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and prominently striated with blackish, the postmedial line black, excurved 

 between veins 6 and 2, a black terminal line ; forewing with black discoi- 

 dal spot. 



Habitat. — Madras, Wynad (Cardew), Nilgiris (Andrewes) ; Burma, 

 Katha (Bingham). Exp. 30 mill. 



PYRALIDJE. 



Gallerian^. 



4141c. Prasinoxena metaleuca, n. sp. (PI. G., f, 28). 



(S . Head, thorax and abdomen white, the patagia green. Forewing 

 apple-green with two brownish grey discoidal points and one in discal fold 

 beyond the cell ; the costal edge brown towards apex ; cilia white with 

 waved brown line at base and fuscous tips. HindAving white. Underside 

 of forewing with the fringe of hairy scales on and beyond median nervure 

 ochreous white. 



Habitat. — Ceylon, Kandy (Mackwood). Exp. 16 mill. Type in B. M. 



4144c. Melissoblaptes monochroa, n. sp. (PI. G., f. 29). 



S' Head, thorax and abdomen brownish white. Forewing pale brownish 

 ochreous, sparsely irrorated with black ; a subbasal black point in cell ; a 

 series of black points on costa towards apex and on termen from apex to 

 vein 2. Hindwing uniform pale brownish ochreous. 



Habitat. — Ceylon, Ambalangoda (Pole). Exp. 32 mill. Type in B. M. 



Crambin^. 



41566. Crambus endopolia, n. sp. (PI. G,, f. 30). 



c?. Head and thorax pale grey-brown; pectus, legs and abdomen 

 whitish tinged with brown. Forewing paJe grey-brown, the inner area 

 paler to submedian fold, the veins beyond the cell slightly streaked with 

 whitish and defined above and below by faint brown streaks ; traces of a 

 brown point at middle of vein 1 and discoidal point ; an indistinct highly 

 curved postmedial brown line. Hindwing white tinged with brown ; the 

 underside with the inner area whiter. 



Ha'jitat. — Ceylon, Wellawaya (Green). Exp. 26 mill. Type in B. M. 



4169a. GRAMrxjs neurigrammalis, n. sp. (PI. G., f, 31). 



Head and thorax white, sides of palpi, antennas and patagia golden 

 bronze ; abdomen white faintly tinged with ochreous. Forewing white ; a 

 diffused golden bronze fascia on costal area to subterminal line and another 

 on median nervure to well beyond angle of cell ; a black discoidal spot ; 

 the veins beyond the cell defined by fine golden bronze streaks ; a 

 double highly curved subterminal line with small wedge shaped blacK- 

 brown mark beyond it on costa ; a black-brown terminal line. Hindwing 

 white with a slight bronze terminal line from below a], ex to submedian 

 fold. 



