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CATALOGUE OF 
Pyralis? Ninniusalis. 
Fcem. Testacea , sat robusta , antice ferruginea ; palpi graciles , 
ascendentes , wora superanles , articulo So minima ; an - 
tennee validee ; abdomen alas posticas paullo superans ; alee 
purpurascente-cinerece , litura discali e maculis guttisque liya- 
linis ; anticce subfalcatee, lineis costalibus nigris , lineolis 
transversis ochraceis ; posticce lineolis transversis marginalibus 
nigris. 
Female. Testaceous, rather stout. Head in front and fore 
border of the thorax ferruginous, the former whitish beneath 
the eyes. Palpi slender, ascending, not rising above the head ; 
third joint conical, very minute, less than one-fourth of the length 
of the second. Antennae stout. Abdomen extending a little beyond 
the hind wings, white beneath. Legs smooth, rather stout. Wings 
purplish cinereous, moderately broad, with a cluster of opaline 
hyaline spots and dots ; exterior border bent. Fore wings sub- 
falcate, with short black lines along the costa ; opaline cluster much 
larger and composed of more numerous spots than that of the hind 
wings, the transverse lines in it mostly ochraceous; two black marks 
near the base of the interior border. Hind wings with black 
transverse lines along the interior border and along the adjoining 
part of the exterior border. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the' 
wings 12 lines. 
This species has a very peculiar structure, and will form a dis- 
tinct group in the genus. 
Amazon Legion. In Mr. Saunders’ collection. 
Pyralis? Byzesalis. 
Mas. Cinerea, gracilis ; proboscis distin eta ; palpi labiales non 
ascendentes, articulo So brevissimo ; palpi maxillares con - 
spicui ; antennee crassee, subcostatce ; abdomen alas posticas 
sat superans, segmentis albo marginatis ; pedes non pilosi ; alee 
albidee, extus subochraceee , linea marginali alba nigro mar - 
ginata, fimbria lata extus albida ; antic ee subrotundatee, costee 
dimidio basalifusco , fascia media fusca nigro cvnspersa, linea 
exteriore obliqua alba , punctis tribus costalibus subapicalibus 
nigris . 
Male. Cinereous, slender. Proboscis and maxillary palpi 
distinct. Labial palpi very short, not ascending ; third joint very 
