Pyralidse of the Subfamily Crambinse. 57 



sparsely irrorated with large dark brown scales, the costal area 

 rather whiter, the terhiinal area white irrorated with dark brown ; 

 black points at middle of costa, at upper angle of cell, and middle 

 of discocellulars ; a postmedial series of blackish striae, oblique to 

 vein 7, excurved to below vein 5, then very oblique to middle of 

 inner margin with a slight angle inwards at submedian fold; a 

 subterminal series of blackish striaj, bent outwards below costa, 

 forming a short streak to the postmedial series at discal fold, and 

 strongly incurved below vein 3 ; a terminal series of black points. 

 Hind wing whitish suffused with pale red-brown, the costal area 

 white to near apex ; a terminal series of dark brown stria; except 

 towards tornus ; cilia white. Underside of fore wing whitish 

 suffused with brown except on inner area, the subterminal series 

 of striae present but almost obsolete below vein 3; hind wing white 

 slightly tinged with brown, a brownish subterminal line to vein 2, 

 bent inwards to costa where there is a black point. 

 Hab. Peru, Yahuarrua}-o, 1 5 type. Exp. 44 mm. 



(lc) Chilo diffusifascia, sp. n. 



2 • Head and thorax pale glossy yellow, the sides of head, and 

 tegulse and the patagia suffused with brown ; abdomen glossy 

 yellow, with subdorsal tufts of white hair at base ; antenna? 

 brown ; palpi suffused with red-brown ; pectus and legs whitish 

 tinged with brown. Fore wing glossy ochreous yellow irrorated 

 with brown ; a diffused red-brown fascia from base in and below 

 the cell to termen where it extends from just below apex to 

 submedian fold ; a minute black-brown discoidal spot slightly 

 irrorated with white and defined on outer side by some white ; 

 traces of a curved brown postmedial line; a terminal series of dark 

 points with white points be3 7 ond them at base of cilia, which are 

 deep glossy red-brown. Hind wing glossy white faintly tinged 

 with ochreous ; a slight brownish terminal line to vein 2. Under- 

 side white, the fore wing and costal area of hind wing tinged with 

 red-brown except on terminal area. 



Sab. Uruguay, Montevideo (de la Garde), 1 $ type. Exp. 

 52 mm, 



(10 b) Chilo pyrocaustalis, sp. n. 



Head and thorax fiery red; abdomen "white, the 2nd and 3rd 

 segments dorsally fulvous ; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of 

 abdomen whitish suffused with red. Fore wing fiery red, the 

 veins whitish ; the medial area with two slight brownish spots 

 below the cell and two on vein 1 ; two faint oblique brownish 

 stria? from middle of costa to and to beyond upj:>er angle of cell, 

 then an oblique postmedial series of minute dentate marks on the 

 veins ; a subterminal series of minute dentate brownish marks on 

 the veins ; cilia with a dark line near base, the tips silvery white. 

 Hind wing silvery white. Underside of fore wing and costal area 

 of hind wing suffused with rufous. 



