Classification of the Pyralidse. 545 



Dattinia sulocJiralis, Rag., Ann. Ent. Soc. Fr., 



1891, p. 60 Algeria, 



llerci/nodcsmieffi, Rag., Ann. Ent. Soc. Fr., 1895, 



P-xxiii Spain. 



Hypotia cribeUulis, Erscholf, Lep. Tnrk., p. 73, 



pi. 5, fig. 10 Turkestan. 



Hypotia bilinea, Bethune-Baker, Trans. Ent. Soc, 



1894, p. 46, pi. 1, fig. 15 Egypt. 



Hypotia giUiosalis, Christ., Deutsche Ent. Zeit. 



Lep., vi. p. 96 C. Asia. 



Genus Actenia. 



Actenia, Guen., Delt. and Pyr., p. 134 (1854). 

 Libera, Rag., Ann. Ent. Soc. Fr., 1891, p. 89. 

 Micia, Eag., Ann. Ent. Soc. Fr., 1891, p. 644. 



Proboscis minute ; palpi porrect and downcurved, extending 

 about twice the length of head, the 2nd joint clothed with hair ; 

 maxillary palpi long and triangularly scaled ; frons with a sharp 

 tuft ; antennae of male with two pairs of bristles on each joint ; 



Actenia lioncstalis, ^ , \. 



tibiae nearly smoothly scaled. Forewing with the costa nearly 

 straight ; vein 3 from before angle ; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from upper 

 angle ; 7 from 8 before 9 ; 10, 11 fiee. Hindwing with vein 3 

 from near angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle. 



Type. (1). Actenia iionestalis, Tr.j Schmett. Eur., C. & E. Eu- 



vii., p. 49, X., 3, 7 rope,Armenia. 



(2). Actenia brunnealis, Tr. Schmett. Eur., 



vii., p. 48 S. Europe. 



Pyralis comparalis, Hiibn., Pyr., fig. 126. 

 (3). Actenia malgassalis, Saal., Senck. Nat. 



Ges., 1880, p. 298 Madagascar. 



(4). Actenia gadesalis, Rag., Ann. Ent. Soc. 



Fr., 1882, p. Ixv. . • , . . Spain. 



