from China, Japan, and Corea. 459 



Oheidia (?) aurantiaca. 



Halthia mirantiaca, Alph. Rom. sur Lep. vi. p. 56, pi, iii. fig. 2, J 

 (1892). 



Alpheraky records a male specimen from the river Hei-li5, 

 in the province of Kan-Sou : July. 



Genus VlTHORA. 

 (Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. iv. p. 818 (1855).) 



Vtthora stratom'ce. 



Phalcena stratonice, Cram. Pap. Exot. iv. p. 2-34, pi. cccxcviii. fig. K. 



C'l/stifUa stratonice, Hiibu. Verz. Sclim. p. 174 (IbOO). 



Vithoru aqrionides, Biitl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) xv. p. 137 (1875) ; 



111. Tvp. Lep. Het. pt ii. p. 3, pi. xxii. tig. 3 (1878). 

 Vithora stratonice, Leech, Proc. Zool. tSoc. Loud. 1888, p. 614. 

 Cistidia stratonice, Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc, Lend. 1892, p. 116. 



I met with this species at many ph\ces in Japan during 

 the months of May, June, and .July ; at Gensan m June ; 

 and 1 have received two specimens I'rom Kiukiang. 



Distribution. Japan ; Corea ; Central China. 



Vithora indrasana. 

 Vithora indrasana, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Loud. 186.5, p. 795, pi. xlii. 



fig- ?• . . 



Halthia niyripars, Swiuh. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lend. 1892, p. 16, pi. i. 



Vithora indrasana, flampson, launa Brit. Ind., Moths, iii. p. 311 (1895). 



1 have a long- series of this species from Moupin and Omei- 

 shan, ca])tured in July. 



JJistribation. 8ikhim ; Kh^sis [Hampson) ; Western (!hina. 



I'he specimens agree better with the form nigripars from 

 Kliiisis than with ISikhiui specimens. The central white 

 markings on secondaries, however, are smaller, especially the 

 dash in cell, which is represented by a patch in the cell and a 

 small spot just outside. 



Vithora couaggaria. 



Abraxas couaggaria, Giieu. Phal. ii. p. 202 (1857). 



Halthia cnrgpyle, Men. Bull, de I'Acad. Pet. xvii. p. 217 ; Sclir. Annu'- 



Keise, p. 47, ])1. iv. tig. 3 (Ib.V.)). 

 Jialthia eurymcde, Mutsch. lOtud. d'Eut. 1860, ii. 30. 

 Cistidia couaggaria, Meviick, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 116. 

 Abra.ras interruj/tana, Feld. Wien. ent. Mon. 1862, p. .'j9 ; Reise der 



Nov. pi. cxxix. tig. 29 ; Leech, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1889, p. 145. 

 Abraxas lithosiaria. Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. xxiv. p. 1125 (1862j. 



There were several specimens in Fryer's collection, and I 



