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Show 486 MR. J. H. LEECH ON THE [Nov. 19, Yokohama (Pryer); Hakodate (Nat. Coll.) ; Gensan (Leech) Europe. 51. HELIOPHOBUS DISSECTUS. Heliophobus dissectus, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. Suppl. ii. p. 606 (1865). Neuria dissecta, Moore, Lep. Ceylon, iii. p. 22, pi. 146. fig. 7(1884). I took one example of this species at Nikko in September. Nikko (Leech) ; Ceylon, Bengal. 52. AXYLIA PUTRIS. Phal.-Noctuaputris, Linn. Faun. Suec. p. 315. Noctua putris, Esp. Schmett. iv. pi. 138. figs. 4, 5. Noctua lignosa, Hiibn. Noct. fig. 245. Xylina putris, Treit. Schmett. Eur. v. 3. p. 29. Axylia putris, Guen. Noct. i. p. 134. Two specimens, coll. Pryer. M y native collector took examples of this species at Hakodate in June or July. Tokio, Hakodate, Foochau ; Europe. 53. MAMESTRA CUNEATA, sp. n. (Plate L. fig. 12.) 3 . Primaries dark brown with a reddish-violet tinge more pronounced towards the outer margin ; basal line abbreviated, wavy ; the much-indented inner aud elbowed and angulated outer transverse lines approximate before reaching the inner margin ; submarginal line pale, edged internally with darker and preceded by two cuneiform black dashes, the larger opposite the lower end and the smaller opposite the upper end of reniform ; this last, together with the orbicular, are slightly paler than ground-colour ; a series of dark contiguous lunules on outer, margin : secondaries fuscous brown, paler towards base and inner margin, central transverse line paler. Under surface pale fuscous brown ; central spot and transverse line on all the wings blackish, the latter followed by a broad fuscous band. Expanse 38 millim. One 3 example, coll. Pryer, without exact locality. Yokohama ? (Pryer). 54. MAMESTRA ADVENA. Mamestra advena, Fabr., var. adjuncta, Staud. Stett. ent. Zeit. •1888. Five specimens, coll. Pryer. A specimen in National Collection, labelled Alysia grisea, Butl., from Japan, is probably referable to this species, but the example is in such poor condition that it is not possible to come to any satisfactory conclusion on this point. Oiwake, Yokohama? (Pryer) ; Chang Yang (Pratt) ; Amurland. 55. MAMESTRA BRASSIOE. Phal.-Noctua brassicee, Linn. Syst. Nat. x. p. 516. |