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PyralidsB. 

 1. Pyralis repetitaj sp. n. 



Allied to P. nannodes and P. tenuis : primaries pale 

 cupreous brown, irrorated with olive-brown, shining ; basal 

 two thirds of costa deep blood-red, flecked with oblique ochra- 

 ceous dots or minute dashes ; a slightly inarched dark brown 

 line across the basal third and a nearly straight transverse 

 line of the same colour across the external third ; fringe flesh- 

 pink, with a yellowish basal line, two grey-brown stripes, 

 and silvery white edging : secondaries paler than primaries, 

 but with similar fringe, the two lines grey, slightly irregular, 

 subparallel, at basal fourth and middle of the wings : body 

 pale cupreous brown, with the head and front of thorax vinous 

 brown. Under surface paler than above, more uniformly 

 sericeous, the markings not so well defined ; palpi golden 

 brown, collar and anterior coxae vinous brown. Expanse of 

 wdngs 20-23 millim. 



Alu. 



2. Stericta {Glossina, Gu^n.) evanescens, sp. n. 



Allied to S. divitalis ; considerably larger, the pale bands 

 on primaries much wider apart and far more strongly denti- 

 culated ; pale sap-green with a brassy gloss, the centre of 

 internal and external areas white ; markings black or brown 

 and black, as follows : — three conical dots in an oblique series 

 at base, an oval spot on costa with a crescent below it, two 

 small spots beyond the latter (marking the outer boundary of 

 the inner pale band, which is ill defined), a third spot at end 

 of cell ; an angular series beyond the middle (indicating the 

 inner boundary of the outer pale band) and a large bifid sub- 

 apical spot ; external area pale brownish, excepting in the 

 centre, with a marginal series of black spots ; fringe almost 

 white : secondaries vinous brown, sericeous, with white fringe : 

 head and thorax pale sap-green ; abdomen pale sericeous 

 brownish. Under surface pale brassy bi'own, the anterior 

 half of each wing sufiused with bright brick-red ; a pale- 

 bordered, angular, greyish stripe beyond the middle ; legs 

 sprinkled with reddish scales, palpi and collar ochraceous. 

 Expanse of wings 46 millim. 



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