40 Mr. J. H. Leech on 



from Kiukiang. If Staudinger had referred to Butler's 

 admirable description (/. c.) he would have seen that the 

 colour is there given as " lilacine greyish " and not "bright 

 red brown" as he states that it is; the figure of canesccns 

 also shows it to be lilacine greyish. 



I have twelve specimens from Amurland, obtained at 

 Nikolajewsk, Cabarowka, and Pokrofka, and half of these 

 might be referred to Butler's canesccns, with which they 

 agree in size and coloration. 



A large reddish-brown form occurs in Japan, but hither- 

 to this has escaped being named as a form of this very 

 variable species. 



In a specimen from Kiushiu and another from Pu-tsu- 

 fons^, the claviform stigma is marked with black. 



Staudinger remarks that the species is double brooded 

 in Amurland, appearing in the perfect state in May and 

 August, and this seems to be the case also in China. 



Distribution. EuRorE. — Amurland; Japan; Central 

 and Western China ; North-West Himalayas. 



787. Graphiphora flavihrunnca, sp. n. 



Primaries ocbreous-brown suffused with pinkish ; there are in- 

 dications of some dark transverse wavy lines, the postmedial being 

 followed by a series of black dots on the nervules ; the stigmata are 

 not clearly defined, l>ut the lower portion of the reniform is some- 

 times dark grey or brownish, and there is a blackish dot on the 

 submedian nervure below the orbicular ; submarginal line pale, out- 

 wardly edged with Ijrownish ; marginal line represented by a series 

 of blackish lunules. Secondaries fuscous, with a dusky discal lunule, 

 fringes pinkish. Under surface pale brownish suffused with pink 

 on the costa and outer margin of each wing ; the primaries have 

 the discal area fuscous ; all the wings have a narrow fuscous band, 

 the secondaries have also a discal lunule. 



Expanse 42-48 millim. 



Two specimens of each sex from Moupin, one female 

 from Ta-chien-lu, and one male from Chia-kou-ho. June 

 and July, 



Halntat. Western China. 



Allied to Cr. hrvyiinca, Fabr. 



788. frrnphi'pliora dcscrvpta. 



Noctua ilcscripta, Brcm., Lep. Ost.-Sib., p. 51, pi. iv, fig. 

 11 (18G4;. 



