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PREFACE Tuer subject of Vol. VIII. of the ‘Catalogue of Moths’ is the second part of the Noctuid subfamily Acronyctine; it contains 720 species belonging to 104 genera as compared with 843 species belonging to 96 genera in Vol. VII., leaving 171 genera to be dealt with in the third and final part of the subfamily, which it is hoped will appear before the end of the current year. Sir George Hampson desires to thank all those who helped him with the earlier volumes of the Catalogue for their assistance in the preparation of the present volume. SIDNEY F, HARMER, British Museum (Natural History), Keeper of Zoology. March 18th, 1909. SYSTEMATIC INDEX, Fam. NOCTUID.......... Subfam. ACRONYCTINZ.. Cosmodesy Gens an. skis an ssi 3591. elegans (Donov.)...... Waray Hey neces aeit este 6s 3592. prasinaria (Wik.) .... 3593. malachitis (Oberth.) .. 3594. pulchripicta, Wik. .... Daseocheta, Warren 3595. viridis (Leech) 3596. metapheea, Hmpsn..... 3597. pallida (Moore) 38098. vivida (Leech) ........ 3599. vigens ( W/k.) 3600. brevipennis, Hmpsn. .. 3601. fasciata (Moore)...... 3602. chrysochlora (Hmpsn.) . 3605. alpium (Osdeck) 3604. miuscosa (Hmpsn.) .... 3605. discibrunnea (Moore) . . 3606. marmorea (Leech) .... 3607. verbenata (Dist.)...... 3608. beryllodes (Turner) Leuconycta, Hmpsn. 3609. ‘diphteroides (Guen.) 60 3610. vesta (Schaus)........ Agriopodes, Hmpsn. 8611. fallax (Herr.-Schaff.) .. 3612. geminata (Smith) 3613. tybo (Barnes) 3614. viridata (Zarv.) Rolionyeta, Himpsn..-........ 3615. apicata, Himpsn. ...... Thalatha, Wik. 3616. malagassica, Hmpsn. .. 3617. dinaya (Beth.-Buker) .. 3618. eceicei (Beth.- Baker) .. 3619. psorallina (Lower) .... eoeeveoe eoecereeeve eos es eee eee eee eee ee ee eee ee 3620. 3621. cebee (Beth.-Baker) .. conjecturalis (Swinh.) 3622. sinens ( W7k.) 3623. melaleuca, Hmpsn..... Goenycta, Hmpsn. ee eee eee 3624. niveiguttata (Zmpsn.) . Tycracona, Moore 3625. obliqua, Moore ...... Craniophora, Snell. .......... 3626, nigrivitta (Hmpsn.) 3627. fasciata (JZoore) 3628. albonigra ( Herz.) 3629. preeclara (Gres.)...... 3630. nubilata (Zmpsn.) . 3631. pontica (Staud.) 3632. paragrapha (Leld.) .. 3633. ligustri (Schiff) 3634. obscura, Leech ........ AGOMICID, IAs 060555005900 3685. theodora, Schuus...... 3636. mansueta, Smith ...... 3637. hemileuca, Pung. 3638. strigosa (Schiff-) 3639. vinnula (Grote) 3640. paupercula, Grote .... 3641. lepetita, Smith........ 3642. parallela (Grote)...... 3643. alborufa, Grote 3644. connecta, Grote 3645. exilis, Grote.......... 3646. modica, Wk. DLs Oye, CHOW ooconasse 3648. heesitata (Grote) ...... 3649. hasta, Guen. 3650. marmorata, Smith .... 3651. albiorbis, Hmpsn. 3652. jancousci (Oberth.) .... 3653. 3654. 3600. eo eee © e200 @ > eee eee fragilis (Guen.) liturata, Spnith........ cee eee crenulata, Beth.-Baker . Vili SYSTEMATIC INDEX. Page Page Acronycta (con.). 3710. radcliffei (Harv.) .... 127 3656. brumosa, Guen. ...... 78 8711. felina (Grote) ........ 128 3657. velia, Schaus ........ 79 3712. frigida, Smith ........ 129 38658. inclara, Smith ........ 50 3713. cyanescens, mpsn. .. 129 3659, clarescens, Gen. .... 80 3714, pacifica, Smith ...... 130 3660. minella (Dyar) ...... 81 3715. interrupta, Guen. .... 18 3661. superans, Guen. ...... 82 3716, spinigera, Guen. ,..... 131 3662. subochrea, Grote...... 83 | 38717. auricoma (Schiff.) .... 132 3663. noctivaga, Grote...... 84 3718. pulverosa, Hmpsn. .... 188 8664. carbonaria, Gres. .... 85 3719. menyanthidis ( View.).. 154 8665. subornata, Leech ...... 85 3720. canadensis, Sith §Dyar 1385 3666. afflicta, Grote ........ 86 3721. cinderella, Smith...... 135 3667. hamamelis, Guen. .... 87 | 3722. lepusculina, Guen. .... 156 BOOS MM Cre tae Otel ele 88 | 8723. chionochroa, Hmpsn. .. 186 3669. retardata (W/k.)...... 88 3724, populi, eye on ese 137 3670. ceesaree, Smith........ 89 | 3725. similana, Snuth ...... 138 8671. impleta, Wik. .....7.. 90 | 3726. castridia, SUBD e631 133 De, We, SUGTE oa coasco5 90 3727, metaxantha, Himpsn. .. 139 3673, pruinosa, Guen. ...... 91 3728. nigricans, Leech ...... 140 3674. consanguis, Buti .... 92 3729. emaculata, Smith .... 140 3675, albistigma, South .... 98 | 3730, impressa, W/k. ...... 141 3676. rumicis (Linn.) ...... 93 3731, .distans (Grote) ...... 142 3677. lutea, Brem. & Grey .. 95 37 32. edolata (Grote) ...... 143 8678 catocaloida, Gres. .... 95 | 3733. lithospila, Grote ...... 143 3679. quadrata, Grote ...... 101 3734. barnesi, Smith ...... 144 8680. strigulata, Smith...... 101 3735. perdita, Grote ........ 145 8681. thoracica ((rrote) .... 102 3736. extricata (Grote)...... 145 3682. Jeetitica, Smith....... 103 Moves Chee (“eWHh)) scoecace 146 3688. lobeliz, Guen........-. 104 3788. raphaelis, Uberth. .... 147 3684. manitoba, Smeth...... 105 3739. rubricoma, Guen. .... 148 3685. turcifera, Guen. ...... 105 3740. centralis, Ersch. ...... 148 3686. psi (Linn. Nee ee eis 106 | 38741. megacephala (Schiff) .. 149 3687. aia ( (SERGI) coosoc 108 SA, HIE, Jeo ebb oo on 150 3688. incretata, Hmpsn. .... 109 | 3748. bicolor, Moore........ 150 3689. cuspis, Tibi een OV 3744s betulees sities 151 3690. leucocuspis, Butl, .... 111 | 3745. americana (Harris).... 151 3691. orientalis, Wann...... 11 3746. hesperida, Smuth...... 152 3692. maxima (Moore)...... 112 3747. hastulifera (Smith & SOS, TB, QUMs oconconene 113 Ab0OE) ot ete eae 153 3094, hercules, Feld. ...... 114 3748. dactylina, Grote ...... 164 2695. rubiginosa, IVik..... ,. 115 3749. insite. Cea 155 8696. taurica, Staud. ...... 115 3750. innotata, Guen. ...... 155 8697. aceris (Zznn.) ......,. 116 3701. othello, Smith oo... 0. 156 HEV MAO JGR ooscdoce Ole 3752. longa, Guen ae 157 8699. eldora, Syuth ,....... 118 | 98758. sperata, Grote........ 157 3700. tritona (JEG) gob 0.00 119 | 3754. euphorbiee (Schiff) .... 158 3701. faleula (Grote) ..,... 120 3755. abscondita, 7reit. .... 159 3702. elizabeta, Smith ...... 120 3756. cretata, Snuth ........ 160 3708. revellata, Snuth ..,... 12) | (877. leporinan (277728) eal 161 Os zorisca Uae nen 12277) Hulonches (Grote eae 162 3705. alni (Linn.) ...-.... 123 | 8758. oblinita (Knuth § Abbot) 163 3706. funeralis, G7 ote S Rob.. 124 3799. arioch (Streck.) ...... 164 3707. morula, Grote & Rob... 125 37€0. lanceolaria (Grote) .... 164 3708. transversata, Smith.... 126 3761. insolita (Grote) ...... 164 3709. tota (Grote)...... oe let | Merolonche:(Guote aaa 165 SYSTEMATIC INDEX. 1X : Page Page 3762. lupini (Grote) ........ 165 3807. albiclava, Druce...... 198 37638. ursina, Smith § Dyar.. 166 | Andropolia, Grote .......... 199 3764, spinea (Grote) ........ 167 3808. diversilineata (Grote).. 199 Siloti, Muawies “Sosdodsoea4s 168 3809. illepida (Grote) ...... 200 3765. hypzenides, Staud. .... 168 | 3810. pulverulenta (Smith) .. 201 Elypeuthina, Leds) on. 6.. 169 3811. contacta (Wik.) ...... 202 3/66. fulvurita, Led......... 169 3812. pallifera (Grote) ...... 202 3767. numida (Oberth.) .... 170 3813. dispar (Smzth)........ 203 Pseudoligia, Staud........... 170 3814. ochracea (Smith) .... 204 3768. similiaria (Mén.)...... 171 3815. olorina (Grote) ...... 204 Scotocampa, Staud........... 171 3816. aedon (Grote) ........ 205 3769. indigesta, Staud....... 172 | 3817. extincta (Smith) ...... 206 Leiometopon, Staud. ........ 172 | 8818. theodori (Grote) ...... 206 3770. simyrides, Staud. .... 172 | 3819. maxima (Dyur) ...... 207 ‘Sime, Cees, Sedoacosoosvse 173 | 3820. acera (Smith) ........ 208 3771. buettneri ( Hering) .... 174 | Lithomoea, Miibn. ........... 208 3772. nervosa (Schiff.) ...... 174 | 3821. rectilinea (Zsp.) ...... 209 3773. splendida (Staud.) .... 175 3822. xylinoides (Guen.) .... 210 3774, dentinosa (Fir.) ...... 175 | 3823. brunneicrista (Smzth).. 211 Sijomennicia (Groce). 176 | 8824. indistincta (Smith) .... 212 S776, colloentln (Sime) oce0 NOU |) Wiullenere, 4M, scoccco0d5006 213 3777. albovenosa (Goeze) .. 177 3825. catomelas, Alph....... 213 3778. sepistriata (Alph.).... 178 | Fota, Grote ..:............. 214 3779. albicosta, Hmpsn. .... 178 3826. minorata, Grote ...... 214 3780. contusa'((Wiki) ...... 178 | 38827. armata, Grote ........ 215 3781. conspersa, Moore .... 179 | Oxycnemis, Grote .......... 215 Thome, GHGs oo¢n56006ssa00 179 3828. fusimacula, Smith .... 216 3/82. contaminei (Zv.) .... 179 | 3829. gustis, Smith ........ 217 Calophasidia, Hmpsn. ...... 180 | 38830. baboquavaria, Smith .. 217 3783. lucala (Swinh.) ...... 180 | 3881. advena, Grote ........ 218 3784. radiata (Swinh.) ...... 181 3832. subsimplex, Dya .... 218 3785. dentifera, Hmpsn. .... 182 | 38383. acuna, Barnes ........ 219 WetolaV lucy Oh acta tees sia, ies 182 | 3834. gracillinea (Grote) .... 219 3786. rubricosta, Hmpsn. .. 183 | 3835. adusta, Smith ........ 220 Sitio Clemmemmn, We so6ccanc SS e\yebalan Grocer cece 220 3788. radiata, Hmpsn. ...... 184 | 3886. ptychophora, Grote .. 221 Nilewioy Ne: JONG Soo ca oe nA SDS 185 | Leucocnemis, Aanpsn. ...... 221 3789. nigrivittata, Hmpsn. .. 185 3837. sectilis (Smith) ...... 222 | 3790. inangulata, Hmpsn. .. 186 3838. perfundis (Smith) .... 222 BIO. those, JOVGES ~ soos odes 186 | 38839. nivalis (Smeth) ...... 223 3792. actinophora, Hmpsn. .. 187 | Stomafrontia Hmpsn......... 223 3798. selecta (Wik.) ...... 188 3840. albifasciata, Hmpsn. .. 228 8794. hemileuca, Hmpsn. .. 189 | Cephalospargeta, Méschl. .... 224 3795. neotropicalis, D. Jones . 189 | 3841. elongata, Méschl. .... 224 Dein Gains Yoosecoccccumce SOM ee rochirinaxse7707 51 teres 225 3796. goniosema, Hmpsn, .. 191 3842. luteomedia (Smuth) .. 225 3797. intermedia (Brem.).... 192 | Copibryophila, Smith ........ 226 3798. ramosula (Given.) .... 193 | 3848. angelica, Smith ...... 226 3799. steuarti (Grote) ...... 193 | Prodicella, Hmpsn.........+: 227 3800. stolifera, Saalm. ...... 194 | 3844. darena (Druce) ...... 227 3801. campyla, Hmpsn. .... 194 | Escaria, Grote ............ .. 228 3802. gnorima (Piing.) ...... 195 | 3845. clauda, Grote ........ 225 3803. detersina (Stawd.) .... 196 | Aleptina, Dyar ............ 229 3804. indica (Wik.) ........ 196 SS46, inca, Yar aaa 229 3805. peterseni (Christ.) .... 197 | Prorachia, Hmpsn........... 230 3006. nea (Diruce) ........ 198 ' 8847. daria (Druce) ........ 230 x Page EladenellateGnotemns et er hone moe 3848. rectiradiata (mpsn.).. 251 3849. pergentilis, Grote .... 232 Taloynelll (CORHRe oo5ccuedoon0000 232 3850. cylindrica (Grote) .... 238 3851. notalis, Grote ........ 253 Catabenay Wii sone cease <8 234 3852. esula (Druce) ........ 234 3853. lineolata, Wk. bo omen) 3854. vitrina (Wik.)........ 236 3855. terens (Wik.) ........ 286 (Cremona, ViWes sa wsoodeodso 237 3800, involuta, Wilke. ..2... 2387 Calogramma, Guen. ........ 238 3857. festiva (Donov.) ...... 239 IPROCleWIe, CG. coococp000et 240 3858. rubrifusa, Hmpsn. .... 240 3859. dolichos (Fabr.) ...... 242 33860. pulchella (HHenr.-Schdff.) 243 3861. androgea (Cram.) .... 244 3862. litura (Fabr.) ........ 245 3863. latifascia, Wik. ...... AT 3864. ornithogalli, Gwen. .... 248 3e6o. preetica, Grote... ..... 250 3866. marima, Schaus ...... 251 SpodopterastGvven amare ernie: 251 3867. umbraculata (Wik.) ... 252 3868. pecten, Guen. ........ 252 3869. abyssinia, Guen. .... 204 3370. compta ( Wik.) 255 3871. mauritia (Boisd.) .... 256 3872. postfusca, Hmpsn. .... 258 Laphygma, Guen. ....5..... 208 3873. leucophlebia (mpsn.) . 259 3874. apertura (W/k.) ...... 260 | 3375. exempta (Wik.) ...... 261 3876. frugiperda (Smeth & Ps lO) Maino tes oo. 60 c 262 3877. flavimaculata (Harv.) . 264 3878, exigua (ftibn.) ...... 265 Neolaphygma, Hmpsn. ...... 266 3879. leucoplaga, Hmpsn. .. 267 Lophotarsia, Hmpsn. ........ 268 3880. ochroprocta, Hinpsn. .. 268 Stauropides, Hmpsn. ........ 269 | 3881. superba (Druce) ...... 269 3882. persimilis, Hmpsn. .... 270 excylonnyees Goreme ny see il 3883. eridania (Cram.) .... 271 3884. peruviana (Wik.) .... 273 3885. ochrea, Himpsn. ...... 273 3886. sunia, Guen........... 274 Anthas Stauds i 4 oe sas ene 274 Biloy gfe (VATE) jSoged hoc 275 Acroviay Wilkie. wegen ee 276 3888. terens (Wik.) ........ 276 SYSTEMATIC INDEX, 3889. denterna (Guen.)...... 3890. mexicana, Hmpsn. .... 3891. diminuta (Gwen.) Acroriodes, Himpsn. 3892. diplolopha, Druce ... Paracroria, Hmpsn. Strigiphlebia, Hmypsn. 3895. flavirena, Hmpsn. Centrarthra, Hmpsn. ....... 3896. furcivitta, Hmpsn. .... 2 Mimleucania, ZImpsn......... 2 3895. griseocincta (Hmpsn.).. : Thyatirodes, Hmpsn. ....... 3894. gvodalma (Schaus) ... 3897. leucosoma ( eld.) 285 3898. perstriata, Hmpsn. .... 286 Rhabinopteryx, Christ. ..... 287 3899. turanica (Ersch.)...... 237 3900. subtilis (Mad:)........ 288 IDONEAECCIA,, GWA. coccoccococse 288 SAO, Msiwwlla 4) ooscnac 288 WWemegina, Suan, occcoonsonce 289 3902. oreophila, Staud. .... 290 Swill, SuGWido soosccecosne= 29) OR, irewlles, JPW Sabegnuc 291 3904. anomala (fHaw.) ...... 291 Prestilbvas Stands sane eee os 3905. armeniaca, Staud. .... 292 Hypostilbia, Honpsn. ........ 298 3906. megastigma (Piing.) .. 298 3907. correpta ( Ping.) ..... 294 Ainphidrina, Staud. 1.2... 294 3908. pexicera, Himpsn. 295 3909. amurensis (Staud.) .... 296 3910. glaucistis (Hmpsn.).... 296 3911. intaminata (W/k.) .... 297 3912. speelotidia (But. ) 207 3913. agrotina, Staud. ...... 298 PRUNE, JEMHSO, 5 6000000000 299 3914. chionopis, Hmpsn. .... 299 3915. albipuncta (Hmpsn.) .. 860 3916. ceca (Hmpsn.) ..... 300 3917. melanopis, Himpsn. .. 301 3918. leucopis (Ampsn.) .... 302 3919. nephrosticta, Hmpsn. .. 303 3920. capicola (Herr.-Schiff.). 303 3921. rutipuncta (Hmpsn.) .. 508 3922. poliostrota, Hmpsn. .. 304 3923. microtera (7Zmpsn.) .. 304 3924. tenebrata (Himpsn.) .. 300 3925. expolita (Butl.) ..... 305 3926. externa (Wi/k.) ..... 306 3927. cervina (Moore) ..... 306 3928. castaneipars (Moore) .. 807 3929. foveata, Hmpsn....... 207 3930. delecta (Woore) ..... 315 B98 1. 3982. 3933. 3984. 3000. 39386. 5987. 3938. 3939. 3940. 3941. 3942. 3943. 3944. 3945. 3946. 3947. 3948. 3949, 3950. 3951. 3952. 3953. 3954. 3956. 3956. 3957. 3958. 3959. 3960. 3961. 3962. 3963. 3964. o965. 3966. 3967. 3968. 3969. 3970. 3971. 3972. 3973. 3974. 3975. 3976. 3977. 3978. 3979. 3980. 3981. 3982. 3983. 3984. 3985. 3986. SYSTEMATIC INDEX, x1 Page conspicua (Leech) .... 3138 triquetra (Grote) .... 314 atriluna (Gwen.) ...... 315 gonionephra, Hmpsn... 315 preetexta (Sroih.) 316 GConuusay CL77) sels 317 placata (Leech) ...... 317 divisa (Moore)........ 318 neviulls, (JEM) ao00 66 318 alsines (Brahm) ...... 319 blanday(Sch7fa er. > 320 ambigua (Schiff) 321 superstes (TZrezt.)...... 322 respersa (Schiff.)...... 322 leucosticta, Hmpsn. 323 interstincta (Moore) .. 324 longiciliata, Hmpsn. .. 324 fasciata (Moore) ...... 325 satellitia (Hmpsn.) .... 3825 conformis ( W/k.) 326 pulmonaris (EZsp.) .... 326 flavar(Oberth.)\s.....-. 327 usen (ULEEEN) Sooondos els) TmGROER, (WHat) 6 sconone 328 rebeli (Staud.)........ 329 rougemonti (Spiiler) .. 329 jurassica (Riggenbach) . 330 Selimin((boUsds)ien a 331 flavirena (Guen.)...... 39 vullschlegeli (Piing.) .. 382 selinoides (Bell.)...... 338 menetriesi (Avetschmar) 338 bremusa (Swrrh.) .... 334 multifera (Wik.)...... 354 himaleyica (Koli.) .... 385 chinensis (Leech) .... 386 clavipalpis ( Scop.) .... 336 extima (Wik.)........ 337 frmsen) (WBDs)) o.c0coc0can 338 hispanica (Mab.)...... 838 ingrata (Staud.) ...... 339 Alona (JB0s))oco0070000 340, rere (GHAR) oadaon00 340 fusicornis (Rmbr.) .... 341 melanosticta, Hmpsn... 342 flavipuncta, Hmpsn. .. 348 croceipuncta, Hmpsn... 345 germaini (Dup.) .....- 344 obtusa (Hmpsn.)...... 344 ignava (Giuen.) ...... 340 jolene) (Cai,)) sosocuee 346 sincera (Swinh.) ...... 346 placida (Moore) ...... 347 cognata (Moore)...... 347 singula (Moschl.) 348 348 heliastis, Hmpsn. .... Page 3987. anomeceosis, Haipsn. ., 349 3988. albirena (Hmpsn.) ..., 349 3989. leuconephra, Hmpsn. .. 350 3990. bicornis (Hmpsn.) .... 3850 3991. meralis (Morr.) ...... 351 3992. melanopis, Hmpsn..... 351 3993. glauca (Hmpsn.)...... 3852 3994. melanephra, Hmpsn. .. 352 3995. atrirena (Hmpsn.)’.... 353 996. absorbens (W/k.) .... 854 3997. pallicornis (Feld.) .... : 354. 3998. pertinax (Staud.) 309 3999. vicina (Staud.) ...... 355 4000. flavitineta, Hmpsn. .. 356 4001. stygia, Hmpsn. ...... 357 4002. paupera ( Christ.) . 397 4003. morpheus (Hiifn.) .... 357 4004, eeschria, Hmpsn......, 358 4005. nitens (Saalm.) .. BO9 4006, funesta (Staud.) ...... 859 4007. gluteosa (7vrert.)...... 360 4008. tarda (Gwen.) ........ 360 4009. smintha (Hmpsn.) .... 861 4010, aspersa (Rmbr.) ...... 362 4011. maculatra (Lower) .... 562 4012. bimacula (W7k.)...... 363 4013. maurella (Staud.) .... 363 4014, hypereeschra, Hmpsn... 564 4015. variana (Swink.)...... 364 AOIG eulvan(@Donz.) ns 365 4017. drasteroides (Smith) .. 365 4018. tixseni (Christ.) ...... 366 4019. casearia (Staud.)...... 566 4020. melanurina (Staud.) .. 367 Prometopus, Guen. .......... 367 4021. flavicollis (Leech) .... 367 4022. albistigma (Swinh.) .. 568 4023. horologa (Meyr.) .... 569 4024. inassueta (Gwen) .... 869 4025. nodyna, Zwirner ...... 370 IBRAMOC MOD, MGT 6 00600006 370 4026. psammias, Meyr....... 371 4027. thermidora, Hmpsn. .. 871 4028. macropa (Lower) ..., 372 4029. paradesma, Lower .... 3/2 4030. alphitias, Meyr....... 373 IN GeTROy NI, JEDI, soo oe ne oe 373 4031. rhodocentra (Lower) .. 374 Omphaletis, Hinpsn. ........ 374 4032. florescens (W7k.) .... 87¢ 4033. passalota (Turner) .... 876 4034, exundans (Gwen.) .... 377 4035. heliosema (Lower) .... 877 4036, nuna (Guen.) ........ 378 4037, melodora (Lower) .... 879 4038. metaneura (Lower)..., 3880 Xil SYSTEMATIC INDEX. Omphaletis (con.). 4039, sarcomorpha (Loves) . . 4040, petrodora (Lower) .... 4041. xerampelina (Twrner). . Page 380 381 381 4042. plinthina (Turner) .... 382 4043. ethiopica, Hmpsn. .... 382 AXTAADUGA, LW sooadgodcoscec 383 4044, ochroleuca (Zower).... 383 4045, pelosticta (Lower) .... 383 4046. endesma (Lower) .... 384 4047. cornuta (Lower) ...... 385 4048. euchroa (Lower)...... 385 4049. angasi (Feld.) ........ 386 4050. amathodes (Twrner) .. 386 4051. excisa (Hei.-Schaff.).. 387 4052. semiluna (Hmpsn.).... 388 40538. tortisigna ( WTk.) .. 890 4054, chrysospila (Lower) .. 391 4055. paragypsa (Lower) .... 392 4056. gypsina (Lower) ...... 392 4057. paratorna (Lower) .... 393 4058. chionopasta, Himpsn. .. 393 4059. cyanoloma (Lower).... 394 4060. callimera (Lower) .... 394 4061. etoniana (Lower) . 395 4062. hydreecioides (Guen.).. 395 4063. marginalis (W/k.) .... 396 4064. microspila (Lower) .... 397 4065. atmoscopa (Lower).... 897 4066. confinis (Wik.) ...... 398 4067. poliocrossa (Turner) .. 398 4068. porphyrescens (Lower). 399 4069. bistrigula ( Wik.) , 399 4070. capularis (Guen.) .... 400 4071. comma (Wik.) ...... 400 4072. atra (Guen.).......... 401 4073. microdes (Lower) . 402 4074. atrisquamata (Lower) . 405 4075. cryphea (Turner) .... 403 4076. heterogama (Lower) .. 404 4077. monochroa (Lovwer’) 404 4078. adelphodes (Lower) 408 4079. leucosticta (Terner) .. 405 4080. interferens (Wik.) .... 406 4081. flexirena (Wik.) ...... 406 4082. adelopa (Lower) ....:. 407 4083. nycteris (Yurner) .... 407 4084. basisticha (Zwner).... 405 4085. striolata (Butl.) ...... 408 4086. acallis (Turner) ...... 409 4087. melanographa (Turner). 409 NCO) PECTS Naso 6 b0.0 G06 ¢ 410 4088. pacifica, H. Edw. .... 410 4089) catina, Harv. . 0. J... 410 4090. incana, H. Edw....... 411 4091. perpallida, Grote...... 412 Acosmetia, Steph. .......... 412 4092. tenuipennis, Honpsn. .. 412 Page 4093. caliginosa (Hiibn.) .... 413 4094. arida, de Joan. ...... 414 i Betilamanva Agee Al 4 4095. minima (Haworth).... 414 4096. palustris (Hiibn.)...... 415 4097. anotha (Dyar) ...... 416 4098. camina (Smith) ...... 417 Amefrontia, Hmpsn. ........ 417 4099. purpurea, Hmpsn. .... 417 Ethiopica, Hmpsn. .......... 418 4100. vinosa (Hmpsn.)...... 418 4101. cupricolora (Hmpsn.).. 419 4102. polyastra, Hmpsn. .... 419 4105. hesperonota, Hmpsn. ., 420 4104, micra (Hmpsn.) ...... 420 4105. asteropa, Hmpsn. .... 421 Paromphale, Himpsn. ........ 421 4106. ceeca (Swinh.)........ 421 Hypoperigea, Hmpsn......... 422 4107. albonotata (Himpsn.) .. 428 4108. leprosticta (Hmpsn.) .. 423 ANOS, wunyare) (UAlss)) ok oooeoe 424 4110. tonsa (Guen.) ........ 425 4111. hemorrhanta, Turner . 425 Dysmilichia, Spetser ........ 426 4112. rufalis (Beth.-Baker).. 426 4113. gemella (Leech) ...... 427 4114. calamistrata (Moore) .. 428 4115. perigeta (Schaus) .... 428 4116. bicyclica (Staud.) .... 429 Proxenus, Herr.-Schiff. ...... 430 4117. hospes (Frr.) .....,.. 430 4118. xantholopha (Ampsn.). 431 4119. dissimilis (South) .... 481 4120. xanthopis, Hmpsn..... 432 4121. fragosa (Grote) ...... 433 4122. distracta (Ev.) ...... 435 4123. tenuis (Bufi.) ........ 434 4124, lepigone (Méschl.) .... 454 4125. nitens (Dyar) ........ 435 4126. miranda (Grote) ...... 435 4127. hennia (Swink.) ...... 436 4128. insipida (Streck.) ...... 436 4129. cinerea (Adph.)........ 436 4130. tristis (Brem.) .......- 437 Mesotrosta, Led. ..........0+ 437 4131. signalis (Treat)........ 437 Heemassia, Himpsn. ........+- 438 4132. renalis (Hiibn.) ...... 438 GaloulainGvern eee 439 4133. subapicalis, Hmpsn..... 440 4134. partita (Guwen.)........ 440 4135. castra, Schaus ........ 44] Micrathetis, Hmpsn. ........ 442 4136. canifimbria (W7k.) .... 442 4137. triplex (WIk.) ........ 443 4136. dasarada (Druce)...... 444 Paga Stygiathetis, Hmpsn. ....... 444 4139. mus (Hmpsn.) .....-. 445 - Crambodes, Guen. ......... 445 4140. talidiformis, Guten. .... 446 Wlatysenta, Grote. ss sess. 447 4141. temecula, Barnes...... 447 4142. discistriga (Smith) 448 4145. videns (Guen.)....... 448 4144. albipuncta, Smith..... 449 GronodesweLlapsitme nnn ae 450 4145. dianiphea, D. Jones.... 450 4146, albifissa, Druce ..... 451 4147. obliqua, Druce....... 452 4148. liquida (Méschl.)..... 452 4149. aroensis (SAWS) oc0ec 453 BION Y 1/47 ea ee Mea eet ere a 454 4150, malana (LEGG) ooo 00 .. 404 4151. tristrigella (W7k.) 456 4152. labecula (Grote) ..... 456 Monodes, Gwen. ........... 457 4153, cuprescens, Hmpsn..... 457 4154. deliriosa (W7h.) ..... 458 ' 4155. agyra (Druce) ....... 459 4156. villicosta (Wik.) ., 460 4157, devara (Druce)....... 461 4158. barbarossa, Hmpsn..... 461 4159. vittifera, Hmpsn...... 462 4160. antica (Wik.) ....... 463- 4161. fuscimacula (Grote).... 464 4162. hyposcota, Hmpsn. .... 464 4163. insipida (Dogn.) ..... 465 4164. deltoides (Moschl.) .... 465 4165. nucicolora, Giuen...... 466 4166. subrubens (G'uen.) 467 4167. punctula (Schaus) 468 4168. conjugata (Moore) . 473 4169. fissistigma ({mpsn.) .. 473 4170. albiviata, Hmpsn. 474 4171. trifissa, Hmpsn. ..... 475 4172. plectilis (Guen.) ..... 475 4173. atrisecta, Hmpsn. 476 4174. interstriata, Hmpsn. 476 4175. rubrisecta, Ampsn. .... 477 4176. costagna (Schaus) 477 4177. monyma, Druce ..... 478 4178. agrotina (Guen.) ..... 478 4179. proleuca, Hmpsn...... 479 4180. subobliqua (IV7k.) 479 418]. jalapensis (Schaus) .... 480 4182. versicolora (Grote) . 48] 4185. chaicedonia (Ziibn.) 482 4184. festivoides (Guen.) . 482 4185, exesa (Guen.) ....... 433 4186. obliquirena, Hmpsn. 484 4187. ensina (Barnes) ..... 485 4188. polysticta, D. Jones .... 485 SYSTEMATIC INDEX. xiii Page 4189. apicalis (Schauws) ...... 486 4190. pallescens, Hmpsn. .... 486 4191. hemipolia, Druce...... 487 4192. pheeopera, Hmpsn. .... 488 4193. niveiplaga (Schaus).... 488 4194. leucomela, Dogn....... 489 4195, mastera (Schaus)....-. 490 4196, marmorata (Schavs) 490) 4197. semirufa, Druce ...... 49) 4198. repanda (Schaus)...... 491 4199, basistigma (Wik.) .... 492 4200. hemileuca, D. Jones 493, 4201 venustula (Miidn.) .... 493 4202. pheeoplaga, D. Jones .. 495 4203. chlorozona, D. Jones .. 495 204, bertha (Schaus) ...... 495 4205, sanctanna (Guen.) 496 4206. rubripicta, Zmpsn. .... 497 4207. leucostigma, Druce .... 493 4208. algama (Schaus) ...... 498 4209. pulchra (Druce) ...... 499) 4210. orbiculata (Sehaus).... 499 421]. chionopis, Druce...... 500 4212. thoracica (Schaus) .... 501 4213. castrensis (Schaus) .... 501 4214. cenicienta (Dogn.) 502 4215. stelligera (Schaus) 503 4216. mesomela, Dogn....... 503 217. cadema (Schaus) ...... 504 4218. flaviorbis, Dogn. ...... 504 4219. callopistrica, en -. 505 4220, acaste (Herr.-Schiiff.) .. 505 4221. langia (Druce)........ 506 4222. bastula (Schaus) . 507 4223. tenebrosa, Doyn....... 507 4224, stygiata, Hmpsn....... 508 4225. heemassa, Hmpsn...... 508 4226. miochroa, D. Jones .... 509 4227. grata (fuibn.) ........ 510 4228. stenonephra, Hmpsn. .. 510 4229, lentilinea, Hmpsn. . oll 4230. targa'(Schaus) ........ 512 4931. atrisigna, Hmpsn. . ol2 4232, jonea (Schaus)........ 513 4233. editha (Schaus)........ 513 4234. lithodia (Sehaus) ...... 514 4235. thionaris (Schaus) . O14 4236. virescens (Schaus) . 15 4237. stenelea (Schaus)...... 516 4238. costipuncta (Schaus) .. 516 4239, ditrigona, D. Jones .... 517 4240, bucephalina (Mad.) .... 517 Neomilichia, Hmpsn. ........ 518 4241. caternaulti (Guen.) .... 518 4942, hylea (Cram.) ........ 519 4245. veprecola (Swinh.) .... 520 X1y SYSTEMATIC INDEX, Page | Page lalaNGHO, SOME. sc ogeooassnbd Dik | Nemennerina, Sint bhecadsoan 544 4944, radiata (Leech)........ 521 4278. pectinicornis (Hmpsn.) 545 4245, biguttula (Wotsch,) .... 523 4279, licentiosa (Smith) . O45 4246. carcaroda (Dist.)...... 524 4280. alfceni (Grote)...... 546 4247. illustrata (Staud.) .... 524 4281. minor (Butl.) ....... 547 4248, cupreipennis (Moore) .. 525 4282. preecuta (Smith) ...... 947 4249, chinensis (Wilgrn.) .... 525 4283. adela ({Impsn.) ..... 548 4250. vichti (Hirschke)...... 526 4284. cashmirensis (Moore) .. 550 4251. cimerea, Ampsn. ...... 526 4285. atrescens (Hmpsn.).... 550 AID lubosas Stauwd. a see 6s 527 4286. canoa (Barnes).....,.. 501 4253. heata (Staud.) ........ 527 4287. atripars, Hmpsn. .... 552 4254. atrinota, Ampsn. . 528 4288. abalus (Smuth)....... 552 4255, modestissima (S7ell.) 528 4289, vulnerea (Grote) ...... 502 4256. viscosa (Zrr.) ........ 529 4290. flavistriga (Smith) . 093 4257. paleestinensis (Staud.) .. 530 4291. cretacea, Staud. ..... 554 4258. poliastis (Hmpsn.) .... 580 4292. accurata (Christ.) . 54 4259. ferruginea (South) 531 4293. morsa (Smith) ....... 555 4260. pyroxantha (Hmpsn.) .. 531 4294. begallo (Barnes) ..... 5d) A261. grisea (Hmpsn.) ...... 532 4295. egestis (Smzth)...... 556 A262. pallida (Leech) ........ 532 4296. leucorena (Smith) .... 556 Hroerateniapsi.ee ce ereisan. 539 4297. albirena, Hmpsn..... 557 4263. pterota, Hmpsn. ...... 538 4298. niveirena ( Harv.) Ha SO 4264. noloides, Hmpsn......- 534 4299. consors (Smith) ..... 558 Xylomeea, Staud........ ose. OOF 4300. texana (Smith) ..... 558 4265. leetrina (Druce) ...... 530 4301. variata (Schaus) ..... 5d9 4266. didonea (Smrth) ...... 536 4302. charada (Schaus) ...... 560 4267. graminea (Gre@s.) .... 58 @arbonaeSchais mae nye 560 Ruacodes, Hinpsn. : d37 4303. obscura, Schaus ...... 560 4268. tela (Smzth) .......... 3/7 | Cingalesa, Ampsn........... 561 Agnes, IDWUP 2360006006 ¢006 588 | 4304. strigicosta (Hmpsn.) .. 561 4269. leetabilis (Smzth) ...... 53 INeastrotia,pi710p0S70 neice eels 562 4270. continens (H. Edi.) 539 4305. nigripalpis (Schaus).... 562 SON seis IOVS 66 005368 540 4306. malonia (Schaus)...... 563 @ntamecia, Stade 540 | Neomonodes, Hmpsn. ........ 564 4272. furtiva (Swinh:) ...... 541 4307. bertha (Schaus)....... 564 4273. connectens (Hmpsn.) .. 542 | Micromonodes, Hmpsn. ...... 565 4274. deceptrix (Staud.) .... 542 4308. mochensis (Schaus) .... 865 4275, minima (Swink.) ...... 543 4309. marita (Schaus) ..... 566 497%. jordana, Staud. ...... 545 4310. guarama (Scehaus) . O67 4277. contrita (Chrzst.) +25... 544 CATALOGUE OF LEPIDOPTERA PHALAN A, Family NOCTUID. Subfamily ACRONYCTIN AA (continued). The key to the Genera is reprinted, with some additions and correc- tions, from Vol. VII. of the Catalogue, with the references to the pages ot the present volume inserted with the figure (2) before them. Key to the Genera. A. Fore wing without an areole. a. Fore wing with vein 7 stalked with 8, 9. a, Fore wing with vein 10 stalked with 8, 9, or 9 absent. a*. Frons with pointed corneous process ...... PACHYLEPIS, p. 62, Frons with rounded prominence with raised edges. a, Proboscis absent ; hind wing with vein 8 anastomosing with the cell to middle, then approximated to it to extremity ... StomarronTIA, (2) p. 223. 63, Proboscis tully developed. a‘, Hind wing with vein 8 approximated to [(2) p. 224. HN) Gall KO raaWCICW ponccecbonsscooHocesc00K00N CEPHALOSPARGETA, 64, Hind wing with vein 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only ............ Promutopus, (2)p. 367. c?. Frons with slight rounded prominence. a’, Abdomen with dorsal crest at base ...... EMARGINEA, p. 63, Abdomen without crests ................2.00 MicrapaTeris, p. » d?, Frons without prominence. a3. Abdomen with dorsal series of crests. a4, Fore wing with the termen angled at TMOKCUK® sseonenboqsossosooooBHeuapodoosoados0G Neoprrstria, p. 530. 64. Fore wing with the termen evenly curved. a. Fore wing with vein 9 absent............ Cincauesa, (2)p. 561. 6°. Fore wing with vein 9 present ..... .... ARBORICORNIS, p. 398. 63, Abdomen without crests. a‘, Fore wing with vein 9 absent; meta- thorax with paired crests ............++ Nerotarnyema, (2) p. 266. bt. Fore wing with vein 9 present. a. Proboscis aborted, small ..,............55- NEOLITA, p. VOL. VIII. B bo NOCTUID &, 6°. Proboscis fully developed. a6, Metathorax with spreading crest ...... Neostrot1a, (2) p. 562. 68, Metathorax without crest. a, Tarsi with the Ist joint tufted with SCHIOS: a ncanateniatsteeecesseeecueaeaseeeiiee Lornorarsta, (2) p. 268. b7, Tarsi with the Ist joint not tufted WATS CATES hence nicsacacinnesseeelevsem ects .. CLOSTEROMORPIIA, p. oe , Fore wing with vein 10 from the cell. 2, Abdomen with dorsal series of crests. ie Pro- and metathorax with spreading crests. a4. Proboscis aborted, minute .......... ..... Nzomonones, (2)p. 564. 64. Proboscis fully developed ............ see. FERACARA, p. 600. 68, Thorax without erests ...... Re Onan Aare ... CASMINODES, p. .- 2, Abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. a’, Forewing with the termenangledatvein4. GonosTyGiA, p. . 63, Fore wing with the termen strongly excurvediatmidclley se-saeeeeeeeeeeseceeen ees NiocaLyMniA, p. . c2, Abdomen without crests. a3, Frons with rounded prominence ......... XENOPSEUSTIS, p.—- 63, Frons without BE OUUUNEIMOD sonddosssonaoces00 Micromonopus, (2) p.560. b. ton uPTa( itl Ves 9, 10 stalked, 7 from cell. a}, Kyes small, enon, a*, Frons with trilobate process ......... sistas JANTHINEA, p. 3 62, Krous with rounded prominence with raised edges and central process, ae apPallpigupp nun ed sceseseneeescccrees 6 Micriantia, p. . 63, Palpi porrect............... seteinitas salsa APAUSTIS, p. 6}. Eyes large, round. a?. Frons with transverse corneous plate ...... XANTHOLEPIS, p. . 6?, Frons smooth. a®, Fore wing with the termen angled at vein4. Luucosicma, p. . 6°. Fore wing with the termen not angled at VeMned iso ck ae ace mcr ean aveeemeeMeeaeer Borportana, p. 084. c. Fore wing with veins 8, 9 stalked, 7 and 10 from cell. a. Frons with bifid corneous plate from middle; abdomen without crests .......... Lape hentseny oe EUTERPIODES, p. ° 61, Frons with rounded prominence ; abdomen with dorsal crests on basal segments ...... MvsoruymMs, p. B. Fore wing with areole. a. Fore tibia with one or more claws on outer side. a, Frons with heart-shaped corneous promi- ISG ss GaGnaborandowanaacond sauainermerecisuseaent PoLENTA, p. - . Frons with trilobate process ............ ..-ee. NARTHECOPHORA, p. ‘ Enonsismoothwerresncties Ssead eae se posoaqacaene Crntrovopia, p. 452 be Bon tibia with small claws at inner and outer sides; frons with pointed prominence con- nected ty a keel with the trilobate plate below it. which is produced to lateral points below. ParxG.y, p. . c. Fore tibia with large ean plate at ex- tremity, and large and small claws on inner SIS) odods GHc DS ALOE sodenucssnsoasacoaddoadoKiasouRnesacd TRIOCNEMIS, p. d. Fore tibia with long curved claw on inner i side and two claws on outer ...............55. DERRIMA, pp... e. Fore tibia with long curved claw on inner side and small claw on outer. uw, Frons with truncate prominence with raised CO EES>: toa. tujaamanuertee eetaice solace acre eee PLAGIOMIMICUS, p. : >}, Frons smooth, with corneous plate below it. PsmupaconTia, p. . f. Fore tibia with claw on inner side only. a’, Frons wih shovel-shaped plate at middle and corneous plate below it .................- PINACOPLUS, p. . 61. Frons with pointed prominence with tri- lobate plate below atta ssssesseseneee: .... MinnaGinn, p. LTo face p. 2. a. Hyper podes. Ch Synealay iyela. Di oe (loss, Say eh 7d. t Licrohelia. Aanthothrix. eliothodes. Axenus. Janthinea. lutricopis. Annaphila. Stemmaphora. Micriantha. des. tgaristodes. Padinocera, Pseudacontia. Mydrodoxa. pia. Pseuqdalina. Cenotoca. Panemeria. Copanarta. Daphenura. aL LE | | Fotella. Catabena. Prodenia. Spodoptera, 5 sa. peoctopt PHYLOGENY OF THE ACRONYCTINA, Emarginca. Bryolymnia. Gonosygia. Atimaa. Leucorigna. Trichocosmia, | | Calymniodes. Ipimorpha, Meristis. Bagisara. Stauropides. Orcogonn. Mane, Nopun.Dildapia. Onin. rep. Data Fin Potirins. | [ | Pai ie Barat, Euplexidia. Checupa. Heterochroma. wile Perigeodes. Cetola. sents Oxyenemis. Fala. Stomafrontia. Copibryophila. Aleptiva. " | I Jee | ] ¢ like | Giiplesia. Galophasidia. Matopo. Lithomua. Pulcheria. Lewcocnemis. Cephalospargeta. Prodicella. Excaria. Prorac ‘Trachea, Paratrachea, alga Perigea. Microplesia. Arboricornis. Corythurus. | Fracara. Mionides. Oligia. Agroperina. Cderemia. Macronoctua. chy Pseuderastria. Bryomira. Petry. Eremsbia Exromas. Hypoplesia, Herema. Taniosea. Taye Bhynchoplexia. Ee Harrisimemna. Cosmodes. Tae hata Lewconycta, Thalatha. Goonyeta. = cil | | | Sidemia. Mo as Centropodia. Pseudohadena. Tambia, Iambiodes. Pariambia. Agriopodss. Polionycta. Tycracova. Craniophora. ! | | ] Neolaphygia. Acrosia. Acroriodes. Paracroria. Thyatirodes. Cirrhophanis, Lophygna. Lophotarsia. Strigiphlebia. Centrarthra. Tuinidifrontia. Lophotyna, Achatodes. Xanthacia. Gorlyna. imecia, Apamea, Fergana. Prometopus. Eremochroa. Micropia. Omphaletis. | lomyyes. Antha. | By Elydna, Neocalymnia, Androlymnia. Nicara. Apocalymnia. Musothyma. Hypercalymnia. Phalerodes. Phragmatiphila, Rabila, Neolita, Ramesodes. Lophocalama. Calamistis. Cea. | Acylita, Amolita. Cilla. Dantona. Basilodes. | Archanara, Acrapex.-Nonagria. Doerriesa. | | Embolecia. Basilica. Ectolopha, Satrapodes. Chalcopasta. Centrogone. Arenostola. Cenobia. Papaipeme Mutaria. Pinacoplus. Mycteroplus. Sphida, Microlita. | | | Ogdoconta, Geroda. ngenia. Ochrocalama. Syncalans. Metopoplus. Psectrotarsia, Bellura. Hypocwna. Amphilita. Oria. Arvilasisa, | Hydrercia, Callacia. Dicycla. Derrima. Stiria. Noeloa. | __ Brachyxanthia. Rhoducia. Pyrrhia, Rrithiecis. Copifrontia, Mucapta, Selicanis. Stibadiuin. Cytocanis, Kulymnia. Bnargia. Nanthiia Stirioses. Potent, Plagiomimicus. Ostaria. Eeigonophors. | | Stithia. Hypostilbia. Amphidrino. Acopa, Cytothymia. Megatodes. Narthecophora. i Polyphanis. Amsfrontia. Paromphale. Hiypoperigea. Dipinacia. Synthymia. nia. Paragle. Metagle. Chutapha, Asche, Thalpopila, Nephents, Besta, Dryteen. Meret. Stilbina. Rhabinoplerys. Pee _ Arinthisa. Acormetia. Petilanpa, Ethiopioa. Dy | Cyelopera. { ee Coelonars. tt Argyrostrotis. Neopistria- Sm Hilti. Paeuish Scotocampa. Proxenus. Mexotrosta, Hemassia. Galgula. (utile female Ale, Antaplayn, mala. Tristyla. Buterpiodes. Triccnenis. Pscudinodes. Conservula. Calpiformis. an Epa Borbotana. Tepes. Platysenta. Gonodes. Balsa. Xylomaa, Ruacodes, | ! | Perinania. Syntomopus. Cobaliodes. Syrrusia, Diparopsis. Teluilla. Pacilogramma, Acherdoa. Ara. Melagramma. Merolonehe. Leiumetopon. | . ee ] | Amphipyra. Gracitipalpus, Tiekplee Gallargyra. Selambina, Callogonia. Plusilia. Fagitana, singe | Phavpyra. Bityla. Stygiostola, Luperina. Lasiplexia. Oroplexia. Phuphena. Agrotisia. Acronycta. Ei = Mimlewcania. Micrathetis, Stypsiathetis Apsarass, Paratiiorta. I | Monodes. Neomilichia. Hadjina, Amiana. Catamecia, Clethrorasa. Mazuca. Chasminodes. | I | Choxmina, Molvesa, Cauilaris, Rhosis, Gerrodes, Ovios. Sewlyra. Eudryas, Erocha. Gerra. Neonuomodes. 1 romonostes. _Calainia. Callyna. Oxcythres. Apina. Micrapatetis, Radinoeera, (10 face p. 2. Microhelia. Xanthothriz. Hdiothodes. ae Janthines, | Butricopis. Annaphila. Stenmaphora, Micriantha. Agaristodes, Peeudacontia, Mydrodora. | | | | : | | wlerpia. Pseudina. Nerociris. Aucula. Vespola, Paychomorpha. Leucovis. Zalissa. Protosenilyrit. Opsyra, Leueogonia. Metaxanthia. Ipanica Xenopeustis. Iialima. Cunotoca. Panencria. Copanarta, Daphanura. Hypocalamia, ACRONYCTINE. cl, Frons with corneous prominence with raised edges and central process. a. Proboscis aborted ......... 300006 67. Proboscis fully developed. a3, Wyes small, reniform ............ &. Eyes large, round. a4, Thorax clothed with rough scales; pro- and metathorax with crests; patagia curled upwards at extremity ............ CHALCOPASTA, p. 5*. Thorax smoothly clothed with scales. a, Pro- and metathorax with slight crests. Fora, (2)p. 214. Scpecdonagad .. CENTROGONE, p. . sesseseeeeee MANTHOTHRIX, P. - 6°. Pro- and metathorax without crests ... ANTAPLAGA, p. 5 c+, Thorax clothed with hair and hair-like SCarlestem acct cetaceans chad ccasu anne neers Catornasinta, (2)p. 181. d+, Thorax clothed with hair only, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests... Faua, (2)p. 220. d'. Frons with corneous prominence with raised edges, its lower edge produced to a point. «2, Fore wing with the apex produced andacute. Stier, p. : 62, Fore wing with the apex round ..... Sananen CiRRHOPHANUS, p. . Frons with corneous prominence with raised edges not produced to a point. Proboscis aborted, minute ............600e.00 . Merororuus, p. S Proboscis fully developed. a’, Kore wing with the termen excurved at middle and oblique towards tornus ...... BastnopEs, p. 63, Fore wing with the termen evenly curved. Sr1Bap1uM, p. f. Frons with rounded prominence with corneous plate below it ...... noacconcacocpooson ANNTMETIRIUN, Jp ° g. Frons without prominence. ad. Proboscis aborted, small. a, Pro-and metathorax with spreading crests. Psnupoxrera, (2) p. 170. 63, Prothorax without crest, metathorax with IGNFES) GREIB cooocoseceacaaeece a sige ae steinerasicl -- Oxycnemts, (2)p. 215. 62, Proboscis fully developed. a3. Thorax smoothly clothed with scales. a4, Pro- and metathorax with spreading GOMES Sooosososn0002200000006 sraaescecosien site CopaNARTA, p. . be Mh oTaxawithouticrests me -ereeeeseeaceeees Lrucocnemis, (2)p. 221. 68. Thorax roughly clothed with hair and hair-like scales ......... Jasob abeenier .... CENTRARTURA, (2) p. 284. g. Fore tibia without claws. a, Kore tarsus with curved claw-like spines on outer side of Ist joint. a*, Frons with truncate conical prominence with raised edges. a. Proboscis aborted, small; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only ................4. MYcrERopuus, p. 63. Proboscis fully developed ; abdomen with- out crests. a‘, Thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the metathorax with paired crests ......... OmpuaLetis, (2)p. 374. 64. Thorax clothed with hair only and without crests ...............+8 agnesoneds PSHCTROTARSIA, p. 62, Frons with rounded prominence with cor- neous plate below it; proboscis aborted... Mrcropra, (2) p. 373. c?. Frons with vertical ridge. a, Abdomen with dorsal crest at base only... Ca Luarcyra, p. 515. 63, Abdomen without crests ............... sees. SCOTOCAMPA, (2)p. 171. d?. Frons without prominence. a3, Prothorax with sharp ridge-like crest, metathorax with spreading crest; abdo- -men with basal crest ...........0.0.06 vs... RHODGCIA, Pp. BQ NOCTUID A. 68, Pro- and metathorax with spreading crests; abdomen without crests ......... PsEUDONADENA, p. 454. ‘1, Fore tarsus without claw-like spines on outer side of Ist joint. a?, Frons with truncate corneous prominence with raised edges, its lower edges pro- duced to a trilobate plate with corneous plate below it. . a3. Thorax clothed chiefly with scales ......... CyToTHYMIA, p. . 63. Thorax clothed with rough hair and hair- Iuketscalles\een stearic aoecesreemeseaceeteser cs MEGALODES, p. . 62, Frons with long trilobate process and cor- neous plate below it. a. Proboscis aborted, small. a4, Palpi oblique, reaching to beyond frons. Azrnta, p. 64. Palpi porrect, very short .................. PsnuDINODES, p. 63. Proboscis fully developed. GA WES MEME, RAMMING caoocadaadeossoacancde STEMMAPIIORA, p. 64. Hives large, round. a. Palpi extending to just beyond frons. a6, Metathorax with spreading crests ... Tristyna, p. CoM Mhoraxe wat houtlerestslsereereeeeeeseere Muparia, p. . 6*, Palpi very short and not reaching as faritis Gronst is. iace sccamecsenoseceind seen ane SYNTIHYMIA, p. cl, Frons with long bilobate corneous process. a3. Proboscis aborted, small. a’, Frons with long triangular plate belowit. Prorimrinax, (2)p. 225. é4, Frons with short plate below it excised in front. a. Thorax clothed with hair and scales, the pro- and metathorax with spread- TSA OKESLS abnasso sn oaddepdseostnaacacctecadedd STinBina, (2) p. 168. 6°. Thorax clothed almost entirely with scales and without crests ............... CYCLOPERA, p. ce, Thorax clothed with hair and hair-like scales and without crests .............-. OcnRocatama, p. c4, Frons without plate below it ............ ARCHANARA, p. . 68. Proboscis fully developed. at, Metathorax with spreading crest ......... Drprnacta, p. b+. Metathorax without crest .............-.... ABGLE,p. . d?, Frons with rounded prominence with shovel-shaped process at middle and cor- neous plate below it. GH), IPFOOONNS QIDSEWE, sanadocancqoaoag0009900002000 Hyrnuraina, (2)p. 169. 68. Proboscis aborted, sinall. a‘, Frons with the corneous process some- what pointed at extremity and keeled bel@iwe eeuSscsne -ossssemsneaancenauranuaeanennee Diraropsis, p. 909. o4. Frons with the corneous process not pointed or keeled. GP, Wallon WyOWPDEG! scocooscooosacnooscasoncoonens Amurronmt, (2) p. 417. 65. Palpi obliquely porrect ...............04. STIRIODES, p. ce’. Proboscis fully developed. at, Byes small, reniform ...........--.. Es adnarete ANB Deo b¢. Kyes large, round. a5, Thorax clothed chiefly with scales. a®, Frons with trilobate plate below it; hind wing with veins 3,4 from cell... Corisryopura, (2)p. 226. 66. Frons with triangular plate below it ; hind wing with veins 3, 4 stalked... Propromuua, (2)p. 227. c6. Frons with the corneous plate below it excised in front ; hind wing with ; vein ») from well below middle of cell. AtEprina, (2) p. 229. 6*, Thorax clothed with hair only ......... Iranica, p. ACRONYCTIN #. e?. Frons with truncate conical prominence with raised edges. a, Abdomen with dorsal crests on basal seginents. at, Proboscis aborted, minute. a’. Fore wing, with the termen and cilia STROMEINT CITENI®) sodocoacavconscoasenso0500. 6, Fore wing with the termen and cilia sliglithvacrenullalieseeeeseeesenseeesteet ccna 44, Proboscis fully developed. a’. Thorax with slight double ridge-like @HEIS ‘onasonontoadonocsooonacentooncseononcscosc 05. Pro- and metathorax with spreading GIES. | coanesouspocospabsonedonaqnasdoseabaede oc, Prothorax without crest, metathorax with large spreading crest ..............- @, Thorax without crests. a6, Thorax clothed with rough hair and Scales mixed Fissihs.cesassosewadaasoenecuee 68, Thorax clothed with hair and hair-like scales. , Gi, Wallon WyetwreAMnee! — raaoopananpseonacoase08 Wi, WENO OOMEBES — coocaconeonecanpcbdenseccan 63. Abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. a4. Prothorax with spreading crest. a. Frons with flattened vertical process to the frontal prominence .................. 6°. Fronswith long central process hollowed out in front to the frontal prominence. a6, Proboscis aborted, minute ............ 66. Proboscis fully developed ..............- o@, Frons without central process to the frontal prominence. G5, JE ROOOTOS HISORIEC! Sococdcconcunsne0cn0900 68. Proboscis fully developed. a’, Hind wing with vein 5 from middle Ot ChiECOCAUIMIETES ccococcpcnesaco0ns000000 67, Hind wing with vein & from below middle of discocellulars. a8. Frontal prominence large ............ 68, Frontal prominence small ............ 64. Prothorax without crest. a, Frons with truncate process in middle Olt FOROMMINETNCD ooo cacconcoardocsenosanbn0ece" 6. Frons without truncate process in middle of prominence. a§, Proboscis aborted, small .............-. 6°, Proboscis fully developed. ai, Frontal prominence large. a8. Palpi upturned. a9, Mesothorax with paired crests 69, Mesothorax without crest ......... 68. Palpi porrect. a9, Kyes small, reniform ............... 9. Eyes large, round. @0, Thorax clothed with hair and scales mixed, a, Patagia fringed with long rough hainranduscalesimernerreeseeseres bu, Patagia normal. a2, Abdomen with fan-like crest formed of scales .............- 612, Abdomen with tufted crest formed of hairs ..........0.06 Crrona, (2) p. 182. ArrepHss, p. 284. Sravroripes, (2) p. 269. Sprocropia, p. 290. Eupryas, p. PARATUERTA, p. SEUDYRA, p. GmERRA, p. Ruacopes, (2) p. 537. SYNCALAMA, p. : HApENELLA, (2) p. 231. Ecsouemia, p. 448. Catamecta, (2) p. 540. Procrarerta, (2)p. 533. (Sy Hyvorsricna, (2) p. 422. Noctoa, p. OsuartA, p. , Jampropns, p. 659. APOCALYMNIA, p. « AGARISTONES, p. 0 Ovios, p. ; RADINOCERA, p. ERrocua, p. NOCTUIDA. 0, Thorax clothed with hair only. au, Patagia with the extremities turned upwards, the meta- thorax with paired crests ...... 6. Patagia normal ............. 06006 b7, Frontal prominence very small. a8, Palpi upturned ...............005 oacoce 48, Palpi porrect, the 38rd joint down- turned and dilated at extremity ... ce, Abdomen without dorsal crests. a’, Eyes small, reniform. a°, Frontal prominence with its lower edge produced to a corneous plate ......... 65, Frontal prominence with its lower edge not produced to a corneous plate. a6. Frontal prominence with central PYOCESS 2... es eeeeee eee Ove e er cer eer eeeeeeas 66, Frontal prominence without central JOWOBESS oosooanes00000 0600000 noogebo9e900000 6}. Hyes large, round. 5, Frons with beak-sbaped process from lower edge of prominence ............... 6°, Frons with flattened plate from lower edge of prominence, grooved in front. J o ©, Frons with wedge-shaped process in middle of prominence .................. di, Krons with rounded truncate process in middle of prominence ..............---- e5, Frons with vertical ridge in middle of [OIROMMITAETIKED Goocounbencsoceobons00de0acqeR6 f°. Frons without process in middle ot prominence. a’. Frontal prominence long. . Thorax clothed with hair and scales mixed ; abdomen smoothly scaled. a8, Palpi upturned, the 3rd joint porrect. 68, Palpi porrect. a’, Proboscis absent. a0, Prothorax with spreading crest . 