orange, between this and black anal lobe is a dark patch powdered with whitish scales. Abdomen below yellowish. Expanse, 38 mm.

9. The primaries are rather more uniformly suffused with purple. Nine males, three females; Chang Yang, June and July; Ichang, July.

LYCENA ARCANA, sp. n.

♂. Brown; secondaries with a slender short black tail fringed with white; discoidal spot of primaries black; discal area suffused with pale. blue, as also is the basal area of secondaries, which is further adorned with a submarginal row of black spots, the last two bordered internally with orange, and externally with whitish. Under surface pale grey; discoidal spot, central, and submarginal lines of primaries dark grey, bordered with white. The secondaries have three black basal spots; discoidal spot and central line dark grey, bordered with white; the line is much interrupted, especially towards the costa, and is represented on the costa itself by a black spot outlined with white; submarginal line wavy dark grey, and preceding a series of triangular spots of the same colour on the outer margin; two black spots towards anal angle, edged outwardly with metallic-blue and inwardly with orange.

9. Similar to male, but without the blue suffusion. Expanse, 31 mm., 33 mm.

One male, Chang Yang, June; one female, Ship-y-Shan, September.

Allied to L. argiades, but differs therefrom in the ornamentation of under surface.

LYCENA NEBULOSA, sp. n.

3. Lilac-blue, suffused with fuscous. Primaries have some pale blue scales along the costa, and a distinct black discoidal spot; the outer margin is broadly bordered with black, and the central series of spots of the under surface are faintly indicated. Secondaries have all the margins broadly bordered with black. Fringes white. Under surface pale greyish white; linear discoidal spot and central series of spots on primaries black; submarginal series of dark grey lunules, followed by a series of blackish linear spots on the outer margin: secondaries have a basal series of three, and a central series of eight, black spots; discoidal spot is linear and very narrow, the markings beyond are similar to those on primaries, but the spots on the margin in the median interspaces are round and larger; fringes white, streaked with grey, and preceded by a thin blackish line. Expanse, 36 mm.

One male specimen taken in June at Chang Yang.

Somewhat resembles the female of L. argiolus, but differs therefrom in the shape of primaries, shade of blue, and markings of under surface.

SATSUMA CHALYBEIA, sp. n.

3. Pale blue; costa, apical third, and outer margin of primaries black, as also are the fringes; secondaries with an interrupted black submarginal band; a broad black line before the black and grey fringes. Under surface grey dusted with black atoms, basal half of primaries blackish, discoidal spot, central and submarginal wavy lines black; transverse band of secondaries occupying the central third of wing blackish limited by black wavy lines, submarginal line black, undulating, followed by some obscure dusky spots; fringes as above. Expanse, 30 mm.

One male example, Chang Yang, May.

Differs from Satsuma (Thecla) frivaldszkyi, Ld., in having two distinct transverse lines on upper surface of primaries, and in the absence of white markings on under surface of all the wings.

SATSUMA PRATTI, sp. n.

3. Fuliginous-brown. Primaries have some blue scales below the median nervure, and the secondaries have a dull bluish reflection. Under surface of primaries brown, suffused with blackish towards the black basal area, an indistinct wavy dark central line bordered with white at costa: secondaries black irrorated with white scales, and a brown cloud towards outer angle, the indented central line broadly bordered with white below costa and on inner margin; submarginal band wavy ill-defined and intersected by a pale wavy line. Expanse, 30 mm.

One male specimen taken in June, at Ichang.

Separable from Satsuma (Thecla) frivaldszkyi by the darker colour of all the wings, and by the white markings and blackish ground colour of under surface of secondaries.

AMBLYPODIA ANGULATA, sp. n.

9. Costa of primaries slightly sinuous, outer margin dentate and rather concave from apex to middle. Costa of secondaries convex near the base, then concave to the acuminate and vertical apex from whence the outer margin decends obliquely to the middle when it becomes rounded; tails are somewhat spatulate. Black with a strong suffusion of bluish purple, intersected by the black venation, on the disc of all the wings; discoidal spot of secondaries black and bar-like. Under surface of primaries blackish, with a large quadrate pale grey blotch on the greyish inner margin, preceded by some short brownish grey transverse lines on the disc; central line brownish grey, curved and wavy; submarginal line darker, edged internally with black, twice angulated above inner margin, and followed by some indistinct dark grey-brown lunules: secondaries grey irrorated with black, suffused with violet towards the base and clouded with obscure purplish violet over the rest of the wing; several pale but ill-defined transverse lines. Expanse, 40 mm. One female example received from Chang Yang.

Amblypodia ganessa, Moore, Cat. Lep. E. I. C. p. 44, pl. la, fig. 9 (1857). Var. seminigra.

