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DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES OF GEOMETR.E 

 FROM CHINA, JAPAN, AND COREA. 



By J. H. Leech, B.A., F.L.S., &c. 



Urapteryx subpunctaria, sp. n. 



Allied to U. sambucaria, and agreeing in colour with the var. psrsica, 

 but it is much smaller; the antennas are white above ; the angle of secondaries 

 is slightly notched, and is not prolonged into a tail ; the transverse line of 

 primaries are similar to those of samhucaria,, but the outer one is curved ; 

 the central line of secondaries runs parallel with the outer margin, with the 

 outhne of which it agrees in form ; all the wings have a submarginal line, 

 but this is fainter than the central ones — that on the primaries traverses the 

 wing from the costa to inner angle, and that on the secondaries follows the 

 outline of the wing. On the shining white under surface the central trans- 

 verse lines are faintly reproduced, and the secondaries have a small black 

 spot at the end of discal cell. Expanse, $ 42 mm., $ 50 mm. 



Two specimens from Oiwake (coll. Pryer). 



This species has a superficial resemblance to A. maculi- 

 caudaria, but the antennae of the males are not pectinated; the 

 arrangement of lines in all the wings above, and spot on second- 

 aries beneath, distinguish it at once. 



Selenia adustaria, sp. n, 

 (? . Primaries pale ochreous-brown, basal and median areas suffused with 

 reddish brown, traversed by two brown lines and a central shade-like band ; 

 the first line is curved, and the second is straight from costa to first median 

 branch, firom whence it curves gently to inner margin — the straight portion 

 of this line is distinctly edged with the pale ground colour ; the outer mar- 

 ginal area is clouded with reddish brown and traversed by a pale waved line. 

 Secondaries pale fuscous-grey, traversed by a pale central band, of which the 

 inner edge only is clearly defined, and a pale waved submarginal line. 

 Fringes whitish, chequered with reddish at the end of the nervules. Under 

 surface pale brown, with transverse markings as above ; the costa of primaries 

 is broadly suffused with yellowish, merging into orange towards apex, and 

 the inner marginal area is pale yellowish white ; about the middle of outer 

 margin is a large white spot, from the lower edge of which a line runs to 

 inner margin ; the dark linear discal spot is bordered outwardly with white. 

 On the secondaries the ground colour is tinged with yellowish ; there is a 

 large whitish patch on the abdominal margin near the base, and another 

 about the middle of outer margin ; the central band is whitish, as also is 

 the submarginal line towards anal angle ; discal spot white, edged internally 

 with brownish. Expanse, 45 mm. 



Two male specimens from Yesso (coll. Pryer). 



Var. fusca. — Smaller ; all the wings deeply suffused with fuscous. 

 Under surface yellowish ; markings similar to the type, but the white is 

 tinted with violet. Expanse, 32 mm. 



One male example from Yesso (coll. Pryer). 



This species is allied to S. lunaria from Europe, but the outer 

 margins of the wings are not dentated : the var. fusca is probably 

 an example of the second brood, and, if so, would be analogous 

 with >S'. lunaria var. delunaria. 



