72 Mr. J. H. Leech on Lepidoptera Heterocera 
island of Kiushiu. Examples have also been received from 
Ta-chien-lu, Pu-tsu-fong, Chia-ting-fu, and Chang-yang: 
June and July. 
Distribution. Amur; Askold; Corea; Japan; Yesso; 
Kiushiu ; Western and Central China. 
Genus BRABIRA. 
(Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 271 (1888).) 
Brabira artemidora. 
Melanippe artemidora, Oherth. Etud. d’Ent. x. p. 33, pl.i. fig. 6 (1884). 
Brabira pallida, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 271, pl. vill. fig. 12 (1887). 
Brabira artemidora, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, ii. p. 406 
(1895). 
Mr. Smith took two specimens at Hakone in August, and 
there were two in Pryer’s collection. 
Distribution. Siklim (Hampson) ; Askold; Japan. 
Brabira plicataria, sp. n. 
Cinnamon-brown. Primaries have two short blackish 
streaks on costa before the broad central fascia, which has a 
darker patch on its middle; there are traces of a submarginal 
band, especially towards costa; these bands are continued on 
the secondaries; all the wings have a black discal dot. 
Fringes of the ground-colour, preceded by a series of black 
dots. Under surface tinged with fuscous, with bands of 
upper surface reproduced. 
In the male the abdominal margin of secondaries is deeply 
folded. 
Expanse, ¢ 27, 2 30 millim. 
Two male specimens from Omei-shan and one female from 
Moupin: July. 
Hab. Western China. 
Superficially this species resembles Venusca dharmsale, 
Butl. 
Genus BESSOPHORA. 
(Meyrick, Trans, Ent. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 63.) 
Bessophora Staudingert. 
Ptychoptera Staudingeri, Christ. Bull. Mose. lv. (2) p. 83 (1881). 
Bessophora Staudingert, Meyrick, Trans, Ent. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 63. 
I took two specimens at Gensan in June. 
Distribution. Amur ; Corea. 
Ptychoptera being preoccupied in Diptera, Meyrick has 
changed the name of this genus to Bessophora. 