610, Prothorax without crest ......... o9. Prcboscis aborted, minute; frontal prominence indented below ...... c9. Proboscis fully developed. a0, Frons with pointed corneous plate below it ............. sees 610, Frons without corneous plate belo whit <:.:2sccceenantmeseaeeneenes 67, Thorax clothed wey Thee only ; ab- domen clothed with rough hair, Gh, lean WyHWeVINEC! —cooccsocobocdesc60 saucer GS Pallipl pPOLrect seas. .secesesee sees g09706 +6. Frontal prominence short. a’. Thorax with broad dorsal ridge of scales. a’. Frons with the corneous promi- THES) ETRG@asoconeandcc0008000 godo000d00¢ 68. Frons with the corneous promi- mence small eases enceeee bi, Pro- and metathorax with spreading GREE cooocodocosoccosoa0cddgonn0 000000000006 ci, Metathorax with depressed crest ; hind wing with veins 3, 4 stalked ... di, Thorax without crests. a’. Palpi with the 2nd joint reaching vertex of head ; thorax clothed with hair and hair-like scales ...... GERRODES, Pp. ° CavULaRris, p. ; Tatar, (2)p. 42. Lrvucoconia, p. ; AXENUS, p. : Microneria, p.. HurLiotnopEs, p. . YTOCANIS, p. 2 CaLiacia, p. 4 Bastuica, p. SELENISTIS, p. F ARGYRUODA, p. ° Ipatima, p. . RaABILA, Eriwocnroa, (2)p. 370. Escarta, (2) p. 228. Mo.nyena, p. ¢ Ruosvs, p. E AUCUMA, p. > Levcvvis, p. * Paracrorta, (2)p. 281. Tnyatrropgs, (2) p. 282. HYPERCALYMNIA, p. PAROMPHALE, (2)p. 421. SryatatTnetis, (2)p. 444. ACRONYCTIN &, 6s, Palpi with the 2nd joint reaching middle of frons; thorax clothed with hair and scales mixed. a9, Palpi upturned, slender ; fore wing with thetermen excurved at middle and oblique towards tornus ...... 6°, Palpi oblique, short; fore wing with the termen evenly curved ... f2. Frons with pointed prominence. a3, Hyes small, reniforin .............06 000000000 63, Eyes large, round. a*, Abdomen with dorsal crests on basal seements. a, Proboscis aborted, minute ........-....«- 4°, Proboscistully developed ............-+- é+, Abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. @. Prothorax with sharp triangular ridge- like crest, the metathorax with divided (GOS Gpemictesetactelcietsvotarslaceicicists sisiaieleteromets este areretsaeets 65, Prothorax with divided crest, metu- thorax with spreading crest ...... do doc o>, Thorax without crests. a®, Krons with beak-like pointed process ; palpi with the 2nd joint very broadly Scaloclipemertr eccun seen deraacsen sscaeeeere 66, Frons with slight pointed prominence ; palpi slender. Gi, Jalon WOMUPNEE .oasocccoccosacanesoGo5060" Gi, TN KOR JOXORFEG — scconcooogcn005000000000000 c#, Abdomen without crests. a. Proboscis aborted, minute .......... seas 6°. Proboscis fully developed. a°, Thorax clothed almost entirely with SCA ESA cimeanauaecimeiasmstesiouaisnuiacaeteuneniner'e 06, Thorax clothed with hair and _hair- inWepscallesMira- tas ccecadscctnedsaorieccemas: g?. Frons with rounded prominence with trans: verse corneous plate at middle square in IURONIE: | Aoapnntqoossesouscoon epee eHouscopeanedoodacd h2. Frons with rounded prominence with ver- tical ridge at middle. a3, Abdomen with dorsal series of crests...... 63. Abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. GA, Wellon WyOMUNANEE! sooo acepe00dscneqencocn00nod6C OH VERNON JOOP RVE Gogo0ccac90q2—0000300000006005000 c3, Abdomen without crests ................ee00 #- Frons with rounded prominence with slight transverse ridge. a. Frons with cornevus plate below it. a4, Abdomen with dorsal crests on first two SOSTIOMUS coogacoascodo05a0000000000pB00000000 64, Abdomen without crests .............. 63, Frons without corneous plate below it ... v2. Frons with rounded prominence. a’, Abdomen with dorsal crests on basal segments. a‘, Proboscis absent. a>, Pro- and metathorax with spreading GHERMS _ oc000000000090009050e000000900900000000 65, Pro- and metathorax without crests ... 64. Proboscis fully developed. a, Pro- and metathorax with spreading @REBWS _ socoaacgn onanc009R0neds900000K0se000006 5°, Pro- and metathorax without crests. a®, Thorax smoothly clothed with scales CUI Wo vasepeeeerore racposde ahtctcieetuny-checunet SATRAPODES, p. 0 Dysminicuta, (2) p. 426. Psycnomorria, p. ACHATODES, p. c Ca@noroca, p. XANTIGCIA, p. : XEROCIRIS, p. APSARASA, Pp. : Mazuca, p. . PROTOSHUDYRA, p. CoNICOFRONTIA, p. ¢ Micro.ira, p. . C@noBIA,p. . PHRAGMATIPHILA, p- Eucroria, p. 286. Parramsia, p. 660. MetaxANTHIA, p. 5 CHRYSOECIA, p. CiALCorcta, p. 5 Proracuta, (2) p. 230. (preiexta, p. 218. TUMIDIFRONTIA, p. ° Mionizs, p. 616. (Epgreia, p. 405. Gornycra, (2)p. 49. ball f NOCTUID Ai, 66, Thorax clothed with rough hair and BcaleswMIKeG | caeanmaese coe aa eeeeees 63. Abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. a’, Prothorax with spreading crest. @. Fore wing with the termen oblique towards tornus. a6, Fore wing with seale-tooth at tornus . b6. Fore wing without scale-tvoth at tornus 6°, Fore wing with the termen evenly curved. a, Build stout. ai, Kore wing with the termen erenulate. b7, Fore wing with the termen not crenuilaitie: osaccadenchdaceeeenesseeenacesees boil dislend erypeeesesee hese eeeee seen eeacee 6*. Prothorax without crest. a. Thorax clothed chiefly with seales. a®, Kore wing with the apex produced, the termen obliquely curved ......... 6S. Fore wing with the apex not pro- duced, the termen more erect. a7, Antenne laminate, almost simple b7, Antenne ciliated. a8. Fore wing narrow, the inargins sab- parallel Gras. cecccewctaeincencosacuntases 68. Fore wing triangular .................- 65, Thorax clothed with hair only c3, Abdomen without dorsal crests. Hs _ aes small, elliptical. 5. Thorax clothed with rough hair and scales, 5. Thorax smoothly scaled i ‘Eyes large, round. a, Metathorax with crest. a, Prothorax with spreading crest. Gi, IO TONONS IDEM coococosocossatooon0000C U7, Proboseis aborted, small ... c7, Proboscis fully developed 66, Prothorax without crest. a’. Proboscis aborted, minute. a8, Thorax clothed with haar and seales FAG E=() GRRE BO OARRaUMERCCaac acoso dacce 68, Thorax clothed with hair only ...... b7, Proboscis fully developed...... os0egon¢ 65. Metathorax without crest. a. Thorax clothed almost. ONDECNY with scales. AieperoOboOscistabontedmsse seers ceeeeeeeC eee 7, Proboscis fully developed. a8. Frons with corneous ridge above ... 68. Frons without corneous ridge above. a’, Fore wing with the apex rather produced and acute..... ............ o9. Fore wimg with the apex rounded . #6, Thorax elothed with hair and hair- likeiscalest. cafe coadeneeeectensanere c&, Thorax clothed with hair only......... k2, Krons with vertical flattened process with rounded edge. a, Abdomen with dorsal series of erests.. £3, Abdomen with dorsal crest at base only... /2, Frons with transverse ridge. a3, Abdomen with dorsal series of crests ...... 6%. Abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. a4, Pro- and metathorax with spreading CROSESni i jaacei nie cite eaten asec cece 44, Pro- and metathorax without crests ZALISSA, P- Heronorna, p. — - Xyioma@a, (2) p. 53 ‘Amrana, (2) p. 538 Maropo, (2)p. 185. Nuromiusenta, (2) p. 518. Forsgua, (2)p. 232. TycRACONA, (2) p. 50. Bryo.yMotia, p. TRICHOCOSMIA p. Eryrurecra, p. ANNAPHILA, p. : Musorrosta, (2) p. 437. Acopa, (2)p. 410. Hmnassta, (2) p. 438. Cua, p. c Lzromeroron, (2) p. 172. Spuia, p. RuaBrNoPreryx, (2)yp.287. MERoLEvca, p. 687. NEUM@GENIA, p. . XYLOSTOLA, P. AcoswEtia, (2) p. 412, ARCILASISA, p. 5 OxyTHRES, Pp. 2 EMBOL@CIA, pp. - CoPrrrRonmTIA, p. : AnTHA, (2)p. 274. Levconycra, (2)p. 35. PoLYGRAMMATA, p. 639. ACRONYCTIN i. m2. Frons smooth and without prominence. a’, Proboscis aborted or absent. a‘, Abdomen with dorsal series of crests. a, Prothorax without crest, metathorax with spreading crest. ..........--++- bounbp 65. Thorax without crests. a’. Palpi upturned, thickly scaled ......... 66, Palpi porrect, slender..............-+-+++ 64, Abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. 28, Thorax clothed almost entirely with scales. a®, Prothorax with divided crest............ 06, Protherax without crest. ai, Palpi with the 2nd joint reaching vertex of head .............00.seseee seen 7, Palpi with the 2nd joint reaching about middle of frons...............-+- 6®, Thorax clothed with hair and hair-like scales. a®, Pro- and metathorax with spreading GREE) cascaccoonssc009san00909000900008000000 66. Pro- and metathorax without crests. a7, Fore wing very narrow and produced AL APEK ...... cee eee e eee e ee eens 67, Fore wing triangular .........-....602+ c4, Abdomen without crests. a, Vhorax clothed chiefly with scales. a8, Hind wing with vein 8 anastomosing with the cell to near extremiy ...... 06, Hind wing with vein 8 anastomosing with the cell to middle................+- c§, Hind wing with vein 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. a7, Pro- and metathorax with spreading CLOSES. ......0ee eee eee eee ene ec teete eee eceeeee b7, Pro- and metathorax without crests. a8. Palpi with the hair at extremity of 2nd joint produced to a point, the Srd POLrect........ceeeeeeeeeeee vee eeeees 08, Palpi with the 2nd joint slightly fringed with hair in front. a. Palpi with the 3rd joint porrect... 9. Palpi with the 3rd joint upturned. 05. Thorax clothed with hair and haiv-like scales. a8. Pro- and metathorax with spreading crests. a. Palpi upturned ; fore wing with the termen not crenulate. a8. Fore wing with the termen oblique towards tornuS ........0-++eeeeeeee 28. Fore wing with the termen evenly (@WNPOC| odnsaocsononoupseeodvoooobocucEGGC b7. Palpi porrect; fore wing with the termen crenulate..........00++0+ Gnesane 46, Thorax without crests. ui. Fore wing with the apex produced and acute; hind wing with veins 5, 4 usually stalked, 5 from below middle of discocellulars ........-+-+++ ti, Fore wing with the apex not pro- duced; hind wing with veins 3, + from cell, 5 from middle of disco- cellulars. a8, Palpi upturned; frons with large (GWU Opt MBE, .goneadooaconeo90080007000090 Brromama, p. 615. Acnerpoa, p. 591. Poutoseya, p. 617. PHALERODES, p. 0 Prusinua, p. 590. Bryounuca, p. 686. CALAMISTIS, p. Evuxoncun, (2) p. 162. Merovoncur, (2) p. 160. ACYLITA, Pp. DokrRIESA, p. : Ermrortca, (2) p. 418. DanTonA, p. 0 CruLa, p. AMOLITA, p. . NonaGria, p. SELICANIS, p. « Manraerana, p. 449. ACRAPEX, p. 4 SpPuHTTA, p. . 10 NOCLULD ©. bs. Palpi porrect; frons without tuft OLIMAR sence. seeotsnseiasascneeeeeeees e, Thorax clothed with hair only. a6, Metathorax with spreading crest ...... b8, Thorax without crests. @, Palpi upturned............ sdooosc9osco0—e o*, Palpi porrect. a®. Fore wing with the apex produced Eyavdl) EVOL wanrcaanAanenpasdaondenadabnnocac 68. Fore wing with the apex rounded... 8, Proboscis fully developed. a’, Abdomen with dorsal series of crests. a. Thorax with double ridge-like crest. a6, Thorax clothed chiefly with scales. a, Palpi with the 2nd joint broadly angled with hair in front ............ v7, Palpi with the 2nd joint moderately fringed with hair in front. a’, Fore wing long and narrow, the termen not excised towardstornus. a, Tegule produced at a slight dorsal PIGS i2c' Sc setae Macacebemakerseneceeisee 69. Tegule not produced to a dorsal ridge. a0. Frons tufted with hair. a, Kore wing very narrow, the termen very obliquely curved. 611. Fore wing broader, the termen IMORCKELEC Uieenetscenter ect 610, Frons smooth with a slight cor- neous plate below it ............ 08, Fore wing shorter, the termen ex- cised towards tornus. a, Palpi with the 2nd joint reaching to about vertex of head ............ 69, Palpi with the 2nd joint reaching to about middle of frons. a, Frons tufted with hair .......... oc 10, Frovs smoothly scaled ............ 66, Thorax clothed with hairand hair-like SGales i aeseeasssecsrenssee SaCobbgASSoGCOGAG 6. Thorax with broad ridge-like crest...... ©, Prothorax with triangular crest. a®, Thorax clothed chiefly with scales ... 6. Thorax clothed with hair and hair-like SOHIIGS cocosnda00a aseoaneseacecdoo0000na00008 e&, Thorax clothed with hair only. a’, Fore wing with the termen excised below vein 4....... SOMA Sn enRe ease aeanoG o7, Fore wing with the termen evenly curved. a8, Abdomen with the crests mixed with Sales ese laa eerie eat cen sacrosanct é8, Abdomen with the crests formed of hhairsonily, | scmasccecene ssn cneceen seca d>, Pro-, meso- and metathorax with large chivid edliicrestsiereeeeeeeee eee ee ee eeereeee e°, Pro-and metathorax with divided crests. a®, Thorax clothed chiefly with scales. a, Abdomen dorsally flattened ......... b7. Abdomen not dorsally flattened. a, Fore wing with vein 5 nearly straight, from just below middle Oi Ghiseoeell MENS, cosssccocososad0000000 b8. Fore wing with vein 5 curved, from just above lower angle of cell ...... Prrimampa, (2) p. 414. BELLURA, p. ‘ SESAMTA, p. “ Stuyra, (2) p. 173. Eogrna, (2) p. 179. OrtioGontca, p. 45. Det, (2) p. 190. Maausa, p. 59. Parasticutis, p. 76. Xytomyaus, (2) p. 271. SrENoPTERYGIA, p. 61. Dirteryata, p. 64. Acroria, (2) p. 276. Acroperina, p. 398. Evrasiua, p. 109. Lopnoryna, p. 0 Puucumrta, (2) p. 213. Trigonopnora, p. 486. Cnurarna, p. 491. Hasryntis, p. 498. Manra, p. 49. Cuecupa, p. 111. Evriexivi,, p. 110. Tracuea, p. 113. ACRONYCTIN 4. 66. Thorax clothed with hair and hair-like SICA Oo ae NEE HONE Be ise cacent owanebcie J®. Prothorax with spreading crest, meta- thorax with divided crest ...........0..6 g°. Prothorax with long oblique flattened crest. a6, Metathorax with divided crest ......... 66. Metathorax with spreading crest ...... he. Pro- aud metathorax with spreading crests. a’. Thorax clothed chiefly with scales, a7, Fore wing with slight scale-tooth at tornus. a8. Abdomen with long forked crest on 206 BEER, BoaodoonesckboocebAssoos ons 8, Abdomen without forked crest on 2nd segment. a’, Fore wing with the termen more or less angled at vein 4, then DONO TUGY ee aonraeBeienenneer enc oae sac 69. Fore wing with the termen angled at vein 3, then dentate ............ c*. Fore wing with the termen evenly CUPTECL, GlEMEE sonscoonscosnccconces 7. Fore wing witl.out scale-tooth at tornus. a8. Palpi with the 3rd joint porrect. a. Palpi with the 2nd joint reaching vertex of head, the 3rd long ...... 9%. Palpi with the 2nd joint reaching about middle of frons, the 3rd short. «0, Abdomen with large dorsal crest OD GCL SES MTEM Taogoccoseeaceenn00 610, Abdomen with the dorsal crests SIGUE Sassen cesisensseatcaneadcen eae 08. Palpi with the 8rd joint upturned. a, Palpi with the 3rd joint long and dilated at extremity. a0, Fore wing with the termen ex- curved at middle and excised towards tOrnus...............0..+0 510, Fore wing with tne termen evenly @HIPVIOC IES edennsdosncotencnecodsnnone °, Palpi with the 3rd joint very long, not dilated, in male tufted with long hair on inner side and re- cunvedtoversneadeeeeecetn sense e%, Palpi with the 3rd joint shorter and not dilated. a, Fore wing with the cilia strongly dentate towards tornus ......... 01. Fore wing with the cilia slightly crenulate. a, Palpi with the 2nd joint reach- ing vertex of head. a@?, Abdomen with very large crests on Srd and 4th seg- ments; build slender ......... 6, Abdomen with the crests on medial segments equal ; build stout. a3, Thorax and fore wing roughly Scaled especies: s0dano000N00 Vil PaRaTRACHEA, p. 216. Potyrmants, p. 667. PAPAIPEMA, p. Ogpoconra, p. ArGyrostrotis, p. 517, Errorvus, p. 531. Cosmoprs, (2) p. 17. Dara, p. 526. Ancara, p. 249. TELESILLA, p. 587. Anprorotta, (2) p. 199. VESPOLA, p. Crepia, p. 260. Corytnurvs, p. 360. Prricropes, p. 287. CityTontx, p. 600. Hererocuroma, p. 271, NOCTUIDE, }3, Thorax and fore wing smoothly BIGa GY Gacoedsedosandoosdocoadsaea bu, Palpi with the 2nd joint reach- ing about middle of frons. a2, Abdomen with large crest on 3rd segment ; build stout b2, Abdomen with large crest on 4th segment ; build slender... cl2, Abdomen with the crests on medial segments equal. as, Fore wing with the apex rectangular and somewhat ACIUGE Maeieeeeeecenenece ctor 013, Fore wing with the apex FOUNGEO LA ane coe 86, Thorax clothed with hair and hair-like scales. ai. Prothorax with the crest long, meso- thorax with small paired crests ; abdomen with very large double Crestyat base: bus tustwseres eemeechetetes: v7, Abdomen without large double crest at base. a8, Tegule produced to a slight dorsal TLBIEX ea ia Ach abeOnobadokboemoobosonstoc b8. Tegulze not produced to a dorsal ridge. a’, Thorax quadrately scaled ............ b9, Thorax not quadrately scaled. alo, Thorax clothed with long rough hair and hair-like scales ...... .. 610, Thorax smoothly clothed with hair and hair-like scales......... c6, Thorax clothed with hair only ......... 25, Prothorax without distinct crest. oY Thorax clothed chiefly with seales. . Palpi with the 2nd joint reaching vertex of head, the drd long. a Palpi with the 3rd joint porrect ... 8, Palpi with the 3rd joint upturned... Bi. Palpi with the 2nd joint reaching about middle of frons, the 3rd short. a8, Abdomen with very large crest on 4th segment. a’. Metathorax with very large crest of long spatulate scales ............ 0°, Metathorax with moderate crest ... 28, Abdomen with the crests small. a. Fore wing with the termen oblique TOWAIKCIS (KORMUS — sosogacasnconcocoonen 9, Fore wing with the termen evenly curved. a0, Fore wing long and narrow. al, Fore wing with the termen GIRS soodonnseoocosgnbaoosa0000000 ob, Fore wing wth the termen obliquely curved ................ 610, Fore wing short ana uroad ...... #8, Thorax clothed with hair and hair-like scales. a. Mesothorax with paired crests, patagia curled upwards at extremity ......... b7, Mesothorax without crests, patagia not curled upwards at extremity ... Periena, p. 292. Eupuexia, p. 219. Mrcropiextia, p. 304. GortyNna, p. ‘ Ouiara, p. 361. Acrortopgs, (2)p. 279. APAMEA, p. ‘ Litnoma@a, (2) p. 208. DaszocuxTa, (2)p. 22. Eremosra, p. 409. TRICHOPLEXIA, p. 482. PsEupErastria, p. 614. Bryopuia, p. 618. Harristmenna, p. 648. Crrma, p. 651. Tamra, p. 654. CaLogramMa, (2)p. 288. Propenta, (2) p. 240. Craniopuora, (2)p. 51. Canna, (2)p. 19. ConsmryuLA, p. 499. ACRONYCTIN &, j®. Thorax without crests. a6, Thorax clothed chiefly with scales. ai, Palpi smoothly scaled and flattened against frons; fore wing narrow with the margins subparallel......... b7, Palpi not flattened against frons and with a tuft of scales at extremity of 2nd joint ; fore wing triangular ... 66. Thorax clothed with hair and hair- WkeRscalesiee..i-ssseceeeseecene Banboabotee 4. Abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. a, Pro- and metathorax with divided 6°, Prothorax with sharp triangular crest, metathorax with divided crest ......... ce, Prothorax with sharp triangular crest, metathorax with spreading crest ...... d°. Prothorax with ridge-like crest, meta- thorax with spreading crest ......... e. Thorax with slight dorsal ridge-like GREBD cocoa coon 9cen0nesnos000000sD000000008 f>. Pro- and metathorax with spreading crests. a8. Thorax clothed chiefly with scales. a7, Pro- and metathorax with the crests formed of very long spatulate scales, a8, Fore wing with the apex produced ENING! GHOMS) poo adooosdsoosaaneEsbososcecds 68. Fore wing with the apex rounded... bi, Prothorax with long flattened crest projecting backwards. a’. Kore wing with the termen excised below apex and excurved at middle. 08. Fore wing with the termen evenly (GUTAOlS padauaaeeeesacnnonabosassceseooace c7. Prothorax with short spreading crest. a’. Mesothorax with slight ‘paired GEESWS soodcs00ca9s0990009da500060000000000 68. Mesothorax without crests. a. Palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching vertex of head. w0. Build slender. at, Hind wing with vein 5 from middle of discocellulars. a2, Fore wing with the termen excised from apex to middle. 612, Fore wing with the termen evenly curved. a@*°, Fore wing with the apex somewhat produced and FCS oo00a000000s000g08000000000 613, Fore wing with the apex HO UM Ce Clue ee erie ie wcies sats 61, Hind wing with vein 5 from below middle of discocellulars. (OD, TSG) HOME .ccccgoocecss0090ve0d000R00 69, Palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of frons. a0, Thorax roughly scaled ............ 610, Thorax smoothly scaled. a1, Palpi with the 3rd joint porrect. a2, Tegule produced to a slight dorsal ridge and hood......... O28, Teaules mormeall occscosonocacco00: CLETHRORASA, p. Neropuantis, p. 681. Faeirana, p. 592. Caurivormis, p. 504. Macronocrva, p. 431. Hyprectia, p. 4 ANDROLYMNIA, p, : PyrRuta, p. : Pa@ciLogRAuMA, p. Opsyra, p. GERODA, p. Macarra, p. 0 CRAMBODES, (2) p. 445. Gonopus, (2) p. 450. ‘ Puartysenta, (2) p. 447. Monopss, (2) p. 457. Hanpsina, (2)p. 521, Mownoprrya, p. 482. Hyporrexia, p. 426, CaTaBENA, (2)p. 234. NAMANGANA, (2)p. 544. 14 NOCTUID 2. bu, Palpi with the 3rd joint up- turned. a2, Fore wing with tufts of raised scales on the stigmata......... Praxoryra, p. 19. . Fore wing without tufts of raised scales on the stigmata. Huromma, p. 429. c9. Palpi obliquely porrect, extending SS bo about the length of head ......... Bausa, (2) p. 404. o6, Thorax clothed with hair and hair-like scales. a, Palpi with the 3rd joint long and Pole Chea. srshemes encase Meee aeeee Ruyncnop.exia, p. 433. 7. Palpi with the 3rd joint short. a’, Palpi with the 2nd joint reaching to about vertex of head, build slender. Tmnrosna, p. 430. 8, Palpi with the second joint reach- ing to about middle of frons. a, Fore wing with the apex produced ANCACUTE ai. gANlo esate, aembeeanes Ciirirma, (2) p. 237. 69. Fore wing with the apex rounded. @0, Fore wing with the termen oblique towards tornus ......... Hurana, p. 429. 610, Fore wing with the termen not oblique towards tornus .. ...... Sipe, p. 435. c6, Thorax clothed with hair only ......... LASIPLEXIA, p. 480. g®. Prothcrax without crest, metathorax with spreading crest. a6, Thorax clothed almost entirely with scales. ai. Palpi with the 2nd joint reaching VCIHUEES Cnt INGER! Goacedqsansbode0c00009000 Avcma, p. 661. b7, Palpi with the 2nd joint reaching about middle of frons. a8, Fore tibia broadly fringed with hair ; fore wing rather broad ........... .... Spoporrera, (2) p. 251. 28, Fore tibia slightly fringed with hair; fore wing long and narrow ......... Laruyema, (2)p. 258. 66, Thorax clothed with hair and hair-like BCAII@S cooocscosnosanons00b000ss00e00990000000 CoBALionEs, p. 505. hs. Thorax without crests. a®, Palpi with the 2nd joint reaching vertex of head. ai, Hind wing with vein 5 from middle of discocellulars. a&, Palyi with the 3rd joint long ...... Pouronycra, (2) p. 41. 8, Palpi with the 8rd joint short ...... Gauouta, (2) p. 439. o7, Hind wing with vein 5 from below middle of discocellulars. a8, Palpi with the 2nd joint flattened EIGEN MIRDOS). 60 . Fore wing with the basal streak extending to well beyond antemedial line. a3, Fore wing with dark streak in discal fold from before postmedial line to termen .............. 5 43, Fore wing with dark suffusion in discal fold beyond postmedial line ..................eeceeee vinnula. paupercula. lepetita. parallela. albarufa. connecta. exilis, modica. hesitata. hasta. marmorata. albiorbis. Jancousci. crenulata. JSragilis. liturata. brumosa. ACRONYCTA. ®2, Fore wing with the basal streak not extending to beyond antemedial line. a3. Kore wing with dark shades beyond postmedial line in discal and submedian folds. a‘, Fore wing with the basal area not suffused with black: ss.ca0. cc usdateeenacnethosss es teonnets eee }4. Fore wing with the basal area suffused with LOG) are enn mere aR contS Anacneotcucuetoosencasared 8. Fore wing without dark shades beyond post- medial line in discal and submedian folds. a4, Kore wing with the antemedial line minutely Memtater ’s cadesessnevinseeanne cme paemueaesonee b+. Fore wing with the antemedial line strongly Gen tater ci. 363 eu wekgeagharencesceeete aa aueemecmeneee b. Fore wing without distinct black streak from base below the cell. @, Fore wing with black-brown shade in submedian interspace from base to termen ................2eeee88 b1, Fore wing without black-brown shade in submedian interspace. a?, Fore wing with black streak above vein 1 before jpostimaadtien! HN socodenqnaoc0ss¢0cesnacacesade500082000006 62, Fore wing without black streak above vein | before postmedial line. a, Fore wing white with strongly contrasting plackemankin'osiesneceeeseeecaeceesseeeeee reesei &, Fore wing greyish with the markings not strongly coutrasting. a‘, Fore wing with black streak below the cell from subbasal line to beyond antemedial line. a’. Hind wing white, the veins of terminal area streaked with brown .............2.66 65, Hind wing wholly tinged with brown, the terminal area suffused with brown ......... 4, Fore wing without black streak below the cell from subbasal line to beyond antemedial line. a, Hind wing white, the veins of terminal area with dark streaks, in female the ter- minal area suffused with brown ............ 6°, Hind wing wholly tinged with brown, the terminal area suffused with brown. a°, Hind wing not tinged with orange. ai, Fore wing without prominent white spot on postmedial line in submedian fold. a8, Fore wing without prominent series of white lunules on postmedial line. a9, Fore wing wholly suffused with fuscous brown ............000-20+0. +9, Fore wing with the basal area blackish, the rest of wing greyish. ¢. Fore wing more uniform greyish. a, Hind wing suffused with brown. a1, Fore wing without purplish tinge. @2, Fore wing with the medial ANEGLY WLOMISIA ooocaceconpanos & velia. inclara. clarescens. minella. superans. subochrea. noctwaga. carbonaria. subornata. hamamelis. increta. retardata. 61 62 NOCLUID ©. 612, Fore wing with the medial area slightly paler ...... cesared. bu. Fore wing tinged with PUTplishieeececeeeereese sees impleta. 610, Hind wing white tinged with REN seposeaneoubanooodooceeaHnI0Ke illita. 8, Fore wing with prominent series of whitish lunules on postmedial line. a’, Fore wing whitish grey, the white orbicular not strongly ‘con- trasting. a0, Fore wing with the orbicular FOUN. ieee pe diese erate: pruinosa, bo, Fore wing with the orbicular more elongate elliptical ...... consanguis, 49. Fore wing browner grey, the white orbicular strongly con- tRaStin Saec-eesueec meee cece ceenaeet ote albistigina. bi, Fore wing with prominent white spot on postmedial line in submedian folie atch eR cneameavocuntn ace tcheee ee tee runucts. 26, Hind wing more or less strongly tinged with orange. a. Hind wing without dark discoidal Inia SKS) eososeon panongesaeoneacordonaadedacason lutea. 67. Hind wing with dark discoidal lunule catocaloida. 3635. Acronycta theodora. (Plate CXXIV. fig. 9.) Acronycta theodora, Schaus, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxi. p. 223 (1894); Druce, Biol. Centr.-Amer., Het. ii. p. 472, pl. 93. f. 3. Head and thorax grey-white slightly tinged with brown and irrorated with black scales; 2nd joint of palpi with black band ; frons with black bar; tegule with slight black line near base and black tips; shoulders and outer edge of patagia streaked with black ; tibize streaked with black, the tarsi banded with black ; abdomen whitish suffused with red-brown. Fore wing grey-white irrorated with black; subbasal line represented by double black strie from costa and cell, with black fascia from it to antemedial line in submedian fold; antemedial line double, oblique, waved, angled outwards below costa and inwards in submedian fold and on vein 1, a black fascia above vein 1 from just beyond it to post- medial line; orbicular and reniform defined by black; the former round, the latter with its centre defined by fuscous; an oblique fuscous bar from costa to reniform and indistinct dentate line from cell to inner margin closely approximated to the postmedial line, which is double, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, strongly incurved below vein 3 and angled outwards on vein 1, with a black fascia in submedian fold from it to termen, towards which it forks, a streak in discal fold from it to subterminal line and some white points beyond it on costa ; a subterminal series of whitish lunules from below costa to vein 4 defined on inner side by fuscous suffusion ; a terminal series of small wedge-shaped black spots ACRONYCTA. 63 with black streaks beyond them intersecting the cilia. Hind wing white, the costa and inner margin slightly tinged with brown, the velns brown; a terminal series of small black lunules with black spots beyond them on the cilia; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown, a blackish bar from middle of costa, a small discoidal spot and postmedial line with minute black streaks on the veins, bent inwards at vein 4, then oblique to near tornus. Hab. Mexico, Jalapa (Trujillo), 1 9; Guarpmata (Rodriguez), 1 $, Godman-Salvin Coll. wp. 44 millim. 3636. Acronycta mansueta, (Plate CX XIV. fig. 10.) Acronycta mansueta, Smith, Ent. News Philad. viii. p. 151 (1897); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 100, pl. xii. f. 7; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 102. Q@. Head and thorax violaceous grey mixed with dark brown; palpi white at base and with black band on 2nd joint; frons with dark brown bar above and white bars between antenne; shoulders and outer edge of patagia with black-brown streak; tibise with black streaks, the tarsi banded black and white; abdomen greyish suffused with brown, the basal crest large and dark. Fore wing violaceous grey irrorated and in parts suffused with brown especially on inner and postmedial areas; subbasal line represented by an oblique black striga from costa ; a slight black streak in submedian fold from base to antemedial line giving off a streak above vein 1 extending to medial line, another streak below vein 1 from near base to medial line; antemedial line double, oblique, waved, angled outwards below costa and inwards in submedian fold; orbicular and reniform whitish slightly defined by brown, the former round, the latter rather narrow and with brownish centre, some brown suffusion from costa extending between their upper parts; post- medial line double filled in with white, the inner line indistinct, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, slightly angled outwards at veins 4, 3, 1, incurved below vein 3, a diffused oblique black streak from it at submedian fold to termen at vein 3, some whitish points beyond it on costa; a diffused white subterminal line excurved below vein 7 and at middle and angled inwards at discal and submedian folds, defined by brownish on outer side and with slight dark streaks in the interspaces from it to the terminal points; cilia white with slight dark line near base and intersected by slight streaks. Hind wing pure white with slight dark terminal line; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal point. Hab. U.S.A., Washington, Colorado, Glenwood Springs, 1 9, Garfield Co., California, Los Angeles, Nevada Co., Sierra Nevada. Exp, 34 millim. G4 NOCLUID®. *3637. Acronycta hemileuca. (Plate CXXIV. fig. 11.) Acronycta hemileuca, Ping. Iris, xi. p. 291, pl. 8. f. 6 (1899); Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 182. 3d Head and thorax grey tinged with brown and mixed with black; palpi with the 2nd joint black towards tip; tarsi brown ringed with white; abdomen white dorsally mixed with fuscous, the basal crest tinged with brown. Fore wing violaceous grey tinged with brown aud irrorated and suffused with black ; a black streak below the cell extending to beyond antemedial line; sub- basal line represented by two black striz from costa; antemedial line double, rather diffused, oblique to submedian fold, then waved ; the medial area with black streak above vein 1; orbicular with slight brownish centre and pale annulus incompletely defined by black, its lower extremity produced; reniform with its centre defined by fuscous and whitish annulus defined by black: a diffused oblique blackish bar from middle of costa; postmedial line double, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, oblique to vein 4, then strongly incurved, crossed by a black streak in submedian fold from just before it to termen, some pale points beyond it on costa; a faint diffused lunulate subterminal shade from costa to vein 1 ; a wedge-shaped white mark below the extremity of the black streak in submedian fold; a terminal series of small black lunules ; cilia grey intersected with fuscous. Hind wing pure white with slight brown irroration at apex and terminal series of brown striz ; the underside with the costa very slightly tinged with brown, traces of a discoidal lunule and curved postmedial line from costa to vein 4. Hab. Tiset, Kuku-nor in Coll. Piingeler. Hap. 32 millim. 3638. Acronycta strigosa. Noctua strigosa, Schiff. Wien. Verz. p. 88 (1776); Fabr. Mant. Ins. ii. p. 142 (1787); Frr. Beitr. pl. 11; Steph. Hl. Brit. Ent., Haust. iii. p. 89; Wood, Ind. Ent. pl. 52. f. 1665; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. . 182. Mane Javillacea, Esp. Schmett. iv. pl. 127. f. 4 (1788); Capieur, Naturf. 1789, p. 98, pl. 3. ff. 5-8; Hubn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f.2; Dup. Lép. Fr. vi. p. 230, pl. 87. f. 4. Acronycta bryophiloides, Horm, Ent. Nachr. xvii. p. 145 (1891). Acronycta casparti, Steinert, Iris, x. p. 398 (1897), & xii. pl. 2. f. 6; Caspari, Jahrb. Nass. lii. p. 177, pl. 4. ff. 2, 3. Head and thorax pale brown slightly mixed with fuscous; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; frons with black bars above and between antenne ; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black stripes ; tibie slightly streaked with black, the tarsi banded with black above ; abdomen brownish ochreous slightly irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing greyish ochreous tinged with brown and irrorated with fuscous ; subbasal line represented by a black striga from costa; a sinuous black streak in submedian fold from base to ACRONYCTA: 65° antemedial line giving off a streak above vein 1; the base of inner margin yellow with some diffused black above it; antemedial line double, irregularly waved, oblique ; the medial area with black streak above vein | defined by brown above ; orbicular defined by black, produced to a point at lower extremity, the reniform ochreous white defined by black on inner side, some brown suffusion between them ; a dark striga from middle of costa; postmedial line double filled in with whitish, strongly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, strongly incurved below vein 4 and angled outwards on vein 1, a black streak from just before it to near termen, strong beyond the line, and some pale points with slight dark streaks between them beyond it on costa ; a terminal series of small black spots with slight dark streaks from them intersecting the cilia, which have a slight dark line through them. Hind wing ochreous Fig. 17.—-Acronycta strigosa, 3. }. white tinged and irrorated with brown, especially on inner and terminal areas, in female more uniformly brown; a faint post- medial line excurved to vein 4, then incurved; the underside white slightly irrorated with brown, a black discoidal spot, postmedial line oblique to vein 4, then incurved, and terminal series of small black lunules. Ab. 1. bryophiloides. Fore wing with the ground-colour more uniform dark grey. Hab. Brivatn, Leech Coll.; Francz, Sand Coll.; Grrmawy, Zeller and Leech Colls.; Ausrrta, Bucovina; Huxcary, Leech Coll. ; Switzertanp ; Romer; Russia, Frey Col., Livonia, Zeller Coll., St. Petersburg, Sarepta; Armpnta; W. Srperia ; K. Stperta, Amurland, Ussuri; Japan, Yesso (Prye), 1 2, Hako- daté (Leech), 1 2, Oiwake (Pryer), 2 2 ; Coruna, Gensan (Leech), 19; W. Cartna, Ta-chien-lu (Pratt), 1 g. Hxp. 30-38 millim, Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 141; Barrett, Lep. Brit. iii. p. 248, pl. 121. f. 2. Green, rarely purple-brown ; an irregular dorsal crimson-brown stripe, scattered blackish, ochreous and whitish hairs: 11th somite with dorsal prominence; head dark brown. Food-plant: Haw- thorn, 7-9. 3639. Acronycta vinnula. (Plate CXXIV. fig. 12.) Microcelia vinnula, Grote, Proe. Ent. Soc. Phil. ii. p. 436, pl. ix. f. 2 (1864); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 93, pl. iv. f. 11; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 38, @. Head and thorax white; 2nd joint of palpi with black VOL. VIII. F 66 NOCLUID A. band; frons with lateral black pots; antenne fuscous, white at base, the basal joint black behind; tegule fuscous at tips; pro- thorax with pair of black spots; shoulders and outer edge of patagia with black stripe; metathorax edged with black behind ;. tibie slightly streaked with black, the tarsi banded black and white ; abdomen white irrorated with blackish and dorsally tinged with brown except at extremity. Fore wing white slightly irro- rated with olive-grey and with some olive-grey suffusion above base of inner margin, between orbicular and reniform and on postmedial area; subbasal line represented by double black striz from costa ; a sinuous black streak in submedian fold from base to antemedial line, giving off slight spurs below at middle and above at ante- medial line, which is double, oblique, waved ; orbicular defined by black, small, round, incomplete above; reniform defined by black, indistinctly on outer side, and with some olive in centre; medial line olive, blackish at costa, oblique to median nervure, slightly angled outwards at vein 1; postmedial line black, doubie at costa, shghtly bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, excurved to vein 4, then ineurved, a black streak from it to termen in submedian fold, some white points with short black streaks between them beyond it on costa; subtermina! line defined by the contrast between the postmedial and terminal areas, dentate, angled out- wards at veins 7, 6, and inwards in discai fold, a short black streak beyond it in discal fold; a terminal series of small triangular black spots with blackish streaks from them intersecting the cilia. Hind wing whitish suffused with brown; a terminal series of dark strize; cilia white with a brownish line through them towards apex ; the underside white faintly tinged with brown in parts and the costal area slightly irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal spot and diffused postmedial line irregularly waved from costa to vemn 5, then oblique, some slight black Iunules on termen. Heb. Canapa; U.S.A., New York (Grote), 1 9, Albany, Evans Center, Long I., New Jersey, 1 2, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas. Exp. 32-36 millim. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 94. Head green with a brown spot at the vertex of each lobe. Body rebust, green with a pale lateral line; tubercle 1. of joint 5 elevated, brown. Food-plant: Elm.—H. G. D. 3640. Acronycta paupercula. (Plate CXXIV. fig. 13.) Acronycia paupercula, Grote, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil. 1874, p. 197; Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 97, pl. xii. f. 2; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 38. @. Head and thorax white mixed with pale brownish; palpi with black band on 2nd joint; antennz brown, the basal joint black behind; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black streaks; tibiae streaked with black, the tarsi blackish ringed with white ; abdomen whitish dorsally suffused with brown. Fore wing ACRONYCTA. 67 white slightly irrorated with dark brown and tinged with brown in parts; subbasal line represented by double dark strie from costa; a sinuous black streak in submedian fold giving off spurs below at middle and above at antemedial line, which is double, oblique, waved, angled inwards in submedian fold; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former small, rather elliptical, the latter produced at upper and lower extremities; a slightly waved medial line, indistinct except from costa to reniform; postmedial line double filled in with white, the inner line indistinct, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some white points with minute dark streaks between them beyond it on costa, and crossed by a black streak in submedian fold from well before it to termen; a faint white subterminal line slightly excurved at vein 7 and middle, crossed by a minute dark streak in discal fold; a terminal series of small black spots with streaks from them intersecting the cilia. Hind wing white tinged with brown especially on the veins and terminal area; a terminal series of faint brown spots with slight marks beyond them on the cilia; the underside white slightly irrorated with brown, a discoidal spot and indistinct postmedial line with dark spots at costa and submedian fold. Hub, U.S.A., Texas, 2 2 type. Hvp. 36-38 millim. *3641. Acronycta lepetita. (Plate CXXIV. fig. 14.) Acronycta lepetita, Smith, Ann. N.Y. Ac. Sci. xviii. p. 94 (1908). Head, thorax, and abdomen bluish grey mixed with olive-brown ; palpi black at sides; a black point at base of antenna. Fore wing blue-grey mixed with olive-brown, the postmedial area more suffused with olive especially towards costa and above submedian streak; a black streak below base of cell extending to antemedial line towards which it forks, with a slight spur below at middle ; subbasal line represented by an olive spot on costa; antemedial line double, olive-grey, very oblique to submeian fold near middle ; orbicular slightly defined by black, oblique elliptical, some- times confluent with the reniform, which is slightly tinged with fuscous and incompletely defined by black, rather irregularly lunu- late ; medial shade oblique to the reniform, then obsolete ; post- medial line double filled in with whitish, the outer line black, bent outwards below costa and slightly incurved below vein 4, crossed by a slight black streak in submedian fold extending to termen ; subterminal line only defined by the darker postmedial area; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing fuscous, paler at base ; cilia whitish ; the underside with discoidal spot and more or less distinct postmedial line. Hab. U.S.A., Texas, Brownsville, xp. 26-28 millim. This species is unknown to me; figured from a drawing trom type in Coll. J. B. Smith. in) 68 NOCTUID &. 3642, Acronycta parallela. (Plate CX XIV. fig. 15.) Apatela parallela, Grote, Can. Ent. x1. p. 58 (1879); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 110, pl. iii. f. 9; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 38. ¢. Head and thorax violaceous grey mixed with dark brown, the vertex of head and medial part of tegule suffused with black ; palpi white at base, the 2nd joint with black band ; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black-brown stripes ; tibise with slight black streaks, the tarsi banded dark brown and white; abdomen white dorsally irrorated with reddish brown. Fore wing violaceous erey suffused with brown and slightly irrorated with fuscous ; subbasal line represented by double dark strie from costa and single striga’ftrom cell; a black streak in submedian fold from base to antemedial line giving off a spur below at middle; antemedial line double, the inner line strong from costa to submedian fold, oblique, sinuous, angled outwards below costa and inwards in sub- median fold; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former round with slight dark centre, the latter large; a black striga from middle of costa to orbicular; postmedial line double filled in with whitish, the inner line indistinct, strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, slightly incurved at discal fold, incurved below vein 4, a rather diffused dark streak in submedian fold from it to near termen and some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line whitish excurvyed below vein 7 and at middle, then incurved; a terminal series of black points and fine terminal line ; cilia intersected by slight streaks and with fine dark line near base. Hind wing semihyaline white ; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with pale brown and some slight dark striz on termen. Hab. U.S.A., Texas, Colorado, 2 g type, Garfield Co., Denver. Exp. 34 millim. 3643. Acronycta albarufa. (Plate CXXIV. fig. 16.) © Acronycta albarufa, Grote, Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H. xvi. p. 239 (1874); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 184, pl. iii. f. 10, & pl. xii. {. 9; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 38. Acronycta walkert, Andrews, Can. Ent. ix. p. 98 (1877). ¢. Head and thorax violaceous grey suffused with brown; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; frons with black bar; tegule with strong black line near base; shoulders and outer edge of patagia with black streak; tibiz shghtly streaked with black, the tarsi banded with black; abdomen whitish irrorated with fuscous and dorsally tinged with brown. Fore wing violaceous grey tinged with brown and slightly irrorated with fuscous; subbasal line _ represented by double black striz from costa; a curved black streak in submedian fold slightly detined by whitish above from base to the antemedial line, which is double, black, angled outwards below costa and inwards in submedian fold, then almost obsolete ; ACRONYCTA. 69 orbicular and reniform whitish defined by black, the former round, the latter with rufous centre, the cell between them suffused with black ; a medial black bar from costa and traces of a line from cell to inner margin; postmedial line black slightly defined by whitish on inner side, strongly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, strongly incurved below vein 3 and angled outwards on vein 1, a black streak from it to termen in submedian fold and some whitish points on costa; an indistinet whitish subterminal line excurved below vein 7 and at middle, and angled inwards in discal and sub- median folds, with slight black streaks in the interspaces from it to the terminal series of minute lunules which have black streaks {rom them™intersecting the cilia through which there is a dark line. Hind wing pure white, the termen slghtly tinged with brown at apex; a terminal series of slight brown lunules: cilia with a diffused brown line through them; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot and traces of a curved postmedial line waved on costal area. @. Hind wing wholly suffused with brown, a slight discoidal spot and diffused sinuous postmedial line. Hab. Canapa, Manitoba, Aweme (Criddle), 1 9 ; U.S.A., Massachusetts, New York, Center (Lintner), 1 5, 4 2, Georgia, Minnesota, St. Paul, Missouri, 1 2 type, Colorado, Denver, New Mexico. Hxp. 36-40 miilim. 