PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON 



VOL. 24 JUNE 1922 No. 6 



NEW SPECIES OF PYRALIDAE OF THE SUBFAMILY CRAMBINAE 

 FROM TROPICAL AMERICA. 



Bv W. SCHAUS. 



The specimens from Castro and Sao Paulo, Brazil, were 

 collected by E. D. Jones, those from Venadio, Mexico, by J. 

 A. Kiische, and were presented to the Museum by B. Preston 

 Clark. Where not otherwise stated the bulk of the species 

 were collected by Barnes and Schaus or purchased by Schaus 

 for the collection. In a few cases the specimens have been in 

 the Museum for a long time and only their locality is known. 



Culladia castrella, new species. 



Male. Head whitish, the palpi avellaneous, darker shaded at base, 

 the third joint mouse gray. Collar and thorax avellaneous with some 

 brown scales. Abdomen above avellaneous, the base with subdorsal white 

 scaling, the anal segment buff white; underneath whitish buff. Fore wings 

 irrorated with sayal brown becoming denser and forming fine striated lines 

 before the subterminal fine brown black line which is almost straight and parallel 

 with termen; the brown irrorations form a vague spot antemedially below cell, 

 an oblique patch on costa medially, and an indistinct postmedial line outcurved 

 around cell; termen white with a few fine brownish striae; black spots terminally 

 on interspaces; cilia silvery white. Hind wings white faintly suffused with 

 light buff; cilia white.' Fore wings below suffused with grayish buff, the costa 

 of hind wings with similar irrorations. 



Expanse 12 mm. 



Habitat. Castro, Carana. 



Type Cat. No. 25521, U. S. N. M. 



Culladia francescella, new species. 



Male. head and palpi white, the latter with some gray scaling at tip. Thorax 

 white the patagia deep mouse gray. Abdomen above mouse gray, the two last 

 segments silvery gray; underneath white. Fore wings white with transverse 

 striations; some brownish striations at tornus, and en postmedial space; an 

 inbent brown line from end of cell to inner margin; suhtermmal line double, 

 curved below costa, then vertical, the inner line thick, brown, the outer line 

 forming a triangular spot on costa, then very fine anil barely traceable; a dark 

 terminal line preceded by fuscous spots on interspaces, obsolete towards apex. 

 Hind wings white very faintly suffused with whitish buff. 



F.xpanse 9 mm. 



