186 Mr. J. H. Leech on Lepidoptera Heterocera 



Epiplema schidacina. 

 Erosia schidacina, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881, p. 415. 



Specimens in Fryer's collection from Oiwake. I met with 

 the species at Hakodate in August, and I have received 

 examples from Omei-shan, Chia-ting-fu, Ta-chien-lu, and 

 Pu-tsu-fong, taken in June and July. 



Distribution. Japan; Yesso ; Western China. 



Epiplema instabilata. 



Erosia instabilata, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het., Suppl. xxxv. p. 1646 (1866). 

 Dirades conchiferata, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii. p. 403, pi. clxxxvi. fig. 11 



(1887). 

 Epiplema instabilata. Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, iii. p. 131 



(1895). 



Three specimens taken at Ningpo by a native collector in 

 July. Two examples were received from Ichang, taken in 

 June and July. 



One specimen from Ningpo has the fore wings entirely 

 whitish, with a small black discal spot. 



Distribution. India ; Ceylon ; Solomon Islands ; China. 



Epiplema plagifera. 

 Erosia plagif era, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881, p. 414. 



There were specimens from Yokohama and Gifu in Fryer's 

 collection. I took the species at Foochau in April and in 

 Satsuma in May. 



Distribution. Japan ; Eastern China. 



Epiplema bicaudata. 



Erosia bicaudata. Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1867, p. 643, pi. xxxiii. 

 fig. 12. 



One specimen taken by my native collector at Ningpo in 

 June. I received two specimens from Ichang, one from Wa- 

 ssti-kow, and several from Omei-shan and Moupin, taken in 

 June and July. 



Distribution. Dharmsdla ; Sikhim ; Kha*sis (Hampson) ; 

 North, Central, and Western China. 



Epiplema nubifasciaria, sp. n. 



Creamy white, slightly suffused with blackish on basal 

 two thirds. Primaries have a black-edged brown band 

 beyond the middle, and this is followed by a large irregular 

 blackish-grey cloud, which occupies all but the apical portion 



