662 Mr. J. H. Leech on Lepidoptera Heterocera 



Larentia nigrifasciaria, sp. n. 



"Whitish grey, venation blackish. Primaries liave a small 

 blackish basal patch, the outer edge of which is quite straight, 

 and a broad blackish central fascia, both edges are undulated, 

 but most prominently so exteriorly, in the centre of the 

 costal portion there is a diffuse spot of the ground-colour 

 abutting on the black discal spot, and there are traces of 

 similar pale spots below ; the outer marginal area is clouded 

 and suffused with blackish, and is traversed by a pale wavy 

 submarginal line, which is whitish near costa and inwardly 

 edged with blackish throughout, from this edging black 

 streaks are projected along the nervules. Secondaries have 

 the basal area and outer marginal border darker ; the vena- 

 tion also is dark on basal area. Fringes grey, preceded by 

 an interrupted blackish line. Under surface pale grey : 

 basal two thirds of primaries, also apical area, and broad 

 central fascia of secondaries smoky grey ; submarginal line 

 of primaries whitish towards costa, darker towards inner 

 margin ; beyond the fascia of secondaries the venation is 

 marked with blackish. 



Expanse 40 millim. 



One male specimen from Pu-tsu-fong, June. 



Hah. Western China. 



Larentia nudaria, sp. n. 



Female. — Primaries grey, tinged with ochreous on outer 

 marginal area ; median nervure and branches, also the sub- 

 median nervure, marked with black ; basal patch and central 

 fascia darker grey, median area of the costal half of the 

 latter of the ground-colour, enclosing a black discal spot ; 

 the edges of the fascia are outlined by sinuous black lines, 

 the external one, edged outwardly with white, is preceded by 

 a wavy dusky line ; submarginal line white, wavy, ex})and- 

 ing into a spot above iinier margin ; there is a dentated 

 dusky line between the basal patch and inner edge of the 

 fascia, and another between the outer edge of the fascia and 

 the submarginal line. Secondaries whitish grey, suffused 

 with darker on basal area, and traversed by three dark grey 

 lines, the outer two marked with black on the neuration ; 

 outer marginal area dark grey, traversed by a whitisii sub- 

 marginal line. Fringes grey, marked with darker on the 

 primaries, and preceded by a black line. Under surface : 

 primaries fuliginous, marked with whitish grey on costa ; 

 beyond the middle tiiere is a whitish-grey band edged with 

 blackish ; submarginal line whitish, interrupted towards 



