Pyralidas of the Subfamily Pyrauatinas. 131 



(55 y) Plwslria intemervalis, sp. n. 



3 . Head, tegube, and patagia dark brown, the outer edge of 

 tegula and base of patagia deep orange, the dorsum of thorax 

 while with dark brown dorsal Btreak ; abdomen white with dark 

 brown segmental lines, dorsal Btreak and lateral fasciae; lower part 

 of frons white : palpi white in front at base ; pectus and ventral 

 surface of abdomen white ; legs dark brown, the femora and tibiae 

 white below. Fore wing dark brown tinged with purple ; a slight 

 white streak below basal half of eosta ; a wedge-shaped white patch 

 in end of cell ; a broad white fascia in submedian fold from near 

 base to near termen with the submedian fold slightly streaked with 

 brown; broad white fascia 1 in the interspaces above veins 2, I, 5, 

 and 6 to near termen leaving dark streaks on the veins and a patch 

 beyond the cell ; a short white streak above middle of vein 7 and a 

 white streak above vein 3 towards termen. Hind wing white; the 

 veins arising from median nervure, vein 1 and the terminal part of 

 submedian fold and vein (5 streaked with dark brown tinged with 

 purple ; the eosta toward- apex and termen rather narrowly dark 

 brown tinged with purple. 



Hub. Colombia, Choko, Juntas de E. Tainana and R. San Juan 

 {Palmer), 1 § type. Exp. 44 mm. 



(64 e) Phostria arceosoma, sp. n. 



3 . Head, thorax, and abdomen glossy grey-brown, the last long 

 and slender ; palpi white in front except towards extremity ; pectus, 

 legs, and ventral surface of abdomen white tinged with brown, the 

 fore tibiae with dark band near extremity. Fore wing glossy ^rev- 

 brown tinged with purple, the costal half of basal area rather 

 darker; an indistinct dark antemedial line; rather ill-defined 

 blackish spots at middle and end of cell with paler patches beyond 

 them ; an indistinct diffused brown postmedial line defined on 

 outer side by diffused whitish, exeurved between veins 5 and 2, then 

 retracted to below end of cell ; cilia with a line white line at base. 

 Hind wing glossy grey-brOwn tinged with purple, the basal and 

 inner areas paler and thinly scaled ; an oblique blackish discoidal 

 bar; an indistinct rather diffused brown postmedial line defined on 

 outer side by whitish, somewhat bent outwards between veins 5 

 and 2, then retracted to below end of cell and exeurved to inner 

 margin ; cilia with a tine white line at base. Underside whitish 

 tinged with brown, the terminal areas suffused with brown. 



Hab. Cameroon*, Ja I!., Bitje {Botes), 3 J type. Exp. 38- 

 4 b mm. 



(11 a) Dichocrocis polystidzalig, sp. n. 



$ . Head, thorax, and abdomen yellow, the tegulte at sides, 

 patagia at base and middle and metathorax with black spots, the 



