Pyralidae of the Subfamily Pyraustinse. 267 



(68 a) Sylepta hcmipolialis, sp. n. 



2 . Head and tegulae yellow tinged with red-brown ; thorax 

 grey-brown ; abdomen with the two basal segments yellow tinged 

 with red-brown, then pale grey-brown; antennae whitish tinged 

 with brown ; palpi pale grey-brown ; pectus, legs, and ventral 

 surface of abdomen ochreous white, the fore tibia? with dark band 

 near extremity. Fore wing yellow tinged with fulvous to the 

 postmedial line, the costal area paler, the terminal area pale grey- 

 brown ; the base tinged with grey-brown ; a waved brown ante- 

 medial line, arising at subcostal nervure ; grey-brown annuli at 

 middle and end of cell ; postmedial line dark brown with a white 

 patch on its inner side between veins 5 and 3, slightly incurved at 

 discal fold, then excurved to vein 3, then retracted to below end of 

 cell and oblique and sinuous to inner margin, a triangular yellow 

 mark beyond it from costa ; cilia with a fine whitish line at base. 

 Hind wing with the basal half pale yellow, the terminal half pale 

 grey-brown ; some diffused red-brown below middle of cell and a 

 small spot in lower angle of cell ; postmedial line rather diffused 

 dark brown, slightly sinuous, defining the 3 T ellow and grey areas; 

 cilia white at base, pale grey-brown at tips. 



Jlab. Colombia, Bonda (//. //. Smith), 1 $ type. Exp. 

 30 mm. 



(71c) Sylepta albipunctalis, sp. n. 



6 . Head white, the antennae brown except the basal joint ; 

 thorax white with red-brown patches at base and extremity of 

 patagia and on mesothorax ; abdomen white with subdorsal red- 

 brown patches on three basal segments, then slightly tinged with 

 red-brown ; pectus and legs red-brown and white ; ventral surface 

 of abdomen white. Fore wing pale red-brown with a cupreous 

 gloss ; a curved white band from base of costa to base of inner 

 margin ; a short white antemedial streak on subcostal nervure and 

 spots below the cell and on inner margin ; two white discoidal 

 points ; postmedial line white, excurved from below costa to 

 vein 6, then oblique, sinuous, and only represented by small spots 

 below vein 4, at submedian fold and on inner margin ; a series of 

 slight terminal brown spots, defined by some white suffusion 

 towards apex, then by slight white streaks on the veins and by 

 some white at submedian fold ; eilia white with a pale brown line 

 near base. Hind wing silvery white, the disk faintly tinged with 

 brown; faint brown postmedial and subterminal spots below vein 2, 

 a minute postmedial spot on vein 1, and a small spot on ternien 

 just above tornus. 



Hab. Ecuador, Zamora, 1 6; Bolivia, La Paz (Garlepp), 

 1 c? type. Exp. 28 mm. 



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