Pyralidina of the Hawaiian Islands. 243 
with whitish-ochreous, posterior tibie pale whitish-ochreous. Fore 
wings triangular, somewhat elongate, costa slightly arched, apex 
tolerably rectangular, hind margin hardly rounded, oblique ; 
ochreous-fuscous; lines cloudy, dark ochreous-fuscous, terminating 
in obscure blackish dots, first from before middle of costa to before 
middle of inner margin, upper half moderately curved outwards, 
lower half slightly curved inwards, second from three-fourths of 
costa to three-fourths of inner margin, upper two-thirds strongly 
curved outwards; two dark fuscous dots transversely placed in 
dise beyond middle, and a dark fuscous dot on costa beyond 
middle; a cloudy interrupted dark fuscous hind-marginal line; 
cilia light brownish-ochreous, with a cloudy dark fuscous line, 
basal half obscurely barred with darker. Hind wings with veins 
4 and 5 from a point; light fuscous, paler towards base; cilia 
fuscous-whitish, with a grey line. 
Two specimens. 
50. Hednota oxyptera, n. 8. 
S ?, 10 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous, forehead 
obtusely prominent. Palpi four, ochreous-whitish, irrorated on 
sides with dark fuscous. Antenne fuscous, in male filiform, 
ciliations two-thirds. Abdomen pale whitish-ochreous. Legs pale 
whitish-ochreous, base of tarsal joints dark fuscous. Fore wings 
elongate-triangular, costa slightly arched, apex almost acute, 
hind margin straight, rather strongly oblique; whitish-ochreous, 
sprinkled with brownish-ochreous, and more or less with fuscous ; 
a small black dot in dise before first line, and sometimes another 
below it; lines light brownish-ochreous, indistinct, first from two- 
fifths of costa to two-fifths of inner margin, upper half curved 
outwards, second from four-fifths of costa to four-fifths of inner 
margin, upper two-thirds gently curved outwards; a distinct black 
dot on posterior margin of first line below middle, and sometimes 
a smaller one above middle; two small black dots obliquely trans- 
versely placed in dise beyond middle; a fainter subterminal line 
indicated near and parallel to second; cilia ochreous-whitish, with 
a fuscous line interrupted into dots, marked with three black dots 
at middle of hind margin, three-fourths, and anal angle. Hind 
wings with veins 4 and 5 almost from a point; whitish-grey, paler 
towards base, greyer posteriorly; cilia grey-whitish. 
Four specimens. It is remarkable that Mr. Blackburn 
seems to have overlooked this species altogether, pro- 
bably confusing it with the other two, as his collection 
