Species of Pyralidse. 15 



of cell between vein 5 and submedian fold ; postmedial line 

 dark slightly denned by oclireons on outer side, minutely 

 dentate, oblique towards costa, excurved between veins 6 

 and 3, then somewhat retracted ; a terminal series of black 

 points ; cilia ochreous. Hind wing cupreous brown with a 

 slight dark terminal line ; cilia yellowish white with a fine 

 dark line near base ; the underside ochreous white with dark 

 discoidal lunule, minutely dentate postmedial line excurved 

 at middle and terminal series of black stria3. 



Hab. Sierra Leone [Clements] , 2 $ type. Exp. 22 mm. 



(55 a) Pionea leptidalis, sp. n. 



cJ. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale reddish brown; 

 palpi dark brown, white at base ; pectus, legs, and ventral 

 surface of abdomen whitish. Fore wing pale reddish brown 

 with slight dark irroratiou ; antemedial line indistinct, 

 fuscous, rather diffused, very oblique from costa to median 

 nervure, then slightly incurved; a dark discoidal lunule with 

 slight pale spot beyond it ; postmedial line indistinct, ex- 

 curved and slightly waved between veins 6 and 2 where it is 

 retracted to below angle of cell, then bent outwards again ; 

 a terminal series of black points. Hind wing white, the 

 termen tinged with brown and with a series of black points 

 from apex to submedian fold ; the underside with curved 

 postmedial series of small brow r u spots from costa to vein 3. 



Hab. Paraguay, Sapucay (Foster), 1 <$ type. Exp. 

 22 mm. 



(56 a) Pionea diopsalis, sp. n. 



Head and thorax pale rufous ; palpi white at base j pectus 

 and legs white slightly tinged with rufous; abdomen white 

 tinged with rufous towards extremity. Fore wing pale 

 rufous, the inner area whitish ; irrorated with a few black 

 scales ; antemedial line absent ; orbicular and reniform grey 

 defined by fuscous, the former round, the latter irregularly 

 quadrate; the terminal half of costa with series of small 

 dark spots ; postmedial line with series of black points and 

 traces of a minutely dentate line between them, slightly 

 excurved from costa to vein 4, then oblique; a terminal 

 series of prominent black points ; cilia greyish fuscous with 

 fine dark line near base. Hind wing white, the terminal 

 area tinged with brown ; a fine sinuous postmedial line from 

 costa to vein 3 ; a terminal series of black points; cilia with 

 a fine dark line near base; the underside irrorated with 



