NEW SPECIES OF DELTOIDS AND PYRALES. 67 



DiASEMiA DisTiNCTALis, n. sp., Plate IV., fig. 5. 

 (?. Blackish brown. Primaries with a wedge-shaped white mark about 

 the centre of the wing, beyond which is a white spot near the costa, a white 

 basal line, and deeply indented central line, with a white interrupted sub- 

 marginal band. Secondaries with a broad white central band bordered with 

 black, which again is outlined by a whitish line ; submarginal line white, 

 interrupted ; fringes chequered. Under surface as above, but paler. Expanse, 

 19 mm. 



This species was taken by my native collector in the Snowy 

 Valley, near Ningpo, in July, 1886. 



BoTYs LUGUBRALis, n. sp., Plate III., fig. 6. 



Brown, with a slight cupreous tint. Primaries with a dark basal line ; 

 stigmata darkly outlined, beyond them is a sharply serrated dark line, 

 which curves abruptly towards the centre of wing, then descends to the 

 inner margin. Secondaries with a dark central line and discal spot. Under 

 surface the same as upper ; disc of primaries darker. Expanse, 27 mm. 



This species is allied to Botys tristrialis, Brem., but is smaller, 

 and the central line of secondaries is not angulated. I took this 

 insect in August, 1886, at Hakodate, Nemoro, and at Shikotan, 

 Kurile Islands. 



BoTYs MACuLALis, n. sp., Plate III., fig. 11. 



Primaries blackish, with a pearly gloss ; there are six pale yellow mark- 

 ings on the disc, the two nearest the base are oblong, placed one over the 

 other, and separated by the uaedian nerve, the lower is followed by a smaller 

 triangular-shaped mark, one beyond and nearer the costa is a large irregular 

 shaped patch, and two small spots j)laced colon-like under the costal 

 nerve. Secondaries pale yellowish, traversed by central, sub-mai'giual, and 

 marginal blackish bands ; a projection from the internal edge of the 

 submarginal extends almost to the central band, and the opposing edges of 

 the marginal and submarginal bands are in contact at the anal angle, and 

 again about the middle. Under surface: primaries paler than above, the 

 three spots nearest the base confluent. Secondaries pale yellowish grey, with 

 an indented and angulated transverse brown line. Expanse, 34 mm. 



Of this distinct species I took one not very good male 

 example at Tsuruga in July. 



BoTYs GLADiALis, n. sp., Plate III., figs. 5 5" , 15 ? . 



^. Greyish brown. Primaries tinged with ochreous, a small blackish 

 discal spot, and a dark curved and indented central line. Secondaries paler 

 towards abdominal margin, a dark curved central line terminates just above 

 anal angle ; fringes of all the wings fuscous. Under surface pale shining 

 brown, tinged with fuscous, but without markings of any kind. Palpi, head, 

 and thorax colour of primaries, body darker brown above, whitish beneath. 

 Expanse, 27 mm. 



5 . Ochreous brown, with a small blackish discal spot, and indications 

 of a dark curved and indented central line on the primaries, there are also 

 indications of a central line on secondaries ; fringes of all the wings fuscous- 

 brown. Under surface pale ochreous-brown, without markings of any kind. 

 Expanse, 26 mm. 



One example of each sex taken by myself at Foochau in 

 April, 1886. 