3644. Acronycta connecta. (Plate CX XIV. fig. 17.) Acronycta connecta, Grote, Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci. i. p. 79 (1878); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 115, pl. ii. f. 16; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 43. , Head and thorax white slightly tinged with brown; 2nd joint of palpi with biack band; frons with blackish bars above and between antenne ; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black streaks; tarsi black ringed with grey; abdomen grey-white dorsally tinged with brown. Fore wing grey-white slightly tinged with brown and irrorated with fuscous, the area between the cell and veins 3 and 1 suffused with fuscous, the costal area tinged with fuscous on terminal half, the veins with slight dark streaks ; sub- basal line represented by an oblique black striga from costa ; a black streak in submedian fold from base to just beyond the antemedial line which is double, the lines widely separated towards costa, oblique, waved, angled inwards in submedian fold and on vein 1; orbicular defined by black except above, somewhat produced to a point at lower extremity, and with black suffusion between it and renitorm, which is defined by black on inner side, ill-defined on outer and with some brown in centre; an oblique black striga from middle of costa; postmedial line black defined by whitish on inner side, double at costa, strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, strongly ineurved below vein 3 and excurved below submedian fold, a black streak in submedian fold from well before it to termen and a slight streak in discal fold from it to 70 NOCTUID®. termen, some whitish points beyond it on costa; an indistinct whitish subterminal line excurved below vein 7 and at middle and angled inwards in submedian fold; a terminal series of small triangular black spots with brownish marks beyond them on the cilia. Hind wing white faintly tinged with yellowish at base and fuscous on terminal area, the veins brownish; a series of slight brown striz on termen; the underside slightly irrorated with brown, a faint discoidal spot and postmedial line excurved to vein 4, then incurved and with dark spot in submedian fold. Hab. Canapva; U.S.A., New York, Staten I., Evans Center (Grote), 1 g,1 @ type, Distr. of Columbia, Washington, Illinois. zp. 38 millim. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 116. Head greyish, with a brown band on the vertex of each lobe. Body whitish green with an orange subdorsal line, running along tubercle ii. ; tubercles i. and 11. black, distinct ; a double black bent line on joint 2; hairs single dorsally, multiple laterally. Food- ‘plant: Willow.—H. G. D. 3645. Acronycta exilis. (Plate CXXIV. fig. 18.) Acronycta exilis, Grote, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil. 1874, p. 197; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 44. Acronycta modica, Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus, xxi. p. 138 (part.). @. Head and thorax grey-white, the vertex of head tinged with rufous ; palpi white, the 2nd and 38rd joints with black bands ; frons with black bar; shoulders with black streaks ; tegule with some blackish at middle; tibie slightly streaked with black, the tarsi banded with black; abdomen grey-white. Fore wing grey- white with a faint olive tinge and slight black irroration ; subbasal line represented by double black strie from costa; a slight black streak in submedian fold from base to the antemedial line, which is double, oblique, waved; orbicular and reniform whitish, defined by blackish, open above and below and with rufous centres, the former large, somewhat oblique elliptical; a black bar from costa to orbi- cular and slight oblique line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line double, oblique from costa to vein 6, slightly angled inwards in discal fold and incurved below vein 3; a slight black streak in submedian fold from it to termen and some black points on costa; an indistinct whitish subterminal line ex- curved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of black points defined by slight whitish lunules; cilia with a dark line through them. Hind wing greyish uniformly suffused with brown ; cilia whitish with a slight brown line through them ; the underside white irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal spot, waved post- medial line incurved below vein 4, and terminal series of slight lunuies. Hab. U.S.A., New York, Albany (Bailey), 2 2 type. Hap. 34 millim. ACRONYCTA. 71 3646. Acronycta modica. (Plate CXXIV. fig. 19.) Acronycta modica, W1k. ix. 56 (1856); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 138, pl. ii. f. 4, & pl. iv. f. 9; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 44. Head, thorax, and abdomen grey-white slightly tinged with brown and irrorated with fuscous; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; frons with black bar; tegule with slight black medial line ; shoulders with black streaks; tibiee with slight black streaks, the tarsi banded with black. Fore wing grey-white tinged with brown and slightly irrorated with fuscous; subbasal line represented by double black striz from costa and single striga from cell; ante- medial line double, oblique, waved; orbicular and reniform whitish defined by a few black scales and with brownish centres, the former round; a blackish striga from middle of costa and a faint line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line double filled in by whitish, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved and produced to short black streaks on the veins, incurved below vein 3, crossed by a black streak in submedian fold from well before it to near termen, some white points with minute black streaks between them beyond it on costa; subterminal line white, slightly angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle and with a minute black streak on it at discal fold; a terminal series of black stria defined by whitish lunules; cilia with slight dark line through them and series of black points at tips. Hind wing greyish tinged with yellowish on basal and inner areas, the terminal area suffused with fuscous and the veins of terminal half with dark streaks; a slight discoidal spot; cilia ochreous white with a slight dark line through them; the underside white irrorated with fuscous, a blackish discoidal spot, rather diffused waved postmedial line, and terminal series of small lunules. Hab. U.S.A., Massachusetts, New York (Doubleday, Grote), 2 3, 2 9 type, Pennsylvania, New Brighton (Merrick), 1 ¢, Distr. of Columbia, Washington, Minnesota, Texas,1 ¢,19. Huxp, 38-42 millim. Larva. Head brown-mottled, a black line around clypeus. Body brown with a dark lateral shade, heaviest above, joining across on joints 12-13; hairs nearly single, fine, obscure. Food-plant: Oak. —H.G. D. 3647. Acronycta ovata. (Plate CXXIV. fig. 20.) Acronycta ovata, Grote, Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci. i. p. 80, pl. ii. f. 14 (1873); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 185, pl. iv, ff. 7-8, & pl. xii. f. 10; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 43. Head and thorax grey-white mixed with brown; 2nd joint ot palpi with black band ; shoulders with black streaks ; tibie streaked with black, the tarsi ringed with black ; abdomen grey tinged with brown and irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing grey tinged with brown and irrorated with fuscous; subbasal line represented by double black striz from costa and single striga from cell; a rather 4 12, NoCTUIDA. diffused curved black streak in submedian fold from base to the antemedial line where it expands into a black patch, the line double, the two parts widely separated towards costa and with black spots at costa, angled outwards below costa and inwards below cell; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former round, the latter with its centre defined by red-brown; a very oblique brown striga from costa to reniform and traces of a line from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line double filled in with whitish and with small black spots at costa, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved and slightly angled at veins 4, 3, then strongly incurved and angled outwurds at vein 1, a black streak in submedian fold from its inner side to termen and some whitish points with black marks between them beyond it on costa; a pale minutely dentate subterminal line slightly defined by fuscous on outer side, angled outwards at vein 7, excurved at middle and angled inwards at discal and submedian folds, a slight black mark beyond it in discal fold and slight streaks in the inter- spaces to the terminal series cf small black lunules which have fuscous marks beyond them on the cilia. Hind wing whitish suffused with reddish brown, the terminal area rather darker ; traces of a slight discoidal spot and postmedial line excurved to vein 4, then incurved; a terminal series of slight brown lunules ; cilia whitish with a brownish line through them; the underside whitish tinged and irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal spot, postmedial line waved to vein 4, then incurved, and terminal series of slight lunules. Hab, U.S.A., Massachusetts, Newton, New York, Aibany ( Bailey), 1 $,1 Q, Pennsylvania, i ¢ type, New Brighton (Merrick), 1 9, Distr. of Columbia, Washington, Minnesota, St. Paul, Texas and West to foot of Rocky Mts. Hxp. 36-38 millim. This is probably a variety of A. modica with the basel streak and antemedial line of fore wing more prominent. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S, Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 187, pl. v. f. 3. Head brown. Body brown, a narrow dorsal darker line; a double row of white dorsal blotches on tubercle i. Food-plant : Oak.— Jel, Ce JD, 3648. Acronycta hesitata. (Plate CXXIV. fig. 21.) - Lepitoreuma hesitata, Grote, Bull. U.S. Geol. Geog. Surv. Terr. vi. p. 575 (1882); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 44. Acronycta clarescens, Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 140, pl. iii. f, 3, & pl. xii. f. 11 (mec Guen.). @. Head and thorax bluish white mixed with dark brown; palpi white at base and with black band on 2nd joint; tegule with strong medial black line; shoulders with black streaks; tibiee streaked-with black, the tarsi banded with black; abdomen bluish grey irrorated with black. Fore wing bluish grey tinged with brown and slightly irrorated with black, especially on the veins; subbasal line represented by double black strie from costa ACRONYCTA. 73 and single striga from cell with black streak beyond it in sub- median fold defined by white above; antemedial line double, rather diffused and filled in by brownish in and just below cell, angled outwards below costa, then oblique and slightly waved; orbicular and reniform slightly defined by black, the former with brown centre and white annulus, round, the latter with brown-suffused centre and slight pale annulus, open above and below; a blackish mark on middle of costa and faint waved line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line double filled in with slight whitish spots, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate and produced to short black streaks on the veins, excurved to vein 4, then incurved and angled outwards on vein 1, crossed by a slight black streak in submedian fold from well before it to near termen, some whitish points beyond it on costa; a minutely dentate white subterminal line with slight black mark beyond it in discal fold ; a terminal series of minute triangular black spots defined by whitish lunules and rather larger spot below vein 2; cilia with blackish line near base and whitish tips. Hind wing fuscous brown; the cilia whitish with a slight brown line near base; the underside white irrorated with brown, a large blackish discoidal lunule, waved postmedial line with blackish spot in submedian fold, and terminal series of small lunules. Hab, Canava; U.S.A., Maine, Kittery Point, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, 3 9 type, Texas, Arizona. Exp. 42 millim. Larva. Like A. ovata, without the white dorsal spots.—H. G. D. 3649. Acronycta hasta. (Plate CX XIV. fig. 22.) Acronycta hasta, Guen, Noct. i. p. 45 (1852); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S, Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 87, pl. i. f. 14; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Aim. p. 36. Acronycta telum, Guen. Noct. i. p. 45 (1852). | Acronycta smithii, Butl. A, M. N. H. (6) xi. p. 401 (1898). Head and thorax grey-white irrorated with fuscous; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; shoulders with black stripes; tegulee with slight dark line near base; tibie with slhght dark streaks, the tarsi banded with black; abdomen grey-white irrorated with fuscous, dorsally suffused with pale reddish brown at base. Fore wing grey-white thickly irrorated with fuscous; subbasal line re- presented by double dark strize from costa and a single striga from cell with a slight black streak from it to antemedial line with fuscous suffusion below it; antemedial line double, dark, rather diffused, oblique, slightly waved and bent inwards to inner margin ; orbicular and reniform defined by black and their centres slightly by fuscous, the former round; a medial dark spot on costa; post- medial line double filled in with whitish, the outer line black, with double black points at costa, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some brownish suffusion beyond it, darker from vein 3 to below submedian fold 74. NOCTUIDD. and with a slight black streak in submedian fold from it to termen ; the veins of terminal area with slight dark streaks ; an indistinct dentate whitish subterminal line with small dark spots on its outer edge; a terminal series of small triangular black spots with slight dark marks beyond them on the cilia. Hind wing whitish tinged with reddish brown; cilia white mixed with brown at tips ; the underside white tinged with brown in parts, the costal and terminal areas“with slight dark irroration, a small black discoidal spot, indistinct curved postmedial line with dark spot in submedian fold and some points on termen. Hab, Canapa; U.S.A., Maine, New Hampshire, White Mts., New York, 1 g, 2 Q type smithii, Ithaca, Otto, New Jersey, Delaware, Distr. of Columbia, Washington, Kansas (Snow), 1 ¢, 192. Kxp. 40-42 millim. *3650. Acronycta marmorata. (Plate CXXIV. fig. 23.) Acronycta marmorata, Smith, Ent. News Philad. viii. p. 151 (1897); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 1381, pl. xiii. f. 3; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 103. Head and thorax white irrorated with a few black scales ; tegule with a black line near tips and tipped with black; patagia with black lines near edges; abdomen white tinged with ochreous. Fore wing white tinged with ochreous and irrorated with brown ; a black streak below base of cell; subbasal line double, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line double, black, oblique, excurved in interspaces ; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former white with dark point in centre, round, the latter with dark centre and slight whitish annulus; medial line distinct, oblique from costa to reniform, inwardly oblique and dentate below the cell ; postmedial line double, the inner line brownish, the outer black, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, oblique below vein 4, crossed by a black streak in submedian fold from the mediai line to termen, some pale points beyond it on termen; subterminal line white, irregularly dentate, with dark marks beyond it in the inter- spaces ; a terminal series of small black lunules defined on inner side by a waved white line; cilia intersected with black. Hind wing whitish, the veins tinged with fuscous; a brown termiaal line; the underside white irrorated with black, a dark discoidal point and interrupted postmedial line. Hab. U.S.A., Montana, California, Folsom. wp. 36-42 millim. This species is unknown to me, figured from a drawing from cotype in Coll. J. B. Smith. 3651. Acronycta albiorbis, n. sp. Plataplecta pruinosa, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii. p. 5, pl. 144. f. 3 (nee Guen.). Head and thorax white mixed with reddish brown; palpi with blackish mark on 2nd joint above; tegule and patagia edged with ACRONYCTA. GD blackish ; abdomen whitish suffused with pale yellow-brown. Fore wing white almost entirely suffused with pale rufous; sub- basal line represented by a black striga from costa; a rather diffused sinuous black streak in submedian fold from base to ante- medial line which is double, the lines widely separated towards costa, oblique, waved, with black point on the outer line in sub- median fold with white streak from it to medial line; orbicular rather quadrate, extending to antemedial line and defined by an oblique black striga on outer side; reniform large, rather quadrate, incompletely defined by black except above and with slight dark lunule on inner side of centre; a slight dark patch on middle of costa and brownish line from cell to inner margin angled outwards on vein 1; postmedial line double filled in with whitish lunules, bent outward below costa, then minutely dentate, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, crossed by a black streak in submedian fold from medial to subterminal lines and with some brown suffusion beyond it in discal and submedian folds; subterminal line formed of ill-defined white iunules; some slight black striz on termen defined by whitish lunules. Hind wing whitish suffused with pale red-brown ; an indistinct postmedial line defined by whitish on outer side; the underside white tinged with red-brown, the costal and terminal areas slightly irrorated with brown, a brownish patch on middle of costa, slight discoidal spot and diffused post- medial line oblique and waved to vein 5, then incurved. Ab. 1. Greyer and irrorated with darker brown; fore wing with the white lunules on postmedial line smaller and _ less distinet.—Travancore. Hab. Travancorn, Pirmad (Imray), 1 2 ; Cayton, Pundaloya (Green), 3 3 type. Hxp. $ 38, 2 42 millim. *3652. Acronycta jancousci. Apatela jankowskii, Oberth, Et. Ent. vy. p. 69, pl. 7. f. 1 (1880); Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 132. @. Head and thorax grey mixed with white and black-brown ; palpi with the 2nd joint black at sides; frons with black bars at middle and above ; tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen brown, the basal crest white tipped with black, the ventral surface grey irrorated with black. Fore wing violaceous grey irrorated with brown; a wedge-shaped black streak below base of cell, defined by white above and with pure white spot at its extremity ; sub- basal line represented by two black striz from costa; antemedial line double, oblique, waved; medial area suffused with black except from costa to median nervure beyond the antemedial line and beyond the reniform; orbicular white defined by black and with brown point in centre, small, round; reniform whitish defined by black and with brown lunule in centre; an indistinct double minutely waved medial line ; postmedial line double, black, 76 NOCTUID®. filled in with white from costa to vein 3, bent outwards below costa, then lunulate, excurved to vein 4, then strongly incurved, a black patch beyond it on costal area with some white points on costa, the black suffusion extending beyond it on inner area, and with black streak from it to termen in submedian fold; sub- terminal line white faintly defined by brown on inner side and on outer by black with black streaks on the veins, minutely waved, angled outward at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a fine black terminal line; cilia chequered brown and white. Hind wing red- brown with traces of a curved postmedial line; cilia white with a brown line through them; the underside whitish, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown, a brown discoidal lunule and curved crenulate postmedial line. Hab, EK. Siszerta, Amurland, Ussuri in Coll. Pingeler; Japan. Exp. 34-40 millim. *3653. Acronycta crenulata. (Plate CXXIV. fig. 24.) Acronycta crenulata, Beth.-Baker, Nov. Zool. xiii. p. 198 (1906). Head and thorax white mixed with reddish brown; palpi except at tips and sides of frons black-brown; antennee blackish except at base; tegule with dark line near tips; metathorax with paired black points; tarsi blackish ringed with white ; abdomen ‘ whitish suffused with brown. Fore wing white almost wholly suffused with pale red-brown; subbasal line indistinct, double, blackish filled in with white, excurved below costa and ending at vein 1; antemedial line double, blackish filled in with whitish, oblique, waved ; orbicular a small round white spot slightly defined by black; reniform slightly defined by black and with white lunule on its outer edge; medial line with oblique blackish striga from costa, indistinct and waved from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line double, black, filled in with white lunules, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa and a short black fascia in sub- median fold from it to subterminal line, which is indistinct, whitish, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of small black spots defined by slight whitish lunules, cilia chequered white and blackish. Hind wing white tinged with brown, especially on terminal area; an indistinct diffused postmedial line ; cilia white with some brownish spots ; the underside whitish, the costal area irrorated with brown, a diffused brown bar from middle of costa, small discoidal spot, and crenulate postmedial line bent outwards below costa. Hab. Br. N. Guinea, Mt. Kebea (Pratt), type fT ¢ in Coll. Bethune-Baker. vp. 44 millim. ACRONYCTA. “1 ~I 3654, Acronycta fragilis. (Plate CXXIY. fig. 25.) Microcelia fragilis, Guen. Noct. i p. 34 (1852); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 94, pl. xii. f. 3; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 48. Bryophila spectans, W\k. Can. Nat. & Geol. vi. p. 88 (1861). Head and thorax white mixed with brown and black; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; antenne with the base of shaft above white ringed with black; tegule with diffused dark medial band and slight dorsal black stripe ; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black stripes, the upper edge of patagia brown; metathorax edged with black behind; tibize streaked with black, the tarsi banded with black ; abdomen white tinged with brown, the basal crest tipped with black. Fore wing white suffused in parts with brown and black, especially on inner half and beyond the post- medial line; subbasal line represented by double black strize from costa and single striga from cell; a diffused black streak in sub- median fold from base to antemedial line, which is double filled in with white, oblique, waved, angled outwards above inner margin; orbicular and reniform white defined by diffused black, the former round ; a diffused dark bar from middle of costa; postmedial line double filled in with white, strongly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, strongly incurved below vein 3 and angled outward on vein 1, some white points beyond it on costa; a diffused waved white subterminal line, excurved below vein 7 and at middle, and angled inwards in submedian fold where there is a blackish spot beyond it; a terminal series of black spots defined on inner side by white lunules and with brown marks beyond them on the cilia, which are white. Hind wing white faintly tinged with reddish brown; a terminal series of dark striz ; the underside with sight discoidal lunule and traces of curved postmedial line. Hab. Canava, Manitoba, Cartwright (Heath), 1 9; U.S.A., Vermont, Manchester, New York (Doubleday, Grote), 33, 1 2 type, Lancaster, New Jersey, Mississippi. Zap. 36 millim. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 96. Head green, the angles of the lobes brown and black. Body green, a linear dorsal brown band, widening on joint 2; hairs fine, long, sparse. Food-plant: Birch.—H. G. D. 3655, Acronycta liturata. (Plate CX XIV. fig. 26.) Acronycta liturata, Smith, Ent. News Philad. viii. p. 151 (1897); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 129, pl. xii. f.8; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 108. @. Head and thorax white mixed with some brown and black ; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; frons with blackish bar; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black streaks; tarsi banded black and white; abdomen white irrorated with fuscous and dorsally tinged with brown. Fore wing grey-white slightly tinged with brown in parts and rather thickly irrorated with black; sub- basal line represented by double black striz from costa and spot 7S NOCTUID®. below cell; a rather diffused sinuous black streak in submedian fold from base to well beyond antemedial line, which is rather indistinct, double, waved, oblique, angled inwards in submedian fold and bent inwards to inner margin; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former pure white with some brown i centre, large, round, the latter with dark lunule in centre; medial line rather diffused, very oblique from costa to reniform, dentate below’ the cell ; postmedial line double filled in with white, bent outwards below costa, then strongly dentate, incurved below vein 3, crossed by dark suffusion in submedian interspace from medial line to termen and a dark streak in discal fold, some white points beyond it on costa; a whitish dentate subterminal line with dentate blackish marks beyond it in the interspaces connected with the terminal series of triangular black spots; cilia with faint dark line near base and series of black points at tips. Hind wing white; the veins tinged with brown; the terminal area suffused with brown from apex to vein 2 where there is a dark mark; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot and curved postmedial series of minute streaks on the veins. Hab. U.S.A., Oregon, Colorado, Glenwood Springs, 1 9, Gar- field Co. xp. 48 millim. 3656. Acronycta brumosa. (Plate CXXIY. fig. 27.) Acronycta brumosa, Guen. Noct. i. p. 52 (1852) ; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 43. j Apatela persuasa, Harv. Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci. ii. p. 271 (1875); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 180, pl. iii. f. 11; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 103. 6. Head and thorax brownish grey mixed with black and white ; palpi with black patch on 2nd joint; frons with black bar; basal joint of antenne white in front; tegule with black medial line and some black near tips ; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black streaks ; tibiz with some black marks, the tarsi banded black and white ; abdomen brownish grey irrorated with fuscous, the ventral surface white. Fore wing grey tinged with brown and thickly irrorated with black, the submedian interspace mostly suffused with black to the medial line, some brown sutfusion on postmedial area; subbasal line represented by double black strize from costa; antemedial line double, oblique, waved, angled out- wards below costa and inwards below median nervure; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former white with brown centre, elongate elliptical, the latter with its inner part darkened by the medial line which is very oblique and diffused from costa to reni- form, oblique and waved from cell to inner margin ; postmedial line double, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, strongly incurved below vein 3 and angled outwards on vein 1, some dark suffusion from it to near termen in discal fold and submedian interspace and some white points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line pale, waved, ACRONYCTA. 79 excuryed below vein 7 and incurved in discal and submedian folds, with slight dark streaks beyond it in the interspaces to the terminal series of black lunules, which have blackish spots beyond them on the cilia. Hind wing pure white, the veins slightly tinged with brown ; a terminal series of brown lunules with slight spots beyond them on the cilia; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal spot, postmedial spot on costa and minute streaks on the veins from costa to vein 3. ®. Hind wing with the veins, costal, inner and terminal areas tinged with brown, a slight discoidal spot and curved postmedial line. Hab. U.S.A., Florida (Doubleday), 1 2 type, Archer, Texas, 1<¢, 1 @ type persuasa, ? Colorado, ? New Mexico. Exp. 48-52 millim. 3657. Acronycta velia. Acronycta velia, Schaus, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxi. p. 223 (1894), Druce, Biol. Centr. -Am., Het. ii. p. 472, pl. 93. f. 4. ®. Head and thorax white mixed with black; palpi with small black spots on the joints above; pectus and femora white tinged with brown, the tibie streaked with black, the tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen white irrorated with black and dorsally tinged with brown. Fore wing white thickly irrorated with black, the area between the reniform and postmedial line white ; smbbagel line represented by double diffused black striz trom costa aad single striga from cell; antemedial line double filled in with white, strong, oblique and waved from costa to submedian fold, then erect, the inner line angled inwards just below mediin nervure ; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former small, round, white with dark brown centre, the latter large with brown centre and whitish annulus, its upper extremity produced ; ; a medial black line diffused and very oblique from costa to reniform, incurved and sinuous from cell to inner margin ; postmedial line double filled in with white, strongly bent Gudmards below costa, then lunulate, strongly bent inwards from vein 3 to submedian fold, then excurved, some white points with slight black streaks between them beyond it on costa and with blackish suffusion from it to termen between veins 3 and 1; a waved white subterminal line, angled outwards at vein 7 and inwards in submedian fold; a terminal series of small tri- angular black spots defined on inner side by white lunules and with blackish marks beyond them on the cilia. Hind wing whitish tinged with reddish brown at base, the terminal area suffused with fuscous; cilia chequered white and fuscous; the underside white, the costal and terminal areas slightly irrorated with black, an indistinct diffused oblique brownish medial line, a biack discoidal spot, crenulate postmedial line excurved to vein 4, then oblique, and a terminal series of small black lunules. Hab. Muxico, Jalapa; Guaremata (Rodriquez), 1 2, Godman- Salvin Coll. wp. 48 millim. 80 NOCTUID E. 3658. Acronycta inclara. (Plate CXXLIYV. fig. 28.) Heron hamamelis, Sinith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus, xxi. p. 141, pl. in. ff, 1, 2, 3, & pl. xii. f. 12 (nee Guen.). aie inclara, Smith, Can, Ent. xxxii. p. 335 (1900). Acronycta brumosa, Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 103 (nee Guen.). Head and thorax grey-white mixed with fuscous and black, the vertex of thorax paler; palpi whitish at base and with black band on 2nd joint; frons with black bar; tegule with diffused black band near base defined by whitish at Deer tibize streaked with black; the tarsi banded with black ; abdomen grey irrorated with fuscous and dorsally suffused with brown, the rag crest whitish, Fore wing grey- -white thickly irrorated with fuscous and suffused in parts with brown, the basal area suffused with black to the outer antemedial line leasing: some yellowish on base of inner margin ; subbasal line represented by double black strize from costa; ante- medial line double, minutely waved, oblique, the inner line angled inwards below the cell; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former whitish with brown centre, round, the latter with its centre suffused with brown ; an indistinct waved medial line; postmedial line double filled in with grey, strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, below vein 3 bent inwards to lower edge of reniform, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line formed of dentate whitish marks shghtly angled outwards at vein 7 and inwards in submedian fold ; a terminal series of small triangular black spots defined on inner side by whitish lunules ; cilia chequered fuscous and whitish with dark lne near base and terminal series of black points. Hind wing brown, with indistinct discoidal spot and postmedial line incurved below vein 43; cilia chequered ochreous white and brown; the underside white irrorated with brown, a short black streak in middle of cell of male, large dis- coidal lunule, curved waved postmedial line, and terminal series of small lunules. Hab. Cawana; U.S.A., Maine, Vermont, New York, Evans Center (Grote), 2 $,1 Q, Distr. of Columbia, Washington, Pennsylvania, New Brighton (Merrick), 1 3, Minnesota, Dakota, Missouri, Texas and West to the foot of Rocky Mts. Exp. 38-40 millim. This is probably a grey variety of A. hamamelis. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 143. Like A. ovata, with or without the white dorsal spots.—H. G. D. 3659. Acronycta clarescens. (Plate CXXIV. fig. 29.) Acronycta clarescens, Guen. Noct. i. p. 54 (1852); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p- 101 Acronycta prunt, Harris, Ent. Corresp. 1869, p. 313; Smith & Dvar, Pr. U.S, Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 123, pl. iv. f.4; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 44. Head and thorax grey-white mixed with dark brown and black ; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; tegule with blackish ACRONYCTA. 81 lines at middle and near tips; patagia edged with black, tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen whitish suffused with reddish brown and irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing grey-white thickly irrorated with fuscous brown, the basal area suffused with fuscous to the outer antemedial line leaving the area between the subbasal and antemedial lines pale to the streak in submedian fold ; subbasal line represented by double black striz trom costa and single striga from cell, with a black streak beyond it in submedian fold to inner antemedial line ; antemedial line double, oblique, waved, excurved in cell, the inner line strong, black; orbicular and reniform white defined by black except above, their centres suffused with brown, the former oblique elliptical ; medial line oblique from costa to reniform, dentate from cell to inner margin; postmedial line double filled in with whitish, the outer line black, strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, below vein 4 bent inwards to lower extremity of reniform and erect to inner margin, some white points beyond it on costa with black striz between them; subterminal line white with lunulate blackish band on its outer side, dentate, angled inwards at discal and submedian folds ; a terminal series of triangular black spots; cilia white with a black line through them, Hind wing whitish uniformly suffused with red-brown; cilia white ; the underside white, the costal and terminal areas slightly irrorated with black, a slight black streak in middle of cell, black discoidal lunule, minutely waved postmedial line excurved to vein 4, then incurved, and terminal series of smal] black lunules. Ab. 1. Fore wing with ferruginous centre to reniform. Hab. Canapa, Nova Scotia (Redman) 1 3; U.S.A., Eastern States, New York, Evans Center (Grote), 1 6,7 2; Trenton Falls (Doublelay), 2 9 type. Hap, 40-42 millim. Larva, Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 125, pl. vii. ff. 22-23. Head pale, heavily dotted with black over vertex. Body green or red, with a purple-brown dorsal stripe that widens on joints 7-10; a white U-shaped edge to the band on joints 2 and 3; tubercles small, dark, with several obscure hairs, Food-plants : Apple, Cherry, &c.—H. G. D. *3660. Acronycta minella. (Plate CXXIV. fig. 30.) Apatela minella, Dyar, J. N.Y. Ent. Soe. vi. p. 41 (1898); id. Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 102. @. Head and thorax grey mixed with black; abdomen dark grey. Fore wing whitish tinged with ochreous and almost uniformly irrorated and suffused with fuscous ; a faint black streak below base of cell; subbasal line double, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line double filled in with whitish, oblique, dentate, strongly angled outwards below costa ; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former round ; medial line indistinct, oblique from costa to reniform, inwardly eblique and sinuous from lower you, VIII. G 82 NOCTUIDA. angle of cell tu inner margin, a dark streak before it in submedian fold; postmedial line double filled in with whitish, strongly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, strongly incurved below vein 4 and angled outwards on vein 1, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line represented by a series of slight pale lunules with dark points beyond them in the interspaces, excurved helow vein 7 and at middle and angled inwards at submedian fold; a terminal series of small black lunules; cilia grey mixed with fuscous. Hing wing ochreous white tinged with fuscous, a slight discoidal spot and sinuous postmedial line; a terminal series of black striz. Hab. U.S.A., 8S. Colorado. Hap. 36 millim. This species is unknown to me, figured from a drawing from type in U.S. Nat. Mus. 3661. Acronycta superans. (Plate CXXIV. fig. 31.) Acronycta superans, Guen. Noct. i. p. 53 (1852); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 119, pl. i. f. 6; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 43. Head blackish with white band between antenne ; palpi white with black band on 2nd joint; thorax grey-white, the tegule with black line near base and some black scales at tips, the patagia with black scales mixed and black streak on outer edge, the metathorax with brown scales mixed ; tibise slightly streaked with black, the tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen white irrorated with dark brown, the basal crest red-brown. Fore wing white with slight dark irroration, the base, the antemedial area below the cell, the medial area from cell to vein 1 and a diffused band from costa in and beyond end of cell and from postmedial line to termen between vein 3 and submedian fold black-brown suffused with some yellowish at base on inner margin : subbasal line represented by double black striz from costa; antemedial line strong, double, oblique, waved; orbicular and reniform defined by black-brown, the former with white centre, erect, elliptical, the latter large ; a very oblique black striga from costa to reniform and oblique sinuous line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line strong, double filled in with white, strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate and angled outwards at veins 4, 3, then strongly incurved aud angled outwards at vein 1, some white points with dark streaks between them beyond it on costa; subterminal line white, excurved below costa and at middle, angled inwards at discal fold to near postmedial line, angled inwards and interrupted at submedian fold, with dark brown beyond it from below costa to vein 4; a terminal series of small black lunules with black-brown spots beyond them on the cilia, Hind wing whitish uniformly suffused with reddish brown ; cilia white mixed with some brown; the underside white, the costal and the terminal areas irrorated with brown and the veins tinged with brown; a dark streak in cell from base to near the dark discoidal lunule, a crenulate postmedial line excurved to vein 4, then oblique, and terminal series of small black lunules. ACRONYCTA. 83 Hab. Canava (Norman), 19, Ottawa (Young), 1 3; U.S.A... New York (Doubleday), 1 Q type, Evans Center (Grote), 33,429, Distr. of Columbia, Washington, and West to the Mississippi and Central States. Hwp. 50-52 millim. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 121; Saunders, Ins, Inj. Fruits, p. 166, f. i74. Head pale, thickly dotted with brown, a red spot on vertex of each lobe. Body green on the sides, an even narrow dorsal brown stripe, widened on joint 1, narrowed on the incisures ; hairs sparse, fine, almost single. Food-plants: Apple, Birch, &¢.—H. G. D. 3662. Acronycta subochrea. (Plate CXXIV. fig, 32.) Acronycta subocrea, Grote, Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci. ii. p. 153 (1874) ; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 42. Acronycta brumosa, Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. L17, pl. xiii. f. | (nee Guen.). Apatela hamamelis, Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 102 (nec Guen.). Head and thorax grey-white largely mixed with fuscous black ; palpi white at base, the 2nd joint with black band; lower part of frons whitish ; a white bar between antenne; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black stripes; tibize with slight black streaks, the tarsi black ringed with white ; abdomen white irrorated with dark brown and dorsally clothed with red-brown hair except towards extremity, the basal crest fuscous aud white. Fore wing bluish white thickly irrorated with very dark brown and suffused with dark brown below the cell to antemedial line, in reniform and below end of cell and beyond postmedial line ; some yellowish at base of inner margin; subbasal line represented by double dark strie from costa; antemedial line rather indistinct, double, the lines rather widely separated towards costa, oblique, minutely waved, bent inwards to inner margin ; orbicular and reniform large, defined by black, open above, the former round, the latter defined by black points on outer side; a very oblique blackish striga from costa to reniform and minutely waved line from lower angle of cell to inner margin with short diffused blackish streak before it above vein 1; postmedial line blackish, double at costa, strongly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein 3 and angled outwards at vein 1; some white points with black streaks between them beyond it on costa; an indistinct minutely waved pale subterminal line; a terminal series of small black spots; cilia mostly black at base and white at tips. Hind wing whitish tinged with olive-brown, the terminal area suffused with fuseous, in temale darker: cilia white with a dark line through them; the underside white irrorated with dark brown, a dark streak in base of cell, black discoidal spot, crenulate postmedial line bent inwards to costa and with minute dark streaks on the veins, and terminal series of slight lunules. Hab, Canapa, Ontario; U.S.A., South to Virginia and West to ) G2 84 NOCLUIDA. Rocky Mts., New York, Evans Center (Grote), 1g, = Q type, Distr, of Columbia, Washington, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, Wis- consin, Colorado, Garfield Co. Hap. 46 millim. Lurva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 118. Head brownish, dotted with red and black over the face. Body green, a darker lateral shade, the dorsum paler and containing a transverse blackish patch on joints 5, 8, ¥, and 12, the latter small; hairs fine, rather long, several from each tubercle. Food- plant: Witch hazel (Hamamelis).—H. G. D. 3663. Acronycta noctivaga. (Plate CX XV. fig. 1.) Acronycta noctivaga, Grote, Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. ii. p. 487, pl. ix. f.3 (1864); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 156, pli. f. 11; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 42. Head and thorax white mixed with black-brown ; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; shoulders with blackish streaks ; tibie banded with blackish ; abdomen whitish irrorated with fuscous and dorsally suffused with brown, the basal crest whitish with black tip. Fore wing white thickly irrorated with black-brown, the basal area suffused with black-brown to antemedial line leaving some yellowish white on base of inner margin, and diffused black- brown bands beyond the medial and postmedial lines; subbasal line represented by double black striz from costa and cell filled in with white; antemedial line double filled in with white, strongly waved, oblique; the medial area with black-brown fascia above vein 1; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former very small, round, the latter filled in with brown; a diffused somewhat dentate medial line oblique from costa to median nervure, then inwardly oblique; postmedial line double filled in with white, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein 3 and angled outwards on vein 1, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line represented by a series of dentate whitish marks, somewhat angled outwards at vein 7 and inwards at discal and submedian folds, with blackish streaks in the interspaces from it to the terminal series of black points with blackish streaks from them intersecting the cilia. Hind wing whitish uniformly suffused with reddish brown; cilia whitish at tips; the underside whitish, the costal area irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal spot. Hab. Canava (Normam), 1 3, Ontario, Orillia (Bush), 1 ¢; | U.S.A., Massachusetts, New York, Evans Center (Grote), 1 3, 4 9, Distr. of Columbia, Washington, Illinois, Oregon, Portland, Colorado, New Mexico. Hap. 38-40 millim. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 157, pl. viii. ff. 27, 28. Head black. Body blackish with a faint red subventral band ; warts large, the hairs short, dense, bristly, black mixed with some soft greyish ones. Food-plants: low bushes.—H. G. D. 0) Or ACRONYCTA. 3664, Acronycta carbonaria. (Plate CXXV. fig. 2. Acronycta carbonaria, Gres. Berl. ent. Zeit. 1889, p. 252; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal p. 133. Acronycta brumosa, Leech, P, Z. 8. 1889, p. 476 (nec Guen.). 