57 



NEW SPECIES OF RHOPALOCERA from WESTERN CHINA. 



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



Ypthima ieis, sp. n. 



Primaries grey-brown ; a large oval yellowish ocellus towards apex, 

 centred and ringed with black, contains two bluish pupils placed obliquely, 

 the lower being nearest the outer margin ; outer third of the wing paler, 

 bounded on each side by dark curved lines, which start from near the costa 

 and approach each other just above inner margin ; marginal line blackish. 

 Secondaries have a round ocellus above the anal angle, coloured as that on 

 primaries, but with only one pupil ; marginal and wavy submarginal lines 

 blackish. Under surface light brown, freckled with whitish throughout ; 

 markings as above, but of a darker shade of brown ; on the secondaries there 

 are two small additional ocelli, one at the outer and the other at the anal 

 angle ; there is also a darker wavy central line. Female like the male, btit 

 the ocelli are larger, and there is a small additional one at anal angle ; the 

 ground colour is paler, and the markings are rather more pronounced. 

 Expanse, $ 54 mm., ? 55 mm. 



A large number of both sexes taken at Wau-ssu-kou and 

 Chow-pin- sa in May, June, and July. In this species the 

 ocelli on the secondaries vary in size, and in number range from 

 1 to 5. 



Callerebia PHYLLIS, sp. n. 



$ . Allied to C. pratoruvi, Oberth., but the apical ocellus is oval and 

 oblique, the white pupils are also placed obliquely, the lower one being 

 nearest to the outer margin ; on the secondaries there is no anal ocellus : on 

 the under surface the costa and outer margin of primaries are bordered with 

 slatey grey ; the secondaries are of the same colour, with a darker central 

 band, which is serrated on its outer edge, and clouded externally with light 

 brownish ; there are no ocelli, but a submarginal series of small whitish 

 dots. Expanse, 55 mm. 



Two specimens, taken by a native collector at How-kow at a 



great elevation. 



Melanargia leda, sp. n. 

 Allied to M. halimede, Men., from Amurland, with which it agrees very 

 well in colour and markings of upper surface, but it is rather smaller in size, 

 and on the upper surface the basal area of secondaries is clouded with black. 

 The markings of the under surface are blackish grey, and very similar in 

 character to those of M. lachesis, from Europe. Expanse, 54 mm. 



A number of specimens from How-kow, in Tibet, where they 

 were captured in July and August at an elevation of 10,000 feet. 



The broad black inner margin of primaries and lachesis-like 

 markings of the under surface will readily separate this species 

 from any other described Mclanargia. There is considerable 

 variation in the width of the black transverse markings. 



PiERis DAViDis, Ohcrth., Etud. d'Entom., vol. ii., p. 18, pi. 1, fig. 5, $ . 



1 have received one specimen of the female of this species, 

 which I believe has not hitherto been described. 



2 . The primaries are almost entirely black, suffused about the disc with 

 greyish scales; there is a series of white blotches along the outer margin ^ 



SUPPLEMENT, ENTOM. — JUNE, 1891. C^ 



