LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
901 
Male. Testaceous, rather slender, partly whitish beneath. 
Palpi short, rather slender, obliquely ascending, not rising higher 
than the vertex ; third joint minute, conical, not more than one- 
fourth of the length of the second. Antennae slender, pubescent. 
Abdomen extending far beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft rather 
large. Legs smooth, slender. Wings moderately broad, without 
markings above ; under side with black speckles, which are chiefly 
on the hind wings, and there form a double exterior line. Fore 
wings acute ; exterior border moderately oblique ; costa dilated at 
the base. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 
a. Shanghai. From Mr. Fortunes collection. 
* Pyralis Acaciusalis. 
Mas. Albida , sat robusta , subtus roseo varia ; palpi ascendentes , 
graciles , glabri , breviusculi , articulo 3 o lanceolato ; antennce 
valid#, submoniliformes, subpubescentes ; abdomen alas pos- 
ticas paullo superans ; pedes rosei, glabri, tarsis albidis fusco 
fasciatis ; alee valid ce, velutince , sat amplce, ex parte ferru - 
ginece nigro not at# , venis roseis ; antic# valde acul#, punctis 
costalibus nigris , margine exteriore perobliquo. 
Male. Whitish, rather stout, partly rosy red beneath. Palpi 
slender, smooth, rather short, obliquely ascending ; third joint lan- 
ceolate, hardly half the length of the sscond. Autenme stout, sub- 
monilit'orm, very minutely pubescent. Abdomen extending a little 
beyond the hind wings. Legs rosy, smooth ; tarsi whitish, with 
very brown bauds. Wings stout, velvety, somewhat ample ; disks 
partly ferruginous and mottled with black marks, which here and 
there are confluent; veins rosy; under side mostly ochraceous. 
Fore wings very acute, with black points along the costa ; under 
side with a few black scales ; exterior border very oblique. Length 
of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 
Approaches P. nostralis in structure, as does also the following 
species. 
a. Hindostan. From Archdeacon Clerk’s collection. 
Pyralis Elaralis. 
Fcem. Cinereo-rufa, crassa ; palpi fusci, graciles, non longi, 
cinereo vittati , articulo 3 o lanceolato ; abdomen alas posticas 
vix superans ; pedes sat validi, tibiis subfimbriatis ; al# ro- 
bust#, latiuscul#, strigulis plurimis transversis fuscis , subtus 
schistace# rufo vari# ; posticce acut#, margine exteriore per - 
