480 Mr. J. H. Leech on 



Six specimens in Pryer's collection, one from Gensan 

 (July), and one from Chang-yang (June). 



Distribution. Amurland ; Central China ; Corea ; 

 Japan. 



1895. Crocidophora nyderina. 



Circobotys nyderina, ButL, 111. Typ. Lep. Het., iii, p. 77, 

 pi. lix, fig. 14 (1879). 



Type from Yokohama. 



One specimen from Moupin taken in June. 



Distribution. Japan ; Western China. 



1896. Crocidophora aurimargo. 



Circobotys aurimargo, Warren, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., 

 (6) xviii, p. 109 (1896). 



The type was from the Khasia Hills. My native 

 collector took one specimen at Ningpo in July. 

 Distribution. Assam; Eastern China. 



1897. Crocidophora butleri, sp. n. (Plate XV, fig. 12.) 



Primaries purplish-grey, the costa narrowly edged and outer 

 margin broadly bordered with golden-yellow ; there is a yellow, 

 somewhat triangular spot just beyond the middle of costa, and a 

 yellow dash on costa beyond, two dusky marks in the cell, and a 

 dusky, twice-angled, postmedial line ; the latter limits the outer edge 

 of the costal spot. Secondaries purplish-grey, outer margin narrowly 

 golden-yellow. Fringes of all the wings yellow, preceded by a reddish 

 line. Under surface pale stramineous, suffused with fuscous on 

 primaries and of outer marginal area of secondaries ; primaries have 

 the spot of upper surface, but it is pale in colour and rather quadrate 

 in form. 



Expanse 28 millim. 



A female specimen taken by a native collector at Ningpo 

 in July. 



Habitat. Eastern China. 

 Allied to C. aurimargo, Butl. 



R.S, 



1898. Crocidophora pallida. 



Chobera pallida, Moore, Lep. Atk., p. 219 (1888). 

 Crocidophora pallida, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Inch, Moths, 

 iv, p. 388 (1896). 



