130 Mr. Leech on a collection of 



155. Mama (Noctua) orion, Esp., 108, 4—7 ; Tr., v., 1, 5-4 ; 

 Dup., vi., 85, 5 ; Frr. B., 22 ; Guen., i., 36. 

 Noctua aprilina, Wien. Verz , 70, 6 ; Fabr., Mant. Ins., 

 ii., 172, 247 ; Hiibn., Eur. Schmett. Noct., pi. 5, 

 fig. 22. 

 Diphtera orion. Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., ix., 33. 



One example agreeing exactly with specimens from 

 Em-ope. 



156. Mythimna tiirca, Linn. 

 Two examples. 



157. Mythinma placida, Butl., Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 



(5), i., 79 (1878) ; 111. Typ. Lep. Het., pt. ii., p. 21, 

 pi. xxviii., fig. 5 (1878). 



One specimen. 



158. Mythimna (Lcucania) singularis, Butl., Ann. & Mag. 



Nat. Hist. (5), i., 80 (1878) ; 111. Typ. Lep. Het., 

 pt. ii., p. 22, pi. xxviii., fig. 11. 



Mythimna formosana, Butl., P. Z. S., 1880. p. 673. 



Two specimens. 



159. Leucania decisissima, Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., Suppl., 



ii., 624 (1865). 



Leucania salebrosa, Butl., Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5), 

 i., 80 (1878) ; 111. Typ. Lep. Het., pt. ii., p. 22, 

 pi. xxviii., fig. 10. 



L. rufistrigosa, Moore, P. Z. S., 1881, p. 337. 



Appears to be a very variable species. 



160. Leucania extranea, Guen., Noct., i., 77, 104. 



A long and exceedingly variable series. Some of the 

 specimens appear to be identical with L. trifolii and 

 L. scacharivora, both of Butler, and from Chili. 



161. Leucania simj^lex, n. s. 



Primaries pale brown, with a reddish tinge, the median nervm-e 



is but little, if any, paler, and there is no shade below it ; a cm-ved 



series of minute black dots seated on the nervules towards outer 



margin, and a dark oblifjue and rather indistinct streak from the 



