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two received from Mr. J. A. de Gaye and labelled " Cascade Porest, March, d S 

 in coitu." 



The male does not exhibit the tooth on the basal joint of the antenna characteristic of 

 the niesenterialis section of the genus. 



Distribution. — "W. Africa; Mayotta; Seychelles (Mahe, St. Anne). Doubtless this 

 species is more widely distributed, but has been overlooked. 



106. Fyralis manihotalis, Gn. 



Pyralis manihotalis, Guenee, Delt. et Pyral. p. 121 ; Hampsoiij Moths Ind. iv. p. 151, f. 87. 

 Pyralis gerontesalis, Moore, Lep. Ceylon, iii. t. 178. f. 6. 



Seychelles. — Two specimens, both found in my cabin on board H.M.S. ' Sealark ' 

 Avhilst lying in the harbour of Port Victoria, Mahe, 24 October and 3 November, 1905. 

 Tliese may have flown off from the shore or may have been bred in the ship ; but it wiU 

 readily be seen how easily a species of this sort is distributed by shipping. 



Distribution. — S.America; W. and S. Africa ; Seychelles; India; Ceylon; Nicobars; 

 Cocos-Keeling Is. ; Java ; Singapore ; W. China ; New Guinea ; Formosa ; Queensland ; 

 N. S. Wales ; Sandwich Is. 



107. Dyralis farinalis, Linn. 



Phalana farinalis, Linn., Syst. Nat. (ed. x.) p. 226. 



Pyralis farinalis, Stdgr., Cat. Lep. Pal. (ed. iii.) ii. p. 45 ; Harapsoa, A. M. N. H. (8) i. (1908) 

 p. 486. 



Seychelles. — Not found in the present collection, but previously recorded as obtained 

 from Praslin (' Valhalla ' cruise, I. c). Though not so stated, these specimens may have 

 been obtained on board the ship. In any case, if it now occurs in the Seychelles, this 

 si:)ecies has doubtless been introduced by man. 



Distribution. — Europe; N. and C. Asia; Japan; N.America; N. Africa; Australia; 

 New Zealand; Seychelles (Praslin). 



108. Bradina atir eol a lis, Ae ^0!in\\. 



Bradina aureolalis, Joannis, Bull. S. E. France, 1899, p. 198 (fig.) ; Hampson, A. M. N. II. (8) 

 i. (1908) p. 486. 



Seychelles. — Eight specimens (6 cJ , 2 S ). Of these, seven are from Praslin in 

 November 1905, and one is from Cascade Estate, Mahe, in November 1906 {de Gaye). 



Previously only known from Praslin, this species is now shown to occur in 

 Mahe also. 



Distribution. — Seychelles (Mahe, Praslin). 



109. Bradina admixtalis, Wlk. 



Botys admixtalis, Walk., Cat. xviii. p. 665. 



Bradina admixtalis, Moore, Lep. Ceylou, iii. t. 180. f. 13; Hampson, Moths Ind. iv. p. 227; 

 Pag., Lep.-Het. Madag. p. 132 ; Hampson, A. M. N. H. (8) i. (1908) p. 477. 



Chagos. — Twelve specimens (7 6 , 5 S ), aU from Salomon Atoll. In He de la Passe 



