134 Mr. Leech on a collection of 



on the outer margin of primaries ; fringes of primaries dark brown, 

 chequered at the apex and near outer angle with whitish ; of 

 secondaries whitish, intersected by a line of dark brownish. 



Female. Primai'ies dark reddish brown, wdth two patches of 

 canary-yellow along the anterior margin, and some yellow scales 

 on the inner margin near the base and just below the middle of 

 outer margin, a broad lilacine fascia as in the male, fringes dark 

 brown, with some yellow scales at the apex and near the outer 

 angle. Secondaries dark brown ; fringes yellow, intersected by a 

 darker line. Head and thorax blackish, irrorated with yellow. 

 Under surface as in male. 



Expanse, ^- 24 mm., 2 21 mm. 



One female example only from Kiukiang ; the descrip - 

 tion and figure of male are from a Japanese specimen. 



179. Hecate?'a fasciata, n. s. (PI. IX., fig. 8). 

 Female. Primaries ashy grey, with a broad dark central fascia 



margined with whitish, similar in shape to the same character in 

 H. serena ; outer margin dark. Secondaries smoky. Head, 

 thorax, and abdomen grey. Under surface dusky, with a darker 

 band-like shade traversing each wing near their outer margin. A 

 dark discal spot on secondaries. 

 Expanse, 32 mm. 

 Only one example (female) received. 



180. Dianthoecia compta, Fabr., Mant., 169. 



One example exactly like some European forms of this 

 species. 



181. Plusia albostriata, Brem. & Grey, Beitr. zur 

 Schmett. Fauna des Nordl. Ch., 18, 97. 



Three specimens. 



182. Pliisiodoyitaconipressipalpis, Guen., Noct., 359, 1200. 

 Only one example. 



183. Gonitis mesogona, Walk., Cat. Lap. Het., xiii., 



p. 1002. 

 Thiee specimens. 



184. Gonitis alhitiUa, Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., xiii., 



p. 1001. 

 One example. 



