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Show 610 MR. J. H. L E E C H O N T H E [Dec. 18, The species seems to be fairly constant in colour and marking; but ranges from 22 millim. to 30 millim. in expanse. Yokohama (Jonas and Pryer) ; Oiwake, Yesso (Pryer) ; Nagasaki (Leech). 144. MlCROLEON LONGIPALPIS. Microleon longipalpis, Butl. Cist. Ent. vol. iii. p. 121 (1885). Three specimens, Satsuma, May, and several coll. Pryer. This is Pryer's no. 60, and was considered by him to differ only from Phrixolepia sericea, Butl., in being smaller; it is, however, not closely allied to that species, and the only point of resemblance between the two insects is a somewhat similar coloration. Yokohama (Pryer); Satsuma, Fusan (Leech). 145. APHENDALA SERICEA. Aphendala sericea, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881, p. 595. Hakodate (Andrews) ; Tokio (Fenton). 146. PARASA HILARIS. Limacodes hilaris, Westw. Cab. Orient. Ent. p. 50, pl. xxiv. fig. (1848). 5 Parasa sinica, Moore, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) xx. p. 93 (1877). Heterogenea hilarula, Staud., Rom. M e m . Lep. iii. p. 197 (1887). Heterogenea hilarata, Staud. 1. c. p. 1 98. One female example, Hakodate, August, and two males and one female, Gensan, July. Several specimens, coll. Pryer. Yokohama (Pryer) ; Hakodate, Gensan (Leech) ; Corea. 147. PARASA CONSOCIA. Parasa consocia, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. Suppl. ii. p. 484 (I860). Heterogenea princeps, Staud., Rom. Mem. Le'p. iii. p. 199 (1887). Neaera princeps, Staud. /. c. pl. xv. fig. 7. Two specimens at Gensan in July. These agree with figure of N. princeps, Staud., from Amur. Gensan (Leech) ; Corea, Ussuri. 148. MONEMA FLAVESCENS. Monema flavescens, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. v. p. 1112 (1855); Butl. 111. Typ. Lep. Het. pt. ii. p. 14, pl. xxv. fig. 5 (1878). M y native collector took a fine series of this species at Hakodate in June and July, and I took three specimens at Gensan in July. lb our specimens, coll. Pryer. Pryer, in his catalogue, says of this species : - » Feeds on the Celtis and elm; forms an oval, very hard and smooth cocoon, mottled with white and brown, very much resembling a bird's egg ; the larva spins up in the autumn, but does not change to pupa until the spring" Yokohama (Jonas and Pryer), Gensan (Leech); Hakodate, N. China, Corea, Amur. |