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Show 624 MR. J. H. LEECH ON THE [Dec. 18, outer margin with brown scales; these form a sort of cloak, external edge of which is bordered with some silvery spots. Secondaries and under surface of all the wings buff without spot or marking. Expanse, 8 24-32 millim., 2 37 millim. I took this species in Satsuma in May, Nagasaki in June, and Gensan in July. The 8 coll. Pryer. Japan (Pryer); Satsuma, Nagasaki, Gensan (Leech). 212. XARTAXA SCINTILLANS. Somena scintillans, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. vii. p. 1734 (1856). Artaxa scintillans, Butl. 111. Typ. Lep. Het. pt. v. p. 52, pl. fig. 1 (1881). Artaxa limbata, Butl. 1. c. p. 53, pl. xc. fig. 3. Two examples. Gensan, Ningpo, Darjeeling, North India. 213. ARTAXA CONSPERSA. Artaxa conspersa, Butl. Cist. Ent. vol. iii. p. 117 (1885). A long series in Pryer's collection. The males are mostly of a dark chocolate colour, but the females are pale yellow ; some of the males, however, are quite of the female coloration and others are intermediate. Yokohama (Pryer). 214. CH(EROTRICHE STAUDINGERI, sp. n. (Plate XXXI. fig. 6.) Deep buff-yellow ; primaries with a purple-brown basal patch and a curved central fascia, the latter is contracted just below the costa : discal spot black, round and well defined ; secondaries without spot. Antennas broadly pectinated. Head and thorax orange. Abdomen velvety black, base and anal tuft orange. Under surface buff-yellow ; central area of primaries slightly darker. Expanse, 8 36-44 millim., $ 48-60 millim. An example of this species is represented in the National Collection at South Kensington by two wings. Yokohama (Pryer and Leech). 215. CHCEROTRICHE NIPHONIS. 8. Chcerotriche niphonis, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881, p. 9. 2 - Chcerotriche squamosa, Butl. /. c. Porthesia raddei, Staud., Rom. Mem. sur Lep. iii. p. 207, pl. 8, fig. 3(1887). There can be little doubt that Butler's C. squamosa is the female of his C. niphonis. I took an example of each sex at Gensan and in Pryer's collection there were seven males in splendid condition, and two females not quite so fine. Six of the former are labelled Oiwake and one of the last Yesso. In the male specimens there is considerable variation in the coloration of primaries. Three examples have the buff costal border represented by a buff edging to the costa itself and a streak of the same colour along the costal nerve as |
