57 



G koctuid.t;. 



medial line dark brown, angled outwards at vein 7, then oblique 

 and exeurved at middle and below svibmedian fold ; subterminal 

 line only defined by l)rown suffusion with a slight golden gloss on 

 its inner side, oblique, arising from termen below apex, slightly 

 angled outwards below veins 4 and 3 and exeurved at submedian 

 fold ; a diffused golden-brown line before teriuen from the sub- 

 terminal line to above vein 3. Hind wing ochreous white suffused 

 with red-brown especially on terminal area ; a sinuous brown post- 

 medial line and a fine terminal line with ochreous white lunules 

 before it from apex to vein 2 ; the underside pale yellow slightly 

 iiTorated ^\'ith brown ; fore wing suffused vntln brown except the 

 costal and subterminal areas ; hind wing with brown postmedial 

 line exeurved to vein 4, then incurved. 



Ab. 1. biefi. Fore Aving without the velvety brown shade on 

 inner area. — W. China. 



Hfib. E. SiBEBiA, TJssuri ; Japax, Yesso (Pri/rr), 4 6 type 

 liumeralis; W. China, Ta-chien-lu. i'jy:). 52 milHm. 



8426. Phytometra chryson. 



Noctua ehri/son, Esp. Schmett. iv. p. 446, pi. 141. f. 2 (1789) ; Stand. Cat. 

 Lep. pal. p. 237. 



Aocfiia orkhalcea, Hiibu. Beitr, ii. 1, p. 28, pi. 4. f. W (17t)0); id. Etir. 

 Schmelt., Noct. f. 278 ; Dup. Lep. Fr. vii. 2. p. 18, pi. 135. f. 1 ; Steph, 

 111. Brit. Eiit., Haust. iii. p. 105 ; Frr. Beitr. ii. pi. 59 (nee Fabr.). 



2soctua (srifera, Sowerbj, Brit. Misc. pi. 29 (1S05). 



Head and tegidae yellow tinged with rufous, the latter red- 

 brown at tips ; thorax dark red-brown mixed vdt\\ purplish grey ; 

 pectus and legs yellow tinged with rufous, the fore and mid tibia) 

 red-brown in front ; abdomen yellow tinged with rufous, the 

 crests and anal tuft at extremity deep red-brown. Fore wing 

 purple-grey tinged with brown, the medial and postmedial areas 

 below the cell and vein 3 dark red-brown with a golden gloss, 

 the veins with slight dark streaks, a metallic golden patch between 

 veins 7 and 3 from the medial to the subterminal lines ; a curved 

 red-brown subbasal striga fi'om costa ; antemedial line red-brown, 

 exeurved below costa and oblique below submedian fold ; reniform 

 a small lunule faintly defined by red-brown ; a rather diffused red- 

 brown postmedial line, exeurved beyond upper angle of cell, then 

 oblique and sinuous ; postmedial line red-brown with some 

 violaceous white on it at inner margin, bent outwards below 

 costa, exeurved at vein 7 and middle, then oblique and exeurved 

 at vein 1 ; subterminal line brownish, arising below costa and 

 somewhat dentate to vein 2 ; cilia red-brown at tips. Hind wing 

 yellowish suffused with rufous especially on terminal area ; an 

 indistinct postmedial red-brown line. Underside yellow slightlv 

 irrorated witli brown ; fore wing suffused with dark brown except 

 the costal and temiinal areas ; hind wmg with dark discoidal point, 

 ])ostmedial line exeurved below costa, and subterminal shade towards 

 tormis. 



