ASTEROPETES; ZALISSA. By Dr. K. Jordan. 7 



centre, 1 long one distal to apex of cell, and mostly a submarginal row of which the last spot is usually 

 somewhat enlarged. ' The hindwing has a spot near base of cell (white or yellowish like the other spots), 

 a '2. larger one at and of cell, a 3. behind it, and amostly a smaller, sometimes orange, spot in front of 

 anal angle, the spots being sometimes connected with one another. The spots are paler on the underside, 

 the hindwing bearing a yellow costal streak or being for the greater part yellow. 



S. bieti Oberth. {[ A). Hindwing with white separate spots, no spot before anal angle. - Ta-tsien-lu bieti. 

 and other places in West China; the commonest species. 



S. giraudeaui Oberth. (1 d). Hindwing above with a row of submarginal spots or at least an anal giraudeaui. 

 spot, and beneath more extended yellowish white than in the preceding insect. — From several places in 

 West China, in May, June and July. 



S. oberthueri Alph. (1 d). Spots of hindwing connected with one another, only the anal one being oberthueri. 

 separated. — Kham country, found in June. 



S. dejeani Oberth. (Id). Hindwing with yellow spot in front of anal angle. - Ta-tsien-lu and dejeani. 

 Tsang-ku, in May, June and July. 



S. dubernardi Oberth. (Id). Spots of hindwing confluent, with the exception of the anal one; the dubernardi. 

 wings deeper yellow beneath than above. Forewing without submarginal row, only the last spot being 

 present : discal spot very large. — Tsang-ku. 



6. Genus: Asteropetes Hamps. 



Frons long-scaled, the long frontal cone usually concealed underneath the rough scaling. 3. segment 

 of palpus long, smooth-scaled, somewhat incrassate at the tip. Antenna thin, not clubbed, the fine hairs 

 and setae somewhat longer than in the previous genera. Abdomen above with long tufts on the proximal 

 segments. Tibiae long-hairy on upperside. 2. subcostal of forewing from the areole, 1. median from angle 

 of cell. — Japan; 1 species. 



A. noctuina Btlr. (1 c). Forewing with reddish brown marginal band and dark orbicular and reni- noctuina. 

 form spots. Hindwing yellow, with brownish black marginal band, large black stigma and a longish spot 

 behind the cell. Underside yellow, with black spots in centre. — Yezzo and Central Japan, June and July. 



7. Genus: Zalissa Walk. 



Frontal cone shorter and broader than in the preceding genus. Antenna usually almost setiform, 

 the fine hairs mostly still somewhat more distinct than in Asteropetes (therefore Zalissa placed with the 

 Xoctuids by Hampson). 3. palpal segment shorter. — Indo-Malayan , northwards to Amurland and Yezzo. 

 All the species have a yellow hindwing bearing mostly a black or brown marginal band, and have on the 

 forewing an orbicular and a reniform spot. 



Z. subflava Moore (= jankowskii Alph.) (1 e). 3. segment of palpus almost as long as in Asteropetes subflava. 

 noctuina. A broad streak in front of hind margin of forewing and a large subapical patch, which is 

 proximally limited by two lines, red-brown. Underside of forewing yellow, with black reniform stigma, and 

 a brown marginal band; hindwing with black stigma. — Japan (main island); Amurland; Corea; East and 

 West China; in July and August. 



Z. mandarina Leech (le). Below yellow like the preceding species. Stigma of hindwing large, mandarina. 

 marginal band broken up into spots which stand separate from the edge. — Chang -Yang, Central China, 

 in July, 1 cf known. 



Z. flavida Leech (le). Hindwing above all yellow. Underside of both wings yellow, with indistinct fiavida. 

 red-brown marginal band; spots of forewing and a streak in front of hindmargin, as well as a stigma on 

 the hindwing brown-black. — Chang -Yang, in August. 



Z. subalba Leech (1 e). Forewing above white distally from the reniform spot; at the hindmargin a subalba. 

 brown-red spot proximally of external angle; marginal band of hindwing black, complete, not separated 

 from the edge. Forewing below white in the cell, apart from the round central spot; on disc a white 

 band which is connected with a white spot standing at the hind angle; marginal band of hindwing black, 

 no stigma. — Very similar to the Indo-Malayan Z. transient, most probably only a local form of it. 

 Central China. 



Z. venusta Leech (1 f). Forewing above similar to that of the preceding insect. Hindwing with venusta. 

 a large black spot in front of anal angle; the black marginal band, which is as broad as in the previous species, 



