9-) 



Hderoccra from China, Jcqmn, and Corca. 531 



1202. Catocakt ohsccna. 



Catocala obsccna, Alph., Rom. sur Lep., ix, p. 17G, pi. x, 

 fig. 2 $ (1897). 



Alpheraky describes this species from Corea; one 

 example of each sex taken in September. 

 Habitat. CoREA. 



1203. Catocala mirijica. 



Catocala mirijica, BiitL, Cist. Ent, ii, p. 243 (1877) ; 111. 



Tvp. Lep. Het., ii, p. 39, pi. xxxiii, fig. 7 (1878). 

 Catocala largctcaui, Oberth., Etud. d'Entom., vi, p 



pi. viii, fig. 8 (1881). 



A fine series of the type form from Yokohama in Fryer's 

 collection. The largctcaui form, of which I have specimens 

 from Omei-shan, ^si-tou, Pu-tsu-fong, Ta-chien-lu, and 

 the province of Kwei-chow, is rather darker and the costal 

 blotch is often entirely absent. 



Distribution. Japan ; Western China. 



1204. Catocala. invasa, sp. n. 



Male. Primaries greyish clouiled and suffused with brownish ; 

 basal line, short, angled, black ; antemedial line, black, oblique, 

 slightly waved and forming an obtuse angle before inner margin ; 

 postmedial line black, sinuous, sharply angled just below the costa, 

 bidentate above the middle, a deep and expanding inward projection 

 below the middle, and an acute angle before the inner margin ; 

 reniform outlined in blackish, its exterior edge black with rays of 

 the same colour projected in the direction of postmedial line ; 

 fringes preceded by an interrupted black line and intersected towards 

 apex by some black streaks. Secondaries yellow with black mark- 

 ings similar to those of C. mirijica, But)., but the central band is 

 more curved and the longitudinal streak broader. Under surface 

 similar to that of C. 7nirific(i. 



Female. Basal area of primaries darker, thus contrasting strongly 

 with the pale central portion of the wing. 



Expanse (J 60 millim, $ 66 millim. 



One male specimen from Chia-tiug-fii and one female 

 example from Chang-yang. July. 



Habitat. Central and Western China. 



