Heterocera from, China, Japan, and Corea. 535 



1217. Gatocala davidi. 



Catocala davidi, Obertli., Etud. d'Entoin., vi, p. 22, pi. viii, 

 fig. 7 (1881). 



Habitat. North China. 



1218. Catocala Jii/ineruea. 



Nodua hyuienxa, Schiff., Syst. Verz., p. 91 ; Hiibn., Noct., 



fig. 340. 

 Catocala hymenaia, Treit., Scliinett., v, p. 373. 



I obtained two examples at Gensan in July. 

 Distrihutioi. Europe. — ^Amurland ; Corea. 



1219. Catocala pa ranympha. 



Noctua paranympha, Linn., Syst. Nat., xii, p. 842. 

 Catocala o:arip-pc,B\\i\., Cist. Ent., ii, p. 243 (1877); III. 



Typ. Lep. Hat., ii, pi. xxxiii, Hg. 8 (1878). 

 Catocala paranyuiplia, Leech, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1889, 



p. 552. 



Butler's type of xarippe was from Hakodate. I obtained 

 specimens at Tsuruga, Nagahania, Sendai, Yokohama and 

 Gensan. 



Except that they are rather larger, the Japanese speci- 

 mens do not exhibit any important differences from 

 European examples. 



Distribution. EUROPE. — Amurland ; Corea ; Japan ; 

 Yesso, 



1220. Catocala mabellct. 



Gatocala mabella, Holl., Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, xvi, p. 

 75 (1889). 



There were six specimens in Fryer's collection from 

 Oiwake, and my native collector obtained one example in 

 the island of Kiushiu. 



Habitat. Japan and Kiushiu. 



1221. Catocala columbina, sp. n. 



Primaries dove-grey ; basal Hue short, black, united with a short 

 black streak on costa ; antemedial line whitish, very wavy and 

 bordered externally with black which forms a conspicuous patcli on 

 the costa; postmedial line black, angled just below the costa, 



