618 Mr. J. H. Leech on 



submarginal line whitisli, serrate and indented, inwardly bordered 

 witli fuliginous-brown. Secondaries have a fuliginous-brown discal 

 mark and transverse sliade, an undulated central line, and a whitish 

 wavy submarginal line which is bordered with fuliginoiis-brown. 

 Fringes fuliginous-brown preceded by a line of the ground-colour, all 

 the Avings have a marginal series of blackish spots. Under surface 

 fuscous, paler towards the base ; all the wings have a whitish discal 

 mark and dusky central line. 

 Expanse 40 millim. 



One male specimen from Ta-chicn-lu, and two females 

 from Wa-ssu-kow. June. 

 EaUtat. Western China. 



Genus Trotosema. 

 Bull., Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., (5) iv, p. 449 (1870). 



1441. Trotosema sordichcm. 



Trotosema sordidum, Butl., Ann. and Nat. Hist., (5) iv, 

 p. 449 (1879). 



Described from Yokohama. 



Genus Mesoplectra. 

 Butler, 111. Typ. Lep. Het., viii, p. 65 (1879). 



1442. Mesoplectra lilacina. 



Mesoplectra lilacina, Butl., 111. Typ. Lep. Het., iii, p. 65, 

 pi. Ivii, fig. 3 (1879). 



Described from Yokohama. There was one example in 

 Fryer's collection, and I have received a specimen from 

 Mr. Manley of Yokohama. 



Habitat. Japan. 



1443. Mesoplectra (?) hampsoni, s]?. n. 



Primaries grey finely powdered with brown ; antemedial line 

 fuscous-brown, outwardly oblique from costa to the cell, thence wavy 

 direct to the inner margin ; postmedial line, fuscous-brown, serrate, 

 slightly incurved below the costa, inwardly shaded with warm brown 

 and outwardly edged with whitish ; submarginal line whitish, wavy, 

 interrupted, with some blackish dots and saggitate marks upon it, 

 an irregular blackish patch before it on the costa ; the apical area 



