from China J Japan, and Corea. 431 



Hemerophila conjunctaria, sp. n. (PI. VIT. fig. 9.) 



Female. — Allied to H. senilis, Butl., but the basal fascia, 

 which, together with the outer marginal area of primaries, 

 is purple-brown in colour, ornamented with lilaciue at apex 

 and on inner margin, is broader and more deeply indented 

 below the costa ; the central transverse line of secondaries is 

 sinuous, not curved below costa, and there are some lilaciue 

 dashes on outer margin ; discal spot on all the wings dis- 

 tinct. Under surface whitish, freckled with brownish and a 

 little suffused with dusky on the outer margin of primaries ; 

 there is a black discal spot and a dotted line, also black, on 

 each wing. The posterior portion of the thorax is edged 

 with white. 



Expanse 46 millim. 



Two female specimens from Pa-tsu-fong, July. 



Hob. Western China. 



Hemerophila atrilineata. 



Hemerophila atrilineata, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881, p. 40-5. 

 Phthonandria atrilineata, Warren, Xovit. Zool. i. p. 434 (1894). 



There were some examples from Oiwake and Nikko in 

 Pryer's collection, and I captured specimens at Tsuruga in 

 July. My native collector took the species at Hakodate and 

 Gensan, also in July, and I have received one male specimen 

 from Ta-chien-lu, taken in June. 



Distribution. Japan; Yesso ; Corea; Western China. 



HemerojiJdla rimosa. 

 Boannia rimosa, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) iv. p. 372 (1879). 



A few nice specimens from Yokohama in Pryer's col- 

 lection ; my native collector took the species in the island of 

 Kiushiu. 



JIab. Japan and Kiushiu. 



Hemerophila ohscuraria, sp. n. 



Reddish brown, much powdered with darker. Primaries 

 have two oblique black lines — the first curves a little as it 

 approaches the inner margin, and the second is wavy 

 throughout and curved towards costa, both are preceded by a 

 blackish shade ; there is a dark cloud below the apex and 

 another below it extending to inner margin near the an<'-le 

 this latter is interrupted. Secondaries have a black line 

 broad on abdominal margin and tapering towards costa, this 

 is preceded by a dusky transverse shade and followed by two 



