Heterocerous Lepidoptera from Japan. 23 
robust, abdomen extending for two-fifths of its length 
beyond the secondaries; antenne short and broadly 
pectinated ; costal vein of primaries extending to beyond 
the middle of the margin; subcostal four-branched, the 
first two branches emitted before the end of the cell, 
the third and fourth from one point at the superior angle 
of the cell; two radials emitted from the upper disco- 
cellular, which is oblique, lower disco-cellular angulated, 
and emitting a short recurrent vein into the cell; median 
vein four-branched, the third branch being forked at 
about one-third of its length from the cell; submedian 
widely looped at its commencement, but terminating in 
a simple vein, secondaries with the costal vein normal, 
the subcostal arched, emitting one branch almost parallel 
to the radial vein; disco-cellular veinlet rectangular, 
emitting rather a long recurrent vein into the cell; 
median vein four-branched, the third and fourth branches 
emitted from one point at the inferior angle of the cell; 
submedian and internal veins normal. Type, P. aurea. 
43. Plateumeta aurea, n. 8.’ 
3. Body dark fuliginous-brown; wings shining golden 
copper-brown, changing to fuliginous in the shade; more 
intensely golden below than above; the costal border of 
secondaries above and the internal border of primaries 
below sericeous-greyish ; expanse of wings, 1 inch 
1 line. 
Yokohama (H. Pryer). 
