Pyralidse of the Subfamily Pyraustinse. 133 



(35 d) Dichocrocis biplagialis, sp. n. 



3 . Head and thorax pale red-brown ; abdomen pale rufous 

 with white segmental lines; antennae whitish tinged with rufous ; 

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

 pale red-brown ; a yellowish white discoidal spot denned at sides 

 by rather darker brown and conjoined to a yellowish white patch 

 above it on costa ; a yellowish white postmedial bar from costa to 

 vein 6, its outer edge somewhat dentate ; cilia ochreous at base 

 followed by a pale brown line, the tips whitish tinged with red- 

 brown. Hind wing white tinged with red-brown, the terminal 

 area browner except towards tornus ; cilia yellowish at base, with 

 a pale brown line near base, the tips white tinged with brown. 



I hi h. Gambia {Sir A. Moloney), 1 6 ; N. Nigeria, Zungeru 

 (Macjie), 1 3 type. Exp. 2d in in. 



(38) Dichocrocis leucostolalis, sp. n. 



6 • Head and thorax white tinged with fulvous, the patagia 

 pore white except on outer edge towards base ; abdomen pure 

 white at base and extremity, the medial segments tinged with 

 fulvous ; pectus and legs white, the femora tinged with fulvous ; 

 ventral surface of abdomen white tinged with fulvous. Fore wing 

 silvery white, tinged with fulvous at base ; a brown shade through 

 the cell f i*o m near base to near termen towards which it expands 

 somewhat. Hind wing silvery white, very faintly tinged with 

 brown except on inner and terminal areas. Underside of fore wing 

 with the costal area broadly suffused with brown. 



Rah. Peru, Pozuzo, 1 d 1 type. Exp. 24- mm. 



Genus NACOLEIA will stand as 



Type. 

 Lamprosema, Hiibn. Verz. p. 361 (1827) lunulalis. 



(lr/) Lamprosema pectinalis, sp. n. 



Antennas of male bipectinate with short branches ending in 

 forked bristles, the apical part serrate. 



6 ■ Head, thorax, and abdomen pale grey-brown ; frons and 

 palpi darker brown, the latter white at base ; pectus, legs, and 

 ventral surface of abdomen white faintly tinged with brown. 

 Fore wing pale grey-brown, the basal costal area and the terminal 

 area rather darker brown ; a dark antemedial line, oblique to discal 

 fold; a black discoidal bar; postmedial line dark defined on outer 

 side by whitish, erect to vein 5, then excurved and slightly waved 

 to below vein 3, then retracted to below end of cell and excurved 

 below submedian fold ; a slight dark terminal line ; cilia whitish 

 tinged with brown. Hind wing pale grey-brown, the terminal 

 area rather darker; a black discoidal spot; postmedial line dark 



