344 ]\rr. J. H. Leech on Lepidoptera Heterocera 



ground-colour, indistinct towards inner margin, and inwardly 

 eda:ed with fulig-inous. Secondaries brownish, freckled and 

 striated witii blackish ; the blackish discal spot is preceded 

 by a blackish transvei'se band, and followed by a series of 

 blackish dots representing a central line ; subraarginal line 

 as on primaries but more obscure. Fringes pale brown, pre- 

 ceded by a black lunulated line. Under surface greyish 

 brown, suffused on the disc with fuliginous ; all the wings 

 have two blackish transverse lines, with the discal spot upon 

 the first one; costa of primaries pale ochreous brown, striated 

 with blackish. Antenna fasciculate. 



Expanse 36 millim. 



One male specimen in Fryer's collection, and I received 

 one from Mr. Manley of Yokohama. 



Hah. Japan. 



Boarmia tristarta, sp. n. 



Brownish grey. Primaries have fuliginous-brown sub- 

 basal, central, and outer bands, the two latter approximating 

 on inner margin : all these markings are repeated on second- 

 aries. The submarginal line is whitish on all the wings, 

 but not so well defined as in B. mrvsta. Under surface pale 

 ochreous brown powdered with darker, and suffused with the 

 darker colour on primaries ; discal spot black ; outer line 

 only reproduced. Antenna? fasciculate. 



Expanse 44 millira. 



Two male specimens from Kiukiang, June. 



Hah. Central China. 



This species agrees with B. moesta in the style of marking, 

 but the ground-colour is darker and without any tinge of 

 purple. Theantenna3 also are fasciculated and not bipectinated 

 as in B. moesta. It belongs to the Prochina section of 

 Boarmia, Hampson, as also does B. opertaria. 



Boarmia char on. 



Tephronin charon. Bull. Ann. & Map. Nat. Hist, (o) i. p. .397 (1878) ; 

 lU. Typ. Lep. Ilet. iii. p. 35, pi. xlix. fig. 4 (1879). 



A few specimens from Yokohama and Oiwake in Fryer's 

 collection. I captured examj)les at Nagasaki in May. 

 One female specimen from Cliang-yang, .June. 

 Distrihution. Japan; Kiushiu ; Central Cliina. 



Boarmia co7}Junctaria, sp. n. 



^faIe. — Fale brown, heavily clouded and suffused with 

 dark and rufous brown. Frimaries liave two black, wavy, 



