from China , Japan , and Corea. 107 



cloud below it and a blackish, dotted, curved, and recurved 

 line beyond the middle; the costa is edged with purplish 

 brown. Secondaries have a black discal dot and a curved 

 series of blackish dots beyond the middle. Fringes darker 

 brown, preceded by a rather broad purplish-brown line. 

 Under surface slightly paler than above; transverse lines 

 more distinct ; line before fringes narrower and paler. 



Expanse 25 millim. 



Two male specimens from Moupin, July. 



Hob. Western China. 



Allied to C. (Hyria) marginata, Swinh., but larger, and the 

 primaries are more pointed. 



Genus NINODES. 

 (Warren, Novit. Zool. i. p. 465 (1894).) 



Ninodes splendens. 



Ephi/ra splendens, But!. 111. Typ. Lep. Het. ii. p. 51, pi. xxxvii. tig. 1 



(1878). 

 Ninodes splendens, Warren, Novit. Zool. i. p. 465 (1894). 



A very fine series from 01 wake and Yokohama in Fryer's 

 collection. I obtained the species at Nagasaki in May, and 

 have received it from Ichang and Ta-chien-lu. 



Distribution. Japan ; Kiushiu ; Central and Western China. 



Genus EPHYRA. 



(Dup. ; Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, iii. p. 445 (1895).) 



Ephyra brunnearia^ sp. n. 



Pale brown, with a slight vinous tinge on the outer 

 marginal area of all the wings. Primaries have a subbasal 

 line indicated by black dots on the nervures ; a dusky curved 

 and recurved central band and a wavy submarginal line, also 

 dusky and dotted with black on the neuration ; discal spot 

 brownish. Secondaries have a white discal spot encircled 

 with black and seated on a dusky transverse band ; submar- 

 ginal line as on primaries. Fringes concolorous with the 

 wings and finely dotted with black at ends of the nervules. 

 Under surface similar to above, but the discal spot of primaries 

 has a pale centre and that of the secondaries is less distinct. 



Expanse 34-36 millim. 



Five male specimens and one female from Chow-pin-sa, 

 Wa-ssu-kow, Ni-tou, Kia-ting-fu : June. 



Hab. Western China. 



