96 Sir Geo. H. Keurick on 



reniform stigma; jjostmedian line much angulated from costa to 

 vein 3, then turning inwards abruptly and meeting the median 

 line; subterminal line faintly indicated, pale ochreous and much 

 angulated ; the orbicular stigma a minute white dot, and a similar 

 white dot at the top of the reniform stigma ; fringes reddish. Hind- 

 wing uniformly greyish ochreous, fringes paler. Exp. 48 mm. 



Xanthodesma rectangulata, sp. n. Plate III. 



Head, antennae, palpi, legs, and thorax ochreous-orange, abdo- 

 men dull yellowish. Fore-wing dull orange, the veins all dark 

 brown; a short dark basal line, a straight antemedian line sloping 

 outward from costa, a postmedian line, strongly angulated on vein 6 ; 

 from the middle of this a short line extends to the reniform stigma; 

 the subterminal line is curved, and is followed by a distinct ter- 

 minal line. Hind-wing uniformly dull yellow ; fringes of fore-wing, 

 orange of hind-wing dull yellow. Underside uniformly dull yellow. 

 Exp. 44 mm. 



DELTOID AE. 

 Singara albomacula, sp. u. Plate III. 



Palpi well above vertex, second joint thickly scaled, third joint 

 bare and sharp; antennae bipectinated, tibiae spurred; veins 3 

 and 4 from end of cell, 5 from just above, 6 and 7 from upper end 

 of cell ; costa nearly straight, hind margin rounded. Head, thorax, 

 and patagia orange; palpi orange oiatside and paler inside; legs 

 ochreous, antemiae pale brown. Fore-xving orange irrorated with 

 darker ; a basal dark patch, followed by an antemedian line curved 

 inwards, a dark oblique streak from apex to middle of inner margin ; 

 the orbicular a conspicuous white dot with dark margin ; the reni- 

 form also white, with dark margin and dark centre. Hind-wing 

 ochreous, the outer portion inclined to orange; a narrow median 

 line extending to vein 3, fringes narrow, orange. Underside ochre- 

 ous, the fore-wing with three dark spots, and the hind-wing with 

 dark central lunule. Exp. 40 mm. 



PYRALIDAE. 



Acara pratti, sp. n. Plate V. 



I cannot distinguish any generic character to separate 

 this species from the- genus, but the hind- wing is squarer 

 than in morosella, and vein 2 of hind-wing is not present 



