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HESPERIID.E. 



Yamato in Central Japan. In China it occurs at Moupin, Omei-shan, Ichang, 

 Chang-yang, and I have a specimen captured by myself at Niiigpo in April. 

 Distribution. Ceylon, India, Himalayas, Cachar, China, Siam, and Japan. 



Rhopalocampta translucida, sp. nov. (Plate xxxix. fig. 1 1, j .) 



Mdlf. Primaries fuliginous, ■with hyaline patches in the median interspaces and outer ])ortion of 

 discoidal cell ; there are also some short hyaline streaks heyond the extremity of the cell; 

 the first median nervule and submcdian nervure are broadly blackish, and between them is a 

 blackish nerve-like streak, the interspaces are powdered witli bluish grey, atul there are some 

 scales of the same colour on the middle of inner margin. Secondaries have the discal area 

 hyaline, intersected by the blackish venation and some black nerve-like streaks ; tlie outer 

 margin is broadly fuliginous and there are some fuliginous hairs on the median and sub- 

 median ncrvures ; the abdominal fold is grey, margined with long fuliginous hairs. Under 

 surface same as above, but more or less suffused with blackish. Head and palpi orange, tlie 

 latter tipped with brownish. Thorax and body fuliginous, the former with long l.airs 

 projecting from it over the body, and the latter has the segments edged with greyish. 



Expanse <i8 millim. 



One male specimen taken at Omei-shan, Western China, in July. 



I have placed this species in Bhopnloeampta provisionally only, as it does 

 not agree exactly in all characters with that genus, especially as regards tlie 

 palpi. 



Ainu Buckmc of Wood. (Island i,f Yosso ) 



