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Show 514 MR. J. H. LEECH ON THE [Nov. 19, 178. ORTHOSIA LIZETTA. Orthosia lizetta, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) i. p. 167 (1878); 111. Typ. Lep. Het. ii. pi. xxx. fig. 8 (1878). A nice series, coll. Pryer. Yokohama (Jonas, Pryer). 179. CERASTIS FRAGARIEE. Bombyx fragariee, Esp. Schmett. Bomb. pi. 86. fig. 3. Noctua domiduca, Borkh. Eur. Schmett. iv. p. 44. • Cerastis serotina, Treit. Schmett. v. 2. p. 418 ; Guen. Noct. i. p. 385. Several fine specimens, coll. Pryer. Yokohama (Pryer, Manley) ; Europe. 180. CERASTIS VACCINII. Phal.-Noctua vaccinii, Linn. Faun. Suec. Noctua vaccinii, Esp. Schmett. iv. pi. 161. figs. 1, 4, 6 ; Hiibn. Noct. p. 177 ; var. mixta, Staud. Cat. p. 118. Noctua spadicea, Hiibn. Noct. fig. 179; (vaccinii), Esp. I. fig. 2. Cerastis vaccinii, Treit. Schmett. v. p. 401 ; Guen. Noct. i. p. Dasycampa ardescens, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) iv. p. 364 (1874). A fine and extensive series, coll. Pryer. D. ardescens, Butl., is a large C. vaccinii of the type form, and there are also specimens of the same exaggerated size which agree with the var. mixta of Staudinger. Yokohama (Pryer) ; Europe. 181. CERASTIS EVELINA. Dasycampa evelina, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) iv. p. 363 (1879). A fine series, coll. Pryer. Yokohama (Pryer). 182. CERASTIS ALBIPUNCTA, sp. n. (Plate LI. fig. 10.) o* . Primaries pale sandy brown ; with the exception of an indistinct darker submarginal line, there are no indications of transverse markings ; the reniform is represented by a white spot at its lower end, but the other portions of this stigma are not clearly defined ; a series of small blackish lunules on outer margin: secondaries fuscous brown; fringes pale reddish brown. Under suiface pale ochreous brown, the discal area of primaries suffused with fuscous and crossed by a darker central line; secondaries have a darker central spot and transverse line. Head and thorax colour of primaries ; abdomen giey-brown above, ochreous brown beneath. Antennae pectinated. Expanse 42 millim. One example, coll. Pryer, but no exact locality is given. Yokohama ? (Pryer). |