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Show 476 MR. J. H. LEECH O N THE [Nov. 19, 6. ACRONYCTA MAJOR. Acronycta major, Brem. Bull, de l'Acad. 1861, t. iii.; Lep. Ost- Sib. p. 48, pi. v. fig. 7(1864). Tricena ancedina, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881, p. 19. I took this species at Hakodate and there were specimens in Pryer's collection, one of which, from the Kuriles, is a pale form with but few markings. In his Catalogue Pryer gives a brief description of this variety and proposed for it the name of snowi. Tokio (Fenton) ; Yokohama (Pryer and Manley); Hakodate (Leech) ; Kuriles (Snow); Amur. 7. ACRONYCTA BRUMOSA. Acronycta brumosa, Guen. Noct. i. p. 52 (1852). Several specimens, coll. Pryer. This is a variable species, some of the examples being dark ; others are identical with typical brumosa, whilst one or two specimens are much paler. Yokohama (Pryer and Manley) ; Gensan (Nat. Coll.); North America, Virginia. 8. ACRONYCTA LIGUSTRI. Noctua ligustri, Fabr. Mant. 172 ; Esp. Schmett. iv. pi. 119. figs. 2-4 ; Hiibn. Noct. pi. 5. fig. 21. Acronycta ligustri, Treit. Schmett. v. 1. p. 20 ; Guen. Noct. i. p. 51. One example, coll. Pryer. Oiwake (Pryer) ; Europe. 9. ACRONYCTA CONSANGUIS. Acronycta consanguis, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) iv. p. 358 (1879). . , , Several specimens, coll. Pryer. I have also received the species from Mr. Manley of Yokohama, and m y native collector obtained it at Hakodate in June 1887. Closely allied to A. menyanthidis from Europe. Yokohama (Pryer and Manley); Hakodate, Tokio. 10. ACRONYCTA PRUINOSA. Acronycta pruinosa, Guen. Noct. i. p. 53 (1852). Polia soluta, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. xxxiii. p. 723 (1865). Plataplecta soluta, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist (5) i. p. 195 C\ 878^ Plataplecta pruinosa, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii. p. 5, pi. 144. fig. 3 (1884). • A fine series, coll. Pryer. This species very closely resembles auricoma of Europe, but the orbicular is larger and whiter. Yokohama, Oiwake (Pryer); Silhet, Java, Ceylon. |