LEPIDOPTEBA heterocera. 
915 
PraALis Helvialis. $***** i«d>4u*. kt 
Mas. Rufescende-lestacea , crassa . , nigro conspersa ; palpi pilosi , 
fjiUi robusti , longissimi , usque ad thoracem anticum rejlexi, apice 
fasciculati ; antennce subpubescentes ; abdomen alas posticas 
perpaullo super ans ; pedes robusti , pilosis , tarns nigris 
l* pallido cinctis ; alee latce; anticee apice subrotundatce , fascia 
basali , plaga subapicali , lituris nonnullis lunulisque mar - 
ginalibus nigris ; posticee rufescente-cinereee. 
Male. Reddish testaceous, black-speckled, very robust, cine- 
reous beneath. Palpi pilose, very long and stout, applied to 
the head and veflexed to the fore part of the thorax, densely tufted 
beneath towards their tips. Antennas very minutely pubescent. 
Abdomen extending very little beyond the hind wings. Legs 
robust; tibiae pilose; joints of the tarsi black, with pale tips. 
Wings broad. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips ; the black 
speckles forming a band near the base, a costal patch near the tip, 
and a few smaller marks; marginal lunules black. Hind wings 
reddish cinereous. Length of the body lines ; of the wings 
12 lines. 
This and the two foliowing species approach the group of 
P.farinalis in structure, but can hardly be associated with it. 
a. ?’ y 
Pykalis Gryllusalis. 
Mas. Ochracea , valida; palpi ascendentes , non lati , caput vix 
superantes , articulo 3 o minimo ; antennce subsetulosce ; abdo- 
men alas posticas paullo superans , segmentis albido margi- 
natis ; pedes antici fusco fasciati ; alee ceneo purpureoque 
niientes , lineis interiore et exteriore nigricantibus , hac denli~ 
culata fiexa ; anticee vix acutee , spatio medio nigricante , orbi- 
culari et reniformi annularibus ; posticee cinereee , lineis 
indistinctis . 
Male. Dull ochraceous, moderately stout, whitish beneath. 
Palpi vertical, not broad, nearly smooth, hardly rising above the 
head ; third joint conical, very minute, not more than one-sixth of 
the length of the second. Antennte minutely setulose. Pectus 
pure white in front. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind 
wings ; hind borders of the segments whitish. Legs smooth, slen- 
der. Fore legs with brown bands. Wings moderately broad, 
tinged with aeneous and purple ; interior and exterior lines blackish, 
