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XII. Descriptions of new Genera and Species of Hete- 
rocerous Lepidoptera from Japan.” By ARTHUR 
G. Burumr, F.L.S., F.Z.8., &e. 
|Read May 4th, 1881.] 
NOCTUITES. 
CYMATOPHORIDA. 
44, Gonophora aurorina, Ni. 8. 
Aturep to G. scripta of North America, from which it 
differs in its smaller size, darker coloration, the distinct 
pink gloss on the upper surface of the primaries, the 
more contracted basal area of these wings, due to the 
inangulation of the inner white border of the central 
belt; the anal area is occupied by a large grey rounded 
spot, shading into rust-red along its inner border, which 
is bounded by a curved white stripe (the outer limit of 
the central belt); above this spot are the ordinary black, 
crinkled, discal lines, which are four in number, parallel 
as usual, wider apart, much less deeply and less acutely 
zigzag or undated than in G. scripta, and terminate at 
the first median branch instead of running through the 
central belt to inner margin; the abbreviated gravel- 
brown lines on the opposite side of the central belt are 
also wholly wanting in the Japanese species, but the 
costal border above the usual discoidal spot is much 
more obscured by transverse dusky stripes; the fringe 
of all the wings is golden brown tipped with white; the 
secondaries are shining fuliginous-brown, with the 
external third dusky; below the wings are similar in 
pattern to G. scripta, but the ground colour is shining 
greyish brown instead of sordid creamy whitish ; expanse 
of wings, 1 inch 5 lines. 
Yokohama (H. Pryer). 
* Continued from p. 28, ante. 
TRANS, ENT. soc. 1881,—PaRT. I. (JULY.) 
