Pjrcilidae of ilie Subfamily PyraliiijR. 83 



excurved at middle ; a fine white line at base of cilia followed by a 

 brown line. Hind wing whitish suffused and irrorated with purple- 

 brown ; a curved white postmedial line ; a fine white line at base 

 of cilia followed by a brown line. Underside white thickly irro- 

 rated with brown ; fore wing with white points with dark brown 

 between them on costa to the postmedial line. 



Hah. Ti{A]S'SYAA.L, Grroenviei (Jaiise), 1 d , Merwe {Janse), 1 (S 

 type, Pretoria {Janse'), 1 d . JE.iy. 18 mm. 



(2-5 «) Herculia purp2ireorufa, sp. n. 



5 . Head, thorax, and abdomen greyish suffused with purple-red ; 

 hind legs whitish. Fore wing deep purplish red ; a curved white 

 antemedial line expanding into a patch on costa ; two white points 

 on medial part of costa ; a white postmedial bar from costa to 

 vein 6, then a fine line excurved at middle and above inner margin 

 and incurved at submedian fold ; a white line at base of cilia. 

 Hind wing deep purple-red irrorated with a few dark brown scales ; 

 an obliquely curved white antemedial line joined above inner margin 

 by a similar postmedial line and both slightly excurved just below 

 submedian fold ; a fine white line at base of cilia followed by a dark 

 brown line. Underside purple-red thickly irrorated with dark 

 brown ; fore wing with white points on costa to the postmedial 

 line ; hind wing with curved white postmedial line. 



Hah. Madkas, Belgaum {Watson), 1 § tj'pe. Exp. 20 mm. 



(26 b) Herculia pyrerythra, sp. n. 



S • Head, thorax, and abdomen pur^^lish red, the anal tuft 

 yellowish ; legs irrorated with black. Fore wing deep purple-red 

 irrorated with black, the medial area more thickly irrorated except 

 towards costa ; a curved whitish antemedial line ; the medial part 

 of costal area paler with slight white points with black between 

 them on the costa ; postmedial line whitish, expanding at costa, 

 excurved at middle and above inner margin ; cilia fuscous brown 

 with fine white line at base and diffused whitish line at middle. 

 Hind wing deep purple-red irrorated with black, the medial area 

 more thickly irrorated ; an oblique white antemedial line and white 

 postmedial line excurved at middle and above inner margin ; cilia 

 fuscous brown with a fine white line at base and more diffused line 

 at middle. Underside purple-red thicklj^ irrorated v>'ith black ; 

 fore wing with white points on costa to tlie postmedial line ; hind 

 wing with the postmedial line defined on inner side by black. 



Hah. N. Nigeria, Zungeru {Sunpson), 1 S type. Exp. 

 16 mm. 



(26 c) Herculia lacteocilia, sp. n. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen greyish suffused with pale purplish 

 red, the last irrorated with a few dark scales ; fore legs dark brown, 

 the tarsi ringed with whitish. Fore wing grevish tinged with 



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