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Show 494 MR. J. H. LEECH ON THE [NOV. 19, 93. SCEDOPLA REGALIS. Scedopla regalis, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) i. p. 201 (1878); 111. Typ. Lep. Het. iii. pi. xlvi. fig. 5 (1879). Four specimens, received from Mr. Manley of Yokohama. Yokohama (Jonas and Manley) ; Tokio. 94. CLOANTHA POLYODON. Phaleena polyodon, Clerck, Icones, pi. ii. fig. 3 (1759). Phal.-Noctua perspicillaris, Linn. Faun. Suec. p. 317 (1761). Noctua perspicillaris, Esp. Schmett. iv. pi. 134. fig. 3 ; Hiibn. Noct. fig. 249. Xylina perspicillaris, Treit. Schmett. v. 3. 69. Cloantha perspicillaris, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 113. Cloantha intermedia, Brem. Lep. Ost-Sib. p. 53, pi. v. fig. 13 (1864). Auchmis sikkimensis, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, p. 49, pi. 6. fig. 15. A long series, coll. Pryer. I took examples of this species in Satsuma in May, at Tsuruga, Fushiki, and Gensan in July, Hakodate in August, and my native collector took some at Ningpo in June. Yokohama (Pryer) ; Satsuma, Tsuruga, Fushiki, Gensan (Leech) ; Kiukiang (Pratt) ; Ningpo, Darjeeling, Amur, Europe. 95. OCHROPLEURA STUPENDA. Ochropleura stupenda, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) i. p. 166 (1878); III. Typ. Lep. Het. ii. pi. xxx. fig. 3 (1878). Noctua stupens, Oberth. Etud. d'Ent. v. p. 75, pi. vii. fig. 7 (1880). Several fine examples, coll. Pryer. Varies in colour; some of the specimens agree well with figure of N. stupens, Oberth. Yokohama (Jonas and Manley); Yoshino, Oiwake (Pryer) ; Gensan (Nat. Coll.). 96. OCHROPLEURA TRIANGULARIS. Ochropleura triangularis, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, p. Six specimens, coll. Pryer. I have received two examples from Mr. Manley of Yokohama. This species is only separable from 0. musiva, Hiibn., by the dark secondaries. Dr. Staudinger considers O. triangularis to be very near stentzi, Led. 97. OCHROPLEURA PLECTA. Phal.-Noctua plecta, Linn. Faun. Suec. p. 321. Noctua plecta, Esp. Schmett. iv. pi. 143. figs. 4, 5 ; Hiibn. Noct. fig. 117 ; Treit. Schmett. v. p. 248 ; Guen. Noct. i. p. 326. Ochropleura plecta, Hiibn. Verz. Schmett. 223. 2233 ; Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. x. p. 406. A male example, coll. Pryer. |