476 MR. J. H. LEECH ON THE [Nov. 19, 
6. ACRONYCTA MAJOR. 
Acronycta major, Brem. Bull. de |’ Acad. 1861, t. iii.; Lep. Ost- 
Sib. p. 48, pl. v. fig. 7 (1864). 
Triena anedina, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881, p. 19. 
I took this species at Hakodate and there were specimens in Pryer’s 
collection, one of which, from the Kuriles, isa pale form with but few 
markings. In his Catalogue Pryer gives a brief description of this 
variety and proposed for it the name of snowz?. 
Tokio (Fenton); Yokohama (Pryer and Manley); Hakodate 
(Leech) ; Kuriles (Snow); Amur. 
7. ACRONYCTA BRUMOSA. 
Acronycta brumosa, Guen. Noct. i. p. 52 (1852). 
Several specimens, coll. Pryer. 
This is a variable species, some of the examples being dark ; others 
are identical with typical drumosa, whilst one or two specimens are 
much paler. 
Yokohama (Pryer and Manley); Gensan (Nat. Coll.); North 
America, Virginia. 
8. ACRONYCTA LIGUSTRI. 
Noctua ligustri, Fabr. Mant. 172; Esp. Schmett. iv. pl. 119. figs. 
2-4; Hiibn. Noct. pl. 5. fig. 21. 
Acronycta ligustri, Treit. Schmett. v. 1. p. 20; Guen. Noct. i. 
p. ol. 
One example, coll. Pryer. 
Oiwake (Pryer) ; Europe. 
9. ACRONYCTA CONSANGUIS. 
Acronycta consanguis, But]. Aun. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) iv. p. 358 
(1879). 
Several specimens, coll. Pryer. I have also received the species 
from Mr. Manley of Yokohama, and my native collector obtained it 
at Hakodate in June 1887. Closely allied to A. menyanthidis from 
Europe. 
Yokohama (Pryer and Manley); Hakodate, Tokio. 
10. ACRONYCTA FRUINOSA. 
Acronycta pruinosa, Guen. Noct. i. p. 53 (1852). 
Polia soluta, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. xxxiii. p. 723 (1865). 
Plataplecta soluta, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist (5) i. p. 195 
(1878). 
Plataplecta pruinosa, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii. p. 5, pl. 144. fig. 3 
(1884). 
* A fine series, coll. Pryer. 
This species very closely resembles auricoma of Europe, but the 
orbicular is larger and whiter. 
Yokohama, Oiwake (Pryer); Silhet, Java, Ceylon. 
