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



Plusia mikudina, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) i. p. 202 

 (1878) ; 111. Typ. Lep. Het. iii. pi. xlvi. fig. 7. 



I took an example at Fushiki in July, and there was one specimen 

 in Fryer's collection labelled No. 899, Oiwake ; all are referable to 

 P. c-aureum and are identical with P. mikadina, Butl. 



Yokohama, Oiwake (Pn/er) ; Fushiki (Leech). 



264. Plusia albostriata. 



Plusia albostriata, Brem. & Grey, Beitr. zur Schmett.-Fauna 

 des Nordl. p. 18. China's, 1853. 



Several examples, coll. Pryer. 



I took specimens at Gensan and received specimens from Ningpo 

 in July. 



The only differences that I can find between this insect and P. 

 cfutta are perhaps rather of a varietal than specific value. Thus the 

 silver V-like mark is of a heavier character in P. albostriata than in 

 P. gutta, and the last-named insect lacks the short linear silver 

 mark at the end of discal cell, 'which appears to be the distii.guishing 

 character of P. albostriata. 



Yokohama, Oiwake {Pryer) ; Gensan, Ningpo {Leech) ; N. China. 



265. Plusia gutta. 



Noctua circumfexa, Esp. Schmett. iv. pi. iii. figs. .5, 6 ; Hiibn. 

 Noct. pi. 58. fig. 285 (non Linn.). 

 Plusia gutta, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 346. 

 Several examples, coll. Pryer. 



I took specimens at Gensan in July, and Hakodate in August. 

 Yokohama, Yesso {Pryer) ; Hakodate, Gensan {Leech). 



266. Plusia typinota. 



Plusia typinota, Butl. Ann. &. IMag. Nat. Hist. (5) i. p. 201 

 (1878) ; 111. Typ. Lep. Het. ii. pi. xxxi. fig. 10 (1878). 

 Appears to be a poor example of P. gamma. 

 Yokohama {Jonas). 



267. Plusia jessica. 



Plusia Jessica, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) i. p. 201 (1878) 5 

 111. Typ. Lep. Het. iii. pi. xlvi. fig. 6 (1879). 



Plusia Serena, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist.(5)iv. p. 368 (1879). 



A fine series of each form, coll. Pryer. 



After carefully comparing the types in the National Collection 

 with my own specimens, I am of opinion that P. serena, Butl., is 

 only a slight modification of P. jessica. 



Yokohama {Jonas and Pryer) ; Tokio {Fenton), 



268. Plusia nigrisigna. 



Plusia nigrisigna. Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. xii. p. 928 (1857). 



Six specimens of this species in Pryer's collection under the name 

 of P. gamma, which it certainly closely resembles, but is nevertheless 

 a good species. 



Yokohama {Pryer) ; N. India. 



