278 CATALOGUE OF 



9. Aglossa Gnidusalis. 



Fcem. Cinerea ; palpi oblique ascendentes ; arliculus 3w.9 2o bre- 

 vior ; alee lineis interiore et exteriore pallidis denticulatis 

 obscuro intus marginatis, linea submarginali e punctis nigris ; 

 anticce apud costam obscurce punctis pallidis, striga pallida 

 reniformem nigricantem includente. 



Female. Cinereous. Palpi obliquely ascending; third joint 

 shorter than the second. Wings with the interior and exterior 

 lines denticulated, pale, with dark inner borders , submarginal line 

 composed of black points. Fore wings dark and with pale points 

 along part of the costa ; reniform mark blackish, a pale streak. 

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



Ceylon. In Mr. Layard's collection. 



Genus 4. STEMMATOPHORA. 



Corpus gracile. Ocelli duo distincti. Proboscis longiuscula. 

 Palpi recti, squamosi,non longi, articulis indistinctis, 3o brevissimo. 

 Palpi maxillares vix conspicui. Antennae maris pubescentes aut 

 ciliates. Abdomen alas posticas superans. Pedes laeves. Alae 

 integral, fimbria mediocri ; antica? apud costam rectae, apice obtusse, 

 margine exteriore quadrato. 



Pyralis, p., Fisch.-Rosl. ; Dup. ; Herr.-Schceff. 

 Stemmatophora, Guen. Delt. et Pyral. 129. 



Body slender. Ocelli two, distinct. Proboscis rather long. 

 Palpi straight, squamous, not long; joints indistinct; third very 

 short. Maxillary palpi hardly visible. Antennae of the male 

 pubescent, or furnished with equal seta?. Abdomen extending 

 beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth. Wings entire, of moderate 

 breadth. Fore wings straight along the costa, obtuse at the tips ; 

 exterior border quadrate. 



Europe. 



1. Stemmatophora combustalis. 



Cinnamomea ; alee linAs interiore et exteriore angustisflavis, ilia 

 sinuata fracta, hac subarcuata ; anticce lunula discali ob- 

 scuriore. 



Pyralis combustalis, Fisch.-Rosl. 278, pi. 93, f. 1. Dup. Cat. Herr.- 

 Schceff. Eur. Schm. iv. 126, 22. 





