ENIS'^TCHIA.— SAMEA. 73 



ENNYCHIA, Treit. 



Ennychia assimilis. (Plate LVIII. fig. 12.) 



Closely allied to E. octomaculalis , but larger, with the white spots (especially upon the 

 disk of the wings) considerably larger, and the secondaries below without any trace of the white 

 costal streak. Expanse of wings 1 inch. 



Hakodate [Uniitely). 



Ennychia limbata. (Plate LVIII. fig. 13.) 



Near to E. nigralis, but easily distinguished by the snow-white fringes to all the wings. 

 Expanse of wings 8 lines. 

 Yokohama [Jonas). 



Ennychia astrifera. (Plate LVIII. fig. 14.) 



Closely allied to E. octomaculalis, but blacker, the inner white spots smaller ; the fringe 

 of primaries almost wholly black, the tegulae bright safiFron-yellow, and the abdominal bands 

 less clearly defined. Expanse of wings 11 lines. 



Yokohama [Jonas). 



DESMIA, Westiv. 



Desmia stellaris. (Plate LVIII. fig. 15.) 



Nearly allied to D. afflictalis of Guenee, but differing from it in the much smaller white 

 spots on the wings. Expanse of wings 8 lines. 

 Yokohama [Jonas). 



SAMEA, Gum. 



Samea butyrosa. (Plate LIX. fig. 1.) 



Clear shining pale stramineous ; wings with a narrow dark-brown marginal border ; 

 fringe whitish, with a dark-grey central line ; a spot in each cell, the outlines of the reniform 

 spots, an irregular line across the middle and a transverse abbreviated line across the costal 

 area of each wing blackish : head and thorax greyish, abdomen white : under surface creamy 

 yellow ; markings obsolete, wanting on secondaries. Expanse of wings 10 lines. 



Yokohama [Jonas). 



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