Pyialulffi of the SuhfamVy Pyralinse, 93 



side ; a terminal series of Llack-Lrown l)ars ; cilia with a red line 

 near base. Underside whitish suffused with red and irrorated with 

 dark brown ; both wings with slight dai'k discoidal strise and 

 diffused curved dentate postmedial line. 



Rah. Be. C. Africa, Mt. Mlanje {Neave), 1 J , 3 $ type. 

 Exp. 21 mm. 



(11 a) Bostra pyrochroalis, sp. n. 



S . Head, thorax, and abdomen bi-ight fiery red ; the antennjE 

 blackish except at base ; the irons and palpi whitish, the latter 

 black at tips. Tore wing bright fiery red slightly irrorated with 

 blackish, especially before the antemedial line and on terminal area ; 

 antemedial line whitish, excurved below costa, then slightly 

 incurved ; postmedial line whitish, slightly excurved beyond the 

 cell, then slightly incurved, both the lines faintly defined by 

 fuscous. Hind wing brigiit fiery red slightly irrorated with 

 blackish, especially on apical area ; faint oblique whitish ante- and 

 postmedial lines slightly defined by fuscous and somewhat approxi- 

 mated towards inner margin. Underside of both wings with 

 blackish discoidal point and cmwed white postmedial line ; fore 

 wing with series of white points on costa to the postmedial line. 



Hah. Be. C. Africa, Mt. Mlanje {Neave), 1 ^ type. Exp. 

 14 mm. 



(10 i) Bostra jlavalis, sp. n. 



c5" . Head, thorax, and abdomen yellow with a faint olive tinge ; 

 palpi fuscous below ; til;)ige with the spurs fuscous at base. Fore 

 wing yellow with a faint olive tinge ; antemedial line formed by 

 slight black strise defined on inner side by white, slightly sinuous ; 

 the medial part of costa with black and white points ; a slight 

 blackish discoidal striga ; postmedial line formed by black scales 

 defined on outer side by white, slightly excurved below costa and 

 at middle and incurved at discal fold and below vein 3 ; a terminal 

 series of black strise ; cilia with some blackish at tips. Hind wing 

 yellowish white tinged with fuscous brown ; a curved fuscous post- 

 medial line slightly defined on outer side by white ; a terminal 

 series of blackish strise ; cilia with a slight brownish line near base. 

 Underside of fore wing suffused with brown except on inner area 

 to the postmedial line ; hind wing irrorated with brown ; a curved 

 dark postmedial line. 



ILah. Formosa, Kanshirei (7f77e;/w»), 2 J type. Exp.X'oram.. 



(19 e) Bostra phcenicocraspis, sp. n. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen olive-yellow, the last tinged with 

 crimson at extreniity ; antennse whitish tinged with brown ; fore 

 and mid tibi.e and the hind tibise at extremity crimson, the fore 

 legs and ventral surface of abdomen except towards base irrorated 

 with brown. Fore wing olive-yellow irrorated with a few red- 

 brown scales ; a faint red-brown antemedial line, oblique to sub- 



