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43. NONAGRIA TURPIS. 



Nonagria turpis, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) iv. p. 359 

 (1879). 



A fine series, coll. Pryer. 



I took one $ example at Nagasaki in May. 



Yokohama {Pryer) ; Nagasaki {Leech). 



44. Nonagria sparganii. 



Noctua sparganii, Esp. Schmett. pi, 148. figs. 2, 3 ; Hiibn. 

 Eur. Schmett. Noct. i. figs. 549, 550. 



Nonagria sparganii, Treit. Schmett. Eur. ii. p. 323 ; Gueii. Noct. 

 i. p. 108. 



One specimen, coll. Pryer. 



Japan {Fryer) ; Europe, 



45. Nephelodes datanidia. 



Nephelodes datanidia., Butl. Cist. Ent. iii. p. 132 (1885). 



Two examples, coll. Pryer (no. 711). 

 Yokohama? {Pryer). 



46. Hydr^cia nictitans. 



Noctua nictitans, Esp. Schmett. pi. 126. fig. 5 ; Borkh. Eur. 

 Schmett. iv. 463. 



Noctua chrysographa, Hiibn. Noct. fig. 221. 



Phalcena auricula, Donovan, Brit. Ins. xii. pi. 397. fig. 3. 



Noctua auricula. Haw. Lep. Brit. p. 240 . 



Hydrcecia 7nctitans, Guen. Noct. i. p. 126. 



Var. Noctua erytlirostigma, Haw. I. c. 



Gortyna nictitans, var. lucens, Freyer, v. p. 143 (1845); Herr.- 

 Schiifl'. Eur. Schmett. ii. p. 219, pi. 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. Hydr^cia petasitis. 



Hydrcecia petasiiis, Doubl. Zool. v. p. 1915 (1847) ; Guen. Noct. 

 i. p. 128. 



Noctua vindelicia, Frey. Neu. Beitr. Schmett. vi. p. 82, pi. 531. 

 fig. 3 (1849). 



Hydrcecia vindelicia, Herr.-Schiiff. 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. 



