Heterocera from China, Japan, and Corea. 623 



dusky transverse shade and two contiguous crenulated blackish post- 

 medial lines. 



Expanse 32 niilliiu. 



Two males and a female from Chang-yang, cue male 

 from Ichang and a female from Omei-shan. June and 

 July. 



Hahitat. Central and Western China. 



1452. BU'ptina pwpugnata, si3. n. 



Primaries yellowish with purplish-bi'own basal patch and outer 

 marginal border ; the outer edge of the former is straight and the 

 inner edge of the latter is sinuous towards the costa and strongly 

 indented about the middle ; the orbicular stigma is punctiforni, the 

 reniform is represented liy a colon-like mark and tliere is a transverse 

 dusky shade between the stigmata ; the marginal border is traversed 

 by an obscure pale, wavy line, and tliere is a marginal series of 

 black dots. Secondaries whitish with two rather broad fuscous 

 transverse bands, the basal and outer areas are also suffused witli 

 fuscous; the fuscous-grey fringes are preceded by an interrupted 

 black line. Under surface: primaries fuscous-brown with an obscure, 

 blackish, discal mark and postmedial line ; a short pale line from the 

 costa before the apex: secondaries whitish suffused with fuscous- 

 brown on the costal and outer areas ; discal mark and two transverse 

 lines beyond, blackish. 



Expan.se 35 millim. 



One female specimen from Wa-slian taken in June. 



Hahitat. Western China. 



Allied to B. latifasciata, Hampson, from India. 



1453, Bhptina alijudicalis. 



Bertula aly'udicalis, Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., xvi, p. 1G3 (1858). 

 Bleptina ahjndicalis, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., IMoths, 

 iii, p. 44 (1895). 



One example of each sex from Omei-shan, taken in 

 June or July. 



The ochreous-brown between the ante- and postmedial 

 lines is broader than in Indian examples of this species 

 and in the male specimen the lunule is obscured. 



Didrihution. Nilgiris ; Ceylon {Hampson) ; Western 

 China. 



