Species of Pyralidse. 23 



and 2, then retracted to below angle of cell and oblique to 

 above inner margin ; a subterminal line slightly excurved 

 between veins 5 and 2. 



Hab. Bahamas {Bonhute), 2 $ type. Exp. 32 mm. 



(4 b) Pyrausta glaucoleuca, sp. n. 



Fore coxae of male with tuft of long fuscous scales below, 

 the femora with tuft of long fulvous hair above ; abdomen 

 with ventral fan of scales on penultimate segment. 



c? . Head, thorax, and abdomen grey-brown, the vertex of 

 head whitish; palpi dark brown, white below ; pectus, legs, 

 and ventral surface of abdomen white slightly tinged with 

 rufous. Fore wing silky grev- brown ; a faint, dark, minutely 

 waved postmedial line, excurved below costa and at middle, 

 retracted below vein 2 ; cilia with a fine yellowish line at 

 base, blackish at middle and with white tips. Hind win°- 

 pure white, with a fine brown terminal line. 



Hab. S.E. Peru, La Oroya (Ockende?i), 2 <$ type. Exp. 

 26 mm. 



(8 a) Pyrausta albicostalis, sp. n. 



$ . Head and thorax yellow ; palpi fulvous, white at base ; 

 sides of frons Avith white lines ; shoulders fulvous ; pectus 

 and legs white, the fore femora and tibiae and mid femora 

 fulvous ; abdomen white. Fore wing yellow, the costal area 

 fulvous, with the costal edge white, the veins deeper yellow ; 

 traces of a curved yellow antemedial line and of a postmedial 

 line excurved from costa to vein 5, then oblique ; cilia 

 whitish. Hind wing white, with fine yellowish terminal 

 line. 



Hab. Brazil, Organ Mts., Tijuca {Wagner), 1 $ type. 

 Exp. 28 mm. 



(12 a) Pyrausta perflavalis, sp. n. 



$ . Head and thorax bright yellow ; palpi fulvous, white 

 below; frons with fine lateral white streaks ; pectus and legs 

 white, the fore tibiae yellow in front ; abdomen white, dorsally 

 suffused with yellow. Fore wing bright yellow, the costal 

 edge narrowly brown ; an indistinct orange antemedial line, 

 oblique from costa to submedian fold; a slight discoidal bar; 

 postmedial line indistinct, excurved from costa to vein 2, 

 then retracted to lower angle of cell ; cilia brown, white at 

 tips. Hind wing rather paler yellow except towards tcrmen ; 

 cilia brown from apex to vein 2. 



