624 Mr, J. H. Leech on 



1454. Blcptina nigrisHgma, sp. n. 



Primaries lirown brighter on basal two-thirds; antemedial and 

 postniedial lines double, dark l)ro\yn, the latter incurved below the 

 cell and outwardly edged with blackish; reniform stigma black, 

 orbicular punctiform ; submarginal line brownish, wavy, edged and 

 marked with whitish, most distinct towards costa. Secondaries 

 fuscous-grey with two pale transverse lines, the outer one of which 

 is most distinct. Under surface of primaries fuscous-brown, of 

 secondaries whitish suffused with fuscous on the costal and outer 

 areas; all the wings have a darker discal mark and two transverse 

 lines beyond. 



Expanse 30-33 millim. 



One male and two female specimens from Wa-slian ; one 

 female example from each of the following localities — 

 Ichang, Cliang-yang, and Chow-pin-sa. June and July. 



Habitat. Central and Western China. 



Allied to B. kadenalis, Moore. 



1455. Bleptina jntalis. 



Bocana j'lUalis, Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., xvi, p. 172 (1858). 

 Bocana incongrucns, Butl., Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., (5) 



iv, p. 448. 

 Bleptioia jntalis, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, iii, 



p. 45 (1895). 

 Nodaria (?) amurensis, Stand., Stett. Ent. Zeit., 1888, 



p. 274; Rom. sur Lep., vi, p. 609, pi. xiii, fig. 1 (1892). 



I obtained an example at Gensan in July and there was 

 one from Yokohama in Fryer's collection. One male 

 specimen was received from Chang-yang and a female 

 example from Pu-tsu-fong, both taken in July. 



Distribution. Ceylon; Rangoon (Hampson); Amur- 

 land ; Japan ; Corea ; Central and Western China. 



145G. Bleptina venata, sp. n. 



Primaries light bvdwn; the venation including tlie discocellulars 

 ochreous-brown ; ante- and postmedial lines ochreous-lirown, erect, 

 the former angled l)elow the costa ; submarginal line pale, sinuous, 

 wavy ; a pale brown line on outer margin of all the wings. Second- 

 aries fuscous with a pale postmedial line and obscure, wavy, sub- 

 mai'ginal line. Under surface fuscous ; all the wings have a discal 

 mark and a pale postmedial line, the secondaries have an indistinct 



