1889.] LEPIDOPTERA OF JAPAN AND COREA. 497 



My native collector took this species at Hakodate in July, and I 

 have a male example taken by Mr. Eastlake at Hakone. 



A very variable species. Two specimens have the basal two 

 thirds of primaries yellowish grey ; others have a triangular or quad- 

 rate black spot before the orbicular and a square black patch 

 between the stigmata. Both forms are connected by intermediates 

 with the type form. 



Yokohama {Jonas and Pryer) ; Hakone {Eastlake) ; Hakodate 

 {Nat. Coll.) ■ Askold ; Amur. 



108. Graphiphora brunnea. 



Noctua brunnea, Fabr. Mant. 168; Hubn. Noct. fig. 121 ; Treit. 

 Schmett. vi. p. 219; Guen. Noct. i. 330. 



Graphiphora brunnea, Steph. 111. Haust. ii. p. 131. 



One example without locality in Fryer's collection with O. exusta. 



Although not quite identical with any specimen in my European 

 series of G. brunnea there is i.o doubt that this example is referable 

 to that species. As, however, it runs very close to some of the forms 

 of G. exusta the probability of this last not being specifically distinct 

 from G. brunnea is suggested. 



Japan {Pryer) ; Europe ; Ural ; Altai. 



109. Graphiphora dahlii. 



Noctua dahlii, Hiibn. Noct. figs. 465, 466; Treit. Schmett. v. 1. 

 222 ; Guen. Noct. i. p. 3.32. 



Graphiphora dahlii, Steph. 111. Brit. Ent., Haust. ii. p. 134. 



Var. Graphiphora canescens, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 

 i. p. 165 (1878) ; 111. Typ. Lep. Het. ii. pi. xxx. fig. 1 (1878). 



Several specimens, coll. Pryer. 



I took this species at Oiwake in October. 



Very variable in size, colour, and definition of markings. Some of 

 the specimens in my Japanese series agree with G. canescens, Butl., 

 others are quite typical, and others again connect these two forms. 

 There are also examples which come very close to G. brunnea, and I 

 may remark that two similar specimens, also from Japan, are 

 incorporated with G. brunnea in the National Collection, whilst two 

 other Japanese specimens in the series of G. subdolens, Butl., in the 

 same collection are simply G. dahlii and do not agree with the 

 Dharmsala specimens in same series. 



Tokio {fenton) ; Yokohama {Jonas and Pryer) ; Oiwake {Pryer 

 and Leech). 



110. Graphiphora descripta. 



Noctua descripta, Brem. Bull. Acad. Sci. Petersb. iii. p. 576 ; 

 Lep. Ost-Sib. pi. iv. fig. 11. 



Graphiphora ruhicilia, Moore, P. Z. S. 1867j p. 55. 



A nice series, coll. Pryer. 



I took specimens at Hakodate in August, Nikko in September, 

 and Oiwake in October. 



