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2 . More fulvous-yellow ; abdomen with sublateral fuscous stripes ; 

 fore wing with the black points absent except the one in upper 

 angle of cell ; some antemedial rufous spots ; a medial rufous line 

 angled below cell; a large discoidal spot conjoined to a large patch 

 at lower angle of cell ; a postmedial line angled at middle ; some 

 subterminal spots and some suffusion on termen ; hind wing with 

 medial black band. 



Hab. Amur, 1 6 , Zeller Coll. ; Japan, Tokio (Fenton), 1 c? , 1 $ , 

 Yokohama (Pryer), 1^,1$, Hakodate (Andrews), 2 cT ; W. China, 

 Chang-yang (Pratt), 1 d , 1 $ , Pu-tsu-fong, 1 d , Kiukiang (Pratt), 

 2 2 , Chia-kou-ho (Pratt), 1 $ , Washan (Pratt), 1 2 , Moupin 

 (Kricheldorff), 1 d , 1 $ . Eic^., 6 58, 2 64 millim. 



1778. Diacrisia metalkana. 



Nemeophila metalkana, Led. Wien. ent. Mon. v. p. 162, pi. 3. f. 12 (1861) ; 



Friv. Magy. Tud. Akad. Evk. xi. (4) p. 146, pi. 4. ff. 6 a, 6 ; Mill. Ann. 



Soc. L. Lyon (2) xi. p. 23, pi. 40. fP. 1-4 ; Stand. Cat. p. 56; Kirby, 



Cat. Het. p. 249. 

 Chelonia flavida, Brem. Bull. Acad. Pet. iii. p. 477 (1861); id. Lep. Ost- 



Sib. p. 39, pi. 4. f. 4. 



S . Bright mustard-yellow ; palpi and frons rufous, the former 

 crimson below ; antennsB yellowish white ; pectus and legs rufous ; 

 lines behind the eyes, coxae at sides, and femora above crimson ; 

 abdomen scarlet, with dorsal and lateral series of black spots. Fore 

 wing with black point at base ; an antemedial point above vein 1 \ 

 a point in middle of cell; a medial series of points sometimes 

 present, angled outwards to lower angle of cell ; points in the angles 

 of cell ; a pinkish and brown streak on terminal part of median 

 nervure ending in a spot at end of cell ; subterminal black points 

 on each side of vein 5, and sometimes others below costa and vein 

 2 ; cilia pinkish. Hind wing scarlet ; a black spot below origin of 

 vein 2 sometimes present ; a large discoidal lunule ; some sub- 

 terminal spots towards costa and larger spots on veins 2 and 1. 

 Underside of fore wing scarlet, with black spot in cell, discoidal 

 lunule, and three subterminal spots. 



2 . More fulvous yellow ; fore wing with the veins streaked with 

 scarlet; the black points usually absent and replaced by scarlet 

 lines. 



Hah. Hungary, 2 $ , Zeller & Prey Colls. ; Amur ; Japan, Yesso 

 (Pryer), 1 J , 1 $ , (Jonas) 1 c? , JN^ikko, Tokio (Lewis), 3 cS , Loochoo 

 (Pryer), 2 § ; Corea, Gensan (Leech), 1 (S ; Chusan I. (J.J. Walker), 

 2$. Exp. 44-52 millim. 



1779. Diacrisia sannio. 



Bomhyx sannio, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 506 (1758) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 249. 



Geometra vulpinaria, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 520 (1758). 



Bomhyx russula, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 510 (1758) ; Clerck, Icones, pi. 4. 



f. 1 ; Esp. Schmett. iii. p. 337, pi. 67. ff. 2-7 ; Curt. Brit. Ent. i. pi. 21 ; 



Godt. Lep. Pr. iv. p. 343, pi. 35. f. 4 ; Stand. Cat. p. 56. 



