228 Mr. J. H. Leech on Lepidoptera Heterocera 



Black above, white beneath. 



This Kay grows to a very large size ; but specimens are 

 almost impossible to obtain, owing to the superstitious fear 

 of the fishermen. The single specimen secured by Mr. Roberts, 

 the dimensions of which are recorded above, is a young one, 

 and is now deposited in the British Museum. 



XXIY. On Lepidoptera Heterocera from China , Japan, and 

 Corea. By JOHN HENRY LEECH, B. A., F.L.S , F.Z.S.,&c. 



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Part II. Family Geometridae; Subfamilies G&uochrom' 

 Orthostixinae, Larentiinae, Acidaliinaj, and Geometrinae. 



[Continued from p. 110.] 

 [Plates VII. & VHL] 



Subfamily GEOMETRINJB. 



Genus PSEUDOTERPNA. 



(Hiibn. Verz. p. 284 ; Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, iii. 

 p. 472.) 



Pseudoterpna super ans. 



Hypochroma superans, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) i. p. 398 

 (1878) ; 111. Typ. Lep. Het. iii. p. 36, pi. xlix. fig. 12 (1879). 



There were some specimens from Nikko, Oiwake, and 

 Yesso in Pryer's collection, and I took a few examples at 

 Hakodate in August. 



Hob. Japan and Yesso. 



Pseudoterpna alba. 



Pingasa alba, Swinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1891, p. 491, pi. xix. 



fig. 6. 

 Pseudoterpna alba, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, iii. p. 474 (1895). 



Six specimens from Gifu and one from Ningpo, the latter 

 taken by a native collector in July. 



Distribution. Kha*sis (Hampson) ; Japan ; N. China. 



Except that the ground-colour is tinged with ochreous, the 

 Japanese and Chinese examples are identical with Indian 

 specimens in the National Collection at South Kensington. 



Pseudoterpna pseudoterpnaria. 



Hypochroma pseudoterpnaria, Guen. Phal. i. p. 276 (1857). 

 Hypochroma Pryeri, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) i. p. 398 (1878) ; 

 111. Typ. Lep. Het. iii. p. 35, pi. xlix. fig. 9 (1879). 



There were some fine specimens from Yokohama in Pryer's 



