484 MR. J. H. LEECH ON THE [Nov. 19, 
43. NoNAGRIA TURPIS. 
Nonagria turpis, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) iv. p. 359 
(1879). 
A fine series, coll. Pryer. 
I took one Q example at Nagasaki in May. 
Yokohama (Pryer) ; Nagasaki (Leech). 
44. NONAGRIA SPARGANII. 
Noctua sparganii, Esp. Schmett. pl. 148. figs. 2, 3; Hiibn. 
Eur. Schmett. Noct. i. figs. 549, 550. 
Nonagria sparganii, Treit. Schmett. Eur. ii. p. 323 ; Guen. Noct. 
i. p- 108. 
One specimen, coll. Pryer. 
Japan (Pryer) ; Europe. 
45. NEPHELODES DATANIDIA. 
Nephelodes datanidia, Butl. Cist. Ent. ii. p. 132 (1885). 
Two examples, coll. Pryer (no. 711). 
Yokohama? (Pryer). 
46. Hypr2&CIA NICTITANS. 
Noctua nictitans, Esp. Schmett. pl. 126. fig. 5; Borkh. Eur. 
Schmett. iv. 463. 
Noctua chrysographa, Hubn. Noct. fig. 221. 
Phalena auricula, Donovan, Brit. Ins. xii. pl. 397. fig. 3. 
Noctua auricula, Haw. Lep. Brit. p. 240. 
Hydrecia nictitans, Guen. Noct. i. p. 126. 
Var. Noctua erythrostigma, Haw. l. c. 
Gortyna nictitans, var. lucens, Freyer, v. p. 143 (1845); Herr.- 
Schaff. Eur. Schmett. ii. p. 219, pl. 57. figs. 285-288. 
A long and variable series, including specimens from Pryer’s 
collection and others, taken by myself at Gensan in July and 
Hakodate in August. Sixteen of the twenty-eight specimens are of 
the erythrostigma form. Var. lucens is also represented. 
Yokohama, Oiwake (Pryer); Gensan, Hakodate (Leech); 
Europe, N. America. 
47. HypR2XCIA PETASITIS, 
Hydrecia petasitis, Doubl. Zool. v. p. 1915 (1847) ; Guen. Noct. 
i. p. 128. 
re vindelicia, Frey. Neu. Beitr. Schmett. vi. p. 82, pl. 531, 
fig. 3 (1849). 
Hydrecia vindelicia, Herr.-Schaff. Eur. Schmett. 521-523 ; 
Guen. Noct. i. p. 127. 
One example, coll. Pryer. 
I took several specimens at Hakodate and Nemoro in August. 
H. immanis, Guen., from New York, is probably referable to this 
species. 
Yokohama (Pryer); Hakodate, Nemoro (Leech) ; Europe. 
