Heterocera from China, Japan, and Corea. 495 



ochreous brown line. Under surface glossy, whitish tinged with pale 

 brown, markings as above. 

 Expanse 28 millim. 



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

 Habitat. Western China. 



RS. 



1941. Pionea minnehaha. 



Pyrausta minnehaha, Pryer, Cist. Ent., ii, p. 284, pi. iv, fig. 

 9 (1877). 



Type from the Snowy Valley, near Ningpo. 



I obtained this species at Nagasaki in May and at 

 Fusan in June. There was one example in Pryer's 

 collection. 



Distribution. Japan ; Kiushiu ; Corea ; Eastern 

 China. 



1942. Pionea lugubralis. 



Botys lugubralis, Leech, Entom., xxii, p. 67, pi. iii, fig. 6 

 (1889). 



I obtained examples of this species at Hakodate, 

 Nemoro, Gensan, and at Shikotan in the Kurile Islands. 

 Three specimens from Chang-yang and Ichang. Occurs 

 in July and August. 



Distribution. JAPAN; YESSO; Corea; Kurile ISLES ; 

 Central China. 



1943. Pionea orbicentralis. 



Botys orbicentralis, Christ., Bull. Mosc, lvi. (1), p. 22 (1881). 



I obtained specimens at Gensan in June, at Hakodate 

 in August, and at Oiwake in October. I have also 

 received one example from Wa-shan and one from Pu- 

 tsu-fong ; the latter are more variegated than the others 

 in the series. 



Distribution. AmurlanD; Corea ; JAPAN; Yesso; 

 Western China. 



1944. Pionea aurorina. 



Ebulea aurorina, Butl., 111. Typ. Lep. Het., ii, p. 58, pi. 

 xxxix, fig. 9 (1878). 



Type from Yokohama. 



