40 CATOCALID^.— EBEBID^. 



not so sharply defined ; the costal as well as the abdominal area broadly brown ; the outer black 

 border broader, more regular, not interrupted, but with a notch in it near the anal angle. Under 

 surface whiter, with the basal area more dusky. Expanse of wings 2 inches 4 lines. 

 Hakodate" (WMtely). 



Catocala esther. (Plate XXXIII. fig. 9.) 

 Catocala esther, Butler, Cist. Ent. ii. p. 243. n. 8 (1877). 



Allied to G. consors, but the primaries blackish, the central band with straight inner edge, 

 whitish, irrorated with testaceous and grey ; outer border broadly grey, its inner edge undulated 

 and crossed by an undulated black stripe : secondaries of a clearer orange-colour, with the 

 central band blacker and narrower ; outer border blacker and more angular : thorax blackish, 

 whitish in the centre and behind; abdomen clothed with sordid ochraceous scales. Under 

 surface better defined, the borders blacker. Expanse of wings 2 inches 4 lines. 



Yokohama {Jonas). 



Catocala volcanica. (Plate XXXIII. fig. 10.) 

 Catocala volcanica, Butler, Cist. Ent. ii. p. 244. n. 9 (1877). 



Allied to G. consors ; considerably larger, but with the black markings on the primaries 

 similar; these wings above slaty grey, densely irrorated with sulphur-yellow, clouded and 

 banded with ferruginous : secondaries bright ochreous, with central and interno-median confluent 

 bands ; outer border very broad and black, abruptly constricted near the anal angle, and united 

 to the central band just in front of the constriction, interrupted externally by two ochreous spots, 

 between which are four dots ; fringe spotted with blackish : wings below ochreous ; primaries 

 crossed by three black belts ; outer border brownish, fringe whitish : secondaries crossed by two 

 black bands, the inner one angulated ; an abbreviated grey internal dash : pectus whitish ; legs 

 speckled with black ; tarsi black, banded with whitish ; venter yellowish. Expanse of wings 

 3 inches 2 lines. 



Yokohama (Jonas) ; Hakodate* ( WMtely) . 



EREBID.E. 



SYPNA, GudnSe. 



Sypna picta. (Plate XXXIII. fig. 2.) 



Sypna picta, Butler, Cist. Ent. ii. p. 244. n. 1 (1877). 



Fuliginous brown ; primaries darker than the secondaries ; central area paler, crossed by a 

 broad white band, spotted with brown, traversed by blue lines and interrupted in front by a large 



