202 Mr. J. H. Leech on Lepidoptera Ileterocera 



There was a fine series from Oiwake and one specimen 

 from Yesso in Fryer's collection. 

 Butler's type was from Hakodate. 

 Distribution. A.v[i\xx {Graeser) ; Japan; Yesso. 



Ephoria leda. 



Epione Met, Biitl. 111. Typ. Lep. Het. li. p. 46, pi. xxxv. 6<?. 5 (1878) 



(d). 

 Epione strenioides, Biitl. /. c. fig. (3 ( $ ). 



Epione lachrymosa, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881, p. 402 (var. (S). 

 Epione ossca, Butl. I. c. (var. $ ). 

 Ccdcaritis Oberfhucrii, Butl. op. cit. p. 597 (var. $). 

 Therapis straminea, Butl. op. cit. p. 401 (var. J ). 



There was a fine series of each sex of this species from 

 Ohoyama and Nikko in Fryer's collection, including examples 

 of the forms lachripnosa and ossea. 



1 have received a male which approaches the strenioides 

 form from Chang-yang and a female of the same form from 

 Chia-ting-fu, botli taken in July. 



Distribution. Japan ; Central and Western China. 



Ossea and Oberthuerii appear to be forms of the female, 

 and lachrymosa a form of the male, while straminea is a 

 modification of the ossea form in which all the transverse lines 

 are absent. 



Genus SCARDAMIA. 

 (Guen. Phal. i. p. 80 (1857).) 



Scardamia metallaria. 



Scardamin metallaria, Guen. Phal. i. p. 89 (1857). 

 Laginia Ijractearia, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. xx. p. 245 (18G0). 

 Hcardamia aurattiiac/iria, Brem. Lep. Ost-Sib. p. 72, pi. vi. fig. 15 



(1864). 

 Scardamia taprobams, Feld. Reise Nov. pi. cxxiii. fig. 2 (1875). 



Appears to be ])lentiful in the island of Kiushiu. I met 

 with it at Nagasaki and in the province of Satsuma, and 

 have received it from Gensan in Corea. 



In Western China it occurs at Moupin and in the pro- 

 vince of Kwei-chow ; and in Central China at Ichang and 

 Chang-yang. 



Distribution. Central and Western China ; Japan ; Corea ; 

 Eastern Siberia ; India ; Ceylon ; Java. 



Scardamia obliquaria^ sp. n. 



Similar to S. metallaria, Guen., but the first transverse 

 line of primaries is elbowed above the middle, and the second 



