Heteroccra from China, Japan, and Corca. 1 07 



received others from Chang-yang and Ni-tou ; these last, 

 which are rather greener tlian Japanese examples, were 

 taken in May and July. 



Distribution. Japan ; Central and Western China. 



980. Acronyda (?) plumhea. 



PlatapUda plumhea, Butl., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1881, 

 p. 184. 



Described from Tokio. I have been unable to see the 

 type, and do not know anything of the sjiecies beyond the 

 description. 



Habitat. Japan. 



Genus Craniophora. 

 Snellen, De Vlinders van Nederland, p. 262 (1867). 



981. (J ranurphora liyicsiri. 



Noetna ligustri, Fabr., Mant., p. 172 ; Hiibn., Noct., fig. 21. 

 Acronyda ligustri, Treit , Schmett., v, i, p. 20 (1825). 

 Cranio'phora. ligustri, Snell., Vlinders, p. 262 (1867) ; Stand., 

 Rom. sur Lep., vi, p. 393 (1892). 



One typical example from Oiwake in Fryer's collection. 

 Distribution. EuROPE. — Amurland ; Japan. 



982. Craniopliora obscura, sp. n. 



Primaries dark grey mottled and clouded with black, costa paler 

 dotted with Ijlack ; transverse lines black, the antemedial, double, 

 wavy ; postmedial, double, wavy and curved below the middle, the 

 enclosed space spottetl with whitish ; orbicular stigma outlined in 

 white, reniform not clearly defined, except on the outer edge which 

 is black dotted with whitish ; fringes grey chequered with palei', 

 preceded by a series of whitish angular marks enclosing black dots. 

 Secondaries whitish in the male, suffused with fuscous in the female, 

 with a blackish discal mark and a postmedial line ; the outer 

 marginal area blackish ; fringes as on primaries. Under surface 

 whitish powdered with fuscous, especially in the female ; primaries 

 are suffused with blackish on discal and outer marginal areas, discal 

 mark and postmedial line black ; secondaries have a conspicuous 

 black discal mark, some ldacki.sh scales between it and the costa, and 

 an interrupted black postmedial line. 



Expanse 40-44 millim. 



One example of each sex from Ni-tou, one female 



