LEP. HET. PI. XLI. 



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central transverse scries of four ocliraceous spots and three others, submargiual, near the anal 

 angle ; apical half of fringe and a basal line on the anal half whitish : abdomen with a cupreous 

 lustre. Wings below dull ocliraceous : primaries with the subcostal area and two sinuated 

 submarginal lines brown; three black dots and two oblique white dashes on the costa; fringe 

 as above : secondaries crossed beyond the middle by a whitish stripe ; several brown anal 

 spots; fringe as alcove: body whitish testaceous; legs banded with black. Expanse of wings 

 8 lines. 



Yokohama [Jonas). 



More nearly allied to S. nemorana than to any other known species. 



HYPONOMEUTID^ *. 



HYPONOMEUTA, ZcU. 

 Hypoiiomeuta polysticta. (Plate LX. fig. 11.) 



Allied to H. iiadi, but considerably larger, the primaries more silvery, with the Ijlack dots 

 much larger, the fringe wholly white ; secondaries dai'ker, the fringe white at apex. Wings 

 below altogether darker, the fringes as above. Expanse of wings 1 inch 3 lines. 



Yokohama [Jonas). 



PLUTELLID.E. 



CEROSTOMA, Latr. 



Cerostoma strigosa. (Plate LX. fig. 12.) 



Form of C nemorella : sericeous whity brown : primaries with the costal border, the 

 subapical sinus, and one or two ill-defined lines on the external border dark olive-brown ; a 

 longitudinal subcostal snow-white streak from the base to the apex ; a black dot on the 

 discoeellulars, a second on interno-median area, and a third near the base ; a longitudinal, 

 terminally upcm'ved, lilaeine streak : secondaries with dusky external border ; fringe pale 

 testaceous with a dusky basal streak. Wings below greyish, with brassy reflections: body 

 below and legs pale yellowish, the posterior legs with the tibite beyond the spines and the 

 tarsi fuliginous. Expanse of wings 1 inch. 



Yokohama [Jonas). 



* It seems extremely probable that this family will have to be referred to the Bomliycites, where it 

 would follow the Lilhosiidte, 



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