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Expanse of wings : 18 mm. 



One <S from Weeneu, Natal. 



Differs from costalis Fabr. in being pure red without a trace of darker scales, 

 the red running through to hindmargiu without a j-ellow border, in the fringes 

 having a red basal line, and in the much smaller size of the triangular costal spots. 



300. Peucela zonalis sp. nov. 



Forewings : rufous grey, finely dusted with black atoms; costa somewhat 

 coarsely dotted with blackish ; first line at one-fourth, indistinct on costa, thick 

 towards inner margin, dark brown, slightly waved ; second line at three-fourths, 

 pale, edgeil with (hivk brown on either side, minutely wavy, and forming a short 

 angle inwards below the subcostal and above the inner margin, between which it 

 curves slightly outwards ; a row of dark marginal dots ; fringe rather paler, with 

 two darker lines ; cell-spot indistinct. 



llindivings : redder, with two dark curved lines, ajiproximated on inner margin, 

 the outer somewhat dentate and edged outwardly with paler, the inner edged 

 inwardly with paler ; fringe and margin the same as in forewings. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen reddish grey; the segments of the latter with 

 darker edges, and with a black ring near base and in the <? also before apex, which 

 is paler. Underside dull reddish, mottled with fuscous ; both wings with dark 

 outer line. 



Expanse of wings : 3, 22 mm.; S , 2u mm. 



Both sexes from Weenen, Natal. 



One ? is much paler than the 6, having very few dark scales on an ochreous 

 rufous ground-colour. On the other hand, a second ? has the wliole marginal area 

 and the lower half of the central area of the forewings strongly brown-black, leaving 

 the basal area and costal portion of central area dirty ochreous, while the anal 

 region of the hindwings is also broadly blackish. This form may be called ab. 

 obscurata. The black belt at base of abdomen will, however, always serve to 

 distinguish the species. 



301. Pyralis dissimulans sji. nov. 



Forewings : greyish fnscous ; the basal and marginal areas dull chocolate-brown ; 

 costa dotted with white from base to outer line ; the edge of the dark basal patch at 

 one-third, obliiiue, parallel to hindmargiu, followed by a white line and a diflfnse 

 whitish patch, neither reaching the costa ; a darker cloud beyond the cell ; outer line 

 at five-sixths, white, curved oittwards in middle, and ending at the anal angle ; 

 fringe grey, mth a broad dark grey basal line, the tips whitish below the apex. 



Ilixf/ichu/.f : grey; the central area whitish grey, edged by jialcr lines with dark 

 margins ; fringe as in forewings. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen fuscous grey. Underside mucli ]ialer, dusted with 

 fuscous, and with the markings all more or less represented ; the hindwings with the 

 two curved lines well marked, broad and diffuse. 



Expanse of wings : 20 mm. 



One <S from Weeneu, Natal. 



This species reminds one of small examjiles oi farinalin Linn, and domcsticalis 

 Zell.; the straight edge of the basal patch will at once distinguish it. The patagia 

 are well developed, reaching well behind the thorax. 



