1899.] or THE SUBFAMILY PYRAUSTIX^E. 239- 



(26)tMETASIA HOLOXANTHIA, 11. Sp. 



5. Bright orange-yellow; palpi and frons fuscous, the former 

 white below. Fore wing with the costa rufous ; dark points near 

 base and in middle of cell, and a lai'ger discoidal spot. Hind wing 

 with discoidal dark point ; both wings with postmedial series of 

 dark points excurved between veins 5 and 4 ; a terminal series 

 of dark points on rufous marks ; cilia fuscous. 



Hah. Estcourt, Natal (Hutchinson). Exp. 22 mm, 



Aueiorum. 



Metasia octogenalis Led. Wien. Ent. Mou. 1863, p. 421, pi. 15. 



f.' 10. _ _ W. Asia. 



„ ochrlfascialls Christ. Hor. Eoss. xvii. p. 121. Turkestan. 



„ ossealis Stgr. Hor. Ross. xv. p. 182. W. Asia. 



„ mendicalis Stgr. Hor. lioss. xv. p. 183. W. Asia. 



Stenia viperalis Guen. Reunion, p. 62. Mauritius. 



„ adelalis Guen. Delt. & Pyr. p. 245. S. Erance. 



Metasia olbienalis Guen. Delt. & Pyr. p. 251. S. Erance. 



„ mencalis Rag. Ann. Soc. Ent. Er. 1894, p. 171. Spain. 



,, argalis Eern. Insect Life, Ad. p. 256. California. 



„ quadristriycdis Eern. Insect Life, vi. p. 257. California. 



„ rosealis Rag. Bull. Soc. Ent. Er. 1895, p. xcviii. S^ria. 



„ deltoidalis Siiell. Tijd. v. Ent. xviii. p. 243, pi. xiii. i". 16. 



Bogota. 

 „ UlUpntaUs Snell. Tijd. v. Eiit. xxiii. p. 229, and xxvii. 

 pl. iii. f . 8. Celebes. 



„ acharis Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1889, p. 518. 



JS'ew Guinea, 

 „ invMalis Rag. Ann. Soc. Ent. Er. 1894, p. 169. Persia. 

 „ viryinalis Rag. Ann. Soc. Ent. Er. 1894, p. 170. Persia. 

 ,, ihericalis Rag. Ann. Soc. Ent. Er. 1894, p. 170. Spain. 



Genus 146. Piois'ea. 



Hapalia Hiibn. Verz. p. 355 (1827), non descr. 

 Oebia Hiibn. Yerz. p. 362 (1827), non descr. 

 Pionea Guen. Delt. & P.yr. p. 367 (1854). 

 Udea Guen. Delt. & Pyr. p. 398. 

 Stantim Wik. Cat. xxvii. p. 76 (1863). 

 Nomis Motseh. Et. 1860, p. 38. 

 Cindapliia Led. Wien. Ent. Mou. 1863, p. 438. 

 Osiriam Wlk. xxxiv. 1493 (1865). 

 Perispasta Zell. Verb. z.-b. Ver. Wien, 1875, p. 331. 

 Pseudebulea Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881, p. 5S7. 

 Melanomecijna Butl. E. M. M. xix. p. 179 (1883). 

 Microstega Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 450. 

 Idiohlasta Warr. A. M. X. H. (6) viii. p. &2 (1891). 

 Aylaops Warr. A. M. X. H. (6) ix. p. 298 (1 892). 

 Sericoplaga Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) ix. p. 296. 

 Prodasycnemis Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) ix. p. 301. 



