580 Mr. J. H. Leech on 



One example liom Oinei-slian taken in June or July. 

 Distrihution. Kangra {Haiiqjson) ; Western China. 



Genus Plusia. 



Ochs. ; Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, ii, p. 567 

 (1894). 



1337. Phisia signata. 



Nodua signata, Fabr., Ent. Syst., iii, 2, p. 81 (1794). 

 Plusia signata, Guen., Noct., ii, p. 345 (1852) ; Hampson, 

 Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, ii, p. 568 (1894). 



The specimens in Fryer's collection were from Yokohama 

 and Loochoo. I have also received an example from 

 Ship-y-shan. 



Perhaps a form of the European P. chaJcitis. 



DistribvMon. West Africa ; Ceylon ; Java ; Fiji 

 (Hampson) ; Central China ; Japan ; Loochoo. 



1338. Phisia vcrticiJIata. 



Plusia vcrticillata, Guen., Noct., ii, p, 344 (1852) ; Walk., 

 Cat. Lep. Het., xii, p. 923 (1857) ; Moore, Lep. Ceyl., iii, 

 p. 70, pi. clii, fig. 6 (1884). 



Plusia eriosoma, Doubl. ; Hampson, Fauna Brit. Ind., 

 Moths, ii, p. 569 (1894). 



Occurs in Satsuma in May and at Fushiki and Gensan 

 in July. Fryer's specimens were from Yokohama, and I 

 have received the species from Ship-y-shan and Ni-tou. 



Distrihution. North and South America ; Wadelai; 

 Aden ; throughout the Indian, Malayan, and Austra- 

 lasian Regions {Hampson); Japan; Corea; Central 

 and Western China. 



1339. Phtsia gutta. 



'Nodua chxumflexa, Esp,, Schmett., iv, pi. iii, figs. 5, 6 ; 



Hlibn., Noct., fig. 285 {nee Linn.). 

 Plusia gutta, Guen., Noct., ii, p. 346 ; Leech, Froc. Zool. 



Soc. Lond., 1889, p. 532. 

 Plusia alhostriata, Leech, Froc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1889, 



p. 532. 



I obtained specimens at Gensan in July, and at Hako- 

 date in August; those in Fryer's collection were from 



