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CATALOGUE OF 
Female. Testaceous-cinereous, rather stout, whitish cinereous 
beneath. Labial palpi nearly twice longer than the breadth of the 
head. Maxillary palpi very short. Abdomen extending much be- 
yond the hind wings. Legs moderately long and stout. Fore 
wings acute, rather narrow ; marginal points black ; costa slightly 
convex ; exterior border nearly straight, moderately oblique. Hind 
wings whitish cinereous. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 
16 lines. 
Male. Labial palpi a little shorter, stouter and less acute than 
those of the female. Antennas robust, smooth. Fore wings shorter, 
darker and less acute than those of the female. Hind wings brownish 
cinereous. Length of the body 5-| lines; of the wings 12 — 13 
lines. 
a — e. Mauritius. From Dr. Beke’s collection. 
Asia. 
12. Chilo nivellus. 
nivellus, Kir. 
Caschmir. 
13. Chilo excerptalis. 
Mas. Albus ; palpi breves ; antenna valid#, pnbescentes ; abdo- 
men testaceum , basi album ; pedes longissimi , gracillimi ; ala 
anlica acuta , sat angusta, margine exterior e per obliquo. 
Male. White. Labial palpi porrect, slender, apart from each 
other, much shorter than the breadth of the head. Maxillary palpi 
obliquely ascending, very short and slender. Antennae stout, pu- 
bescent. Abdomen extending somewhat beyond the hind wings, 
testaceous, except towards the base. Legs very long and slender. 
Fore wings acute, rather narrow ; exterior border hardly convex, 
very oblique. Length of the body 6 liues ; of the wings 14 lines. 
a. North Hindostan. From Mr. Stevens’ collection. 
14. Chilo spurcatellus. 
Mas. Cervinus ; palpi breves , oblique aseendentes ; antenna sub- 
setulosa ; abdomen alas posticas paullo superans ; pedes postici 
lo?igissimi , femoribus brevissimis ; ala fascia submarginali 
diffusa fusca , punctis marginalibus nigricantibus ; antica 
vitta subcostali fusca lata guttas nigricantes includente , spatio 
postico pa Hide cinereo . 