3. Primaries blue paler beyond cell, costa and outer margin deeply bordered with black; the discoidal spot, which is within the costal border, is more intensely black. Secondaries black suffused with blue most pronounced along the central area. Fringes fuscous grey. Under surface pale brownish grey with four whitish wavy edged darker bands, the first two are basal the third is abbreviated the fourth broad and the only one which is clearly defined; submarginal line slender and interrupted: secondaries greyish brown with four interrupted bands these are of the ground colour, but darker at the edges and bordered with whitish; brownish submarginal line wavy, bordered with whitish and followed by a few brownish linear dots on the margin; fringes pale grey preceded by a darker line. Expanse, 32 mm.

One male example, Chang Yang, June.

DODONA MACULOSA, sp. n.

♂. Black with fulvous and white markings. Primaries have an oblique central band represented by a bar in the discoidal cell and one below to the inner margin; beyond is a slender linear discoidal spot, followed by a larger

double spot intersected by the discoidal nervule; above is a small dot on the costa, and below are three roundish spots, those in the submedian and first median interspaces are out of line and nearer a submarginal series of spots, the last of which is linear and slightly curved, the next round, and the one above dot-like; the remainder of the series comprises two pairs of white spots, but the initial one of the costal pair is very small; there are two other white spots nearer the apex. On the secondaries the markings comprise an oblique streak from the costa to the submedian nervure, one beyond extending nearly to the anal angle, but interrupted by first pair of median branches; a short bar from the costa broken up by the venation into three spots; a submarginal band also interrupted; all, together with a line parallel with outer margin, are obscure fulvous; the anal lobe and tail are black, the former bordered with whitish. Fringes grey tipped with black. Under surface inclined to brown; all the markings of primaries are similar to above, but rather paler, less interrupted, and with the addition of a basal band and a marginal series of linear spots. Secondaries with a pale fulvous streak along abdominal margin, which unites before the anal angle with one running from the base parallel with submedian nervure, and enclosing a third broader streak; an oblique white streak from the costa terminates on the submedian nervure in a point, and beyond is a party-coloured streak, white at the costa, pale fulvous to the second median, and then white again to its termination; the whitish submarginal band is preceded by a black interrupted streak and followed by a black transverse dash from the costa; a broad pale fulvous line, white near costa, parallel with outer margin; anal lobe and tail velvety black edged and fringed with white, above is a whitish cloud.

f. Similar to the male, but the markings are paler, much larger, and less interrupted. Expanse, ♂ 39 mm., 42-46 mm.

Two females, Chang Yang, June; four males, two females, Ichang, July.

Allied to D. egeon, Dbld., from N. India, but easily distinguished by the different characters of the markings. It is also very close to D. eugenes, Bates, and may possibly be only a local form of that species.

LEUCOPHASIA GIGANTEA, sp. n.

3. White. Primaries with a large black spot on the second discoidal nervule, sometimes extending upwards to the first; a smaller one on the discocellular. Under surface of primaries with the black spots faintly reproduced. Secondaries have an angulated suffused band indicated by a blackish costal streak, and a curved mark between the discoidal and third median nervules; discoidal cell intersected by a longitudinal black bar; the venation is dark, especially on the secondaries and outer margin of primaries. Head black; collar yellow; thorax black dusted with white; pectus sprinkled with yellow; abdomen white.

9. Under surface of secondaries and apex of primaries tinged with yellowish, the black markings more band-like, with the addition of a ziczac black submarginal line; all these markings are faintly seen through from above. Expanse, ♂ 48-62 mm., ? 72 mm.

The specimens of the May brood are without black spot on primaries, the colour is more creamy, and the venation appears more prominent. I propose the name of immacula for this

seasonal form.

The type is separated from the other species of Leucophasia by the large black spot on primaries, and both forms are distinguished by the yellow collar.

A fine series taken at Chang Yang in May and August.

PIERIS OBERTHURI, sp. n.

5. White. Primaries: costa bordered with black; nervules edged on each side with black, expanding towards the outer margin, which appears in consequence to be deeply bordered. Secondaries black at outer angle and halfway along the costa; nervules bordered with black, and there are streaks of the same colour in the interspaces, pointed towards outer margin and bifurcated at their inner end. Under surface similar to above, but the streaks in interspaces of secondaries are connected with the borders of nervules; a deep yellow patch at base of secondaries.

The black borders of nervules of primaries are not quite so broad as in the male, but otherwise there is no difference in the markings of the sexes. Expanse, ♂ 80 mm., ¦ 92 mm.

In one specimen the whole of the primaries is black with the exception of the discoidal cell, a broad patch from the base between the median nerve and inner margin, intersected by the submedian and a curved series of five oblong spots beyond the middle of the wing.

A fine series taken in April and June, at Chang Yang.

