PHTTOMETEA. 579 



slig'litly irrorated with dark brown ; subbasal line dark brown, from 

 costa to submedian fokl ; a broad antemedial greenish metallic gold 

 band defined on outer side by a dark brown line ; orbicular defined 

 by dark brown, oblique elliptical ; the stigma below the cell defined 

 by dark brown, elliptical ; reniform defined by dark brown, narrow 

 and with a curved striga on discocellulars ; an indistinct sinuous 

 brown medial line, excurved below the cell ; postmedial line dark 

 brown, excurved below costa, then oblique and sinuous ; post- 

 medial area greenish metallic gold except at costa, extending 

 to just beyond the subterminal line, which is brown, excurved at 

 middle and with a cupreous brown patch beyond it at inner 

 margin ; the veins of terminal area streaked with brown ; a fine 

 brown terminal line ; cilia intersected with brown at the veins. 

 Hind Aving red-brown, the cilia rufous. Underside ochreous irro- 

 rated with brown ; fore wing suffused with dark brown except the 

 costal and terminal areas ; hind wing with slight discoidal Ivinule, 

 postmedial line excurved below costa, and rather diffused sub- 

 terminal line except towards costa. 



Ab. 1. disjuncta. Fore mng with the bands brilliant metallic 

 gold. 



Ab. 2. scintillans. Paler ; fore wing with the bands silvery-blue. 

 Ab. S.Juncta. Fore wing with the bands greenish gold and con- 

 joined by a broad fascia in submedian interspace. 

 Ab. 4. aurea. Similar, but the bands brilliant gold. 

 Ab. 5. nacleja. Similar, the bands silvery-blue and conjoined by 

 a fascia, the bands broader and the postmedial band extending to 

 tornus. — E. Siberia ; Japan. 



Hah. Britain, Leech Coll. ; Fkance ; Germany, Zeller, Frey, 

 and Leech Colls. ; Austria ; Hungary ; Switzerland ; Spain, 

 Moncayo {Gliapmayi) ; Russia, St. Petersburg, Zeller Coll.; 

 Armenia; Asia Minor, Pontus, Bithynia; Syria; W. & 

 E. Turkestan; E. Siberia; Amurland, i S ; Japan, Hakodate 

 (Andreivs, Leech), 1 c? , 1 $ , Tokio {Maries), 2 6 , Nikko 

 (Maries), 1 c? , Chiuzenji (Leiois), 1 c? , Yokohama (Lewis, Leech, 

 Manley), 3 S ; Corea, Grensan {Leech), 1 $ ; W. China, Pu-tsu- 

 fang, 1 6 , Ta-chien-lu {Pratt), 1 $ . ^.r/9. 34-44 millim. 



Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 156 ; Barrett, Lep. Brit. vi. p. 100, pi. 241. 

 f. 1 ; Hffm. Eaup. p. IS-J, pi. 35. f. 8. 



Grreen with six white marks above on each somite ; lateral line 

 slender, white; a subspiracular series of white points; head green. 

 Food-plants : Lamium, JJrtica, Arctium, etc. 7 and 9-4. 



8430. Phytometra florina. (Plate CCXXXIX fig. 23.) 



PlusiafloHna, Giien. Noct. ii. p. 336 (1852). 



S . Head, tegulse, pro- and mesothorax fiery red mixed with 

 yellowish ; patagia and metathoracic crest rufous with some grey 

 at tips, the former with an oblique grey line across them ; pectus, 

 legs, and abdomen Yellowish suffused with rufous, the last with 



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