Species of Pyralidae. 339 



line, excurved at middle and bent inwards below vein 3 ; a 

 brown line near base of cilia. Hind win^ yellowish white, a 

 brown subterminal line, excnrved and slightly waved below 

 vein 5 and ending at vein 2 ; cilia white, with a brown line 

 near base. 



Hab. Dutch N. Guixea, Fak-fak [Pratt), 2 J' type. 

 Exp. 38-40 mm. 



(18 a) Polygrammodes s any uigut talis, sp. n. 



Head and thorax ochreons yellow; palpi deep crimson, 

 white at base ; sides of frons, tips of tegulse, and shoulders 

 crimson ; pectus and legs whitish, the forecoxte, femora, and 

 tibi« crimson in front ; abdomen whitish, dorsally tiuged 

 with ochreous and with crimson lateral stripes. Fore wing 

 yellow ; the costal area pink to beyond middle ; a subbasal 

 pink spot below cell ; an antemedial spot in cell and another 

 further from base below the cell ; a round spot in cell towards 

 extremity and two small discoidal spots ; the inner margin 

 pink from middle to toruus ; a postmedial series of pink 

 spots, slightly excurved between veins 5 and 2, then bent 

 inwards and forming a band from vein 2 to inner maririn, 

 interrupted at vein 1 ; a subterminal series of small spots 

 curved from costa to vein 2, then forming an oblique band ; 

 cilia pink. Hind wing pale yellow. 



Hab. Brazil, Castro Parana iD. Jones), 1 J; Paraguay, 

 Sapucay {Foster), 1 ? type. Exp. 42 mm. 



(18 c) Polygrammodes semirufa, sp. n. 



cJ . Head and thorax bright rufous mixed with some 

 yellow ; palpi deep rufous, white at base ; sides of frons 

 deep rufous; pectus and legs white, the fore legs dark brown 

 in front, the tarsi brown and whitish ; abdomen yellow 

 suffused with rufous except at base, the ventral surface 

 white. Fore wing deep rufous on costal area to beyond 

 middle, on inner area to middle, the rest of wing yellow ; a 

 faint brown antemedial line, oblique from costa to sub- 

 median fold, then erect ; postmedial line brownish, waved, 

 excurved below costa and dentate between veins 5 and 2, 

 then retracted to lower angle of cell and origin of vein 2, 

 and excurved in submediau interspace, with white spots 

 before it on the rufous area in discal fold and below end of 

 cell and yellow spots between veins 5 and 2 ; subterminal 

 line formed by a series of brown lunules, incurved at discal 

 and submedian folds ; a series of slight brown marks just 



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