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sli^-litlj iiTorated with dark brown ; subbasal line dark brown, from 

 costa to submedian fokl ; a broad antemedial greenish metallic gold 

 band defined on outer side by a dark brown line ; orbicular defined 

 by dark brown, oblique elliptical ; the stigma below the cell defined 

 by dark brown, elliptical ; reniform defined l)y dark brown, narrow 

 and with a curved striga on discocellulars ; an indistinct sinuous 

 brown medial line, excurved below the cell ; postmedial line dark 

 brown, excm'ved below costa, then oblique and sinuous ; post- 

 medial area greenish metallic gold except at costa, extending 

 to just bevond the subterminal line, which is brown, excurved at 

 middle and with a cupreous brown patch beyond it at inner 

 margin ; the veins of terminal area streaked with bro\\^l ; a fine 

 brown terminal line ; cilia intersected Avith brown at the veins. 

 Hind wing red-brown, the cilia rufous. Underside ochreous irro- 

 I'ated with brown ; fore wing suffused with dark brown except the 

 costal and terminal areas ; hind wing with slight discoidal lunule, 

 postmedial line excurved below costa, and rather diffused sub- 

 terminal line except towards costa. 



Ab. 1. disjuncta. Fore «ing with the bands brilliant metallic 

 gold. 



Ab. 2. scmfUIans. Paler; fore wing with the bands silvery-blue. 



Ab. 3.juncfa. Fore wing Avith the bands greenish gold and con- 

 joined by a broad fascia in submedian interspace. 



Ab. 4. aurea. Similar, but the bands brilliant gold. 



Ab. 5. nadeja. Similar, the bands silvery-blue and conjoined by 

 a fascia, the bands broader and the postmedial band extending to 

 tornus. — E. Siberia ; Japan. 



Hal. Bkitaix, Leech Coll. ; Fka>-ce ; Geemaxt, Zeller, Frey, 

 and Leech Colls. ; Alstkia ; Hungary ; Switzeelaxd ; Spahs", 

 Moncayo {Cliapmaii) ; KrssiA, St. Petersburg, Zeller Coll.; 

 Aemexia ; Asia Mixoe, Pontus, Bithynia ; Sveia ; W. & 

 E. TuEKESTAX ; E. Siberia; Amurland, 1 6 ; Japan, Hakodate 

 (Andrews, Lefch), 1 c? , 1 $ , Tokio (Maries), 2 d, Nikko 

 (Maries), 1 c5' , Chinzenji (Lewis), 1 c5' , Yokohama (Lewis, Leech, 

 ManJey), 3 6 ; Coeea, Gensan (Leech), 1 $ ; W. Cuixa, Pu-tsu- 

 fang, 1 6 , Ta-chien-lu (Pratt), 1 $ . Exp. 34^4 millim. 



Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 156 ; Barrett, Lep. Brit. vi. p. 100, pi. 241. 

 f. 1 ; Hffm. Kaup. p. 13J, pi. 35. f. 8. 



Green vnt\\ six Avhite marks above on each somite ; lateral line 

 slender, white ; a subspiracular series of white points ; head green. 

 Food-plants : Lnmium, TJrtica, Arctium, etc. 7 and 9-4. 



8430. Phytometra florina. (Plate CCXXXIX fig. 23.) 



Plusia fiorina, Giien. Noct. ii. p. 336 (1852). 



cJ . Head, tegulae, pro- and mesothorax fiery red mixed with 

 yellowish ; patagia and metathoracic crest rufous with some grey 

 at tips, the former with an oblique grej^ line across them ; pectus, 

 Ics, and abdomen vellowish suffused wilh rufous, the last with 



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