Pyralitlffi of the Sul>famVy Pjralinae. 89 



pa tell from costa towards apex and oblique waved brown sub- 

 terminal Vmv. defined on outer side by whitish ; hind wing with 

 rather diffused curved slightly waved dark brown postmedial line 

 defined on outer side by whitish. 



Hub. Ditch N. Guinea, Snow Mts., Setakwa R. {Meek), 

 3 6 type. Exj[). 26-28 mm. 



(4rt) Paractenia sanguitincta, sp. n. 



$ . Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous mixed with some 

 purplish red ; pectus, legs, and venti-al surface of abdomen tinged 

 with red and irrorated with black. Fore wing yellowish irrorated 

 with purplish red, more thickly on basal costal area ; an oblique 

 diffused pui-plish-red postmedial line, somewhat angled inwards at 

 submedian fold ; a maculate deep red terminal line with some 

 blackish scales on it; cilia white at base, blackish mixed with 

 whitish at tips. Hind wing yellowish irrorated with purplish red 

 and blackish ; a faint diffused curved reddish postmedial line ; a 

 tine blackish tenuinal line; cilia white at base, blackish mixed 

 with whitish at tips. Underside yellow tinged with purplish red 

 and irrorated with black ; both wings with indistinct diffused dark 

 postmedial line. 



Hah. Gold Coast, Kumasi {Sanders), 1 2 type. Uxjt. 

 22 mm. 



{o a) Paractenia plianerostola, sp. n. 



2 . Head, thorax, and abdomen pale glossy red-brown, the palpi 

 and fore legs rather deeper red-brown. Fore wing pale glossy red- 

 brown, the costa rather deeper red-brown ; a faint rather diff'used 

 curved brown antemedial line ; a faint brown postmedial line, ex- 

 curved to vein 4, then oblique. Hind wing pale glossy red-brown ; 

 a faint diffused oblique brown antemedial line and rather more 

 distinct curved postmedial line. Underside of fore wdng whitish 

 suffused with red-brown ; hind wing whitish tinged wnth red- 

 brown ; both wings with curved brown postmedial line. 



Hab. EcUADOK, R. Bobonaza, Canelos {Palmer). 1 $ type. 

 JExp. 34 mm. 



(5 h) Paractenia castaneoniyra, sp. n. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen chestnut-red, the last dorsally 

 suffused with black ; legs suffused with black, the tarsi black 

 ringed with chestnut. Fore wing chestnut-red, the base and the 

 whole A\ang beyond the antemedial line suffused with black-brown ; 

 antemedial line blackish, oblique to submedian fold, then angled 

 inwards at vein 1 ; the medial part of costa with reddish -ochreous 

 points ; postmedial line indistinct, ochreous, veiy slightly waved, 

 exciu'ved at middle and angled inwards at submedian fold ; cilia 

 blackish at base and with some ochreous scales at middle. Hind 

 wing glossy black-brown with a chestnut-red tinge ; cilia black 

 at Viase. bi'ight yellow at tips. Underside l>lack-brown : fore wing 



