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grey stripe (some examples with two iu all the wings) ; irrorations and discocellular spots 
as above. Expanse of wings^ 6 1 inch 2 lines, ? 1 inch 4-5 lines. 
Yokohama {Jonas). 
ACIDALIIDiE. 
ASTHENA, Hilbn. 
Asthena nupta. (Plate L. fig. 6.) 
Asthena nupta, Butler, Ann. ^ Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 5, vol. i. p. 401 (1878). 
White, minutely black-speckled ; primaries crossed by five, and secondaries by four parallel 
irregular yellowish belts, the outermost belt marginal and ill-defined : under surface with the 
belts reduced to grey lines, very indistinct on the secondaries, the one across the cell of 
primaries obsolete; discocellular dots black; primaries with yellowish costal margin. 
Expanse of wings, ^ 1 inch 1 line, $ 1 inch 4 lines. 
Yokohama {Jonas); Hakodate {Whitely). 
Asthena confusa. (Plate L. fig. 7.) 
Asthena confusa, Butler, Ann. ^ Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 5, vol. i. p. 400 (1878). 
Shining white, with large black discocellular spots ; primaries crossed by six ochreous 
irregular belts at unequal distances, the three outermost crowded together ; four marginal 
black dots towards apex ; fringe slightly ochreous : secondaries crossed by four ochreous belts, 
the first crossing the cell, the others discal. Belts below brown, obsolete towards the base ; 
black spots as above; primaries with brownish discoidal area. Expanse of wings 1 inch. 
Yokohama {Jonas). 
Asthena corculina. (Plate L. fig. 8.) 
Asthena corculina, Butler, Ann. ^ Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 5, vol. i. p. 400 (1878). 
Snowy white, sericeous ; wings crossed by parallel irregular ochreous belts at equal 
distances, seven on the primaries (the last abbreviated), and three across the disk of 
secondaries ; discocellular spots and marginal dots black : belts below ill-defined, grey ; spots 
black but less defined, the marginal dots partly or wholly absent. Expanse of wings 9 lines. 
Yokohama {Jonas). 
Asthena superior. (Plate L. fig. 9.) 
Asthena superior, Butler, Ann. ^ Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 5, vol. i. p. 400 (1878). 
Nearly allied to the preceding, but larger, the wings sparsely and minutely black- 
speckled ; secondaries with an additional ochreous belt across the discoidal cell : wings below 
