g18 mr. j. h. leech on the [dec. 18, 



183. Spilosoma fuliginosa. 



Phalcena-Bumbyx fuliginosa, Linn. Syst. Nat. xii. 2, p. 836. 

 Two examples, coll. Pryer. 

 Japan {Pryer). 



184. Spilosoma luctifera. 



Bombyx luctifera, Esp. Schmett. iii. pi. 43. figs. 1-5. 

 Atolmis japonica, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. Suppl. i. p. 223 (1864). 

 Estigmene nioerens, Butl. Cist. Ent. vol. iii. p. 114 (1885). 

 I took an example at Nagasaki in June, and there were three 

 specimens in Fryer's collection. 



Yokohama, Nikko, Oiwake {Fryer); Nagasaki {Leech). 



185. Spilosoma menthastri. 



Bombyx menthastri, Fabr. Ent. Syst. iii. p. 452. 140. 

 Estigmene menthastri, Hiibn. Verz. Schmett. p. 184. 

 Spilosoma punctarum. Cram. Pap. Exot. iv. p. 233, pi. 398. 

 tig. D. 



Spilosoma sangaica. Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. Suppl. i. p. 294. 



An abundant species in Japan and Corea, varying greatly in the 

 number and size of spots on the wings, also in colour of body, which 

 ranges from pale yellow to vermilion. Further the ground-colour 

 of primaries and thorax is buff instead of the normal white, agree'.ng 

 in this respect with examples from the north of England. 



Nagasaki, Tsuruga, Hakodate, Hakone {Leech) ; Yokohama 

 {Pryer) ; Gensan, Ningpo, Shanghai ; Amur ; Europe. 



186. Spilosoma seriatopunctata. 



Arctia seriatopunctata, Motsch. Et. Ent. 1860, p. 31. 



? Arctia punctigera, Motsch. I. c. 



Spilarctia ione, Butl. Cist. Ent. ii. p. 41 (1875) ; 111. Typ. Lep. 

 Het. pt. iii. pi. xlii. fig. 6. 



Arctia rosacea, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) iv. p. 352 

 (1879). 



Spilarctia basilimbata, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881, p. 6. 



A very long series from various localities in Japan, the majority 

 of the specimens from Hakodate. These were taken in June, July, 

 and August. This appears to be a most variable species ; some 

 examples are hardly, if at all, different from S. lubricepeda of 

 Europe, others agree with rosacea, Butl., others, again, are identical 

 with basilimbata, Butl., and intermediates connect these forms one 

 with the other. 



Tokio {Fenton) ; Hakodate, Gensan {Leech) ; Yokohama {Pryer 

 and Manley) ; Oiwake {Pryer). 



187. Spilosoma bisecta, sp. n. (Plate XXXL fig. 3.) 



2 . Primaries buff-coloured, traversed by an interrupted line of 

 spots from centre of inner margin to apex of wing ; secondaries pale 



