72 Mr. J. H. Leech on Lepidoptera Heterocera 



island of Kiushiu. Examples have also been received from 

 Ta-chien-lu, Pu-tsu-fong, Chia-ting-fu, and Chang- jang : 

 June and July. 



Distribution. Amur ; Askold ; Corea ; Japan ; Yesso ; 

 Kiushiu ; Western and Central China. 



Genus BRABIRA. 

 (Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 271 (1888).) 



Brabira artemidora. 



Melanippe artemidora, Oberth. Etud. d'Ent. x. p. 33, pl.i. fig. 6 (1884). 

 Brabira pallida, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 271, pi. viii. lig. 12 (1887). 

 Brabira artemidora^ Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, iii. p. 406 

 (1895). 



Mr. Smith took two specimens at Hakone in August, and 

 there were two in Fryer's collection. 



Distribution. Sikhim (Hampson}', Askold; Japan. 



Brabira plicataria, sp. n. 



Cinnamon-brown. Primaries have two short blackish 

 streaks on costa before the broad central fascia, which has a 

 darker patch on its middle ; there are traces of a submarginal 

 band, especially towards costa; these bands are continued on 

 the secondaries ; all the wings have a black discal dot. 

 Fringes of the ground-colour, preceded by a series of black 

 dots. Under surface tinged with fuscous, with bands of 

 upper surface reproduced. 



In the male the abdominal margin of secondaries is deeply 

 folded. 



Expanse, <S 27, $ 30 millim. 



Two male specimens from Omei-shan and one female from 

 Moupin : July. 



Hub. Western China. 



Superficially this species resembles Venusia dharmsalce, 

 Butl. 



Genus BESSOPHORA. 

 (Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 63.) 



Bessophora Staudingeri. 



Ptychoptera Staudingeri, Christ. Bull. Mosc. Iv. (2) p. 83 (1881). 

 Bessophora Staudingeri, Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 63. 



I took two specimens at Gensan in June. 

 Distribution. Amur ; Corea. 



Ptychoptera being preoccupied in Diptera, Meyrick has 

 changed the name of this genus to Bessophora. 



