186 Mr. J. H. Leech on Lepidoptera Heterocera 



Epiplema schidacina. 

 Erosia schidacina, Bull. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881, p. 415. 



Specimens in Fryer's collection from Oiwake. I met with 

 the species at Hakodate in August, and I have received 

 examples from Omei-shan, Chia-ting-fu, Ta-chien-lu, and 

 Pu-tsu-1'ong, taken in June and July. 



Distribution. Japan ; Yesso ; Western Ciiina. 



Epiplema instabilata. 



Erosia instabilata, Walk. Cat. Lep. llet., Sup pi. xxxv. p. 164G (1866). 

 Dij-ades conchtferata, Moore, Lep. Cevl. iii. p. 403, pi. clxxxvi. fig. 11 

 ^(1887). _ 

 Epiplema instabilata, Hampson, Fauna Brit, Ind., Moths, iii. p. 1.31 

 (1895). 



Three specimens taken at Ningpo by a native collector in 

 July. Two examples were received from Ichang, taken in 

 June and July. 



One specimen from Ningpo has the fore wings entirely 

 whitish, with a small black discal spot. 



Distribution. India ; Ceylon ; Solomon Islands ; China. 



Epijjiema plagifera. 

 Erosia plagife7-a, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881, p. 414. 



There were specimens from Yokohama and Gifu in Fryer's 

 collection. I took the species at Foochau in April and in 

 Satsuma in May. 



Distribution. Japan; Eastern China. 



Epiplema bicaudafa. 



Erosia hicaudata, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1867, p. 643, pi. xxxiii. 

 fig. 12. 



One specimen taken by my native collector at Ningpo in 

 June. I received two specimens from Ichang, one from Wa- 

 ssn-kow, and several from Omei-shan and Moupin, taken in 

 June and July. 



Distribution. Dharmsala ; Sikhini ; Khitsis {Ilampson) ] 

 North, Central, and Western China. 



Epiplema nub ifasci aria, sp. n. 



Creamy white, slightly suflused with blackish on basal 

 two thirds. Primaries have a black-edged brown band 

 beyond the miiidle, and this is followed by a \,\y\io irregular 

 bhickish-grey cloud, which occupies all but the apical portion 



