SCHOENOBIAD^E. 
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Scirpophaga percnopis, n. sp. 
<$ $ . 24-27 mm. Head white, face dark fuscous, crown anteriorly 
and base of antennae oraoge. Palpi orange. Thorax, abdomen 
shining white. Anterior femora dark fuscous above, orauge- 
ochreous beneath. Forewings termen straight, oblique ; shining 
white ; beneath suffused grey in cell and on costal area from base 
to Hindwings shining white. 
Belgian Congo, Katanga, Elisabethville, October-December 
(C . Seydel) ; 3 ex. (type Belg. Cong. Mus.). 
Scirpophaga macrostoma, n. sp. 
5 . 31-38 mm. Head, thorax white, tegulae forming erect tufts 
of very fine rough spreading hairs. Palpi very long (3|), slender, 
loosely haired, white. Porewings elongate-triangular, termen 
obliquely rounded; whitish-ochreous. Hindwings white. Abdomen 
white, basal segment slightly, next two strongly suffused yellow- 
ochreous on dorsum, anal tuft very large, light yellow-ochreous. 
Belgian Congo, Luebo, November (J . P. Colin), Moleuge, 
December (0. J. Bredo) ; 2 ex. (type Belg. Cong. Mus.). The 
unusually long palpi would suggest a Schoenobius , hut the rough 
hairy tegulse show it to be a true Scirpophaga. 
Schoenobius argophthalmus n. sp. 
<5. 24 mm., $ 28 mm. Head, palpi, thorax ochreous-hrown. 
Porewings very elongate-triangular, costa hardly arched, termen 
slightly rounded, oblique; ferruginous-brown, <S paler, a broad 
irregular streak of grey suffusion from disc before middle to apex, 
more obvious in <$ ; a white dot on lower augle of cell, ringed dark 
grey suffusion ; an almost straight series of obscure darker grey 
spots or marks from costa near apex, slightly diverging from termen, 
obsolete towards dorsum ; a terminal series of grey dots : cilia light 
brownish, becoming pale greyish towards tips. Hindwings and 
cilia white. 
Punjab, Lyallpur (A. Singh) ; 3 ex. (type Brit. Mus.), 
Schoenobius chrysistes, n. sp. 
$ . 18 mm. Head, thorax pale ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous 
sprinkled grey. Porewings very elongate-triangular, costa gently 
arched, termen almost straight, rather oblique; ferruginous-ochreous; 
a minute dark fuscous dot on base of vein 5, and one on fold 
obliquely before this; a short fine oblique brownish line from costa 
before middle ; five minute black dots on lower part of termen, 
fourth larger : cilia pale bronzy-greyish, becoming golden-metallic 
on lower part of termen. Hindwings and cilia white. 
Madkas, Godavari Dist., Samalkot, December (P«o); 1 ex. (Brit, 
Mus.). 
