78 Mr. J. H. Leech on Lepidoptera Heterocera 



Hydrelia Blomeri. 



Melanippe Blomeri, Curtis, Brit. Ent. pi. ccccxvi. (1832). 

 Emmelesia Blomeri, Steph. 111. Brit. Ent., Haust. iv. p. 393. 

 Acidalia pulchraria, Eversni. Bull. Mosc. 1842, iii. p. 557. 

 Euch&ca Blomeri, Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 74. 



One male specimen in Fryer's collection. 

 In this example the only character that shows up at all 

 prominently is the short brownish fascia. 

 Distribution. Europe- Amur; Japan. 



Hydrelia marmorariaj sp. n. 



Primaries ashy grey ; subbasal line black, followed by a 

 diffuse brownish band ; beyond this there is a black line 

 shaded inwardly with brownish ; this is angled to the black 

 linear discal mark, and again towards inner margin, where it 

 meets an elbow of a fascia composed of three black lines ; 

 the outermost of these lines has a bidentate projection; the 

 whole of the apical area is clouded with reddish brown ; sub- 

 marginal line wavy, curved and recurved, blackish towards 

 inner margin and outwardly edged with black about the 

 middle. Secondaries brownish grey, with some dark trans- 

 verse lines and whitish bands, but, with the exception of the 

 interrupted outer white band, these are only clearly defined on 

 abdominal area. Fringes whitish, preceded by a series of 

 black spots. Under surface fuscous grey, with some of the 

 black lines of upper surface reproduced. Secondaries whitish, 

 with a blackish central line and a fuscous submarginal band ; 

 all the wings have a blackish discal dot. 



Expanse 26 millim. 



One male specimen from Chang-yang : August. 



Hob. Central China. 



Hydrelia luteata. 



Geometra luteata, Schiff. Wien. Verz. p. 110. 



Geometra lutearia, Hiibn. Geom. fig. 103. 



Asthena lutearia, Hiibn. Verz. Sclimett. p. 310; Guen. Phal. i. p. 435. 



Euchceca luteata, Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 74. 



There were two specimens, probably from Yokohama, in 

 Fryer's collection ; these are paler than the European 

 examples in my collection. 



Distribution. Europe; Amur; Askold ; Japan. 



Hydrelia ochrearia, sp. n. 

 Pale ochreous ; all the wings have indications of subbasal, 



