410 MR. J. H. LEECH ON THE BUTTERFLIES [May 3, 



28. CXJRETIS ACUTA. 



Curetis acuta, Moore, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 4, xx. p. 50. 



Not rare in some of the mountain-districts of Central Japan, in 

 July and August. 



The female is very scarce, and has, I believe, never before been 

 described. 



"Expanse of wings about 1| inch, narrower than in the male ; 

 apex of wings produced to a much sharper point ; ground-colour of 

 all the wings black with a brownish tinge. In the centre of fore 

 wings is an elongated bluish-white patch, and a fainter bluish-white 

 crescent occurs on the hind wing starting from the costa ; fringes of 

 fore wings black, of hind wings bluish grey. Under surface of all 

 the wings uniform silvery white as in the male." 



29. Amblypodia japonica. 



Ambly podia japonica, Murray, Ent. Mon. Mag. xi. p. 1/0(1875). 

 This is a common species in Southern Jaj)an in May. I took it 

 also in Gensan, Corea, and again in Central Japan in the autumn. 



30. Amblypodia turbata. 



Amblypodia turbata, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 5, vii. 

 p. 133; P. Z.S. 1881, p. 855. 



This fine species seems to be very rare in Japan ; I found it in 

 May in the province of Satsuma flying in company with the last 

 species, and there are specimens from Nikko in the National collec- 

 tion. It can be instantly distinguished from A. japonica by its tails. 



31. Niphanda fusca. 

 Niphandafvsca, Butl. P. Z. S. 1881, p. 883. 



Thecla fusca, Brem. & Grey, Schm. ni'irdl. China's, p. 9 (1853) ; 

 Men. Cat. Mus. Petr. i. t. iv.'fig. 5 (1855). 



2 . Amblypodia dispar, Brem. Lep. Ost-Sib. p. 24, t. iii. fig. 4 

 (1864). 



Polyommatvs fuscus, Oberthiir, Et. Ent. ii. p. 20, t. iv. fig. 5. 



Common all over Japan and Corea in July and August ; some 

 specimens are much larger than others, but the markings and 

 colour seem to be constant. 



32. DiFSAS FLAMEN, Lccch, nov. sp. (Plate XXXVI. fig. 2.) 

 2 . Expanse of wings If inch. 



Ground-colour of all the. wings dull orange, deeply bordered 

 round the costal and outer margins with black ; veins of the hind 

 wings deeply marked with black towards the outer margin ; a small 

 black spot occurs near the outer margin of the hind wing between 

 the first and second submedian veins. Fringes short, dirty white. 

 Underside of all the wings yellowish buff, outer margins bordered 

 by a narrow black line. A submarginal band of bright orange 

 elongated spots bordered on each side by a row of silver spots runs 

 round all the wings, interrupted at the inner angle of the fore wing 

 by a conspicuous black double spot. There is a small black dot 



