Pyralide of the Subfamily Crambine. 439 
(1984) Crambus peralbellus, sp. n. 
Head and thorax pure white; antenne fulvous below; palpi 
with a fuscous band near extremity of 2nd joint and spot below 
3rd; abdomen white, tinged with yellow towards base and brown 
towards extremity and on yentral surface; fore tibiz and tarsi 
yellow, the tarsi black at extremities. Fore wing pure white, the 
costal edge brownish towards base; a slight fulvous yellow striga 
on upper discocellular, placed on a sinuous pale brown line with an 
orange-yellow mark before it on costa; an orange-yellow post- 
medial point. on costa; subterminal line pale brown, excurved to 
vein 4, then incurved, a fine orange-yellow line beyond it from costa 
to vein 6; the termen with slight black strie from below apex to 
below vein 5 and three points between vein 4 and submedian fold ; 
cilia metallic silver. Hind wing pure white with a slight brown 
terminal line. Underside of fore wing suffused with brown except 
on terminal area, a curved brown postmedial line. 
Hab. Gown Coast, Bibianaha (Spurrell), 5 5, 4 2 type, 
Kumasi (Sanders), 1 ¢ ; S. Nigerta, Lagos (Sir G. Carter), 1d. 
Exp. 16 mm. 
(1936) Crambus argenticilia, sp. n. 
Head and thorax silvery white; abdomen white tinged with 
brown; antenne brownish below; palpi with fuscous bands near 
extremity of 2nd joint and base of 3rd; fore legs suffused with 
golden cupreous, the tarsi banded with cupreous. Fore wing 
silvery white, the costal edge brownish to end of cell; a sinuous 
brown medial line with a black discoidal point on it; subterminal 
line pale brown, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, a small wedge- 
shaped rufous mark beyond it on costa, narrowing to a point at 
apex ; a black-brown terminal line from just below apex to above 
tornus; cilia metallic silver with a golden tinge. Hind wing 
silvery white with a fine dark terminal line from just below apex 
to vein 2. Underside of fore wing suffused with brown except on 
inner and terminal areas, a curved brown postmedial line. 
Hab. Serra LEONE, 1 ¢ type; Gorp Coast, Kumasi (Sanders), 
29; S. Nieerta, Yaba (Simpson),1 2. Hap. d 14, 2 16mm. 
(193 d) Crambus fulvinotellus, sp. n. 
9. Head and thorax silvery white, the antenne and_ palpi 
except above bright fulvous, the tegule with subdorsal bright 
fulvous stripes and the dorsum of thorax fulvous; abdomen white 
suffused with brown, the anal tuft bright fulvous at tips; fore 
tibie and tarsi and the mid and hind tarsi at extremities golden 
fulvous. Fore wing silvery white; the costa bright fulvous, ex- 
panding into a small triangular mark above end of cell and into 
a mark rounded below and bisected by a white striga towards apex, 
defined below by dark fulvous on terminal half; a small triangular 
fulvous spot at middle of inner margin with a streak beyond it on 
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