NKW SPECIES OF DELTOIDS AND PYRALES. 05 



Mestleta albicostalis, n. sp., Plate II., fig. 10. 



Violet-grey. Primaries with a broad whitish stripe clouded with greyish 

 occupying the whole of the basal and a large portion of the costal areas, but 

 not estendmg to the apex; the apical third is chocolate-brown clouded with 

 darker, a faint basal line, whitish elbowed and bidentate submarginal line ; 

 fringes dark grey, narrowly chequered with whitish, and with one brown 

 patch about the middle. Secondaries witli whitish basal patch, brown Unear 

 discal spot, angulated and indented blackish central line, a large blackish 

 spot with some blackish scales on each side at anal angle, and a mar^'inal 

 series of small black spots ; fringes gi-ey. Head brownish grey, thorax 

 white, as also is the abdomen, except dorsal portions of segments 8, 9 and 10. 

 Under surface of primaries ftiscous-grey, the outer margui paler, with a 

 series of black dots ; secondaries whitish-grey, fuscous towards costa and 

 outer margin, with central Hne and marginal spots as above. Expanse. 

 <y 22 mm., J 25 mm. 



Four specimens taken by my native collector at Ningpo in June 

 and July, 1886, and one ? example by myself at Foochau in April. 



Mestleta lutefascialis, n. sp., Plate II., fig. 15. 



_ Greyish brown. Primaries with a blackish discal line, marginal line and 

 faint discal spot. Secondaries suffused with reddish brown about the disc, 

 and with a pale yellow central band formed of irregularly placed confluent 

 spots; discal spot and marginal line black. Under surface : primaries dirty 

 grey, with faint transverse band ; secondaries paler, with dark central band 

 and discal spot. Expanse, <? 19 mm. 



A male example taken by myself in Satsuma in May, 1886. 

 Meranda tristalis, n. sp., Plate II., fig. 6. 



Greyish brown. Primaries traversed by a central line starting from the 

 costa, elbowed towards the apex, and then descending to inner margin ; a 

 pale yellow apical mark and a few white streaks on the costa. Under surface 

 fuscous-brown, discal area of secondaries rather paler. Expanse, 19 mm. 



One male specimen taken by myself in Satsuma, May, 1886. 



CoPTOBASis segnalis, n. sp., Plate IV., fig. 4. 

 Brownish black, with a pale yellow discal spot and wavy central band on 

 each wing. Under surface as above, but markings not so distinct. Pectus 

 abdomen beneath, and legs whitish. Expanse, 22 mm. ' 



I took this species at Nagasaki in June, and Gensan in July. 

 I have also received it from Ningpo and Yokohama (Manley). 



Heliothela nigralbata (Warren MS.), n. sp., Plate IV., fig. 7. 



Fore wings brown-black ; hind wings velvety black : the former with a 

 whitish spot on the costa before the apex ; the latter with a bright white 

 spot in the centre : both these spots show through on the under side. Head, 

 thorax, abdomen, under side of wings, and fringes, brown-black. Expanse, 

 13 mm. Hab. Chekiang ; one specimen. 



An example in Mr. H. Fryer's collection without locality, but 

 probably from Yokohama. 



Endotricha bicoloralis, n. sp., Plate IV., fig. 17. 



? . Primaries reddish buff, costa spotted with darker ; outer third 

 purplish, the pale yellowish luae of division is nearly straight, and projects 



