08 Mr. J. H. Leech on 



taken in July. Staudinger records the species from 

 Amiirland, where it does not seem to be common. 



Distribution. Europe. — Amurland ; Western China. 



866. Xylopliasia funcrea. 



Hadcna funcrca, Hein., Schmett. Deut., i, p. 828 (1859). 

 Xylophasia sodcdis, Butl., Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., (5) i, 



p. 83 (1878); III. Typ. Lep. Het., ii, p. 24, pi. xxix, 



fig. 2 (1878). 

 Xylophasia funcrea, Leech, Proc. Zool. Soc. Loud., 1880, 



p. 487. 

 Euplccda sodalis, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, ii, 



p. 210 (1894). 



The specimens in Fryer's collection were from Yoko- 

 hama and Oiwake ; the species is also recorded from 

 Tokio, and I have received examples from Kiukiang, 

 Chang-yang, Wa-shan, Uliia-kou-ho, Ta-chien-lu, and 

 Omei-shan. There are two extreme forms, one of these 

 is very similar to E. riirca from Europe, whilst the other 

 is funcrea, Hein., which corresponds with E. riirca var. 

 alopecurus, Esp. (= var. comhusta, Dup.). Besides inter- 

 mediate forms connecting the type and var. sodcdis there 

 are aberrations. In some of these latter the ground colour 

 of the primaries is pale pinkish-brown, in others it is 

 almost black. The markings may be conspicuous or 

 almost entirely absent. The colour of the secondaries is 

 also variable in tone. 



To properly appreciate the vaiiation of this species an 

 extensive series of specimens, such as that before me, 

 which consists of thirty-eight specimens, from different 

 localities, is necessary. 



Bistrihution. Europe. — Amurland ; Japan ; Central 

 and Western China ; Himalayas. 



867. Xylophasia fasciata, sp. n. 



Head and thorax lirownisli ; abdomen fuscous, terminal segment 

 paler. 



Primaries silvery -grey with a pale chocolate-brown patch at the 

 base, a broad medial fascia, some clouds on outer margin, and a 

 patch on costal area following the postmedial line ; the outer edge of 

 the central fascia is limited by the finely dentate blackish postmedial 

 line ; reniform stigma of the ground colour, its lower portion inter- 

 sected by a streak of chocolate -brown ; orbicular indistinct. Second- 

 aries fuscous with blackish discal dot and traces of a postmedial line. 



