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grey stripe (some examples with two in all the wings) ; irrorations and discocellular spots 

 as above. Expanse of wings, d 1 inch 2 lines, ? 1 inch 4-5 lines. 

 Yokohama {Jonas). 



ACIDALIID^. 



ASTHENA, Hubn. 

 Asthena nupta. (Plate L. fig. 6.) 

 Asthena nupta, Butler, Ann. ij- Ma<j. Nut. Hist. ser. 5, vol. i. p. 401 (1878). 



"WTiite, minutely black-speckled ; primaries crossed by five, and secondaries by four parallel 

 irregular yellowish belts, the outermost belt marginal and ill-defined : under surface with the 

 belts reduced to grey lines, very indistinct on the secondaries, the cue across the cell of 

 primaries obsolete ; discocellular dots black ; primaries with yellowish costal margin. 

 Expanse of wings, <^ 1 inch 1 line, ? 1 inch 4 lines. 



Yokohama {Jonas); Hakodate {Whitely). 



Asthena confusa. (Plate L. fig. 7.) 

 Asthena confusa, Butler, Ann. (S,- Marj. Xat. Hist. ser. 5, vol. i. p. 400 (1878). 



Shining white, with large black discocellular spots ; primaries crossed by six ochreous 

 irregular belts at unequal distances, the three outermost crowded together ; four marginal 

 black dots towards apex ; fringe slightly ochreous : secondaries crossed by four ochreous belts, 

 the first crossing the cell, the others discal. Belts below brown, obsolete towards the base ; 

 black spots as above; primaries with brownish discoidal area. Expanse of wings 1 inch. 



Yokohama {Jonas). 



Asthena corculina. (Plate L. fig. 8.) 

 Asthena corculina, Butler, Ann. 4' ^tag. Sut. Hist. ser. 5, vol. i. p. 400 (1S7S). 



Snowy white, sericeous ; wings crossed by parallel irregular ochreous belts at equal 

 distances, seven on the primaries (the last abbreviated), and three across the disk of 

 secondaries ; discocellular spots and marginal dots black : belts below ill-defined, grey ; spots 

 black but less defined, the marginal dots partly or wholly absent. Expanse of wings 9 lines. 



Yokohama {Jonas). 



Asthena superior. (Plate L. fig. 9.) 



Asthena superior, Butler, Ann. 4' Mag. Xat. Hist. ser. 5, vol. i. p. 400 (1878). 



Nearly allied to the preceding, but larger, the wings sparsely and minutely black- 

 speckled ; secondaries with an additional ochreous belt across the discoidal cell : wings below 



