244 Mr. Butler vn new species of 



9. Catocula rolcanica, ii. sp. 



Allied to C. consors ; considerably larger, but witli almost 

 similar black markings on the primaries ; primaries above slaty- 

 grey densely irrorated -with sulphur yellow scales ; a diffused 

 oblique broad band near the base, the costal area at the base, the 

 reniform spot^ some scales above it, the centre of internal area, 

 some streaks partly bordering the discal zigzag black lines and a 

 sparse sprinkling of scales over the whole wing, ferruginous ; 

 secondaries bright ochreous, Avith central and interno-median 

 confluent bands somewhat resembling a large black VL ; outer 

 border very broad and black, abruptly constricted to a mere 

 connecting line near the anal angle and joining the central band 

 just before the constriction, interrupted externally by two convex 

 ochreous spots, betweeii which arc foiu- dots; fringe spotted with 

 blackish ; thorax grey, collar and tegula; reddish, abdomen 

 testaceous ; wings below ochreous, primaries crossed Ijy thi'ce 

 black belts, outer border brownish, fringe whitish ; secondaries 

 crossed by two black bands, the inner one L shaped, the outer 

 one tapering, excavated near the anal angle ; an abbreviated 

 grey internal dash ; pectus whitish, legs speckled with black, 

 tarsi black banded with creamy-whitish'; venter yellowisli. 

 Expanse 3 inches 2 lines. 



Yokohama (Jonas) ; Hakodate (Whitely). Brit. ]\Ius. 



EREBIDiE. 



1. Sypna picta, n. sp. 



Above f idiginous brown, j^rimaries darker than the secondaries ; 

 central ,area paler brown, crossed by a broad white band 

 spotted with brown traversed by blue lines, and (owing to the 

 presence of a large central costal brown patch) forking from the 

 middle of the cell to the costa ; reniform spot divided by 

 the outer branch of the band, and with a central ochreous 

 spot, outhned in black, beyond it ; a large pale brown apical 

 patch, bounded internally by a large 3 shaped black character, 

 which in some examples is continued as a dentated line to the 

 inner margin ; a submarginal series of black edged white spots ; 

 a pale imdulated marginal line, and a second less distinct similar 

 hne on the fringe; secondaries sUghtly paler at the base and 

 across the inner half of the disc, the latter pale area being partly 

 bounded internally by an abbreviated dusky streak or line : 

 outer border bi-oadly dusky ; an alil:)reviated dentated black edged 

 whitish subanal line, and a submarginal series of black edged 

 white spots ; fringe whity-brown, traversed by a l)road dusky 



