Pyralidse of the Subfamily Pyraustinaj. 185 



Hab. Br. C. Africa, Mt. Mlanje (Weave), 2 $ ;'Port. E. 

 Africa, Ruo Valley (Weave), 4 dl, 1 $ , Mt. Chiperone (Weave), 

 3 6 , 3 $ type. iay. 30-3-4 mm." 



(20 6) Crocidophora megaptyona, sp. n. 



d . Head, thorax, and abdomen yellowish, suffused with rufous ; 

 palpi rufous, narrowly white in front to extremity of 2nd joint ; 

 pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen white. Fore wing 

 yellowish suffused with rufous, the costal area deeper rufous ; an 

 indistinct rather diffused rufous postmedial line, incurved below 

 vein 3 ; a fine rufous terminal line. Hind wing yellowish white 

 tinged with rufous ; an indistinct diffused rufous postmedial line 

 from costa to vein 2 ; the terminal area rufous to submedian fold ; 

 cilia tinged with rufous and with a slight rufous line near base to 

 submedian fold. Underside of fore wing with the fan of scales 

 very large and silvery leaden grey. 



$ . Fore wing with dark discoidal striga. 



Hab. "Germ. E. Africa," Dar-es-salaam, 1 <$ ; Br. C. Africa, 

 Mt. Mlanje (Weave), 1 $ ; Port. E. Africa, Mt. Chiperone 

 (Weave), 4 d , 1 $ type. Exp. 22-26 mm. 



(28 a) Crocidoplwra rufitinctalis, sp. n. 



S . Head and thorax pale rufous ; abdomen whitish tinged Avith 

 rufous ; palpi white at base ; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of 

 abdomen white. Fore wing pale rufous ; an indistinct brownish 

 postmedial line, excurved to vein 3, then retracted to median 

 nervure before end of cell and erect to inner margin ; cilia white at 

 tips. Hind wing pale rufous, the cell and inner margin whitish ; 

 an indistinct brownish postmedial line from discal to submedian 

 fold ; cilia whitish at tips. 



Sab. Formosa, Tainan (Wile/nan), 1 d type. Exp. 24 mm. 



(18 a) Poiyr/rammodes piirpureorufalh, sp. n. 



$ . Head, thorax, and abdomen pale purplish red ; palpi white 

 below to near extremity of 2nd joint ; pectus and ventral surface 

 of abdomen white, the fore coxae purplish red ; (legs wanting). 

 Fore wing pale purplish red ; a faint brownish spot in upper part of 

 cell towards extremity and discoidal bar ; a faint obliquely curved 

 brownish line beyond the cell with another line bej^ond it, erect to 

 vein 5, then oblique. Hind wing pale purplish red, the costal area 

 to near apex and the inner margin white. 



Rah. Peru, Chanchamayo, 1 2 type. Exp. 52 mm. 



(23 a) Polygrammodes junctilineaUs, sp. n. 



$ . Head and thorax white suffused with rufous ; abdomen 

 white tino-ed with yellow and with rufous towards extremity, 



