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Apamea basilinea, Fabr. 

 A. gemina, Hiibn. 



A. (Helotropha) leucostigma, Hiibn. (=Cerastis Icevis, Butl.). 

 Miana. — Eastern Asian species only, and two of these seem 

 to be confined to Japan. 



CaRADRINIDjE. 



Caradrina MORPHEUS, Hufn. 



Noctuid-s:. 



Agrotis suffusa, Hiibn. 



A. segetum, Schiff. (= ingrata, Butl.). 



A. obscura, Brahm. (= ravida, Hiibn. = valida, Walk. = 

 caliginea, Butl.). — Bather more variable in Japan than in 

 Europe. 



A. (Hapalia) precox, Linn. 



Noctua (Ochropleura) plecta, Linn. 



N. augur, Fabr. 



N. (Graphiphora) c-nigrum, Linn. 



N. DITRAPEZIUM, Boi'k. 



N. Triangulum, Hufn. — Bepresented in Japan by a large form 

 which Dr. Butler has named plumbata. 



N. brunnea, Fabr. 



N. festiva, Hiibn. — Beplaced in Japan by N. descripta, Brem. 



N. dahlii, Hiibn. (= canescens, Butl.). — Bather more vari- 

 able, both in size and colour, than in Europe. 



N. baia, Fabr. (= tabida, Butl.). 



Amphtpyrid^. 



Amphipyra pyramidea, Linn. (= monolitha, Guen. = magna, 

 Walk.). — Japanese specimens vary in size and marking, but 

 some are quite typical. The European species A. yerflua, Fabr., 

 and A. livida, Fabr., occur in Japan. 



Orthosiid^e. 



Panolis piniperda, Panz. 



TiENiocAMPA iSemiophora) gothica, Linn. — Japanese speci- 

 mens are not quite identical with typical gothica, and a modifi- 

 cation of the gothicina form occurs. 



T. incerta, Hufn. (= instabilis, Esp. = evanida, Butl.). — 

 The Japanese specimens are generally larger than British 

 examples. 



T. stabilis, View. 



T. gracilis, Fabr. (= ella, Butl.). — Pale and dark forms 

 occur in Japan. 



