Heterocera from China, Japan, and Corea. 477 



throughout the tropical and sub-tropical zones, except 

 the Neotropical and Australian Regions (Hampson) ; 

 Japan. 



Genus Sameodes. 



Snell. ; Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, iv, p. 374 

 (1896). 



1886. Sameodes bistigmalis. 



Lepyrodes bistigmalis, Pryer, Cist. Ent., ii, p. 234, pi. iv, 

 fig. 10 (1877). 



Type from the Feng-whan-shan (hills), near Shanghai. 



My native collector obtained specimens at Ningpo in 

 June and July, and one example was received from 

 Kiukiang. 



Habitat. Central and Eastern China. 



Genus Thliptoceras. 

 Swinhoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1890, p. 274. 



1887. Thliptoceras cascale. 



Hapalia cascalis, Swinhoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1890, 



p. 271, pi. viii, fig. 18. 

 Thliptoceras variabilis, Swinhoe, 1. c, p. 274. 

 Circobotys (X) phycidalis, Snell., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 



1890, p. 599. 

 Thliptoceras cascale, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, 



iv, p. 377 (1896). 



Distribution. Japan ; Dharmsala ; Sikhim ; Bombay ; 

 Nilgiris ; Ceylon ; Rangoon {Hampson). 



Genus Archernis. 



Meyr. ; Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, iv, p. 378 

 (1899). 



1888. Archernis humilis. 



Protonoceras humilis, Swinhoe, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., 



(6) xiv, p. 146 (1894). 

 Archernis humilis, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, iv, 



p. 380 (1896). 



I met with one example of this species at Foochow in 

 April. 



Distribution. Khasis ; Nagas (Hampson) ; Foochow. 



