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Show 1899.] OF T H E SUBFAMILY FYRAUSTIN.E. 239. (26)tMETASIA HOLOXANTHIA, n. sp. 2 • Bright orange-yellow; palpi and frons fuscous, the former Avhite below. Fore wiug with the costa rufous ; dark points near base and in middle of cell, and a larger discoidal spot. Hind wing with discoidal dark point; both Avings with postmedial series of dark points excurved between veins 5 and 4; a terminal series of dark points on rufous marks ; cilia fuscous. Hab. Estcourt, Natal (Hutchinson). Exp. 22 mm. Auctorum. Metasia octogenalis Led. Wien. Ent. Mon. 1863, p. 421, pi. 15. f. 10. W. Asia. „ ochrifascialis Christ. Hor. Boss. xvii. p. 121. Turkestan. ,, ossealis Stgr. Hor. Boss. xv. p. 182. W. Asia. „ mendicalis Stgr. Hor. Boss. xv. p. 183. W. Asia. Stenia viperalis Guen. Eeiinion, p. 62. Mauritius. ,, adelalis Guen. Delt. & Byr. p. 245. S. Frauce. Metasia olbienalis Guen. Delt. & Pyr. p. 251. S. France. „ cuencalis Bag. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1894, p. 171. Spain. ,, argalis Fern. Insect Life, vi. p. 256. California. ,, quadristrigalis Fern. Insect Life, vi. p. 257. California. „ rosealis Bag. Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1895, p. xcviii. Syria. ,, deltoidalis Snell. Tijd. v. Ent. xviii. p. 243, pi. xiii. f. 16. Bogota. ,, lilliputalis Snell. Tijd. v. Ent. xxiii. p. 229, and xxvii. pi. iii. f. 8. Celebes. „ acharis Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1889, p. 518. New Guinea. ,, inustalis Bag. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1894, p. 169. Persia. „ virginalis Bag. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1894, p. 170. Persia. ,, ibericalis Bag. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1894, p. 170. Spain. Genus 146. PIONEA. Hapalia Hiibn. Verz. p. 355 (1827), non descr. Oebia Hiibn. Verz. p. 362 (1827), non descr. Pionea Guen. Delt. & Pyr. p. 367 (1854). Udea Guen. Delt. & Pyr. p. 398. Stantira Wlk. Cat, xxvii. p. 76 (1863). Nomis Motsch. Et. 1860, p. 38. Gindaphia Led. Wien. Ent, Mon. 1863, p. 438. Osiriaca Wlk. xxxiv. 1493 (1865). Perispasta Zell. Verb. z.-b. Ver. Wien, 1875, p. 331. Pseudebulea Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881, p. 587. Melanomecyna Butl. E. M. M. xix. p. 179 (1883). Microstega Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 450. Jdioblasta AVarr. A. M. N. H. (6) viii. p. 62 (1891). Aglaops Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) ix. p. 298 (1892). Sericoplaga Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) ix. p. 296. Prodasycnemis AVarr. A. M. N. II. (6) ix. p. 301. |