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CATALOGUE OF 
It is the type of a distinct group in the genus, and is nearly 
allied to the following species. 
a — c. Sarawak, Borneo. In Mr. Wallace’s collection. 
Pyralis elutalis. 
Cataclysta elutalis, Cat. Lep. Het. \tli series , p. 448. 
Pyralis? Thermusalis. 
Fcem. Roseo-cinerea, sat robusta ; palpi brevissimi, subascendentes, 
non longi , articulo So longi-conico ; abdomen alas posticas 
superans ; alee anticce acutce , nigro subconspersce , lineis duabus 
duplicatis , linea interiore subundulata , tinea submarginali 
recta , reniformi guttiformi punctisque marginalibus nigris ,• 
posticce basi fasciaque exteriore diffusa nigricantibus . 
Female. Cinereous, with a rosy tinge, rather stout. Palpi very 
short, slightly ascending, not broad ; third joint elongate-conical, 
much shorter than the second. Antennae slender. Abdomen ex- 
tending rather beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth. Wings mode- 
rately broad. Fore wings acute, slightly and minutely speckled with 
black ; some of the speckles forming two slight double lines ; inte- 
rior line slightly undulating ; submarginal line straight ; reniforra 
mark forming a black dot; marginal points black. Hind wings 
blackish towards the base, and with a diffuse blackish exterior band. 
Length of the body 3J lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 
a t Shanghai. From Mr. Fortune’s collection. 
Pyralis ^Egusalis. 
Mas. Obscure rufescens , robusta, fusco conspersa ; palpi porrecti , 
subarcuati , cornuti , non lati , articulo So conico subjimbriato , 
antennee validce , breviusculce , setosce ; abdomen conicum , alas 
posticas superans , apice cinereum ; pedes validi , glabri ; alee 
robustce ; anticce acutce , lineis duabus testaceis obliquis undu- 
latis subparallelis ; posticce fuscce , lineis duabus albido- 
cinereis. 
Male. Dull reddish, robust, brown-speckled. Palpi porrect, 
moderately long, slightly curved, not broad, with a clavate ap- 
