ryralidte of the Suhfamily Pyralinse. 91 



(7 h) Bostra ccenochroa, sp. n. 



ITead, thorax, and abdomen pale purplisli red tliickl}- irrorated 

 with fuscous ; antenna; of male pale red. Fore wing pale purplish 

 red thickly irrorated with fuscous, the costiil edge redder; ante- 

 medial line rather diifused, black, excurved below costa then 

 slightly incurved ; a small black discoidal spot ; postmedial line 

 rather diffused, black faintly defined on outer side by whitish in 

 male, and slightly excurved. Hind wing uniform glossy grey- 

 brown with a purplish-red tinge. Underside greyish brown, the 

 costa of fore wing purplish red irrorated with dark brown ; hind 

 wing with faint curved dark postmedial line. 



Rah. Br. C. Afeica. Mt. Mlanje {Stave), 1 c^ , 2 5 tj-pe ; 

 Thansvaal, White R. (^Cooke), 2 6 . Exp. 20-30 mm. 



(7 A) Bostra jyciUidifrons, a^. x\. 



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

 grey-brown mixed with whitish; tibijB and tarsi whitish tinged 

 with brown. Fore wing dark brown mixed with grey-white ; 

 antemedial line diffused, whitish, oblique to median nervure and 

 slightly incurved in submedian interspace ; the medial part of 

 costa with white points with black-brown between them ; a small 

 blackish discoidal spot ; postmedial line dififused, whitish, incurved 

 below vein 4. Hind wing uniform grey-brown. Underside grey 

 suffused and irrorated with brown ; fore wing with whitish points 

 on costa with black-brown between them except at base and apex. 



Rab. Mashoxala>d, Enkeldoorn Distr. {Miss E. S. Younge), 

 1 c? type. Ex2). 14 mm. 



(j j) Bostra lignealis, sp. n. 



Head and thorax pale brownish red ; abdomen whitish tinged 

 with red and irrorated with blackish ; legs whitish irrorated with 

 dark brown. Fore wing pale red-brown irrorated with blackish ; 

 antemedial line whitish defined on outer side by blackish, almost 

 straight ; the medial part of costa with white points with some 

 black between them ; a small black discoidal spot ; postmedial line 

 whitish defined on inner side by blackish, slightly excurved at 

 discal fold and below submedian fold ; cilia with a white line 

 at base. Hind wing p>ale red-brown irrorated with blackish, an 

 oblique whitish antemedial line defined on outer side by blackish 

 and joined at inner margin by a slightly sinuous whitish post- 

 medial line defined on inner side by blackish ; cilia with a white 

 line at base. Underside whitish suffused with red-brown and 

 irrorated Avith blackish ; both wings with sinuous white postmedial 

 line ; fore wing v.-ith blackish discoidal spot. 



ITah. Br. E. Africa, Nairobi {Anderson), 1 d, 1 $ type. 

 Exp. 20 mm. 



