Pyralidae of tlie Subfamily Crambinse. 147 



(9/*) Anci/Iolomia holochrea, sp. n. 



6 • Head and thorax oehreous ; abdomen, pectus, and legs 

 ochreous white. Fore wing oehreous, the costal area] tinged with 

 rufous, the rest of wing irrorated with red-brown, less strongly 

 below the cell on basal half ; a terminal series of black points. 

 Hind wing nearly pure white. 



Hab. S. Nigeria, Warri {Both, Claydon), 1 d type ; N. Ni- 

 geria, Zunguru {Simpson), 1 6 ■ Ex}). 22-24 mm. 



Genus Prosmixis. m 



Type. 



Talis, Guen. Eur. Micr. Inrl. Meth. p. 86 (1845), non descr. . quercella. 



Prosmixis, Zell. Liun. Ent. i. p. 270 (1846) quercella. 



Hednota, Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soe. 1886, p. 270 bifractella. 



Araxates, Rag. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (6) viii. p. 281 (1888) pulclierrima. 



{7 a) Prosmixis radialis, sp. n. 



6 ■ Head and thorax whitish tinged with ochreous yellow, the 

 tegulae at sides and patagia ochreous yellow ; abdomen silvery white 

 tinged with ochreous ; pectus white ; legs ochreous yellow. Fore 

 wing ochreous yellow ; a silvery white streak below costa from base 

 to near apex ; a silvery white streak on median nervure and streaks 

 on veins 5, 3, 2 defined above and below by some black-brown 

 scales ; a silvery white line before termen from apex to vein 3 ; 

 cilia silveiy white with a pale fulvous line near base. Hind wing 

 silvery white tinged with ochreous yellow, the cilia white with a 

 pale fulvous line near base. Underside tinged with ochreous 

 yellow, the costa more strongly. 



Hab. W. Australia, Waroona (Berfhond), 1 d type. Exp. 

 30 mm. 



(22 c) Prosmixis discilunalis, sp. n. 



cJ . Head white, the antennae tinged with red-brown, the palpi 

 tinged with red-brown and irrorated with black, white above ; 

 thorax red-brown mixed with white ; abdomen white tinged with 

 red-brown ; pectus and legs white tinged with red-brown. Fore 

 wing white suffused with red-brown and irrorated with a few black 

 scales especially in basal half of submedian fold, the inner and ter- 

 minal areas white ; f races of a sinuous whitish medial line from 

 subcostal nervure to inner margin ; a minute white discoidal lunule 

 defined by some black scales ; postmedial line double, brown filled 

 in with white, excurved below costal, then oblique, some darker 

 brown beyond it on costa; the termen red-brown with slight blackish 

 points at the interspaces ; cilia with a fine brown line near base. Hind 

 wing white slightly tinged with red-brown, the termen deeper red- 

 brown ; cilia white with a pale red-brown line near base. Underside 

 of fore wing and costal area of hind wing suffused with red-brown, 

 the terminal area of fore wing whitish except towards tornus. 



Hab. Victoria, Melbourne {Anderson), 1 6 type. i^ay. 22 mm. 



