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Family PYRALIDAE. 

 Subfaiiiily Pvkaustinae. 



PILOCROCIS NALOTALIS, new species. 



Male. — Palpi greenish olive, the first joint mostly white, tlie sec- 

 ond partly fringed with white; frons cupreous; vertex mottled deej) 

 brownish drab and naples yellow; collar deep brownish drab, Avith 

 naples yellow spots outwardly; thorax naples yellow, the patagia 

 mottled brownish drab and naples yellow; abdomen above deep 

 chrome, with fine segmental fuscous black lines, the anterior line on 

 second segment broader, a short thick line on pre-anal segment and 

 a white line on same segment behind; anal segment with dorsal 

 fuscous streak, and subdorsal ochraceous white lines; body below 

 and legs silvery white, the fore and mid tibiae with dark streaks, 

 the fore tarsi with fuscous spot near base and at joint with tibiae. 

 Fore wing dark purple drab, the markings naples yellow; a basal 

 line, a curved antemedial line, a small quadrate spot in cell contain- 

 ing a dark point, a small spot below cell, a postmedial fascia from 

 vein 7 to vein 2, its outer edge expanding between veins 5 and ^, 

 some spots beyond from costa to vein 6, and smaller spots from 

 veins 5 to 2; cilia mostly neutral gray, with a fine pale line at base. 

 Hind wing naples yellow, the lines and termen broadly cupreous 

 dark purple drab; antemedial line straight, rather broad, not reach- 

 ing anal angle; postmedial line separated from termen by a sinuous 

 naples yellow narrow fascia from costa to close below vein 2; cilia 

 neutral gray wnth a pale line at base and white tips. Underside 

 almost the same, but duller, the antemedial line of hind wing divided 

 in cell by a pale line. 



Expense.^ — 30 mm. 



Hahitat. — Loja, Ecuador. 



Type.— C?it. No. 26051, U.S.N.M. 



A cotype in collection Dognin, to wdiom I am indebted for a 

 specimen. 



CONCHYLODES VINCENTALIS. new species. 



Female. — Palpi, head, collar, and thorax white; black spots on 

 vertex, tegulae, shoulders, thorax, and patagia. Abdomen above 

 white on basal segments, with a broad black transverse line on sec- 

 ond segment, and dorsal black points on next two segments, the 

 others orange buff with segmental white lines. Legs white, the 

 fore tibiae with a fuscous streak; tarsi with fine black rings. Fore 

 wing white, the lines black; a subbasal line from costa to below cell: 

 antemedial line oblique; a small medial annulus across cell; a large 

 annulus aiound discocellular; postmedial inbent on costa, outcurved 

 at vein 6 and downbent to near inner margin where it is retracted 



