from China, Japan, and Corea. 345 



transverse lines and a dusky central transverse shade, the 

 latter connected with second line just above inner margin ; 

 interrupted submarginal band of the ground-colour, bordered 

 inwardly with fuliginous. Secondaries have a blackish 

 subbasal band and an indistinct blackish central line ; sub- 

 marginal band as on primaries, but more deeply bordered 

 with fuliginous. Fringes dark brown, paler at their base, 

 and preceded by a lunulated black line. Under surface 

 greyish brown ; all the wings have a blackish discal dot 

 and a series of short streaks indicating a transverse line 

 beyond ; outer margin of primaries bordered with fuliginous, 

 especially towards apex. Antennae fasciculate. 



Female rather darker. 



Expanse 42-44 millim. 



One example of each sex from Ta-chien-lu, June. 



Hob. Western China. 



Superficially resembles B. displicens, Walk. ; this and the 

 preceding species belong to the subsection Paradarisa of 

 Hampson's genus Boarmia. 



Boarmia dilectaria, sp. n. 



Whity brown, heavily powdered and clouded with rufous 

 brown, and finely striated with blackish. Primaries have 

 the basal patch darker brown, limited by a double, wavy, 

 blackish line originating in a dark quadrate spot on the 

 costa ; discal spot black, surmounted by a blackish spot 

 on the costa ; beyond there is a blackish transverse line, 

 which is angulated below costa and again above inner 

 margin ; submarginal band represented by a dark cloud on 

 costa, with one below it and an upright elongate patch from 

 inner margin. Secondaries have a black discal spot ; serrated 

 blackish central line ; submarginal band interrupted above 

 the middle and indistinct towards costa. Fringes of the 

 ground-colour, chequered with blackish, and preceded by a 

 black lunular line. Under surface ochreous brown ; mark- 

 ings of upper surface faintly indicated. Body dark brown. 

 Antennae fasciculated. 



Expanse 50 millim. 



One male specimen from Ta-chien-lu, June. 



Hob. Western China. 



Boarmia boarmiaria. 



Hypochroma boarmiaria, Guen. Phal. i. p. 282 (1857). 

 Hoarmia inconclusa, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. xxi. p. 382 (1860). ^ 

 Hoarmia boarmiaria, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, iii. p. 261 

 (1895). 



One specimen from Kagoshima, in the province of Satsuma, 

 in Fryer's collection. 



