Heterocera from China, Japan, and Corea. 505 



1977. Pyrausta memnialis. 



Ebulea (?) memnialis, Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., xix, p. 1010 

 (1859). 



Described from Shanghai. I took an example at Sakata 

 in August. 



Distribution. Eastern China ; Japan. 



1978. Pyrausta pygmszalis, sp. n. 



Pale ochreous irrorated with darker. Primaries have a blackish 

 speck in the cell and two dots at outer extremity ; antemedial and 

 postmedial lines brownish, the first outwardly angled about middle, 

 and the second curved to a point under the cell, thence falling straight 

 to the inner margin. Secondaries have a patch of dusky scales under 

 the lower angle of cell, and a brownish postmedial line, the latter 

 curved and recurved about the middle. There are traces of a dusky 

 submarginal line on all the wings, and the fringes are blackish-grey 

 tipped with pale grey. Under surface pale ochreous, suffused with 

 fuscous, obscure traces of a postmedial line on each wing. 



Expanse 16 millim. 



One specimen from Ichang taken in June, and another 

 from the same locality taken in August. 

 Habitat. Central China. 

 Allied to P. machszralis, Walk. 



R. S. 



1979. Pyrausta cespitalis. 



Pyralis cespitalis, Schiff., Wien. Verz., p. 123 (1775). 

 Botys tendinosalis, Brem., Lep. Ost.-Sib., p. 99, pi. viii, fig. 



10 (1864). 

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



p. 430 (1896). 



One specimen from Chang-yang and one from Ni-tou 

 appear to be referable to P. cespitalis. The former is of 

 the tendinosalis form, whilst the latter is of large size and 

 has well-defined markings. I also have a dark female 

 specimen from Gensan. 



Distribution. Europe. — Syria ; Siberia ; Afghan- 

 istan ; Punjab ; Dharmsala ; Bernardmyo ; Burma 

 {Hampson) ; Central and Western China ; Corea. 



