496 Mr. J. H. Leech on 



I obtained one example at Ningpo in April, and one at 

 Fushiki in July. 

 Distribution. Japan; Eastern China. 



1945. Pionea fentoni. 



Pseudebidea fentoni, Butl., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1881, 



p. 587. 

 Pionea fentoni, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, iv, 



p. 425 (1896). 



Type from Tokio. 



I obtained a specimen at Tsuruga, my native collector 

 captured three examples at Hakodate, and four others were 

 received from Chang-yang. 



Distribution. Japan ; Sikhim ; Simla ; Nilgiris ; 

 Tenasserim (Hampson) ; Yesso ; Central China. 



1946. Pionea auratalis. 



Zeucocrasjpeda auratalis, Warren, Ann. and Mag. Nat. 

 Hist, (6) xvi, p. 472 (1895). 



There were specimens in Pryer's collection. I obtained 

 one example at Hakodate in August, and my native 

 collector took others in the island of Kiushiu. 



Habitat. Japan ; Yesso and Kiushiu. 



1 9 47. Pionea forficalis. 



Pyrlalis forficalis, Linn., Syst. Nat., x, p. 533. 



Pionea sodalis, Butl., 111. Typ. Lep. Het., ii, p. 59, pi. xxxix, 



fig. 4 (1878). 

 Pionea forficalis, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, iv, 



p. 425 (1896). 



Type of sodalis, Butl., was from Yokohama. 



There was one specimen in Pryer's collection. I took two 

 at Nagasaki in May, and one at Sendai in September. 



Distribution. Europe. — North -West Himalayas; 

 Sikhim (Hampson) ; Japan ; Kiushiu. 



1948. Pionea rubiginalis. 



Pyralis rubiginalis, Hubn., Pyral., fig. 79. 

 Botys rubiginalis, Dup., Lep. Fr., viii, p. 130, pi. ccxviii, 

 fig. 2. 



