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Show 480 MR. J. H. L E E C H O N T H E [NOV. 19, I took this species at Gensan. Yokohama, Oiwake (Pryer) ; Gensan (Leech). 25. MOMA CONFUSA, sp. n. (Plate L. fig. 5.) o*. Primaries violet-grey, discal area clouded with darker ; two short white basal lines; the central area traversed by two black-edged white transverse lines, which are intersected by a white streak from the base ; this latter is branched and, together with the transverse line, forms a somewhat intricate network ; submarginal line blackish, wavy, and sharply angulated below the costa ; a white spot at inner angle: secondaries pale whitish brown, central transverse line and marginal border darker ; fringes paler. Under surface of primaries fuscous, paler along inner margin, central lunule whitish, transverse line dark ; secondaries whitish, with blackish central spot and fuscous transverse line. Expanse 36 millim. One example, coll. Pryer. Yokohama? (Pryer). 26. MOMA NIVEOLA. Abrostola niveola, Motsch. Coll. Staud. Moma tapyx, Staud. in litt. I took one example at Gensan in July. 27. PANDESMA VIRENS. Pandesma virens, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881, p. 192. A few specimens, coll. Pryer. I also received one specimen from Mr. Andrews, who took it at Hakodate, and my native collector took one example at the same place in June or July. Yesso (Pryer) ; Hakodate (Andrews and Nat. Coll.). 28. DlPHTERA GEMMIFERA. Plusia gemmifera, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. xii. p. 934 (1857). Anarta gemmifera, Butl. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, p. 63. Diphtera leetevirens, Oberth. Etud. d'Ent. x. p. 17, pi. ii. fig. 6 (1884). Three specimens, coll. Pryer. Yokohama ? (Pryer); Sidemi (Jankowski) ; Nilgiri Hills. 29. MYTHIMNA GRANDIS. Mythimna grandis, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) i. p. 79 (1878); 111. Typ. Lep. Het. ii. pi. xxviii. fig. 7 (1878). Var. Mythimna divergens, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) i. p. 79 (1878); 111. Typ. Lep. Het. ii. pi. xxviii. fig. 8 (1878). An extensive series, coll. Pryer. I took specimens at Gensan in July. This appears to be a very variable species. Some of the specimens agree with the type of M. grandis, others are identical with M. divergens, whilst others, again, resemble M. grandis in one character and |