from Chindj Japan, and Corea. 459 



Obeidia (?) aurantiaca. 



Halthia aurantiaca, Alph. Rom. sur Le"p. vi. p. 56. pi. iii. fig. 2. (J 

 (1892). 



Alphe*raky records a male specimen from the river Hei'-hb, 

 in the province of Kan-Sou : July. 



Genus VlTHORA. 

 (Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. iv. p. 818 (1855).) 



Vithora stratonice. 



Phalcena stratonice, Cram. Pap. Exot. iv. p. 234, pi. cccxcviii. fig. K. 



Cystidia stratonice, Hiibn. Verz. Schm. p. 174 (1800). 



Vithora agrionides, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) xv. p. 137 (1875) ; 



111. Typ. Lep. Het. pt. ii. p. 3, pi. xxii. fig. 3 (1878). 

 Vithora stratonice, Leech, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1888, p. 614. 

 Cistidia stratonice, Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 116. 



I met with this species at many places in Japan during 

 the months of May, June, and July ; at Gensan in June ; 

 and I have received two specimens from Kiukiang. 



Distribution. Japan ; Corea ; Central China. 



Vithora indrasana. 



Vithora indrasana, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1865, p. 795, pi. xlii. 



tiff. 5. 

 Halthia nigripars, Swinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 16, pi. i. 



fig. 1. 

 Vithora indrasana, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, iii. p. 311 (1895). 



I have a long series of this species from Moupin and Omei- 

 shan, captured in July. 



Distribution. Sikhim ; Kha*sis (Hampson) ; Western China. 



The specimens agree better with the form nigripars from 

 Khdsis than with Sikhim specimens. The central white 

 markings on secondaries, however, are smaller, especially the 

 dash in cell, which is represented by a patch in the cell and a 

 small spot just outside. 



Vithora couaggaria. 



Abraxas couaggaria, Guen. Phal. ii. p. 202 (1857). 



Halthia euryjyyle, Men. Bull, de 1'Acad. P<St. xvii. p. 217 j Schr. Amur- 



Keise, p. 47, pi. iv. fig. 3 (1859). 

 Halthia eurymede, Motsch. Etud. d'Ent. 1860, p. 30. 

 Cistidia couaggaria, Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 116. 

 Abraxas interruptaria, Feld. Wien. ent. Mon. 1862, p. 39 ; Reise der 



Nov. pi. cxxix. fig. 29 ; Leech, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1889, p. 145. 

 Abraxas lithosiaria, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. xxiv. p. 1125 (1862). 



There were several specimens in Fryer's collection, and I 



