Species of I ndo- Malay an Helerocera. 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. fig. 12. sunit'a (Yokohama, Japan) (mounted 

 dorsal uppermost). Valve squared, 

 uncus large, cornuti long and tine, 

 no pips on * vessica.' 



„ „ 13 a. pyramidea (England). Valve 



pointed upwards, many hairy cor- 

 nuti, many pips. 



,, „ 14. magna (Punjab). Valve pointed 



but not upturned, enormous cornuti, 

 pips large and few. 



„ ,, 13. yama (Asama Yama, Japan). 



Valve square, tlie uncus agrees with 

 the other forms but much smaller, 

 there are a large number of cor- 

 nuti." 



AmpMpyra yama, nov. 



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

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

 longitudinal black streak inside tiie end of the cell ; subbasal 

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

 consisting of obscure black lunules jjricked with white ; 

 a ])03tmedial sinuous line of black lunules outwardly edged 

 with white ; some black streaks on the veins between this 

 and the outer margin, which contains black luimles 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^q inches. 



Hah. Asama Yama, Japan. 



Allied to A. snrnia, FeMer; fore wing narrower, and the 

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



Family Erastriidaa. 



Lophoruza cretonia, nov. 



(J ?. Headandbody 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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