12 Mr. J. H. Leech on 



702. Thijatira conspicua, sp. n. 



Primaries pale fuscous-brown, traver.'^ed by faint wavy lines ; basal 

 patch white, of irregular shape, marked with black spots, and out- 

 lined in black ; above tlie stigmata, wliich are white outlined in 

 black, there is a large white patch traversed by short black lines ; 

 towards apex there is another white patch preceded and followed by 

 black lines, and there are some smaller white marks outlined in black 

 on the outer third of inner margin. Secondaries yellowish, with 

 blackish, outwardly diffuse, submarginal band ; fringes yellowish, 

 with two black spots at outer angle. Under surface yellowish ; the 

 primaries are blackish on outer area, and have indications on the 

 costal area of a double blackish central band ; secondaries have a 

 blackish spot on the middle of costa and a l>lackisli band beyond the 

 middle. 



Expanse 50 millim. 



One male specimen from Chia-koii-ho and one from Pii- 

 tsu-f'ong, both taken in Jnly. 

 HaUtat. Western China. 



703. Thijatira violacca. 



Thyatira violaeea, Fixsen, Rom. sur. Lep., iii, p. 343, pi. 

 XV, fig. 11 (1887). 

 Described from Corea. 



Specimens were obtained at Omei-shan, Wa-ssu-kow, 

 Ni-tou, and Chang-yang in July and August. 

 Disfribntion. Central and Western China ; Corea. 



70-i. Thya.tira (qxilci^cens. 



Thyatira ojMlcsccns, Alph., Rom. sur. Lep., ix, p. 135, pi. 

 ix, fig. 75 (1897). 



Alpheraky describes this species from the Tchin-Kiai 

 valley to the north of Ta-tsien-Iofi (Ta-chien-lu) ; my col- 

 lectors met with it in most of tlie localities in Western 

 China that they visited in June and July. 



T. undulans, Hampson, from India, is a close ally. 



Habitat. Western China. 



705. Tliyatira ornata, sp. n. 



Primaries brownish with a slight olivaceous tint ; stigmata out- 

 lined with blackish ; there is a whitish dash from the base, extend- 

 ing almost to the curved blackish autemedial line ; the basal area 



