176 Mr. W. Warren on new 
interspersed; the basal third and a diffuse curved exterior 
fascia pale whitish green; fringes brown. Hind wings 
blackish fuscous, with fringes whitish, and a sprinkling of 
the pale greenish scales along the inner margin. Head, 
thorax, and abdomen blackish, with a few greenish scales 
intermingled. Underside glossy, dark bronzy fuscous ; the 
inner margin of the fore wings paler; the base of the costa 
greenish. 
Expanse of wings 14-18 millim. 
One male, three females, from Washington Territory, 
North America. The single male is larger than the three 
females. 
Pyrausta, Schrank. 
Type P. cingulata, Linn. 
Pyrausta coccinea, sp. 0. 
Fore wings blackish, probably with a green tinge when 
fresh, with a faintly visible dark discal spot, and a whitish 
spot on the costa, representing the origin of the second line. 
Hind wing dull crimson, with black hind margin, broad at 
apex, but thinning out before the anal angle; abdominal 
margin also blackish. Head and abdomen blackish. Under- 
side of both wings dull reddish. Anal tuft of male whitish. 
Expanse of wings 11 millim. 
Two examples from California, collected by Lord Wal- 
singham. 
SyLLyTHRIA, Hiib. 
Type S. sanguinalis, Linn., Hiib. Verz. p. 349. 
Syllythria (2?) rubrivena, sp. n. 
Fore wing elongate ; apex produced ; hind margin oblique ; 
ground-colour canary-yellow ; the costa to beyond the middle, 
the two stigmata, a thin, curved, inner transverse band, a 
linear, undulated, postmedian band, a broad, oblique, straight, 
submarginal shade, and all the veins bright carmine. Hind 
wing yellow, with an abbreviated submarginal red fascia ; 
fringes of both wings pure yellow. Head and _ thorax 
yellow; palpi outside and patagia carmine ; abdomen yel- 
lowish ; underside of abdomen and legs red. Underside of 
both wings yellow, with the costal and exterior margins 
broadly purple. 
Expanse of wings 24 millim. 
