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13. Dasijchira pryeri, n. sp. 



9 White, sericeous; primaries above rather closely irrorated 

 with black scales ; a nearly straight black line across the basal 

 third and an abbreviated transverse sub-sigmoidal black line 

 nearly half way between the cell and apical margin; antennaj 

 with testaceous pectinations; secondaries below with a conical 

 grey discocellular spot. Expanse of wings 53 mm, 



Yokohama (H. Pryer). 



14. Nerice bipartita, n. sp. 



$ Allied to A'^. bidentata and N'. davidi; the colouring similar, 

 but the primaries equally divided into chocolate-brown and 

 whitish, tlae apical costal half being brown, darkest along its 

 posterior edge, the intcrno-liasal half whity-brown towards inner 

 margin, but getting silvery-white along its anterior edge, inter- 

 rupted however beyond the middle by a nearly quadrangular 

 red-brown patch ; secondaries greyish-brown ; head and thorax 

 dark brown, tegula; white; abdomen grey-brown; under-surface 

 pale pinky-brown, the body darker than the wings. Expanse of 

 wings 41 mm. 



Sapporo (G. Lewis); Nikko and Yezo (H. Pryer). 



LaSIOCAMPID/E. 



15. Chrostogasti'ia brevlvenis, n. sp. 



$ Structure of C. pi'vni, excepting that the sub-costal furca 

 of primaries is much shorter; the margins of the Avings not 

 undulated ; upper-surface copper-red, more golden towards base 

 of primaries below the median vein; the disc somewhat paler 

 than the rest of the wing, bounded internally and traversed by 

 two slightly arched darker lines ; a large oval silver-white spot 

 at the end of the cell, and therefore before the middle of the 

 wing ; tegulaj golden-cupreous ; under surface paler than above, 

 Avith the exception of the head, jjalpi, antenna?, front of pectus, 

 and anterior legs, which are dark red-broAvn; the inner discal 

 line of primaries widened and carried across the secondaries. 

 Expanse of wings 41 mm. 

 Nikko (H. Pryer). 



PlIALERIDyK. 



Aspect of lTi/pei-(Jcschra, but Avith almost the neuration of 

 Fhalcra; it dift'ers from the latter as folloAvs: — primaries Avith 



