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by the obliiine line; in fVniit (if the apex there is also a triangular costal pale 

 red jiateh; a trace of an aiiteuiedial reddish line : renifurni deep crimson ; fringes 

 golden greenish brown. Secondary dark brownish grey. 



?. Like the male, but darker, whilst the golden brown colour is less golden 

 and jialer. 



E.xpanse : c? T4, ? 60 mm. 



Hal). The type is in my collection from Dinawa, where it occurs in August. 



243. Plusia kebea sjhc. nov. 



S. Head and thorax beaver-grey, abdomen j)ale greyish. Primary beaver-grey, 

 with two subtriaugular dark bronzy lines ; the larger one, enclosing the larger 

 triangle of the ground colour, is from the costa, and meets the base of the 

 innermarginal one on vein 2 ; the terminal area is very strongly suftused with 

 dark bronzy colour nearly up to these lines. Secondary dark grey, becoming 

 creamy at the base. 



Expanse : 33 mm. 



Jlab. The type is in my collection from the Kebea Range, where the insect 

 flies in JIarch and April ; other examples are in the Tring Museum from the 

 Aroa Kiver. 



244. Plusia dinawa sjiec. nov. 



5 . Head and thorax lilac-grey, abdomen grey. Primary, basal area pale lilac- 

 grey margined ; a slightly oblique antemedial line from the inner margin extending 

 up into a silvery c^ mark, behind which is a silver spot, and margined costally by 

 a very obliipie line extending into the npj)er stroke of the silvery c^ mark ; post- 

 medial line waved, angled inwards on the fold ; the median area between these 

 lines is dark and suffused with rich bronzy brown ; a large terminal suffusion of 

 the same colour from the apex to vein o, terminating along vein 2 ; tornal area 

 j)ale lilac-grey ; the subterminal line is distinct near the toruus, but very obscure 

 in the dark area. Secondary greyish brown. 



Expanse : 35 mm. 



Ilah. The tyjie is in my collection from Dinawa, where the insect occurs in 

 August. 



245. Plusia ekeikei spec. nov. 



(?. Head and thorax jiale golden brown ; jiatagia pinkish brown, with white 

 scales ; abdomen pale ochreous brown. Primary, basal area pale pinkish bnflf, 

 mottled with golden brownish ; the area from the tcrmen to the cell below the 

 angle of vein 2 brilliant pale golden, divided by the postmedial and subterminal 

 lines, which are deep golden reddish, with a dasli along vein 5 connecting the 

 two ; reniform dark golden brown. Secondary ochreous at the base, broadly dark 

 grey beyond the cell. 



Exjjanse .• 38 mm. 



Hub. The type is iu my collection from Ekeikei, where the insect occurs in 

 July. 



•,'l(i. Plusia babooni siiec. nov. 



6 . Head and thorax darkish grey, abdomen somewhat jialer. Primary dark 

 bronzy grey, with obli(jue subbasal stripe angled near the costa; jiostmedial stripe 

 ol]lii|ue, slightly waved, shortly angled above the inner margin ; subterminal area 



