648 Mr. J. H. Leech on Lepidoptera Heterocera 



Kiushiu, Gensan, Kiukiang, Moupin, and Wa-shan. It 

 occurs in June and July. 



Distribution. Amur; Japan; Yesso; Kiushiu; Corea; 

 Central and Western China. 



Cidaria literataria, sp. n. 



Primaries pale greyish brown ; subbasal band and central 

 fascia chocolate-brown, the former contracted towards costa, 

 the latter attenuated towards inner margin and containing an 

 irregular patch of the ground-colour in the costal portion, 

 below this the fascia is intersected by the pale median ner- 

 vure; there are some chocolate-brown spots on costa, at the 

 base of the wing, between fascia and subbasal band, and on 

 apical area ; the latter comprises a connected series of three 

 and an apical dash ; all the brown markings are outlined in 

 whitish brown. Secondaries greyish white, with blackish 

 discal dot. Under surface pale fuscous ; secondaries and 

 apical area of primaries irrorated with darker. 



Expanse 38 millim. 



One male specimen from Pu-tsu-fong, July. 



Hob. Western China. 



The markings of this species somewhat resemble those of 

 Eustroma cervinariaj Moore. 



Cidaria metaria. 



Cidaria metaria, Oberth. Etud. d'Entom. xviii. p. 39. pi. iv. fig. 54 

 (1893). 



Oberthiir's type was from TH-Tsien -Lou. My collectors 

 did not meet with the species. 

 Hob. Western China. 



Cidaria azonaria. 



Somatina azonaria, Oberth. Etud. d'Entom. xviii. p. 32, pi. iv. fig. 50 

 (1893). 



This species occurred in most of the localities in Western 

 China that my collectors visited : June and July. 

 Hab. Western China. 



Cidaria niphonica. 



Eubolia niphonica, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) i. p. 452 (1878) : 



111. Typ. Lep. Het. iii. p. 59, pi. Iv. fig. 11 (1879). 

 Cidaria niphonica. Hampson. Fauna Brit. Ind.. Moths, iii. p. 357 



(1895). 



Cidaria suavata, Christ. Bull. Mosc. 1880, p. 69. 

 Hydriomena niphonica, Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 73. 

 Cidaria (niphonica, Butl., var, ?) ignorata, Staud. Iris. viii. p. 336 



(1896). 



