Lepidoptera jrom Kiukia luj. 1 87 



stripe of dark brown, intersected by a wavy line of the ground 

 colour. Eeniform stigma represented by a large round white spot, 

 preceded by three and followed by two smaller ones. Orbicular 

 white dot-like, and outlined with dark brown. A row of white 

 dots edged internally with blackish on the hind margin. Secondaries 

 paler. A central wavy and angulated line from middle of anterior 

 margin, terminating in a small white dash at the anal angle ; two 

 ill-defined dark lines parallel with hind margin, and a series of 

 white linear dots, ringed with dark brown at the base of the pale 

 brown fringes. Under surface pale grey ; apices, basal half of 

 primaries, and whole of secondaries irrorated with fuscous. Outer 

 third of primaries, except at apex and anal angle, fuscous ; the 

 transverse discal lines of the same shade. Secondaries with a pale 

 centi'al sjiace outlined with fuscous, and the ill-defined lines and 

 hind marginal band also fuscous. Head and thorax colour of fore 

 wings ; abdomen colour of hind wings, but with darker dorsal tufts. 



Expanse, 54 mm. 



Ten examples of this species were received, all of 

 which are males. There are some slight differences in 

 the size, shape, and intensity of the white markings, 

 but on the whole the species appears to be fairly 

 constant. 



197. OpJdderes tyranniis, Guen., Noct., iii., 110, 1476. 

 Three specimens, two of which have olive-brown and 

 the other reddish-brown fore wings. 



198. Oplddercs fullonica, Linn. 

 Two specimens with brown fore wings, tinged and 

 spotted with green, but without white markings. 



199. Ophideres salaminia, Cram., Pap. Exot., ii., 117, 

 pi. 174, fig. A. 



Only one example. 



200, Lagoptera dotata, Fabr. 

 Appears to be common at Kiukiang. 



201. Lagoptera elegans, Vander Hoven, Lep. Nov., pi. v., 

 fig. 6, a, h. 



A long and most variable series of this interesting 

 species. 



