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Show 532 MR. J. H. LEECH ON THE [Nov. 19, Plusia mikudina, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) i. p. 202 (1878) ; 111. Typ. Lep. Het. iii. pi. xlvi. fig. 7. I took an example at Fushiki in July, and there was one specimen in Pryer's collection labelled No. 899, Oiwake ; all are referable to P. c-aureum and are identical with P. mikadina, Butl. Yokohama, Oiwake (Pryer) ; Fushiki (Leech). 264. PLUSIA ALBOSTRIATA. Plusia albostriata, Brem. & Grey, Beitr. zur Schmett.-Fauna des Nordl. p. 18. China's, 1853. Several examples, coll. Pryer. I took specimens at Gensan and received specimens from Ningpo in July. The only differences that I can find between this insect and P. gutta are perhaps rather of a varietal than specific value. Thus the silver V-like mark is of a heavier character in P. albostriata than in P. gutta, and the last-named insect lacks the short linear silver mark at the end of discal cell, which appears to be the distinguishing character of P. albostriata. Yokohama, Oiwake (Pryer) ; Gensan, Ningpo (Leech) ; N. China. 265. PLUSIA GUTTA. Noctua circumflexa, Esp. Schmett. iv. pi. iii. figs. 5, 6; Hiibn. Noct. pi. 58. fig. 285 (non Linn.). Plusia gutta, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 346. Several examples, coll. Pryer. I took specimens at Gensan in July, and Hakodate in August. Yokohama, Yesso (Pryer); Hakodate, Gensan (Leech). 266. PLUSIA TYPINOTA. Plusia typinota, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) i. p. 201 (1878); 111. Typ. Lep. Het. ii. pi. xxxi. fig. 10 (1878). Appears to be a poor example of P. gamma. Yokohama (Jonas). 267. PLUSIA JESSICA. Plusia jessica, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) i. p. 201 (1878) 111. Typ.'Lep. Het. iii. pi. xlvi. fig. 6 (1879). Plusia serena, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist.(5)iv. p. 368 (1879). A fine series of each form, coll. Pryer. After carefully comparing the types in the National Collection with my own specimens, I am of opinion that P. serena, Butl., is onlv a slight modification of P. jessica. Yokohama (Jonas and Pryer) ; Tokio (Fenton). 268. PLUSIA NIGRISIGNA. Plusia nigrisigna, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. xii. p. 928 (1857). Six specimens of this species in Pryer's collection under the name of P. gamma, which it certainly closely resembles, but is nevertheless a good species. Yokohama (Pryer) ; N. India. |