PSTCHOSTEOPHIA. — LEUCOMA. 9 



PSYCHOSTROPHIA, Butler. 

 Psychostrophia melanargia. (Plate XXIII. fig. 7.) 

 Psychostrophia melanargia, Butler, Ann. £{ Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 4, vol. xx. p. 401 (1877). 



J 1 . Primaries shining purplish brown ; a large cuneiform discoidal patch, an oblique post- 

 median band, a little dash on the inner margin, and three large spots on the external area 

 ochraceous ; secondaries ochraceous, with a subcostal streak from the base and a broad angular 

 external border shining purplish brown ; a bifid apical spot and a submarginal anal zigzag 

 belt ochreous ; fringe with a white patch near the apex of each wing; body blackish, banded 

 with yellow : wings below paler than above, the bands rather wider ; body pale creamy 

 yellow. Expanse of wings 1 inch 7 lines. 



Yokohama {Jonas). 



CHALCOSIIDtE. 



PIDORUS, Walker. 

 Pidorus atratus. (Plate XXIII. fig. 9.) 

 Pidorus atratus, Butler, Ann. 4' Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 4, vol. xx. p. 401 (1877). 



Near to P. glaucopis, but smaller and much darker, the white belt of primaries generally 

 wider, always more oblique and with a straight external edge ; apex of primaries below without 

 bluish scales. Expanse of wings 1 inch 11 lines to 2 inches 1 line. 



Hakodate" (Whitelg), Yokohama (Jonas). 



LAURION, Walker. 

 Laurion remota. (Plate XXIII. fig. 10.) 

 Eterusia remota, Waller, Cat. Lep. Het. ii. p. 431. n. 7 (1854). 



Primaries fuliginous brown, with a white postmedian belt ; secondaries white, with a 

 broad external dark-brown border and an interrupted greyish oblique central belt, which joins 

 the outer border at the anal angle ; antennae steel-blue ; vertex of head and collar crimson ; 

 thorax black, with purplish reflections ; abdomen dull metallic greenish ; legs streaked with 

 whitish internally : venter with whitish belts ; wings below as above. Expanse of wings 

 2 inches 2 lines. 



North China (Cuming) ; Yokohama (Jonas). 



LIPAHID^L 



LEUCOMA, Stephens. 

 Leucoma auripes. (Plate XXIV. fig. 1.) 

 Leucoma auripes. Butler, Ann. <£• Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 4, vol. xx. p. 402 (1877). 



£ . Allied to L. vau-nigra of Europe, but larger, without the black line on the disco- 



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