74 Mr. J. H. Leech on 



Two examples in Fryer's collection, one from Gifu and 

 the other without locality ticket ; this last approaches the 

 form known as gothicina H.-S. 



Staudinger describes a form of this species from Amur- 

 land as var. asholdcnsis (Rom. sur Lop., vi, p. 49G). 



Distribution. Europe. — Amurland ; Japan. 



882. Scmiopliora munda. 



Nodua munda, Esp., Schmett., iii, pi. lii, figs. 5, 6. 

 Tmniocampa munda, Guen., Noct., i, p. 356 ; Leech, Proc. 



Zool. Soc. Lond., 1880, p. 512. 

 Tieniocampa munda, var. immaculata, Staud., Cat., p. 114 



(1871). 



Specimens from Yokohama and Yesso in Fryer's collec- 

 tion ; my native collector obtained two examples in the 

 island of Kiushiu. 



One of the Yokohama specimens is referable to var. 

 immaculata. 



Distribution. Europe. — Japan; Yesso; Kiushiu. 



883. Semiojjhora gracilis. 



Noctua gracilis, Fabr., Mant. Ins., p. 148; Htibn., Noct., 



fig. 168. 

 TcVniocamfci gracilis, Guen., Noct., i, p. 355 ; Leech, Proc. 



Zool. Soc. Lond., 1889, p. 512. 

 Ticniocampa clla, Bntl., Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., (5) i, 



p. 167 (1878) ; 111. Typ. Lep. Het., ii, p. 30, pi. xxx, 



fig. 7 (1878). 



A series of pale and dark coloured forms, from Yoko- 

 hama, in Fryer's collection. 



Distribution. Europe. — Amurland ; Japan. 



884. Semiophora instabilis. 



Noct'iLci instabilis, Esp., Schmett., iv, pi. cli, fig. 3. 

 Txniocampa cvanida, Butl, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., (5) 



iv, p*. 362 (1879). 

 Tmiiocarivpa insta.bilis, Leech, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1889, 



p. 512. 



There were five specimens from Yokohama in Fryer's 

 collection, and my native collector obtained two examples 

 in the island of Kiushiu, all these are pale in colour, and 

 generally larger than European specimens; they are 



