. Bulletin. Agriculture. A REVISIOX OF THE ARCTIAXAE OF JAPAN. 17 J Nemeopliila geddcsi Xenm., "Papilio. III. p. 137 (1884)."' Nemeopliila selivynii H. Edw., "Can. Ent., XVII, p. 65 (1885)." Nemeophila pJantaginis Leech, Trans. Ent. Soc. LoncI, 1899, p. 157. Parasemia planiaginis Hampson, Cat. Lep. Phal., Ill, p. 458 (1901). The Japanese forms included by Butler under the names of Nemeopliila macromera, K. leucomera and X. melanomrra are nndoiibtedly to be considered as varieties of P. pJantaginis. The characteristics mentioned by Bctllr, "the white spot in the discoda
. Bulletin. Agriculture. A REVISIOX OF THE ARCTIAXAE OF JAPAN. 17 J Nemeopliila geddcsi Xenm., "Papilio. III. p. 137 (1884)."' Nemeopliila selivynii H. Edw., "Can. Ent., XVII, p. 65 (1885)." Nemeophila pJantaginis Leech, Trans. Ent. Soc. LoncI, 1899, p. 157. Parasemia planiaginis Hampson, Cat. Lep. Phal., Ill, p. 458 (1901). The Japanese forms included by Butler under the names of Nemeopliila macromera, K. leucomera and X. melanomrra are nndoiibtedly to be considered as varieties of P. pJantaginis. The characteristics mentioned by Bctllr, "the white spot in the discodal cell apparantly never touching the costal maririn, the subapical sigmoidal stripe not united to the ^.-shaped marking," are not constant in our species. As may be seen from the figures, in the form re- presented by fig. b, the above mentioned points are exactly as in the European form, whereas in the form represented by fig. a, the white spot in the discoidal cell touches the costal margin and in tlie form or fig. c the ^>-shaped marking is united to the subapical sigmoidal stripe. The figure a belongs to the form leucomera and c to macromera, and I have not yet received any example of melanomera. Fig. b, which is, as^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tokyo Daigaku. Nogakubu. Tokyo
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