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11. ACRONYCTA ALNI. 



Phal.-Noetua alni, Linn. Syst. Nat. xii. p. 845. 

 Noctua alni, Esp. Schmett.iv. pi. 116. figs. 4-6 ; Hiibn. Noct. pl.i. 

 fig. 3. 



Acronycta alni, Treit. Schmett. t. 1. 16 ; Guen. Noct. i. p. 51. 



One very typical example, coll. Pryer. 

 Yesso (Pryer) ; Europe. 



12. Acronycta leporina. 



Phal.-Noctua leporina, Linn. Syst. Nat. x. p. 511. 

 Noctua leporina, Esp. Schmett. iv. pi. 91. figs. 1-5; Hiibn. 

 Noct. pi. 3. fig. 15. 



Acronycta leporina, Treit. Schmett. v. 1 ; Guen. Noct. i. p. 46. 



Two examples, coll. Pryer. 



Oiwake (Pryer) ; Hudson's Bay ; Europe. 



13. Acronycta subornata, sp. n. (Plate L. fig. 6.) 



Primaries dark grey, clouded with blackish and mottled with 

 white, double serrated basal and denticulate inner lines black with 

 an abbreviated white band between them, the outer line is double, 

 denticulated and curved, interspace whitish ; reniform outlined in 

 black with a central black curved line, orbicular white, outlined in 

 black with a black centre ; a short black longitudinal streak from 

 the base and an indistinct dagger-mark at inner angle; fringes 

 mottled grey, spotted with black at the base: secondaries fuscous 

 grey; central spot, transverse line, and broad outer border blackish; 

 fringes chequered black and white. Under surface of primaries 

 fuliginous grey ; costa whitish, spotted with black, central spot and 

 transverse line black : secondaries silvery white, clouded with dark 

 grey along the costal and marginal areas ; a black costal spot unites 

 with the central one forming a short transverse bar ; central trans- 

 verse denticulate line black ; fringes whitish dashed with black. 

 Head and thorax grey ; patagia dark grey edged with black. 



Expanse 48 millim. 



Four specimens. Two, coll. Pryer, one taken by my native col- 

 lector at Gensan in July and one from Yokohama. 



14. Pharetra rumicis. 



Phal.-Noctua rumicis, Linn. Syst. Nat. x. p. 516. 



Noctua rumicis, Esp. Schmett. iv. pi. 1 1 7. figs. 8, 9 ; Hiibn. 

 Noct. 9. 



Acronycta rumicis, Treit. Schmett. v. 1 . 38 ; Guen. Noct. i. 

 p. 53. 



A fine series, coll. Pryer. 



I took specimens at several places in Japan and at Gensan in July 

 and August, 1886. I have also received the species from my 

 native collector, who took it at Nikko and Gensan. 



Japanese specimens of P. rumicis are, as a rule, rather darker 

 than those from Europe. 



