Lepidoptera from Japan. 351 



Zygsenidae. 



4. Illiberis sinensis, Walker (no. 243 b) . 

 This insect has now come from Yokohama. 



5. Procris funeralis, sp. n. (no. 244). 



Deep purplish brown, the fringes paler ; the disk of secon- 

 daries whitish and semihyaline ; abdomen black, claspers and 

 proboscis horn-yellow; a whitish extruded anal tuft. Ex- 

 panse of wings 9 lines. 



Arctiidae. 



6. Spilosoma leucothorax, Felder (no. 288). 

 This species is new to Japan. 



7. Spilarctia imparilis, var., Butl. (no. 286). 



The male now sent agrees with the typical female in 

 spotting, but the female sent with it agrees more nearly 

 with the typical male ; it is therefore clear that, as in the 

 European species, the Japanese Spilarcttce vary considerably 

 in the number of spots upon the wings. 



8. Spilarctia mcequalts, n. sp. (no. 294) . 



c? . Wings above pale buff, becoming pink towards the 

 inner margins ; a black spot at the superior angle of each 

 discoidal cell : primaries with a spot in the cell, two or three 

 close to inner margin, near to which commences an oblique 

 series from the centre of the margin to the lower discoidal 

 interspace, where it meets a series of abbreviated black dashes 

 running to the apex ; a second less distinct series of similar 

 dashes between the oblique series and the outer margin : 

 secondaries with a spot on the discoidal interspace and four 

 near the anal angle blackish grey : thorax white, the head 

 and shoulders tinted with buff; abdomen carmine, with lateral 

 black dots and fringe of ochreous hairs ; antennse black. 

 Wings below nearly as above : body below whitish, the collar 

 and fringe of the palpi carmine ; upper surface of palpi and 

 of front legs and the tarsi and knees of the other legs black. 

 Expanse of wings 1 inch 4 lines. 



? . Wings above semitransparent white, tinted with pale 

 buff at the borders ; a blackish spot at the superior angle of 

 each discoidal cell : primaries with a double series of abbre- 

 viated black dashes as in the male, but without the oblique 

 series of spots or other spots noted as existing in that sex : 



