Pyralide of the Subfamily Hydrocampine. 275 
from vein 4 to below vein 5; a white terminal line below vein — ; 
cilia with black patches except at base, at apex, and middle. Hind 
wing creamy white, the terminal half suffused with rufous except 
at costa; some black irroration on basal half of inner area; a rufous 
discoidal bar and rufous line tinged with blackish from lower angle 
of cell to inner margin, incurved below submedian fold; a blackish 
shade from above vein 6 to vein 3 before the postmedial line, which 
is blackish, arising at vein 6, incurved below vein 2, and ending at 
tornus ; a white terminal line ; cilia suffused with rufous. 
Hab. Bismarck Arcu., Rook I. (Meek), 4 type. xp. 
26 mm. 
Genus HypROPIONEA, nov. 
Type, H. melliculalis, Led. 
Proboscis fully developed; palpi downcurved, about twice the 
length of head, the 2nd joint fringed with hair above and below, 
the 3rd prominent; maxillary palpi triangularly dilated with hair ; 
frons oblique; antennz of male annulated and ciliated. Fore wing 
with the apex somewhat produced, the termen excised below apex 
and excurved at middle; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 
6 from below upper angle; 7 from angle; 8, 9, 10 stalked or 10 
arising free then anastomosing with 8,9; 11 from cell. Hind 
wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle; 6, 7 
from upper angle, 7 anastomosing with 8. 
(2) Zagiridia rufalis, sp. n. 
9. Head, thorax, and, abdomen purplish rufous; pectus and 
ventral surface of abdomen white. Fore wing purplish rufous; an 
indistinct whitish subbasal line from subcostal nervure to vein 1; 
an indistinct slightly waved white antemedial line, slightly excurved 
at median nervure; a blackish point below middle of costa and 
another at lower angle of cell; postmedial line formed by whitish 
dashes in the interspaces, somewhat excurved to vein 4, then in- 
curved ; a curved subterminal series of white spots in the inter- 
spaces ; a terminal series of blackish points; cilia whitish at tips. 
Hind wing purplish rufous; a whitish discoidal bar and black 
point at lower angle of cell; a blackish point on inner margin just 
before middle ; a postmedial series of whitish dashes in the inter- 
spaces from costa to vein 2; a subterminal series of white spots ; a 
terminal series of blackish points; cilia whitish at tips. Underside 
purplish rufous, the inner half of hind wing whitish. 
Hab. D’EntrecastEavx Is., Woodlark I. (Meek), 1 92 type. 
Exp. 22 mm. 
(la) Clupeosoma violascens, sp. n. 
9. Head, thorax, and abdomen reddish brown tinged with grey ; 
palpi red-brown; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen 
whitish suffused with red-brown. Fore wing cupyeous red-brown 
