Ke^c Po.l^arctic Pyralidm. 395 



(21a.) * Pionea loerfervidalis, n. sp. (Plate III, fig. 3.) 



5 Head and thorax ferruginous red ; palpi white below ; pectus, 

 legs and abdomen white and brown. Forewing pale ferruginous 

 red thickly irrorated with deep ferruginous ; the antemedial line 

 rather indistinct incurved ; a dark-edged discoidal spot ; the post- 

 naedial line slightly curved from costa to vein 3 then retracted to 

 below end of cell and excurved again ; a series of slight points on 

 termen ; cilia brownish. Hindwing ochreous whitish irrorated with 

 brown except on basal and inner areas ; a prominent brown discoidal 

 spot ; the postmedial line sinuous, strongly excurved between veins 

 5 and 2, then retracted to below end of cell ; a terminal series of 

 points ; cilia with a brown line through them. 

 Expanse 22 millim. 



Type in Coll. Staudinger. 

 Hah. Syria, Beimt. 



(86a.) Pionea vestalis, n. sp. (Stgr, MS.) 



^ Head white ; palpi tinged with brown at sides ; thorax very 

 pale sulphur-yellow ; abdomen white tinged with brown. Forewing 

 very pale sulphur-yellow ; a fine indistinct pale brown line from 

 vein 2 to base of inner margin ; a similar postmedial line excurved 

 from below costa to vein 3, where it is incurved, then curved round 

 to join the first line on vein 1 near base ; cilia white. Hindwing 

 white slightly tinged with pale rufous ; the termen pale rufous ; 

 cilia white. 



Expanse 24 millim. 



Type ia Coll. Staudinger. 

 HoJ). Armenia, Mardiu. 



(121a.) Pionea albescenfalis, n. sp. 



Dirty white ; head and tegulse slightly tinged with ochreous ; 

 palpi brown at sides ; legs marked with brown ; wings with the 

 interspaces very slightly shaded with fuscous especially towards 

 termen. Underside of fore-wing fuscous except marginal areas. 



Expanse (J 26, 9 22 millim. 



Hah. Armenia, Mardiu. 



(121b.) * Pionea alhifuscalis, n. sp. (Plate III, fig. 31.) 



(t Dirty white ; palpi at sides and base of maxillary palpi brown ; 

 fore and hindlegs tinged with brown above. Forewing with the 