3. Head and thorax whitish tinged with brown and irrorated with black; palpi brown, whitish at base; frons with blackish bar; tegule and patagia edged with blackish ; tarsi banded with black ; abdomen grey dorsally suffused with brown except at bise. Fore wing grey almost wholly suffused with dark brown and irrorated with black, the area just before antemedial line paler: subbasal line double, waved, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line double, waved, oblique, the lines widely separated, with black streak in submedian fold from its inner edge to well beyond it; orbicular and reniform large, defined by black, the former with white annulus on inner side and black point in upper part of centre, the latter witii slight black lunule on inner side of centre; a very oblique dark striga from costa to reniform and indistinct oblique waved line from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line double, the lines rather widely separated and with some white between them, bent outwards below costa, then dentate and produced to short black streaks on the veins, incurved below vein 3, some white points beyond it on costa; a strongly waved whitish subterminal line slightly defined by blackish on outer side, a terminal series of black points with blackish marks beyond them on the cilia. Hind wing white, the veins of terminal half brownish; a brownish postmedial bar from costa and slight lunulate terminal line; the underside with the costal area tinged and irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal lunule, indistinct waved postmedial line from costa to vein 4 with dark spots on and beiow costa, small spot on costa near apex, and terminal series of small lunules frora apex to vein 2. Q. Hind wing with indistinct curved postmedial line, the terminal area suffused with brown and the inner area tinged with brown. Hab, K. Stperta, Ussuri; Japan, Yokohama (Pryer), 4 3,2 2; Corea. Hep. 46-48 millim. -3665. Acronycta subornata. Acronycta subornata, Leech, P. Z. 8, 1889, p. 477, pl. i. f. 6. Acronycta brunnea, South, ined. Head and thorax grey-white mixed with dark brown and black ; palpi with black patch on 2nd joint ; patagia edged with blackish ; tarsi blackish ringed with white ; abdomen reddish brewn, the ventral surface whitish. Fore wing grey-white almost wholly suffused with dark red-brown and irrorated with black, the grea just before antemedial line and the costal area beyond antemedial line rather whiter; subbasal line double, waved, from costa to 86 NOCTUID Ai: submedian fold in which there is a slight black streak from its inner edge to beyond antemedial line which is double, the lines, rather widely separated, waved, oblique; orbicular and reniform large, defined by black, the former rather erect elliptical, open above and with white annulus on inner side and below: a very oblique dark striga from costa to reniform and oblique waved line from lower angle of ccll to inner margin ; postmedial line double filled in with some white, strongly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein 3 and angled outwards on vein 1, some white points beyond it on costa; a subterminal series of whitish lunules in the interspaces, incurved below vein 3; a terminal series of black points defined by slight whitish lunules. Hind wing yellow-brown, the terminal area dark brown, a slight discoidal spot and postmedial line oblique below vein 4; cilia whitish at tips; the underside whitish tinged with brown, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown, a blackish streak in middle of cell, large discoidal spot, postmedial line waved from costa to vein 4, then oblique, diffused subterminal band and terminal series of slight Junules. Ab. 1. brunnea. Fore wing more uniform brown with less grey. Hat. Javan, Yokohama (Pryer), 4 Q type; Corna, Gensan (to), 19. Evp. 42-48 millim. ‘Typet brumnea in Coll. Wileman. 3666. Acronycta afflicta. (Plate CXXV. fig. 3.) Acronycta afflicta, Grote, Proc, Ent. Soe. Philad. ii. p. 488, pl. ix. f. 4 (1864); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 127, pl. i. f. 10; Simith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 42. Acronycta dolens, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 260, pl. 26. f. 7 (1889). Head and thorax black mixed with white and some pale reddish brown ; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; frons with dark bar ; tegule with the basal half blackish, the terminal half pale with black les at middle and near tips; disks of patagia and thorax whitish; fore tibiae and tarsi banded black and white: abdomen fuscous brown, the basal crest and ventral surface whitish. Fore wing reddish brown mixed with some grey and mostly suffused and irrorated with black, some whitish at base of inner margin ; subbasal line double, waved, from costa tv submedian fold ; antemedial line indistinct, double, waved, oblique; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former whitish with brown centre, round; an oblique dark bar from middle of costa and oblique waved line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line double, strongly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein +, some white points beyond it on costa; a dentate whitish subterminal Jine; a terminal series of rather triangular spots defined by slight whitish lunules; cilia whitish with a brown line near base and terminal series of brown lunules. Hind wing white, the veins streaked with brown; the terminal ACRONYCTA. 87 area suffused with brown from apex to vein 2; a terminal series of dark points ; cilia white mixed with brown; the underside with the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown, the veins of terminal area streaked with brown, a blackish discoidal spot, curved waved postmedial line with blackish spot at costa and slight dark streaks on the veins and terminal series of small lunules. Hab, Canada; U.S.A., Massachusetts, New York, Florida (Double- day), 1 3, Missouri, St. Louis, Texas, 2 2, West to the Rocky Mts.; Mexico, Jalapa (Hoege), 1 ¢ type dolens, Godman-Salvin Coll. Hvp. 40-46 millim. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi, 19> WAS), fall, We Me I, Head brown, mottled with darker on the face. Body robust, brown, with red-brown dorsal and lateral stripes; hairs of tubercle ij. single, long, black, those of joints 3-7 slightly spatulate. Food-plant: Oak. 3667. Acronycta hamamelis. (Plate CXXV. fig. 4.) Acronycta hamamelis, Guen, Noct. i. p. 52 (1852); Smith, Cat. Noct, N. Am, p. 44. Head and thorax grey largely mixed with brown and black ; palpi whitish at base and with black band on 2nd joint; frons with black bar; tegule with blackish line near base; tibiee streaked with black, the tarsi banded with black; abdomen grey-brown thickly irrorated with fuscous and with dorsal series of slight dark tufts of hair, the basal crest with some white. Fore wing grey- white almost wholly suffused with fuscous brown and thickly irrorated with black; subbasal line represented by double black stri from costa ; antemedial line double, minutely waved, oblique ; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former with brown centre and whitish annulus, round, the latter with its centre suffused with brown and slight pale annulus ; an indistinct curved medial line ; postmedial line double, strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, incurved below vein 3 to lower edge of reniform, some pale points beyond it on costa; an indistinct dentate whitish subterminal line angled inwards in submedian fold ; a terminal series of small triangular black spots defined on inner side by slight whitish lunules; cilia whitish with fine waved - blackish line near base and terminal series of points. Hind wing brown with traces of discoidal spot and sinuous postmedial line ; cilia whitish with brown line through them; the underside white irrorated with brown, a slight dark streak in middle of cell of male, a black discoidal lunule, curved waved postmedial line, and terminal series of small black lunules. Hab. U.S.A. (Doubleday), 1 3, co-type, Pennsylvania, 1 9, Grote Coll., Georgia, Virginia. Hwp. 42 millim. Larva. Guen. Noct. i. p. 52. Dorsal area yellowish grey, the ventral area ferrugimous red, the 88 NOCTUIDA. two colours separated by a dark green lateral line; six dorsal green patches; subdorsal line fine, green; head pale; anal segment slightly humped; warts each with one hair. Food-plant: Hama- melis virginiana. 3668. Acronycta increta. (Plate CXXV. fig. 5.) Acronycta increta, Morr, Proc, Bost. Soc. N. H. xvii. p. 131 (1874); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 144, pl. xii. f. 13; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 44. Head and thorax white mixed with brown and fuscous; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; frons with blackish bar; tibie slightly streaked with black, the tarsi banded with black; abdomen grey thickly irrorated with brown, the ventral surface whitish. Fore wing grey thickly irrorated with fuscous and suffused in parts with brown, the basal area suffused with black to outer edge of antemedial line leaving the base of inner margin whitish and the area between subbasal and antemedial lines greyer to submedian told; subbasal line double, from costa to submedian fold; aute- medial line double, minutely waved, oblique; orbicular and reniform whitish detined by black and with red-brown centres, both erect elliptical, a black bar from costa to orbicular; postmedial line double, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved and with short black streaks beyond it on the veins, incurved below vein 3, some whitish points beyond it on costa; a whitish subterminal line angled cutwards at veins 7, 6, 4,3; « terminal series of small triangular black spots defined by whitish lunules on inner side ; cilia chequered white and brown and with dark lne through them. Hind wing greyish wholly suffused with reddish brown ; cilia white with small brownish spots from apex to vein 2; the underside whitish slgltly tinged and irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal spot, traces of a postmedial line with dark spots at discal and submedian folds, and terminal series of small lunules. Hab. Canava, Manitoba, Cartwright (Heath), 1 9; U.S.A., New York, Evans Center (Grote), 1 ¢,1 9, Beverley, | 2 type, New Jersey, Texas, New Mexico. Hap. 34 millim. 3669. Acronycta retardata. (Plate CXXV. fig. 6.) Microcelia retarduta, Wik. Can, Nat. & Geol. vi. p. 388 (1861); Smith & | Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 145, pl. ii. f. 5 & pl. xii. f. 14; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Ain. p. 45. Acronycta dassecta, Grote & Rob. Trans, Am. Ent. Soe. iii. p, 178, pl. ii. f. 81 (1870). Head and thorax white mixed witn brown; palpi with the 2nd joint black above ; tegulie with diffused black medial line; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black streaks ; fore tarsi banded black and white; abdomen white dorsally tinged with brown. Fore wing white slightly irrorated with fuscous, the basal area thickly irrorated; subbasal line double, waved, from costa to sub- ACRONYCTA. 89 median fceld in which there is a short black streak before it; antemedial line double, with short black streaks on each line on the veins, the inner line angled inwards below the cell and the outer with small black spot on it; orbicular and reniform defined by fuscous and with slight dark centres, the former round; postmedial - line doubie, strongly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, in- curved below vein 3, with brown suffusion beyond it to near termen between veins 6 and 4 and from vein 3 to submedian fold, and some white points on costa with dark marks between them; sub- terminal line absent; a terminal series of small round black spots ; cilia with a slight black line near tips. Hind wing greyish suffused with brown and with terminal seiies of slight black strie; cilia white with a slight brown line through them ; the underside white tinged in parts with biown, a large black discoidal lunule and rather diffused, curved, waved brown postmedial line. Hab. Canapa; U.S.A., Massachusetts (Packard), 1 ¢, New York, Schenectady (Lintner), 1g, Evans Center (G@rote), 13,19, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1 9 type, Virginia. Hap. 30-34 millim. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 146. Head red-brown. Body whitish, each scgmeut with five purple- brown transverse bands dorsally, the sides and feet pale. Food- plant: Maple.—H. G. D. 3670. Acronycta cesarea. (Plate CXXYV. fig. 7.) Acronycta cesarea, Smith, J. N.Y. Ent. Soe. xiii. p. 191 (1905). @. Head and thorax white mixed with black-brown with an olive tinge; frons with black bar; patagia with dark edges; tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen fuscous brown with pale segmental lincs, the ventral sur:ace whitish irrorated with brown. Fore wing whitish thickly irrorated and suffused with fuscous brown with an olive tinge, the medial area slightly, paler ; subbasal line blackish, double, waved, from costa to submedian fold in which there is a slight black streak from it to outer edge of antemedial line, which is double, eblique, waved, angled inwaids in submedian fold; orbicular and reniform small, white irrorated with brown and defined by blackish, the former round ; medial line represented by an oblique bar from costa and oblique sinuous line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line double filled in with whitish, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, strongly incurved below vein 4, some alternating white and dark points beyond it on costa; subterminal line absent ; a terminal series of black points defined on inner side by slight whitish lunules ; cilia chequered fuscous brown and white and with dark line through them. Hind wing greyish uniformly suffused with brown; cilia white with a dark line through them ; the underside whitish, the costal area and terminal area to vein 3 irrorated with brown, a dark discoidal spot, 9() NOCTUID®. bar at middle of costa, diffused sinuous postmedial line, and terminal series of black striz. Hab. U.S.A., New Jersey, Essex Co. Park, Kansas (Snow), 2 9. Hep, 26-30 millim. 3671. Acronycta impleta. (Plate CXXYV. fig. 8.) Acronycta impleta, W1k. ix. 57 (1856); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 42. Acronycta luteicoma, Grote & Rob, Iraus. Am, knt. Soe. i. p. 179, pl. 2. f. 83 (1870); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi, p. 152, pl. i. 1. 9; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 42. Head and thorax grey largely mixed with brown; palpi white with black band on 2nd joint; tegule and patagia edged with brown; shoulders streaked with black; tibie slightly streaked with black, the mid tibia with black spot at base, the tarsi banded with fuscous ; abdomen red-brown. Fore wing grey almost wholly suffused and irrorated with brown; subbasal line represented by double black striz from costa and cell; antemedial line double, oblique, waved, angled inwards on vein 1; orbicular and reniform defined by black, their centres suffused with brown, the former round, the latter with the black on outer edge reduced to points ; medial line minutely waved, very oblique from costa to reniform, incurved below the cell; postmedial line double, the inner line indistinct, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, excurved to vein 3, then incurved, filled in with whitish lunules, the one below submedian fold more prominent, some white points beyond it on costa; a subterminal series of whitish spots, slightly excurved at vein 7 end incurved below vein 3; a terminal series of smal‘ black spots ; cilia with a slight dark line through them. Hind wing whitish uniformly suffused with red-brown ; cilia white ; the underside white faintly tinged with red-brown, a slight dis- coidal spot and traces of postmedial line from costa to vein 4. Haé. Canada; U.S.A., Maine, New York, 3 ¢, Distr. of Columbia, Llinois, Georgia, Kansas (Snow), 1 3, 1 9, Texas, ? California; hab. ign. 1 Q type. Hwvp. 40-48 millim. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus, xxi. p. 153, pl. vi. f. 16. Head shining black, body black with pale dots; a reddish sub- stigmatal band ; narrow broken dorsal and subdorsal lines; warts large; the hairs in dense tufts, long, fine; dense pale brown tufts subdorsally on joints 3 to 6, 12 and 13; four dense black tufts on joint 5; two short black pencils on joint 12. Food-plants: Prunus, Populus, &e. 3672. Acronycta illita. (Plate CXXV. fig. 9.) Acronycta illita, Smith, Ent. News Philad. viii. p. 152 (1897); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.s, Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 151, pl. xi. f. 12; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 104. Q@. Head and thorax black mixed with grey-white; frons with black bar; tarsi banded black and white; abdomen grey ivrorated ACRONYCTA. 91 with black, the basal crest black and white. Fore wing white very thickly irrorated with black; subbasal line represented by double black strize {rom costa and cell; antemedial line double filled in with whitish, oblique, waved; orbicular and reniform defined by black and with some black suffusion in centres, the former irregularly rounded, the latter lunulate; traces of a medial line, oblique from costa to reniform and erect from submedian fold to inner margin, with a blackish maik before it above vein 1; postmedial line double, black, filled in with white lunules except towards costa, bent out- wards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein 4 and angled outwards at vein 1, some whitish points beyond it on costa; sub- terminal line indistinct, whitish, waved, slightly defined on outer side by black ; a terminal series of black spots. Hind wing grey suffused and irrorated with fuscous; the underside white, the costal and terminal areas slightly irrorated with fuscous, a dark discoidal lunule and indistinct curved postmedial line. Hab, Canava, Manitoba, Aweme (Criddle), Cartwright (Heath), 1 29; U.S.A., Colorado, Denver, Glenwood Springs, Hap. 50 millim. Larva, Head shining black. Body black, dotted with pale, with a reddish substigmatal band and narrow broken dorsal and sub- dorsal lines; warts large, the hairs in dense tufts, long, fine; dense pale brown tufts subdorsally on joints 3 to 6, 12, and 13; four dense black tufts on joint 5; two short black pencils on joint 12. Food-plants: Prunus, Populus, &e.—H. G. D. 3673. Acronycta pruinosa. (Plate CXXV. fig. 10.) Acronycta pruinosa, Guen. Noct. i. p. 53 (1852); Hmpsn Moths Ind. ii. 4 - al Dado Polia suluta, W\k. xxxiii. 723 (1865). Head and thorax white slightly tinged with brown in parts and irrorated with black; palpi with the 2nd joint black at sides; tarsi banded with black; abdomen white suffused with pale brown except at base. Fore wing white thickly irrorated with brown and with some brownish suffusion beyond the medial and postmedial lines ; subbasal line represented by a black striga from costa and curved black mark below cell with white spot on its inner side ; antemedial line double, the lines widely separated on costal half and with black points on them from costa to median nervure, oblique, waved ; orbicular white defined by black and with brown point in centre, round; reniform defined by black, on outer side reduced to points, its centre suffused with brown and with black Junule on inner side; a diffused dark patch on middle of costa and oblique slightly waved line from cell to inner margin ; postmedial line double filled in by white lunulate marks, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, excurved to vein 3, then incurved, some white points beyond it on costa; a subterminal series of slight white marks in the interSpaces ; a terminal series of small black Junules defined by whitish lunules and with blackish marks beyond them 92 NOCLUID &. on the cilia. Hind wing white tinged with pale yellow-brown, the terminal area slightly darker; an indistinct postmedial line defined by whitish on outer side; cilia white with series of slight dark points ; the underside white tinged with brown, a brownish mark on middle of costa, indistinct discoidal spot and curved postmedial line. Hab. Kasumrr, Dana (McArthur), 1 $3; Ponsaz, Sulu, Sultanpur (G5 40D), Gy Cia rine, (Celeron) og, 1k 5 ieayli, Il g - Dharmsila (Hocking), 1 3g, 19; N. Invta, 1 @ type soluta ; Srkuim, 1 ¢ ; Assam; Java (Horsfield), 1 f type. wp. 36-46 millim. 3674. Acronycta consanguis. (Plate CXXYV. fig. 11.) Acronycta consangwis, Butl. A. M. N. H. (5) iv. p. 358 (1879); Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 133. Acronycta asiatica, Pouj. Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. (6) viii. p. 20 (1888). Head and thorax white mixed with black-brown; 2nd joint of palpi with black patch at sides; hind tibize with black streaks, the tarsi banded with blackish ; abdomen white suffused with reddish brown. Fore wing white irrorated with brown and fuscous; sub- basal line represented by slight double striz from costa and curved black mark below cell with white spot en its inner edge; ante- medial line double filled in with whitish, the lines widely separated towards costa and the outer line very indistinct except at costa and inner margin, oblique, waved; orbicular white defined by black on outer side, slightly on inner, somewhat elliptical ; reniform defined by black on inner side and by black points on outer; a fuscous patch on middle of costa and an oblique rather diffused line from lower angle of cell to inuer margin ; postmedial line black defined on inner side by lunulate white marks, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, excurved to vein 3, then incurved and angled out- wards at vein 1, some brown sutfusion beyond it and white points with minute black streaks between them on costa; traces of a whitish subterminal line; a terminal series of small black lunules ; cilia white with series of blackish spots near base. Hind wing white suffused with pale brown excepo on inner area; a diffused brownish postmedial line and terminal band; cilia white intersected with pale brown ; the underside white faintly tinged with brown, the costal area irrorated with brown, a brown patch on middle of costa, slight discoidal spot, and postmedial line excurved to vein 5, then incurved. Hab. ?E. Sreerta, Ussuri; Japan, Tokio (Fenton), 1 9, Yoko- hama (Pryer, Manley), 4 3, 3 2 type; W. Cuina, Chang-yang (Pratt),1 $,1 9, Moupin (David), type T ¢ asiatica in Mus. Paris. Hap, 42-48 millim. ACRONYCTA. 93 *3675. Acronycta albistigma. (Plate CXXYV. fig. 12.) Acronycta albistigma, South, ined. - 3. Head and thorax white mixed with brown ; palpi with the Ist and 2nd joints black above: antenne with the basal joint black at extremity behind ; tegule with faint dark band before the tips which are whitish; tarsi brown ringed with white; abdomen ochreous whitish tinged with brown. Fore wing grey-white thickly irrorated with fuscous; subbasal line represented by double black strize from costa and cell, the latter filled in with white; antemedial line rather indistinct, double, oblique, waved, angled inwards on vein |; orbicular pure white defined at sides by black and with some brown scales in centre, rather oblique elliptical ; reniform defined at sides by black and white points ; medial line represented by a diffused oblique fuscous bar from costa and an indistinct oblique dentate line from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line double, the inner line indistinct, filled in by white lunules between veins 7 and 4 and 3 and 1, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, bent inwards below vein 4 and ending on inner margin near tornus, some dark suffusion beyond it between veins 8 and 4 and below vein 2, and some white points on costa; a waved white subterminal line: a series of small black spots on termen and base of cilia defined by whitish lunules on inner side. Hind wing white, the basal area tinged with brownish vellow, the veins and terminal area suffused with brown ; an indistinct curved post- medial line; cilia ochreous white with a series of fuscons spots; the underside white with slight dark spot in middle of cell, blackish discoidal lunule and postmedial line maculate and excurved to vein 9, then oblique. Hab. Japan, type 7S in Coll. Wileman. wp. 50 millim, 3676. Acronycta rumicis. Noctua rumicis, Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. x. p. 516 (1758); Esp. Schmett. iv. pl. 117. ff. 7-9; Hiibn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 9; Frr. Neue Beitr. pl. 543; Steph. I. Brit. Ent., Haust. ii. p. 42; Dup. Lép. Fr. vi. p. 241, pl. 88. f. 2; Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 133. Acronycta salicis, Curt. Brit. Ent. v. pl. 136 (1829). Acronycta diffusa, Wik. xi. 708 (1857). Acronycta indica, Moore, P. Z.8. 1867, p. 47; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 205, & iv. p. 509. Acronycta turanica, Staud. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1888, p. 65; id. Rom. Mém. y. pl. 8. f. 5. Acronis alnoides, Geest, Allg. Zeit. Ent. viii. p. 310 (1908). Head and thorax white mixed with brown and black; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; frons with black bar; tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen whitish dorsally suffused with ochreous and brown, the basal crest mixed with black. Fore wing white very thickly irrorated with brown, the inner and postmedial areas suffused with brown; subbasal line represented by double black strie from costa and single striga from celi with black streak from O4 NOCLUIDE. it to antemedial line, which is strong, black, double, oblique, waved, angled outwards below costa and inwards on vein 1; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former round with brown point in centre, the latter with brown lunule on inner side of centre; an oblique dark striga from custa to reniform and waved line from cell to inner margin ; postmedial line double with white lunule on it in submedian interspace, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein 3 and angled outwards on vein 1, some white points beyond it on costa; an irregularly waved white subterminal line excurved below costa and at middle and with series of black spots on its outer edge; a terminal series of small triangular black spots; cilia mixed with brown at base, the tips white with series of black points. Hind wing red-brown, the cilia white with some brown at base; the underside white tinged and irrorated with red- brown, a slight discoidal point. Ab. 1. salicis. Fore wing suffused with fuscous brown, leaving the lunule on postmedial line and the subterminal line white. Ab. 2. alnoides. Fore wing with the inner area suffused with fuscous to postmedial line and with diffused oblique fascia beyond postmedial line below vein 3. Ab. 3. Larger and darker.—Japan and W. China. Ab. 4. turanica. Fore wing sparsely irrorated with fuscous and with fuscous sutfusion below submedian fold and beyond postmedial line only. Hab. Brrratn, Scotland, Leech Coll., England (Gregson), Leech Coll.; France; Deymarx, Dohlmann Coll. ; Germany, Zeller and Leech Golls.; Auvsrrta; Hungary: Switzernanp, Frey Coll. ; Sparx; Corsica, Frey Coll.; Irary; Morocco. Tangier ( Walsing- ham), 1 3 ; Scanpinavia ; Rossta, Livonia, Zeller Coll. ; Cyprus (Miss Bate), 1 Q; Arnmenta; Asta Minor, Brussa, 13,19, Zeller Coll., Amanus Mts., 12; Syria, 12, Leech Coll., Bagdad (Loftus), 12 type diffusa; W. Turkustan, Ferghana, 1 3,19, Sarawschan, Issyk Kul; FE. Torwesran, Ili; EH. Srperta; Japan, Hakodaté (Whiteley), 16,19, Tokio (Mares), 13,19, Yokohama (Jonas, Pryer, Leech), 23,392, Nagahama (Leech), 19, Kiushiu, 1 9 ; Corna, Gensan (Leech), 1 9: C. Cutna, Ichang (Pryer), 1 2 , Ship- y-shan (Pratt), 1 ¢; W. Cura, Chang-vang (Pratt), 2 9, Omei- shan, 19, Nitou, 1 @, Ta-chien-lu (Pratt), 12, Wa-ssu-kou, 1 ¢, Kia-ting-fu, 1 ¢, Chia-kou-ho (Pratt), 1 3, Pu-tsu-fang, 1 9, Kwei-chow, 1 ¢ ; Srxurm (tussel!), 1 3 type indica. Eap, 34-46 millim. Larva. Mey. Brit. Lep. p. 148; Barrett, Lep. Brit. iii. p. 267, pl. 123. fom Dark grey-brown with pale marblings ; a dorsal series of black patches enclosing orange-red spots; subdorsal series of white spots ; subspiracular line waved, white or pale yellow, the tubercles orange- red; fascicles of pale ochreous or reddish hair mixed with blackish hair; somites 4 and 11 somewhat prominent above; head black streaked with brownish ochreous. Food-plants: Polygonum, Salix, Hawthorn, Veronica, &e. 8-9. ACRONYCTA. 95 3677. Acronycta lutea. Acronycta lutea, Brem. & Grey, Motsch. Et. Ent. i. p. 65 (1852) ; Brem. Lep. Ost-Sib. pl. 4. f. 7; Oberth. Et. Ent. x. p. 18, pl. 2. t. 14; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 133. Pharetra leucoptera, But). Trans Ent. Sve. 1881, p. 595. Head and thorax grey-white mixed with black-brown ; palpi with blackish band on 2nd joint; patagia edged with blackish ; tursi banded black and white; abdomen greyish suffused with brown and with yellow towards base, the ventral surface whitish. Fore wing whitish almost wholly suffused and irrorated with black- brown, the inner and postmedial areas slightly darker; subbasal line represented by double black striz from costa and single striga trom cell with shght black streak from it to antemedial line, which is double, the lines widely separated, oblique, waved, angled out- wards below costa; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former small, round, with shght whitish annulus; a dark striga from middle of costa and faint dark patch above middle of vein 1 ; postmedial line double with white lunule on it below submedian fold, the inner line indistinct, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein 3 and angled outwards on vein 1, some white points beyond it on costa; a subterminal series of whitish spots in the interspaces with blackish spots on their outer side conjoined by slight streaks to the terminal series of points. Hind wing orange-yellow, the basal area slightly tinged with brown; the terminal area broadly black-brown with irregular inner edge angled inwards at vein 2 and pale yellow patch on termen in submedian interspace; cilia whitish ; the underside yellowish white, the costal area irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal Junule and diffused subterminal band forming large blackish patches between vein 3 and submedian fold and vein 1. Ab. 1. leucoptera. Hind wing whitish slightly tinged with yellow. Ab, 2. Hind wing deep orange-yellow. Hab. KE. Siprrta, Dahuria, Amurland, Ussuri; Japan, Oiwake (Pryer), 42, Yokohama (Pryer), 2 3 type Jeucoptera ; Corna, Gensan (Leech), 1 S$; W. Cutna, Chang-yang (Pratt), 1 3. Hap. 46-48 millim. 3678. Acronycta catocaloida. (Plate CXXYV. fig. 13.) Acronycta eatocaloidu, Gres. Berl. ent. Zeit. 1888, p. 813; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 138. ®. Head and thorax white mixed witb black; palpi white with black band on 2nd joint; patagia edged with blackish; tarsi banded black and white: abdomen greyish thickly irrorated with dark brown and dorsally suffused with reddish brown towards base. Fore wing whitish almost wholly suffused with dark brown and irrorated with black; subbasal line indistinct, double, waved, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line rather indistinct, double, waved, oblique ; orbicular and renitorm defined by black, 96 NOCLUID-E, the former white with brown centre, round; an indistinct waved medial line ; postmedial line double filled in with white lunules, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, excurved to vein 3, then incurved, some white points beyond it on costa; an ill-defined lunulate white subterminal line conjoined below apex and at middle to the white lunules on termen defining the terminal series of small black lunules. Hind wing yellow with paler patch beyond the cell from costa to vein 4; the basal area suffused with brown ; a black discoidal lunule; the terminal area broadly black-brown with sinuous inner edge and leaving a narrow pale yellow terminal band with series of dark points on it; cilia pale yellow ; the underside pale yellow irrorated with brown except in submedian interspace, an elongate dark mark in middle of cell, large black discoidal spot, lunulate postmedial line incurved below vein 3 and with diffused brown band beyond it interrupted at discal fold. Hab ii. Stpurta, Amurland, Ussuri; Javan, Hakodate (Leech), 19. Exp. 46 millim. Secr. IL. (Zriena). Thorax clothed with hair and hair-like scales mixed with a few scales. A. Fore wing with the orbicular and reniform conjoined by a black streak. a. Fore wing with black streak in discal fold beyond post- medial line. a, Fore wing with quadrate black patch between orbi- cular and reniform, the postmedial line slightly hin@urved! laelkony WEIM 42. consoaacocosaaconasgdconcascoseacans quadrata, 61. Fore wing with black streak between orbicular and reniform, the postmedial line strongly incurved below vein 3 a, Fore wing with white streaks on the veins and Tin Salone WOME! .ccbsscaccscncasonpooonccascssa0s0nn000 strigulata. b?. Fore wing without white streaks on the veins and in subinediin fold. a. ‘borax with ochreous dorsal streak..........0+... thoracica, 6°, Thorax without ochreous dorsal streak. a‘. Fore wing with the black streak between orbicular and reniform bent downwards as an oblique striga on inner edge of reniform., . Fore wing with the ground-colour white . /etifica. Be Fore wing with the ground-colour purplish (en . Fore wing with the basal black streak extending to beyond anteinedial line ; SIZE MARLO Les aesicnceo ime tteiteen cceneipeemenen lobelie. B®. Fore wing with the basal black streak not extending to beyond antemedial line ; size smaller. a’, Hind wing with the veins and termen irrorated with brown .................. manitoba. b7. Hind wing wholly suffused with brown furcifera. b', Fore wing aii the black streak between onivouler and reniform dividing into a fork on inner edge of reniform. . Fore wing slightly irrorated with fuscous. ACRONYCTA. . Fore wing whitish or slightly tinged P with brown, the streak in extremity of submedian fold almost always separate ’ from the minute streak intersecting the CTT a co ooseel actress een cae ae Se ee 6°. Fore wing more or less suffused with purplish ‘brown, the streak in extremity of submedian fold confluent with the streak intersecting the cilia ............... c®. Fore wing more uniform purplish brown; size larger sia sieloe sate env asia biateele nerstaseheiietestes b8. Bote wing strongly irrorated with fuscous. . Hind wing with the postmedial line in- pacieinats size moderate. . Fore wing with the streak in sub- median fold crossing postmedial line , ONE, . Fore wing with the orbicular oblique elliptical Uc adie nd Gisalag atavacis chelate epee 6’. Fore wing with the orbicular rounded. 6’, Fore wing with the streak in sub- median fold crossing postmedial line SHIDHE freaanectenasmussaae sce er cemte eee b®. Hind wing with the postmedial line strong, defined by whitish on outer side; size very large..............c0e-+e.ees 6. Fore wing without black streak in discal fold beyond Peay line. . Fore wing without black shade in submedian inter- space from base to termen. a*. Fore wing with the basal and postmedial streaks in submedian fold strong .................c0cseceeeee es 62, Fore wing with the basal and postmedial streaks in submedian fold slight ...... Bop SBE Bansnoutnancncaty 61. Fore wing with black shade in submedian interspace HRONAN, [ORYSTS) 1H) (HETHTAVESD. co onoqadansoaneacq0 SbondaonndeccbDsGed B. Fore wing without black streak between ‘orbieular and reniforin. a. Fore wing with distinct black streak below base of cell. a}, Fore wing with spur from lower side of basal streak at middle. a*, Fore wing with the streak in submedian fold beyond postmedial line slender and not reaching fermen. a, Hind wing white, the veins of terminal half and the termen tinged with brown in female. at, Fore wing blue-white .........,.........s.eeeeeees b+. Fore wing prey-white..............:ceceveseeeeeees 63, Hind wing wholly suffused with brown. a*, Fore wing with the streak below base of cell extending to beyond antemedial line......... b*, Fore wing with the streak below base of cell not extending to beyond antemedial line ... b2, Fore wing with the streak in submedian fold beyond postmedial line strong and reaching ae men. Hind wing tinged with ochreous. se Fore wing with the postmedial line angled inwards in submedian fold ................5.+64 bt. Fore wing with the postmedial line not angled inwards in submedian fold ................. aes YOu. VIIi. psi. tridens. encretata. cuspis. leucocuspis. orientalis. maxima. aria. hercules, rubiginosa. taurica, aceris. major. eldora. tritona, Jjaleula. B= 9 98 NOCTUID A, b*. Hind wing white, not tinged with ochreous. a4, Fore wing with the postmedial line slightly angled outwards at veins 4,3 .............00.55 6*, Fore wing with the postmedial line strongly angled outwards at veins 4, 3. a’, Fore wing with the ground-colour purplish PaO ir Loppoodeasoodoascoscnsodech godenesaesouuEsbuc >, Fore wing with the ground-colour blue-grey @. Fore wing without spur from lower side of basal streak at middle. a, Fore wing with the postmedial line minutely waved. Fore wing with the inner area black. a*, Fore wing with black streak in discal fold beyond postmedial line ................2.ceeee 6+, Fore wing without black streak in discal fold beyond postmedial line ...................2008 63. Fore wing with the inner area not black. a*, Fore wing witl: distinct black streak in discal fold beyond postmedial line. a>. Fore wing with the postmedial line strongly incurved below vein 4, the medial line Iidis tim Cty wer sseenescocecue sec eere reer ee cee 6°. Fore wing with the postmedial line slightly incurved below vein 4, the medial line Gistincti a. seen seetee cede uns noes eases 64, Fore wing without distinct black streak in discal fold beyond postimedial line. a°. Fore wing with the antemedial line double, distinct. a’, Fore wing with the antemedial line angled inwards in submedian fold ; DEVON WEIAT SIMOIEE oc ocasccsgaesossn005ba08000 o®. Fore wing with the antemedial line not angled inwards in submedian fold . b°. Fore wing with the antemedial line single, obsolescent. a’, Kore wing with the ground-colour white. 0° Fore wing with the ground-colour blue- prey. a”, Fore wing with the orbicular present. bo’. Fore wing with the orbicular absent . c®. Fore wing with the ground-colour ash- aie) Re Regaine Saari R ECB a Spaaneaeaneeecnacecantnc 6?, Fore wing with the postmedial line dentate throughout. a®, Fore wing without series of dark streaks in interspaces of terminal area. a‘, Fore wing with well-defined black streak in discal fold beyond postmedial line. a®. Fore wing with oblique black striga on inner edge of reniform .............0.0.-s0ee0e 6°. Fore wing without oblique black striga on inner edge of reniform...............cee0eee0 b4. Fore wing without well-defined black streak in discal fold beyond postmedial line. a®, Fore wing with more or Jess distinct black streak in submedian fold crossing post- medial line. o, elizabeta. revellata. grisea. alni. Juneralis. morula. transversata. tota. radcliffer. Selina. Sfrigida. CYANESCENS. pacifica. enterrupta. spinigera. ACRONYCTA. a®. Fore wing with the orbicular well- developed. a’. Wore wing with the orbicular round ... 6’. Fore wing with the orbicular quadrate, Whitisht 2/4 asc... ara seeeeneeetoee eee tec 6°. Fore wing with the orbicular minute. a’, Fore wing with the antemedial line GOW, CMHC aoonoanccococcoconconbecne o’, Fore wing with the antemedial line single, obsolescent. a*. Fore wing with the basal streak reaching antemedial line. a, Fore wing blue-grey.............00.+--+- 6°. Fore wing grey-white. a’, Fore wing thickly irrorated with HUSCOUSE (cease. cers eee eee }!°. Kore wing sparsely irrorated with fuscous. al, Fore wing creamy-white, the postmedial line incurved in sub- mediangtoldpeeeeeeeseeeeeeeree Sade bu. Fore wing chalky white, the postmedial line angled inwards in submedian fold .................. 68. Fore wing with the basal streak not reaching antemedial line. a. Fore wing white irrorated with HUSCOUSH Yas calececsecaklac eee ae eee 6°. Kore wing brown irrorated with ONT tS) ase onaHach andre sceanauceincnascene ine b°. Fore wing without black streak in sub- median fold crossing postmedial line. a®. Fore wing with the postmedial line strongly dentate. 99 auricoma. pulverosa. menyant hidis. canadensis. cinderella. lepusculina. chionochroa. popult. similana. a”. Hind wing with the ground-colour ~ ULC onep cur taeeoeacerepantnscddaa rneaa nee bo’, Hind wing with the ground-colour ONAMGO! soo stice atavie sakeseeneae anode ene denees 0°. Fore wing with the postmedial line minutely dentate. a’. Fore wing blue-grey ; hind wing white in male. a*, Fore wing with prominent white Iunule on postmedial line in sub- MENG HONEY conccoascccoapadosodscqnc0c000 68. Fore wing without prominent white lunule on postmedial line in sub- > se@alienn iROGl Geacnopoesedednaboubscoqoooecce 6’. Fore wing pale grey; hind wing tinged with brownish ochreous. a’. Fore wing with fuscous shade on INMET ALC AIe e eoer aes ccscn seeceisssenaes 6°. Fore wing without fuscous shade on MONSTe HNNEE)) lop sabe oocbooanbenouneacnenccoce 63, Fore wing with series of dark streaks in inter- spaces of terminal area. a‘, Kore wing with the postmedial line with strong whitish teeth interrupted by dark streaks at discal and submedian folds ...... gastridia. metaxantha. nigricans. emaculata. wmpressa. distans. edolata. TEL 100 NOOTUID A. +4, Fore wing with the postmedial line moder- ately dentate. a’, Kore wing with the postmedial line obso- VOSCON bayseciy iM dad berek aac neeeeeeeac meee saeco: lithospila. 6°. Fore wing with the postmedial line distinct. a®, Kore wing with black streak above vein 1 from base to postmedial line ............ barnest. 6°. Fore wing without black streak above vein | from base to postmedial line. a’. Kore wing with the inner half suffused with) fusCOUs | ch oche Wietacasedcsescncnsemaee perdita. 6", Fore wing with the inner half not suffused with fuscous .............-206- extricata. @. Fore wing with the postmedial lie not dentate except at veins 4, 3, then strongly incurved...... digna. d*, Fore wing with the postmedial line even through- out, strongly bent inwards below vein 3 ........ . raphaelis. 6. Fore wing without black streak below base of cell. a, Fore wing with the orbicular moderate. a@, Fore wing with the antemedial line strongly bent inwards to immer MAYQIN .............06.eeecer eres aee rubricoma, 62, Fore wing with the antemedial line not strongly bent inwards to inner margin. a, Fore wing with whitish subterminal line. a‘, Fore wing slightly suffused and irrorated WB 8) SIRGOWE! ech sonossneosnopeqcoRocoaagobssbegoede centralis, 64, Fore wing strongly suffused and irrorated WHA) ANSGOWS cosopsoosesoqqsccs000nc00bn00000500000 megacephala. ¢e4, Fore wing almost wholly suffused with black. a>. Head, thorax, and fore wing strongly irro- TRENTON Willa FAREN? oogacanoneododoconssoosedcoboosb0 tienda. 6°. Head, thorax, and fore wing slightly irro- THEN WAMU GABEH/ coopogodosaseop0sn900sns500800000 bicolor. 63, Fore wing without whitish subterminal line. a’. Fore wing with the postmedial line not defined by small dark lunules on outer side. a’, Fore wing ochreous white..................... betule. (D5 KORE) WANE (RIREN/ cocannsnacdconodasonsos6000aqK008 americana. 64, Fore wing with the postmedial line defined by small dark lunules on outer side. a, Fore wing purplish grey suffused with brown. as’ Hind wing of male tinged with grey ... hesperida. 06, Hind wing of male tinged with yellow . hastulifera. c6, Hind wing of male pure white............ dactylina. 68, Fore wing white tinged with brown. a6, Fore wing with the antemedial line entire, indistinctly double ............... insita. 66. Fore wing with the antemedial line re- duced to spots on costa, below cell, and OM INNEL MATIN .-.0.....ecere-ececees oon innotata. 1, Fore wing with the orbicular minute. a. Fore wing with black streak in submedian fold beyond postmedial line. a3. Fore wing with the medial area below and beyond! the/cell black ooo c.c. ca. sccascsceeee ot hello. 63, Fore wing with the medial area concolorous... Jdonga. &2, Fore wing without black streak in submedian fold beyond postmedial line. a’, Fore wing with brown shade beyond postmedial TS eeEe een Ant n cape soondur oscbectcao oo seacsodsbataadonGd sperata. ACRONYCTA. 101 63. Fore wing without brown shade beyond post- medial line. a!, Fore wing with the postmedial line dentate. euphorbiz. b+. Fore wing with the postmedial line minutely WAVER... Fi suocean ees yeteenanne meee cee eee eeace abscondita. 3679, Acronycta quadrata. (Plate CXXV. fig. 14.) Acronycta quadrata, Grote, Bull. Buff. Soe. Nat. Sci. ii. p. 154 (1874) ; smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 106, pl. iii. f. 1; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Ain. p. 38. ¢. Head and thorax grey-white mixed with pale violaceous brown; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; tegule with blackish streaks at middle and on outer edge; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black streaks; mid and hind tibie with faint dark streaks; abdomen white faintly tinged with brown towards ex- tremity. Fore wing white irrorated with violaceous brown, the costal area from medial to postmedial lines and the postmedial area suffused with pale violaceous brown ; subbasal line represented by double black striz from costa ; a strong black streak in submedian fold from base to Just beyond antemedial line, expanding at middle and with some brownish suffusion below its base ; antemedial line double, brown, waved from costa to submedian fold, then excurved ; orbicular white defined by black except above, erect elliptical, with quadrate black mark beyond it extending slightly into the reniform which has a brownish centre and white annulus defined by black ; a diffused medial brownish line oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then incurved ; postmedial line black detined by white on inner side, bent outwards below costa, erect to vein 4, then slightly incurved and very minutely waved, a minute black streak before it in submedian fold and strong fascia beyond it to near termen, some whitish points on costa; subterminal line rather diffused, whitish, excurved below costa and at middle and with minute black streak beyond it in discal fold; a terminal series of slight dark strie ; cilia white with dark brown line at base and brown tips; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a black discoidal point and indistinct postmedial line bent outwards below costa, then slightly waved. ©. Hind wing with indistinct curved postmedial line with broad diffused dark band beyond it except towards tornus ; the underside with the costal and terminal areas irrorated with fuscous. Hab. Canapa, Manitoba, Aweme (Criddle), 1 9 , Alberta, Calgary (Wolley-Dod), 53,19, Br. Columbia; U.S.A., Nebraska, Kansas, 2 2 type, California. Hap. 40-44 millim. 3680. Acronycta strigulata. (Plate CXXV. fig. 15.) Acronycta strigulata, Smith, Ent. News Philad. viii. p. 150 (1897) ; Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 92, pl. xii. f.6; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 101. ¢. Head and thorax white mixed with fuscous and black; 2nd 102 NOCTUID ED. joint of palpi with black band; shoulders with black stripes; vertex of thorax with yellowish stripe; mid and hind tibie streaked with black ; abdomen white dorsally irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing white irrorated with fuscous and black, the veins white with slight black streaks between them near origin from cell; subbasal and autemedial lines absent; a black streak in basal half of submedian told, diffused below and defined by a fine white streak above, ex- tending to medial line; orbicular white defined by black except above, oblique, acute at lower extremity and with oblique black streak from it to lower extremity of reniform, which is whitish slightly defined by black on inner side, undefined on outer; a diffused oblique dark bar from middle of costa to reniform and traces of an oblique sinuous line from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line black slightly defined by white on inner side, strongly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, excurved to vein 4, then very oblique and angled outwards on vein 1, rather diffused black streaks from well before it to termen in disca! and submedian folds; a series of small wedge-shaped black marks on termen and cilia, the mark above vein 2 longer. Hind wing pure white; the underside with the costal area irrorated with a few black scales, a black discoidal spot and some points on termen. @. Hind wing with the terminal area slightly irrorated with brown. Hab. U.S.A., Colorado (Bruce), 1 6, 1 2, Glenwocd Springs, 13g,1 9. Hep. 44 millim. 