from C/n'na, Japan^ and Corea. 421 



black. Primaries have a subbasal band indicated on costa 

 and inner margin ; a large discal spot and two larger spots 

 on outer margin ; central line macular and sinuous ; submar- 

 ginal line whitish and sinuous; the space between these lines 

 is clouded with black. Secondaries have a discal dot ; the 

 whitish, wavy, submarginal line is broadly bordered inwardly 

 with blackish, and there are some spots on the nervules 

 representing a central line. Fringes of primaries black 

 and of secondaries whity brown preceded by a lunulated line. 

 Under surface whity brown ; the outer marginal area of pri- 

 maries is blackish, enclosing a patch of the ground-colour at 

 apex and another about the middle ; the discal spot is 

 distinct; secondaries have a blackish discal spot and sub- 

 marginal band, the latter encroaching on the outer margin 

 towards apex and again towards anal angle. 



Expanse 33 millim. 



One female specimen in Fryer's collection. 



Hob. Japan. 



Boarmia sinicaria, sp. n. 



Primaries whitish grey, powdered and suffused with 

 brownish on the costa and on inner marginal area there is a 

 blackish spot at the base of the wing ; basal third suffused 

 with brownish and limited by a double, blackish, nearly 

 straight line ; the outer third purplish brown, with an angu- 

 lar projection from the middle to the annular blackish discal 

 spot, and limited by a black angulated line; submarginal 

 line black, marked with whitish on the costa and bordered 

 with violet-grey below ; there is a blackish mark on the costa 

 above the discal spot arid another beyond it. Secondaries 

 pale whity brown ; the outer marginal area is dark grey, and 

 there is a short oblique dash of the same colour above anal 

 angle ; discal spot dark grey. Fringes of primaries purplish 

 brown, spotted with yellowish, the central spots are confluent; 

 of secondaries whity brown, slightly darker at the extremity 

 of the nervules ; the fringe on all the wings preceded by a 

 series of black lunules. Under surface pale whity brown, 

 costa of primaries yellowish ; all the wings broadly bordered 

 with fuscous, and this colour projects on the primaries to the 

 annulated discal spot ; the basal two thirds of secondaries 

 are powdered with fuscous, discal spot blackish. 



Expanse 36 millim. 



One female specimen from Oinei-shan, July. 



Hob. Western China. 



Allied to B. semidarata. Walk. 



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