Hdcroccra from China, Japan, and Corca. 55 



Hadena niqerrinia, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Intl., Motlis, ii, 

 p. 202(1894). 



I have one example from each of the following localities 

 — Wa-shan, Chia-kou-ho, and the province of Kwei-chow, 

 also two specimens from Ta-chien-lu. Occurs in June and 

 July. 



Alplicraky records a female example taken in June, 

 somewhere between Ho-tchou-koi and Si-o-lo. 



Disfr'dnUioii. Thandiani, PuNJAl) ; SiKHiM {Hanupsov) ; 

 Western China. 



828. Hadena. •pcrsicariiv. 



Kodua pei'sicari-r, Linn., Faun. Suec, p. 319 ; Flltbn., Noct., 



fig. G4. 

 Mamestra persi'-ari;v, Leech, Proc. Zool. See. Loud., 1889, 



p. 487. 

 Mamestra 'per sicar ill', var. nnieolor, Stand., Cat. Lep., p. 91. 



Two examples from Oiwake in Fryer's collection, one of 

 which is referable to var. unicolor. Both forms of the 

 species were met with in most of the localities in Western 

 China visited by my collectors. 



Tlie Chinese and Japanese specimens in my series are 

 larger and blacker than European examples. 



Distrihvtlon. Europe. — Amuhland; Japan; Western 

 China. 



829. Hadena culta. 



Mamestra eulta, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1881, p. 347. 

 Hadena culta, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Lid., Moths, ii, p. 204 

 (1894). 



Two male specimens from Pu-tsu-fong taken in June or 

 July. 



I have also one male example from Omei-shan which 

 differs somewhat from the typical form, I therefore de- 

 scribe it as — 



var. sulvio/acca, nov. 



Primaries darker brown, suffused in places with iiurplish-gre_y ; 

 markings as in the type except that all the greenish-wliite marks and 

 lunules are absent. Secondaries are also daiker. 



Distribution. Dalhousie (/7"ff»;^«o//.) ; Kastimiii: West- 

 ern China. 