3681. Acronycta thoracica. (Plate CXXYV. fig. 16.) Apatela thoracica, Grote, N. Am. Ent. 1. p. 94 (1879); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 91, pl. iii. f. 8; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 37. ©. Head and thorax white mixed with brown and black; 2nd joint of palpi with black band, frons black at sides and with slight black bar above; antenne with the basal joint white in front; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black streaks ; prothorax dorsally tinged with reddish ochreous, the metathorax with slight paired black marks; tibiae streaked with black, the tarsi banded with black ; abdomen white irrorated with fuscous and dorsally tinged with brown. Fore wing white suffused with grey and irrorated with black ; subbasal line represented by double black strie from costa and single striga from cell; a strong black streak in submedian fold from base to well beyond antemedial line with a white streak above it extending to medial line; the antemedial line represented by a black striga from costa, interrupted to median nervure, then angled inwards in submedian fold and strongly out- wards above inner margin; orbicular white defined by black, small, oblique, triangular, with oblique black streak from its extremity to lower extremity of reniform, which is defined by black on inner side, undefined on outer and with its centre tinged with rufous, an oblique black bar above it from costa, and an indistinct sinuous line from lower angle of cell to inner margin at vein 1; postmedial ACRONYCTA. 103 line black defined on inner side by diffused white, double just above and below vein 2, strongly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, strongly incurved below vein 4, crossed by black streaks in discal and submedian folds, the latter strong, the former stronger towards termen; the veins of terminal area with slight dark streaks; subterminal line represented by slight white strie from costa and above vein 2; cilia intersected by short black streaks trom before termen. Hind wing white tinged with reddish brown especially on terminal area, the veins brown; cilia white; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with black, a blackish discoidal spot, rather maculate postmedial line incurved below vein 3, and terminal series of small lunules. Hab. U.S.A., Colorado, 1 2 type, New Mexico, Las Vigas, Hot Springs, Arizona, Tucson, Yavapai Co., Minnehaha, 1 9. Hep. 46 millim. 3682. Acronycta letifica. (Plate CXXV. fig. 17.) Acronycta letifica, Smith, Ent. News Philad. viii. p. 150 (1897); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 89, pl. iti. f. 12; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Amn. p. 101. Head and thorax white mixed with fuscous; palpi with black band on 2nd joint ; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black streaks ; prothorax with slight paired black spots; tibie with interrupted black streaks, the tarsi with slight black bands; abdo- men white irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing white irrorated with pale brown; subbasal line represented by double dark striz from costa and single striga from cell; a strong sinuous black streak in submedian fold from base to outer edge of antemedial line, which is double, the lines widely separated towards costa, oblique, sinuous ; orbicular defined by black except above, rather oblique elliptical, with strong curved black streak from its lower edge to lower extremity of reniform, which is large, defined by black on inner side, faintly defined on outer and with black points at upper and lower extremities; an indistinct rather diffused medial line, oblique from costa to reniform, oblique and sinuous from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line double filled in with white, the outer line black, the inner indistinct, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, excurved to vein 4, then strongly incurved, with black streaks from just before it to termen in discal and submedian folds ; postmedial area tinged with fuscous and with blackish in submedian interspace, some whitish points on costa ; an indistinct diffused white subterminal line slightly bent, outwards at vein 7; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing whitish suffused with fuscous, the basal area paler and tinged with ochreous ; a terminal series of dark points; the underside white irrorated with fuscous, a blackish spot in middle of cell and black discoidal spot, an indistinct diffused sinuous postmedial line. Hab. U.S.A., New York, Evans Center (Grote), 2 ¢, 2 9, New Jersey, Florida, 1 ¢. vp. 44-50 millim. 104 NOCIUID.B. 3633. Acronycta lobeliz. (Plate CXXV. fig. 18.) Acronycta lobelie, Guen. Noct. i. p. 44 (1852); Smith & Dyar, Pr. US. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 82, pl. ii. f. 11; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 36. Acronycta grotei, Butl. A. M. N. H. (6) xi. p. 400 (1893). Head and thorax grey-white mixed with fuscous ; palpi with black band on 2nd joint; frons with lateral black marks; shoulders with black streaks; tegule and patagia with black streaks at sides ; pro- and mesothorax with slight paired black marks; tibia with strong black streaks, the tarsi slightly banded with black above ; abdomen dorsally suffused with pale reddish brown, the basal crest grey, the anal tuft and ventral surface white mixed with fuscous. Fore wing grey-white suffused and irrorated with fuscous ; sub- basal line represented by double black strive from costa and a single striga from cell; a very strong black streak in submedian fold from base to outer side of antemedial line, which is double, oblique, waved, angied outwards beiow costa and excurved above inner margin; orbicular white defined by black, small, oblique elliptical, a strong curved black streak from its lower edge to lower extremity of reniform, which is large, defined by black on innerside, indistinctly defined on outer and with black points at its upper and lower extremities ; an indistinct medial line, oblique from costa to reni- form, oblique and sinuous from lower angle of cell to inner margin at antemedial line; postmedial line double filled in with white, the outer line black, bent outwards below ccsta, then dentate, slightly angled inwards at discal fold and strongly incurved below vein 2, some dark suffusion beyond it in submedian interspace, a black streak from it to near termen in discal fold and a strong black streak from just before it to termen in submedian fold; traces of a minutely waved whitish subterminal line; cilia intersected by black streaks from just before termen. Hind wing white tinged with reddish brown and the terminal area with fuscons, the veins brown; cilia white intersected by slight brown streaks; the underside white, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with fuscous, a slight black streak in base of cell, a black discoidal spot, a crenulate postmedial line ending in a dark spot in submedian fold, and a terminal series of blackish points. Hab. Canava; U.S.A., New York (Doubleday), 1 3 type, Evans Center (Grote), 3 2 type grote, New Jersey, Illinois, Florida, Minnesota, Kansas (Snow), 2 6, 1 2, Douglas Co., Louisiana, Texas. Hwp, 48-58 millim. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 83, pl. vii. f. 24. Head black. Body blackish with a broken dorsal red stripe; hairs sparse, fine, short, mostly growing from the tubercles dorsally. Food-plant : Wild Cherry.—H. G. D. ACRONYCTA, 105 3684. Acronycta manitoba. (Plate CXXV. fig. 19.) Acronycta manitoba, Smith, Ent. News Philad, viii. p. 150 (1897); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S, Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 90, pl. xii. f. 1; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 101. 3. Head and thorax grey-white mixed with brown and fuscous ; palpi white at base, the 2nd joint with black band; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black streaks; tibiz streaked with black, the tarsi banded with black above; abdomen greyish irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing grey-white thickly irrorated with fuscous ; subbasal line represented by black strize from costa and cell; a strong black streak in submedian fold trom base to outer edge of antemedial line defined by a fine white streak above; antemedial line double, oblique, waved, angled outwards below costa and bent inwards to inner margin; orbicular rather incom- pletely defined by black, acute at lower extremity and with strong black streak from it to reniform, which is defined by black on inner side, ill-defined on outer and with black points at upper and lower extremities, its centre tinged with fuscous ; a diffused oblique dark striga from costa to reniform and faint sinuous line from lower angle of cell to inner margin at antemedial line ; postmedial line black defined by white on inner side, double at costa and below vein 2, bent outwards below costa, oblique to vein 4, then dentate and strongly incurved, with black streak in discal fold trom it to near termen, and diffused streak in submedian fold from just before it to termen ; an indistinct waved whitish subterminal line, excurved at vein 7, with faint dark streaks from it to the terminal series of small black lunules. Hind wing white, the veins tinged with brown, the terminal area irrorated with brown; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with black, a black discoidal lunule, rather diffused postmedial line oblique to vein 4 then incurved, and terminal series of black strie. @. Hind wing more suffused with brown, especially on terminal area. Hab. Canava, Manitoba, Winnipeg, 1 ¢, Aweme(Criddle), 1 3, 1 2, Cartwright (/leath), 2 §,1 9; U.S.A., Colorado, Glenwood Springs. Hap. 44 millim. 3685. Acronycta furcifera. (Plate CXXYV. fig. 20.) Acronycta furcifera, Guen. Noct. i. p. 44 (1852) ; Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 88, pl. ii. f. 13; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 37. Head and thorax dark reddish brown mixed with grey; 2nd joint of palpi with black band ; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black streaks; tibiz streaked with black, the tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen reddish brown, the basal crest greyish, the ventral surface whitish irrorated with brown. Fore wing dark reddish brown irrorated with grey-white; subbasal line represented by shght dark marks below costa and cell; a strong 106 ' NOCTUID 2. sinuous black streak in subbasal fold from base to outer edge of antemedial line, which is double, oblique, waved, angled out- wards below costa and bent inwards to inner margin; orbicular whitish defined by black, oblique, acute at lower extremity and with black streak from it to reniform, which is defined by black on inner side, slightly defined on outer; a diffused dark medial line, oblique from costa to reniform, inwardly oblique and sinuous from lower angle of cell to inner margin at antemedial line ; postmedial line double filled in with whitish, the outer line black, bent out- wards below costa, then minutely dentate, strongly incurved below vein 4 and angled outwards on vein 1, with shght black streak from it to termen in discal] fold and strone streak in submedian told; an indistinct waved whitish subterminal line, angled outwards at vein 7; the interspaces of terminal area with short black streaks ; cilia chequered whitish and brown with fine black line through them. Hind wing whitish suffused with reddish brown; a terminal series of small blackish spots: the underside whitish tinged and irrorated with red-brown, a slight dark streak in base of cell, a blackish discoidal spot and spot on middle of costa, a diffused somewhat maculate postmedial line incurved below vein 4, and terminal series of small black spots. Hab, Canapa; U.S.A., Maine, Kittery Point, New York, 1 ¢, 192, New Jersey, Union Co., Distr. of Columbia, Washington, Illinois, Carbondale, Florida. Hap. 44-46 millim. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 86, pl. vi. f. 10. Black, the warts, except 1, pale brown with apical hair and minute rosette of reddish hairs, the brownish sete similar to the rather numerous secondary hairs; a bright red dorsal stripe on somites 3 to 11, narrowly edged with velvety black interrupted at the incisures; somite 12 dorsally black; head bilobed, shining black with a red patch at apex of each lobe, slightly shagreened, the coarse sete pale: prolegs pale. Food-plants: Wild Cherry, Fire Cherry, and Choke Cherry. 3686. Acronycta psi. Noctua psi, Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. x. p. 514 (1758) ; Hsp. Schmett. iv. pl. 115. He HWS ID, Ie, 18, ils OL aS jal (io iis Ws Iie Ine Leeiie, pl. 58; Steph. Ill. Brit. Ent., Haust. i. p. 389; Caland, Tijd. vy. Ent. xxxix. pl. 8. fig. 3; Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 182. Acronycta bivirge, Tutt, Entom. 1888, p 40. Acronycta suffusa, Tutt, Entom. lors, p 50. Acronicta altaica, Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 182 (1901). ¢. Head and thorax white tinged with pale brown ; palpi with black band on 2nd joint ; antennee with the basal joint black behind ; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black streaks; tibie streaked with black; abdomen white dorsally irrorated with fuscous, ventrally tinged with pale brown. Fore wing white thickly irrorated with pale brown; subbasal line represented by double black striz from costa; a black streak in submedian fold from base to Just beyond ACRONYCTA. NON antemedial line giving off slight spurs on upper side near base and on underside at middle and forking above and below on antemedial line, which is double, oblique, waved, bent inwards to inner margin, indistinct except at costa; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former oblique elliptical, rather acute at lower extremity and with curved black streak from it extending into reniform, which is produced at upper and lower extremitics and constricted at middle ; an oblique medial blackish striga from costa ; postmedial line black Fig. 18.—Acronycta psi, d. 1. defined by white on inner side, double at costa, bent outwards below costa, then recurved and slightly sinuous, angled outwards at veins 4, 3, then incurved and excurved at vein 1, crossed by a fine black streak in discal fold and stronger streak in submedian fold from well betore it to near termen, the area beyond it slightly tinged with brown, some whitish points with black points between them on costa; subterminal line absent; a terminal series of black points with slight. black streaks from them intersecting the cilia and double point at submedian fold. Hind wing white, the veins of terminal half tinged with brown, the terminal area irrorated with brown from apex to vein 2; a terminal series of dark points; the under- side with the costal area slightly irrorated with black, a black discoidal spot and traces of a waved postmedial line with blackish spot on costa and minute dark streaks on the veins. Q. Hind wing with indistinct sinuous postmedial line, the terminal area suffused with brown. Ab. 1. bivirge. Fore wing with the basal area to antemedial line and the postmedial area suffused with black. Ab. 2. suffusa. Darker; fore wing more irrorated with brown. Ab. 3. altaica. Much paler; fore wing white, tinged with fuscous grey.—Altai, HK. Siberia. Hab. Brrrain, Leech Coll.; Franch, Sand Coll.; Germany, Zeller, Frey, and Leech Colls.; Austria; Hungary; Swirzeruanp, Frey Coll.; Spary; Ivary, Leech Coll.; Aveerta; ScanDINavia ; Russia, St. Petersburg, Zeller Coll.; Butegaria; ARMENIA; ASIA Minor, Pontus; Syrta, Mardin; W. Turkestan, Ferghana; W. Srperia, Altai; E. Sreerra, Amurland, Ussuri; Japan, Yokohama (Manley), 1 3. Exp. 36-50 millim. Larva. Meyyr. Brit. Lep. p. 141; Barrett, Lep. Brit. iii. p. 251, pl. 122. f. 2. Blackish or slate-grey ; a broad pale yellowish or whitish dorsal stripe ; lateral series of orange or reddish marks; spiracular line 108 NOCIUID®. whitish, broad ; 4th somite with a long erect dorsal blackish pro- minence, the llth somite with smaller prominence; numerous ochreous, whitish and blackish hairs; head black. Food-plants : Plum, Rose, Birch, &e. 7-9. 3687. Acronycta tridens. Noctua tridens, Schiff. Wien. Verz. p. 67 (1776); Esp. Schmett. iv. pl. 115. ff. 5-8; Dup. Lép. Fr. vi. p. 222, pl. 87. f. 2; Steph. Ill. Brit. Ent., Haust. iii. p. 40; Caland, Tijd. v. Ent. xxxix. pl. 8. f. 2; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 182. Noctua psi, Hibn. Kur. Schmett., Noct. f. 5 (nec Linn.). Acronycta kargalika, Moore, A. M. N. H. (5) i. p. 282 (1878); id. 2nd Yarkand Mission, Lep. p. 8, pl. 1. f. 9. Acronycta virga, Tutt, Entom. 1888, p. 50. 6. Head and thorax grey suffused with purplish brown; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; frons black at sides ; antennee with the basal joint black behind; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black stripes; tibiz striped with black, the tarsi banded with black; abdomen whitish dorsally suffused with brown and irrorated with black. Fore wing grey suffused with purplish brown ; sub- basal line represented by double black striz from costa; a black streak in submedian fold from base to outer edge of antemedial line giving off slight spurs above near base and below at middle ; antemedial line double, oblique, waved, obsolescent on inner area ; orbicular defined by black on outer side and below, oblique elliptical and giving off an oblique black streak extending into the reniform, which is defined by black on inner side, ill-defined on outer; an oblique black striga from middle of costa; postmedial line black, detined by pale brown on inner side, double at costa, bent outwards below costa, then waved, angled outwards at veins 4, 3, then incurved and excurved at vein 1, crossed by black streaks in discal and submedian folds from well before it to near termen, the latter confluent with a terminal point; faint traces of a pale waved sub- terminal line; a terminal series of black points, emitting slight streaks intersecting the cilia, which are brownish at base, whitish at tips. Hind wing whitish, suffused with pale brown especially on terminal area; the underside white irrorated with brown, a black discoidal spot, waved postmedial line excurved to vein 4, then oblique, and terminal series of small black spots. ; @. Hind wing with indistinct sinuous postmedial line, the terminal area more suffused with brown. Ab. 1. Fore wing more variegated with white; hind wing of male white, the veins slightly tinged with brown towards termen. —Britain. Ab. 2. virga. Fore wing with the terminal area broadly suffused with fuscous.—Britain. Hab. Brrrary, Leech Coll.; Francr, Leech Coll.; Gurmany, Zeller, Frey and Leech Colls.; Ausrria; Hungary; SwitZerzanp ; ACRONYCTA. 109 Spatn, Catalonia; N. Irary; Aterkia; Scanprnavia; S. Russia ; Burearta; Arwenta ; EH. Turcesran, Karghalik ; Syria; E. Srperta, Amurland, Ussuri. Hap. 40-46 millim. Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 141; Barrett, Lep. Brit. iii. p. 247, pl. 122. f. 1. Black ; a broad white dorsal stripe including a series of orange spots ; lateral series of reddish marks and white tubercles ; spiracular line broad, whitish ; somites 4 and 11 with dorsal prominences, the 4th with tuft of black hair; numerous long blackish, whitish, and yellowish hairs; head black. Food-plants: Hawthorn, Oak, Birch, &e. 8-10. 3688. Acronycta incretata, n. n. Acronycta increta, Butl. A. M. N. H. (5) i. p. 78 (1878) ; id. Ill. Het. B. M. iil. Bs 12, pl. 44. f. 5 (1879), nee Morr. 1874; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 132. 36. Head and thorax greyish suffused with purplish brown; 2nd joint of palpi with black band ; frons black at sides ; antenne with the basal joint black behind; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black stripes; tibie with black stripes; abdomen greyish dorsally suffused with brown. Fore wing greyish suffused with purplish brown; subbasal line represented by double black strice from costa; a black streak in submedian fold from base to just beyond antemedial line, giving off slight spurs above near base and below at middle and forking above and below on antemedial line, which is double, indistinct, oblique, waved ; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former open above, oblique elliptical, with curved black streak from it extending into the reniform, which is constricted at middle and produced at upper and lower extremities ; an oblique black striga from middle of costa to reniform ; post- medial line black defined by pale brown on inner side, double at costa, bent outwards below costa, then waved, angled outwards at veins 4, 3, then incurved and excurved at vein 1, crossed by a fine streak in discal fold and stronger streak in submedian fold from well before it to termen, some slight pale marks beyond it on costa; a series of slight black streaks from just before termen intersecting the cilia. Hind wing white, the veins and terminal area tinged with brown; a terminal series of slight dark points; the underside white, the costal area tinged and irrorated with brown, a black discoidal spot, waved postmedial line with blackish spot on costa, excurved to vein 4, then oblique, a terminal series of small dark lunules. @. Hind wing wholly suffused with brown, an indistinct sinuous postmedial line. Hab. Javan, Yokohama (Jonas, Pryer), 2 5, 4 2 type; Corna, Gensan (Leech), 1 5 ; W. Cuina, Wa-ssu-kow, 1 9. Hwp, 45-54 millim. 110 NOCTUID A, e 3689. Acronycta cuspis. Acronycta cuspis, Hibn. Noct. f. 504 (1818); Treit. Eur. Schmett. v. 1, p. 32 (1825); Dup. Lép. Fr., Suppl. iii. p. 150, pl. 15. f. 1; Frr. Neue Beitr. i. pl. 57; Boisd. Icones, pl. 71. f. 3; Caland, Tijd. y. Ent. xxxix. p. 163, pl. 8. f. 4; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 182. 3. Head and thorax white mixed with fuscous ; 2nd joint of palpi with biack band; frons black at sides ; antennee with the basal joint black behind; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black streaks; patagia with black medial streaks ; tibiz streaked with black, the tarsi slightly ringed with black ; abdomen white irrorated with black and dorsally tinged with brown at base. Fore wing bluish white irrorated with fuscous ; subbasal line represented by double black strize from costa; a strong black streak in submedian fold from base to antemedial line, the basal half thicker; antemedial line double, oblique, waved, bent inwards to inner margin ; orbicular defined by black, rather oblique elliptical, connected by a short black streak with the reniform, which is defined by black on inner side, ill-defined on outer ; an irregular oblique black bar from costa to reniform and slight oblique sinuous line from lower angle of celi to inner margin at antemedial line; postmedial line black defined by white on inner side, double at costa, bent outwards below costa, >en minutely waved, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, crossed by ‘zht black streak in discal fold and strong streak in submedian , the latter extending to near termen, the area beyond it very ightly darker to the hardly traceable waved whitish subterminal tine; a terminal series of black points with strong black streaks from them intersecting the white cilia. Hind wing white slightly tinged with brown at base, traces of a curved postmedial line; a diffused brownish subterminal band; a terminal series of dark points with slight streaks from them intersecting the cilia; the underside white, the costal area irrorated with a few dark scales, a dark discoidal spot, a postmedial line waved and excurved to vein 5, then oblique, and terminal series of small dark lunules. @. Hind wing more suffused with brown. Ab. 1. Fore wing without the bluish tinge, suffused with pale brown. Ab. 2. Fore wing almost wholly suffused with black-brown. Hab. France ; Germany, Zeller, Frey, and Leech Colls.; Avsrria, Leech Coll.; Huneary; Swirzprranp; Armunta; W. TurKEsTAN, Issyk Kul; E. Turwesran, Ili; E. Siserta, Amurland, Ussuri. Exp. 40-45 millim. Larva. Kirby, Butt. & Moths Eur, p. 158; Hffm. Raup. p. 75, pl. 21. f, 28. Resembles that of A. ps, but has a long thick tuft of black hair on 4th somite instead of the tubercle. Food-plant: Alder. 8-9. ACRONYCTA. stall 3690. Acronycta leucocuspis. Acronycta leucocuspis, Butl, A. M. N. H. (5) i. p. 78 (1878) ; id. TIL. Het. B. M. iii. p. 12, pl. 44. f. 2. Head and thorax white mixed with fuscous; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; frons black at sides; antenne with the basal joint black behind at extremity; shoulders and onter edges of patagia with black stripes; tegule with black medial stripes; tibiz with black streaks, the tarsi banded black and white; abdomen greyish tinged with brown and irrorated with black. Fore wing grey-white thickly irrorated with brown; subbasal line repre- sented by double black striz from costa; a black streak in sub- median fold from base to antemedial line, giving off slight spurs above near base and below at middle and forking above and below at antemedial line, which is double, oblique, irregularly waved, the lines rather widely separated towards costa: orbicular white defined by black, small, round, with black streak from it to reniform, which has a brown centre and whitish annulus defined by black on inner side, ill-defined on outer, produced at upper and lower extremities ; an oblique diffused blackish bar from costa to reniform and indistinct oblique sinuous line from lower angle of cell to inner margin at antemedial line; postmedial line black defined by white on inner side, double at costa, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, slightly angled outwards at veins 4, 3, then incurved, crossed by a slight black streak in discal fold from well before it to subterminal line and a stronger streak in submedian fold extending to termen, some white points beyond it on costa; the terminal area with slight dark streaks on the veins; subterminal line represented by a series of whitish lunules diffused towards termen ; a terminal series of small black spots; cilia brown and white at base, white at tips and with slight dark line through them. Hind wing white, the veins brown ; an indistinct sinuous postmedial line; the terminal area suffused with brown from apex to vein 2; a terminal series of slight dark striz ; cilia mixed with brown at base; the underside with the costal area irrorated with black, a slight dark streak in cell, black discoidal spot, traces of a waved postmedial line and terminal series of small blackish lunules. Ab. 1. 9. Head. thorax, and fore wing browner; hind wing wholly suffused with brown. Hab. Javan, Oiwake (Pryr), 1 3, Yokohama (Jonas, Pryer), 3 6 type, Fushiki (Leech), 1 9 ; Corma, Gensan (Leech), 2 g, 19; N. Cuina, 1 9. Hvp. 40-46 millim. 3691. Acronycta orientalis. Acronycta orientalis, Mann, Wien. ent. Mon. 1862, p. 370, pl. 3. f. 4; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 132. 6. Head and thorax white mixed with black-brown; palpi IL NOC?LUID AM. with the 2nd joint mostly black; frons with blackish bar; tarsi banded with black; abdomen grey irrorated with fuscous and dorsally tinged with brown. Fore wing white thickly irrorated with black and tinged in parts with brown; sabbasal line repre- sented by slight black strize from costa and cell; a rather diffused black streak in submedian fold from base to just beyond the ante- medial line giving off a slight spur below at middle; antemedial line rather diffused and ill-defined, double, the two parts widely separated at costa, oblique, waved ; orbicular whitish defined by black and with slight dark centre, rather small, round with black streak from it to middle of reniform, which is incompletely defined by black and with some black on inner side of centre; an oblique black bar from costa to reniform and indistinct oblique line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line double filled in with whitish, the inner line indistinct-except below vein 3, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, excurved to vein 4, then incurved and angled outwards at vein 1, some black points beyond it on costa, crossed by slight black streaks in discal and submedian folds from just before it to subterminal line and with slight brown suffusion beyond it especialiy in submedian interspace ; subterminal line represented by a series of slight diffused whitish lunules; a terminal series of small triangular black spots with slight dark streaks from them intersecting the cilia, which have a slight brown line through them. Hind wing white, the veins of terminal area with slight dark streaks ; a terminal series of blackish points with slight dark streaks from them intersecting the cilia; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown, a slight blackish discoidal spot. Hab. Asta Mtnor, 1 g, Pontus, Bithynia, Lydia. Hp. 40 millim. Larva. Led. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belge, ix. p. 63, pl. 3. f. 7. Pearl-grey with black dorsal fascia and subdorsal white stripes ; hairs long, grey-white. Food-plant: Pear. 5. 3692. Acronycta maxima. (Plate CXXYV. fig. 21.) Triena maxina, Moore, P. Z. 8. 1881, p. 333; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 240. Head and thorax grey mixed with dark iron-brown; 2nd joint of palpi blackish at tips: frons black at sides; basal joint of antenne: black behind ; tegule dark brown at base ; shoulders with black stripes with white streaks above them ; outer edges of patagia and base of upper edges with black streaks ; tibiee with slight black streaks, the tarsi black ringed with white ; abdomen dorsally silky brown, ventrally whitish. Fore wing grey suffused and irrorated with iron-brown; subbasal line represented by diffused double dark strize from costa; a sinuous black streak in submedian fold from base to just beyond antemedial line, giving off slight spurs below at middle, above at inner antemedial line and above and ACRONYCTA. 113 below near extremity ; antemedial line double, dark, rather diffused, the two lines widely separated on costal half, oblique, waved, bent inwards to inner margin, the outer line angled outwards below costa and just below median nervure ; orbicular whitish defined by black, more distinctly on outer side, small, somewhat elongate elliptical ; reniform large, defined by black, with black lunule on inner edge of centre with diffused brown mark beyond it; a diffused oblique brown striga from costa to reniform and traces of an oblique sinuous line from lower angle of cell to inner margin at antemedial line; postmedial line double filled in with white, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, crossed by a short black streak in discal fold from just before it and a longer streak in submedian fold from well before it, some brown suffusion beyond it and some white points on costa ; subterminal! line absent ; a series of small black spots on termen and base of cilia, which are white, and double spot at submedian fold. Hind wing whitish suffused with reddish brown, the terminal area darker ; a diffused brown postmedial line excurved to vein 4, then incurved and defined by whitish on outer side; a series of small blackish spots on termen and base of cilia which are white ; the underside white slightly irrorated with brown, a large black discoidal spot, crenulate postmedial line excurved to vein 4, then oblique, traces of a diffused subterminal band and terminal series of points. Hab. Punsas, Mnrree (Powell, Harford),23,39, type; Assam, Khasis; Burma, Rangoon. Exp. 3 64, 2 72 millim. 3693. Acronycta iria. (Plate CXXV. fig. 22.) Acronycta tria, Swinh, A. M.N. H. (7) iii. p. 113 (1899). 3S. Head and thorax grey suffused with pale red-brown ; palpi white, the 2nd joint with black band; antenne with the basal joint black behind at tips; shoulders with black streaks; tibiee streaked with black ; abdomen whitish dorsally tinged with brown. Fore wing whitish suffused and irrorated with pale red-brown ; subbasal line represented by double oblique dark strie from costa ; a sinuous black streak in submedian fold from base to antemedial line where it forks, giving off a slight spur below at middle; ante- medial line indistinct, double, the lines very widely separated on costal half, oblique, waved, angled inwards on vein 1 and excurved above inner margin, the outer line angled outwards below costa ; orbicular and reniform defined by fascous, the former whitish with slight rufous centre, rather oblique elliptical, with a black streak from it extending into the reniform which has a rufous centre: a diffused oblique fuscous line from costa to reniform and traces of an oblique sinuous line from lower angle of cell to inner margin at antemedial line; postmedial line double, black filled in with white, the inner line incomplete, bent outwards below costa, then VOL. VIII. I 114 NOCTUID. dentate, strongly incurved below vein 4, crossed by a black streak in submedian fold from well before it to termen towards which it expands, some whitish points beyond it on costa; the veins of terminal area with slight dark streaks; faint traces of a minutely waved whitish subterminal line with slight dark streaks in the interspaces from it to the series of small black spots on termen and base of cilia, which are white with a slight black line through them. Hind wing white, the veins tinged with brown, the terminal area slightly suffused with brown from apex to submedian fold and with a terminal series of slight dark lunules ; the under- side with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown, a black disvoidal spot, faint traces of postmedial line with blackish spot in submedian fold, and terminal series of slight dark lunules. 2. Hind wing with indistinct sinuous postmedial line and the terminal area more suffused with fuscous. Hab. Punsas, Kulu, Sultanpur (G. Young), 2 $, 1 2 type. Exp. 90-54 millim. 3694. Acronycta hercules. Acronycta hercules, Feld. Reis. Nov. pl. 109. f. 2 (1874); Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 13i. Acronycta elongata, Oberth. Et. Ent. x. p. 20, pl. 2. f. 3 (1884). 3. Head and thorax grey mixed with fuscous brown ; 2nd joint of palpi and frons with black patches at sides; shoulders with black spots ; tegule dark at tips; patagia with dark upper edges ; pectus tinged with rufous at sides, the tibize with blackish streaks ; abdomen grey-white irrorated with fuscous and tinged with ochreous at base and on ventral surface. Fore wing grey-white thickly irrorated with fuscous brown; subbasal line represented by double oblique striz from costa; a slight dark streak helow base of cell; antemedial line double, oblique, dentate, the lines widely separated, the outer line angled outwards below costa, the inner line inwards below cell, angled inwards on vein 1 and bent inwards to inner margin; orbicular and reniform large, incompletely defined by fuscous, the former rounded and with short black streak from it to the latter which has its centre tinged with rufous; an indistinct irregular medial line, oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, angled inwards in submedian fold and bent outwards to inner margin; postmedial line double filled in with whitish, strongly bent outwards below costa, then strongly dentate, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, with dentate black mark before it in submedian fold and whitish points with black streaks between them beyond it on costa; subterminal line represented by a series of faint whitish lunules in the interspaces; a series of black points on termen and base of cilia. Hind wing white, the basal area suffused with reddish brown, the veins brown ; some brown suftusion on terminal area from apex to below vein 2; a series of fuscous points on termen and base of cilia from apex to vein 2; the underside white, the basal area faintly tinged with ochreous, the ACRONYCTA. 115 costal and inner areas with slight dark irroration, a black discoidal lunule, small postmedial spots on costa and in submedian fold, and terminal series of points. 2. Hind wing more suffused with brown. Hab. K.Sreuuta, Amurland, 1 2, Ussuri; Javan, Tokio (Maries), 2 3, Oiwake (Pryer), 1 $, Yokohama (Jonas, Pryer), 4 3, 2 2; Cuina, Foo-chow (de la Touche), 1 2. Hep. 60-66 millim. 3695. Acronycta rubiginosa. Acronycta rubiginosa, Wlk. Journ. Linn. Soe., Zool. vi. p. 178 (1862); Swinh. Cat. Het. Mus. Oxon. ii. p. 30. Triena denticulata, Moore, P. Z. 8S. 1888, p. 408; Butl. Ill. Het. B. M. vii. p. 45, pl. 125. f. 8: Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 242, Head and thorax grey mixed with brown and black; palpi with black spot on 2nd joint near extremity ; frons with lateral black bars ; patagia with black streaks on outer edge; tarsi banded with black; abdomen whitish suffused and irrorated with brown. Fore wing grey almost wholly sutfused with brown and irrorated with black, the terminal area paler; a diffused black fascia in submedian fold from base to termen ; subbasal line represented by double oblique black striz from costa and single striga from cell ; antemedial line hardly traceable, double, oblique, waved, with double blackish points on costa, vein 1 and inner margin ; orbicular and reniform incompletely defined by black, the former whitish, oblique elliptical, the latter very indistinctly defined; a very oblique medial dark shade trom costa to lower angle of cell; post- medial line double filled in with whitish in parts, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein 3 and angled outwards on vein 1; some whitish points with slight blackish marks between them beyond it on costa and a brown shade from it to termen at middle; small dentate subterminal blackish marks in the interspaces from nelow costa to vein 4; a terminal series of small triangular black spots with dark streaks from them intersecting the cilia. Hind wing white; the veins tinged with brown; a series of small blackish terminal spots with blackish marks beyond them on the cilia, which are mixed with brown; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown, a brownish patch on middle of costa, slight discoidal spot and traces of a postmedial line with blackish spot on costa, waved to vein 4, then oblique. Hab. Kasumir, Scinde Valley (Leech), 1 9 ; Punsas, Simla (Harford), 1 3, Dharmsdla (Hocking), 2 3,2 2 type denticulata ; Borneo, Sarawak (Wallace), typet in Mus. Oxon. Hep. 42- 44 millim. 3696. Acronycta taurica. (Plate CXXV. fig. 23.) Acronicta taurica, Staud, Cat. Lep. pal. 132 (1901). ©. Head and thorax grey-white mixed with fuscous brown ; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; frons black at sides: antennee it 116 NOCTUIDA. with the basal joint black behind; shoulders and outer edges of patagia streaked with black; tibie slightly streaked with black, the tarsi banded with black; abdomen grey dorsally suffused with brown, the basal crest mixed with black. Fore wing blue-grey thickly irrorated with black-brown ; subbasal line represented by double black strize from costa ; a sinuous black streak in submedian fold from base to beyond antemedial line emitting a slight spur on lower side at middle and spurs above and below at the antemedial line, which is double, oblique, waved, bent inwards to inner margin ; orbicular and reniform defined by black, well separated, the former round, the latter with oblique black striga in lower part and the black on outer edge broken up into points; an oblique black bar from costa to reniform; postmedial line double filled in with white, the inner line indistinct, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, crossed by black streaks in discal and submedian folds from well before it to before termen with slight fuscous suffusion beyond it and some white points with black strie between them on costa; a terminal series of black points with fuscous streaks from them intersecting the cilia, which are white with a slight dark line near base. Hind wing white tinged with brown, the veins brown, the terminal area suffused with brown; a curved postmedial line with minute dark streaks on the veins; a terminal series of black points with slight dark streaks from them intersecting the cilia, which are white; the underside white, the costal area irrorated with black, a small black discoidal spot, curved postmedial series of minute black streaks on the veins, and terminal series of black points. Hab. Asta Mrnor, Taurus Mts., Hadjin, Zeitun ; Syrra, Lebanon, 1 2, Leech Coll. Awp. 56 millim. 3697. Acronycta aceris. Noctua aceris, Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. x. p. 514 (1758); Esp. Schmett. iv. pl. 114. ff.4-7 & pl. 117 A. ff. 3,4; Donoy. Nat. Hist. Eng., Ins. x. p. 15. pl. 330; Hibn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. ff. 13, 14; Dup. Lép. Fr. vi. p. 253, pl. 88. f. 5; Steph. Ill. Brit. Ent., Haust. iii. p.36; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. . 131. beg candelisqua, Esp. Schwett. iv. pl. 191. f. 1 (1796). Noctua infuscata, Haw. Lep. Brit. p. 177 (1809). Acronycta paradoxa, Boisd. Ind. Meth, p. 60 (1829). Acronicta judea, Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 131 (1901). g. Head and thorax white mixed with black-brown ; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; shoulders with black streaks ; tibiz streaked with black, the tarsi banded with black; abdomen grey- white slightly irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing grey-white irrorated with fuscous brown; subbasal line represented by double black striz from costa; a sinuous black streak in submedian fold from base to antemedial line giving off slight spurs below at middle and above and below at antemedial line, which is double, oblique, waved, angled outwards below costa and inwards on the veins and to inner ACRONYCTA. WG margin; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former small, oblique elliptical, the latter with oblique black striga in centre ; a diffused oblique blackish bar trom costa to reniform and a slight line from lower angle of cell, incurved to vein 1 where it is angled outwards, then inwards above inner margin; postmedial line double filled in with whitish, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, excurved to vein 3, then incurved aud angled outwards on vein 1, crossed by a slight black streak in submedian fold from medial to subterminal line, the veins beyond it with slight dark streaks, some white points on costa; a series of small black spots on termen and base of cilia, which have a slight dark line through them. Hind wing pure white, with postmedial series of minute dark streaks on the veins and fine terminal line ; the underside with the costal area slightiy irrorated with brown, a small blackish discoidal spot, curved postmedial series of minute black streaks on the veins, and terminal series of striz. 2. Hind wing with the veins strongly streaked with black. Ab. 1. candelisqua. Head, thorax, and fore wing suffused with brown ; abdomen and terminal area of hind wing tinged with brown. Ab. 2. judea. Paler; fore wing greyish white. — Palestine. Hab. Briraty, Leech Coll. ; Franc, Sand Coll. ; Germany, Zeller and Leech Colls.; Austria; Huneary; Swirzertanp, Frey Coll. ; Spain; Ivary; Greece; Norway, Frey Coll.; Russta, Lithonia, Zeller Coll.; Armenia; Asta Minor, Pontus, Bithynia; Pauesrine; W. Turkestan, Turcomania, Issyk Kul; HE. Tourxssran, Ili, Kashgar. Hep. 40-48 millim. Larva. Meyr, Brit. Lep. p. 142; Barrett, Lep. Brit. iii. p. 231. pl. 120. » ie Yellow clothed with long yellow hair, the 4th, 6th, 7th, and Sth somites with dorsal tufts of red hair; a dorsal series of black- edged white diamond-shaped marks ; warts brown ; stigmata black ; head yellow marked with black. Food-plants: Horse-chestnut, Sycamore, Oak, &c. 7-9. 3698. Acronycta major. Acronycta major, Brem. Lep. Ost-Sib. p. 48, pl. 5. f. 7 (1868) ; Oberth. Kt. Ent. v. p. 69. pl. 7. f. 5; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 131. Triena anedina, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soe. 1881, p. 19. Head and thorax grey-white slightly mixed with brown ; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; frons black at sides; basal joint of antennee black behind; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black stripes; tibiae streaked with black: abdomen grey- white, the extremity irrorated with fuscous, the ventral surface white. Fore wing grey-white thickly irrorated with pale brown ; subbasal line represented by an oblique black striga from costa; _ a sinuous black streak in submedian fold from base to outer ante- medial line, giving off slight spurs above and below at antemedial line, the line very indistinct, double, oblique, waved, the two lines 118 NOCIUIDA. widely separated towards costa and with black strie at costa; orbicular whitish defined on inner and outer sides by a few black scales, small, rather oblique elliptical; reniform with black striga on inner edge with minute oblique black streak from it, otherwise hardly traceable ; an indistinct diffused oblique dark striga from costa to reniform ; postmedial line blackish defined by white on inner side, double at costa, just below discal fold and above sub- median fold, bent outwards below costa, angled outwards at vein 7, then minutely dentate, excurved to vein 3, then incurved and angled outwards on vein 1, crossed by black streaks at discal and submedian folds not nearly reaching termen and with white points beyond it on costa; a series of small black spots on termen and base of cilia, which are white. Hind wing white, the basal area clothed with pale reddish-brown hair, the veins streaked with brown and the terminal area suffused with brown; a brownish postmedial line, excurved to vein 4 then incurved ; cilia white ; the underside white, the veins tinged with brown, a black discoidal spot, indistinct crenulate postmedial line with brownish spot at costa, excurved to vein 4, then oblique, and terminal series of slight dark points.—K. Siberia; Japan, Yezo. Ab. 1. anedina. Somewhat darker especially the hind wing.— Japan, Hondo; W. China. Ab. 2. Fore wing with the basal and postmedial black streaks more or less obsolescent.