frovi China^ Japan, and Corea. 651 



Two specimens taken bj native collector at Gensan. 

 Butler's type was from Yokohama. 

 Hah. Japan and Corea. 



Cidari'a erectaria, sp. n. 



Whitish, suffused with grey. Primaries have a brownish 

 basal patch and central fascia, the first is limited by a 

 slightly curved white line, the second is outwardly angled, 

 edged with white, and is preceded by a conspicuous black 

 spot ringed with white ; between the basal patch and central 

 fascia there is an upright blackish bar extending from inner 

 margin to subcostal nervure, and a spot of the same colour 

 on costa ; beyond the fascia there are three fine angulated and 

 wavy brownish lines and a broader white one ; the apical fourth 

 of costa is marked with blackish, and there is a smaller spot 

 of the same colour on outer margin just below apex ; an 

 interrupted brownish band runs from the apical mark to 

 inner margin. Secondaries have the basal half suffused with 

 brownish grey, and the outer half traversed by three fine 

 wavy and angulated lines and a brownish-grey band, but 

 these do not reach the costa. Fringes whitish, chequered 

 with grey, and preceded by a blackish line. Under surface 

 whitish suffused with grey ; transverse lines as above ; all 

 the wings have a blackish discal dot outlined with whitish. 



Expanse 21-25 millim. 



Four specimens taken by myself, and three by my native 

 collector, at Hakodate in August. 



IJab. Yesso. 



Cidaria jluviata, 

 Geometrajluviata, Hiibn. Geom. figs. 280, 281, J. 

 Geometra gemmnta, Hiibn. op. cit. fig. 283, 5 . 

 Cidaria Jluviata, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, iii. p. 363. 

 Hydriomena Jluviata, lEeyrick, Trans. Eut. Soc. Loud. 1892, p. 73. 



Several specimens from Yokohama in Fryer's collection. 



I obtained examples of this species at Foochow in April, 

 in Satsuma in 3Iay, at Gensan in July, and at Nikko in 

 September, and have received a female example from Pu- 

 tsu-fong, taken in June and July. 



Distribution. Nearctic region ; Chili ; Palgearctic region ; 

 throughout India, Ceylon, and Burma {Hampson); Japan; 

 Corea ; Eastern and Western China. 



Cidaria pomoeriaria. 



Cidaria potuoeriaria, Eversm. Faun. Volg.-Ural. p. 417 (1844). 



Coremia pomoeriaria, Guen. Phal. ii. p. 41.5. 



Xanthorhoe pomoeriaria, Meyrick, Trans. Eut. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 77. 



Specimens from Yesso in Pryer's collection ; these have 



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