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Show 1889.] LEPIDOPTERA OF JAPAN AND COREA. 48*7 Noctua brassicee, E-;p. iv„ pi. 159. figs. 1-6 ; Hiibn. Noct. fig. 88. Mamestra brassicee, Treit. Schmett. v. 2. 150 ; Guen. Noct. i. p. 198. This species appears to be generally distributed throughout Japan, occurring from August to October. Japan ; West Canada ; Europe. ^6. MAMESTRA ALIENA. Noctua aliena, Hiibn. fig. 441. Hadena aliena, Guen. ii. p. 100. One specimen, coll. Pryer. Oiwake (Pryer) ; Europe. 57. MAMESTRA PERSICARIEE. Phal.-Noctua persicariee, Linn. Faun. Suec. 319. Noctua persicariee, Esp. Schmett. iv. pi. 129. figs. 1-3; Hiibn. Noct. fig. 64. Mamestra persicariee, Treit. Schmett. v. 2. 156 ; Guen. Noct. i. p. 199. Mamestra persicariee, var. unicolor, Staud. Cat. p. 91. Two examples, coll. Pryer, one of which has the reniform stigma filled up with the black ground-colour. This is var. unicolor. Oiwake (Pryer); Europe. 58. XYLOPHASIA INCOGNITA. Xylophasia incognita, Butl. Cist. Ent. iii. p. 132 (1885). The type specimen in National Collection at South Kensington is so poor in condition that it is not possible to say what it may have been, but. Mr. Butler compares his X. incognita with X. lithoxylea and adds, " In coloration this species corresponds more nearly with the Chilian X. cauquenensis than with X. lithoxylea, but in pattern it scarcely differs from the latter." Yesso (Pryer). 59. XYLOPHASIA SCOLOPACINA. Noctua scolopacina, Esp. Schmett. iv.pl. 130. fig. 1 ; Hiibn. Noct. fig. 460. Xylina scolopacina, Treit. Schmett. v. 3. 33. Xylophasia scolopacina, Dup. vii. 113. 3; Steph. 111. Brit. Ent., Haust. ii. p. 178; Guen. Noct. i. p. 145. A few examples, coll. Pryer. M y native collector took specimens at Hakodate in June and July. Oiwake (Pryer) ; Hakodate (Nat. Coll.) ; Europe. 60. XYLOPHASIA FUNEREA. Hadena funerea, Hein. Schmett. Deutschl. i. 828 (1859). Xylophasia sodalis, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) i. p. 83 (1878); IU. Typ. Lep. Het. pi. xxix. fig. 2 (1878). A fine series, coll. Pryer. |