96 Sir Geo. H. Kenrick on 



reniforra stigma; postmedian 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- 

 mitig 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 anteraedian line sloping 

 outward from costa, a postmedian lino, 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. 



DfiLTOIDAE. 

 Singara albomacula, sp. n. Plate III. 



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

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

 and 4 fi-om 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 outside and paler inside; legs 

 ochreous, antennae pale brown. Fore-wing orange irrorated with 

 tlarker ; 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 extendmg 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 ol" hind- wing is not present 