Allied to P. acræa, Oberth., but differing therefrom in the character of the marginal borders.

DELIAS PATRUA, sp. n.

3. Black. Costa, inner angle, discoidal cell, and nervular interspaces streaked with grey, the streaks in latter are attenuated towards outer margins, before which they unite with a whitish-centred grey spot, those nearest apex are linear, and the streaks preceding are not always well defined. Secondaries, inner area of the wings within submedian nervure, and a portion of interspace above canary-yellow, each interspace above has a grey streak, those between the median nervules are centred with white, and the upper one is only separated from a broad discal streak by the disco-cellular nervule; a series of grey spots before the outer margin, those nearest anal angle with yellow linear centres. Under surface black; primaries with the streaks and spots as above but white, the costa is only sprinkled with grey scales, there are two short yellow dashes between costa and submedian nervure towards apex, and the spots nearest apex are more or less yellow: secondaries have canaryyellow markings, a broad patch at the base intersected by the præcostal, a broad streak, whitish towards base, in the discoidal cell; inner area as above; a central and submarginal series of spots, but the former are only suffused with yellow to a greater or lesser extent. Fringes grey and black.

9. Fuliginous-black, the costa less grey, the streaks are shorter and are not connected with the spots towards outer margin; the inner area above is whitish towards abdominal fold. Expanse, ♂ 88 mm., 92 mm, A fine series, Chang Yang, June.

Closely allied to D. belladonna, but at once separated by the absence of yellow patch at base of secondaries.

PTEROGOSPIDEA DIVERSA, sp. n.

Brownish black. Primaries have three subhyaline spots on the disc, and five very small ones towards apex, the central spots form a triangle, a lunar or linear one at end of discoidal cell, one rather larger and more quadrate beyond, and a still larger one below, of the outer five the second is punctiform and placed inwards, the fourth rather outwards, and the remaining two are directly under the first; a white spot in the submedian interspace under the larger subhyaline one. Secondaries have a broad white central band

terminating on the inner margin opposite a white band on the abdomen, and there are some black spots on its upper external edge. Fringes of primaries black, spotted with white above inner angle; of secondaries white, tinged with grey, becoming darker towards outer angle, and with a slender blackish line at their base preceded by some white spots. Under surface as above, but the white spot in submedian interspace is rather larger, and is followed by a whitish shade: the central band of secondaries is also wider, and encloses two black spots, there is a faint indication of a pale submarginal line; there are some bluish grey hairs at the base. Head and thorax tinged with yellow. Palpi yellowish, and the pectus is tinged with same colour. A nice series from Chang Yang, taken in June.

Nearly allied to P. sinica, Feld., but easily distinguished therefrom by the different maculation.

PLESIONEURA GRANDIS, sp. n.

3. Fuliginous brown, all the wings paler towards base. Primaries with a greyish apical patch and three subhyaline spots, one in the discoidal cell, a larger one below and a little beyond in the first median interspace, and a smaller one in the interspace above; fringes pale grey, becoming darker towards apex of primaries. Under surface of primaries greyish, costal half suffused with fuliginous from the base to just beyond the subhyaline spots: secondaries fuliginous brown, sprinkled with ochreous scales; fringes as above,

9. Similar in colour to the male, but without the greyish apical patch on primaries; the subhyaline spots are larger, the two central ones are only separated by the median nerve. Expanse, ♂ 55 mm., ? 68 mm.

Two male specimens taken at Chang Yang, in April, and one example of each sex from Ship-y-Shan, captured in September; these have elongated primaries, whilst those from Chang Yang have broader secondaries.

PAMPHILA VIRGATA, sp. n.

3. Dark brown. Primaries have a fulvous streak from base parallel with costa to beyond the middle, this steaak is broken up by the subcostal nervules into linear spots, its outer extremity curving downwards, and terminate directly over four fulvous spots placed in the median and submedian interspaces, there are two more or less confluent yellow dashes in the discoidal cell, and the base and inner margin are streaked with fulvous scales. Secondaries tinged with fulvous towards base with some fulvous-centred dashes. Fringes yellow, chequered with dark brown. Under surface of primaries blackish, with centre spots as above, but the costal streak and discoidal spots are not so clearly defined, the apical half of outer margin is suffused with yellow, but the base is not sprinkled with yellow scales. Secondaries yellow, with some spots at the base, an indistinct central band, and two parallel transverse series of black spots before the outer margin, black, more or less obscured with yellow; the abdominal fold is streaked with blackish.

9. Similar in ground colour to the male, but the yellow costal streak is ill defined, except above the one discoidal spot, the central spots are smaller, and all are pale in colour. Expanse, 30-32 mm.

A fine series from Chang Yang and Ichang, taken in June and July. I took examples of each sex at Foochau in April, 1886.

Allied to P. maro, Fab.