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surfaces, and in having the basal spot, costal and inner marginal 

 streaks of secondaries yellow instead of white, I have given it 

 the varietal name of chiriensis. 



Apatura fasciola, sp. n. 

 Dark fuscous brown. Primaries edged with yellowish along the costa to 

 beyond the middle, and tinged with the same colour on outer margin ; the 

 central area is traversed by a yellow band composed of seven spots, of 

 which the two nearest costa are smaller and the next pair larger than the other 

 three ; a white spot towards apex. Secondaries with a central transverse 

 yellow band extending from costa to submedian nervure, and interrupted by 

 the nervules ; the outer margin is yellow, tinged with fuscous, and inter- 

 sected by a transverse line of the ground colour, a black spot above anal 

 angle. Under surface opalescent, clouded with tawny on the outer margin of 

 all the wings ; the primaries have a bluish-white spot near apex, below this are 

 three small dots of the same colour and a black dot set in a tawny ring ; 

 secondaries with a well-defined ocellated spot near anal angle, and a series 

 of small spots above ; the basal half of all the wings is darker than the outer 

 half, and separated by a tawny transverse line, most clearly defined on the 

 secondaries. Expanse, $ 74 mm., $ 82 mm. 



Two male specimens taken in July, and two females in 

 August, at Chang Yang. 



Athyma punctata, sp. n. 

 $ . Black. Primaries with apical and central white spots, shaded on 

 edges with violet-grey ; the former is intersected by the subcostal nervure, 

 and the latter by the rays of the median. Secondaries with a large central 

 white spot, shaded with violet as on primaries ; broad submarginal line pale. 

 Under surface rusty brown ; primaries have white spots as above ; a violet- 

 grey longitudinal streak from the base, interrupted by the ground colour 

 before reaching the centre of the wing where it terminates, is broadly 

 bordered below and outwardly with blackish ; there are indications of a 

 violet-grey submarginal line ; secondaries white along the costa, central 

 white fascia extends from costa to the bluish-grey abdominal fold ; sub- 

 marginal band whitisb, tinged with violet and bordered outwardly with a 

 dark browinish shade. Expanse, 68 mm. 



Two male specimens taken in May and July at Chang Yang. 



Athyma disjuncta, sp. n. 

 Fuliginous-black, with white markings. Discoidal streak of primaries 

 terminating in a somewhat triangular head, and followed by an oblong 

 transverse dash ; beyond and nearer the costa are three other oblong spots ; 

 central band composed of eight spots, the sixth of which is round and larger 

 than the others, but the fourth is very small or cpiite absent ; submarginal 

 series of linear spots only faintly indicated towards costa, followed by black 

 quadrate spots. Secondaries with central and submarginal bands, tbe latter 

 composed of linear spots, slightly decreasing in size towards costa ; between 

 the bands and also before outer margin are some black quadrate spots. 

 Under surface of primaries blackish, marked with tawny along the nerves ; 

 basal and central spots as above, but the fourth spot of the latter series more 

 clearly defined ; marginal series large, those nearest the costa nearly 

 obliterated, and the others intersected by a tawny transverse band ; 

 secondaries tawny, with a black-edged white streak from the middle of the 

 base to the costa, followed by some black dots; central band bordered with 

 blackish, interrupted, and extending only to the abdominal fold ; submarginal 



