Heterocera from China, Japan, and Corea. 499 



able to abdominal margin ; fringes whitish-grey, brownish-grey at 

 their base, preceded by a darker line. Under surface of primaries 

 fuscous grey, antemedial line absent, other markings as above; 

 secondaries whitish, markings as above, but postmedial line is distinct 

 to abdominal margin. 

 Expanse 32 millim. 



Three specimens from Ta-chien-lu, and one from Pu- 

 tsu-fong. June and July. 

 Habitat. Western China. 



R. S. 



1956. Pyrausta delicatalis, sp. n. (Plate XV, fig. 27.) 



Whitish clouded and suffused with pale brown. Primaries have 

 brown ante- and postmedial lines, the former almost straight and the 

 latter crenulate, indented below the costa, excurved to vein 2, thence 

 incurved to inner margin ; a brown dot in the cell and a rather darker 

 lunule at end of the cell. Secondaries have a brown postmedial line, 

 which is bidentate about the middle. Fringes preceded by a brown 

 line. Under surface whitish, powdered with pale brown; all the 

 wings have a dusky submarginal line. 



Expanse 24 millim. 



Four specimens from Moupin, one from Omei-shan, and 

 one from Ta-chien-lu. July and August. 

 Habitat. Western China. 



RS. 



1957. Pyrausta diniasalis. 



Botys diniasalis, Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., xviii, p. 649 (1859). 

 Pyrausta diniasalis, Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, iv, 

 p. 442 (1896). 



Described from Shanghai. 



I received specimens from Moupin, Omei-shan, Chang- 

 yang, and Kiushiu, and I have met with one example at 

 Gensan. Occurs in June, July, and August. 



Distribution. Dharmsala (Hampson) ; Eastern, Cen- 

 tral, and Western China ; Corea. 



1958. Pyrausta luctualis. 



Pyralis luctualis, Hubn., Pyral., fig. 88. 

 Ennychia diversa, Butl., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1881, 

 p. 585. 



Type of diversa, But]., was from Hakodate. 



