Species of I ndo- Malay an Heterocera. 67 



paring their genitalia with that of the European species 

 A. pyramidea from Mucking in Essex, is as follows: — 



"These mounts show four distinct species closely allied. 



" Plate no. IX. rig. 12. surnia (Yokohama, Japan) (mounted 

 dorsal uppermost). Valve squared, 

 uncus large, cornuti long and tine, 

 no pips on c vessica.' 

 ,, „ 13 a. pyramidea (England). Valve 



pointed upwards, many hairy cor- 

 nuti, many pips. 

 ,, ,, 11. magna (Punjab). Valve pointed 



but not upturned, enormous cornuti, 

 pips large and few. 

 ,, ,, 13. yama (Asatna Yama, Japan). 



Valve square, the uncus agrees with 

 the other forms but much smaller, 

 there are a large number of cor- 

 nuti." 



Amphipyra yama, now 



J ? . Palpi, head, and body ochreous brown ; collar and 

 thorax pricked with grey and white : fore wing with a short 

 longitudinal black streak inside the end of the cell ; subbasal 

 line indicated by a black mark on the costa; antemedial line 

 consisting of obscure black lunules pricked with white ; 

 a postmedial sinuous line of black lunules outwardly edged 

 with white ; some black streaks on the veins between this 

 and the outer margin, which contains black lunules at the 

 vein-ends inwardly edged with white ; cilia ochreous brown : 

 hind wing pale dull red, without markings. Underside : both 

 wings brownish grey ; a pale, outwardly curved, brownish 

 discal band, and on the hind wing a discoidal spot; face, 

 pectus, thorax, and legs dark greyish brown ; tarsi black. 



Expanse of wings 2 T 2 ^ inches. 



Hab. Asama Yama, Japan. 



Allied to A. surnia, Felder; fore wing narrower, and the 

 apex subacute; genitalia different (PI. IX. fig. 13). 



Family Erastriidae. 



Lophoruza cretonia, no v. 



J 1 ?. Head and body ochreous brown; wings dull ochreous, 

 irrorated with brown, markings red-brown : fore wing with 

 the costa brown, with some darker spots ; faint transverse 



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