from China, Japan } and Corea. 557 



Scotosia sericata. 



Scotosia sericata, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) iv. p. 444 (1879). 



Five specimens from Yokohama in Fryer's collection. 



I received six specimens from the province of Kwei-chow 

 and one from Ichang : June. 



The Chinese specimens are rather paler in colour than 

 those from Japan. 



Distribution. Japan ; Central and Western China. 



Scotosia rubrodotata. 

 Scotosia rubrodotata, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. xxv. p. 1353 (1862). 



Several specimens from the province of Kwei-chow, June 

 and July. 



Distribution. Northern India ; Western China. 



Scotosia expansa. 



Scotosia expansa, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 274 (1887). 

 Scotosia rubrodotata, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, iii. p. 345 

 (1895). 



Three specimens from Pu-tsu-fong, June and July. 

 Distribution. Sikhim ; Western China. 



Scotosia fasciaria, sp. n. 



Male. Pale greyish brown. Primaries have a blackish- 

 grey basal patch and central fascia ; the median portion of 

 the costal half of the fascia is of the ground-colour and 

 encloses the small blackish discal spot, its internal edge is 

 slightly indented below the costa and has a small inward pro- 

 jection towards inner margin, its external edge is dentate 

 below costa, then bilobed about the middle and again towards 

 inner margin; submarginal line pale, edged inwardly with 

 dusky but not not clearly defined. Secondaries have the 

 basal area dusky, limited by a rather darker wavy line, arid 

 there are slight indications of some dusky transverse wavy 

 lines beyond. Fringes of the ground-colour marked with 

 darker. Under surface pale greyish brown ; basal area of 

 each wing dusky ; discal spot black ; there is a patch of long, 

 silky, brownish-grey hairs on the middle of submedian 

 nervure. 



Expanse 44 millim. 



One male specimen from Che-tou, July. 



Hob. Western China. 



