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897. Orthosia suspeda. 



Noctua susp)ccta, Hiibn., Eur. Schmett. Noct., fig. 633. 

 Orthosia suspeda, Guen., Noct., i, p. 360; Leech, Proc. 



Zool. Soc. Lond., 1889, p. 513. 

 Dysdwrista sitspcda, Hb., ab. incrs, Frr., Stand., Rom. sur 



Lep., vi, p. 510 (1892). 



There was an example in Fryer's collection, but the 

 exact locality was not indicated. 

 Distribution. Europe. — Amurland; Japan. 



898. Orthosia pi acata , sp. n. 



Primaries ashj'-grey, with a slight pinkish tinge ; antemedial line 

 fuscous-grey, oblique, indistinct ; postniedial line represented by a 

 double series of black points ; submarginal line whitish, narrowly 

 edged internally with brownish, and broadly bordered externally 

 with fuscous ; marginal line pale, serrated, and dotted with black ; 

 the reniform and orbicular stigmata are outlined in whitish and 

 filled in with fuscous, between the stigmata there is a fuscous-brown 

 shade extending from costa to inner margin, and there is a patch of 

 the same colour on the costa before submarginal line. Secondaries 

 pale fuscous-brown becoming darker towards outer margin, fringes 

 paler preceded by a thin blackish line. Under surface greyish 

 suffused with fuscous especially on the primaries and outer area of 

 secondaries ; all the wings have a blackish discal spot and a dusky 

 postmedial band. 



Expanse 38 millim. 



One male specimen from Chia-kou-ho, taken in July. 

 Habitat. WESTERN China. 



899. Orthosia conspicna, sp. n. 



Primaries brownish-grey with the outer marginal area darker ; basal 

 line black, extending only to median nervure, sometimes interrupted ; 

 antemedial line black but only distinct on the costa ; postmedial 

 line double, punctiform ; submarginal line whitish, preceded by a 

 darker patch, and edged witli the same colour on the costa ; reniform 

 and orbicular stigmata velvety-black outlined in whitish ; central 

 shade dusky, interrupted by the reniform stigma. Secondaries pale 

 fuscous-brown, discal dot blackish. Under surface pale greyish- 

 brown, sericeous, paler towards inner margins ; all the wings have a 

 discal dot, and two, more or less distinct, transverse lines beyond. 



Expanse 32 millim. 



