Species of Pyralidse. 21 



and small diffused blackish postmedial spots at costa, discal 

 fold, and towards inner margin. 



Hab. Bit. E. Africa, Udimu (Betton), 1 ? type. Exp. 

 26 mm. 



(127 a) Pionea phaalis, sp. n. 



S . Dark reddish brown mixed with fuscous ; palpi 

 blackish, white below at base. Fore wing with small ante- 

 medial black spots below cell and on inner margin; a In- 

 sinuate discoidal black line defined by pale brownish on 

 outer side; a small patch of blackish suffusion beyond lower 

 angle of cell ; postmedial line black, slightly excurved below 

 costa, incurved at discal fold, excurved to vein 2, then re- 

 tracted to below end of cell and again slightly excurved ; 

 a black terminal line ; cilia with a strigiform black line at 

 middle and blackish tips. Hind wing more fuscous brown, 

 with terminal series of faint dark points ; cilia paler, with 

 blackish line near base ; the underside with traces of diffused 

 dark postmedial line on costal area. 



Hab. Br. E. Africa, Kirbehs {Betton), 1 £ type. Exp. 

 20 mm. 



(130) Pionea secticostalis, sp. n. 



$ . Head, thorax, and abdomen cupreous brown ; irons 

 white at sides ; palpi at base, pectus, legs, and ventral surface 

 of abdomen white. Fore wing cupreous brown ; traces of 

 an oblique sinuous antemedial line, with a small white spot 

 beyond it below costa; an indistinct dark discoidal lunule 

 with small white spot in centre; the terminal third of costa 

 with four short white streaks alternating with short black 

 streaks ; an indistinct postmedial line excurved from costa 

 to vein 4, then incurved; some slight black points on apical 

 half of costa. Hind wing pale cupreous brown, with traces 

 of a curved postmedial line and tine terminal line ; the under- 

 side grey-brown, with two obliquely placed discoidal points, 

 a highly curved punctiform postmedial line, and terminal 

 series of black points or striae. 



Hab. Paraguay, Sapucay (Foster), 2 $ type. Exp. 

 18 mm. 



(128 a) Pionea monospila, sp. n. 



? . Head, thorax, and abdomen cupreous brown mixed 

 with some grey ; pectus and ventral surface of abdomen 

 whitish ; tarsi ringed with white. Fore wing cupreous 



