170 Mr. J. H. Leech on 



kou-ho, Chia-ting-fu, and Omei-shan ; also in the province 

 of Kwei-chow, and at Kiukiang. There were specimens 

 from Loochoo in Fryer's collection. 



Distribution. Throughout India {Hanipson) ; Central 

 and Western China ; Loochoo. 



541. Nydemera (?) tHgona, sp. n. 



Primaries yellow, streaked with blackish along costal and inner 

 marginal areas, the costal streak has a spot-like projection before 

 apex ; there is a triangular blackish spot on outer margin connected 

 with the broad apical extremity of the costal streak by a narrow line 

 of the same colour ; a large triangular, blackish spot on the disc has 

 its base on a level with the inner margin. Secondaries orange, with 

 three blackish streaks from the base, and a series of large blackish 

 spots on the outer margin ; the two upper streaks extend only to the 

 median area of the wing, but the lower one unites with the last spot 

 of outer marginal series. Head and thorax black marked with yellow ;. 

 abdomen black with the segmental divisions and hairs at anaL 

 extremity yellow. 



Expanse 36 millim. 



Var. nigra. Markings of primaries fuliginous black and wider 

 than in the type, especially the triangular mark on central area, 

 which becomes cuneiform in shape ; secondaries entirely fuliginous 

 black. 



Sixteen examples of the typical form and five of the 

 variety were received from the high plateau to the north 

 of Ta-chien-lu. All are males. 



Habitat. Western China. 



Genus Deiopeia, 



Steph. ; Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, ii, p. 54 

 (1894). 



542. Deiopeia pulchella. 



Tinea pulchella, Linn., Syst. Nat., i, 2, p. 884 (1767). 

 Utetheisa pulchella, Kirby, Cat. Lep. Het., i, p. 346 (1892). 

 Deiopeia p)ulchella, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, ii, 

 p. 55 (1894). 



There were four specimens in Fryer's collection, two of 

 which are from Loochoo. My native collector obtained a 

 male in the Island of Kiushiu which measures only 

 25 millim. in expanse. 



