Pyralidre of the Subfamily Pyraustinse. 259 



part of middle of cell and white discoidal lunule defined by dark 

 brown ; postmedial line white denned on inner side by dark brown, 

 excurved at vein 6 and from vein 5 to 2, then retracted and erect 

 to inner margin ; cilia white tinged with cupreous brown. Hind 

 wing brown with a cupreous gloss, whitish towards base ; a brown 

 discoidal bar and line from below angle of cell to inner margin ; 

 postmedial line brown, incurved at discal fold, then oblique and 

 ending on vein 2 near termen ; a waved brown terminal line ; cilia 

 whitish suffused with cupreous brown. 



Hub. Br. N. Guinea, Mailu {Anthony), 1 S type. Exp. 

 16 mm. 



(97 c) Lamprosema cediproctalis, sp. n. 



S . Head fuscous brown ; thorax and abdomen whitish suffused 

 Avith red-brown, the latter with the anal segment dilated ; palpi, 

 pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen white tinged with 

 brown, the fore tibiae black above and the tarsi banded black and 

 white. Fore wing whitish suffused with brown, the veins slightly 

 streaked with brown and the costal edge black ; an indistinct 

 diffused brown subbasal line ; antemedial line brown, excurved 

 below median nervure and bent outwards to inner margin ; a brown 

 annulus in middle of cell and whitish discoidal lunule denned by 

 dark brown ; postmedial line dark brown defined on outer side by 

 whitish, excurved at vein 7, incurved at discal fold, then excurved 

 to vein 2, then obsolescent and retracted upwards to beyond lower 

 angle of cell and excurved at vein 1 ; the terminal area with a brown 

 shade to vein 3 and spot above tornus ; a dark brown terminal line 

 to vein 2 ; cilia white at base, then pale brown, chequered with 

 white towards tornus. Hind wing white tinged with brown ; a 

 sinuous dark brown line from upper angle of cell to inner margin ; 

 postmedial line rather diffused brown, incurved at discal fold, 

 excurved at vein 5, and ending at tornus ; a brown terminal shade, 

 broad at costa and ending at vein 2 ; cilia white, chequered with 

 brown except at base. 



Hob. Solomon Is., Eendova I. {Meek), 1 S type. Exp. 

 18 mm. 



(97 e) Lamprosema platyproctalis, sp. n. 



S ■ Head, thorax, and abdomen reddish brown mixed with white, 

 the last with white segmental bands, the anal segment whitish, 

 dilated and flattened, the genital tufts ochreous white ; antenna? 

 ringed with blackish ; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen 

 white, the legs banded with brown. Fore wing white irrorated 

 with red-brown, the costal area suffused with red-brown ; a red- 

 brown subbasal sbade ; a blackish antemedial bar from costa ; a 

 red-brown medial shade ; a white discoidal lunule defined by rather 

 diffused red-brown ; a diffused red-brown patch beyond lower angle 

 of cell ; the terminal part of costa with blackish spots with white 



