Pyralidae of the Subfamily Hydrocampinaa. 275 



froiu vein 4 to below vein 5 ; a Avliite terminal line below vein ; 

 cilia with black patches except at base, at apex, and middle. Hind 

 wing creamy white, the terminal half suffused with rufous except 

 at costa ; some black u-roration on basal half of inner area ; a iivfous 

 discoidal bar and inifous line tinged with blackish from lower angle 

 of cell to inner margin, incurved below submedian fold ; a blackish 

 shade from above vein 6 to vein 3 before the postmedial line, Avhich 

 is blackish, arising at vein 6, incurved below vein 2, and ending at 

 tornus ; a white terminal line ; cilia suffused with rufous. 



Hah. BisiiAKCK Abch., Rook I. {Meek), 4 J type. Exp. 

 20 mm. 



Genus Htdeopioxea, nov. 

 Type, H. melliculalis. Led. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi downcurved, about twice the 

 length of head, the 2nd joint fringed with hair above and below, 

 the 3rd prominent ; maxillary palpi triangularly dilated with hau- ; 

 f rons oblique ; antennae of male annulated and cihated. Fore mng 

 with the apex somewhat produced, the termen excised below apex 

 and excmwed at middle ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 

 6 from below upper angle ; 7 from angle ; 8, 9, 10 stalked or 10 

 arising fi-ee then anastomosing with 8, 9 ; 11 from cell. Hind 

 Aving ■with vein 3 from before angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 6, 7 

 from upper angle, 7 anastomosing with 8. 



(2) Zagiridia rnfalis, sp. n. 



2 . Head, thorax, and abdomen purplish rufous ; pectus and 

 venti-al sm-face of abdomen white. Fore wing purplish rufous ; an 

 indistinct whitish subbasal line from subcostal nervure to vein 1 ; 

 an indistinct slightly waved white antemedial hne, slighth' excurved 

 at median nervure ; a blackish point below middle of costa and 

 another at lower angle of ceU ; ]Dostmedial line formed by whitish 

 dashes in the interspaces, somewhat excurved to vein 4, then in- 

 curved ; a cm'ved svibterminal series of white spots in the inter- 

 spaces ; a terminal series of blackish points ; cilia whitish at tips. 

 Hind wing pm-plish n\fous ; a whitish discoidal bar and black 

 point at lower angle of cell ; a blackish point on inner margin just, 

 before middle ; a postmedial series of whitish dashes in the inter- 

 spaces from costa to vein 2 ; a subterminal series of white spots ; a 

 terminal series of blackish points ; cilia whitish at tips. Underside 

 purplish rufous, the inner half of hind wing whitish. 



Ilah. D'ExTHECASTEAUX Is., Woodlark I. {Meek), 1 $ tj^pe. 

 Exp. 22 mm. 



(1 a) Clupeosoma violascens, sp. n. 



5 . Head, thorax, and abdomen reddish brown tinged with grey ; 

 palpi red-brown ; pectus, legs, and ventral sm-face of abdomen 

 whitish suffused with red-brown. Fore wing cupreous red-brown 



