506 Mr. J. H. Leech on 



1980. Pyrausta syfanialis. 



Herhula syfanialis, Oberth., Etud. d'Entom., xviii, p. 45, pi. 

 iv,fig. 61 (1893). 



A specimen from Ta-chien-lu, taken in May or June, 

 appears to be referable to this species. 

 Habitat. Western China. 



1981. Pyrausta sanguinalis. 



Pyralis sanguinalis, Linn., Syst. Nat., xii, p. 882. 

 Pyralis h&matalis, Htibn., Pyrales, fig. 178. 

 Pyratista sanguinalis, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, 

 iv, p. 432 (1896). 



One example taken at Nagasaki in May. 

 Distribution. Europe. — Syria ; Simla ; Kulu ; Si- 

 beria {Hampson) ; KlUSHiu. 



1982. Pyrausta contigualis, sp. n. (Plate XIV, fig. 23.) 



Primaries yellow, rosy at the base and along the costa and with two 

 rosy transverse bands ; the first line is broadest towards the costa, the 

 second has its outer edge rather diffuse, and its inner edge slightly 

 curved towards the costa and inwardly oblique towards the inner 

 margin ; there is a darker dot in the cell, and a lunule at end of the 

 cell placed in the outer edge of the first band. Secondaries pale 

 ochreous with a rosy tinged, fuscous, submarginal band. Fringes 

 yellow, preceded by a faint rosy line. Under surface pale ochreous 

 tinged with fuscous on the secondaries and on the basal area of 

 primaries, the latter have a blackish lunule at the end of the cell, 

 and a blackish submarginal band ; on the secondaries there are traces 

 of a dusky discal dot and marginal border. 



Expanse 23 millim. 



Three specimens from Moupin, taken in June. 



Closely allied to P. sanguinalis, Linn., but larger ; the 

 bands on the primaries are broader, and the edges irregular 

 in contour; the outer band is placed farther from the 

 margin. 



Habitat. Western China. 



K. S. 



1983. Pyrausta tithonialis. 



Pyrausta tithonialis, Zell, Verh. z. b. Ver. Wien., 1872, p. 

 ^ 504, pi. iii, fig. 15 ; Hampson, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 

 1899, p. 266. 



