36 Mr. J. H. Leech on 



and waved, and there are some short black streaks on the costa 

 towards the base. Secondaries fuliginous, with an indistinct blackish 

 discal dot. Fringes of all the wings rather paler than the ground 

 colour. Under surface dark fuscous. 



Head and thorax colour of primaries, the metathorax with two 

 small yellowish tufts ; abdomen colour of secondaries. 



Expanse 60 millim. 



One male specimen from Omei-shan, and a female 

 example from Wa-ssu-kow. July. 



Hahitat. Western China. 



Allied to 0. consangwinca , Moore, but much darker in 

 colour and larger in size. 



776. OdiToidciira mandarina, sp. n. 



Head blackish ; thorax greyish -brown, patagia and collar darker, 

 tegulse paler brown. Primaries leaden-grey, costa broadly bordered 

 with bright ochreous, terminating before the submarginal line ; a 

 blackish patch at the base intersected by an ochreous line ; antemedial 

 and postmedial lines pale brown edged with darker, the former is 

 obliquely wavy and the latter is curved and recurved ; submarginal 

 line rufous-brown, edged outwardly with whitish, commencing in a 

 broad patch on the costa ; orbicular stigma ochreous-brown, the cell 

 on each side filled in with velvety-black ; reniform ill-defined, its 

 inner edge ochreous-lirown ; fringes of the ground colour preceded 

 by a blackish lunulated line. Secondaries fuscous ; fringes rather 

 paler, preceded by a dark line. Under surface of primaries fuscous- 

 brownish on costa ; secondaries paler fuscous, darker on costal area. 



Expanse 46 millim. 



One female specimen taken in July at Chia-kou-ho, 



Hahitat. Western China. 



Also allied to 0. consanguinca, Moore. 



777. OcJiro'plcura vidua. 



Agrotis vid'iui, Stand,, Rom. sur Lep., vi, p. 400, pi. vii, fig. 

 3 (1892). 



Described from Amurland. Staudinger states that he 

 has two female specimens from the Isle of Askold, and 

 one from the Sutschan district. I have received one 

 example of each sex from Wa-ssu-kow, two male from 

 Chia-kou-ho, one female example from Ta-chien-lu, and 

 one from Omei-shan. July and August. 



Distribution. Amuhland ; Western China. 



