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CATALOGUE OF 
Pyralis? Atialis. 
Mas. Cinerea , sat robusta, subtus nivea ; caput albidum , con - 
fertissime rufescente conspersum ; palpi validi, arcuati , ascend - 
ewtes, subcylindrici ; antennce validee, subpubescentes ; abdo- 
men alas po'iticas super ans, apice subconspersum ; pedes validi , 
tibiis anticis tarsisque fuscescente fasciatis ; alee latiuscidce ; 
anticee squamis rufescentibus confluentibus , squamis nonnullis 
azureis , Zmea subcostali nigra , punctis marginalibus fuscis , 
costa convexa ; posticce cinereo-fuscce. 
Male. Cinereous, rather stout, pure white beneath. Head 
whitish. Palpi stout, curved, ascending, nearly cylindrical, not 
rising higher than the vertex; third joint rounded at the tip, shorter 
than the second. Antennae stout, minutely pubescent. Thorax 
and fore wings very thickly and minutely reddish-speckled. Abdo- 
men extending beyond the hind wings, somewhat compressed 
towards the tip. Legs stout, smooth ; tarsi and fore tibiae with pale 
brownish bands. Wings rather broad. Fore wings with the reddish 
speckles mostly confluent, thinly covered with azure speckles; a 
black subcostal line proceeding from the base ; marginal points 
brown ; costa convex ; tips nearly rectangular ; exterior border 
slightly oblique. Hind wings cinereous-brown. Length of the 
body 6 lines ; of the wings 1 1 lines. 
Brazil. In Mr. Saunders’ collection. 
Pyralis Gerontesalis. 
Foem. Fuscescente-cinerea , vix purpuras cens ; palpi validi , as- 
cendentes , subarcuati , verticem paullo super an te s ; abdomen 
alas posticus paullo svperans ; pedes validi, glabri ; ah ^ 
latiusculce , nigro conspersce , lineis interiore et exteriore den- 
ticulalis punctisque costalibus pallide cinereis, guttis mar- 
ginalibus nigris diffusis , fimbria latissima ; anticce apice 
rotundatce, reniformi nigra , margine exteriore sat obliquo. 
Female. Brownish cinereous, robust, hardly purple-tinged, 
pale cinereous beneath. Palpi stout, ascending, slightly curved, 
rising a little higher than the vertex ; third joint much shorter than 
the second. Antennae slender, smooth. Abdomen extending a 
little beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, smooth. Wings rather 
broad, black-speckled ; interior and exterior lines pale cinereous, 
denticulated ; some pale cinereous costal points between the lines ; 
