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Show 1889.] LEPIDOPTERA OF JAPAN A N D COREA. 531 258. PLUSIA ZOSIMA. Plusia zosima, Hiibn. Schmett. Noct. fig. 651 ; Guen. Noct. ii. p. 334. Three specimeus, coll. Pryer. Yokohama (Pryer) ; Ural, Europe. 259. PLUSIA CHRYSITINA. Phaleena chrysitina, Martyn, Psyche, pi. 21 (1797). Noctua aurifera, Hiibn. Noct. pi. 98. fig. 463. Plusia aurifera, Treit. Schmett. iii. 168 ; Guen. Noct. ii. p. 335. Several specimens, coll. Pryer. 1 took a 3 example at Satsuma in May and another at Tsuruga in July. Yokohama (Pryer); Tsuruga, Satsuma (Leech) ; N. India, Senegal, Madagascar, Bourbon, Mauritius, Java, St. Helena, Teneriffe, S. Europe. 260. PLUSIA FESTUCEE. Phal.-Noctua festucee, Linn. Syst. Nat. x. p. 513. Noctua festucee, Esp. Schmett. iv. pi. 113. fig. 6 ; Hiibn. Noct. pi. 57. fig. 277. Plusia festucee, Treit. Schmett. v. 165 ; Guen. Noct. ii. p. 337. Several specimens, coll. Pryer. I took two examples at Tsuruga and two at Fushiki in July ; these are unusually small and agree with three of Pryer's specimens from Oiwake. Yokohama, Oiwake (Pryer) ; Tsuruga, Fushiki (Leech) ; Europe, N. America. 261. PLUSIA SIGNATA. Noctua signata, Fabr. Ent. Syst. iii. p. 234. Plusia signata, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 345. Five specimens, coll. Pryer. Probably a form of P. chalcitis from Europe. Yokohama (Pryer) ; Loochoo, Java, N. India. 262. PLUSIA VERTICILLATA. Plusia verticillata, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. xii. p. 923 (1857). A few examples, coll. Pryer. I took examples in Satsuma in May, at Fushiki and Gensan in July. Yokohama (Pryer) ; Satsuma, Fushiki, Gensan (Leech); N. India, China, Australia, Ceylon. 263. PLUSIA C-AUREUM. Phaleena c-aureum, Knoch, Beitr. i. p. 7, ph i. fig- 2(1781). Noctua concha, Fabr. Mant. 161 (1787); Hiibn. Noct. pi. 59. fig. 287, pi. 97. fig. 458. Plusia concha, Treit. Schmett. v. 161. |
