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THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Emydia, Euchelia. Callimorpha, Trichiura, Eriogaster, En- 

 dromis, Saturnia, Cilix, and Glyphisia seem to be unrepresented 

 in Japan. 



NOCTU^. 

 Bryophilid^;. 

 Bryophila algm, Fabr. 



BOMBYCOID^E. 



Moma (=Dipthera) orion, Esp. 



Acronycta tridens, Schiff. (= increta, Butl.). — Some 

 Japanese specimens are 50 millim. in expanse. 

 A. psi, Linn. 

 A. leporina, Linn. 

 A. strigosa, Fabr. 

 A. alni, Linn. 

 A. ligustri, Fabr. 



A. rumicis, Linn. — Most of the Japanese specimens are dark 

 coloured. 



A. auricoma, Fabr. — Bepresented in Japan by A. pruinosa, 

 Guen. 



Leucaniid^. 

 Leucania (Mythimna) turca, Linn. 

 L. conigera, Fabr. 



L. unipuncta, Haw. (= extranea, Guen.). 

 L. impura, Hiibn. 



NONAGRIA SPARGANII, Esp. 



Apameid^;. 



Gortyna (== Ochria) ochracea, Hiibn. (= flavago, Esp.). — 

 Japanese specimens differ from British examples in having dark 

 hind wings. Dr. Butler has named this form Ochria fortis. 



Hydrcecia nictitans, Bork. — As variable in Japan as in 

 Britain. 



H. petasitis, Dbl. ( ? = immanis, Guen.). 



Axylia putris. Linn. 



Xylophasia scolopacina, Esp. 



Dipterygia scabriuscula, Linn. ( = pinastri, Linn.). — 

 Japanese specimens are very dark. 



Cloantha polyodon, Clerck. (= perspicillaris, Linn. = in- 

 termedia, Brem.). 



Laphygma exigua, Hiibn. 



MAMESTRA BRASSICiE, Linn. 



M. persicarle, Linn. — The type and var. unicolor, Staud., 

 are both found in Japan. 



