Hdcrocera from China, Japan, and Corca. Ill 



991. Callopistria rivularis. 



Callopistria rivularis. Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., xii, p. 867 

 (1857) ; Hampson, 111. Typ. Lep. Het., ix, pi. elxiii, 

 fig. 2 (1893); Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, ii, p. 255 (1894). 



There were three specimens in Fryer's collection, and I 

 received one from Chow-piu-sa, where it was captured in 

 May or June. 



Distribution. North- West Himalayas ; Nilgiris ; 

 Ceylon ; Fiji (Hampson) ; Japan ; Western China. 



992. Callopistria venata, sp. n. 



Primaries deep olivaceous-brown, venation violaceous-brown ; sub- 

 basal line indistinct, but with some whitish marks between it and 

 the whitish, sliglitly curved, antemedial line ; the latter is angled 

 before reaching the inner margin, and is bordered externally with 

 the ground colour ; postmedial line curved and recurved, whitish, 

 bordered internally with the ground colour and followed by a 

 violaceous band ; marginal line white, interrupted and preceded by 

 some white streaks and spots ; these are most distinct towards apex ; 

 reniforni and orbicular of the ground colour, outlined in whitish, tlie 

 former with a violaceous central line ; fringes of the ground colour 

 chequered with white. Secondaries fuscous with a blackish discal dot, 

 fringes whitish marked with fuscous at extremities of the nervules. 

 Head and thorax agree in colour with the primaries, abdomen with 

 the secondaries. Under surface of primaries brownish, becoming 

 paler towards the base and on the inner margin, there is a white 

 spot and some dots of the same colour on costa towards apex and 

 other white spots on the marginal area indicating a submarginal 

 band : secondaries whitish sparingly powdered with brownish scales ; 

 discal mark brownish, angled ; central line brownish, wavy ; there is 

 a brownish cloud at outer angle and from this a diffuse brownish 

 band to the inner margin ; all the fringes are dark brown chequered 

 with white. 



Expanse .36 millim. 



One male specimen and two females from Chang-yang, 

 one female from Ichang. May, July, and August. 

 HaUtat. Central China. 

 Allied to C. i^ivnlarh, Walk. 



993. Callopistria alhomacula, sp. n. 

 Head and thorax brownish-grey ; abdomen rather paler, ringed 

 with whitish. Primaries grevish with a faint violet tinge, clouded 



