from. China, Japan, and Corea. 453 



Metabraxas molossaria. 



Abraxas molossana, Oberth. Etud. d'Entom. x. p. 32, pi. iii. fig. 10 

 (1884). 



This species is described by Oberthiir from Tong-Tcheou 

 (province of Kwei-chow). My collectors did not meet with 

 it in any part of China that they visited. 



Oberthiir states that this is a variable species and that he 

 has received a melanic form of it from Northern India. 



Hah. Western China. 



Metahraxas (?) nigromarginaria, sp. n. 



White, with broad fuliginous borders to all the wings ; 

 these borders are preceded by a series of spots of the same 

 colour; on the primaries there are, in addition, a broad fuli- 

 ginous streak along the costal portion of the basal third of 

 the wing and some yellow markings at the extreme base ; 

 discal spot black, with a short interrupted band beyond ; the 

 apical portion of the marginal border of primaries is very 

 broad and encloses some spots of the ground-colour; the 

 inner marginal area of these wings is rather thickly spotted 

 with fuliginous. Secondaries have a few dark spots at their 

 base. Fringes of primaries fuliginous, slightly marked with 

 white ; of secondaries white, chequered with fuliginous. 

 Under surface as above. Antennse bipectinated nearly to the 

 tip. Body black, marked with yellow. 



Expanse 54 millim. 



One male specimen from Wa-shan, June. 



Hub. Western China. 



Genus DiLOPHODES. 

 (Warren, Novit. Zool. i. p. 416 (1894).) 



Dihpliodes elegans. 



Abraxas elegans, Butl. 111. Typ. Lep. Het. ii. p. 53, pi, xxxvii. fig. 6 



(1878). 

 Dilophodes elegans, Warren, Novit. Zool. i. p. 416 (1894) ; Hampson, 



Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, iii. p. 305 (1895). 



Several specimens from Ohojama, Nikko, and Gifu in 

 Pryer's collection. 



1 captured the species in Satsuma in May, and Mr. Smith 

 at Hakone in August. One male specimen was obtained by 

 my collectors in the province of Kwei-chow, a female example 

 at Omei-shan, and several specimens at Chang-yang : July. 



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