272 Mr. O. E. Janson's rrinorls ori 



Thecla fasciat((,^^. sp., PI. V, f. 4. 



Above browuish-black, the wiugs deep 1)lac.k towards the 

 apex, a fine hne round the eves and small spots on the under- 

 side of the antennas white ; jjrimaries Avith a broad pui-ple stripe 

 between the thu-d median and sub-mediaii nervures, commencing 

 close to the base and extending about t^vo-thirds along the 

 wing, there are also some scattered purple scales in the cell, 

 the fringes of both wings and the apex of the tails Avhite ; 

 beneath fuscous-broAvn, the markings very similar to T. japonira, 

 Murr., and taxila, Brem. Expanse of Avings 1 inch 8 lines. 



Yokohama (Pryer, Jonas). 



Closely allied to T. japonica, but differing from the female 

 of that species in its shorter, broader and less rounded wings, 

 in its darker colour, and in having the purple mai'kings descrilied 

 above. I have only seen three specimens Avhich are females. 



Leucophasia vihilia, n. sp. 



Above creamy-Avhite, the body black, dusted Avitli while ; 

 ])rimaries with the basal half of the t'osta and four shoit ill- 

 defined longitudinal strij^es at the apex dusky-black ; beneatli 

 cream coloured, the posterior part of the jjrimaries white, the 

 costa broadly dusted with black ; secondaries strongly dusted 

 black on the anal half and on the costa, leaving a narroAV longi- 

 tudinal stripe of the ground colour, the dusky-black scales 

 become rather sparse on the apical margin, but are very close 

 and form an obscure transverse band about one-third from the 

 apex. Expanse of wings l-|-lf inches. 



Nambu, North Japan (Pryer). 



Differs from L. amureusis, Men., besides the colour and 

 markings, in have the primaries more acutelv pouitod at the 

 apex. It is also allied to L. DvponcheU/, Stand. 



Tcrias bethcseha, n. sp. 



$ Above lemon-yellow, the primaries narroAvly margined 

 with black on the costa, the apical black band commencing 

 on the costa about one- third from the apex, thence obliquely 

 narrowed to about one-third across the wing, and then 

 gradually narroAved to the anal angle, the posterior two-thirds 

 having three well marked semi-circular emarginations on its 

 inner edge ; secondaries Avith a A'crv narroAV black mai'ainal line 



