4 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Sigara ovivora and siva, Kirk. 



Moreover, " lineata, Fieb.," dormant in Sigara, must be re- 

 vived for Micronecta, displacing S. M-notata, Kirk. 



Although Fieber's description of S. striata (1844, Abh. bohm. 

 Ges. Wiss. (5), iii. 292) is sufficiently precise, as far as it goes, 

 his figure (pi. i. f. 22) is inaccurate, especially with regard to the 

 pronotum, the lateral margins of which are "very short, . . . 

 about one-seventh (roughly) of the middle breadth of the pro- 

 notum," but are scarcely indicated in the figure, and while the 

 latter represents only one central transverse stripe on the 

 pronotum, the diagnosis correctly indicates " Pronotum mit drei 

 schwarzen Querlinien," this being amplified in the ensuing 

 description. In consequence of this faulty figure, and the fact 

 that it was not possible to examine the palre of the male type of 

 ovivora, I did not appreciate the conspecificity of these three 

 species until after an examination of Dr. Horvath's specimens. 



THE ASIATIC DISTKIBUTION OF BRITISH GEOMETRIC^. 

 (Concluded from vol. xxx. 316.) 



Melanippe (Cidaria) procellata, Fb. = inquinata, Butl. 

 Hydriomena procellata, Meyr. 



Occurs in Amurland, Corea, Japan, Yesso, and Central and 

 Western China. 



Mr. Leech, referring to his series of this species from China, 

 Japan, and Corea, states that " there are specimens which 

 exactly agree with typical procellata ; others are identical with 

 inquinata, Butl. ; and others again are almost unicolorous fuli- 

 ginous brown. All these forms are connected by intergrades." 



Melanippe (Plemyria) rivata, Hb. = supergressa, Butl. 

 Specimens identical with European forms occur in Amurland, 

 Japan, Yesso, and Corea. 



Melanippe (Plemyria) bicolorata, Hufn. 

 Occurs in Amurland, Japan, and Yesso. 

 " Japanese examples are larger, but do not otherwise differ 

 from European specimens." 



Melanthia (Cidaria) albicillata, Linn. 

 Hydriomena albicillata, Meyr. 



Recorded from Amurland, Japan, and Yesso. 



Mr. Leech remarks: — " Except that they are generally rather 

 larger, there is no important difference between Japanese ex- 

 amples (casta, Butl.) and European specimens of the same 

 species. The discal spots are a trifle larger, and the marginal 

 border of secondaries is uninterrupted." 