—C. & W. China. Hab. K, Srperta, Amurland, Ussuri; Japan, Yezo, Hakodaté (Andrews), 1 g, Tokio (Maries), 1 9 type anadina, Yokohama (Manley, Pryer), 2 3 ; C. Cuina, Hai-ning (J. J. Walker), 1 9, Ichang (Hobson), 4 6; W. Cuina, Chang-yang (Pratt), 1 3,19, Omeishan, 1 2 , Chia-kou-ho (Pratt), 1 ¢, Va-chien-lu (Pratt), 13. Exp. 52-72 millim. 3699. Acronycta eldora. (Plate CXXYV. fig. 24.) Acronycta eldora, Smith, J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. xiii. p. 189 (1900). ©. Head and thorax grey-white mixcd with fuscous brown and blackish ; sides of palpi and frons with blackish patches; shoulders with black streaks; tegule with dark tips towards middle and patagia with dark upper edges; abdomen grey-white mixed with dark brown and black. Fore wing grey-white suffused and irrorated with brown ; a small black spot at base and traces of a black streak in submedian fold; subbasal line represented by an oblique black striga from costa; antemedial line rather indistinct, double, oblique, angled outwards below costa and just below median nervure and strongly above inner margin, angled inwards in submedian fold and on vein 1; orbicular and reniform defined by blackish, the former small, irregularly rounded, the latter with biackish centre, an oblique dark shade above it from costa aud traces of an oblique sinuous line from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line double filled in with white, the outer line black, bent outwards ACRONYCTA. 119 below costa, then strongly dentate, excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; crossed by a strong black streak in submedian fold extending to termen and with a slight streak before and beyond it in discal fold not extending to termen, some slight whitish streaks beyond it on costa; the veins of terminal area with slight dark streaks ; subterminal line absent; a series of blackish points on termen and cilia. Hind wing greyish, suffused with fuscous, the veins darker ; the underside white slightly irrorated with brown, the veins brownish, a blackish discoidal spot and curved minutely waved postmedial line. Hub. U.S.A., Colorado, Denver, 2 9, cotype. Hap. 62-64 millim. 3700. Acronycta tritona. (Plate CXXYV. fig. 25.) Triena tritona, Hubn. Zitr. p. «1, ff. 107, 108 (1818); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 104, pl. ii. f. 9; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 37. Head and thorax violaceous grey tinged with brown; palpi white at base and with black band on 2nd joint; antenne with the basal joint white in front, black behind; tibie streaked with black ; abdomen whitish, dorsally suffused with reddish brown. Fore wing violaceous grey tinged with reddish brown; subbasal line represented by a slight dark striga from costa; a sinuous black streak in sub- median fold from base to just beyond the antemedial line giving off slight spurs below at middle and above at inner antemedial line ; the line very indistinctly double, oblique, sinuous, almost obsolete on inner area; orbicular incompletely defined by blackish, small, round; reniform defined by a blackish lunule on inner side, very indistinct on outer, constricted at middle and with its upper extremity produced ; a very oblique diffused dark bar from costa to reniform ; postmedial line black defined by grey on inner side, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, slightly angled in- wards in discal fold and outwards on veins 4, 3, strongly angled inwards in submedian fold, then excurved again, a strong black streak from it to termen in submedian fold; subterminal line absent; the interspaces of terminal area with very slight dark streaks ; a series of small blackish spots on termen and cilia. Hind wing whitish tinged with ochreous brown, the termen rather darker ; cilia with a fine whitish line at base ; the underside white, the costal area slightly tinged with ochreous. Hab. Canapa; U.S.A., New York, Center (Bailey), 2 3,2 9, Albany (Bailey), 1 9 , Mississippi, Florida (Doubleday), 1 2 , Minne- sota, Oregon, Portland, Colorado, Pacific Coast. Hvp. 40 millim. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 105, Head brown, dotted with black. Body green; a brown dorsal band, divided on joint 3, broken on joint 6, enclosing a green space on joints 7 to 10; hairs short, fine, sparse, several from each tubercle. Food-plant : Vaccintwm.—H. G. D. 120 NeCCrUID. 3701. Acronycta falcula. (Plate CXXV. fig. 26.) Apatela falcula, Grote, Can. Ent. ix. p. 86 (1877); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 109, pl. xii. f. 8; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 38. Head and thorax violaceous grey tinged with brown; palpi white at base and with black band on 2nd joint; frons black at sides; antenne with the lst joint white in front ; shoulders with black stripes; patagia on outer side and metathorax edged with rufous ; tibiz with slight black streaks; abdomen white thickly irrorated with greyish fuscous leaving white segmental lines. Fore wing purplish grey suffused with brown ; subbasal line represented by a black striga from costa; a strong black streak in submedian fold from base to just beyond antemedial line defined by white above, giving off spurs below at middle and above and below at antemedial line, which is represented by a black bar in cell, other- wise almost obsclete, oblique, sinuous; orbicular and reniform large, defined by black, the former rather diamond-shaped, open above, the latter open above and below; a rather diffused medial black striga from costa; postmedial line black slightly defined by white on inner side, more strongly in submedian interspace, strongly bent outwards below costa, then sinuous, angled outwards at veins 4, 3, then incurved and angled outwards on vein 1, some white points beyond it on costa and a strong black streak from it to termen in submedian fold ; traces of a whitish subterminal line slightly excurved below vein 7 and at middle, the interspaces beyond it with slight dark streaks to the terminal series of points ; cilia white mixed with fuscous at tips. Hind wing of male white, the apical area tinged with brown, of female ochreous white, the terminal area suffused with fuscous; the underside white slightly irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot, postmedial series of minute dark streaks on the veins, incurved below vein 4, and terminal series of black strize. Hab. Canapa, Manitoba, Cartwright (Heath), 1 9, Winnipeg, Aweme (Criddle), 1 6; U.S.A., New York, Illinois (Bean), 1 2 type, Minnesota. Hap. 42 millim. Larva, Smith & Dyar, Pr. U. 8. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 110. Dark brown mottled with greenish, the ventral surface greenish white; a darker dorsal line; warts small with one or two hairs, i. and li. on somite 12 larger; bead brownish in front, greenish at sides. Food-plant: Hazel. 3702. Acronycta elizabeta. (Plate CXXV. fig. 27.) Acronycta elizabeta, Smith, Trans. Am. Ent, Soe. xxxiii. p. 125 (1907). Head and thorax whitish tinged with brown especially on vertex of head ; palpi dark brown, white on outer side at base and at base of 3rd joint ; antenne whitish at basein front; tegule with brown line at base and dorsal streak; tibia streaked with dark brown, ACRONYCTA. All the tarsi dark brown ringed with white; abdomen dark brown. Fore wing grey tinged and irrorated with brown; subbasal line represented by double oblique striz from costa and single striga from cell; a strong black-brown streak from base below the cell defined by whi'e above, slightly forked at middle below and forked at antemedial line, which is double, angled outwards below costa, then oblique and slightly sinuous ; orbicular small, round, hardly defined except on outer side; reniform an indistinctly defined narrow lunule with oblique black striga on lower inner edge ; medial line oblique from costa to reniform, indistinct and sinuous from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line brown defined by whitish on inner side, double at costa, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, excurved to vein 4, slightly angled at veins 4, 3, then incurved and angled outwards at vein 1, some white points beyond it on costa, with a slight black streak from it to subterminal line in discal fold and stronger streak from just before it to termen in submedian fold; subterminal line represented by a series of whitish lunules slightly incuryed at discal fold and more strongly below vein 3; cilia whitish intersected by slight dark streaks from just before termen and with dark line through them. Hind wing whitish suffused with brown; cilia’ white with slight dark line through them and some dark points at tips; the underside whitish tinged with brown, a discoidal spot, indistinct curved postmedial line, and terminal series of points and strive. Hab. U.S.A., New Jersey, Elizabeth, cotype + @ in Coll. J. B. Smith, Rhode I.,1¢. Hawp. 3 42, 2 44 millim. 3703. Acronycta revellata. (Plate CXXYV. fig. 28.) Acronycta revellata, Smith, Ent. News Philad. viii. p. 150 (1897) ; Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 112; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am, p. Loz. g. Head and thorax grey-white mixed with black ; palpi white at base and with black band on 2nd joint; frons whitish at middle; shoulders with blackish streaks ; tibia slightly streaked with black, the tarsi banded with black ; abdomen grey-white dorsally suffused with brown. Fore wing grey-white suffused with brown and irrorated with fuscous; subbasal line represented by a diffused black striga from costa; a black streak defined by whitish above below submedian fold from base to just beyond antemedial line, which is hardly traceable, double, very oblique; orbicular and reni- form whitish defined by black and with brownish centres, the former round, the latter produced at upper and lower extremities, some slight dark suffusion between them extending to costa; post- medial line blackish slightly defined by whitish on inner side, bent outwards below costa, slightly incurved at discal fold, angled out- wards at veins 4, 3, then strongly incurved, a strong black streak in submedian fold from well before it to termen and some white 12D NOCLUID 2. points beyond it on costa; traces of a diffused whitish subterminal line excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of small black spots with dark streaks from them intersecting the cilia, which are whitish with a dark line through them. Hind wing pure white, the veins faintly tinged with brown ; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal point and traces of a curved postmedial line from costa to Vein 2. @. Hind wing with the terminal area slightly tinged with brown. Hab. U.S.A., Washington, Colorado, Glenwood Springs (Barnes), 16,2 @, Salida. Hap. 42-44 millim. Larva. Head heavily mottled with black, the vertices of the lobes red. Body green, a purple-brown dorsal stripe, broken in the incisures, maddened on joints 2 and 5 and on 7 to 11, the latter containing a green patch; some brown spots on the sides. ; hairs fine, sparse. Food-plants : Birch, &c.—H. G. D. 3704. Acronycta grisea. (Plate CXXV. fig. 29.) Acronycta grisea, W1k. ix. 56 (1856); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 113, pl. tii. f. 4; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 37. Acronycia pudorata, Morr, Ann. Lyc. Nat. Hist. N.Y. xi. p. 93 (1876). Head and thorax violaceous grey suffused with brown; palpi white at base and with black band on 2nd joint; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black streaks ; abdomen white dorsally suffused and irrorated with brown. Fore wing violaceous grey suffused with brown and slightly irrorated with fuscous ; subbasal line represented by double dark strie from costa; a sinuous black streak in submedian fold from base to just beyond antémedial line, which is double, indistinct except at costa, and the inner line black from costa to submedian fold, oblique, slightly sinuous; orbicular and reniform somewhat pale defined by black, the former round ; traces of a medial line very oblique from costa to reniform and in- curved below the cell ; postmedial line black defined by whitish on inner side, prominently in submedian interspace, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, strongly incurved below vein 3 and bent outwards to inner margin, a black streak in submedian fold from well before it to termen, some white points beyond it on costa; a faint diffused whitish subterminal line excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of dark strie; cilia white with a slight dark line near base and series of points at tips. Hind wing white ; the veins slightly tinged with brown and the terminal area slightly irrorated with brown from apex to vein 3; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown, a small black discoidal spot, traces of a waved postmedial line with brownish spot at costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, and terminal series of slight lunules. Hab. Canapa, Hudson's Bay (Barnston), 1 3, 1 2 type, Ottawa (fletcher), 1 g, Manitoba, Aweme (Criddle), 1 3, Cartwright ACRONYCTA, 123 (Heath), 2 3, 1 9, Alberta, Calgary (Wolley-Dod), 2 3, 2 9; U.S.A., New York, 1 @, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri. Hap. 34- 42 millim. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 114. Head heavily mottled with black, the vertices of the lobes red ; body green; a purple-brown dorsal stripe, broken at the incisures, widened on joints 2 and 5 and 7 to 11, the latter containing a green patch ; some brown spots on the side; hairs fine, sparse. Food- plants: Birch, &c.—H.G. D. 3705. Acronycta alni. Noctua alni, Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. xii. p. 845 (1767); Esp. Schmett. iv. pl. 116, ff. 4-6; Donoy. Brit. Ins. x. p. 8, pl. 327. f. 2; Walch, Naturf. xii. p. 58, p!. 1. ff. 14-16; Capieur, Naturf, xiv. p- 91, pl. 4. f. 11; Fuessly, Ent. Mag. ii. p. 43, pl. 1. ff. 5-8; Hubn. Eur. Schneit., Noct. f.3; Dup. Lép. Fr. vi. p. 285, pl. 87. f. 5; Steph. Ill. Brit. Ent., Haust. i. p. 88; Frr. Beitr. pl. 16; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 132. Noctua deyener, Schiff. Wien. Verz. p. 70 (1776). Acronycta steinerti. Caspari, Soc. Ent. xiii. p. 4 (1898); id. Jahrb. Nass. li. p. 178, pl. 4. ff 8,9; Steinert, Iris, xi. p. 299, & xii. pl. v. f. 5. Acronycta carola, Philipps, Soc. Ent. xiii. p. 50 (1898); Caspari, Jahrb, Nass. lii. p. 181, pl. 4. ff, 5-7. Head and thorax white mixed with some black hairs ; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; frons black at sides; artenne black ; tegule with slight dorsal black streak ; shoulders aud outer edges of patagia with black streaks ; tibie streaked with black, the tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen white mixed with fuscous, the basal crest with black. Fore wing whitish suffused with brown, the inner area below the cell and vein 3 suffused with black leaving some white at base of inner margin and tornus; subbasal line represented by a blackish striga from costa ; antemedial line double filled in with whitish, slightly angled outwards below costa, interrupted by black in submedian fold and excurved above inner margin ; orbicular whitish defined by black, rather elongate elliptical and with brown streak in centre, a broad diffused black band beyond it from costa to the black inner area obscuring the inner part of reniform, which is defined by black, its outer part brownish and its upper and lower extremities produced ; postmedial line black defined by white on inner side on the pale area and by brownish on the black area, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, angled outwards at veins 4, 3, then strongly incurved and angled outwards on vein 1, crossed by a strong black streak in submedian fold from well before it to termen and with slight biack streak from just before it to termen in discal fold, some white points beyond it on costa; a white subterminal line angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of black strive; cilia chequered brownish white and black. Hind wing white; a slight discoidal spot; a postmedial series of minute black streaks on the veins; the veins of terminal area towards apex and the termen from apex to vein 3 irrorated with 124 NOCIrUID ®, brown ; cilia white tinged with brown at apex and intersected with black from apex to submedian fold; the underside with black discoidal spot, brownish marks at middle of costa and postmedial line which is rather diffused to vein 6, then represented by short black streaks on the veins, a terminal series of black striz. Ab. 1. steinerti. Fore wing much more suffused with brown. Hab. Brrrain, Leech Coll.; Franczr, Sand Coll.; Germany, Zeller, Frey and Leech Colls.; Avsrria, Leech Coll. ; Huneary; Swirzertanp ; Trany; Scanprnavia ; Russra, Finland, Livonia, Zeller Coll., St. Petersburg; Armenia; HE. Siperta, Amurland, Ussuri; Japan, Yesso (Pryer),1 ¢. Hap. 34-44 millim. Larva. Meyr. Lep. Brit. p. 140; Barrett, Brit. Lep. iii. p. 238, pl. 121, f. 1. Black : a series of transverse yellow bands; Ist somite with four long black hairs with broadly spatulate tips, the 4th—9th and 11th and 12th somites each with two hairs; head black, when young whitish suffused with slate-grey on somites 4—9, somites 4-8 with slight dorsal prominences ; resting with the head bent round against 8th somite and closely resembling a patch of birds’ excrement ; when adult the larva can emit a strong odour like carburetted hydrogen. Food-plants: Alder, Birch, Beech, Cornus, &e. 7-9. 3706. Acronycta funeralis. (Plate CXXYV. fig. 30.) Acronycta funeralis, Grote & Rob. Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. vi. p. 17, pl. 3. f. 8 (1866); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 102, pl. iil. f. 7; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 43. 6. Head and thorax white slightly mixed with black-brown ; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; sides of frons black ; antenne brown, the basal joint black behind; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black stripes ; tibize striped with black, the tarsi banded black and white; abdomen white mixed with fuscous, the dorsal crest blackish. Fore wing white more or less irrorated with fuscous, the terminal area tinged with grey-green, the inner area black extending to cell at base, leaving some white on base of inner margin and narrowing to a point at tornus; subbasal line repre- sented by an oblique wedge-shaped black spot from costa, the ante- medial line by a wedge-shaped spot from costa, bar from cell and indistinct double line filled in with greyish angled outwards above inner margin; orbicular and reniform slightly defined by fuscous, the former large, round, more distinctly defined by black on outer side, the latter on inner side, a diffused black patch from middle of costa extending to between their upper parts; postmedial line fine, blackish defined by white on inner side, bent outwards below costa, then waved, strongly incurved below vein + and angled outwards on vein 1, crossed by a strong black streak in submedian fold from just before it to termen with blackish suffusion above and below it just beyond postmedial line, the costa beyond it with alternating black and white spots; a whitish subterminal line excurved below vein 7 and at middle, angled inwards at discal fold and incurved below vein 3; cilia chequered black and white. Hind wing white, ACRONYCTA. 125 the veins of terminal area slightly streaked with fuscous, the apex tinged with brown ; a terminal series of black stria from apex to submedian fold; cilia white intersected with black-brown ; the underside with the costal area tinged with brown in parts, a blackish discoidal spot, excurved postmedial line from costa to vein 7, and series of short streaks on the veins. Q. Hind wing with the terminal area suffused with fuscous and the postmedial line more distinct. Hab, Canapa; U.S.A., New Hampshire, Jefferson, New York, Keene Valley, Long I., Pennsylvania, Mt. Airy, Pittsburg, Kentucky, 1 3, Mississippi, Missouri,: Kansas City. Zevp. 36 miilim. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 103; Harris, Ent. Corr. 1869, p. 313, pl. iii. f, 2. Head shining black. Body black, with a row of white diamond- shaped dorsal spots, those on joints 5 to 12 with a black medial transverse line ; subdorsal setv long, spatulate, black. Food- plants: Apple, &c.—H.G. D. 3707. Acronycta morula. (Plate CXXV. fig. 31.) Acronycta morula, Grote & Rob. Trans. Am. Ent. Soe. ii. p. 196. pl. iii. f. 7) (1868); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 76, pl. ii. f. 10; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 36. Acronycta ulmi, Harris, Ent. Corresp. 1869, p. 312, pl. iii. f. 10 (larva). Head and thorax white mixed with dark brown ; 2nd joint of palpi with black-brown patch at sides; frons with lateral dark spots ; patagia with some dark brown on edges; vertex of thorax with pale rufous fascia except on metathorax; shoulders with black stripes; tibize with black streaks, the tarsi slightly banded with black above; abdomen whitish irrorated with brown and dorsally suffused with reddish brown except at extremity. Fore wing grey-white irrorated with brown; subbasal line represented by two oblique dark striz from costa; a sinuous black streak in submedian fold defined by red-brown suffusion below and extending to the antemedial line, which is double, the lines widely separated towards costa, angled outwards below costa, incurved in cell, angled inwards below the cell and on vein 1 and strongly excurved above inner margin; orbicular and reniform defined by brown, the former small, round, the latter large and with its centre tinged with rufous, an oblique dark striga above it from costa and au indistinct oblique sinuous line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line brown defined by whitish on inner side, double at costa, strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, slightly incurved at discal fold, angled outwards at vein 3, then bent inwards to below angle of cell and angled outwards on vein 1, some brown suffusion beyond it especially between veins 3 and 1, with a black streak from it to termen in discal fold and crossed by a black streak in submedian fold from medial line to termen, some slight white streaks beyond it 126 : NOCTUIDAE. on costa ; the veins of terminal area with slight dark streaks ; traces of a whitish subterminal line excurved below vein 7 and at middle, then incurved ; a terminal series of black points with brown marks beyond them on the cilia. Hind wing whitish uniformly suffused with fuscous and tinged with rufous; cilia white with a dark line near tips towards apex ; the underside white irrorated with brown especially on terminal area, a black streak in cell from base to near the large black discoidal spot, a minutely waved postmedial line excurved to vein 4, then incurved, traces of a diffused subterminal band and a terminal series of black points. Hab, Canana, Ottawa (Pletcher, Young), 23,292, Ontario, 19; U.S.A., Maine, New York (Doubleday), 12, Evans Center (Grote), 36 g Ih Q , Rochester, Kendall, Long Island, Otto, Distr. of Columbia, ‘Washtinaton. Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Tiltimere) Missouri, Kenan (Snow), 1 ¢,1 9, Texas. Exp. 52-56 millim. Larva, Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat, Mus. xxi. p. 78, pl. vii. ff. 20, 21. Head blackish, the vertices of the lobes red. Body somewhat flattened, a diamond-shaped elevation on joints 5, 8, and 12 dorsally ; dull brown, mottled, a blackish shaded dorsal band enclosing the dorsa] elevations ; hairs short, whitish, growing from the skin. Food-plants: Elm, Apple, Linden.—H. G. D. *3708. Acronycta transversata. (Plate CXXV. fig. 32.) Acronycta transversata, Smith, Ent. News Philad. viii. p. 149 (1897); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 65, pl. x. f. 10; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 100. Head, thorax, and abdomen ash-grey irrorated with black; shoulders with black streaks. Fore wing ash-grey irrorated with black ; a black streak below base of cell extending to the ante- medial line; subhbasal line represented by a black spot on costa ; antemedial line represented by one or two spots on costa, two angled marks in submedian interspace and one or two lunules on inner margin sometimes forming an almost continuous line; orbicular defined by black, small, round, the reniform very ill- defined, dark ; medial line represented by an oblique blackish bar from costa to reniform, inwardly oblique and irregular from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line black, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, oblique below vein 4 and angled inwards in submedian fold, crossed by a short black streak in discal fold and by a streak in submedian fold extending to near termen ; the terminal area somewhat darker: the subterminal line absent; a terminal series of black points; the cilia intersected with black. Hind wing white, the terminal area tinged with brown in female; the underside with discoidal spot and postmedial line. Hab. U.S.A., Colorado. Hap. 42-46 millim. This species is unknown to me, figured from a drawing from cotype in Coll. J. B. Smith. ACRONYCTA. 127 3709. Acronycta tota. (Plate CXXVI. fig. 1.) Apatela tota, Grote, N. Am, Ent. i. p. 12 (1878) ; Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 66, pl. x. f. 11; id. Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 39. 3. Head and thorax fuscous-brown mixed with white; palpi white below, frons white at sides; basal joint of antennw white in front; patagia white at outer edges; tarsi banded fuscous and white; abdomen white, dorsally suffused and irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing white suffused and irrorated with brown; subbasal line represented by a slight dark striga from costa ; a sinuous black streak below base of cell extending to the ante- medial line, which is double, slightly excurved from costa to submedian fold where it is angled inwards and the inner line prominently black, then again excurved; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former very small, elongate; a medial line, black from costa to reniform, then indistinct and angled inwards below vein 2; postmedial line slightly defined by whitish on inper side, bent outwards below costa, then very minutely waved, excurved to vein 4, then strongly incurved and with slight black streak from it to termen in submedian fold ; the veins of terminal area slightly streaked with brown; subterminal line absent; a terminal series of black points; cilia white and brown mixed, the tips chequered white and brown. Hind wing white, the veins brownish, the terminal area slightly irrorated with brown; a slight discoidal point, indistinct curved postmedial line and terminal series of striz; the underside with the costal area irrorated with tuscous, a black discoidal spot. Palpi very short, hardly reaching middle of frons. Hab, U.S.A., Texas (Belfrage), 1 3 type, Comal Co. Lup. 38 millim. 3710. Acronycta radcliffei. (Plate CXXVI. fig. 2.) Apatela radcliffei, Harv. Bull. Buff. Soe. Nat. Sei. ii. p. 270 (1875) ; Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 107, pl. xii. f. 4; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 39. 6. Head and thorax pale violaceous grey suffused with fuscous ; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; shoulders streaked with black ; mid and hind tibiz streaked with black, the tarsi banded with black; abdomen white dorsally tinged with pale brown. Fore wing violaceous white suffused and irrorated with pale brown, the terminal area whiter; subbasal line indistinct, from costa to median fold in which there is a sinuous black streak defined by white above and extending to well beyond antemedial line, which is double, oblique, slightly bent outwards at submedian fold and the outer line angled outwards below costa; orbicular with slight whitish annulus defined by black, somewhat oblique elliptical ; reniform with slight whitish lunule defined by black on inner side, undefined on outer except by shght black striz at upper and lower extremities; medial line very faint, diffused, oblique from costa to 128 NOCTUID &. lower angle of cell, then inwardly oblique to inner margin at ante- medial line; postmedial line black defined by white on inner side, bent outwards below costa, excurved and slightly sinuous to vein 4, then incurved, crossed by a fine black streak in submedian fold from medial line to termen ; subterminal line only defined by the contrast between the postmedial and terminal areas, dentate, excurved at vein 7 and middle; the veins of terminal area with slight dark streaks ; a terminal series of black points with slight brown streaks from them intersecting the cilia. Hind wing white, the veins of terminal half tinged with brown, the termen suffused with brown from epex to vein 2; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a black discoidal spot, traces of a postmedial line with minute dark streaks on the veins and blackish spots at costa and submedian folds, a terminal series of small black lunules. Q. Head, thorax, and fore wing browner; abdomen strongly suffused with brown, paler at base; hind wing tinged with brown, the terminal area suffused with dark brown, a discoidal spot and sinuous postmedial line showing through to upperside; cilia mixed with brown; the underside with the costal and terminal areas strongly irrorated with brown, the postmedial line strong, minutely waved, excurved to vein 4, then oblique. Ab. 1. ¢. Hind wing wholly suffused with brown, the cilia white with brown points, the underside as in female.— Vancouver. Hab, Canapna, Manitoba, Aweme (Criddle), 1 2, Vancouver I. (J. J. Walker), 1 5 ; US.A., New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Evans Center (Grote), 1 3, 2 2 type, Albany, Adiron- dack Mts., Virginia. Hap. 40—44 millim. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 108, pl. v.f. 9 & pl. vi. f. 10. Head black below, the upper half red.. Body black, with a dorsal, and three yellow stripes on each side ; cervical shield, anal plate and a dorsal spot on joints 12 and 13 black ; hairs fine, pale, sparse, mostly growing from the tubercles dorsally. Food-plant: Wild cherry.——H. G. D. 3711. Acronycta felina. (Plate CXXVI. fig. 3.) Apatela felina, Grote, Bull. U.S. Geol. Geog. Sury. Terr. vy. p. 208 (1880); Smith & Dyar, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 53, pl. xi. f, 9; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 39. ¢. Head and thorax white mixed with brown; sides of palpi and frons blackish; antenne blackish; shoulders with black stripes; tibie streaked with black; abdomen white tinged with brown and irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing white irrorated with fuscous, the veins with slight dark streaks, the terminal area slightly darker; a sinuous black streak below base of cell ; antemedial line represented by a slight dark mark on costa; orbi- cular slightly defined by black, elongate, pointed at extremity ; reniform represented by a blackish discoidal spot with oblique brown bar above it from costa; postmedial line slight, dark, un- usually near termen, excurved below costa, incurved below vein 4, ACRONYCTA. 129 and slightly angled outwards on vein 1; crossed by slight dark streaks in discal and submedial folds; cilia white, intersected by brown streaks in the interspaces. Hind wing white, the veins irrorated with brown, the terminal area very slightly irrorated with brown; a slight brown terminal line; cilia white, intersected by faint brown streaks in the interspaces from apex to vein 2; the underside with dark discoidal spot and postmedial series of minute dark streaks on the veins. Hab, U.S.A., Washington, Seattle, Colorado, Glenwood Springs, California, Sierra Nevada, 2 ¢ type. vp. 40-45 millim. Larva. Head shining black. Body whitish or yellowish, with a reddish-brown dorsal band, a narrower lateral one, and shading subventrally; hairs long, fine, soft, growing from the skin, white or yellow; a slender single dorsal black pencil on joints 5, 7, and 12. Food-plant: Poplar.—H. G. D. *3712. Acronycta frigida. (Plate CXXVI. fig. 4.) Acronycta frigida, Smith, Ent..News Philad. viii. p. 148 (1897); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 54, pl. xi. ff. 6-10; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 100. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark bluc-grey thickly irrorated with black ; palpi blackish at sides; shoulders with a black streak. Fore wing dark blue-grey thickly irrurated with black; a black streak below base of cell almost connected with the streak across postmedial line; subbasal line absent or represented by a black point on costa; antemedial line absent or represented by a black spot on costa and angled mark in submedian interspace ; orbicular slightly defined by black, narrow and elongate; medial line absent or represented by dark spots on costa and inner margin; post- medial line defined on inner side by whitish, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, slightly incurved below vein 4+ and excurved at vein 1, crossed by black streaks in discal and sub- median folds, the former very slight ; cilia intersected with black. Hind wing white with discoidal spot showing through from under- side and dark terminal line; the underside white with dark irroration, a discoidal spot sometimes connected by a streak with base, and postmedial line. ; Hab. U.S.A., California, Sierra Nevada, Truckie. Hwp. 44 millim. This species is unknown to me, figured from a drawing trom type in U.S. Nat. Mus. Larva. As in A. felina, the hairs slightly coarser and less abundant. Food-plant: Willow.—H. G. D. 3713. Acronycta cyanescens. (Plate CX XVI. fig. 5.) 3. Head, thorax, and abdomen blue-grey mixed with fuscous ; palpi blackish at sides. Fore wing blue-grey thickly irrorated with blackish, the veins with slight dark streaks; a slight sinuous black streak below the cell to near antemedial line, which is blackish and VOL. Yili. K 130 NOCTUID A. diffused towards costa, then very indistinct, oblique; orbicular absent; reniform represented by traces of a slight black lunule with diffused oblique black mark above it from costa; postmedial line whitish, defined on inner side by black towards costa, slightly bent outwards below costa, then lunulate, excurved to vein 4, then incurved and bent outwards at vein 1, crossed by a slight black streak in submedian fold; subterminal line absent; a series of small black spots on termen and cilia. Hind wing white, the veins and terminal area slightly irrorated with fuscous; a series of slight fuscous spots on termen and cilia which are white mixed with fuscous; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with fuscous, a blackish discoidal spot and postmedial series of slight dark streaks on the veins. Hab. Canada, Vancouver (Danby), 3 3 type. Hwp. 44 millim. *3714. Acronycta pacifica. (Plate CXXVI. fig. 6.) Acronycta pacifica, Smith, Ent. News Philad. viii. p. 148 (1897); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 56, pl. xi. f. 5; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Ain. p. 100. Head, thorax, and abdomen ash-grey with some dark irroration. Fore wing ash-grey with dark irroration and streaks on the veins ; a black streak below base of cell extending to the antemedial line, which is very indistinct, double, bisinuate, angled inwards in sub- median fold; orbicular very small and slightly defined by black, narrow and elongate; reniform a slight dark mark; medial line represented by a dark mark on costa; postmedial line black, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, excurved to vein 4, then incurved and stronger in submedian interspace, where it is crossed by a black streak extending to termen, the area beyond it rather darker; subterminal line absent; cilia intersected with black. Hind wing white, slightly tinged with fuscous in female ; the underside with discoidal spot and postmedial line. Hab. U.S.A., California, Sierra Nevada. Hap. 40-46 millim. This species is unknown to me, figured from a drawing from co-type in Coll. J. B. Smith. 3715. Acronycta interrupta. (Plate CXXVLI. fig. 7.) Acronycta interrupta, Guen. Noct. i. p. 46 (1852); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. D> LOI. Hoopes occidentalis, Grote & Rob. Proc. Ent. Soe. Phil. vi. p. 16 (1866) ; Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 79, pl. ii. f. 8; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 39. Head and thorax brownish white; palpi with black patches at sides of 2nd joint; lower part of frons tinged with rufous; shoulders with blackish streaks; tegule with rufous streaks at middle and sides ; patagia with black streaks on outer edges; tibize with interrupted black streaks ; abdomen grey, dorsally tinged with fuscous, ventrally white. Fore wing brownish white; subbasal line represented by a slight dark striga from costa; a strong black ACRONYCTA. Usl streak in submedian fold to just beyond the antemedial line, which is indistinct, double, the lines rather widely separated towards costa, oblique, sinuous; orbicular incompletely defined by black, rather obliqne elliptical ; reniform faintly defined, with an oblique black striga on inner side, an oblique black striga above it from costa; postmedial line blackish defined by white on inner side, double at costa, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, excurved to vein 4, then strongly ineurved, some brown suffusion beyond it between veins 3 and 1, crossed by black streaks in discal and sub- median folds, the latter extending almost to termen, some slight white streaks with black points between them beyond it on costa ; subterminal line absent ; a series of small black spots on termen and base of cilia. Hind wing whitish suffused with reddish brown : cilia white; the underside white, the costal area irrorated with brown, a slight dark streak in base of ecil, a black discoidal spot, an indistinct diffused sinuous postmedial line with minute dark streaks on the veins, and terminal series of small black lunules. Hab, Canava (Norman), 2 3, Ontario, Ottawa (Fletcher, Young, Gibson), 4 5, 22, London (Saunders), 2 $, 1 2, Manitoba, Aweme (Criddle), 19; U.S.A., Maine, New Hampshire, New York, 3 3,5 9, Buffalo, 1 gd, 1 Q , Trenton Falls (Doubleday), 2 3g, Schenectady, Kendall, Rochester, Long Island, Rhode Island, 1 @, Pennsylvania, New Brighton (Merrick), 1 9, New Jersey, Distr. of Colambia, Washington, Michigan, Hastings, 1 $, Wis- consin, Milwaukee Co., 1 36, Georgia, Nebraska, West Point, Kansas (Snow), 1 g,1 92. Hep. 40-46 millim. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 80, pl. v. ff. 7, 8. Head black, the vertices of the lobes red. Body purplish on the sides, with a blackish dorsal stripe that ends on a rounded elevation on joint 12, and contains a series of dorsal markings consisting of a square black spot with two red and two yellow dots with a lateral arm; a broad greyish lateral band; hairs growing from the tubercles dorsally, supplemented by whitish ones laterally, growing from the skin. Food-plants: Elm, Apple, &c.—H. G. D. 3716. Acronycta spinigera. (Plate CX XVI. fig. 8.) Acronycta spinigera, Guen. Noct. i. p. 45 (1852); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 122, pl. xii. f. 5; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 39. Apatela harveyana, Grote, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil. 1875, p. 418; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 39. Head and thorax white mixed with brown; palpi white at base, the 2nd joint with black band; shoulders streaked with black ; mid and hind tibie streaked with black, the tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen whitish largely mixed with brown, the ventral surface paler. Fore wing whitish thickly irrorated with brown; subbasal line represented by double dark striz from costa and single striga from cell; a fine black streak in submedian fold defined by whitish above and brown below and extending to outer edge of antemedial line, which is double, oblique, moved, angled Kk 2 132 NOCTUIDA. outwards below costa and bent inwards to inner margin ; orbicular and reniform’ defined by blackish, the former somewhat oblique elliptical, the latter with some brown in centre; an oblique brown bar from costa to reniform and indistinct oblique waved line from cell to inner margin; postmedial line double filled in with white, the outer line black, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, slightly angled inwards at discal fold, incurved below vein 4 and angled outwards at vein 1, crossed by a fine black streak in sub- median fold from medial line to termen and with some white points beyond it on costa; a minutely waved whitish subterminal line with slight dark streaks from it to the terminal series of points; cilia with slight dark line through them. Hind wing whitish suffused with reddish brown; cilia white; the underside white irrorated with brown, a dark streak in base of cell, black discoidal lunule, indistinct postmedial line excurved to vein 4, then incurved, and terminal series of small black lunules. Hab, U.S.A., Maine, New York (Doubleday), 1 3 type, Evan’s Center (Grote), 5 6, 3 2, Pennsylvania, Sharon, 1 9 type har- veyana, Wisconsin, Missouri, Kansas, Texas. Hap. 44-50 millim. 3717. Acronycta auricoma. Noctua auricoma, Schiff. Wien. Verz. p. 67 (1776); Fabr. Mant. Ins. ii. p. 174 (1787); Esp. Sehmett. iv. pl. 117. ff. 4-6 & 117 A. ff 1,2; Hibn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f.8; Dup. Lép. Fr. vi. p. 236, pl. 87. f.6; Frr. Neue Beitr. pl. 542; Steph. Il. Brit. Ent., Haust. mi. p. 41; Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 133. Noctua lapathi, Schrank, Faun. Boiea, p. 308 (1802). Noctua similis, Haw. Lep. Brit. p. 180 (1809); Steph. Il. Brit. Ent., Haust., iti. p. 41. Noctua pepli, Hibn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 614 (1818). Acronycta alpina, Frr. Neue Beitr. pl. 623 (1858). Acronycta pyhevaare, Hffm. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1893, p. 126. Head and thorax white tinged with brown and mixed with black ; palpi with the 2nd joint black above; tegule edged with blackish ; patagia with white patches and black outer edges ; tarsi blackish ringed with white ; abdomen whitish dorsally suffused with ochreous brown, the basal crest black and white, the extremity and ventral surface irrorated with black. Fore wing grey-white thickly irrorated with black and tinged with brown in parts; subbasal line represented by double oblique black striz from costa and single striga from cell with black streak from it to antemedial line, which is double, oblique, waved, angled inwards in submedian fold and on vein 1; orbicular defined by black, somewhat oblique elliptical ; reniform defined by black and with spot on inner side below, the black on outer side reduced to points; an oblique black bar from costa to reniform and oblique waved line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line black defined by whitish on inner side, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, strongly incurved below vein 3 and angled outwards at vein 1, crossed by a black streak in submedian fold from medial to subterminal lines, with some dark suffusion beyond it and whitish points on costa; ACRONYCTA. 133 subterminal line represented by a series of whitish marks in the interspaces with blackish points on their outer side; a terminal series of slight black points with dark marks beyond them on the cilia. Hind wing white tinged with ochreous brown especially towards base; cilia white; the underside white slightly tinged with ochreous, the costal area with very slight brown irroration. Ab. 1. pepli. Fore wing darker and more uniform in colour. Hab. Berratn, Leech Coll.; Francz, Leech Coll.; D»nmark, Leech Coll.; Gerauany, Zeller & Frey Colls.; Austria; Huneary ; Swirzertanp, Frey Coll.; Spain, Catalonia; Iraty; Norway, Surendal (Christy); Laezanp; Russia, Finland, Esthonia, Zeller Coll., St. Petersburg, Zeller Coll.; Arwenza; N. Sreerm; KE. Siserta, Amurland. wp. 36-42 millim. Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p.143; Barrett, Lep. Brit. iii. p. 259, pl. 121. £. 4. Black, the segmental incisions greyer; somites 2-12 each with two or four orange-red tubercles bearing fascicles of orange hair, the other hairs blackish; head and thoracic plate black. Food- plants: Oak, Birch, 2ubus, &&. 6-7 and 9-4. 3718. Acronycta pulverosa, n. sp. (Plate CX XVI. fig. 9.) Acronycta pruinosa, Leech, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1900, p. 104 (nec Guen.). Head and thorax grey-white mixed with dark brown; palpi with black patch on 2nd joint at sides; tegule with dark marks near tips at middle; patagia with black streaks on outer edges ; tarsi banded with fuscous; abdomen grey-white irrorated with fuscous and dorsally suffused with brown. Fore wing grey-white irrorated and in parts suffused with brewn; subbasal line repre- sented by double black striae from costa; a slight sinuous black streak in submedian fold from base to antemedial line, its lower edge expanding into a spot at middle with brownish mark beyond it ; antemedial line rather indistinct, double, oblique, waved, angled inwards below costa and cell and on vein 1; orbicular whitish defined by black at sides, rather oblique quadrate; reniform defined by black, the black on outer edge reduced to points, its centre suffused with brown, somewhat constricted at middle; an oblique dark striga from costa to reniform and traces of an oblique line from cell to inner margin angled outwards on vein 1; postmedial line double filled in by white lunules, the inner line indistinct except at costa, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, incurved below vein 3 and angled outwards on vein 1, a black streak trom it to termen in submedian fold, some brown suffusion in discal and submedian folds and some white points with slight dark streaks between them beyond it on costa; faint traces of a subterminal series of whitish marks in the interspaces ; a terminal series of small black lunules with slight brown marks beyond them on the cilia. Hind wing white tinged with brownish fuscous, the terminal area suffused with brown from apex to vein 2; an in- distinct. postmedial sinuous line ; cilia white with aseries of brown spots; the underside white faintly tinged with brown, a dark 134 NOCTUIDZE. discoidal spot, traces of postmedial line with dark spots on and below costa and in discal and submedian folds, and terminal series of slight dark lunules. Ab. 1. Fore wing more suffused with fuscous brown, Hab. Javan (Pryer), 1 3,1 2 type, Yokohama (Pryer), 1 3, Shimonosaki (Lecch), 1 ¢, Kiushiu, 1 g; N. Cuina, Wei-ha-wei (Fletcher), 1 3. Eap. 84-388 millim. 