REPORT ON THE PADI-BORER. 75 
last joint, one on each side of the longitudinal impression. 
Length 53th to ;4,th inch, and diameter {th to ;4th inch. - 
Imago.—Male, above, general colour pale ochraceous. An- 
terior wings, with an irregular oblique fuscous fascia, from 
about the middle of inner margin to near the apex of wing. 
Costal and posterior margins ochraceous, fringe golden. A 
marginal line of seven small brown spots and a submarginal 
line of shining golden brown spots, along the posterior mar- 
gin, but curving away from the apex. Some of these shining 
spots are also scattered over the oblique fuscous fascia, 
more thickly near the end of the cell. 
Hind wings paler and unmarked. Beneath, anterior wings 
dull yellowish, sometimes sullied with dirty brown. Hind 
wings the same, but only slightly tinged with brown on the 
costal region. Body and legs same colour as palest part of 
wings. 
ipa palpi bushy and slightly broadened at tip, horizontal, 
nearly as long as head and thorax together, a few dark scales 
and hairs intermixed with the paler ones. Maxillary palpi 
prominent, with only a few dark scales. Eyes black. Antennz 
more than half the length of the costal margin of the 
anterior wings, filiform, clothed with pale ochraceous scales. 
Expanse 5th to 58th inch, and body ;%th to #,th inch long. 
The female differs in being duller in colour and in the fas- 
cia on anterior wings being very indistinct. Beneath dull 
pale ochraceous. Labial palpi more bushy and larger than 
in the male. Expanse $$th of an inch, and body 3 inch long. 
This insect evidently belongs to the genus Chz/o of ZINCKEN- 
SOMMER, and may not be specifically distinct from C. Oryzeel- 
Jus of RILEY, as the differences noticeable in it may be only of 
a variatal character. 
A comparison with the type specimen would be necessary 
to determine this point. C. Oryzeellus is an insect of much 
the same habits as ours, and found in North America. 
Natural History and Habits. 
The eggs are laid in white irregular shaped masses, which 
may measure as much as } inch in length, by nearly +, inch 
