Pyralidee of the Subfamily Pyraaatinac. 135 



(1-tr/) Ltiuij rosema pogonotomalis, sp. d. 



Mid tibiae of male greatly dilated ; hind wing with the termen 

 strongly excised in Bubmedian interspace, with tufts of hair round 

 the excision above and below. 



J. Head, thorax, and base of abdomen yellowish white mixed 

 with fulvous, the resl of abdomen rufous with silvery white and black 

 segmental bands; antennae ringed with blackish; palpi with the 

 extremity I joint and the third joint brown, the latterwhite 



at tip; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen white faintly 

 ■ \ with rufous, the tore tibiae with blackish band at extremity, 

 the mid tibiae iiTorated with blackish. Fore wing pale yellow 

 suffused in parts with fulvous red especially on costal area, the 

 terminal area broadly red-brown ; a round fulvous-red spot sur- 

 rounded by white above inner margin near base ; an incurved black 

 antemedial line from costa to median nervure, then a white hand 

 defined on outer side by blackish to above inner margin; a leaden 

 grey spot defined by black except above at middle of cell, extending 

 to just below the cell; reniform leaden grey defined by black, 

 large and strongly constrieted at middle; a white spot defined on 

 outer side by hlack on costa above end of cell and white spot 

 defined on each side by black on costa above end of cell; post- 

 medial line with a white bar defined on each side by black at costa, 

 then black, sinuous to vein 3, then retracted upwards to vein ."> 

 beyond the cell, then bent inwards on median nervure to before 

 end of cell, then oblique and sinuous with a white line on its outer 

 side forminga spot below end of cell, some clear yellow in its sinus 

 beyond the cell and some leaden grey confluent with the reniform 

 in its sinus below the cell ; a faint dark subterminal shade from 

 costa to vein 3 ; a diffused black terminal line with series of white 

 bars on it ; cilia with black line at middle and silvery white tips. 

 Hind wing white with some fulvous red and yellow suffusion on 

 inner half of medial area, the terminal area broadly red-brown ; a 

 small black spot in end of cell and antemedial spot in submedian 

 fold ; post medial line black, sinuous, at vein 2 retracted up to 

 upper angle of cell, then rather oblique to inner margin, enclosing 

 a leaden-grey discoidal spot; a dark subterminal shade from costa 

 to vein 2 ; a narrow black terminal band from apex to vein 2 with 

 series of white bars on it; cilia yellowish at base followed by a 

 black line to vein 2, white at tips and towards tornus. 



Hob. Peru, Yahuarmayo, 1 c type. Exp. 24 mm. 



(25 c) Lamprosema aurantia, sp. n. 



8 . Head, thorax, and abdomen orange-yellow, the last irrorated 

 with some blackish forming obscure lateral spots towards base, the 

 genital tufts large and brownish white ; palpi yellowish white, 

 the extremity of the second joinf and the third joint brown; pectus 



