above the vertex ; third joint lan- 

 ceolate, more than half the length of the second. Antennae quite 

 bare. Abdomen brownish, extending beyond the hind wings ; hind 

 borders of the segments pale cinereous. Wings narrow. Fore 

 wings with 'two cinereous bands ; the exterior one formed of irre- 

 lar more or less diffuse lines ; exterior border and fringe cinereous ; 

 a slight black marginal line; tips slightly rounded; exterior bor- 

 der hardly oblique. Hind wings brownish cinereous ; fringe 

 whitish cinereous. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 

 14 lines. 



a. ? Presented by the Entomological Club. 



28. Pykalis? Nauplialis. 



Mas et fcem. Ferrugineo-fusca, nigro conspersa ; palpi erecti; 

 articulus 2us arcuatus ; 3us rectus, laiiceolatus, 2i dimidio 

 non brevior ; antennce nudce ; pedes nigricante fasciati ; alee 

 anticce apud costam subconvexce, apice subrotunddtce, lineis 

 duabus ferrugineis valde lanceolatis nigro marginatis, guttis 

 marginalibus nigris ; posticce albido-cinerece. 



Male and female. Ferruginous-brown, speckled with black, 

 cinereous beneath. Proboscis moderately long. Palpi erect, 

 rising higher than the vertex; second joint curved ; third straight, 

 lanceolate, full half the length of the second. Antennae bare. 

 Abdomen cinereous, extending very little beyond the hind wings. 

 Legs cinereous, with blackish bands. Fore wings slightly convex 

 along the costa, somewhat rounded at the tips; two ferruginous 

 much lanceolated lines, diffusedly bordered with black; marginal 

 dots black; exterior border interlined in the female, dotted with 

 black in the male. Hind wings whitish cinereous. Length of the 

 body 4^ — 5j lines; of the wings 11 — 13 lines. 



«, b. ? Presented by the Entomological Club. 



