50 Mr. J. II. Leech ou 



The speciineus in Fryer's collection were from Yokohama 

 and Yesso ; I obtained the species at Oivvake, Shimoneseki, 

 and Gensan, and I have received examples from Kiukiang, 

 Chang-yano-, and from most of the localities in Western 

 China that were visited by my collectors. 



Gris'irina, Butl., is a pale form of 0. sera, Feld., which is 

 an exceedingly variable species. In colour it ranges from 

 olive-green through different shades of brown to almost 

 black. The following two Chinese forms appear to be 

 constant, and might almost be described as distinct species. 



Var. (jrised. — Primaries greyish with a faint purplish tinge, dusted 

 with darker ; a black oblique sub-basal band ; central and sub- 

 marginal lines indicated, the latter preceded by two black spots 

 above the middle. Secondaries dark fuscous-brown with a darker 

 central transverse line. 



Seven examples, including both sexes from Omci-shan. 



Var. pinna. — Primaries purplish-brown, central area slightly 

 darker, becoming blackish below the angle of antemedial line ; other 

 transverse lines indistinct ; inner margin streaked with paler. 

 Secondaries uniforai dark fuscuus-bruwn with pale brown fringes. 



Three specimens from Ta-chien-lu and one example 

 from each of the following localities — Chow-pin-sa, Wa- 

 shan, Chia-kou-ho, and Chang-yang. 



There are also two interesting aberrations, one from 

 Omei-shan has the primaries pale purplish-brown with a 

 black triangular mark at end of the cell ; the other, from 

 the province of Kwei-chow, has a conspicuous white blotch 

 on outer lower edge of the postmedial line. 



Distribution. Japan ; Yesso ; Corea ; Northern, 

 Eastern, Central, and Western China. 



Genus Epilecta. 

 Hiibner, Vcrz., p. 220 (181S). 



813. EirUccta sem ih crhida . 



TrixiluvHa sciiiihcrlidu , Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., xi, p. 743 



(1857). 

 Epilecta decorata. But!., Ann. ami Mag. Nat. Hist., (5) iv, 



p. 331 (1879). 



