PROC. ENTOMOL. SOC. WASH. 85(1), 1983, pp. 59-63 TWO NEW SPECIES OF PYRALIDAE (LEPIDOPTERA) FROM TEXAS Andre Blanchard and Edward C. Knudson (AB) 3023 Underwood, Houston, Texas 77025; (ECK) 804 Woodstock, Bellaire, Texas 77401. Abstract.— Two new moths of the family Pyralidae are described from Texas, Petwphila heppneri (subfamily Nymphulinae) and Eoreuma arenella (subfamily Crambinae). The imagines and male and female genitalia are figured. The first species described below, Petwphila heppneri, was taken first by the senior author and recognized as new following the publication of the MONA fascicle on the Nymphulinae by Munroe (1972). The junior author later obtained a series of this insect, and still later, received a reprint from Heppner, which indicated that he had previously taken this species in Texas. Heppner (1976), recognized his specimens as new, but had only female examples. The second species, Eoreuma arenella, is described from a series taken by the senior author on North Padre Island, Texas. Petwphila heppneri Blanchard and Knudson, New Species Figs. 1-6 Description.— //6'a6^.-Front and vertex ochreous white. Maxillary palpus fili-form, ochreous white, exceeding front by V2 eye diameter. Labial palpus ochreous white with some fuscous scales laterally, slightly upturned, exceeding front by 1 eye diameter. Tongue ochreous white. Antenna simple, shortly pubescent in male. Scape whitish, flagellum alternating whitish and fuscous. Thorax: Patagia and mesonotum ochreous white. Tegula brownish. Abdomen: Ochreous white with brownish spots along middorsum. Forewing: Ground white with fuscous, orange, and silver maculation. Basal V4 heavily dusted with fuscous over costal V2, mainly white over dorsal Vi. Antemedial fascia fuscous mixed with orange scales, bordered inwardly with white, and out-wardly with white, followed by a dark fuscous line. Antemedial fascia and inner white border straight and slightly angled inwardly from costa. Outer white border and fuscous line produced over cell margins into 2 outwardly directed dentations. Beyond this, ground heavily overlain with fuscous, concentrated toward costa, and extending to apical fasciae and tornal patch. Reniform prominent, pale orange, with a dark fuscous border. Tornal patch orange, with a small silver spot at its dorsal margin. Terminal band orange, narrowly joined to tornal patch. Over apical portion, basad of terminal band, are 3 wedge-shaped fasciae, each broadest at costa. Outer wedge white, with silver patch at apex. Middle wedge orange and inner wedge white. Fringe fuscous, lighter outwardly, except for a small white patch opposite silver tornal spot.
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