PYRALIDJE, SUBFAMILY HYPSOTROPIN.E. 



89 



with vein 2 from just before angle of cell ; 3 and 5 from angle, 

 closely approximated towards origin, 4 absent ; 6, 7 shortly- 

 stalked ; 8 closely approximated to 7 but not anastomosing 

 with it. 



Rhodociirysa superbella. 



Rhodochrysa superbella Hmpsn. Rom. Mem. viii. p. 387, pi. 39. 

 f. 12 (1901). 



Transvaal; Natal. 



Genus Ccenotropa, nov. 



Type, C. limitella. 



Proboscis absent ; palpi downcurved, extending about three 

 times length of head and thickly scaled ; maxillary palpi minute 

 and filiform ; frons with rounded prominence ; antennas of female 

 minutely ciliated. Fore wing long and narrow, the apex rounded ; 

 vein 2 from towards angle of cell ; 4 absent ; 5 from above angle ; 

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

 wing with vein 2 from towards angle of cell ; 3 and 4 absent ; 

 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing strongly with 7. 



tC(ENOTROPA LIMITELLA, Sp. n. 



2 . Head and thorax red-brown mixed with some flesh-white ; 

 abdomen red-brown, dorsally fulvous towards base. Fore wing 

 pale purplish pink ; a white costal fascia slightly irrorated with 

 purplish red, narrowing to apex and defined below by a rather 

 diffused dark brown streak. Hind wing semihyaline white tinged 

 with flesh-colour, the costal area suffused with brown. 



Paraguay, Sapucay (Foster), 1 $ type. Exp. 22 mm. 



Genus Bandera. 



Type. 



Bandera Rag. N. Am. Phyc. p. 19 (1887) binotella. 



Osceola Hulst, Smith, List N. Am. Lep. p. 85 



(1891), non descr. nec Baird, RepL 1853 perlepidella. 



Chipeta Hulst, Can. Ent. xxiv. p. 62 (1892) perlepidella. 



Proboscis aborted and minute ; palpi downcurved, extending 

 about twice the length of head and roughly scaled ; maxillar) 

 palpi well developed, filiform ; frons smooth and rounded ; an- 

 tennas of male minutely ciliated, the shaft slightly curved at base. 

 Fore w T ing narrow, the apex rounded ; vein 2 from towards angle 

 of cell ; 3 and 5 from a point or separate ; 6 from below upper 

 angle : 9 absent ; 10, 11 from cell. Hind wing with vein 2 from 

 just before angle of cell ; 3, 5 strongly stalked, 4 absent ; 6, 7 

 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing strongly with 7. 



(1) Bandera binotella. 



Anerastia binotella Zell. Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 1872, p. 108 ; 



