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258. Puusia ZOsIMa. 
Plusia zosima, Hiibn. Schmett. Noct. fig. 651; Guen. Noct. ii. 
p. 334. 
Three specimens, coll. Pryer. 
Yokohama (Pryer); Ural, Europe. 
259. PLusIA CHRYSITINA. 
Phalenua chrysitina, Martyn, Psyche, pl. 21 (1797). 
Noctua aurifera, Hiibn. Noct. pl. 98. fig. 463. 
Plusia aurifera, Treit. Schmett. iii. 168; Guen. Noct. ii. p. 335. 
Several specimens, coll. Pryer. 
ltooka ¢ example at Satsuma in May and another at Tsuruga 
in July. 
Yokohama (Pryer); Tsuruga, Satsuma (Leech) ; N. India, Senegal, 
Madagascar, Bourbon, Mauritius, Java, St. Helena, Teneriffe, S. 
Europe. 
260. PLusIA FESTUCE. 
Phal.-Noctua festuce, Linn. Syst. Nat. x. p. 513. 
Noctua festuce, Esp. Schmett. iv. pl. 113. fig. 6; Hibn. Noet. 
pl. 57. fig. 277. 
Plusia festuce, Treit. Schmett. v. 165; Guen. Noct. ii. p- 337. 
Several specimens, coll. Pryer. 
I took two examples at Tsuruga and two at Fushiki in July; these 
are unusually small and agree with three of Pryer’s specimens from 
Oiwake. 
Yokohama, Oiwake (Pryer) ; Tsuruga, Fushiki (Leech); Europe, 
N. America. 
261. Puusta stGNaTa. 
Noetua signata, Fabr. Ent. Syst. iii. p. 234. 
Plusia signata, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 345. 
Five specimens, coll. Pryer. 
Probably a form of P. chalcitis from Europe. 
Yokohama (Pryer) ; Loochoo, Java, N. India. 
262. PLusia VERTICILLATA. 
Plusia verticillata, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. xii. p. 923 (1857). 
A few examples, coll. Pryer. 
I took examples in Satsuma in May, at Fushiki and Gensan in 
July. 
Yokohama (Pryer); Satsuma, Fushiki, Gensan (Leech); N. India, 
China, Australia, Ceylon. 
263. PLusIa C-AUREUM. 
Phalena c-aureum, Knoch, Beitr. i. p. 7, pl. i. fig. 2(1781). 
Noctua concha, Fabr. Mant. 161 (1787); Hiibn. Noct. pl. 59. 
fig. 287, pl. 97. fig. 458. 
Plusia concha, Treit. Schmett. v. 161. 
