from China^ Japan^ and Gorea. 325 



Biston suppressaria. 



Amphidasys suppressaria, Guen. Phal. i. p. 210 (1857). 



Buzura inultipunctaria, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. xxvi. p. 1531 (1862). 



Buzura strigaria, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii. pi. clxxxviii. figs. 1, la, b, c 



(larva) (1887). 

 Biston suppressaria, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, iii. p. 247 



(1895). 



Two male specimens and one female from Oraei-shan, and 

 one female from Wa-shan : June. 



The female example from Oraei-shan is more heavily pow- 

 dered with black than the other specimens, and consequently 

 looks much darker. 



There is a specimen from Japan in the National Collection 

 at South Kensington. 



Distrihution. Kangra ; Sikhim ; Assam ; Calcutta j 

 Ceylon; Japan [Hampson)-, Western China. 



Biston tliihetaria. 



Amphidasys ihibetaria, Obertli. Etud. d'Entom. xi. p. 32, pi. v. fig. 30 

 (1880). 



Specimens have been received from Cliang-yang, Ichang, 

 Ta-chien-lu, Ni-tou, and Chia-ting-fa : June and July. 

 Oberthiir's type was taken by M. Biet at Cliapa, 

 Distribution. Central and Western China. 



Genus Megabiston. 

 (Warren, Novit. Zool. i. p. 429 (1894).) 



Megabiston plumosaria. 



Biston plu7)iosaria, Leech, Eutom., Siippl. p. 43 (May 1891). 

 Meyabiston plumosaria, Warren, Novit. Zool. i. p. 429 (1894). 



There was a fine series from Yokohama in Fryer's col- 

 lection. 



Ilab. Japan. 



Genus Megametopon. 

 (Alph^raky, Rom. sur Lt5p. vi. p. o8 (1892).) 



Megametopon piperatum. 



Meyametopon piperatum, Alph. Rom. sur Lep. vi. p. 58, pi. iii. fig. 3, S 

 (1892). 



Alpheraky records this species from Tchiu-Tassy, iu the 

 Province of Kan-sou : July. 



Genus Elphos. 

 (Guen. Thai. i. p. 285 (1857).) 



Elphos insueta. 

 Elphos insueta, Butl. 111. Typ. Lep. Ilet. ii. p. 48, pi. sxxvi. fig. 2 

 (1878). 



