from China, Japan, and Corea. 451 



Genus METABRAXAS. 



(Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. Loud. 1881, p. 419.) 



Metabraxas clerica. 



Metabraxas clerica, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1881,p. 419. 

 Metabraxas clerica, \ar. inconfusa, Warren, Novit. Zool. i. p. 415 

 (1894). 



There were a few specimens from Oiwake and Yesso in 

 Fryer's collection. 



I captured several examples at Hakodate in August, and 

 have received one female from Chang-yang, where it was 

 taken in July. Butler's type was from Tokio. 



The black spots are variable in size and degree of con- 

 fluency; in var. inconfusa, Warr., they are well separated. 



Distribution. Japan ; Yesso ; Central China. 



Metabraxas luridaria, sp. n. 



White. Basal area of primaries leaden grey, marked with 

 ochreous ; costa broadly marked with leaden grey ; central 

 fascia, submarginal and marginal bands also leaden grey, the 

 first two macular, the second united with the third on apical 

 area and also towards inner margin. Secondaries have the 

 following leaden-grey markings : a spot on median nervure, 

 with one between it and a spot on abdominal margin ; a central 

 fascia, the middle portion of which is broken up into twin 

 spots ; a macular submarginal and a marginal band united 

 as on primaries. Fringes grey. Under surface as above, 

 but the base of the primaries is not marked with ochreous. 

 Antennas of the male ciliated. Head brownish grey, face 

 whitish. Thorax light brown, marked with darker. Abdo- 

 men grey, with two black spots on each segment above. 

 Legs grey. 



Expanse 54 millim. 



One male example from Moupin, July. 



Hob. Western China. 



In general appearance this species greatly resembles M. rufo- 

 notaria, but the antennae of the male are different in structure 

 and the arrangement of the markings, although very similar, 



is not identical. 



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Metabraxas rufonotaria, sp. n. 



W 7 hite, with leaden -grey and brownish markings. On the 

 primaries the leaden-grey markings comprise a basal patch 

 and a streak along the costa, a broad central fascia interrupted 



