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{conferenda, Butl.) ; the latter are tinged with cinnamon-brown, 

 and are also larger in size than the type. 



BOARMIA ABIETARIA, Hb. 



Deileptenia ahietaria, Meyr. 

 Only recorded from Japan ; the specimens are larger than 

 European, and the markings are more pronounced. 



Abraxas sylvata. Scop. 



A very variable species in Eastern Asia, and a large number 

 of the forms have been described as distinct species. All the 

 named forms are, however, connected one with the other, and 

 with the typical form by intergrades. Mr. Leech states that the 

 largest specimen in his series measures 60 millim. in expanse, 

 and the smallest 31 mihim. 



Occurs in Amurland, Japan, Corea, Central and Western China, 

 N.W. Himalayas, Sikkim, Assam, Nilgiris, and Penang. 



Abraxas grossulariata, Linn. 



Eecorded from East Siberia, Amurland, Japan, and Central 

 China. 



Preferring to the form conspurcata, Butl., from Japan, 

 Mr. Leech observes: " The markings on secondaries are certainly 

 more decided than in any European specimens of grossulariata 

 that I have seen, but the pattern is only a complete development 

 of markings seen more or less clearly indicated in the majority 

 of European grossulariata. Neither of the Japanese forms of 

 this species diverges so widely from the type as do certain 

 varieties of the species known to British entomologists." 



Var. sinicaria, Leech, from Central China, has the markings 

 on primaries " somewhat similar to those of A. picaria, but the 

 markings on secondaries are much the same as in typical 

 A. grossulariata, though not so pronounced — fuscous instead 

 of black on all the wings. The yellow markings are in all cases 

 less distinct, and in several specimens entirely obsolete." 



LoMASPiLis MARGiNATA, Linn. = 02ns, Butl. 

 Abraxas marginata, Meyr. 



Occurs in Amurland, Japan, Yesso, and Central China. 



Most of the Japanese specimens have rather black markings ; 

 in some examples the central band of each wing is entire, but in 

 others it is twice interrupted (var. opis, Butl.). 



Subfamily Larentiin^. 



Anaitis plagiata, Linn. 



Eucestia j^l^tgiata, Meyr. 



Eecorded from Japan, Afghanistan, North-West Himalayas. 



Mr. Leech states that " the examples of the first brood in 

 Japan are paler, and those of second brood darker than European 