3719. Acronycta menyanthidis. Noctua menyanthidis, View. Tab. Verz. ii. p. 50, pl. 2. ff. 1, 2 (1790); Esp. Schmett. iv. p. 461, pl. 144. f. 5 (1789); Sepp. Ins. Ned. iv. p. 167, pl. 49; Hubn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. ff. 6,7; Dup. Lép. Fr. vi. p. 289, pl. 88. f. 1; Steph. Ill. Brit. Ent., Haust. iii. p. 42, pl. 27. f. 1; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 1382. Acronycta obsoleta, Tutt, Brit. Noct. i. p. 24 (1891). Acronycta scotica, Tutt, Brit. Noct. i. p. 24 (1891). Acronycta. suffusa, Tutt, Brit. Noct. 1. p. 24 (1891). Head and thorax white mixed with reddish brown ; palpi brown except at tips; shoulders aud outer edges of patagia with black streaks; abdomen grey-white tinged with brown, the medial segments with diffused dark bands. Fore wing grey-white slightly suffused with brown and irrorated with fuscous; subbasal line represented by double dark striz from costa and single striga from cell with black streak from it to antemedial line, which is double, oblique, waved, angled inwards on vein 1; orbicular a minute ‘diffused black annulus; reniform defined by a black lunule on inner side and black points and striga on outer; a diffused oblique black bar from costa to reniform and slght incurved brown line trom lower angle of cell to inner margin, on which there is a dark mark ; postmedial line double filled in with whitish, the outer line strong, black, the inner indistinct except at costa, strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, incurved below vein 4, crossed by a short black fascia in submedian fold from just befcre it to just beyond it, some white points with short black streaks between them beyond it on costa; subterminal line in- distinct, diffused, whitish, waved, angled inwards at discal fold and slightly defined by fuscous on outer side; a terminal series of black striae ; cilia chequered brown and white. Hind wing white tinged with brown, especially on basal and terminal areas; the veins streaked with brown; a fine terminal dark line; the underside white slightly tinged with brown, the veins brown, a slight dis- coidal lunule. Ab. 1. obsoleta. Rather paler. Ab. 2. scotica. Large and bright-coloured, the markings distinct. —W. Scotland. Ab. 3. suffusa. Much darker and suffused with fuscous. Hab. Brrrain, Scotland, England, Leech Coll.; Germany, Zeller, Frey, and Leech Colis.; Austria; Huneary ; Switzerwanp ; Scanprnavia, Lapland ; Russia, St. Petersburg, Zeller Coll., Urals ; K. Srpprra, Amurland. Hap. 34-44 millim. ACRONYCTA. 135 Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 144; Barrett, Lep. Brit. iii. p. 255, pl. 121. f.3. Black-brown or black; subspiracular line dull reddish or crimson, sometimes interrupted, with fascicles of hair varying from pale reddish brown to black; head black. Food-plants: Myrica, Calluna, Salix, &c. 8-9. 3720. Acronycta canadensis. (Plate CX XVI. fig. 10.) Acronycta canadensis, Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 57 (1898) ; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 100. 2. Head, thorax, and abdomen white mixed with fuscous ; sides of palpi and frons blackish. Fore wing white thickly irrorated with fuscous ; subbasal line represented by a blackish striga from costa; a slight blackish streak below the cell to near antemedial line, which is fuscous, rather diffused at costa and inner margin, oblique, slightly angled outwards at median nervure, then incurved ; orbicular absent; reniform a slight blackish lunule obscured by the rather diffused medial line, which is oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then incurved, angled outwards at vein 1 and joining the antemedial line at inner margin ; postmedial line indistinct and strongly bent outwards below costa, then formed by whitish lunules with blackish lunules on their outer side, incurved below vein 4, bent outwards at vein 1 and witha slight black streak beyond it in submedian fold on some dark suffusion; the terminal area with slight dark streaks on the veins; a terminal series of small black spots with streaks beyond them intersecting the cilia, which are white. Hind wing white slightly suffused and irrorated with brown, the veins brown; a series of small fuscous spots on the termen and base of cilia, which are white; the underside white irrorated with brown, a dark discoidal spot and postmedial line excurved to vein 4, then incurved. Hab. Canapva, Hudson’s Bay (Barnston), 1 2, Quebec, Murray Bay, Alberta, Calgary. Hvp. 52 millim. 3721. Acronycta cinderella. (Plate CXXVI. fig. 11.) Acronycta cinderella, Smith, Ent. News Philad. viii. p. 149 (1897); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 64, pl. xi. f. 11; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 100. 3. Head and thorax white mixed with fuscous brown ; palpi and frons brown at sides; antenne brown; shoulders with blackish streaks ; tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen white, dorsally suffused with fuscous, vertically irrorated with brown. Fore wing white irrorated with black-brown, the veins with slight dark streaks, the terminal area slightly darker; a slight sinuous black streak below basal half of cell; subbasal and antemedial lines represented by blackish spots on costa; orbicular defined by black, very small, elongate elliptical; reniform a small diffused blackish lunule with diffused dark mark above it on costa; postmedial line slight, dark, unusually near termen, strongiy bent: outwards below 136 NOCTUID costa, then minutely dentate, excurved to vein 4, then incurved and with some dark suffusion beyond it in submedian interspace ; sub- terminal line absent; cilia intersected by black streaks in the inter- spaces. Hind wing white, the veins slightly tinged with brown, the terminal area very slightly irrorated with brown ; a terminal series of black points with slight streaks from them intersecting the cilia; the underside with the costal and terminal areas slightly irrorated with brown, a slight dark diszoidal lunule and faint postmedial line with minute dark streaks on the veins. Hab. U.S.A., Illinois (Kemp), 1 g, Montana, Miles City, Colorado, Denver, 1 $. Hp. 32-45 millim. 3722. Acronycta lepusculina. (Plate CXXVI. fig. 12.) Acronycta lepusculina, Guen. Noct. i. p. 46 (1852); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 39. Acronycta insita, Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 56, pl. iv. f. 3 & pl. x. f. 8 (mee WIEK.). Head and thorax white irrorated with fuscous ; palpi blackish at sides; abdomen whitish, dorsally tinged with brown, ventrally irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing white irrorated with fuscous, the veins with slight dark streaks ; subbasal line represented by a black point on costa; a short diffused dark streak below base of cell; antemedial line represented by a diffused oblique blackish striga from costa; orbicular with very faint dark outline, minute, round ; reniform a slight blackish lunule with blackish mark above it on costa; postmedial line strongly bent outwards below costa, then dentate and defined by diffused fuscous on outer side, forming slight lunules above and below vein 5, slightly angled inwards at discal fold, strongly incurved below vein 4 and bent outwards at vein 1, with a slight dark streak beyond it in submedian fold; subterminal line absent; a series of small black spots on termen and base of cilia. Hind wing white slightly irrorated with brown and the veins tinged with brown; a series of small black spots on termen and base oi cilia; the underside with blackish discoidal lunule. Hab. U.S.A., New York (Doubleday), 2 2, Ithaca, Illinois, Chicago, Urbana, S. Dakota, Volga, New Mexico, Las Vegas (Cockerell), 1 $. Exp. 37-50 millim. Typey in Mus. Paris. 3723. Acronycta chionochroa, n.n. (Plate CX XVI. fig. 13.) Acronycta lepusculina, Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 63, pl. i. f. 1. & pl xi. f. 8 (mec Guen.). ¢. Head and thorax white slightly mixed with fuscous ; sides of palpi except at tips, of frons, and the antenne black; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black stripes; tarsi ringed with black ; abdomen white with fuscous dorsal bands, the ventral surface irrorated with black. Fore wing white sparsely irrorated with black ; a very oblique subbasal black striga from costa; a black streak below base of cell emitting a slight spur from lower side at ACRONYCTA. UB middle and forking at extremity; antemedial line represented by a black mark on costa and two slight marks on inner margin ; orbicular and reniform very small and slightly defined by black, the former elongate, the latter narrow; a medial black spot on costa and slight mark on inner margin; postmedial line with small black spot on costa, strongly bent outwards and almost obsolete below costa, then represented by small black Iunules, produced to slight streaks above vein 7 and at discal fold, incurved below vein 3, angled inwards in submedian fold and crossed by a black streak from well before it to near termen and angled outwards on vein | ; a series of small black spots on termen and base of cilia. Hind wing pure white irrorated with a few black scales on terminal area; a postmedial series of minute black points on the veins; a slight black striga on termen at submedian interspace; the under- side with black spot on upper discocellular, and indistinct curved minutely waved postmedial line. Hab. Canava, Manitoba, Aweme (Criddle), 1 g; U.S.A., New Hampshire, Manchester, New York, Long I., Florida, 8. Dakota, Volga, Towa, Decorah, 1 5, Kansas, Montana, Colorado. Exp. 48 millim. 3724. Acronycta populi. (Plate CXXVI. fig. 14.) Acronycta populi, Riley, 2nd Rept. Ins. Mo p. 119, ff. 87, 88 (1870) ; Smith & Dyar. Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 61, pl. xi. f. 7; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 40. Head and thorax white mixed with pale brown; palpi at base and sides of frons blackish; antenne blackish; shoulders with black streaks; tarsi ringed black and white; abdomen white dorsally irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing white, irrorated with fuscous ; subbasal line represented by an oblique black striga from costa; a slight sinuous black streak below basal half of cell with some dark suffusion below it at base; antemedial line represented by a diffused oblique black bar from costa and a dark mark on middle of inner margin ; orbicular slightly and incompletely defined by black, rather elongate elliptical: reniform an obscure blackish lunule with irregular black bar above it from costa; postmedial_ line with black point at costa, then very indistinct, strongly bent outwards below costa, slightly angled inwards and with small black spot on it at discal fold and black point below vein 5, strongly incurved and minutely dentate below vein 4, with slight dark lunule below vein 3 and stronger lunule below 2 with short streak beyond it, angled outwards at vein 1; subterminal line absent; cilia intersected by black streaks in the interspaces. Hind wing white, the veins and terminal area very slightly irrorated with brown; a terminal series of black points with faint streaks from them intersecting the cilia; the underside witht the costal and terminal areas slightly irrorated with brown, a black discoidal spot and traces of sinuous postmedial line. Hab. Canava, Ontario, London; U.S.A., Massachusetts, New 138 NOCTUID®. York (2tiley), 1 g,1 2, Long Island, Illinois, Chicago (Ieading), 1 g, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Washington, Seattle. xp. 33- 47 millim. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. pl. vii. f. 25. Head shining black, body whitish; the hairs long, fine, white, growing from the skin, with black dorsal hair-pencils on joints 5, 7 and 12, with slighter ones on joints 8 to 10. Food-plant: Poplar. —H. G. D. 3725. Acronycta similana. (Plate CXXVLI. fig. 15.) Acronycta similana, Smith, J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. xii. p. 190 (1905). 3. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark purplish brown mixed with white; palpi with the Ist joint fringed with white in front ; some white round bases of sntenne: shoulders with black stripes : tarsi ringed with white. Fore wing dark purplish »rown irrorated with white, the medial area somewhat paler, the veins with slight dark streaks ; subbasal line represented by slight black marks below costa and cell; a shert black streak in base of submedian fold ; antemedial line black defined by white on outer side, oblique, sinuous; orbicular and reniform represented by small diffused blackish marks; two slight dark marks on medial part of costa; postmedial line blackish defined on inner side by lunulate black marks, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, excurved to vein 4, then incurved and angled outwards on vein 1, a blackish patch beyond it in submedian interspace with slight dark streaks from it to termen ; subterminal line absent; a series of blackish spots on termen and cilia, which are whitish. Hind wing whitish tinged with brown, the veins brown, the terminal area suffused with brown; a small black discoidal spot; cilia brown at base, white at tips: the underside white, the costal and terminal areas broadly suffused with brown irrorated with white. Hab. U.S.A., Illinois, Chicago, 1 g. Hap. 40 millim. 3726, Acronycta gastridia. (Plate CXXVI. fig. 16.) Acronycta aceris, Hipsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 241 (nee Linn.). Acronycta gastridia, Swinh, A. M, N. H. (6) xv. p. 5 (1895); Hmpsn. Moths Ind. iv. p. 510. Head and thorax white mixed with black; 2nd joint of-palpi with black band; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black streaks ; tarsi banded with black; abdomen whitish suffused with brown, the basal crest black and white. Fore wing white thickly irrorated with black and tinged in parts with brown, some fuscous suffusion on inner haif beyond the antemedial line and on outer edge of postmedial line; subbasal line double, waved, from costa to vein 1, with black streak in submedian fold from it to ante- medial line, which is strong, double, waved, obliqne; orbicular defined by black, small, round; reniform defined by black on inner side and by black points on outer, its inner side suffused with black; a diffused oblique black bar from costa to reni- form and slight incurved line trom lower angle of cell to inner ACRONYCTA. 139 margin; postmedial line double filled in with white, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein 3 and angled out- wards at vein 1, some black points beyond it on costa; subterminal line iJl-defined, whitish and with slight blackish marks on its outer edge, excurved below costa and at middle; a terminal series of slight black lunules; cilia chequered brown and white and with slight black line through them. Hind wing whitish suffused with pale red-brown, an indistinct curved whitish postmedial line ; cilia chequered white and pale brown ; the underside white irrorated with pale brown, a dark discoidal spot and brownish mark on middle of costa, postmedial line excurved from costa to vein 4, then incurved. Hab. Kasur, Gourais Valley (Leech), | S$ , Scinde Valley (Leech), 36,19, Dras (Leech), 1 5, 1 9, Kokser (McArthur), 2 9, Rala (McArthur), 12; Punsas, Murree (Manders), 12 type. Hap. 36— 46 millim. 3727. Acronycta metaxantha, n. sp. (Plate CXXVI. tig. 17.) 3. Head and thorax grey-white mixed with dark brown; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; tegule and patagia shghtly edged with blackish; tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen ochreous suffused with rufous, the basal crest greyish, the ventral surface paler. Fore wing greyish suffused with brown and thickly irrorated with dark brown ; subbasal line represented by double black stris from costa and single striga from cell with somewhat curved black streak from it to antemedial line, which is double, oblique, waved, angled inwards on median nervure and vein 1; the medial area With diffused blackish fascia above vein 1; orbicular and reni- form defined by black, the former round with slight brown centre, the latter suffused with brown, a dark shade from costa to reniform and indistinct oblique minutely dentate line from lower angle of cell to inner margin angled outwards on vein 1; postmedial line double, filled in with whitish and with whitish lunule on it below submedian fold, strongly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, strongly incurved below vein 3 and angled outwards on vein 1, some whitish points beyond it on costa and a dark shade from it to termen below vein 3; an indistinct greyish subterminal line slightly defined by brown on outer side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle and angled inwards at discal and submedian folds ; a terminal series of slight black lunules; cilia blackish at base, chequered black and white at tips. Hind wing orange-yellow, the disk rather paler, the terminal area suffused with brown from apex to vein 2 and with brownish spot at vein ! ; cilia yellowish white with slight brown marks from apex to vein 2; the underside yellowish white slightly tinged with brown, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal lunule with brownish bar from costa above it, and traces of a diffused lunulate post- medial line incurved below vein 3. ®. Hind wing with the terminal band broader and more com- plete towards tornus. 140 NOCIUIDZ, Ab. 1 2. Hind wing more suffused with brown, the terminal baud entire, leaving a yellow patch on termen in submedian inter- space. Ab. 2 9. Hind wing whitish, tinged with yellow and suffused with brown. Hab. W. Curna, Chang-yang (Pratt), 2 9, Washan (Pratt), 1 9, Chia-kou-ho (Pratt),.1 3, 2 2 type, Ta-chien-lu (Pratt), 1 2. Ewvp. 48-56 millim. 3728. Acronyctfa nigricans. (Plate CXXVI. fig. 18.) Acronycta nigricans, Leech, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1900, p. 104. 2. Head and thorax black, mixed with some brown and white; palpi yellowish white at base and extremity of 2nd joint, tarsi ringed with white; abdomen ochreous white dorsally suffused with brown. Fore wing grey, thickly irrorated with black-brown, the inner half and terminal area suffused with black ; subbasal line represented by double black striz from costa and single striga from cell with black streak from it to beyond antemedial line, which is double, waved, oblique, angled inwards on vein 1; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former round with slight dark centre, a diffused oblique dark shade from costa to lower angle of cell through the reniform and traces of an incurved line from cell to inner margin; postmedial line double, with white lunule on it below submedian fold, the inner line indistinct, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein 3 and angled outwards on vein 1, some white points beyond it on costa; a dentate whitish subterminal line defined by black on outer side; a terminal series of black points; cilia with a fine whitish line at base. Hind wing pure white; the veins towards tornus slightly streaked with brown; the apex tinged with brown; a terminal series of blackish points except towards tornus; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown and with slight dark patch at middle, a slight discoidal point and traces of postmedial line from costa to vein 6. Hab. W. Cuina, Washan (Pratt),5 2 type. Hup. 44-50 millim., 3729. Acronycta emaculata. (Plate CXXVI. fig. 19.) Acronycta emaculata, Smith, Ent. News Philad. viii. p. 152 (1897) ; Sinith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 158, pl. xiii. f.2; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 104. : Head and thorax bluish white mixed with black; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black streaks ; tarsi banded with black; abdomen white slightly irrorated with black and dorsally suffused with red-brown except at extremity. Fore wing bluish grey thickly irrorated with black and in parts suffused with black, especially beyond the postmedial line; subbasal line represented by double black striz from costa; a slight black streak in submedian fold from base to the antemedial ACRONYCTA. Wahl line defined by white above and with black suffusion below it ; antemedial line strong, double, oblique, waved, angled inwards on median nervure and vein 1, with blackish patch beyond it above vein 1; orbicular and renitorm defined by black, the former with black point in centre, round, the latter with its centre suffused with tuscous, open above and with the black on outer edge reduced to points. A black striga from costa to reniform; postmedial line double, filled in with whitish, the outer line strong, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein 4, some white points with short black streaks between them beyond it on costa; the veins of terminal area streaked with black; subterminal line repre- sented by a series of white spots in the interspaces, slightly angled outwards at vein 7, excurved at middle, then incurved ; a terminal series of black points; cilia chequered black and white at tips. Hind wing white ; a slight discoidal spot ; the veins of terminal half streaked with brown and the terminal area irrorated with brown, in female wholly tinged with brown; the underside with the costal and terminal areas slightly irrorated with brown, a small dark discoidal spot. Hab. Canapva, Manitoba, Aweme (Criddle), 1 9, Alberta, Calgary (Wolley-Dod), 9 g, 4 9, Br. Columbia, Sicamous Junct. (Miss Ricardo), 1 9; U.S.A., Washington, Easton. Hap. 38-40 millim. 3730. Acronycta impressa. (Plate CXXVI. fig. 20.) Acronycta impressa, Wk. ix. p. 61 (1856); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 159, pl. i. f. 12 & pl. xiii. ff. 4,5; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 41. Acronycta fasciata, Wik. ix. 62 (1856). Acronycta verrillii, Grote & Rob, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, iii. p. 178, pl. ii, f. $2 (1870). Head and thorax grey mixed with brown and black; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black stripes ; tarsi banded with black ; abdomen grey tinged with brown and irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing grey tinged with brown and irrorated with fuscous, the inner area suttused with brown to antemedial, medial or postmedial lines leaving some ochreous white on base of inner margin ; subbasal line represented by double black striz from costa and single striga from cell; ante- medial line double, waved, nearly erect; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former round, the latter sutfused with brown ; medial line oblique from costa to reniform, inwardly oblique and dentate from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line double filled in with whitish, the inner line indistinct, bent out- wards below costa, then dentate, strongly incurved below vein 3 and angled outwards on vein 1, some brown suffusion beyond it and a large patch between veins 3 and 1 and some whitish points on costa; the veins of terminal area with dark streaks; a whitish subterminal line defined on outer side by small dentate black marks ; a series of small black spots on termen and base of cilia, 142 NOCTUID #, which are whitish with shght black lunules at tip. Hind wing whitish, uniformly suffused with reddish brown; cilia white with a series of brown marks at base; the underside white irrorated with brown, traces of a curved postmedial line and diffused subterminal band. Hab, Canapa, Hudson’s Bay (Burnston), 3 2 type and type fasciata, Ottawa (Fletcher, Saunders), 1 3,4 2; Manitoba, Cart- wright (Heath), 3 $, 19; U.S.A., Massachusetts, Cambridge (Verrill), 1 g type verrilla, New York Garrison (Cockerell), 2 3, New Jersey, Distr. of Columbia, Washington, Illinois, Minnesota, Colorado, Glenwood Springs. Hap. 36-38 millim. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p- 160, pl. viii. ff. 33, 34. Head shining black. Body black; warts large, the hairs in dense short tufts, pale yellow, leaving a rather broad bare dorsal space. Food-plant: Willow.—H. G. D. 3731. Acronycta distans. (Plate CX XVI. fig. 21.) Aputela distans, Grote, Can. Ent. xi. p. 58 (1879) ; Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 161, pl xiii. ff. 6,7; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 42. Apatela dolorosa, Dyar, Can. Ent. xxxvi. p. 29 (L904). Head and thorax grey-white mixed with brown and black; 2nd joint of palpi with biack band ; shoulders and outer edges of patagia streaked with black ; the tarsi banded black and white; abdomen whitish suffused with red-brown, the dorsal crest dark brown. Fore wing grey-white thickly irrorated with dark brown, the inner area suffused with dark brown to medial line leaving some whitish at base of inner margin; subbasal line represented by double black strie from costa and single striga from cell with slight black streak beyond it in submedian fold defined by whitish above; antemedial line double filled in with grey, waved, nearly erect, the medial area with whitish streak in submedian fold; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former round with dark point in centre, the latter suffused with brown and with the black on outer edge reduced to points ; an obique dark bar from costa to reniform and indistinct oblique dentate line from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line black, defined by whitish on inner side, bent outwards below costa, then rather strongly dentate, strongly incurved below vein 8 and angled outwards on vein 1, some whitish points with slight dark streaks between them beyond it on costa, the postmedial area suffused with brown; an indistinct whitish subterminal line with slight blackish marks on its outer edge, incurved in submedian interspace; a series of small black spots on termen and base of cilia which have black striz at tips. Hind wing white, the hase slightly tinged with yellowish, the veins and terminal area to vein 2 with brown ; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown, a small blackish discoidal spot. Ab. 1. dolorosa. Darker.—Br. Columbia. Hab. Canapa, Ottawa (fletcher), 1 3, Montreal (Caulfield), 13, ACRONYCTA. 143 1 @ type, Manitoha, Aweme (Crrddle), 2 ¢, Br. Columbia, Kaslo; U.S.A., New York, 1 56,2 9. Hp. 38-44 millim. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 162. Head black, shining. Body black, reddish subventrally ; warts large, the hairs in dense tufts, red on joints 2-5 and 12-13, pale yellow on the other segments. Food-plants: Willow, &c.—H. G. D. Ab. dolorosa. Same as A. distans, the amount of red hair variable, sometimes all the hairs red.—H. G. D. 3732. Acronycta edolata. (Plate CX XVI. fig. 22.) Apatela edolata, Grote, Papilio, i. p. 153 (1881); id. IlL Essay, 1882, p. 49, pl. i. f. 4; Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 164, pl. iv. f. 1; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 45. 3d. Head and thorax brownish white mixed with dark brown; palpi whitish with black band on 2nd joint; patagia broadly edgcd with dark brown; tegule and thorax with paired dark brown stripes; tibia streaked with black; abdomen grey irrorated with fuscous and dorsally tinged with brown. Fore wing purplish grey mostly suffused with black-brown, some whitish at base of inner margin, the veins with pale streaks to postmedial line; subbasal line represented by two very oblique black striae from costa; a slight black streak in submedian fold from base to antemedial line, which is indistinct, double filled in with greyish, oblique, angled outwards below costa, in submedian fold and above inner margin; orbicular indistinctly defined by black, small, rather elongate elliptical; reniform absent ; postmedial line black defined by grey on inner side, bent outwards below costa, then strongly dentate, angled inwards in discal fold and strongly in submedian fold, then outwards on vein 1, some white points beyond it on costa; faint traces of an irregular whitish subterminal line, the area beyond it pale grey with strong black streaks in the interspaces intersecting the cilia. Hind wing pure white, the base, veins, costa, and apical part of termen slightly tinged with brown; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a slight dark mark on costa beyond middle. Hiab, U.S.A., Arizona (Prescott), 2 5 type. Hxp. 44-46 millim. 3/33. Acronycta lithospila. (Plate CXXVI. fig. 23.) Acronycta lithospila, Grote, Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H. xvi. p. 240 (1874); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 98, pl. i. f. 13; Smith, Cat, Noct. N. Am. p. 45. Head and thorax brown mixed with white; palpi white at base and with red-brown band on 2nd joint; basal joint of antennie white in front; the back of head with white streaks above eyes; tegule with blackish medial streak ; prothorax with rufous patch ; tarsi fuscous shghtly ringed with white; abdomen grey irrorated with brown and suffused with reddish brown at base, the ventral 144 NOCLEUID 24. surface white. Fore wing grey-white, the costal half suffused with brown, the inner half irrorated with brown, the median neryure and vein | defined by slight black streaks on each side on medial area and the veins of terminal area with slight dark streaks; subbasal line represented by a very oblique black striga from costa with slight black streak beyond it on subcostal nervure; a fine black streak in submedian fold from base to the antemedial line, which is represented by very oblique black streaks from costa, in cell and above inner margin and traces of a line from cell to vein 1; orbicular represented by two black points, with a shght whitish streak in discal fold from it to the reniform, which is defined by slight black points; a slight very oblique medial black streak from costa; postmedial line obsolescent, double towards costa, strongly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, excurved to vein 3, then angled inwards in submedian fold and outwards on vein 1, crossed by a black streak in submedian fold from well before it to termen ; the interspaces of terminal area with short black streaks. Hind wing semihyaline white faintly tinged with reddish brown especi- ally on the veins and apical area; the underside with the costal area slightly tinged with red-brown, traces of a discoidal point and curved postmedial line. Hab. Canava; U.S.A., Massachusetts, New York, Evans Center (Grote), 3 3, 1 @ type, Mississippi, Florida, Oregon, Portland, Colorado, Pacific Coast. vp. 42 millim. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 99. Head with the vertex dotted with black on a red ground, pale on the face. Body green on the sides, a dorsal red-brown (or white) band that widens on joints 6-10, narrowly yellow-edged ; hairs sparse, fine, longer on joint 2. Food-plants: Chestnut, Oak, &e.—H. G. D. 3734. Acronycta barnesi. (Plate CXXVI. fig. 24.) Acronycta barnesti, Smith, Ent. News Philad. viii. p. 153 (1897) ; Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 162, pl. xii. f. 10; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am, p. 104. dg. Head and thorax grey-white largely mixed with black- brown; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; tegule with brown patch at tips; patagia broadly edged with black; thorax with paired black stripes; the tarsi banded black and white; abdomen grey mixed with dark brown and dorsally suffused with brown. Fore wing grey-white thickly irrorated with black-brown; a diffused black-brown fascia above vein 1 to medial line and a slight streak above inner margin from near base; subbasal line absent ; antemedial line very indistinct, double, oblique, angled outwards below costa and inwards below median nervure; orbicular and reniform absent; medial line formed by a curved series of small elongate dark marks; postmedial line very indistinct, bent out- wards below costa, then dentate, oblique below vein 4 and with slight brown suffusion beyond it, with dark streaks from it to ACRONYCTA. 145 termen in discal and submedian folds; a series of small blackish spots just before termen; cilia chequered whitish and black-brown. Hind wing white, the base slightly tinged with yellowish, the apical part of termen slightly irrorated with brown ; the cilia with series of dark points from apex tu vein 2; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown, a small blackish discoidal spot. Hab. U.S.A., Colorado, Glenwood Springs (Barnes), 2 ¢. Evp. 44 millim. 3730. Acronycta perdita, (Plate CXXVI. fig. 25.) Acronycta perdita, Grote, Can. Ent. vee p. 154 (1874); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 163, pl. iii. £. chet Cat. Noct. N, Am. p. 42. Head and thorax purplish grey mixed with black; the tegule and thorax with paired blackish stripes; tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen grey thickly irrorated with dark brown, the base suffused with brown. Fore wing purplish grey thickly irrorated with black, the submedian interspace suffused with blackish to medial line; subbasal line represented by deuble black strizw from costa; antemedial line double, strong, very oblique towards costa, then waved; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former small, elongate elliptical, the latter filled in with brown and with the black on its outer edge reduced to spots; medial line oblique and diffused from costa to reniform, indistinct, inwardly oblique and somewhat dentate from lower angle of cell ty inner margin ; postmedial line black defined by grey on inner side, strongly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, excurved to vein 4, then incurved and angled outwards en vein 1, some dark suffusion beyond it and a dark patch between veins 6 and 4 and fascia below vein 2 extending to near termen; a series of small black spots just before termen; cilia chequered grey and black-brown. Hind wing white, the veins and costal area tinged with brown in male, in female suffused with brown, the terminal area darker; cilia white ; the underside white irrorated with brown, a brownish discoidal spot and traces of curved postmedial line. Hab. Canaps, Br. Columbia, Peachland; U.S.A., Washington, Easton, California (Behrens, D’Urban), 1 $, 3 2 type, Sierra Nevada. vp. 42-50 millim. Larva. Head shining black. Body black, the warts large; the hairs in dense tufts, spinose, black, intermixed with a few pale ones, Food-plants: Alder, &c.—H. G. D. 3736. Acronycta extricata. (Plate CXXVI. fig. 26.) Mastiphanes extricata, Grote, Bull. U.S. Geol. Geog. Surv. Terr. vi. p. 578 (1832); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 165, pl. xiii. f. 9; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am, p. 40. Head and thorax bluish white mixed with black-brown; 2nd joint of palpi with black band; lower part cf trons black; antenne VoL. VIII. i 146 NOCTUIDE. with the basal joint white in front; patagia edged with black ; tegule and thorax with paired black stripes; tibie streaked with black, the tarsi banded with black; abdomen pale grey irrorated with brown, the ventral surface white. Fore wing white thickly irrorated with dark brown; subbusal line represented by a very oblique black striga from costa; a black streak in submedian fold from base to the antemedial line, which is very indistinct, double, with oblique dark bar from costa, then strongly angled outwards in the interspaces and inwards on the veins; orbicular very small, round, whitish defined by black; reniform represented by smail dark spots at angles of cell, with a minute streak beyond upper angle and two beyond lower angle; a rather diffused curved medial line ; postmedial line with two very oblique dark streaks on costal area, then black defined by white on inner side, strongly dentate, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, crossed by a black streak in submedian fold from medial line to termen and with some whitish points beyond it on costa; the interspaces of terminal area with black streaks, those above and below veins 5 and 2 extending to postmedial line, the streaks intersecting the cilia. Hind wing semihyaline white, the apex slightly tinged with brown; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown. Hab. U.S.A., Texas, 2 5,19 type. Hap. 3 42, 9 52 millim. 37387. Acronycta digna. Thalpophila digna, Butl. Trans. Ent. Sue. 1881, p. 176; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 158. Acronycta michael, Oberth. Et. Ent. x. p. 18, pl. ii. f. 13 (1884). 3. Head and thorax whitish mixed with red-brown, the patagia and metathorax with white patches; 2nd joint of palpi with blackish patch; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with brown streaks; tarsi brown ringed with white; abdomen whitish suffused with red-brown. Fore wing grey-white irrorated and in parts suffused with red-brown, the antemedial costal area whiter; sub- basal line represented by double brown striz trom costa and single striga from cell with blackish streak from it to antemedial line, which is double, brown, angled outwards below costa and inwards in submedian fold, then oblique, sinuous; orbicular and reniform defined by brown, the former small, round, with brown point in centre, the latter with brownish lunule on inner side of centre and its lower extremity produced; a diffused brown striga from costa to reniform and incurved line from lower angle of cell to imner margin with short blackish streak before it above vein 1; post- medial line double filled in with white, the inner line rather indistinct, strongly bent outwards below costa, then incurved, angled outwards on veins 4, 3, then strongly incurved and bent outwards at vein 1, crossed by a minute dark streak in submedian fold and with some white points beyond it on costa; the terminal area somewhat more suffused with brown with a rather diffused white subterminal line angled outwards at vein 7 and inwards at ACRONYCTA. 147 discal fold, excurved at middle, then incurved and with white streak in submedian fold from it-to just before termen; a terminal series of small brown lunules; cilia red-brown intersected with white. Hind wing white slightly tinged with brownish yellow at base and on inner area; the terminal area suffused with red-brown from apex to below vein 2; a terminal series of slight brown striex from apex to vein 2; cilia white with faint brown spots on apical half; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a slight brown discoidal spot, indistinct sinuous postmedial line and diffused subterminal band from costa to vein 2. @. Hind wing strongly tingel with brownish yellow, the terminal band extending to tornus leaving a yellowish patch on termen in submedian interspace. Hab, Ki. Stperta, Ussuri; Javan, Oiwake (Pryer), 1 9, Yoko- hama (Pryer), 3 ¢,1 2 type; Corsa, Gensan (/to), 29. Lup. 42-52 millim. 3738. Acronycta raphaelis. Acronycta raphael, Oberth. Et. Ent. x. p. 19, pl. 2. f. 9 (1884); Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 133. Acronycta fixsent, Gres. Berl. ent. Zeit. 1888, p. 311. 3. Head and thorax reddish brown mixed with whitish: palpi with the 2nd joint blackish; outer edges of patagia with blackish streak; tarsi blackish with pale rings; abdomen whitish suffused with red-brown, the basal crest black. Fore wing violaceous grey thickly irrorated and suffused with dark red-brown, the basal, costal, and inner areas pale; subbasal line represented by slight double dark striee from costa; a diffused blackish streak in sub- median fold from near base to antemedial line which is almost medial, double, oblique, nearly straight; orbicular and reniform rather indistinctly defined by dark brown, the former round with brown centre, the latter suffused with brown; a diffused dark bar from costa to reniform and oblique line from lower angle of cell to inner margin at antemedial line; postmedial line double, filled in with whitish, bent outwards below costa, then incurved, excurved at vein 4, then strongly incurved and rather oblique to inner margin, some whitish points beyond it on costa; subterminal line indistinet, grey, defined on inner side by an oblique dark bar from costa and on outer by slight dark spots, somewhat excurved below vein 7 and at middle, then incurved; cilia chequered dark red-brown and white. Hind wing white shghtly suffused with red-brown, the terminal area somewhat darker; an indistinct discoidal spot and postmedial line incurved below vein 4; cilia white with series of brownish spots at base: the underside white tinged with red-brown, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with red-brown, a dark bar from costa to discoidal spot and rather diffused postmedial line incurved below vein 4. Hab. Wi. Sipuria, Amurland, 1 g, Ussuri. Mvp. 36 millim, TH 148 NOCTUID 2%. 3739. Acronycta rubricoma. (Plate CXXVI. fig. 27.) Acronycta rubricoma, Guen. Noct. i. p. 49 (1852) ; Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 42, pl. 1. f. 4; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 42. Head and thorax grey-white mixed with fuscous brown; palpi with brown mark on 2nd joint at side; antennze with the basal joint white in front; tegulee with fuscous tips; tarsi banded with fuscous; abdomen whitish, the basal half dorsally suffused with reddish ‘ochreous, the terminal half with brown. Fore wing white thickly irrorated with pale reddish brown, the veins with slight dark streaks; subbasal line represented by double black striz from costa and a single striga from cell; antemedial line double, black, filled in with white, oblique, dentate, the outer line angled out- wards below costa, the inner inwards below the cell, angled inwards on vein 1 and bent inwards along inner margin to near base ; orbicular and reniform strongly defined by black, large, the former round, the latter with diffused fuscous in centre and oblique black striza above it from costa; postmedial line double filled in with white, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, with faint diffused streak before and beyond it in discal fold, some dark suffusion beyond it in submedian interspace and some white points with slight dark streaks between them on costa; a terminal series of small black lunules; cilia chequered white and fuscous. Hind wing white tinged with reddish ochreous towards base, the veins dark; an indistinct curved postmedial line and faint diffused subterminal band; a terminal series of slight dark stria; cilia white with a faint dark line through them ; the underside white, the costal area and veins slightly irrorated with brown, an indistinct discoidal spot and crenulate postmedial line with dark streaks on the veins. Hab. Canava; U.S.A., New York, Long Island, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1 ¢, 1 @, Distr. of Columbia, Washington, Missouri, St. Louis, Texas, Dallas (Boll), 1 9. Hap. 44-50 millim. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus, xxi. p. 43, pl. vi. ff. 14, 15. Head rounded, shining black or red, a white V-mark above mouth. Body cylindrical, yellowish, with a broad, partly geminate black dorsal band, containing pencils of white hair on joints 6 to 10 and 12. Other hair growing from the skin, dense, fine, white. Food-plant : Hackberry (Ce ltes jacinta’). Ley, Cas 3740. Acronycta centralis. (Plate CXXVI. fig. 28.) Acronyeta centralis, Ersch. Fedch. Reise, p. 37, pl. 3. f. 85 (1874); Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 131. 3. Heaa, thorax, and abdomen grey-white mixed with fuscous ; tarsi ringed with fuscous. Fore wing grey-white thickly irrorated with fuscous, the postmedial area rather darker; subbasal line absent; antemedial line indistinct, double, oblique, waved ; orbi- cular and reniform faintly defined by fuscous, the former moderate, round; traces of a medial dark line towards costa; postmedial line ACRONYCTA, 149 fuscous, bent ouiwards below costa, then indistinctly double, dentate, strongly incurved below vein 4, crossed by a fuscous streak in submedian fold extending to termen, some pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal line only defined by the contrast between the postmedial and terminal areas. angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of black strie. Hind wing white, the veins of terminal half tinged with brown, the termen slightly irrorated with brown; a dark terminal line; cilia chequered brownish and white; the underside silvery white, the costal area slightly irrorated with brown, the veins of terminal half tinged with brown, a dark terminal line. Ab. 1. Fore wing with the lines more distinctly double, the postmedial line filled in with whitish and without the dark streak crossing it.—Persia. Hab. N.W. Perrsta, Urumiah (Daltry), 1 36; W. Turxestay, Turcomania, 1 ¢, Ferghana, Sarawschan. Exp. 42 millim. 3741. Acronycta megacephala. Noctua megacephala, Schiff. Wien. Verz. p. 67 (1776); Fabr. Mant. Ins. ii. p. 175 (1787); Esp. Schmett. iv. pl. 144. ff. 1-4; Hiibn. Eur. Sclimett., Noct. ff. 10, 11; Dup. Lép. Fr. vi. p. 244, pl. 88. f.6; Steph. Ill. Brit. Ent., Haust. iii. p. 87; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 131. Acronycta grumt, Alph. Rom. Mém. ix. p. 3 (1897). Acronycta pulla, Strand, Arch. Naturv. Christian. xxv. no. 9, p. 9 (1903). 3. Head and thorax fuscous brown mixed with grey-white; 2nd joint of palpi with black band ; shoulders and outer edges of patagia with black streaks ; tarsi banded black and white; abdomen whitish suffused with brown and irrorated with black at extremity. Fore wing whitish almost entirely suffused and irrorated with black-brown; subbasal line indistinct, double, waved, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line double filled in with greyish, oblique, waved ; orbicular whitish defined by black and with slight dark centre, round; reniform slight defined by black on inner side, undefined on outer and with slight dark lunule in centre; an oblique dark striga from costa to reniform and traces of a waved line trom cell to inner margin; postmedial line double filled in with whitish, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, incurved below vein 3, some white points beyond it on costa; the veins of terminal area with slight dark streaks; an indistinct pale lunulate subterminal line extending to the terminal series of blackish points; cilia white with a series of black points. Hind wing pure white, the veins of terminal area streaked with brown ; a faint subterminal band of dark irroration and a fuscous mark in submedian fold; a terminal series of dark striew; cilia intersected by slight dark streaks ; the underside with the costal area slightly tinged and irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal spot, post- medial series of minute dark streaks on the yeins and terminal series of small lunules. ©. Hind wing more suffused with brown, 150 NOCTUID.®, Ab. 1. pulla. Head, thorax, abdomen, and fore wing suffused with fuscous, leaving the orbicular annulus white. Ab. 2. grumi. Fore wing narrower, the antemedial area whiter ; hind wing wholly white.