Species oj Pyralidse. 7 



spot' defined by black in upper angle of cell ; an oblique ' 

 postmedial bar from below costa to vein 5, with a rather 

 triangular whitish spot beyond it followed by a diffused 

 lunulate black-brown patch with spot on costa above it and 

 very oblique dentate line from it to inner margin ; some 

 black points on costa towards apex and a terminal series. 

 Hind wing white slightly tinged with yellowish towards 

 termen on which there is a series of black points from apex 

 to vein 2 where there is a larger spot ; the underside with 

 black spots in and beyond upper angle of cell and a post- 

 medial series slightly excurved below costa and strongly 

 below vein 5. 



Hub. Colombia, Sierra del Libane, 6000' {H. H. Smith), 

 1 g type. Exp. 28 mm. 



(1 b) Pionea albiflua, sp. n. 



$ . Head and tegulae purplish red ; frons black-brown ; 

 a whitish streak on vertex of head ; thorax brownish white 

 with black fascia on shoulders and outer edge of patagia ; 

 pectus whitish and brown; legs purplish red with whitish 

 streaks, the tarsi ringed with whitish ; abdomen whitish 

 tinned with brown, the ventral surface purplish red. Fore 

 wing with the costal and terminal areas purplish red ; the 

 rest°of basal area brown with a whitish patch at base of 

 inner margin ; the medial area obliquely whitish except to- 

 wards costa ; an elongate black annulus with brownish centre 

 in middle of cell conjoined to the dark basal area, and a 

 whitish discoidal lunule open below: postmedial line 

 blackish, arising below costa, incurved and with black 

 patch beyond it to vein 4 where it is angled outwards, then 

 ao-ain incurved ; the terminal area tinged with brown to- 

 wards apex ; a series of small black spots on costa towards 

 apex and on termen which is whitish. Hind wing white, 

 the terminal area suffused with brown except towards 

 tornus • a series of small black spots on termen from apex 

 to vein 2 ; cilia whitish ; the underside with the costal area 

 and terminal area to vein 2 suffused with purplish red, black 

 lunules before and beyond the discoccllulars, a curved post- 

 medial series of small black spots. 



Hab. W. Colombia, San Antonio {Palmer), 1 <$ type. 

 Exp. 30 mm. 



(1 c) Pionea distictaUs, sp. n. 



Antennae of male bipectinate with short branches ; mid 

 tibia? not dilated ; hind tibiae with the spurs well developed. 



