Pyralidse of the Subfamily Pyialiiije. 87 



of abdomen bright red-brown. Fore wing red-brown mixed with 

 greyish, the basal part of inner area and the medial area darker 

 greyish brown ; a large fiery-red patch below the cell before the 

 antemedial line, which is white and strongly excurved from discal 

 fold to inner margin ; a white discoidal bar with its lower extremity 

 slightly angled outwards and a small black-brown spot on its lower 

 part ; postmedial line white, rather oblique to vein 5, then inwardly 

 oblique and sinuous to inner margin, where it is approximated to 

 the antemedial line, some fiery red suffusion beyond it. Hind wing 

 whitish suffused with pale reddish ; a faint curved dark postmedial 

 line. Underside whitish suffused with pale reddish ; fore wing 

 with faint dark postmedial line oblique and sinuous below vein 5 ; 

 hind wing with faint curved dark postmedial line. 



Ab. 1. Fore wing with the ante- and postmedial lines confluent 

 at vein 1 and not reaching inner margin. 



Hub. Dutch N. Guinea, Fak-fak {Pratt), 2 d" tvpe. Exp. 

 30 mm. 



(9 a) Sacada ni/asana, sp. n. 



$ . Head, thorax, and abdomen purple-brown ; the hind tarsi 

 with the 1st joint whitish towards base and the other joints ringed 

 with whitish. Fore wing purple ; a strongly curved fuscous ante- 

 medial line with a broad chocolate-brown shade before it ; a deep 

 chocolate-brown discoidal spot with a whitish bar in centre, a 

 chocolate-brown shade beyond the cell, obliqvie below vein 4 ; post- 

 medial line fuscous slightly defined on outer side by grey, rather 

 oblique to vein 4, then inwardly oblique, the apical area beyond it 

 chocolate-brown, its lower edge running obliquely to termen at 

 vein 4, and a chocolate-brown shade beyond the postmedial line 

 from vein 4 to inner margin ; cilia chocolate-brown. Hind wing- 

 pale purple-brown. Underside purple ; fore wing with fuscous 

 postmedial line defined on outer side bj' white towards costa and 

 oblique below vein 4 ; hind wing with fuscous postmedial line 

 excurved at middle. 



Sab. Br. C. Afeica, Mt. Mlanje (JSTeave), 1 ? tyj c. Exjj. 

 42 mm. 



(13) Sacada viridalis, sp. n. 



? . Head and thorax dull apple-green ; abdomen grey suffused 

 with brown ; antennte grey-brown ; pectus, legs, and ventral 

 surface of abdomen white tinged with brown. Fore wing dull 

 apple-green, the costal edge red-brown with a series of white points 

 on medial area ; antemedial line red-brown, sinuous to median 

 nervure, where it is angled outwai'ds, then oblique ; postmedial line 

 red-brown, incurved below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved 

 and very slightly waved ; cilia pale purplish brown with a fine 

 white line at base. Hind wing dull apple-green, the costal area 

 purple ; an oblique purple-brown antemedial line and slightly 

 sinuous postmedial line ; cilia pale purplish with a fine white line 



