126 AECTIAD^. 



*243. Parablavia pallida. (Plate XXI. fig. 12.) 



Belphijre imllida, Moschl. Abb. Senck. Ges. xvi. p. 118 (1890). 



5 . Head, thorax, and abdomen white and very pale rufous 

 brown. Fore wing very pale rufous brown, with diffused white 

 costal fascia. Hind wing white, the apical area tinged with 

 brown. 



Hah. Porno Eico, type t $ in Coll. Staudinger. Ex'p. 18 miliim. 



Genus CHAMEIDIA. 



Type. 

 Crambidia, Pack. Proc. Ent. Soc. Pbilad. iii. p. 99 (1864) %iaUida. 



Proboscis aborted, minute ; palpi porrect, not reacbing as far as frous ; 

 antennae of male witb bristles and cilia; tibiae witb tbe spurs moderate; 

 abdomen clotbed witb rough hair. Fore wing rather narrow, the costa 

 arched ; vein 2 from middle of cell, curved at base ; 3, 4 coincident ; 5 absent ; 

 6 from below upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 10 free, or 9 from 10 anastomosing 

 with 8 to form the areole; 11 anastomosing witb 12. Hind wing with vein 2 

 from well before angle of cell ; 3, 4 on a long stalk ; 5 absent ; 6, 7 stalked ; 

 8 from middle of cell. 



Sect. I. Fore wing without areole. 



A. Colour grey-brown 'pallida. 



B. Colour slate-grey 



a. Fore wing with yellowish costal fascia lUhosioides. 



b. Fore wing without costal fascia unijm'inis. 



244. Crambidia pallida. 



Pack. Proc. Ent. Soc. Pbilad. ii 

 Am. p. 165, pi. 7. f. 16 ; Kirb 



J . Uniform grey-brown ; hind wing rather paler 



Crambidia pallida. Pack. Proc. Ent. Soc. Pbilad. iii. p. 99 (1864) ; Stretch, 

 Zyg. & Bomb. N. Am. p. 165, pi. 7- f. 16 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 338. 



Fig. 72. — Crambidia pallida, (^ . \. 



Hal. U.S.A., N. Atlantic States, 1 d, Zell. Coll. Exp. 28 

 milliro. 



*245. Crambidia lithosioides. (Plate XXI. fig. 23.) 

 Crambidia lithosiddes, Dyar, J. N. Y. Ent. Soc. vi. p. 33 (1898). 

 2 . Dark slate-grey ; guise yellowish ; tegulae yellow in front. 

 FrTe wing witb very narrow pale yellow streak on costa from base 

 to near apex. Hind wing paler towards base. 



Hah. U.S.A., Texas (Belfrage), type $ in U.S. Nat. Mus. Exp. 

 21 miliim. This species is "unknown to me : figured from a drawing 

 from type. 



