Pyralidas of the Subfamily Pyraustinsa. 185 



Hah. Br. C. Afuica, Mt. Mlanje {Neave), 2 $ ; Poet. E. 

 Africa, lluo Valley {Neave), 4 c^, 1 $, Mt. Chiperone {Neave), 

 3 d , 3 2 type. Exp. 30-34 mm. 



(20 J) Crocido2Jlio)'a megaptyona, sp. n. 



d . Head, thorax, and abdomen yellowish suffused with rufous ; 

 palpi rufous, narrowly white in front to extremity of 2nd joint ; 

 pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen white. Foi'e wing 

 yellowish suffused with rufous, the costal area deeper rufous ; an 

 indistinct rather diffused rufous postmedial line, incurved below 

 vein 3 ; a fine rufous terminal line. Hind wing yellowish white 

 tinged with rufous ; an indistinct diffused rufous postmedial line 

 from costa to vein 2 ; the terminal area rufous to submedian fold ; 

 cilia tinged with rufous and with a slight rufous line near base to 

 submedian fold. Underside of fore wing with the fan of scales 

 very large and silvery leaden grey. 



2 . Fore wing with dark discoidal striga. 



Hub. "Germ. E. AFEicA,"Dar-es-salaam, 1 S ; Be. C. Africa, 

 Mt. Mlanje {JSfeave), 1 $ ; Poet. E. Afeica, Mt. Chiperone 

 (^Neave), 4^,1$ type. Exp. 22-26 mm. 



(28 «) Crocidophora rufitinctalis, sp. n. 



S . Head and thorax pale rufous ; abdomen whitish tinged with 

 rufous ; palpi white at base ; pectus, legs, and ventral siu'face of 

 abdomen white. Fore wing pale rufous ; an indistinct brownish 

 postmedial line, excmwed to vein 3, then retracted to median 

 nervure before end of cell and erect to inner margin ; cilia white at 

 tips. Hind \ving pale rufous, the cell and inner margin whitish ; 

 an indistinct brownish postmedial line from discal to submedian 

 fold ; cilia whitish at tips. 



Hah. FoEMOSA, Tainan {Wileman), 1 6 type. Exp. 24 mm. 



(18 «) Pol)/ffra))unodes pinptD'eon/falis, s-p. n. 



2 . Head, thorax, and abdomen pale purplish red ; palpi white 

 below to near extremity of 2nd joint ; pectus and ventral surface 

 of abdomen white, the fore coxae purplish red ; (legs wanting). 

 Fore wing pale ]:)urplish red ; a faint brownish spot in upper part of 

 cell towards extremity and discoidal bar ; a faint obliquely curved 

 brownish line beyond the cell with another line beyond it, erect to 

 vein 5, then oblique. Hind wing pale purplish red, the costal area 

 to near apex and the inner margin white. 



Hah. Peru, Chanchamayo, 1 $ type. Exp. 52 mm. 



(23 a) Polygrammodes junctilinealis, sp. n. 



2 . Head and thorax white suffused with rufous ; abdomen 

 white tinged with yellow and with rufous towards extremity, 



