Colitis Hi/aJe, L. — I now possess a sinj^'le spn-iiiicii ol' this insect 

 from Japan. It does not appear to differ from European' specimens 

 of C. Hi/ah, except in its somewhat larger size ; and I have no doubt 

 that it belongs to that species. I believe, however, that it is the form 

 described by De I'Orza as C. Slmoda. 



Pier is Melete, Men. — This is a most variable species, and I have 

 no doubt that a long series of specimens, collected at different seasons 

 of the year, and from various localities, would prove most interesting. 

 Some of the females are much darker than others. The insect varies 

 much in size ; the smallest ^ in my cabinet expands 2" 4 ", the largest 

 (also a S) 3". 



Leucophasia atnurensis, Men. — Taken in September on " a dry 

 mountain slope bare of trees," at the base of Fujiyama. This species 

 is usually considered to be a variety of X. sinapis, L., but the very 

 peculiar elongated wings seem to entitle it to specific rank. 



Ljjccena Argus, L. — Taken, I believe, in the same locality as the 

 last mentioned species. 



Danais Tytia, Gray. — The existence of this W. Himalayan species 

 in Japan (previously noticed by Motschoulsky) is very curious. Fapilio 

 Af/esfor, Gray, which so closely mimics it in its Indian home, has not 

 yet, so far as T know, been detected in Japan. 



Lethe, Hiibn. — I fear that this genus will for some time prove a 

 stumbling block to Japanese lepidoptcrists As far as I at present 

 understand it, the Japanese species should stand as follows: — 



L. Sicelis, Hew. — The males of this species may be distinguished 

 by the tuft of long silky hair arising from near the extremity of the 

 liiud-wing cell. 



L. Diann, Butler. — Male with long silky hair arising from the 

 i)iner margin of fore-wing. 



L. Whiteh'i/i, Butler. — The type in Brit. Mus., a male, is in a 

 very worn condition. I possess two females, apparently referable to 

 this species. If it were not that the type is, according to Mr. Butler, 

 a male, I should have considered my specimens as females of L. Diana. 

 They agree very fairly with Bremer's figure of Las. Maacki, except 

 that the marginal spots on nppcr-sidc of liiiul-wing an- obsolcle, or 

 neai'ly so. This latter species is cited by Motschoulsky (Bull, de la 

 Soc. Imp. de Moscou, ISGG) as synonymous with his Sati/rus mnrqinalis, 

 which is enumerated in Kirl)y's catalogue as doulit fully distinct from 

 L. Diana, Butl. 



Neope sp. nov.? — Three specimens of this species were sent home 

 by Mr. Fryer, one of which is now in my possession. I believe it to 

 be undescribed, but as my specimen is in very poor condition, T hardly 

 like to describe it. 



