PyraliJse of the Subfamily Pyraliuaa. 91 



(7 h) Bostra coenochroa, sp. n. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen pale purplish red thickly irrorated 

 witli fuscous ; antennae of male pale red. Fore wing pale pui'plish 

 red thickly irrorated with fuscous, the costal edge redder; ante- 

 medial line rather diffused, black, excurved below costa then 

 slightly incurved ; a small black discoidal spot ; postmedial line 

 rather dilfvised, black faintly defined on outer side by whitish in 

 male, and slightly excurved. Hind wing uniform glossy grey- 

 brown with a purplish-red tinge. Underside greyish brown, the 

 costa of fore wing purplish red irrorated with dark brown ; hind 

 wing with faint ciu'ved dark postmedial line. 



Rah. Bk. C. Afeica, Mt. Mlanje (Neave), 1 c? , 2 $ type; 

 Teaksvaal, White R. {Cooke), 2 6 . Exp. 26-30 mm. 



(7 7?) 'Bostra pallidifrons, sp. n. 



6 ■ Head Avhite tinged with pale rufous ; thorax and abdomen 

 grey-brown mixed with whitish ; tibiae and tarsi whitish tinged 

 with brown. Fore wing dark brown mixed with grey-white ; 

 antemedial line diffused, whitish, oblique to median nervure and 

 slightly incurved in submedian intersjmce ; the medial part of 

 costa with white points with black-brown between them ; a small 

 blackish discoidal spot ; postmedial line diffused, whitish, incurved 

 below vein 4. Hind wing uniform grey-brown. Underside grey 

 suffused and irrorated with brown ; fore wing with whitish points 

 on costa with black-brown between them except at base and apex. 



Hab. Mashoi^ ALAND, Enkeldoorn Distr. {Miss E. 8. Tounge), 

 1 6 type. Exp. 14 mm. 



(7J) Bostra lignealis, sp. n. 



Head and thorax pale brownish red ; abdomen whitish tinged 

 with red and irrorated with blackish ; legs whitish irrorated with 

 dark brown. Fore wing pale red-brown irrorated with blackish ; 

 antemedial line whitish defined on outer side by blackish, almost 

 straight ; the medial part of costa with white points with some 

 black between them ; a small black discoidal spot ; postmedial line 

 whitish defined on inner side by blackish, slightly excurved at 

 discal fold and below submedian fold ; cilia with a white line 

 at base. Hind wing pale red-brown irrorated with blackish, an 

 oblique whitish antemedial line defined on outer side by blackish 

 and joined at inner margin by a slightly sinuous whitish post- 

 medial line defined on inner side by blackish ; cilia with a white 

 line at base. Underside whitish suffused with red-brown and 

 irrorated with blackish ; both wings with sinuous white postmedial 

 line ; fore wing with blackish discoidal spot. 



JLah. Be. E. Afeica, Nairobi (Anderson), 1 d, 1 $ type. 

 Exp. 20 mm. 



