PyraliJie of the Subfamily Pyraliiise. 97 



subbasal spot below tl\o cell ; antemedial line strong, white, rather 

 oblique to submedian fold and incurved at vein 1 ; a white spot in 

 end of cell before the bkckish-brown discoidal bar ; postmedial 

 line black-brown defined on outer side bv whitish, incui-ved below 

 costa, angled outwards at veins 6, 5, 4, then retracted and almost 

 obsolete to below end of cell, then erect, sinuous and more dis- 

 tinctly defined on outer side by white ; a terminal series of faint 

 brown spots ; cilia chequered red-brown and white. Hind wing 

 white tinged and irrorated with red-brown ; a terminal series of 

 slight brown striae ; cilia whiter. Underside silvery white, the 

 fore wing except on inner area and the costal area of hind wing 

 irrorated with red-brown. 



Hab. ScDAX, Port Sufkn (JVater^eld). 1 $ type. Ex^j. 

 32 mm. 



Genus AxoBOSTEA, nov. 

 Type, A. discimacula. 



Proboscis present ; palpi vrith the 2nd joint porrect, typically 

 projecting about the length of head, the scaling at extremity below 

 produced to a point, the 3rd obUquely uptm*ned, moderate ; 

 maxillary palpi dilated with scales ; antennae of male thickened 

 and with long fasciculate cilia, the basal joint with tuft of scales. 

 Fore wing with vein 3 from angle of cell ; 4, 5 typically stalked ; 

 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 10, 11 fi'om cell. Hind wing 

 with vein 3 from angle of cell ; 4, 5 typically stalked ; 0, 7 frona 

 upper angle, 7 not anastomosing with S. 



(1) Anobostra discimacula, sp. n. 



Palpi with the 2nd joint projecting about the lengtli of head ; 

 both wings with veins 4, 5 stalked. 



Head and thorax pm-plish red ; abdomen grey suffused with 

 brown ; antennae dark brown ; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of 

 abdomen pale red irrorated ^vith brown. Fore wing purplish red, 

 irroi-ated with blackish, the medial area slightly uTorated ; ante- 

 medial line blackish defined on inner side by pale red, oblique to 

 submedian fold, where it is angled outwai-ds ; a series of small 

 blackish spots on medial part of costa ; a large black discoidal spot ; 

 postmedial line rather diffused, black defined on outer side by pale 

 red, excm-ved below vein 7 and at middle and incurved at discal 

 fold and below vein 3, a series of slight blackish streaks beyond it 

 on the veins ; a terminal series of minute black spots. Hind wing 

 grev suffused with brown ; a whitish line at middle of cilia, 

 Undei-side grey suffused with brown ; fore -sving with the costa 

 pale reddish with numerous brown striae. 



Hah. Br. C. Africa, Mt. Mlanje {Neave), 2 S type; Portu- 

 GUESE E. Africa, Mt. Chiperone {Neave), 1 $ ; Mashoxalaxu, 

 Umtali {Marshall), 1 2 . Exp., 6 18-20, $ 22-26 mm. 



Amu (JD Mag. S. Ilisf. Ser. 8. Vvl. .\ix. 



