Hdcroccra from China, Japan, and (jorea. ()9 



Under surface pale brown sufiused with fuscous ; all the wings with 

 Ijlackish postmedial line and shade beyond, secondaries have a 

 lilackish disoal dot. 

 Expanse 40 niillim. 



One male specimen from Cliia-kon-ho, and one example 

 of each sex from Pu-tsu-fong, taken in July. 

 Hahitat. Western China. 



868. Xyluphasia suhjiarginata, sp. n. 



Primaries reddish-brown becoming darker on the outer marginal 

 area ; transverse lines whitish-brown shaded with bLack, but indis- 

 tinct ; costa marked with black, and with white towards the apex ; 

 reniforni stigma marked with and partly outlined in white ; orbicular 

 and claviforni stigmata ontlined in black, the latter with a black bar 

 from it to the postmedial line ; some white dots on the venation beyond 

 the postmedial line, a larger one on the median nervnre and one on 

 the submedian, the latter at the produced angle of the antemedial line. 

 Secondaries fuscous-brown paler towards the base. Under surface 

 of primaries fuscous, greyisli along the costa, the outer margin is 

 In'oadly greyish and shai'i)ly defined ; fringes che(|uered greyish and 

 fuscous : secondaries greyish- white, discal spot and transverse line 

 fuscous, the latter followed by a broad fuscous band. 



Expanse 48 millim. 



One male specimen from Omei-slian, taken in June or 

 July. 



Habitat. Western China. 



This species is allied to X.funerca, Hein., some specimens 

 of which it closely resembles ; apart, however, from different 

 characters on the upper surface it may be distinguished by 

 the conspicuous pattern of the under surface. 



869. Xylopluwia incognita. 



Xylo'phada incognita, Butl., Cist. Ent., iii, p. 132 (1885) ; 

 Leech, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1889, p. 487. 



Tiiis species, which appears to be closely allied to A^ 

 lithoryUa, Fabr., was described from Yesso. 

 Hahitat. Yesso. 



870. Xylopkasia scolopacina. 



Noctua scolopacina, Esp., Schmett., iv, pi. cxxx, fig. 1. 

 Xylophasia scolopacina, Leech, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1889, 

 p. 487. 



