Pyraliclse of the Sahfa-nUy PjMulinae. 69 



basal lines ; a crimson and blackish point in middle of cell and 

 small diseoidal spot ; a crimson point at middle of submedian fold 

 and bar at inner margin ; a postmedial crimson point at discal 

 fold and bar from submedian fold to inner margin ; a curved 

 difthased crimson subterminal line and a terminal band except on 

 the black costal area ; cilia deej) crimson. Hind wing glossy 

 ochreous brown ; a crimson silbbasal patch from cell to inner 

 margin ; a diseoidal patch with oblique line from it to inner 

 margin ; a strong 2:)ostmedial line somewhat excurved at middle ; 

 a subtei'minal band expanding into a patch at costa, and a narrow 

 band before the ochreous terminal line ; cilia deep crimson. Under- 

 side ochreous suffused with fuscous brown : foi'e wing with some 

 pale points on medial part of costa and both wings with pale curved 

 postmedial line. 



Hab. Gold Coast, Bibianaha {SpurreU) 1 J type. Mxjy. 

 18 mm. 



(19 «) Pi/ralls exunihralis, sp. n. 



(S . Head, thorax, and abdomen brownish ochreous. Fore wing 

 ochreous ; a rather diffused fuscous patch below the cell ; a s)naii 

 black diseoidal spot ; a fuscous subterminal shade, not I'eaching 

 the costa and narrow'ing to tornus. Hind wing ochreous ; a sub- 

 basal patch of black irroration, the rest of wing irrorated with 

 fuscous ; a curved whitish postmedial line. Underside ochreous 

 irrorated with fuscous ; fore wing, with blackish diseoidal point 

 and both wings with whitish postmedial line. 



Hab. Gold Coast, Bibianaha {ISpuri-ell) 1 S type. Hxp. 

 16 mm. 



(1 5) Pyralis flavirubralis, sp. n. 



6 • Head, thoi-ax, and abdomen purplish red mixed with some 

 yellowish. Fore wing purplish red slightly irrorated with brownish, 

 the medial area yellow irrorated with red and more suffused wilh 

 red towards inner margin ; antemedial line whitish, slightly sinuous 

 below the cell; a blackish diseoidal point; postmedial Hue whitish, 

 incurved below discal fold ; cilia yellowish tinged with red. Hind 

 wing purplish red thickly irrorated with fuscous; an indistinct 

 oblique slightly sinuous whitish antemedial line and curved slightly 

 waved postmedial line ; cilia purplish red Avith a fine white line at 

 base. Underside ochreous white irrorated with red ; both wings 

 with small blackish diseoidal spot. 



Hab. TfiANSYAAL, White R. (Cooke), 1 6 type. J£xj). 18 mm. 



(1 d) Pyralis perptilverea., sp. n. 



2 . Head and thorax whitish tinged with rufous and irrorated 

 with dark brown ; abdomen whitish tinged with rufous ; palpi, 

 pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen rufous, the tarsi dark 

 brown ringed with white. Fore wing rufous mixed with some 

 whitish, especially towards inner margin and thickh irn. rated with 



