Heterocera from China, Japan, and Gorea. 167 



534. Callimorpha histrio. 



Hypercompa histrio. Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., iii, p. 654 

 (1855); Fixsen, Rom. sur Lep., iii, p. 333, pi. xv, 2 

 (1887) ; Alph., Rom. sur L^p., ix, p. 129 (1897). 



Callimorpha histrio, Kirby, Cat. Lep. Het., i, p. 256 

 (1892). 



I took specimens at Ningpo in April, and two at Gensan 

 in July ; I have also received examples from Moupin, 

 Omei-sban, Cbia-ting-fu, and tbe province of Kwei-cbow ; 

 all the latter were obtained in June and July. 



In the Ningpo and Gensan specimens the spots on 

 primaries are rather larger, and those on outer area more 

 or less confluent. 



Alpheraky records a specimen, taken in SejDtember,. 

 from Ta-choui-van, province of Se-Tchouen. 



Distribution. North-Eastern and WESTERN China ; 



COREA. 



535. Callimorpha (?) miranda. 



Chelonia miranda, Oberth., Etud. d'Entom., xix, p. 33, 

 pi. vi, fig. 50 (1894). 



Described by Oberthiir from a male specimen obtained 

 in June at Moenia (Thibet) ; my collectors do not appear 

 to have met with the species in any part of Western China 

 that they visited. 



HaUtat. Thibet. 



Genus Pelochyta. 



Hiibn., Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, ii, p. 38 



(1894). 



536. Pelochyta astrea. 



Sphinx astreus, Drury, Ins., ii, pi. xxviii, fig. 4 (1773). 

 Ehodogastria astrxa, Moore, Lep. Ceyl., ii, p. 76, pi. cviii, 



figs. 1, la (1882). 

 Pelochyta astrea, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, ii, 



p. 38 (1894). 



One example from Chia-kou-ho, taken in June, and 

 one from Ta-chien-lu, taken in July. 



Distribution. Formosa; throughout India, Ceylon^ 

 and Burma (Hampson) ; Western China. 



