BY E. MEYRICK, B.A., F.E.S. 251 



indistinct fuscous spots before hindmargin ; a hind marginal row of 

 black dots between veins : cilia whitish-ochreous, base brownish- 

 tinged. Hindwings with hindmargin rounded, dentate ; colour, 

 hindmarginal dots, and cilia as in forewings ; first line obsolete ; a 

 straight fuscous line at ^ ; a small indistinct dark fuscous discal 

 spot ; second line about middle, slender, dentate, slightly sinuate, 

 blackish ; subterminal line cloudy, fuscous, dentate ; space between 

 this and second line more brownish. Underside of both wings 

 uniform light ashy-grey ; discal spots moderate, semilunate, 

 blackish ; a darker grey slightly curved postmedian line ; fore- 

 wings with costa spotted with dark and light, and a small dark 

 grey blotch near apex. 

 One specimen. 



PYRALTDINA. 



PYRALIDIDiE. 



Yitessa, Moore. 



15. Vit. pyraliata, Walk. 



(Vitessa pyraliata, Walk., Suppl., 221, Meyr., Trans. Ent. Soc. 

 Lond., 1886.) 



One specimen ; also from Port Moresby and Celebes. The 

 yellow markings at the base of the forewings are variable, and not 

 to be relied upon for specific distinction. 



SICULODID^E. 



Striglina, Gn. 



Forehead rounded, vertical; ocelli present; tongue well-developed. 

 Antennas in £ simple (1). Labial palpi moderate, obliquely 

 ascending, second joint thickened with dense scales, terminal joint 

 moderately long, cylindrical. Maxillary palpi absent. Thorax and 

 femora densely hairy beneath. Foi-ewings with vein 1 furcate at 

 base, 8 and 9 separate, 9, 10, and 11 closely approximated. 

 Hindwings as broad as forewings ; 4 and 5 from near together, 6 

 from angle, 7 from a bend considerably before angle, 8 free, 

 approximated to 7 shortly opposite transverse vein. 



