from China, Japan , and Corea. 183 



edged inwardly with blackish from apex : secondaries have 

 two purplish-grey transverse lines. 



Expanse 44 millim. 



Two female specimens from Chang-yang, June and July. 



Hob. Central China. 



Family Epiplemidse. 



Genus DECETIA. 

 (Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. xx. p. 232 (I860).) 



Decetia numicusaria. 



Decetia numicusaria, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. xx. p. 95 ; Hampson, 

 Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, iii. p. 122 (1895). 



I received a specimen from Moupin and one from Omei- 

 shan ; both were taken in July. 



Distribution. Sylhet (Hampson) ; Western China. 



Decetia molacearia, sp. n. 



Violet-grey, suffused with brown on the costa and also on 

 the outer marginal area beyond the darker brown oblique line 

 which runs from near apex of primaries to middle of abdominal 

 margin of secondaries ; this line is inwardly edged with pale 

 violet ; a blackish discal dot on each wing : the primaries 

 have indications of a wavy dusky line before the middle ; 

 fringes brown. Under surface similar to above, but the 

 portion within the oblique line is paler on all the wings. 



Expanse 36 millim. 



One female specimen from Omei-shan, July. 



Hab. Western China. 



Decetia argentilinearia t sp. n. 



Olivaceous brown. Primaries have an oblique silvery-grey 

 line, angulated below costa and slightly elbowed inwards 

 above the inner margin between this line and the base of 

 the wing there are two or three finer wavy and angulated 

 lines ; outer marginal area golden brown, with an upright 

 dark brown bar on inner margin : secondaries have two silvery- 

 grey transverse lines on central area and three wavy diffuse 

 lines of the same colour on the outer marginal area, the outer- 

 most being on the margin itself. Under surface olivaceous 

 grey ; apical third of primaries pale golden, and there is a 

 tinge of the same colour on the outer margin of secondaries. 

 Antennae pectinated. 



Expanse 33 millim. 



