674 Mr. J. H. Leech on Lepidoptera Heterocera 



Alphe'raky's type (a female) was from the province of 



Szechuen, and that of Oberthiir (a male) from T-Tsien-Lou. 



Distribution. Thibet ; Sikhim (Hampson) ; Western China. 



Photoscotosia pallifasciariaj sp. n. 



Primaries brown; basal fourth limited by a pale-edged 

 dark band ; about the middle of the wing there is a broad 

 whity-brown band, edged inwardly by a narrow undulated 

 dark brown band, and outwardly by a dark brown wavy line, 

 which is slightly indented below costa and shaded inwardly 

 with the ground-colour; submarginal line pale, arched, termin- 

 ating in an upright blotch on inner margin ; discal spot black, 

 linear. Secondaries smoky grey, paler on costa ; discal spot 

 black, inconspicuous ; central line dusky, wavy, and curved ; 

 submarginal line arched, ochreous brown, extending from 

 anal angle to third median nervule. Fringes dark grey on 

 primaries, paler, inclining to yellowish, on secondaries, 

 preceded on each wing by a dark brown line. Under surface 

 pale whity brown : primaries suffused with smoky on basal 

 third and on outer marginal area, especially on apical portion, 

 but the apex itself is of the ground-colour ; beyond the middle 

 there is a blackish abbreviated band from costa ; submarginal 

 line as above : secondaries powdered with greyish ; discal 

 spot black, linear ; central line dusky, curved. 



Expanse 58 millim. 



Two female specimens from Che-tou, July. 



Hob. Western China. 



Allied to P. undulosa, Alph. 



Photoscotosia velutina. 

 Photoscotosia velutina, Warren, Novit. Zool. ii. p. 117 (1895). 



Warren's type was from " China." I have specimens of 

 both sexes from Omei-shan, Ta-chien-lu, Ni-tou, and Che-tou, 

 where they were taken in July and August. 



Hab. Western China. 



Photoscotosia funebris. 

 Photoscotosia funebris, Warren, Novit. Zool. ii. p. 117 (1895). 



Specimens, taken in June and July, were received from 

 Pu-tsu-fong, Omei-shan, Ni-tou, and Che-tou. 

 Warren's type was from " China." 

 Hab. Western China. 



