from China, Japan , and Corea. 431 



Hemerophila conjunctaria, sp. n. (PI. VII. fig. 9.) 



Female. Allied to H. senilis, Butl., but the basal fascia, 

 which, together with the outer marginal area of primaries, 

 is purple-brown in colour, ornamented with lilacine at apex 

 arid on inner margin, is broader and more deeply indented 

 below the costa ; the central transverse line of secondaries is 

 sinuous, not curved below costa, and there are some lilacine 

 dashes on outer margin ; discal spot on all the wings dis- 

 tinct. Under surface whitish, freckled with brownish and a 

 little suffused with dusky on the outer margin of primaries ; 

 there is a black discal spot and a dotted line, also black, on 

 each wing. The posterior portion of the thorax is edged 

 with white. 



Expanse 46 millim. 



Two female specimens from Pu-tsu-fong, July. 



Hab. Western China. 



Hemerophila atrilineata. 



Hemerophila atrilineata, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881, p. 405. 

 Phthonandria atrilineata, Warren, Novit. Zool. i. p. 434 (1894). 



There were some examples from Oiwake and Nikko in 

 Fryer's collection, and I captured specimens at Tsuruga in 

 July. My native collector took the species at Hakodate and 

 Gensan, also in July, and I have received one male specimen 

 from Ta-chieri-lu, taken in June. 



Distribution. Japan; Yesso ; Corea; Western China. 



Hemerophila rimosa. 

 Boarmia rimosa, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) iv. p. 372 (1879). 



A few nice specimens from Yokohama in Pryer's col- 

 lection ; my native collector took the species in the island of 

 Kiushiu. 



Hab. Japan and Kiushiu. 



Hemerophila obscurariaj sp. n. 



Reddish brown, much powdered with darker. Primaries 

 have two oblique black lines the first curves a little as it 

 approaches the inner margin, and the second is wavy 

 throughout and curved towards costa, both are preceded by a 

 blackish shade ; there is a dark cloud below the apex and 

 another below it extending to inner margin near the angle, 

 this latter is interrupted. Secondaries have a black line, 

 broad on abdominal margin and tapering towards costa, this 

 is preceded by a dusky transverse shade and followed by two 



