NOLA. — L.^LIA. 9 



NOLA, Leach. 



Nola fumosa. (Plate XLIII. fig. 2.) 



Allied to N. togatuhdis of Europe : the jirimaries smoky grey, with a dusky subbasal 

 transverse stripe ; a broad irregular central dusky belt, enclosing a blackish spot, on the 

 discocellulai-s and a zigzag dusky submarginal line, beyond which the external area is slightly 

 dusky ; outer margin dusky : secondaries paler than the primaries, immaculate : body 

 grey ; the thorax darker than the head or abdomen ; under surface grey, without markings. 

 Expanse of wings 10 lines. 



Yokohama [Jonas). 



Nola Candida. (Plate XLIII. fig. 3.) 



Allied to N. centonaUs of Europe : silvery white, the primaries with a subbasal brown 

 nebula, upon which are two or three black dots and a few metallic scales ; a nearly central 

 transverse brown-edged greyish band, enclosing a white discocellular spot encircled by a black 

 line and a few metallic scales ; a ^-shaped discal greyish-brown line, a few grey spots beyond 

 it ; outer border greyish, bounded by black dots ; fringe greyish, white internally ; costal 

 three fourths of primaries below and costal margin of secondaries brownish. Expanse of 

 wings 8 lines. 



Yokohama {Jonas). 



CHALCOSIID^. 



RETINA, Walker. 

 Retina costata. (Plate XLIII. fig. 7.) 

 Retina costata, WaU-er, Cat. Lep. Het. ii. p. 439. n. 2 (1854). 



Black ; head and collar rosy ; shoulders pale rosy ; a rose-coloured band beginning at the 

 base of costa, which it borders for two thirds of its length and then runs obliquely down- 

 wards to the external angle : legs castaneous. Expanse of wings 1 inch 11 lines. 



North China {Cumin ff). 



LIPARIDiE. 



L.3;LIA, Stephens. 



Laelia sinensis. (Plate XLIII. fig. 8.) 



Leelia sinensis, Walher, Cat. Lep. Ud. iv. p. 829. n. 3 (1855). 

 Leucoraa brevicornis, WaUier, I. c. vii. p. 1729 (1856). 



6 . Creamy white, abdomen brownish ; crest yellowish ; base of palpi, anterior coxse, 

 under surface of legs, and antennae brownish. Expanse of wings I inch 5 lines. 

 Hong-Kong {Cha7npion). 



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