492 Mr. J. H. Leech 



on 



some specimens at Ningpo in April, and in Satsuma in 

 May. One example, taken in July or August, was received 

 from Ta-chien-lu. 



Distribution. Eueope. — Madeira; Western and 

 Southern Africa. — Syria ; Afghanistan ; Japan ; 

 Nilgiris ; Ceylon ; Shan States (Hampson) ; Kiushiu ; 

 Eastern and Western China. 



1933. Pionea planalis, sp. n. 



Primaries pale ochreous tinged with fuscous ; there are faint traces 

 of dusky ante- and postmedial lines and two dusky annular marks in 

 the cell. Secondaries whitish tinged with fuscous, a dusky discoidal 

 dot and traces of a curved postmedial line. Under surface of 

 primaries fuscous and of secondaries whitish suffused with fuscous on 

 costal area, a black dot at each angle of cell and a dusky curved 

 postmedial line. 



Expanse 24 millim. 



Two specimens from Pu-tsu-fong, taken in July. 

 Habitat Western China. 

 Allied to P. prionalis from Europe. 



K. S. 



1934. Pionea pseudocrocealis, sp. n. (Plate XV, fig. 14.) 



Primaries ochreous tinged with brown ; faint traces of a dusky, 

 slightly oblique, antemedial line ; postmedial line dusky, curved to 

 a point under end of cell, between veins 2 and 3, thence straight to inner 

 margin. Secondaries paler, with a dusky discoidal dot and a curved 

 postmedial line ; the latter is not traceable towards the abdominal 

 margin. Fringes whitish, brownish at their base, preceded by a 

 rather darker brown line. Under surface fuscous, all the wings have 

 a darker postmedial line ; the area beyond the line is ochreous on the 

 primaries and tinged with ochreous on the secondaries. 



Expanse 23 millim. 



One female specimen taken by Mr. Leech at Fushiki, in 

 July 1887. 



Habitat. JAPAN. 



Resembles P. crocealis, Hubn., but it is a more robust 

 insect, darker in colour, and the transverse lines are rather 

 differently formed. 



RS. 



