from China^ Japan^ and Corea. 663 



costa : secondaries whitish grey, traversed by three darker 

 lines ; all the wings have a black discal spot. 



Expanse 51 millim. 



One female specimen from Ta-chien-lu, June. 



Hah. Western China. 



Larentia alhiplaga. 



Scotosia albiplaga, Obertb. Etud. d'Entom. xi. p. 34, pi. vi. fig. 42 



(1886). 

 Scotosia nigralhata, Warren, Proc. Zool, Soc. Lond. 1888, p. 327. 

 Larentia nigralhata, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Motbs, iii. p. 370 



(1895). 



This species occurred in July and August at most of the 

 localities in Western China visited by my collectors, and 

 also at How-Kow, Thibet. 



Distribution. Thundiani ; Punjab ; Sikhim [Hampson) ; 

 Kashmir; Western China; Thibet. 



Larentia perplexaria, sp. n. 



Primaries pale ochreous grey; subbasal band oblique, 

 blackish ; central fascia not well defined and hardly darker 

 than the ground-colour, except on inner margin where it is 

 blackish, its inner edge is indicated by a wavy oblique line, 

 and its outer edge by an angulated and wavy line, the latter 

 is followed by a wavy whitish band ; the outer marginal 

 area is rather darker grey, and is traversed by a whitish line 

 which is broken up into spots, each placed on a black dash 

 towards the costa, where it is joined by an oblique white 

 dash from apex ; before this line there is a blackish spot on 

 the costa. Secondaries whitish, traversed beyond the middle 

 by three dusky wavy lines. All the wings have a blackish 

 discal spot. Fringes dark grey on the primaries and whitish 

 marked w^ith dark grey on the secondaries. Under surface : 

 primaries smoky, beyond the middle there is a short diffuse 

 white band from the costa ; subraarginal line white and 

 rather wavy, united towards costa by an oblique white dash 

 from apex : secondaries as above. 



Expanse 32 millim. 



One male specimen from Ta-chien-lu, May. 



Hab. Western China. 



Larentia variariaj sp. n. 



Primaries leaden grey ; basal patch black, outer edge 

 curved ; central fascia black, its inner edge bidentate, and its 

 outer slightly lobed about middle ; beyond there is a small 

 black spot on costa, this is outwardly edged with white, and 



