Pyralidee of the Subfamily Hydrocampine. 267 
line on 4th segment ; antenne whitish tinged with cupreous brown ; 
palpi white at base and in front; pectus, legs, and ventral surface 
of abdomen white suffused with cupreous brown, the tarsi nearly 
pure white. Fore wing dark brown with a cupreousegloss, the 
costal area with a leaden blue gloss; a small ochreous white spot in 
end of cell; a subterminal white bar from costa and a white mark 
on termen at submedian fold; cilia white above tornus. Hind 
wing dark brown with a cupreous gloss; a slight white mark in 
middle of cell and indistinct ochreous whitish antemedial line from 
submedian fold to inner margin; an indistinct ochreous whitish 
spot beyond lower angle of cell and line from submedian fold to 
inner margin ; cilia grey-brown with a dark line near base to vein 2, 
then white with some dark brown at base towards tornus. 
Hab. Durcu N..Gutnea, Wataikwa R. ( Wollaston), 1 3 type. 
Exp. 16 wm. 
(13a) Piletocera ruficeps, sp. n. 
3. Head and tegule white suffused with rufous; thorax and 
abdomen dark brown with a slight blue gloss, the genital tufts 
white faintly tinged with rufous ; antennze dark cupreous brown ; 
palpi rufous, the 3rd joint dark brown; pectus, legs, and ventral 
surface of abdomen white tinged with rufous, the fore tibie and 
tarsi dark brown in fromt. Fore wing dark brown with a cupreous 
gloss, the basal and costal areas with a slight blue gloss ; an ochreous 
white spot below middle of costa and a slight mark at lower angle 
of cell; a small triangular ochreous white subterminal patch on 
costa; a slight white mark on termen at submedian fold; cilia 
white towards tornus with a dark line near base. Hind wing dark 
brown with a slight cupreous gloss; cilia white from vein 2 to near 
tornus with a dark line near base. 
Hab. Br. N. Guinea, Kumusi R. (Meek), 1 do type. Hep. 
22 mm. 
(136) Piletocera violascens, sp. n. 
3. Head and tegule white mixed with dark brown ; thorax and 
abdomen dark brown glossed with grey, the latter with white band 
on 2nd segment, the genital tuft white faintly tinged with red- 
brown; antennze white from the contortion to near tips; palpi ~ 
white on outer side at base; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of 
abdomen white, the fore legs suffused with brown. Fore wing dark 
brown tinged with purple; an indistinct whitish antemedial line 
from below costa to inner margin ; a white bar in the cell near 
extremity and slight whitish discoidal striga ; a white subterminal 
bar from costa; cilia white at submedian fold. Hind wing dark 
glossy brown; some whitish at base; a diffused whitish antemedial 
band from below costa to inner margin followed by a rather diffused 
dark line; cilia white at tips, wholly white from vein 2 to near 
tornus. 
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