48 Mr. J. H. Leech ooi 



Genus Apopestes. 

 Hiibuer, Verz. Bek. Scbmett., p. 275 (1818). 



807. Apopestes spectrum. 



Noctua spectrum, Esp., Schmett., iv, p. 131, pi. c, figs. 3, 4. 

 Apopestes spectrum, Hltbn., Verz. Bek. Scbmett., p. 275 



(1816). 

 Svintlierops spectrum, Boisd., Ind. Metb., p. 98 (1840). 

 Amplwpyra phantasma, Eversm., BulL Mosc, 1843, p. 54G. 

 Amphipnjra S'pcctrum, Hainpson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Motbs, 



ii, p. 192 (1894). 



Two examples of tbe pliantasiua form Avere received 

 from Pu-tsu-fong, taken io June or July. Alpberaky 

 (Rom. sur. Lep., v, p. 48) records tbe same form from tbe 

 district of Kara-Soubai, Central Mongolia, and Staudinger 

 {op), cit., p. 597) mentions it from Amurland. 



Distribution. EUROPE.- — Persia ; Quetta ; Afghan- 

 istan ; Hazara, North- West Punjab ; Yarkand ; 

 Dharmsala {Hampson) ; Amurland ; Mongolia ; West- 

 ern China. 



808. Apopestes inconspiicua. 



Apiopcstes inconspicua. But!., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1889, 



p. 191. 

 Autophila dilucida, Leecb, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1889, 



p. 541. 



Described from Tokio ; tbere were two examples in 

 Pryer's collection from Yokobama. 

 Habitat. JAPAN, 



809. ApiO'pesies cataphancs, 



Noctua cataphancs, Hlibn., Noct., fig. 559. 

 Autop)]iil(t cataplianes, Hltbn., Verz. Scbmett., p. 274. 

 Spintherops cataplianes. Stand., Rom. sur Lep., vi, 597 

 (1892). 



Staudinger states tbat be bas received specimens, taken 

 by Hertz to the north of Pekin, which agree almost entirely 

 with pale South European examples. He describes var. 

 prmligaminosa from Amurland as much darker grey than 

 the typical form ; I have an example of this from the same 

 country. 



Distrihation. EUROPE. — Amurland ; North China, 



