592 



HESPEEIID^. 



I have only received this insect from Kiukiang, Central China, where Pratt 

 met with it commonly in June and July. 



Adopsea nervulata, (Plate XL. fig. 3, <s .) 



Pamphila nervulata, Mabille, Ann. Soc. Ent. France^ 1876, p. Ivi. 



"3Ias alis anticis nitide flavis, posticis obscurioribus, nigro circumdatis, nervis omnibus nigro 

 scriptis, striga anticarum sexiiali nigra, filiformi ; ccllula striga supradicta, nervula, et ncrvo, 

 omnibus nigris clausa. Subtus alfe pallidiores sunt ; margo internus anticarum albescit, et 

 nisi ad hunc angulum, nusquam alae nigro circumdatae, basis anticarum nigra, et nervi nitide 

 scripta. 



" Femina obscurior ; latius alae nigro-circumdatae, ante cellulam umbra nigra, triangularis, et loco 



strigac, macula oblonga, nigra. 

 " Moupin (Abb. Arm. David), Mus. Nat. Peking." {MaUUe, I. c.) 



Although closely allied to A. sylvatica, Bremer A. nervulata differs in 

 being smaller and broader in the wing ; tlie discoidal cell of primaries is 

 not traversed by a heavily scaled longitudinal line, and the outer marginal 

 borders are much narrower. 



It does not appear to be a common species. I have only received a dozen 

 specimens, which were taken in June and July at Moupin, Ta-chien-lu, and 

 AVa-ssu-kow. 



Adopsea leonina. (Plate XL. figs, l d , 2 ? , 4 & 7 vars.) 

 Pamphila leonina, Butler, Cist. Entom. ii. p 280 (1878). 

 Hesperia leonina, Pryer, Rhop. Nihon. ]). 34, pi. x. figs. 18 15 ? ? (1889). 

 Thymelicus leonina, Staudiuger, Roni. ^sur Lcp. iii. p. \~A, pi. viii. fig. 2, (1887); vi. 



p. 210 (1892). 



" Briglit fulvous, willi Muck veins and moderately broad ])urplisb-brown outer borders (narrower 

 tliMii in A. si/lvatica) ; primaries with a slender, oblique, linear, black brand; secondaries 

 witli the basal area and abdominal border dusky; wings below clearer than above, with 

 lilack veins and linear black margin : jjriniaries with the base (excepting upon tlio costa and 

 l)rand) as above, black; legs and I'nuit of jialpi yellow, hinder jiart of palpi and venter 

 white. 



*' Kxpansc of wings 1 incli 13 lines. 



" This Hi)ecies is allied to J', m/lvnllca, but m.irkedly dist inct ; it is frequently mistaken for 

 P. venatii of iJrem., but (as 1 believe) simply because it luis black veins ; in the form of its 

 wings it is totally dissimilar." {Butler, I. c.) 



l-'onncrly J considered A. leonina to be synonymous with A. (P.) sylvatica, 

 Init now tJiiit 1 li;i\c a inuch larger anionni of material available for exam- 

 ination I find tliiit it is (piile distinct. 'J'lie males of A. leonina are much 



