PYRAUSTIDiE. 
501 
blackish dots and small spots towards base, beyond these a fascia 
of pale ochreous suffusion; a broad brownish transverse band 
extending from middle to |, obsolete on costa, anterior edge nearly 
straight, posterior parallel to termen, discal spot forming a 
transverse red-brown spot on its anterior margin, edged blackish 
posteriorly, immediately beyond this an irregular oblong red-brown 
blotch, second line blackish, within the band and parallel to 
termen, its lower half double and dentate ; subterminal line formed 
of interrupted pale ochreous suffusion, very finely edged blackish- 
grey anteriorly, followed on middle of termen by a blotch of pale 
ochreous and dark grey suffusion : cilia white, on middle of termen 
a spot of pale ochreous suffusion with blackish-grey subbasal and 
apical shades, on lower half some faint pale ochreous suffusion. 
Hindwings termen unevenly waved, excised on upper and lower 
thirds ; white; subbasal and first lines irregularly dentate or 
interrupted, black, intermediate between them an irregular narrow 
dark red-brown fascia ; discal spot narrow-transverse, red-brown, 
finely blackish-edged, near beyond it a narrow irregular acutely 
angulated brownish fascia from costa to fold, in fold beneath this a 
short furrow marked dark fuscous and filled long whitish hairscales; 
second line postmedian, dark fuscous, interrupted, angulated in 
middle, separated finely by whitish from a rather brpad brownish 
fascia, its posterior edge parallel to termen ; subterminal line very 
fine, dark fuscous, followed by pale brownish suffusion, upper half 
of termen suffused dark fuscous expanded towards apex, above 
tornus two small confluent red-brown spots ; cilia pale brownish, 
tips and subbasal shade dark grey. 
bur, Yunidawa, April (27. Phillips) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). 
Piletocera rhopalophora, n. sp. 
$ . 19 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark fuscous, second joint of 
palpi with long rough scales above towards apex; ocelli bright. 
Antennae 1, lower half of stalk straight, apical half enlarged into a 
fusiform obtuse club, formed by a series of stout clavate pectinations 
beneath with their tips touching and a thickening of dense rough 
scales on back. Abdomen dark fuscous, a white dorsal blotch at 
base. Legs dark fuscous, forelegs with a large dense expansible 
hairpencil from base of femora above, and a dense tuft beneath 
basal joint of tarsi. Forewings triangular, costa posteriorly mode¬ 
rately arched, apex rounded, termen oblique, rounded; dark fuscous ; 
a pale fuscous narrow transverse spot in disc at J, and small linear 
mark on end of cell ; an indistinct ochreous-whitish dot on costa 
at |, a short light shade from this and two or three whitish dots 
in disc indicating second line : cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings 
dark fuscous ; a whitish-fuscous oblique mark representing discal 
spot, second line obscure, greyish, running from costa nearly to 
middle of termen, abruptly broken inwards to beneath discal mark, 
thence direct to tornus ; cilia dark fuscous, round tornus elongate, 
grey, with dark fuscous basal line edged whitish. 
