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CATALOGUE OF 
Genus 13. PIELUS. 
Corpus crassum. Palpi porrecti, clavati, caput superantes ; 
articulus 3us brevissimus. Antennae thoracis longitudine. Abdo- 
men alas posticas paullo superans. Pedes validi, pilosi. Alie lon- 
giusculae, sat angustae ; anticse apud costam subrectae, apice subacu- 
minatae, margine exteriore perobliquo. Mas. — Antennae sat late 
pectinatae. Fcem. — Antennae breviter pectinatae. 
Pielus, Stephens , MSS. 
Cossus, p., Donov. ; Boisd. 
Epiolus, p., Hcrr.-Schceff. 
Body thick.' Palpi porrect, clavate, extending rather beyond 
the head ; third joint very short. Antennae as long as the thorax. 
Abdomen extending a little beyond the bind wings. Legs stout, 
pilose. Wings rather long and narrow. Fore wings almost straight 
along the costa, slightly acuminated at the tips, extremely oblique 
along the exterior border; veins like those of Hepialus in structure. 
Male. — Antennae rather deeply pectinated. Female. — Antennae very 
slightly pectinated. 
1. Pielus hyalinatus. 
Mas. Luteus ; abdomen subpurpurascens ; alee aniica vitta 
basali , striga obliqua discali furcata fasciaque obliqua postice 
abbreviata albis ; posticce pallide purpurece marginibus latis 
luteis . 
Epiolus hyalinatus, Herr.-Schceff. Lep. Exot . Sp. Ser. 1, pi. 1 1, f. 50. 
Male . Luteous. Abdomen, except towards the tip, tinged 
with pale purple. Fore wings near the base with a white longitu- 
dinal stripe, beyond which there is a white oblique discal streak, 
which is forked in front, and is succeeded by a more oblique white 
band, which extends to the tip of the wing, and is shortened hind- 
ward. Hind wings pale purplish, with broad luteous borders. 
New Zealand. 
Var. Mas. Fuscus ; antennae fulvce ; abdomen pallide roseum, 
apice subfuscum ; pedes ex parte rosei ; ala antica argenteo 
varies , posticce basi costaque subroseis. 
Var.? Male. Brown. Antennae tawny. Abdomen pale 
rose-colour, tinged with brown towards the tip. Legs partly rose- 
colour. Fore wings with silvery marks as in var. a. Hind wings 
