226 Mr. J. H. Leech on Lepidoptera Heterocera 



AnonycMa prceditaria, sp. n. (PL VI. fig. 4.) 



Light brown. Basal half of primaries suffused with fuli- 

 ginous and coarsely striated with blackish ; there is a wavy 

 blackish subbasal line and a curved one beyond, the latter 

 increases in width towards costa, where it is almost black ; 

 limiting the basal half of the wing is a broad fuliginous 

 undulated band, the outer edge of which is outlined with 

 whitish and has an obtuse projection above its centre ; there 

 is a short transverse blackish streak from the costa before 

 apex, and the outer margin is suffused with fuliginous. 

 Secondaries have the basal two thirds suffused with blackish 

 and limited by a pale line, which has a small bidentate pro- 

 jection about the middle; beyond this there is a series of dusky 

 dots. All the wings have a blackish discal spot. Fringes 

 of the ground-colour, chequered with darker. Under surface 

 light brown, with a pinkish tint : primaries have a second 

 line and the broad band of upper surface reproduced. 

 Secondaries have the basal two-thirds limited by a series 

 of black dots, and striated and freckled with blackish. 



Expanse 42 millim. 



One example of each sex from Moupin, and two males from 

 Pu-tsu-fong, July. 



Hob. Western China. 



Allied to A. mendica, Butl. 



Anonychia anomala. 

 Cidaria (?) anomala, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. Loud. 1881, p. 425. 



Butler states that this appears to be a tolerably common 

 species at Tokio. It was not represented in Pryer's col- 

 lection, neither did I meet with it in any part of Japan that 

 I visited. 



I have a specimen from Pu-tsu-fong, taken in June or 

 July, which seems to be referable to this species, but the 

 markings on primaries are more pronounced. 



Distribution. Japan ; Western China. 



Anonychia mendica. 

 Cidaria mendica, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) iv. p. 446 (1879). 



There were four specimens from Nikko and Ohoyama in 

 Pryer's collection. I took one example at Hakodate in 

 August, and Mr. Smith one at Hakone in the same month. 

 I have also received a male from Chang-yang. 



In the Chinese specimen the outer edge of central fascia is 

 bolder in outline. 



Distribution. Japan ; Yesso ; Central China. 



