132 Mr. Butler's descriptions of 



Apamiid^. 

 Xylophasta incognita, n. sp. 



Nearly allied to X. lithoxj/Iea, of Europe, l3ut smaller, with 

 slightly narrower wings ; primaries ash-grey, with smoky-grey 

 markings ; the zigzag arched post-median band rather wider 

 than in X. lithoxijlea; the marginal border a little narrower and 

 partly bounded internally by <-shaped blackish markings; 

 secondaries uniform, pale greyish-brown ; body greyish, espe- 

 cially in front; the collar with two converging black dashes at 

 the back ; under-surface uniform greyish-white. Expanse of 

 wings 41 mm. 



Yesso, 1882 (H. Pryer). 



In coloration this species corresponds more nearly with the 

 Chilian X. cauquenensis than with X, lithoxijlea, but in pattern 

 it scarcely differs from the latter 



Nephelodes datanidia^ n. sp. 



Primaries golden-brown ; the basal area pale, crossed 1 )y a 

 pinky-white angular stripe and l)Ounded externally by a nearly 

 straight transverse stripe of the same colour which borders the 

 central belt; a third narrower stripe borders the central belt 

 externally ; the belt itself is of the ground-colour, but Avith 

 darker margins and a darker patch beyond the cell ; external 

 border greyish, pink tinted, preceded by a series of ill-defined 

 dusky spots ; fringe cupreous ; secondaries pale golden-brown 

 with pink-tinted fringes; thorax dark rufous-brown; abdomen 

 sericeous greyish-brown; under-surface pale golden- broAvn, the 

 borders of the wings and the body tinted with pink ; primaries 

 with the central area greyish, fringe tipped with blackish; 

 secondaries with a dusky lunate spot at the end of the cell, 

 followed by a slightly angulated grey discal stripe. Expanse of 

 wings 30 mm. 



No exact locality given ; probably Yokohama. 



Miana falsa, n. sp. 



At first sight much like a largo example of the pale banded 

 form of M. stfigilis, but the central dark belt of primaries con- 

 siderably wider, commencing at basal fourth ; enclosing the 

 discoidal spots which are white-edged, the reniform spot forming 

 the letter B in wliite; the outer edge of the central belt irregu- 

 larly zigzag, not denticulated, the wliite discal band narrow, 



