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Show 558 MR. J. H. LEECH ON THE [NOV. 19, In structure this species agrees well with H. mandatalis, Walk., Ceylon, but it differs therefrom in colour and marking, the white discal spot being a very conspicuous feature. From H. stigiana, Butl., which it resembles superficially, it is easily separable by the very different palpi. 397. HYPENA OBESALIS. Pyralis crassalis, Hiibn. Pyral. pi. 2. fig. 8. Hypena obesalis, Treit. Schmett. vii. 27 ; Guen. Delt. p. 28. Hypena tripunctalis, Brem. Lep. Ost-Sib. p. 62, pi. v. fig. 20 (1864). A long and most variable series. The specimens were taken by myself in Satsuma in May and Gensan in June. Satsuma, Gensan (Leech). 398. HYPENA ROSTRALIS. Pyralis rostralis, Linn. Syst. Nat. x. p. 533; Faun. Suec. p. 350. Pyralis rostralis, Hiibn. Pyral. fig. 10, 191, 394. Hypena rostrcdis, Treit. Schmett. vii. 29 ; Steph. 111. Haust. iv. p. 12; Guen. Delt. p. 31. I took one example of this species at Hakodate in August. Hakodate (Leech) ; Europe. 399. HYPENA KENGKALIS. Hypena kengkalis, Brem. Lep. Ost-Sib. p. 63, pi. v. fig. 21 (1864). Several, coll. Pryer. I took examples at Nagasaki in June, Hakodate in August, and at Oiwake in October. Yokohama ? (Pryer) ; Nagasaki, Hakodate, Oiwake (Leech); Amur. 400. HYPENA SIMILALIS, sp. n. (Plate LII. fig. 2.) 3. Primaries greyish, sparingly sprinkled with blackish scales, traversed from near apex to middle of inner margin by a brownish line, which is edged externally with paler ; the area within this line is tinged with ochreous, and that beyond the line with violet; orbicular stigma white, punctiform, with a few black scales on its internal edge; reniform linear, pale with a black dot at each extremity ; dark but indistinct basal line runs obliquely from costa to below orbicular, where it turns sharply inwards and downwards to inner margin ; submarginal line, composed of black dots, starts from apex and terminates in two large spots on the inner margin; fringes brown: secondaries pale brown, central spot darker; fringes pale at the base and preceded by a dark brown line. Under surface pale fuscous brown, central spot on primaries darker. Expanse 38 millim. I took three male specimens at Oiwake in October 1886, and my native collector obtained one example of the same sex at Nikko in September of the same year. |