246 Mr. Butler on new species o/Catocala and Sypna. 



than the p;round colour just beyond the cell ; a white dot in the 

 cell ; reniform spot streaked with testaceous internally, blackish 

 edged externally ; external area slightly paler than the ground 

 colour, black edged internally ; border as in the three preceding 

 species ; secondaries (excepting in the apical fringe) almost as in 

 S. jncta ; under surface similar. Expanse $ 2 inches ; ^ 2 

 inches 5 Unes. 



$ Yokohama (Pryer) ; $ Hakodate (Whitely). Brit. Mus. 



AlKed to the preceding but much darker, the transverse band 

 of primaries less irregular, the male distinctly shot with violet ; 

 it approaches S. coelisparsa. 



