1889.] lepidoptera of japan and cohea. 531 



258. Plusia zosima. 



Flusia zosima, Hiibn. Schmett. Noct. fig. 651 ; Guen. Noct. ii. 

 p. 334. 



Three specimcQS, coll. Pryer. 

 Yokohama {Pryer) ; Ural, Europe. 



259. Plusia chrysitina. 



Phalcena chrysitina, Martyn, Psyche, pi. 21 (1/97). 



Noctud uurifera, Hiibii. Noct. pi. 98. fig. 463. 



Flusia aurifera, Treit. Schmett. iii. 168 ; Guen. Noct. ii. p. 335. 



Several specimens, coll. Pryer. 



1 took a c? example at Saisuma in May and another at Tsuruga 

 in July. 



Yokohama (P/-yer); Tsuruga, Satsuma (Leec^) ; N. India, Senegal, 

 Madagascar, Bourbon, Mauritius, Java, St. Uelena, Tencrifle, S. 

 Europe. 



260. Plusia festuc^. 



Phal.-Noctua festucce, Linn. Syst. Nat. x. p. 513. 



Noctua festucce, Esp. Schmett. iv. pi. 113. fig. 6 ; Hiibn. Noct. 

 pi. 57. fig. 277- 



Plusia festucce, Treit, Schmett. v. 165 ; Guen. Noct. ii. p. 337. 



Several specimens, coll. Pryer. 



1 took two examples at Tsuruga and two at Fushiki in July ; these 

 are unusually small and agree with three of Pryer's specimens from 

 Oiwake. 



Yokohama, Oiwake (Pryer) ; Tsuruga, Fushiki (ieecA) ; Europe, 

 N. America. 



261. Plusia signata. 



Noctua signata, Fabr. Ent. Syst. iii. p. 234. 

 Plusia signata, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 345. 

 Five specimens, coll. Pryer. 

 Probably a form of P. chalcitis from Europe. 

 Yokohama {Pryer) ; Loochoo, Java, N. India. 



262. Plusia verticillata. 



Plusia verticillata. Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. xii. p. 923 (1857). 



A few examples, coll. Pryer. 



I took examples iu Satsuma in May, at Fushiki and Gensau in 



July. 



Yokohama {Pryer) ; Satsuma, Fushiki, Gensan {Leech) ; N. India, 

 China, Australia, Ceylon. 



263. Plusia c-aureum. 



Phalcena c-aureum, Knoch, Beitr. i. p. 7, ph i- fig. 2(1781). 

 Noctua co«c7i«, Fabr. Mant. 161 (1787); Hiibn. Noct. pi. 59. 

 fig. 287, pi. 97. fig. 458. 



Plusia concha, Treit. Schmett. v. 161. 



