LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
895 
small. Antennae very stout, somewhat ribbed. Abdomen ex- 
tending somewhat beyond the hind wings ; hind borders of the seg- 
ments white. Legs not pilose. Wings whitish, of moderate size, 
dull ochraceous exteriorly ; marginal line white, black-bordered ; 
fringe broad, whitish and brown-hordered exteriorly. Fore wings 
not acute, brown along the basal half of the costa, and with a brown 
black-speckled middle band, beyond which a white line extends ob- 
liquely outward from the costa ; three black costal subapical points. 
Hind wings with a band and a line somewhat like those of the fore 
wings. Length of the body 2J lines ; of the wings 6 lines. 
The structure of the palpi in this species hardly allows it to be 
included in the genus Pyralis. 
Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry’s collection. 
Pyralis ? Hedilalis. 
Fcem. Obscure roseo-rufescens , sat valida , albido varia ; palpi 
graciles , glabri , ascendentes , articulo 2 o valde arcuato , do 
lineari ; antenna robustce ; abdomen alas posticas superans ; 
alee longissima , sat angusta, fusco nigroque tessellatce ; antica 
acuta , basi subochracece , apice albidiores , subtus nigro squa- 
mosa , margine exleriore valde obliquo ; postica puncto discali 
nigro. 
Female. Dull rosy reddish, moderately stout, here and there 
whitish, pale yellowish beneath. Palpi slender, smooth, ascending 
to the vertex; second joint much curved; third linear, rounded at 
the tip, about half the length of the second. Antennee stout, 
smooth. Abdomen extending rather beyond the hind wings. Legs 
smooth, with some rosy marks. Wings rather narrow, very long, 
minutely and incompletely tessellated with brown and towards the 
exterior border with black. Fore wings acute, slightly ochraceous 
towards the base, more distinctly whitish at the tips than elsewhere; 
exterior border extremely oblique; under side with some black 
scales on a few of the veins. Hind wings with a black discal point. 
Length of the body 5 — 6 lines ; of the wings 14 — 16 lines. 
a. Ega. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
