480 MR. J. H. LEECH ON THE [NoV. 19, 



I took this species at Gensan. 



Yokohama, Oiwake {Fryer) ; Gensan {Leech). 



25. MoMA CONFUSA, sp. n. (Plate L. fig. 5.) 



(S . Primaries violet-grey, discal area clouded with darker ; two 

 short white basal lines ; the central area traversed by two black- 

 edged white transverse lines, which are intersected by a white streak 

 from the base ; this latter is branched and, together with the trans- 

 verse line, forms a somewhat intricate network ; submarginal line 

 blackish, wavy, and sharply angulated below the costa ; a white 

 spot at inner angle : secondaries pale whitish brown, central trans- 

 verse line and marginal border darker ; fringes paler. Under surface 

 of primaries fuscous, paler along inner margin, central lunule whitish, 

 transverse line dark ; secondaries whitish, with blackish central spot 

 and fuscous transverse line. 



Expanse 36 miUim. 



One example, coll. Pryer. 



Yokohama? {Fryer). 



26. MoMA NIVEOLA. 



Abrostola niveola, Motsch. Coll. Staud. 



Moma tapyx, Staud. in litt. 



I took one example at Gensan in July. 



9.7. Pandesma virens. 



Pandesma virens, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881, p. 192. 



A few specimens, coll. Pryer. I also received one specimen from 

 Mr. Andrews, who took it at Hakodate, and my native collector 

 took one example at the same place in June or July. 



Yesso {Pryer) ; Hakodate {Andrews and Nat. Coll.). 



28. Diphtera gemmifera. 



Plusia gemtnifera, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. xii. p. 934 (18.57). 

 Anarta gemmifera, Butl. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1807, p. 63. 

 Diphtera Icetevirens, Oberth. Etud. d'Eiit. x. p. 17, pi. ii. fig. 6 

 (1884). 



Three specimens, coll. Pryer. 



Yokohama ? {Pryer) ; Sidemi {Jankowski) ; Nilgiri Hills. 



29. Mythimna grandis. 



MytUmna grandis, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) i. p. 79 

 (1878); 111. Typ. Lep. Het. ii. pi. xxviii. fig. 7 (1878). 



A'ar. Mythimna divergens, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (.5) i. 

 p. 79 (1878); 111. Typ. Lep. Het. ii. pi. xxviii. fig. 8 (1878). 



An extensive series, coll. Pryer. 



I took specimens at Gensan in July. 



This appears to be a very variable species. Some of the specimens 

 agree with the type of M. grandis, others are identical with M. diver- 

 gens, whilst others, again, resemble M. grandis in one character and 



