34o 
BOLETIN DEL MUSEO NACIONAL 
scales, running to apex, termen and a part of dorsum; discal stigmata large, 
more or less rounded, dark fuscous; dorsal stigma more posteriorly, dark 
fuscous; on dorsum some dark fuscous spots; cilia whitish-fuscous suffusedly 
barred with dark fuscous. 
Hindwings and cilia dark grey. 
One specimen. N.° 7. Santiago. 
Pyralidae 
(phycitinae) 
Phycita spissicella, Fabr. 
The south american specimens do not differ from the european. 
2 Specimens. N.° 11. Collipulli. 
Nomophila noctuella, Schiff. 
South american examples are more or less lighter coloured than eu- 
ropean specimens. 
The dark fuscous spots on forewings are dilated towards costa. 
One specimen. N.° 13. Santiago. 
