492 On the Occurrence of (Juidylopliora in T^gypt, 



Pyrausta hcemajmstalis, sp. n. 



(^. Head and thorax deep ochreous, tinged with brown ; 

 palpi white below ; abdomen deep ochreous ; pectus, legs, and 

 ventral surface of abdomen wliitish. Fore wing orange- 

 yellow ; the basal area suffused with crimson ; a diffused 

 antemedial crimson line ; an ill-defined discoidal bar ; post- 

 medial line forming a diffused crimson patch from costa to 

 vein 3, then strongly incurved and becoming confluent with 

 the antemedial line below cell ; a diffused slightly sinuous 

 subterminal band, confluent with the postmedial line at 

 middle. Hind wing yellow; traces of a brownish postmedial 

 line excurved between veins 5 and 2, then obsolete ; a diffused 

 brown terminal baud rather broad at costa, narrowing to 

 tornus ; cilia whitish at tips. 



Beazil, Itaparica^ 3 ^ type. Exp. 14 mm. 



Pyrausta flavih'unnealis, sp. n. 



cJ. Head and thorax pale yellowish brown; frons with 

 lateral white streaks ; palpi white below ; fore and mid tibise 

 streaked with white, the tarsi and hind legs white ; abdomen 

 ochreous white. Fore wing narrow, the costa rather concave ; 

 ochreous yellow, the costal area suffused with brown and the 

 costal edge white beyond middle; antemedial line brown, 

 rather diffused, oblique from costa to submedian fold ; rather 

 diffused brown spots in end of cell and on discocellulars 

 conjoined to the brown costal area ; postmedial line brown, 

 rather diffused, excurved from costa to vein 2, then retracted 

 to lower angle of cell and erect to inner margin ; terminal 

 area suffused with brown; cilia white at tips. Hind wing 

 ochreous yellow; traces of a diffused brownish postmedial 

 line on costal half; termen suffused with brown except 

 towards tornus ; cilia white. 



Brazil, Bahia, 1 cJ type. Exjy. 16 mm. 



LXXVIIL — On the Occurrence of the Hydroid Cordylophora 

 in Egypt. By Charles L. Boulenger, B.A. 



During our recent expedition to the Faylim Province of 

 Egypt, Dr. Cunnington and I found the hydroid Cordylo- 

 phora to occur in great abundance in the brackish waters of 

 Lake Qurun. 



Since our return I have carefully examined the specimens 

 we collected and compared them with material from the 



