1888.] LEPIDOPTERA OF JAPAN AND CORKA. 619 



buff, with a black discal spot and one or two smaller black spots 

 near the outer margin and towards the aual angle. Thorax buff, 

 bisected by a black line ; body brilliant scarlet, except anal and basal 

 extremities, which are buff; a row of black dorsal spots, and another 

 along the sides. Under surface of wings as above, but markings on 

 primaries more distinct, and a rosy flush about the disco-costal area. 

 Antennse slightly pectinated ; pectus brown ; femora of fore legs rosy. 



Expanse 47 millim, 



I took two male specimens of this insect, which may be com- 

 pared with seriuto-punctata, Motsch., but from which it may be 

 readily separated by the black thoracic streak. 



Hongkong (March) ; Nagasaki (May). 



There is an unnamed specimen of this species in Dr. Staudiuger's 

 collection. 



188. Spilosoma subcarnea. 



2 . Spilosoma subcarnea, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het iii. p. 675 (1855). 

 2 .Aloa bifrons. Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. iii. p. 705 (1855). 

 Aloa leucothorax, Feld. Wien. ent. Men. vi. )). 36. 

 Spilarctia subcarnea, Butl. 111. Tvp. Lep. Het. pt. iii. pi. xlii. 

 fig. 8 (1879). 



Hongkong, North China, Niug^io, Yokohama (.l/aw/e!/ and I'ryer). 



189. Spilosoma lubricepeda. 



Bombyx lubricepeda, Esp. Schmett. iii. pi. 66. tis^s. 1-.5. 

 I took two specimens at Gensan in July. 

 Gensan (LeecA) ; Amur; Europe. 



190. Spilosoma mollicula. 



$ . Spilarctia mollicula, Butl. Ann. & Mag, Nat. Hist. (4) xx. 

 p. .S95(1877); 111. Typ. Lep. Het. pt.iii.p.6, pi. xlii. fig. 7(1879). 



1 did not meet with this species in Japan, and there were no 

 specimens of it in Fryer's collection. 



Hakodate {Whitely). 



191. Spilosoma in^qualis. 



Sjiilarctia incBqualis, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) iv. 

 p. 351 (1879). 



A fine series in Fryer's collection, varying greatly not only in 

 colour, which ranges in tint from almost pure white to a rich buff- 

 vellow, but also in the intensity of the black markings. 



Ohoyaraa, Fujisan {Pryer) ; Hakone {Leech). 



192. Spilarctia bifasciata. 



Spilarctia bifasciata, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881, p. 7. 



Four examples, in one of which the inner row of black dots form- 

 ing the basal fascia is represented by a small spot on the costa and 

 one just above inner margin. 



Tokio {Fenton) ; Nikko (Pryer) ; Yokohama (Manley). 



