of Lepidoptera Heterocera from Japan. 271 
173. 
Dasychira strigata. 
Dasychira strigata, Moore, Lep. Atk., p. 58 (1879) ; Hamp- 
son, Fauna Brit. India, Moths, i, p. 449 (1892). 
Dasychira niveosparsa, Butl., I. Het. B. M., v, p. 59, pl. 91, 
fig. 7. 
Four male specimens taken at Yoshino, Yamato, in June 
and September, 1899, 1900; and one female taken at 
Tokyo, October, 1893. 
Hitherto unrecorded from Japan. 
Local distribution. HONDo. 
General distribution, INDIA (Simla, Sikhim); Japan. 
Collection numbers, 216 and 216a. 
174, 
Dasychira virginea. 
Dasychira virginea, Oberth., Diagn., p. 7 ; Etud. d’Ent., v, 
p. 33, pl. i, fig. 9 (9), pl. v, fig. 5 (f); Staud., Rom. 
sur Lép., vi, p. 307. 
Two male specimens and one female all bred from the 
larva at Tokyo, May, 1895. 
Hitherto unrecorded from Japan. 
Local distribution. Honpo. 
General distribution. E. SIBERIA (Ussuri) ; Japan. 
Collection numbers, 212 and 214. 
Genus EUPROCTIS. 
Hiibner, Verz., p. 159 (1827); Hampson, Fauna Brit. 
India, Moths, 1, p. 470 (1892). 
Alyitay 
Euproctis curvata, sp.n. (Plate XXXI, fig. 4.) 
Q. Head and thorax yellow, abdomen pale brown with darker 
anal tuft. Forewings yellow with a brownish central band which 
is interrupted by the venation, does not extend to the costa, and is 
curved beyond the cell; a brownish mark on the inner margin 
between the central band and the base of the wing. Hindwings 
whitish with some yellowish hairs on the abdominal area towards 
the base. Under surface whitish. 
Expanse 48 mm. 
Near E. inconspicua, Leech. 
