510 mr. j. h. leech on the [nov. 19, 



159. Trachea atriplicis. 



Phal.-Noctua atriplicis, Linn. Syst. Nat. x. p. 51 7. 



Nocttta atriplicis, Esp. Sclimett. iv. pi. 163. figs. 1-3; Hiibn. 

 Noct. fig. 83. 



Trachea atriplicis, Hiibn. Verz. Schmett. p. 219. n. 2203 ; Treit. 

 Schmett. v. 2. p. 66. 



Hadena atriplicis, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 99. 



Polia atriplicis, Herr.-Schaff. Schmett. ii. p. 263. 



Hadena gnoma, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) i. p. 195 

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



Several specimens, coll. Pryer. 



I took this species at Gensan in June, and my native collector at 

 Nikko. 



Yokohama {Jonas and Pryer) ; Oiwake, Gifu {Pryer) ; Gensan 

 {Leech) ; Nikko {Nat. Coll.). 



160. Aplectoides nitida. 



Aplectoides nitida, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) i. p. 194 

 (1878) ; III. Typ. Lep. Het. iii. pi. xlv. fig. 1 (1879). 

 Several specimens, coll. Pryer. 



I have received one example from Mr. Manley, of Yokohama. 

 Yokohama {Jonas, Pryer, Manley). 



161. Aplectoides caliginea. 



Aplectoides caliginea, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881, p. 185. 



Three specimens, coll. Pryer. 



I took a nice series at sugar in July at Gensan. 



Tokio {Fenton) ; Yokohama? {Pryer); Gensan {Leech). 



162. PrODENIA LITTORALIS. 



Hadena littoralis, Boisd. Faun. Ent. Mad. et Maur. p. 91, pi. 13. 

 fig. 8 (1834). 



Neiiria retina, Herr.-Schaff. Schmett. ii. tab. xxix. figs. 144, 145 

 (1846). 



Prodenia retina, Guen. Noct. i. p. 163. 



Several specimens, coll. Pryer. 



Yokohama ? {Pryer) ; Crete, Asia Minor, Madagascar, Mauritius, 

 Madeira, Congo, N. India, Nepaul, N. China. 



163. XyLOMEGES BELLA. 



Xylomeges bella, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881, p. 175. 

 A nice series, coll. Pryer. 

 Yokohama {Pryer). 



164. Panolis piniperda. 



Phalcena piniperda, Panz. et Kob, Baumtr. Nadelw. p. 51. pi. 1. 

 figs. 1-12 (1786). 



Noctua piniperda, Loschge, Naturf. xx. p. 9 (1787); Esp. 

 Schmett. iv. pi. 125. figs. 1-6. 



Bomhyx spreta, Fabr. Mant. Ins. ii. 124 (1787). 



Noctua Jlainmea, Hiibn. Noct. fig. 476. 



