174 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Papilio sp. — There is a third Equitid to be found at Wei-hai-wei, 

 but I cannot vouch for the species. One day in July, 1898, I saw a 

 large black Papilio flapping about around the top of Centurion Hill, 

 but failed to secure it. 



Fam. Hesperiid^e. 



Sub-Fani. Hesperiin^. 



Hesperia (Si/richthus) macnlatus, Brem. — Fairly common at the end 

 of April and beginning of May. 



Hesperia {S>/ricJithus) sinicus, Butl. — Two specimens; Leu-kung-tao, 

 23rd July, 1898. 



Thanaus (Nisoniades) montanus, Brem. — Common on the mainland 

 amongst oak-bushes on 25th April, 1899, but very local. Pryer states 

 that the larva feeds on oak, and this is probably correct, as I have 

 always found this species associated with oak, both at Wei-hai-wei and 

 Nagasaki. 



Sub-Fam. Pamphilin.e. 



Painphila guttata, Brem. — Common in July and August, and strag- 

 glers remain on the wing until October. 



Pamphila sinensis. — One female taken in July, 1898, by Mr. Ph. 

 de la Garde, It is much larger than the average. 



HETEROCERA. 



Fam. Zyg^nid/E. 



yorthia trista, Brem. — Seems fairly common on the hills of the 

 mainland, 20th May and 13th June, 1899. The flight is rather weak 

 and "booming." 



Syntomis phegea, L., var. nigricornis. — Common in June ; abundant 

 in 1898, not so common in 1899. There is a good deal of variation in 

 the size of the white spots, especially on the hind wings. The form 

 found here is much smaller than the European type, and constantly 

 differs in wanting the characteristic white tips to the antennae. Sir 

 George Hampson (Cat. Lep. Phal. B.M., vol. i. p. 110) calls this an 

 aberration, but here it is rather a true variety replacing the type. The 

 larva is common in May, and is to be found on low plants and under 

 stones. 



Fam. LiPARiD^. 



Caviria sericea, Moore. — Common at the end of June. The larva 

 feeds on willow in May. 



Euproctis varians, Walk. (= pusilla, Moore). — One specimen, bred 

 2nd July, 1899, from a larva found in Leu-kung-tao on 10th June. 

 The larva recalls that of S. phegea, and is found in the same sort of 

 locality. The cocoon is flimsy, and interwoven with larval hairs. 



Porthetria dispar, L. — Abundant. The larvfe, which appear to be 

 polyphagous, are to be seen in thousands during May, and are full-fed 

 about the beginning of June. The moth appears in July. 



Fam. PsYCHiD.!:. 

 Metisa aurea, Butl. — One male, bred 7th July, 1899, from a larva 

 found on willow on the mainland on 20th June. There are four males 

 in the National Collection, including the type ; two of these are from 

 Yokohama, and two from Pryer' s collection, Japan. 



(To be continued.) 



