Species of Pyralida?. 25 



line between veins 5 and 2 ; a terminal rufous line and the 

 cilia rufous from apex to vein 2. 



Hab. Paraguay, Sapucay {Foster), 4 <£ , 1 ? type. Exp. 

 32-36 mm. 



(31 a) Pyrausta straminea, sp. n. 



Epicorsia butyrosa, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Ani., Het. ii. p. 212 (part.), 

 nee Guen. 



<$ . Head, thorax, and abdomen oehreous faintly tinged 

 with rufous ; palpi white at base ; mid tibia? white in front. 

 Fore wing oehreous, the costal area faintly tinged with 

 rufous towards base ; antemedial line indistinct, oblique to 

 submedian fold and incurved above inner margin ; a slight 

 discoidal striga ; postmedial line indistinct, minutely waved, 

 excurved to vein 2, then retracted to below end of cell and 

 again excurved. Hind wing oehreous ; an indistinct post- 

 medial line, oblique and. slightly waved to vein 2, then 

 retracted to lower angle of cell and oblique to above tornus; 

 a brownish terminal line. 



Hab. Mexico, Presidio (Forrer), 1 <$ type, Godman-Salvin 

 Coll. Exp. 34 mm. 



(31 b) Pyrausta furvalis, sp. n. 



? . Head, thorax, and abdomen fulvous red ; palpi white 

 below ; fore coxa? in front, mid tibia? at sides, and the tarsi 

 white ; pectus and ventral surface of abdomen brown. Fore 

 wing fulvous red ; an indistinct dark antemedial line, oblique 

 to submedian fold and incurved above inner margin j a faint 

 dark point in middle of cell and discoidal lunule; postmedial 

 line indistinct, dark, excurved and waved from below costa 

 to vein 3, then retracted to below end of cell; cilia brown. 

 Hind wing orange-red ; a very indistinct curved postmedial 

 line between veins 5 and 2 ; cilia brownish. 



Hab. W. Colombia, Jiminez, 1 $ type. Exp. 32 mm. 



(32 a) Pyrausta holoxuthalls, sp. n. 



<$ . Deep straw-yellow; head and teguhe tinged with 

 orange; palpi fulvous, white below; tibia? and tarsi whitish. 

 Fore wing with the costal area tinged with orange towards 

 base. Hind wing with the cilia whitish. Underside of fore 

 wing with the costal area tinged with fuscous, traces of a 

 pale curved postmedial line ; hind wing faintly tinged with 

 fuscous, traces of a pale postmedial band. 



Hub. C. China, Ichang [Mrs. Pratt), 1 J type. Exp. 

 30 mm. 



