114 Mr. J. H. Leech on 



maculata, Brem., as a distinct species (Rom. sur Lep., vi, 

 p. 317) ; be says that it may be distinguished from 

 0. Rotatoria by its smaller size, but this certainly does not 

 apply to Japanese specimens. 



In some examples of the dark form of the female from 

 Japan the white spots on primaries are large and confluent, 

 whilst in one specimen of each sex there is but one spot, 

 and this is only faintly indicated. Between the extremes 

 representing j;otei!o/'i« and cdbomaculata all the connecting 

 grades are shown in my series. 



Distribution. Europe.— Amurland; Japan; Corea. 



398. Odoncstis direda. 



Odonestis dirccta, Swinhoe, Cat, Lep. Het., Oxford, p. 261, 

 pi. vi, fig. 4 (1892). 



Probably a form of 0. Rotatoria. The name direda 

 cannot stand, as the species described by Walker as " Mega- 

 soma " direda is an Odonestis. 



Habitat. Japan. 



399. Odonestis Iseta. 



Amydona lieta, Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., vi, p. 1416 (1855). 

 Odoncstis IMa, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, i, p. 425 



(1892). 

 Philudoria lieta, Kirby, Cat. Lep. Het., i, p. 820 (1892). 



I have a male specimen from Tsuruga, which I believe 

 is the only example recorded from Japan, and three 

 females from Kiukiang ; the latter were taken in May 

 and June, and the former was captured by myself in 

 July. 



Distribution. Amurland; Japan; Corea; Central 

 China. 



400. Odonestis inobtrusa. 



Lasiocampa inobtrusa, Walk., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., (3) i, 



1862, p. 85. 

 Odonestis Iccta (part) Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, i, 



p. 425 (1892). 



I have a fine bred series of this species from Chia-ting-fu 



and one example from Ta-chien-lu. The specimens are 



much redder in colour and the spots on primaries are 



sometimes golden-yellow and rather larger than in the 



