Pyralida? of the Subfamily PyraiBtiiue. 405 



rufous. Fore wing red-brown, suffused with fulvous to middle 

 and on costal area to apex ; a faint dark antemedial line, oblique to 

 submedian fold, then inwardly oblique; postmedial line dark, 

 oblique towards costa, then excurved and minutely waved to vein 3, 

 slightly angled inwards at vein 2 and erect to inner margin ; a fine 

 dark brown terminal line ; cilia with a fine pale line at base followed 

 by a brown line. Hind wing red-brown ; an indistinct curved 

 dark postmedial line ; a dark brown terminal line ; cilia with a fine 

 pale line at base followed by a brown line ; the underside paler, the 

 costal area ochreous white to the postmedial line. 



Hab. Ecuadob, Zamora {Abbe Gaujon), 1 5 type. Exp. 

 20 mm. 



(108 b) Pyrausta xanthocepsalis, sp. n. 



S . Head yellow tinged with rufous ; antennae, thorax, and 

 abdomen glossy fuscous brown ; palpi dark brown, yellowish above 

 and white below to near extremity of 2nd joint ; pectus, legs, and 

 ventral surface of abdomen white tinged with brown. Fore wing 

 glossy fuscous brown slightly irrorated with whitish ; a diffused 

 whitish spot in end of cell ; postmedial line whitish, somewhat 

 dilated at costa, incurved at discal fold, excurved to vein 3, then 

 retracted to below angle of cell and excurved below submedian 

 fold ; a terminal series of slight black points and fine white line at 

 base of cilia. Hind wing pale brown with a slight cupreous tinge ; 

 cilia with a fine white line at base followed by a brown line, the 

 tips with some whitish. 



Hab. Mexico, Guerrero (H H. Smith), 2 S type, Godman- 

 Salvin Coll., Guadalajara (Goldsmith), 1 J. Exp. 20 mm. 



(113 b) Pyrausta infiisealis, sp. n. 



$ . Head, thorax, and abdomen dark reddish brown ; palpi 

 dark brown, white below to near extremity of 2nd joint ; pectus, 

 legs, and ventral surface of abdomen white tinged with brown. 

 Fore wing dark reddish brown slightly irrorated with whitish ; a 

 faint dark antemedial line, oblique towards costa and defined on 

 outer side by whitish below the cell; postmedial line indistinct, 

 rather diffused dark brown slightly defined on outer side by whitish, 

 somewhat angled outwards below costa, incurved at discal fold, 

 excurved to vein 2, then retracted to below angle of cell and erect 

 to inner margin ; a terminal series of small rather triangular 

 blackish spots ; cilia whitish mixed with brown. Hind Aving pale 

 reddish brown, the costal area whitish to beyond middle; cilia 

 whitish with a brown line near base ; the underside whitish mixed 

 with brown, a dark postmedial line excurved below vein 7 and 

 between veins 5 and 2. 



Hab. Sikhim (Moller), 1 5 type. Exp. 20 mm 



