658 Mr. J. H. Leech on Lepidoptera Heterocera 



Larentia fractifasciaria, sp. n. /*.{ ?'_*.'/ fo.< 



Primaries pearly grey, blackish at the base ; there is a 

 large black blotch on the costa, this is contracted in the 

 middle and edged with whitish, whilst from its lower end 

 there is a slight projection towards a small upright wedge- 

 shaped spot on the inner margin, the two marks appear to 

 represent the ends of a central band ; submarginal line wavy, 

 whitish, with a blackish cloud-like internal edging. Second- 

 aries whiter than the primaries, with a faint dusky central 

 line. Fringes greyish, dotted at the extremities of the 

 nervules with black, and there are two similar black dots on 

 primaries between the apex and the submarginal line. Under 

 surface smoky grey, darker on basal, outer, and costal areas 

 of primaries ; the costal blotch faintly reproduced ; second- 

 aries rather paler, traversed by faint, dusky, central, and 

 submarginal bands. 



Expanse 32 millim. 



One male specimen from the plateau to the north-west of 

 Ta-chien-lu. 



Nab. Western China. 



Larentia latifusata. 



Melanippe latifusata, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. xxv. p. 1298. 

 Cidaria ncemata, Feld. Reis. Nov. pi. cxxxii. fig. 32 (1875). 

 Larentia latifusata, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, iii. p. 870 

 (1895). 



Occurs at Moupin, Pu-tsu-fong, Che-tou, Chow-pin-sa, 

 Omei-shan, Chia-ting-fu, Wa-shan, and the Province of 

 How-Kow : June and July. 



I have also received the species from Sultanpore, North- 

 west Himalayas. 



Distribution. Murree ; Dalhousie ( Hampson ) ; Kulu ; 

 Western China. 



Larentia torpidaria, sp. n. 



Male. Primaries whitish; basal two thirds greyish, limited 

 outwardly by a darker grey irregular fascia, broadest towards 

 costa and enclosing the black discal spot; submarginal line 

 of the ground-colour, wavy, preceded by brownish clouds 

 towards costa and inner margin, the area beyond this line is 

 suffused with greyish. Secondaries whitish grey, rather 

 darker on outer margin. Fringes whitish grey, preceded by 

 an interrupted blackish line. Under surface of primaries 

 fuliginous grey, with a small pale patch beyond middle of 

 costa ; of secondaries whitish powdered with fuliginous grey, 



