Pjralidae of the Suhfainily HydrocampitiiB. 267 



line on 4tli segment ; antennae whitish tinged with cupreous brown ; 

 palpi white at base and in front ; pectus, legs, and ventral surface 

 of abdomen white suffused with cupreous brown, the tarsi nearly- 

 pure white. Fore wing dark bi'own with a cupreous gloss, the 

 costal area with a leaden blue gloss ; a small ochreous white spot in 

 end of cell ; a subterminal white bar from costa and a white mark 

 on termen at submedian fold ; cilia white above tornus. Hind 

 wing dark brown with a cupreous gloss ; a slight white mark in 

 middle of cell and indistinct ochreous whitish antemedial line horn. 

 submedian fold to inner margin ; an indistinct ochreous whitish 

 spot beyond lower angle of cell and line from submedian fold to 

 inner margin ; cilia grey-brown with a dark line near base to vein 2, 

 then white with some dark brown at base towards tornus. 



Hah. Dutch jST. Guinea, WataikwaK. (PFo^^rts^o/j), 1 6 type. 

 Exp. 16 mm. 



(13 «) Piletocera rujiceps, sp. n. 



S . Head and tegulse white suffused with riifous ; thorax and 

 abdomen dark brown with a slight blue gloss, the genital tufts 

 white faintly tinged with rufous ; antennae dark cupreous brown ; 

 palpi rufous, the 3rd joint dark brown ; pectus, legs, and ventral 

 surface of abdomen white tinged with rufous, the fore tibiae and 

 tarsi dark brown in front. Fore wing dark brown with a cupreous 

 gloss, the basal and costal areas with a slight blue gloss ; an ochreous 

 white spot below middle of costa and a slight mark at lower angle 

 of cell ; a small triangular ochi'eous white subterminal patch on 

 costa ; a slight white mark on termen at submedian fold ; cilia 

 white towards tornus with a dark line near base. Hind wing dark 

 brown with a slight cupreous gloss ; cilia white from vein 2 to near 

 tornus with a dark line near base. 



Hah. Be. N. Guinea, Kumusi R. {Meek), 1 6 type. Exp. 

 22 mm. 



(13 h) Piletocera violascens, sp. n. 



(S . Head and tegulse white mixed with dark brown ; thorax and 

 abdomen dark brown glossed with grey, the latter with white band 

 on 2nd segment, the genital tuft white faintly tinged with red- 

 brown ; antennse white from the contortion to near tips ; palpi 

 white on outer side at base ; pectus, legs, and ventral sm-face of 

 abdomen white, the foi'e legs suffused with brown. Fore wing dark 

 brown tinged with purple ; an indistinct whitish antemedial line 

 from below costa to inner margin ; a white bar in the cell near 

 extremity and slight -whitish discoidal striga ; a white subterminal 

 bar from costa ; ciha white at submedian fold. Hind Aving dark 

 glossy brown ; some whitish at base ; a diffused whitish antemedial 

 band from below costa to inner margin followed by a rather diffused 

 dark line ; cilia white at tips, wholly white from vein 2 to near 

 tornus. 



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