52 NOCTTJlDiE. 



with fine grey annukis slightly defined by black, open below, its 

 centre defined by small black spots divided by the grey veins ; 

 medial line indistinct, dark, oblique from costa to lower angle of 

 cell, then waved ; postmedial line indistinctly double towards 

 costa and with double black bars from costa, bent outwards below 

 costa, then with series of double black points beyond it on the 

 veins, incurved to above vein 4, oblique to vein 2 and slightly bent 

 outwards to inner margin, some pale points beyond it on a brownish 

 costal shade ; the postmedial area with slight irregular line formed 

 of black scales, oblique towards costa, excurved below vein 7, ex- 

 curved and waved at middle ; subterminal line grey, excurved at 

 vein 7 and middle and bent outwards to tornus, some blackish 

 suffusion beyond it at discal fold and between vein 3 and sub- 

 median fold ; a terminal series of rather lunulate black spots ; cilia 

 rufous and dark brown with an ochreous line at base. Hind wing 

 dark brown with a cupreous gloss ; cilia ochreous with diffused 

 red-brown line at middle ; the underside slightly irrorated with 

 greyish, a dark discoidal lunule and diffused curved postmedial 

 line. 



Hah. Japan, Nikko {Prjier\ 1 $ , Oiwake (Pryer), 1 $ , Yoko- 

 hama (Jonas, Pryer), 4 c? ; Cokea, Gensan {Leech), 1 S • J^^'p- 

 64-68 millim. 



2787. Mania venata, n. sp. (Plate CVIII. fig. 19.) 



Head and thorax red-brown slightly mixed with greyish ; fore 

 tarsi with slight ochreous rings ; abdomen greyish brown. Fore 

 wing brown strongly suffused with silvery grey, the medial area 

 black-brown except towards costa ; the veins with fine grey streaks, 

 the inner margin with slight rufous streak except at base ; sub- 

 basal line represented by grey strife from costa and cell on diffused 

 black patches and with some black irroration beyond it ; ante- 

 medial line with two black bars from costa, then grey slightly 

 defined on each side \>y black, oblique to vein 1 and strongly bent 

 inwards to inner margin, where there is some black suffusion before 

 it ; claviform large, dark brown slightly defined by black, extending 

 to cell ; orbicular and reniform with grey and brown centres 

 defined by small blackish spots and fine pale grey annuli slightly 

 defined by black, the former constricted at middle, the latter angled 

 inwards on median nervure; a faint diffused blackish medial line, 

 oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then sinuous ; postmedial 

 line double, filled in with grey, bent outwards below costa, then 

 with double series of black points beyond it on the veins, incurved 

 to above vein 4 where it is angled outwards, then again incurved, 

 some pale points beyond it on a brown costal shade; postmedial 

 area with a slight minutely waved line formed of black scales, 

 oblique towards costa, excurved at vein 5 and middle ; subterminal 

 line grey, excurved below vein 7 and at middle and bent outwards 

 to tornus, some blackish suffusion beyond it at discal fold ; a 



