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colour is greyish brown, and the submarginal line is black, narrow, and 

 serrated. 



I took some specimens of a species of Satsiima at Gensan in the Corea, 

 but unfortunately these have been destroyed, and I am therefore unable to 

 say Avhether they were S.ferrea or S. frivaldszkyi, but I think that they were 

 ]m)bably the latter. 



This species is common in Yokohama in March, according to Pryer, and I 

 met with it throughout Japan. 



Satsuma circe, sp. nov. (Plate XXX. fig. 12, s .) 



Mule. Blackish ; basal area of primaries sometimes sparingly sprinkled with bluish scales : the 

 anal lobe of secondaries is tinged with brownish and strongly developed. Fringes whitish, 

 intersected by the black nervules. Sexual mark as in aS\ ferreo. 



Female. Similar to the male, but there is more blue on the basal area of primaries. Under surface 

 of both sexes pale reddish or ochreous brown ; basal area and outer margin of secondaiies 

 darker, the former limited by a dark brown deeply indented line and traversed by an oblique 

 dull purplish band, the latter preceded by a series of dark brown lunules ; the primaries have 

 a dark brown transverse line beyond the centre of the wing, but this does not quite attain 

 the inner margin, 



Expanse, S 30 millim., 5 32 millim. 



I received a long series of this species from Ta-chien-lu, Western China, 

 where it occurs in May and June at a considerable elevation. 



In the character of the " male mark " 8. circe agrees with S. ferrca, but it 

 is very different from that species in colour and in the markings of under 

 surface. 



Satsuma pratti. (Plate XXX. fig. 10, e .) 



Saf.Hiiiiia jirutt 'i, Lcccli, ICntomologist, xxiii. p, 44 (1890). 



Mule. Fuliginous brown. Primaries have some blue scales below the median nervuro, atid the 

 secondaries have a dull l)luish reflection. Under surface of primaries brown, suffused with 

 blackish towards the black basal area, an indistinct wavy dark central line bordered with 

 wliite at costa : secondaries 1)lack, irrorated with white scales, and a brown cloud towards 

 outer angle, the indented central lino broadly bordered with white below costa and on inner 

 margin ; Kubmaiginal band wavy, ill defined, and intersected by a ])ale wavy line. The 

 sexual mark is sniali, dark, and not^ well defined. 



Fniuilf. Upper surface: discal area of all the wings steely l)]ue, outer margin broadly blackish, as 

 also is the costa of primaries. Under surface as in tlie male. 



Kxpnnsc, c? 3- millim., ^. 32-;j() millim. 



Sei>arable from Satsuma {Tliecla) frivaldszkyi by the darker colour of all 



