from. China) Japan, and Corea. 675 



Photoscotosia rectilinearia, sp. n. 



Primaries brown, with a pinkish tinge on central area ; 

 basal area darker brown, traversed by a greenish-grey band 

 and limited by an almost straight, inwardly diffuse, v^elvety- 

 black line; beyond the middle there is a greenish-grey 

 wavy band ; this is diffuse outwardly and edged inwardly by 

 an interrupted dentated black line ; submarginal line indicated 

 by a greenish-grey spot near costa and another towards inner 

 margin ; discal spot black, elongate. Secondaries smoky 

 brown, with faint traces of a wavy central line. Fringes 

 brown, except towards apex of secondaries, where they are 

 yellowish. Under surface similar to that of P. palUfasciaria. 



Expanse 56 millim. 



One female specimen from Omei-shan, July. 



Hah. Western China. 



Photoscotosia atrostrigata. 



Scotosia atrostrigata, Breni. liep. Ost-Sib. p. 87, pi. vii. fig. 16 (1864). 

 Lasiogma atrostrigata, Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 71. 

 Scotosia lucicolens, Butl. 111. Typ. Lep. Het, ii. p. 51, pi. xxxvii. tig. 10 

 (1878). 



There were several specimens in Fryer's collection. I took 

 the species at Nikko in September and at Oiwakein October. 

 My native collector obtained it on the island of Kiushiu, atid 

 1 have one specimen from Chang-yang. 



Distribution. Eastern Siberia; Japan; Kiushiu; Central 

 China. 



Photoscotosia ajncinotaria, sp. n. 



jMuIe. — Primaries brown ; the space between the thin sub- 

 basal black line and the anguhited black inner edge of the 

 central fascia, which is paler than the ground-colour, is 

 traversed by wavy blackish lines; the outer edge of the fascia 

 is also black, bidentate, and wavy, but not always well 

 defined ; it is preceded by a double brownish line ; there is a 

 pale brown spot clouded with darker on costa before apex, 

 and below the spot there is a white dot ; discal spot black, 

 linear, connected with the subbasal line. Secondaries fuligi- 

 nous, whitish on costa ; there are indications of a wavy pale 

 brown submarginal line from anal angle to third median 

 nervule, and there is a blackish spot on abdominal margin. 

 Fringes concolorous with the wings, except on upper portion 

 of secondaries, where they are pale brown. Under surface : 

 primaries whitish brown, basal area blackish, apical area 

 fuliginous, the latter enclosing a pale brown triangular spot 



