Iletcroccra from China, Jafan, and Curca. 52!) 



Catocala electa, Leech, Proc. Zool. Soc. Loml., 18S9, p. 550. 



I took this species at Gensan in July, Hakodate in 

 August, and Seiidai in September ; the specimens in Fryer's 

 collection were from Yokohania, Oiwake, and Yesso ; 

 examples have also been recorded from Nikko, Tokio, and 

 Saporo, and I have a nice series from Chang-yang, taken 

 in July. 



Japanese specimens range from 75 to 86 millim. in 

 expanse ; the colour of the primaries varies from silvery- 

 grey through ochreous-grey to dark grey (Gensan examples), 

 and there are some slight differences in the width of the 

 band on secondaries. 



Distrihitiun. Europe.— Amui:land ; Japan ; Yesso ; 

 CoREA; Central China. 



1196. Catocala concuhia. 



Catocala concuhia, Walk., Cat., xiii, p. 1210 (1857); But!., 

 111. Typ. Lep. Het., vi, pi. ex, fig. 10 (1886) ; Hampson, 

 Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, ii, p.''442 (1894). 



I liave specimens from Ta-chien-lu and the province of 

 Kwei-chow, taken in June. 



DistribiLtion. North- West Himalayas { Hampson) ; 

 Western China. 



1197. Catocala, nnpta. 



Noctua nwpta, Linn., Syst. Nat., xii, p. 841 ; Hilbn., Noct., 



fig. 300. 

 Catocala nwpta., Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, ii, 



p. 441 (1894). 

 Catocala mtpta, var. ohscnnda, Ob 'rtli,, Etud. d'Entom., v, 



p. 86 (1880). 



There was a specimen from Yesso in Fryer's collection, 

 and Obertlitir describes a variety of the species from the 

 Isle of Askold and North China; the latter has the 

 primaries darker than typical examples. 



Distribution. Europe. — Amurland ; North China ; 

 Yesso. 



1198. Catocala dula. 

 Catocala dula, Brem., Lep. Ost-Sib., p. 59, pi. iv, fig. 14 



(1864); 



