Pyralidse of the SuhfamVy Pjialinse. 89 



patch from costa towards apex and oblique waved brown sub- 

 terminal line defined on outer side by wliitish ; hind wing wit'.i 

 rather diffused curved sliglitly waved dark brown postmedial line 

 defined on outer side by whitish. 



Hab. Di'TCH N. Guinea, Snow Mts., Setakwa R. {Meek), 

 3 6 type. Exi). 26-2S mm. 



(4rt) Paractenia sanguitincta, sp. n. 



5 . Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous mixed with some 

 purplish red ; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen tinged 

 with red and irrorated with black. Fore wing yellowish irrorated 

 with purplish red, more thickly on basal costal area ; an oblique 

 diffused purplish-red postmedial line, somewhat angled inwards at 

 submedian fold ; a maculate deep red terminal line with some 

 blackish scales on it ; cilia white at base, blackish mixed with 

 whitish at tips. Hind Aving yellowish irrorated with purplish red 

 and blackish ; a faint diffused curved reddish postmedial line ; a 

 fine blackish terminal line; cilia white at base, blackish mixed 

 with whitish at tips. Underside yellow tinged with purplish red 

 and irrorated with black ; both wings with indistinct diffused dark 

 postmedial line. 



Hab. Gold Coast, Kumasi (Sanders), 1 $ tj-pe. Exp. 

 22 mm. 



(5 ff) Paractenia j)lianerostola, sp. n. 



$ . Head, thorax, and abdomen pale glossy red-brown, the palpi 

 and fore legs rather deeper red-brown. Fore wing pale glossy red- 

 brown, the costa rather deeper red-brown ; a faint rather diffused" 

 curved brown antemedial line ; a faint brown postmedial line, ex- 

 curved to vein 4, then oblique. Hind wing pale glossj^ red-brown ; 

 a faint diffused oblique brown antemedial line and rather more 

 distinct curved postmedial line. Underside of fore wing whitish 

 suffused with red-brown ; hind wing whitish tinged with red- 

 brown ; both Avings with curved brown postmedial line. 



Hab. Ecuador, li. Bobonaza, Canelos (Palmer), 1 5 tj^pe. 

 Exp. 34 mm. 



(5 b) Paractenia castaneonigra, sp. n. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen chestnut-red, the last dorsally 

 suffused with black ; legs suffused with black, the tarsi black 

 ringed with chestnut. Fore wing chestnut-red, the base and the 

 whole wing beyond the antemedial line suffused with black-brown ; 

 antemedial line blackish, oblique to submedian fold, then angled 

 inwards at vein 1 ; the medial part of costa with reddish-ochreous 

 points ; postmedial line indistinct, ochreous, very slightl}^ waved, 

 excurved at middle and angled inwards at submedian fold ; cilia 

 blackish at base and with some ochreous scales at middle. Hind 

 wing glossjr black-brown with a chestnut-red tinge ; cilia black 

 at base, bright yellow at tips. Underside black-brown ; fore wing 



