496 MR. A. G.BUTLER ON [Nov. 4, 



character, the scales themselves redder, the inner whitish-edged 

 brown line nearer the base more oblique and sinuated (not denticu- 

 lated) ; reniform spot larger, more oblique, its inferior lobe stra- 

 mineous instead of pure white ; outer line more parallel to the inner, 

 regularly dentate-sinuate, the sinuations wider than in A. stellata ; 

 secondaries (like the primaries) darker and redder than in the 

 Japanese species ; the thorax mottled like the primaries : on the 

 under surface all the wings are grey, slightly paler beyond the post- 

 median line, which is not sharply defined and very slightly undulated, 

 whereas in A. stellata the costal and apical borders of primaries and 

 the whole surface of the secondaries on the underside are whitish, 

 and the postmedian line on the secondaries is further from the outer 

 margin, sharply denned, dark brown and deeply dentate-sinuate. 

 Expanse of wings 26 mm. 



<$ , Aden (Yerbury and Swinhoe). 



In a paper in the Proceedings of this Society for 1881 (p. 61 7) I 

 recorded Amyna cephusalis as from Kurrachee ; the specimen is a 

 good deal worn, but certainly belongs to the present species and 

 not to A. cephusalis : the latter is in fact more nearly allied to 

 A. stellata than the present species is ; nevertheless, in the absence 

 of a good example of A. stigmatula for comparison with that re- 

 ceived from Col. Swinhoe, it was impossible to see in what respects 

 the latter differed from A. cephusalis, and therefore I concluded it 

 to be a variety of the same. Snellen's figure is not good, but I 

 think represents this species. 



The specimen presented by Col. Swinhoe is much disguised in 

 colouring by its immersion in spirit, but is otherwise in fair condition. 



Heliothid^e. 



55. Heliothis armigera. 



Heliothis armigera, Hiibner, Noct. pi. 79. fig. 370 (1805-24). 

 Aden (Swi?ihoe). 



Acontiid^:. 



56. Xanthodes innocens. 



Xanthodes innocens, Walker, Lep. Het. xv. p. 1752 (1858). 

 Aden. 



Eriopid^e. 



57. Callopistria yerbtjrii, sp. n. 



Nearest to C. exotica : of the same general coloration and size ; 

 wings a little darker ; the outer or discal stripe more slender, not 

 lunulated, its upper portion much more strongly arched, so as to 

 impinge upon the submarginal trip.ngular spots, its lower portions 

 strongly inangled ; under surface greyer, more uniform in colour, 

 without any golden reflection, the white markings obsolete. Expanse 

 of wings 30 millim. 



Aden. 



