536 Mr. J. H. Leech on 



bidentate above the middle, thence sinuous to inner margin above 

 which it forms a trianguhir mark ; reniform whitish partly filled in 

 with blackish and outlined in black, just below it is a pyriform 

 whitish spot outlined in black, and just above it there is a blackish 

 cloud on costa from which a dusky transverse shade extends to the 

 inner margin ; another similar transverse shade follows the post- 

 medial line and there are some clouds of the same colour on the outer 

 marginal area ; tlie costa is whitest at apex and about the middle ; 

 fringes dark greyish preceded by a black line with black and white 

 dots upon it. Secondaries yellow with a black central band and 

 marginal border, the former is curved below the middle of the wing 

 and unites with a black longitudinal streak, the latter is broad 

 towards the costa and contracted before anal angle, the yellow 

 ground-colour shows on the outer margin below outer angle and at 

 the narrow jjart of the bhxck border ; fringes whitish chec|uered with 

 blackish between veins 2 and 6. 



Under surface stiaw-colour, the basal area of secondaries tinged 

 with yellow ; all the wings have a black transverse band and 

 marginal border. 



Expanse 58-62 millim. 



Three male specimens and oae female from Omei-shan, 

 and thirteen examples, inckiding both sexes, from Chang- 

 yang. June and July. 



Habitat. Central and Western China. 



1222. Catocala trijjhc'&no'ides. 



Catocala triphienoides, Oberth., Etud. d'Entom., vi, p. 21,pl. 

 viii, fig. 5 (1881). 



Described from a male specimen taken at Ngankiak. 

 HaUtat. North China. 



1223. Catocala 2^ '-i^dla. 



Catocala iniclla, Leecli, Proc. Zool. Soc. Loud., 1889, p. 

 551, pi. liii, fig. 5. 



Described from Gensan. The type specimen was taken 

 in July, and is the only example of the sj)ecies that I have 

 seen. 



HaUtat. Core A. 



Genus Bateacharta. 

 Walker, Journ. Linn. Soc, vi, p. 196 (1862). 



