36 SCHULTZE. 



Length of wing, ? : 15.5 millimeters. 



Length of wing, (? : 11.5 millimeters. 



Manila, P. I. 



Time of capture: March, 1904. (Charles S. Banks and W. Schultze, 

 collectors.) 



Tyi^e c? and 9, No. 1365, in Entomological Collection, Bureau of 

 Science, Manila, P. I. 



This species is very abundant in the vicinity of Manila, the caterpillar 

 living in corn. 



Pyrausta matuta sp. nov. (PI. I, fig. 13.) 



?, palpi brown, white below; collar, thorax and aljdomen yellowish, 

 rear margin, of abdominal segments whitish. General color of wings 

 yellow. Fore-wing with a dark ochraceous antemedial, and a medial line, 

 excui-ved in the middle and below the cell enlarged to a spot. Two 

 postmedial lines of which the one next the outer margin is much excurved 

 and runs together with the inner one at the inner margin. All these lines 

 are very prominent. At the middle of the costa a small, brown streak. 

 Hind-wing with a medial line, which is enlarged to a spot below the cell. 

 Two postmedial lines, the inner one nearly parallel to the medial line ; the 

 outer one much excurved, meeting the inner one near the hind margin. 

 Both wings with a strongly marked, brownish line at the base of cilias 

 which are ochraceous. Wings below lighter. Pore femur and tibia light 

 brown, first joint of tarsus light brown with the base and apex white. 

 Mid femur light brown, all other parts, including hind legs, yellowish 

 white. 



Length of wing, ?: 13.5 millimeters. 



Length of wing, <?: 10.5 millimeters. 



Manila, P. I. 



Time of capture: November, 1905. (P. G. Woolley and G. L. Ara- 

 neta, collectors.) 



Type t? and 9, No. 4665, in Entomological Collection, Bureau of 

 Science, Manila, P. I. 



TINEIDiE. 



Hyponomentin^. 



Psecadia delicata sp. nov. (PI. I, fig. 14.) 



c?, antenna gray with a black spot at the base. Head, thorax and 

 metathorax very light gray ; palpi, the tliird joint lilack banded. Two 

 black si^ots on the collar, a small one at the anterior part of the tegulje 

 and five black spots on the thorax. Abdomen, dark gray below, and anal 

 tuft lighter. Fore legs dark gray, the other lighter, middle tibise with 

 a dark spot, mid and hind tarsi dark gray. Fore-wing light gray with 



