110 NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE XXVI. 1919. 



(01) Paranthrene metallica. 



t Sciapteron mctallicum Hmpsu., Mollis Ind. i. p. 193 (1893). 

 Burma, Karen Hills. 



(62) Paranthrene pythes. 



t Aegcria pythes Druce, A.M.N.H. (7) iv. p. 204 (1899). 

 Natal ; Cape Colouy. Bedford. 



Gen. Pyranthrene nov. 



Type, P. flammans. 



Proboscis aborted and not functional ; palpi obliquely upturned to above 

 vertex of head, moderately scaled, acuminate at tips ; frons smooth ; antennae 

 of male simple, dilated towards extremity and ending in a minute tuft of hair ; 

 tibiae with slight tufts of hair at the spurs, the hind tarsi very long with slight 

 tufts of scales at the joints ; abdomen tapering to extremity and \ai\\ the anal 

 tuft slight. Forewing narrow, the apex rounded ; veins 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 all well 

 separated ; 7, 8 coincident ; 9, 10, 11 from cell. Hindwing mth vein 3 from 

 well before angle of cell, but nearer 5 than 2, 4 absent ; C from middle of 

 discocellulars ; 7 from upper angle of cell ; 8 concealed in a fold. 



t Pyranthrene flammans n. sp. 

 $. Head and thorax black, the patagia and prothorax fiery red, the papil 

 with the 1st joint and the 2nd above to near extremity fiery red ; abdomen 

 fiery red, the basal segment black ; mid tibiae vnth some fiery red below except 

 towards base, the hind tibiae fiery red, black at base, the spurs white, the hair 

 at extremity black, the tarsi black and blue with some white at base. Forewing 

 fiery red, the base blue-black ; a round black discoidal spot conjoined above to 

 the broad cupreous black terminal area, its inner edge extending on costa to 

 near middle, and slightly angled inwards at vein 2. Hindwing fiery red, the 

 terminal area cupreous black, extending at costa to above end of cell, narrowing 

 to tornus and with irregular inner edge angled inwards at median nervure and 

 submedian fold. Underside of forewing with the dark area extending to well 

 before middle ; hindwing with black discoidal spot. 



Br. C. Africa, Chiromo (Neave), 1 cj type. Ex'p. 28 mill. 



Gen. Homogyna. 



Tyiio. 

 Homogyna Le Ccrf, Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. xvii. p. 303 (1911) .... allaudi 



(1) Homogyna igiiivittata, ii. sp. 

 <J. Head and thorax black \\ith a leaden gloss, the vertex of head with some 

 white hail', the frons white, the palpi white with the 2nd joint in front, except 

 at base, and the 3rd joint on outer side black, the neck with white ring, some 

 orange-scarlet behind the tegulae and above base and extremity of patagia which 

 have a tuft of white hair beyond them ; abdomen black with white bands 

 which are rather diffused, except on 4th and 7th segments, the anal tuft with 

 ochreous white patch at extremity ; pectus in front and fore coxae mostly 

 white, the fore tibiae white at sides, the mid tibiae %\ith tufts of white hair at 

 base and extremity and the spurs white, the hind tibiae with bands at middle 



