246 Mr. Butler on new sjjecies o/'Catocala and Sypna. 



than the ground colour just beyond tlie cell ; a white dot in the 

 cell ; reniform spot streaked with testaceous internally, blackish 

 edged externally ; external area slightly paler than the ground 

 colour, black edged internally ; border as in the three preceding- 

 species ; secondaries (excepting in the apical fringe ) almost as in 

 S. picta ; under surface similar. Expanse $ 2 inches ; 9 2 

 inches 5 hues. 



$ Yokohama (Pryer) ; 9 Hakodate (Whitely). Brit. Mus. 



Allied to the preceding but much darker, the transverse band 

 of primaries less irregular, the male distinctly shot with violet ; 

 it approaches S. cmlisparsa. 



