PYRALID^, SUBFAMILY HYPSOTROPIN^. 117 



Genus Patna. 



Type. 



Patna Rag. Nouv. Gen. p. 39 (1888) ehoricostella. 



Proboscis absent ; palpi poiTecfc and almost straight, extending 

 about three times length of head, the 2nd joint slightly fringed 

 with hair above towards extremity, the 3rd moderate ; maxillary 

 palpi small and filiform ; irons smooth and rounded, without 

 tuft of hair ; antennae of female almost simple. Fore wing 

 rather narrow, the costa tyj)ically almost straight, the apex 

 rounded, the termen evenly curved ; vein 3 from near angle of 

 cell ; 4, 5 from angle and aj)proximated for a short distance ; 6 

 from below upper angle; 8, 9, 10 stalked ; 11 from cell. Hind 

 wing with vein 2 from well before angle of cell ; 3 and 5 from 

 angle, 4 absent ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 not anastomosing 

 with 7. 



(1) Patna ehoricostella. 



Patna ehoricostella Rag. Nouv. Gen. p. 39 (1888); Hmpsn. 

 Moths Ind. iv. p. 57 ; Rag. Rom. Mem. viii. p. 330, pi. 38. f. 1. 

 SiKHiM ; Bhutan. 



(2) t Patna venatella, sp. n, 



5 . Head and thoiax pale rufous ; palpi whitish except above ; 

 pectus, legs, and abdomen whitish tinged with red-brown. Fore 

 wing white, the veins, discal fold in the cell and the submedian 

 fold defined by fine purplish-pink streaks ; a minute dark brown 

 spot just above lower angle of cell ; a terminal series of black 

 points. Hind wing white slightly tinged with ochreous. 



Br. E. Africa, Tagas (Betton), I $ , Aios {Betton), 1 $ type. 

 Exp. 32 mm. 



(3) fPATNA BRUNNEICOSTELLA, Sp. n. 



2 . Head and thoi'ax pale flesh-pink ;. abdomen ochreous 

 white ; palpi, pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen 

 whitish suffused with red-brown. Fore wing white, the costal 

 area tinged with brown, the area below the cell and vein 2 

 sufli"used with pale pink ; the veins white, those beyond the cell 

 defined on each side by fine pink streaks, the inedian nervure and 

 vein 2 defined below by stronger sti'eaks ; a dark point in lower 

 angle of cell. Hind wing ochreous white. 



Transvaal, White H. {Cooke), 1 $ type. Exp. 32 mm. 



Genus MEaALOPHOTA, nov. 



Type, M. leonella. 



Proboscis absent ; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint 

 reaching. to above vertex of head, dilated and hollowed out to 

 receive the brush-like maxillaiy palpi, the 3rd minute ; frons 



