Genera and Species of Pyralide. 471 
segments of abdomen deeper; palpi externally dark brown. 
Underside like upper, with less distinct markings, but apical 
patch darker. 
Expanse of wings 22 millim. 
One male from Queensland. 
Subfamily Prravsrivz. 
Genus SYLLyTHriA, Hiibn. 
Syllythria cruoralis, sp. n. 
Wings dull purplish grey, with a yellow sinuous fascia 
just beyond middle, forming a short outward sinus across the 
median nervules, narrowing towards costa and inner margin 5 
in the hind wings running from middle of costa, where it is 
broad, to the anal angle; fringes of both wings yellow, those 
of the hind wings tinged with reddish at the anal angle; 
discal spot of fore wings dull leaden red. Head, thorax, and 
abdomen dull red, tinged with yellow; palpi dark brownish. 
Underside dull yellowish, with the red area of the upperside 
cinereous. 
Expanse of wings 20 millim. 
Several from the Khasias. 
Syllythria rubritinctalis, sp. n. 
Fore wings with the pale yellow ground-colour almost 
wholly hidden by a profusion of red scales ; costa and hind 
margin wholly deep red ; a thick curved red line at one third 
and an indistinct exterior one, which does not appear to reach 
the costa, forms a small sinus towards anal angle, runs in 
along the first median nervule, and attains the inner margin 
shortly before the anal angle; fringe pale yellow. Hind 
wings yellowish white, with a faint reddish tinge about the 
discal spot and in middle of hind margin ; fringe concolorous. 
Head, thorax, and abdomen yellow, suffused with red; palpi 
deep brown-red. Underside dull yellowish; the fore wings 
tinged a little with red; the costal region broadly dark 
brownish red. 
Expanse of wings 20 millim. 
One female from the Khasias. 
Genus Ruecroruyris, Warr. 
Rhectothyris hyalodiscalis, sp. n. 
Fore wings yellow, but the ground-colour is visible only 
along the costa and hind margin, the rest of the wing being 
