452 Mr. J. H. Leech on Lepidoptera Heterocera 



just above the middle ; a subraarginal band, also interrupted 

 above the middle, and onlj separated from the marginal band 

 by a transverse row of spots of the ground-colour ; between 

 the basal patch and central fascia there is a short interrupted 

 dash from the costa ; the brownish marks are placed, on the 

 basal patch and costal portion of short dash beyond and also 

 on the costal and inner marginal portions of the central fascia. 

 Secondaries have a blackish discal spot and a smaller spot on 

 the first fork of median nervure ; the leaden-grey central 

 fascia is interrupted about the middle and sometimes before 

 inner margin ; marginal and submarginal bands as on 

 primaries, but the latter is not marked with brown. Fringes 

 dark grey in the male, paler in the female. Under surface as 

 above, but there are no brownish markings on primaries. 

 Antennae of the male bipectinated. Head greyish, face 

 brownish. Thorax grey, marked with brown. Abdomen 

 yellow, with two black spots on each segment above. Legs 

 yellow, tarsi marked with black. 



Expanse, <$ 54, ? 56 millim. 



Four specimens (three males and one female) from Omei- 

 shan, July. 



Hah. Western China. 



Metabraxas incompositaria^ sp. n. 



Male. — White, spotted and marked with dingy grey. On 

 the primaries these markings represent a basal patch and 

 central fascia, with a short band between them from costa to 

 discal spot, and a broad band on outer marginal area, the last 

 is composed of smaller spots. Secondaries have an interrupted 

 central band, a discal spot, and some smaller spots between 

 it and the base of the wing ; some scattered spots on outer 

 marginal area. Fringes grey, narrowly interrupted with 

 white on the secondaries and towards the inner angle of 

 primaries. Under surface : markings as above, buti blacker. 

 Antennaj of the male bipectinated. Head and thorax yellow, 

 spotted with bhick, face blackish. Abdomen yellowish. 

 Legs grey, marked with blackish. 



Female. — Similar to the male, but the spots on basal and 

 inner marginal areas are smaller and those on outer marginal 

 area fewer in number, especially on the secondaries. 



Expanse 62 millim. 



Seven male specimens and one female from Chang-yang, 

 June. 



llah. Central China. 



