of Lepidoptera Heterocera from Japan. 389 
Local distribution. YEZO. 
General distribution. HE, SIBERIA (Amurland, Ussur1) ; 
N. CHINA; JAPAN. 
Collection number, 1693a. 
422. 
Pionea prunalis. 
Pyralis prunalis, Schiff., Wien. Verz., p. 121 (1776). 
Pionea prunalis, Staud., Cat. Lep. pal., ii, p. 62 (1901). 
One specimen in the National Collection labelled 
Japan ?, 81, ex Zeller Collection. 
Hitherto unrecorded from Japan. 
General distribution. EUROPE; ? JAPAN. 
Genus PYRAUSTA. 
Schrank, Fauna Boica, 1, 2, p. 163 (1802); Hampson, 
Fauna Brit. India, Moths, iv, p. 429 (1896). 
423. 
Pyrausta andrewsalis, sp.n. (Plate XXX, fig. 7.) 
¢. Forewings purplish brown suffused with greyish ; a yellow 
patch on the inner margin towards the base, intersected by the 
antemedial line ; a yellow spot in the cell, intersected by the discal 
lunule, and a sinuous yellow band inwardly margined by the post- 
medial line ; the band is sharply contracted about the middle, and 
the transverse lines are hardly darker than the ground-colour. 
Hindwings yellow, the outer margin broadly purplish brown 
suffused with greyish ; the purplish brown postmedial line is highly 
sinuous and at vein 2 touches the discal lunule which is also 
purplish brown. Fringes yellow. Underside as above but paler. 
2: Similar to the male, but on the forewings there is a double 
yellow spot beyond the cell. 
Expanse, 28 min. ¢, 26 mm. ?. 
Male and female types from Yezo (Andrews). 
Two male and one female specimens received from 
Mr. Andrews, Hakodate. 
Local distribution. YEZzO. 
Halitat. JAPAN. 
Allied to P. signatalis, Walk. 
Collection numbers, 1614, 1993. 
