Pyralidse of the Subfamily Siginse. 307 



rufous. Fore wing uniform brilliant silvery white, the costal edge 

 with a fulvous tinge. Hind wing fuscous brown, the terminal 

 area silvery white except towards tornus, the cilia with a faint 

 fulvous tinge. Underside of both wings fuscous brown, the terminal 

 area silvery white. 



Hab. Br. E. Africa, K Kavirondo, Up. Nzoi K. (Weave), 

 1 2 • Nasisi Hills (Weave), 1 $ type. Exp. 30 mm. 



(206 a) Crambns chio7iopepla, n. n. 



Crambus chiotwstola, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (9) iii. p. 442 (1919) ; nee Hmpsn. 

 A. M. N. H. (9) iii. p. 290 (1919). 



Subfamily Sjgin^:. 



The genus Siya, Hiibn. Verz. p. 195 (1827), type liris, is older 

 than Sckcenobius, Dup., 1844. 



(3 a) Nipliopyralis chionesis, sp. n. 



2 . Head, thorax, and abdomen glossy white ; antennae fuscous 

 except towards base ; palpi with dark brown streak at sides to near 

 tips ; fore tibiae and tarsi black-brown in front. Fore wing glossy 

 white and thickly scaled ; traces of a waved fuscous antemedial 

 line except towards costa ; a faint sinuous medial line angled 

 outwards beyond the cell and ending at submedian fold ; a rather 

 more distinct subterminal line, excurved from below costa to 

 vein 2, then oblique and sinuous ; a terminal series of blackish 

 striae ; cilia tinged with yellow-brown and with a slight brown line 

 near base. Hind wing glossy white with a faint brownish shade 

 beyond the cell ; a slight blackish terminal line to near tornus and 

 point at submedian fold ; cilia almost pure white. Underside of 

 fore wing suffused with reddish brown except on inner area. 



Hab. Queensland, Townsville (Dodd), 2 $ type. Exp. 20 mm. 



(3 b) Niphopyralis discipunctalis, sp. n. 



2 ■ Head, thorax, and abdomen glossy white ; antennae fulvous 

 yellow ; palpi with dark brown streak at sides ; fore legs tinged 

 with brown. Fore wing gloss}' white ; a black discoidal point ; a 

 slight blackish terminal line, almost obsolete except towards apex. 

 Hind wing glossy white ; a slight blackish terminal line to near 

 tornus. Underside of fore wing with the costal area and the 

 terminal area to vein 2 suffused with dark brown. 



Hab. Louisiade Is., St. Aignan I. (Meek), 1 $ type. Exp. 

 18 mm. 



(1) Calamoschcena nigriputictalis, sp. n. 



d . Head and thorax pale brownish rufous, the metathorax with 

 a pair of black points ; abdomen whitish tinged with brownish 

 rufous ; tarsi ringed with black towards extremities. Fore wing 



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