176 Mr. W. Warren on neio 



interspersed ; tlie basal third and a diffuse curved exterior 

 fascia pale whitish green ; fringes brown. Hind wings 

 blackish fuscous, with fringes whitish, and a sprinkling of 

 the pale greenish scales along the inner margin. Head, 

 thorax, and abdomen blackish, with a few greenish scales 

 intermingled. Underside glossy, dark bronzy fuscous ; the 

 inner margin of the fore wings paler ; the base of the costa 

 greenish. 



Expanse of wings 14-18 millim. 



One male, three females, from Washington Territory, 

 North America. The single male is larger than the three 

 females. 



Pyrausta, Schrank. 

 Type P. cingulata^ Linn. 



Pyrausta coccinea^ sp. n. 



Fore wings blackish, probably with a green tinge when 

 fresh, with a faintly visible dark discal spot, and a whitish 

 spot on the costa, representing the origin of the second line. 

 Hind wing dull crimson, with black hind margin, broad at 

 apex, but thinning out before the anal angle ; abdominal 

 margin also blackish. Head and abdomen blackish. Under- 

 side of both wings dull reddish. Anal tuft of male whitish. 



Expanse of wings 11 millim. 



Two examples from California, collected by Lord Wal- 

 singham. 



Syllythria, Hiib. 

 Type *S'. sangiiinalisj Linn,, Hlib. Verz. p. 349. 



Syllyth'ia (?) rnbrivena, sp. n. 



Fore wing elongate ; apex produced ; hind margin oblique ; 

 ground-colour canary-yellow ; the costa to beyond the middle, 

 the two stigmata, a thin, curved, inner transverse band, a 

 linear^ undulated, postmedian band, a broad, oblique, straight, 

 submarginal shade, and all the veins bright carmine. Hind 

 wing yellow, with an abbreviated submarginal red fascia ; 

 fringes of botli wings pure yellow. Head and thorax 

 yellow ; palpi outside and patagia carmine ; abdomen yel- 

 lowish ; underside of abdomen and legs red. Underside of 

 both wings yellow, with the costal and exterior margins 

 broadly pur[)le. 



Expanse of wings 24 millim. 



