378 Sir G. F. Harapson on 



(la.) Aglossa ruhralis, n, sp. (Stgr. MS.) 



(J Bright oclireous j^ellow ; head and thorax strongly suffused 

 with rufous ; abdomen slightly tinged with rufous. Forewing 

 irroi'ated with ferruginous red ; a curved sub-basal line ; a somewhat 

 oblique and diffused antemedial line from costa to submedian fold ; a 

 highly-waved medial line with spot beyond it in cell ; a postmedial 

 minutely dentate line strongly bent outwards between veins 5 and 2 

 and again above inner margin ; a terminal series of small sjjots. 

 Hindwing with traces of medial and subterminal ferruginous lines 

 between veins 5 and 2 ; a terminal series of points. 

 Expanse 28 millim. 



Type in Coll. Staudinger, 

 Hah. Syria, Lower Jordan. 



Differs from A. lyingu.inalis in its bright oclireous ground 

 colour. 



(lb.) * Aglossa pulvcrealis, n. sp. (Plate III, fig. 2.) 



9 Pale oclireous ; head and thorax thickly irrorated with dull 

 purplish red, abdomen less thickly irrorated. Forewing thickly and 

 evenly irrorated with dull purplish-red ; a series of obscure spots on 

 costa ; traces of a dentate postmedial line strongly excurved from 

 below costa to vein 3 and angled inwards in submedian fold. Hind- 

 wing uniform yellowish- white. 



Expanse 26 millim. 



Type in Coll. Staudinger. 

 Hob. Algeria, Chellala, 



(la.) * Constantia atrisquamalis, n. sp. (Plate III, fig. 10.) 



$ White irrorated with black scales. Forewing with the basal 

 area slightly tinged with vTifous to the antemedial white line which 

 is edged with black on inner side, oblique from costa to submedian 

 fold, then erect ; two slight l^lack streaks with some fuscous between 

 them beyond upper angle of cell before the postmedial line which is 

 edged with black on inner side, incurved from costa to vein 6, ex- 

 curved to vein 3, then retracted to below end of cell and slightly 

 sinuous to inner margin ; a pale rufous spot with two slight black 

 streaks beyond the line below costa and slight rufous suffusion on 

 inner area ; the termen obscurely chequered Avith black ; cilia with 

 fine black line through them and black tips. Hindwing white with 

 curved dark subterminal line almost obsolete except near middle ; 