—Thian-Shan Mts. Hab. Briar, Leech Coll. ; France, Sand Coll. ; Denmarx, Leech Coll.; Grnruany, Zeller and Leech Colls.; Avsrria; Huneary ; SwirzertanD, Frey Coll.; Spain; Ivary; Scanprnavia; Ruossra, Livonia, Zeller Coll.; Armenra; AsiA Mryor, Bithyma; Prrsta ; W. Stpurra; Moneorsa, Thian-Shin Mts.; E. Siseria, Amurland. Exp. 40-46 millim. Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 142; Barrett, Lep. Brit. iii. p. 234, pl. 120. f. 3. Dark fuscous or grey above, paler at sides; 1umerous pale yellowish pubescent points forming ill-defined lines; 10th somite with a pale yellow or white dersal patch; numerous pale or white hairs; head black marked with white. Food-plants: Poplar or rarely Salia.* 7-9. 3742. Acronycta tiena. (Plate CXXVI. fig. 29.) Acronycta tiena, Ping. Ivis, xix. p. 216, pl. 8. f. 10 (1906). Head and thorax grey mixed with brown and fuscous; palpi with the 2nd joint blackish at sides; tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen white suffused with brown, leaving white seg- mental bands and the base white. Fore wing grev-white thickly irrorated and suffused with blackish; subbasal line indistinct, double, blackish, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line indistinct, double, oblique, angled outwards below costa, inwards on vein 1 and excurved in submedian interspace and above inner margin; orbicular defined by blackish, small, round ; reniform very indistinctly defined, with dark lunule on inner side of centre; an oblique blackish shade from costa to reniform; postmedial line double with white lunules on it above and below vein 1; bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, excurved to vein 4, then strongly incuryed, some pale points beyond it on costa; sub- terminal line represented by a series of dark spots in the inter- spaces ; a terminal series of black strize; cilia chequered grey and fuscous. Hind wing pure white with slight brown terminal line from apex to vein 2; the underside with the costal area irrorated with a few brown scales, a small dark discoidal spot. Hab. FE. Torxesran, Ili in Coll. Piingeler, Alexander Mts.; W. Curna, Moupin (Aricheldorf), 2 $. Hep. 46 millim, 3743. Acronycta bicolor. (Plate CXXVI. fig. 30.) Acronycta bicolor, Moore, P.Z.S. 1881, p. 382; Hispsn. Moths Ind. ii, p. 243. Head and thorax black, with a few white scales; tarsi ringed with whitish; abdomen grey suffused with brown. Fore wing black-brown slightly irrorated with grey ; subbasal line represented by indistinct double black striz: from costa and single striga from ACRONYCTA. 151 cell ; antemedial line indistinct, double, oblique, waved ; orbicular and reniform faintly defined by black, the former round ; traces of a waved medial line incurved below the cell; postmedial line in- distinct, double, with whitish lunule on it below submedian fold, bent outwards below costa, then waved, incurved below vein 3 and angled outwards on vein 1, some minute whitish points beyond it on costa; an indistinct subterminal series of dark marks in the interspaces ; a terminal series of black points with blackish marks beyond them on the cilia. Hind wing pure white; the veins tinged with brown; cilia white mixed with brown and with series of smail dark spots; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal spot. Hab. Ponsas, Kulu, Sultanpur (G. Young), 1 3, Simla (Read, Harford), 3 3, 1 2 type, Dharmstla (Hocking), 6 Q. Hap. 44- 54 millim. 3744. Acronycta betule. (Plate CXXVI. fig. 31.) Acronycta betule, Riley, Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. vii. p. 2, f. 1 (1884); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 75, pl. ii. f. 19; Smith, Cas. Noct, N. Am. p. 37. ¢o. Head, ¢horax, and abdomen ochreous white; palpi with brown band on 2nd joint; abdomen dorsally suffused with fulvous yellow except at base. Fore wing ochreous white sparsely irro- rated with dark scales; subbasal line represented by a faint dark point on costa; antemedial line indistinct, dark, oblique, waved ; orbicular and reniform ochreous faintly defined by rufous, the former moderate, round; postmedial line rufous defined by whitish on inner side and with some ochreous suffusion on outer, bent out- wards below costa, incurved at discal fold, dentate at veins 4, 3, then strongly angled inwards in submedian fold and outwards on vein 1; traces of a waved subterminal line from costa to vein 6. Hind wing whitish suffused with reddish ochreous especially on inner area; a slight dark discoidal point and traces of a diffused curved postmedial band; the underside ochreous white, a slight dark spot at middle of cell and discoidal spot, traces of a curved postmedial line with dark spots at discal and submedian folds, a terminal series of dark points. Hab, U.S.A., New Hampshire, Jefferson, New York, Long Island, Distr. of Columbia, Washington, 1 ¢, Pennsylvania, Missouri. up. 42 millim, Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 76, pl. v. ff. 4, 5. Head mottled with black below, red on the vertices of lobes ; body flattened, with a fringe of hairs along the subventral edge, brown, the dorsal tubercles dark, the lateral ones pale ; hairs short, sparse, growing from the skin. Food-plant: Birch.—H. G. D. 3745. Acronycta americana. (Plate CXXVI. fig. 32.) Phalena aceris, Smith & Abbot, Ins. Georgia, ii. p. 185, pl. 93 (1797), nec Linn. Apatela americana, Harris, Rept. Ins. Mass. p. 317 (1841); id. Ins. Inj. 152 NOCTUIDA. Veg.; Flint ed. p. 436, ff. 216-218; Smith, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 44, pl. i. f. 2; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 40. Acronycta acericola, Guen. Noct. i. p. 48 (1852); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 41. Apatela obscura, H. Edw. Ent. Am. ii. p. 169 (1886). Head and thorax grey-white mixed with fuscous brown; 2nd joint of palpi and frons with black patches at sides; shoulders with black streaks ; abdomen grey-white irrorated with brown, the ventral surface white with slight brown sublateral streaks. Fore wing grey-white irrorated with brown; a small blackish spot at base ; subbasal line represented by a black striga from costa; ante- medial line double, oblique, the lines widely separated, irregular, the outer line angled outwards below costa, the inner line inwards below the cell; orbicular and reniform defined by fuscous, the former small, round, the latter with irregular line in centre, an oblique diffused shade above it from costa and a slight obliquely sinuous line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line double filled in with white, bent outwards below costa, then rather strongly dentate, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, with slight brown shade beyond it in submedian interspace, slight dark streak from it to termen in submedian fold and some white points on costa; the veins of terminal area with slight dark streaks ; subterminal line absent; a terminal series of black points with slight dark streaks from them intersecting the cilia. Hind wing grey-white tinged with brown and with reddish ochreous at base, the veins rather darker; a faint curved postmedial line and ter- minal series of slight dark lunules; cilia white; the underside white slightly irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal lunule and minutely waved postmedial line. Hab. Canava, Ontario, London (Saunders), 3 9, Manitoba, Aweme (Criddle), 1 9; U.S.A., Eastern States and West to Utah, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Beverly (Packard), 1 9, New York (Doubleday, Scudder), 1 3,1 9, Evans Center (Grote), 2 3, 3 9, Distr. of Columbia, Washington, Pennsylvania, Mt. Airey, Georgia, Virginia, Texas. Mvp. 60-68 millim. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 46, pl. vi. f. 17. Head shining black. Body whitish, a double dorsal and lateral black line, more or less broken; dorsum of joints 12-13 black ; hairs fine, long, pale yellow, growing from the skin, with a pair of slender long black pencils on joints 5 and 7 and a single one on joint 12; feet black. Food-plant: Maple (Acer).—H. G. D. 3746. Acronycta hesperida. (Plate CX XVII. fig. 1.) Acronycta hesperida, Smith, Ent. News Philad. viii. p. 148 (1897) ; Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 49, pl. x. £9; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 99. ©. Head and thorax grey-white mixed with fuscous brown; palpi and frons with dark brown patches at. sides; patagia with black streaks on upper edges at base; abdomen grey-white suffused ACRONYCTA. 153 and irrorated with fuscous brown. Fore wing grey-white very thickly irrorated with fuscous brown ; subbasal line represented by a slight dark striga from costa; antemedial line very indistinct, double, rather diffused, oblique, angled outwards below costa and above inner murgin and inwards just below cell; orbicular and reniform suffused with fuscous and defined by blackish, the former small, irregularly rounded, and rarely with a slight dark streak from its lower extremity to the latter, which is narrow and bar- shaped; postmedial line double filled in with whitish, the outer line formed by small rather diffused black lunules, bent outwards below costa and incurved below vein 4, with some dark suffusion beyond it in submedian interspace, slight black streak in submedian fold and minute white points on costa; the postmedial area slightly tinged with brown; subterminal line absent; e series of small blackish spots on termen and base of cilia. Hind wing white tinged with brown, the veins brown; a terminal series of slight brown points; cilia white with slight brown line at tips; the underside white irrorated with brown, a brown discoidal spot and diffused postmedial line exeurved to vein 4, then incurved. Hab. Canava, Manitoba, Aweme (Criddle), 1 9, Br. Columbia, Kaslo (Mrs. Nicholl), 1 2, Vietoria, 1 9, Vancouver, Nanaimo ; U.S.A., Washington, Seattle, Tacoma, California. Hap. 56-64 millim. Larva. Head shining black. Body blaek, clothed with short dense even hairs forming rings on the segments, the incision bare; bright red-brown dorsally, whitish laterally; a single black hair- pencil on jomts 5,7, and 12. Feet black. Food-plant: Alnus.— Jel, Gig IDs *3747,. Acronycta hastulifera. Phalena hastulifera, Smith & Abbot, Ins. Georgia, ii. p. 183, pl. 92 (1797) ; Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus, xxi. p. 47, pls. ui. f. 12 & iii. f. 5; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 41. $. Head and thorax whitish grey with slight dark irroration ; abdomen white irrorated with brown. Fore wing whitish grey with slight dark irroration; subbasal line absent or represented at costa only ; antemedial line incomplete, oblique, double, the inner line more prominent, represented by a small spot on costa, slight dentate mark just below cell and faint patch on inner margin at middle; orbicular defined by black, small or large, round or ellip- tical ; reniform large, incompletely defined and with dark lunule in centre; medial shade oblique from costa to reniform, then in- distinct ; postmedial line single, black, sometimes defined on inner side by a pale shade, and on outer by a dark shade, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, slightly incurved at discal fold, incurved below vein ‘4, crossed by a black streak in submedian fold not reaching termen; a series of black spots on termen and base of cilia. Hind wing whitish faintly tinged with yeilow, a terminal 154 NOCIUID. series of dark Junules; the underside whitish with some dark irroration, a dark discoidal spot. @. Head, thorax, and fore wing bluer grey; hind wing tinged with fuscous brown and with more or less distinct postmedial line on underside. Hab, Canava; U.S.A., Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Distr. of Columbia, Georgia, Centr. States, California. Exp. 42-50 millim. This species is unknown to me. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p- 49, pl. vi. fF 12, 13. Head shining black. Body dark brown, evenly clothed with short dense hairs growing from the skin, black intermixed with white dorsally, red-brown laterally ; no hair-pencils; feet black. Food- plant: Alder (Alnus).—H. G. D. 3748 . Acronycta dactylina. (Plate CXXVII. fig. 2.) Acronycta dactylina, Grote, Proe. Bost. Soc. N. H. xvi. p. 239 (1874); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 51, pl. i. f.3; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 40. 3. Head and thorax violaceous grey mixed with dark iron-brown ; sides of palpi and frons with black-brown patches; shoulders with blackish streaks ; tarsi banded with blackish ; abdomen whitish suffused and irrorated with dark iron-brown. Fore wing violaceous grey thickly irrorated with iron-brown; subbasal line represented by a diffused oblique brown striga from costa; antemedial line in- distinct, double, oblique, dentate, the lines rather widely separated ; orbicular slightly defined by brown, small, round; reniform a diffused brown lunule with oblique brown shade above it from costa ; an oblique sinuous rather diffused brown line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line double at costa, then defined by whitish on inner side, dentate, strongly incurved below vein 4 and with an oblique black striga before it below vein 2; the post- medial area suffused with irou-brown and with some whitish points on costa; subterminal line absent ; a terminal series of small black lunules with brown spots beyond them on the cilia. Hind wing white, the veins tinged with brown; a terminal series of dark strie ; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown, a dark discoidal spot. @. Darker, hind wing wholly suffused and irrorated with brown, the terminal area rather darker, an indistinct sinuous postmedial line; cilia white; the underside white irrorated with brown, a brown discoidal spot and minutely waved postmedial line incurved below vein 4. Hab. Canava, Quebec, Ottawa (Gibson), 1g; U.S.A., Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, 1 ¢,1 2 type, Distr. of Columbia, Minnesota, Colorado. Hivp. 5 56, 2 62 millim. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 52, pl. vii. ff. 18, 19. As in d. hesperida, but the bands of hair less of a reddish brown, more purplish.—H, G. D. ACRONYCTA. 1S) 3749. Acronycta insita. (Plate CXXVII. fig. 3.) Acronycta insita, Wik. ix. 61 (1856); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 41. Acronycta denvera, Smith, J. N.Y. Ent. Soe. xiii. p. 189 (1905). $. Head, thorax, and abdomen white mixed with fuscous brown ; sides of palpi and frons brown. Fore wing white irrorated with pale brown, the veins with slight dark streaks; subbasal line represented by a faint dark mark on costa; antemedial line dcuble, the two lines rather widely separated especially towards costa, somewhat angled outwards below costa and inwards in submedian fold, then oblique and excurved above inner margin; orbicular a rounded dark annulus on the outer antemedial line; reniform a small lunule defined by blackish at sides on a diffused brown mark ; postmedial line black defined by white on inner side, strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, slightly angled in- wards in discal fold and strongly incurved below vein 4, with oblique black striz before it above vein 5 and below 2 and black streak from it to termen in submedian fold; subterminal line absent ; a terminal series of small black spots with streaks from them intersecting the cilia, a double spot on each side of sub- median fold. Hind wing white, the veins and terminal area very shghtly irrorated with brown ; a fine dark terminal line, the under- side with dark discoidal spot. ©. More thickly irrorated with brown. Hab. Canava, Ontario, Orillia (Bush), 1 2 type; U.S.A., New York, 3 3, 1 2, Colorado, Denver, 1 ¢ cotype denvera. Huxp. 02-54 millim. Larva. Head white, blotched with black. Body yellowish, the hairs long, soft, fine, growing from the skin, yellow; no pencils. Food-plant: Poplar.—H. G. D. 3700. Acronycta innotata. (Plate CX XVII. fig. 4.) Acronycta innotata, Guen. Noet. i. p. 50 (1852); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 73, pl. 11. ff. 17, 18; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 38. Diphtera grefii, Grote, Proc. Hnt. Soc. Phil. 11. p. 68, pl. 3. f. 6 (1863). Apatela griscor, Dyar, Can. Ent. xxxvi. p. 29 (190+). 3S. Head and thorax white tinged with pale brown; palpi with black spots at side of 2nd joint; antenne black except at- base ; shoulders with black streaks: tegule with slight dark streaks at middle; abdomen white slightly mixed with fuscous. Fore wing white slightly tinged with brown and irrorated with fuscous; a black point at base; subbasal line represented by a black point on costa, the antemedial line by oblique black rather diffused strice from costa, cell and inner margin; orbicular represented by a fuscous point, the reniform a diffused fuscous lunule; a slight medial blackish striga from costa; postmedial line with black striga from costa, strongly bent outwards and interrupted below costa, then black defined’ by white on inner side, minutely waved, slightly incurved at discal fold and strongly below vein 4, angled outwards at vein 1, with slight black marks before it below vein 2 156 NOCTUID &. and on inner margin and some dark suffusion beyond it with white points on costa; subterminal line absent; a series of small black spots on termen and base of cilia. Hind wing silvery white with faint discoidal spot, traces of postmedial line and terminal series of small blackish spots; the underside with black discoidal spot, indistinet waved postmedial line, and terminal series of small black spots. ; Q. Slightly browner, the hind wing somewhat more irrorated with fuscous. Ab. 1. griseor. Somewhat larger, fore wing more irrorated with fuseous and the lines more distinetly defined by black.—Br. Columbia. Hab, Canava (Norman), 1 go, Ottawa (Gibson, Young, Saunders), 24,592, Ontario, London, Manitoba, Aweme (Criddle), 1 9, Br. Columbia, Kaslo; U.S.A., Maine, New Hampshire, Jefferson, New York, Rochester, Ithaca, Long Island, Evans Center (Grote), 2 g, 39, Trenton Falls (Doubleday), 1 ¢, 19 type, Pennsylvania, Distr. of Columbia, Washington. Hap. 35-47 millim. Larva. Beutenmiiller, Ent. News Philad. ii. p. 153 (1891). Head whitish, the vertices of the lobes black ; body grey-brown; warts i and ii black; two lateral series of yellow spots between them; secondary hairs sparse, whitish; ventral surface grey. Food-plant: ? Hickory. Ab. griscor.—Head mottled with black below, red on the vertices of the lobes. Body flattened, with a fringe of hairs along the subventral edge; brown, the dorsal tubercles dark, the lateral ones pale; hairs short, sparse, growing from the skin. Food-plant : Birch.—H. G. D. *3751. Acronycta othello. (Plate CXXVIL. fig. 5.) Acronycta othelio, Smith, Ann, N.Y. Ac. Sci. xviii. p. 94 (1908). Head and thorax whitish grey mixed with fuscous black, the vertex of head black, the tegule mostly black, the edges of patagia and vertex of thorax black; tarsi fuscous, ringed with white; abdomen fuscous grey, the ventral surface whitish. Fore wing with the basal area bluish grey suffused with black, the medial area below and beyond the cell black, the terminal area grey with the veins streaked with black; antemedial line double, black, obliquely excurved and waved; orbicular defined by black, small, round ; reniform incompletely defined by black, small or moderate, obscured by the medial shade; postmedial line double, black, the outer line more distinct, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, strongly incurved below vein 4, a black streak from it to termen in sub- median fold; subterminal line absent ; cilia intersected with black. Hind wing of male white, in female suffused with greyish fuscous ; the underside white irrorated with fuscous, a small black discoidal spot. Hab. U.S.A., California, San Diego. Eup. 44 millim. This species is unknown to me; figured from a drawing from type in Coll. J. B. Smith. ACRONYCTA. 15 “J 3752. Acronycta longa. (Plate CXXVIL. fig. 6.) Acronycta longa, Guen. Noct. i. p. 54 (1852). Acronycta xylinoides, Guen. Noct. i. p. 56 (1852). Acronycta xyliniformés, Guen. Noct. iii. p. 400 Cone Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 166, pl. iv. ff. 5, 10, 12, 15; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 45. Apatela pallidicoma, Grote, Bull. U.S. Geol. Geog. Surv. Terr. iv. p. 169 (1878); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 45. Head and thorax grey-white or purplish grey mixed with brown ; palpi white, the 2nd joint black at sides; vertex of head with paired black streaks; tegule with dorsal black streak; shoulders and outer edges of patagia streaked with black; tibize streaked with black, the tarsi banded with black; abdomen pale rufous slightly irrorated with fuscous, the ventral surface white. Fore wing grey- white or purplish grey slightly tinged with reddish brown and more or less irrorated with black, some white at base of inner margin ; subbasai line represented by double dark striz from costa; a slight black streak in submedian fold from base to the antemedial line, which is double, oblique, waved, angled outwards below costa, very indistinct except the outer line towards costa; the medial area with black streak above vein 1; orbicular and reniform defined by black with white patch between them in cell, the former small, round, the latter with the black reduced to points on outer side; an oblique dark striga from costa to reniform; postmedial line black detined by white on inner side, double at costa, bent outwards below costa, then strongly dentate, oblique below vein 4, angled inwards in submedian fold and outwards on vein 1, crossed by a black streak in submedian fold from well before it to termen towards which it forks and with some white points beyond it on costa; traces of a whitish subterminal line, angled inwards in sub- median fold and with blackish streaks beyond it in the interspaces intersecting the cilia. Hind wing pure white, in female usually more or less suffused with brown especially on terminal area, the apex faintly tinged with brown; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown. Hab. Canapa; U.S.A., 3 5, 2 2, New York, 3 Q type palli- dicomma, Rhode I., 1 2, Distr. of Columbia, Washington, Ilinois, Carbondale, 1 2, Missouri, 1 6, Florida (Doubleday), 1 2.1 "exas. Ep. 34-50 millim. Type + vylinoides iu Mus. Paris. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 168, pl. viii. f. 35. Head shining black or red. Body blackish, shading to red below, warts large; the hairs in dense tufts, spinose, brown, mixed with short feathery white ones on wart 1. on joints 5 to 11; hairs of joint 5 blackish or red. Food-plants: Low bushes.—H. G. D. 3753. Acronycta sperata. (Plate CX XVII. fig. 7.) Acronycta sperata, Grote, Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci. i. p. 81, pl. ii. f. 1 (1878); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. pr 154, pl. ii. f. 6; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 45. Acronycta speratina, Sinith, J. N.Y. Ent, Soe. xiii. p. 190 (1905). 158 NOCTUID.Z. Head and thorax white mixed with dark brown; 2nd Joint of palpi banded with black; shoulders with blackish stripes; fore tarsi banded with black; abdomen white irrorated and suffused with brown. Fore wing white thickly irrorated with brown and suffused with brown beyond the medial and postmedial lines; sub- basal line represented by double dark strize from costa; antemedial line double, oblique, waved ; orbicular and reniform with brown centres defined by blackish, the former very small, round, the latter large ; medial line oblique from costa to reniform, angled outwards at lower angle of cell and on vein 1, the brown suffusion beyond it strong; postmedial line black defined by whitish on inner side, double at costa, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, slightly incurved at discal fold, incurved below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa; a diffused whitish subterminal line slightly detined by brown on outer side and very slightly excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a series of small blackish spots on termen and base of cilia defined by whitish marks on inner side. Hind wing pure white, the apex slightly tinged with brown; the under- side with the costal area irrorated with brown. Ab. 1. speratina. Rather larger and paler, fore wing with the markings more ditfused.—Colorado. Hab. Canapa, Manitoba, Aweme (Criddlc), 12; U.S.A., Massa- chusetts, Newton, 2 ¢ type, New York, 3 9, Center (Bailey), 1°, Distr. of Columbia, Illinois, Missouri, Colorado, Denver. Lup. 34-88 millim. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 155, pl. viii. ff. 31, 32. Reddish brown, the body shaded with blackish, more especially dorsally ; warts large with thick clusters of brown spinose hairs. Food-plants : Low bushes.—H. G. D. 3754. Acronycta euphorbiz. WNoevua euphorbie, Schiff. Wien. Verz. p. 67 (1776); Fabr. Mant. Ins. ii. p. 174 (1787) ; Esp. Schmett. iv. pl. 117. ff. 1-8; Hubn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. ff. 12 & 529; Dup. Lép. Fr. vi. p. 247, p). 88. £38; Herr.-Schatf. Eur. Schmett., Noct. ff. 875, 377; Frr. Neue Beitr. pls. 177, 5388; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 183. Noctua obscura, Strom, Dansk Vid. Selsk. Skr. 1733, p. 79. Noctua euphvasie, Brahm, Ins. Kal. ii. p. 148 (1791); Dup. Lép. Fr. vi. 1s 210), Tolle, tetsb io eh Herr.-Schaff. Eur. Schmett., Noct. ff. 873-4; Frr. Neue Beitr. pl. 537. Noctua esule, Wiibn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 613 (1818). Noctua cyparisse, Hitbn. Kur. Schmeti., Noct. f. 615 (1818). Noctua abscondita, Herr.-Schaft. Eur. Schmett., Noct. i. ff. 87-89 (1845), nec Treit. Acronycta montivaga, Guen, Noct. 1. p. 57 (1852). Acronycta myri.@, Guen. Noct. 1. p. 59 (1852). 3. Head and thorax white mixed with black, the head slightly tinged with ochreous: palpi with the 2nd joint blackish; frons with blackish bar; tegule slightly tipped with black; tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen whitish mixed with fuscous brown. Fore wing grey-white thickly irrorated with black; subbasal line ACRONYCTA. : 159 represented by slight blackish striz from costa and cell; antemedial line rather indistinct, double, the lines rather widely separated towards costa on which are small black spots, oblique, waved, angled inwards on vein 1; orbicular defined by black and with dark poinvt in centre, small, round; reniform defined by black, the black on outer edge reduced to points, tbe centre suffused with fuscous ; an oblique black striga from costa to reniform and oblique waved line from lower angle of ccll to inner margin; postmedial line black defined by whitish lunules on inner side, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, strongly incurved below vein 3 and angled outwards on vein 1, some whitish suffusion beyond it on costa; subterminal line represented by a series of slight whitish marks in the interspaces except at middle with slight dentate blackish marks on their outer side; a terminal series of blackish points with slight blackish streaks from them intersecting the cilia. Hind wing pure white with slight dark irroration on the veins towards termen on which is a series of slight dark spots; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown, a small indistinct discoidal spot. ©. Hind wing fuscous brown, the cilia white. Ab. 1. obscura. Larger and darker.—Alps, Norway. Ab. 2. myrice. Smaller and darker.—Britain mountains, Tar- bagatai Mts. Ab. 3. euphrasie. Paler, whitish or yellowish grey.—S. Europe. Ab. 4. esule. Fore wing suffused with brown. Hab. Britain, Forres, Rannoch, Leech Coll., England, Leech Coll. ; France, Sand and Leech Colls. ; Grraany, Zeller, Frey and Leech Colls.; Ausrrrs; Hungary, Leech Coll.; Swrrzerianp, Zeller and Frey Colls.; Sprain; Iraty; Stcrzy, Zeller Coll:; Danaatta ; Barkan Srares; Scanprnavia; Russta; ARMENIA; Asta Minor; Srperia; W. Turkestan, Tarbagatal Mts. Hvp. 32-40 millim. Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 143; Barrett, Lep. Brit. iii. p. 263, pl. 122. f. 3. Black, the segmental incisions greenish grey, sometimes mostly suffused with whitish ; subdorsal series of whitish or pale yellow trilobate spots; subspiracular line orange-red; 2nd somite with orange-red band; fascicles of black hair mixed with whitish ; head black. Food-plants: Myrica, Hvica, Birch, &c. 8-9. 3795. Acronycta abscondita. Acronycta abscondita, Treit. Schmett. Eur. x. 2. p. 5 (1835); Frr. Neue Beitr, pl. 178; Herr.-Schaff. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 878; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 133. Noctua euphorbie, Herr.-Schaff. Hur. Schmett., Noct. f. 376 (nee Schiff.). 3. Head and thorax grey-white mixed with fuscous black ; palpi with the 2nd joints blackish; tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen whitish suffused with brown, the basal crest black and white. Fore wing grey-white almost entirely suflused and irrorated with fuscous brown, the veins with slight dark streaks ; 160 NOCLUID Al. subbasal line represented by traces of a dark striga from costa: antemedial line indistinct, double, waved, slightly oblique ; orbicular defined by blackish, small, round ; reniform defined by blackish on inner side, faintly defined on outer, small; a faint dark shade from middle of costa to reniform and indistinct oblique waved line from lower.angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line very indistinct, slightly bent outwards below costa, then produced to slight dark streaks on the veins, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some white points beyond it on costa; a subterminal series of slight whitish marks in the interspaces, excurved below vein 7 and incurved below vein 3; cilia white at tips. Hind wing white, the veins towards termen slightly tinged with brown; a slight brown terminal line; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a small brownish discoidal spot. @. Hind wing brown, the cilia white. Hab. Germany, Zeller, Frey, and Leech Colls.; Lartanp, Leech Coll.; Russta. xp. 82-36 millim. Larva. Kirby, Butt. & Moths Eur. p. 158; Hffm. Raup. p. 76, pl. 22. f. 2. Differs from A. euphorbice in having a red lateral stripe and no red band on 2nd somite. Food-plants: Heath and Spurge. 6-7-8. Sror. IIL. (Acrenycta). Thorax clothed with hair only; abdomen with the basal crest hairy. A. Fore wing bluish white rather strongly irrorated with fuscous. cretata. B. Fore wing yellowish white, slightly or not irrerated with fUSCOUS , erdnasusareause casa eumedsen smusssaitasdenmeesteciedeten erence leporina. 3756, Acronycta cretata. (Plate CXXVIL. fig. 8.) Acrenycta cretata, Smith, Ent. News Philad. vui. p. 148 (1897); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 58, pl. xi. ff. 3,4; Dyar, Cat, Lep. N. Am. p. 100. Head and thorax white with a few fuscous hairs; palpi and frons black at sides; antenne blackish; shoulders with black streaks ; abdomen white dorsally tinged with fuscous. Fore wing white sparsely irrorated with blackish especially on inner medial area and beyond the postmedial line; a short sinuous black streak below base of cell; subbasal line represented by some black scales below costa, the antemedial line by diffused blackish marks on costa and below cell; orbicular represented by a very small black spot, the reniform by a small black lunule with small diffused black mark above it on costa; postmedial line with black point at costa, then only defined by the black irroration beyond it, very strongly bent outwards below costa, slightly incurved at discal fold and with small black spots above and below vein 5, strongly incurved below vein 4 and minutely dentate, with diffused black patch beyond it from below vein 2 to above 1 crossed by a slight black streak in submedian fold; the termen and base of cilia with small black spots in the interspaces. Hind wing silvery white; a terminal ACRONYCTA. 161 series of slight brown striz; the underside with black discoidal spot and traces of curved postmedial line. Hab. Canaps, Hudson’s Bay (Barnston), 1 3, Mackenzie R., Fort Good Hope, 1 9; U.S.A., Colorado, Garfield Co. (Bruce), 1 2 cotype. Hxp. 46 millim. 370/. Acronycta leporina. Noctua leporina, Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. x. p. 510 ee ; Hsp. Schmett. iv. pl. 91. ff. 1-5; Hibn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. ff. 15-16; Dup. Lép. Fr. vi. p. 225, pl. 87. f. 3; Steph. Ill. Brit. Ent., Haust, mk p- 3d; Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 59, vl. sai, at, Il, Bes Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 181; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 100. Noctua bradyporina, Hiibn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. ff. 570-1 (1818); Treit. Eur. Schmett. v. 1, p. 9 (1825) ; Herr.-Schaff. Hur. Schmett., Noct. £.636 ; Steph. Ill. Brit. Ent., Haust. ii. p. 36, pl. 26. f. 3. Apatela vulpina, Gr ote, Can. Ent. xv. p. 8 (1883); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 40. Acronycta bimacula, Maassen, Stett. ent. Zeit. 1871, p. 27. acronycta semivirga, Tutt, Entom. 1888, p. 52. Acronycta leporella, Staud. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1888, p. 245. Acronycta cineracea, Gres, Berl. ent. Zeit. 1888, p. 310. Acronycta sancta, H. Edw. Ent. Am. iii. p. 185 (1888) ; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 40. Apatela mesta, Dyar, Can. Ent. xxxvi. p. 29 (1904). Head and thorax pure white ; palpi black at sides ; antennz blackish ; shoulders with black stripes ; ; metathorax tinged with brown ; tarsi blackish at extremities; abdomen white. dorsally with fuscous hair mixed. Fore wing pure white; a black mark at base of costa; subbasal line represented by a black point on costa; a short sinuous black streak below base of cell expanding into a spot at base; antemedial line represented by an oblique niet) rani Fig. 19.—Acronycta leporina, 3. }. black striga from costa and inwardly oblique striga from cell ; orbicular absent; reniform a small black Junule with sinuous black bar above it. from costa; postmedial line represented by a black point on costa, then by a few black scales with more distinct smal! dentate marks above and below vein 5 and below vein 2, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved at discal fold and below vein 4; subterminal line absent; cilia intersected by black streaks in the interspaces. Hind wing pure white; the underside with faint discoidal spot. VOL. VIII. M 162 NOCTUID®. Ab. 1. bradyporina, Treit. Head and thorax irrorated with fuscous ; fore wing strongly irrorated with fuscous, the veins with slight dark streaks, the postmedial line more distinct, minutely dentate with series of small black spots on it and more distinct dentate black marks at discal fold and below vein 2; hind wing with the veins of terminal half irrorated with black, a terminal series of black strize with some fuscous beyond them at base of cilia. Ab. 2. semivirga. Fore wing with the terminal area suffused with fuscous. Ab. 3. leporella. Fore wing white irrorated with fuscous, the markings indistinct.—Tibet, H. Siberia, Japan. Ab. 4. masta. Much more thickly irrorated with grey.—Br. Columbia. Hab, Canava, Ontario, Br. Columbia, Kaslo; U.S.A., Maine, New Hampshire, Jefferson, Massachusetts, New York, N. Illinois ; Brrraty, Leech Coll.; Fxancz, Sand Coll.; Hontanp, Zeller Coll. ; Denmark; Germany, Zeller, Frey, and Leech Colls.; Austria, Zeller Coll.; Huneary ; Swirzertanp; Spain, Bilbao; N. Ivaty ; Fintanp; Russia, St. Petersburg, Zeller Coll., Sarepta ; ARMENIA ; W. Turkestan, Issyk Kul; W. Steeria; E. Turxestan, li; Tier, Kuku Nor, Amdo ; E. Stserta, Amurland, Ussuri; Japan, Oiwake (Pryer), 1 gd. Exp. 38-48 millim. Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 140; Barrett, Lep. Brit. iii. p. 226, pl. 120. f. 1; Smith, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. pl. 8. f. 26. Green or greenish yellow, sometimes with obscure red-brown dorsal and lateral suffusion ; numerous long white or yellowish hairs directed forwards on right side and backwards on left; sometimes with dorsal tufts of black hairs; head sometimes marked with black. Food-plants: Alder, Birch, Elm, Salix. 7-9. (American.) Head pale brownish. Body yellow, the hairs long, soft, white or yellow, growing from theskin. Food-plant: Poplar. —H. G. D. Ab. mcsta.—Head white, largely black in front. Body whitish or yellowish; the hairs long, soft, fine, growing from the skin, yellow or white, no hair-pencils; a more or less well developed dorsal black stripe. Food-plant: Poplar.—H. G. D. Genus EULONCHE. i ype. Eulonche, Grote, Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci. i. p. 81 (18738)............ oblinita. Proboscis slight, non-functional ; palpi slender, obliquely poryect. extending to well beyond frons, the 2nd joint fringed with long hair ; frons smooth ; eyes large, rounded ; antennz laminate ; thorax clothed with hair and hair-like scales and without crests; tibice fringed with long hair; abdomen with some rough hair at base and lateral fringes of hair but without crests. Fore wing narrow, the apex more or less produced and the termen oblique, not crenulate; veins-3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from J0 anastomosing with 8 to from the areole, 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars; 6,7 shortly stalked ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. EULONCUE. 163 A. Fore wing with terminal series of small black spots. a. Wore wing with the ground-colour white ...............-+ oblinita. 6. Fore wing with the ground-colour yellowish ............ arioch. B. Fore wing without terminal series of black spots. a. Fore wing bluish white irrorated with fuscous ......... lanceolaria, b, Fore wing black-brown slightly irrorated with white... dsolita. 3758. Eulonche oblinita. Phalena oblinita, Smith & Abbot, Ins. Georgia, ii. p. 187, pl. 94 (1797) ; Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 169, pl. iv. ff. 6, 13,14; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p, 46. Acronycta salicis, Harr. Ent. Corresp. 1863, p. 314, f. 44. Head and thorax white mixed with fuscous; palpi with the 2nd joint black above; antennze blackish; abdomen white slightly irrorated with brown. Fore wing white irrorated with fuscous, the area below and beyond lower angle of cell whiter and a whitish fascia from reniform to termen below apex ; subbasal line represented by an oblique black striga from costa; antemedial line indistinct, double filled in with white, strongly angled inwards on the veins and outwards in the interspaces ; orbicular slightly and incompletely defined by black, elongate elliptical ; reniform defined by black points and with brownish centre, a slight diffused oblique dark Fig. 20.—Eulonche oblinita, G. }. bar above it from costa; postmedial line indistinct, strongly bent outwards below costa, then strongly dentate and with slight black lunules on it, strongly incurved below vein 3, some blackish points beyond it on costa; traces of a white subterminal line slightly angled outwards at vein 7 and with minute dark streaks beyond it in the interspaces ; a terminal series of small black spots. Hind wing pure white, with series of black points on termen from apex to vein 2; the underside with small blackish discoidal spot. Hab. Canava (Norman), 1 2, Nova Scotia (Redman), 19, Manitoba, Aweme (Criddle), 1 9; U.S.A., New York, 3 g,2 @, Evans Center (Grote), 1 6,1 9, Ohio, 2 ¢, Distr. of Columbia, Florida, Kansas, 1 ¢, Riley Co. and West to Rocky Mts. ap. 40-50 millim. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 170, pl. viii. ff, 29-30. Head shining black. Body hlack with a broad yellow substig- matal band and a broken dotted subdorsal one; warts large, ligut red; each segment with a more or less distinct transverse red band ; M 2 164. NOCTUID®, hairs short, bristly, spinose, reddish. Food-plants: Alder and other low bushes.— H. G. D. *3759. Eulonche arioch. Acronycta arioch, Streck. Lep. Rhop. & Het. Suppl. i. p. 5 (1898); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 104. Head, thorax, and abdomen creamy ochreous white. Fore wing creamy ochreous white, irrorated with brown especially on costal area; four black points in cell; postmedial line represented by a series of small dentate marks ; a very faint subterminal series of short dark streaks ; a terminal series of round black points ; cilia white. Hind wing pure white. Hab. U.S.A., Louisiana, New Orleans. xp. 54 millim. This species is unknown to me. 3760. Kulonche lanceolaria. (Plate CXXVII. fig. 9.) Apatela lanceolaria, Grote, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sei. Phil. 1875, p 418; id. Ill. Essay, 1882, p. 50, pl. 1. f.5; Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p- 171; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 46. Head and thorax bluish white mixed with fuscous brown; palpi with the 2nd joint dark brown above ; patagia slightly edged with brown above ; tarsi banded with brown ; abdomen greyish suffused with red-brown. Fore wing bluish white thickly irrorated with fuscous brown; a white streak in cell above median nervure ; an oblique white fascia from end of cell to near termen below apex; a blackish point at lower angle of cell; postmedial line represented by a very indistinct whitish band, oblique from vein 4 to sub- median fold, then erect, crossed by a dark streak in submedian fold from well before it to termen and another slight dark streak above vein 4 from beyond lower angle of cell to termen; the interspaces of terminal area with slight dark streaks; whitish subterminal lunules between veins 4 and 2; a series of blackish points at base of cilia, with slight dark streaks from them intersecting the cilia. Hind wing pure white; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with fuscous, a blackish discoidal point. Hab. Canapa, Manitoba, Aweme (Criddle), 1 9; U-.S.A., Massachusetts, 1 ¢,1 2 type. Exp. ¢ 46, 9 48 millim. | Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U, 8. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 172. Head black on the face, pale on the sides. Body green, more or less shaded with black, especially in dorsal and lateral stripes ; warts large, pale; the hairs in tufts, spimose, black, mixed with a few long pale ones. Food-plants: Various low bushes.—H. G. D. 3761. Eulonche insolita. (Plate CX XVII. fig. 10.) ~ Acronycta insolita, Grote, Bull. Buff. Soe. Nat. Sci. i. p. 82 (1873) ; Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 173; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 46. ¢. Head and thorax black-brown mixed with some brownish EULONCHE.—MEROLONCHE. 165 white ; palpi white at base; sides of frons, basal joint of antenne in front, some scales on base of shaft and streaks behind their bases white; pectus white; legs streaked with white; abdomen white irrorated with black-brown especially towards extremity and on ventral surface. Fore wing black-brown slightly mixed with white; faint traces of an antemedial line oblique from costa to submedian fold; orbicular faintly defined by brown, small, round ; some faint dark marks on discocellulars; postmedial line very indistinct, bent outwards below costa, then dentate and defined on inner side by faint whitish lunules, strongly incurved below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa; a subterminal series of faint whitish lunules. Hind wing white, the costal and terminal areas slightly irrorated with brown especially at apex; the underside with the costal area thickly irrorated with brown, a brown discoidal spot. Hab. U.S.A., Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, 1 g type. Hap. 42 millim. Prof. Smith has gradations indicating that this may be a melanic variety of H. lanceolaria. Genus MEROLONCHE. ie ype. Merolonche, Grote; Ml. Hssay, 1882; p. 50!.-...-...2+---2---eeeecee anes spinea. Proboscis aborted, minute; palpi porrect, hardly reaching beyond the frontal tuft and clotned with long hair, the 3rd joint short; frons smooth ; eyes rather small, round; antenne of male bipectinate with short branches, the apex serrate ; head and thorax clothed with hair and hair-like scales and without crests; tibie fringed with long hair; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. Fore wing triangular, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate ; veins 3 and 6 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3,4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent {rom middle of discocellulars; 6,7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. A. Fore wing with strong black medial diffused line ............... lupint. B. Fore wing with the medial shade indistinct. a. Fore wing thickly irrorated with black..........................5 ursina. b. Fore wing suffused with purplish grey ......................0000 spunea. 3762. Merolonche lupini. (Plate CX XVII. fig. 11.) Acronycta lupini, Grote, Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci. i. p.79 (1878) ; Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 179, pl. iii. £ 2, & pl. x.f.4; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 35. Head and thorax bluish white mixed with black ; palpi blackish; patagia with slight black lines near edges; tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen grey-white suffused with fuscous brown, especially on dorsum. Fore wing bluish white thickly irrorated with black and tinged with brown except on basal area ; subbasal line represented by double black strive from costa, antemedial line double, blackish, rather diffused, irregularly dentate and somewhat 166 NOCLUID.E. oblique, the lines widely separated ; orbicular and reniform small, the former defined by black, round, the latter defined by black on inner side, slightly defined on outer; astrong oblique black bar from costa to reniform, and obliquely incurved dentate line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line double filled in with bluish white, the inner line indistinct except at costa, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein 3 and with blackish mark on its inner edge at submedian fold, some black strize beyond it from costa; subterminal line formed by indis- tinct whitish marks in the interspaces with blackish points on their outer edges, somewhat angled inwards at discal and submedian folds; a terminal series of black points with blackish streaks from them intersecting the cilia, which are whitish. Hind wing whitish suffused with brown, the veins brown; a slight discoidal spot and traces of diffused postmedial and subterminal lines ; a slight dark terminal line; the underside whitish tinged and irrorated with brown, especially on costal and terminal areas, a blackish discoidal iunule with slight dark bar above it from costa. Hab, U.S.A., California, Mendocino Co, 2 6,1 type. Hp. ¢ 44, 9 50 millim. 3763. Merolonche ursina. (Plate CXXVIL. fig. 12.) Merolonche wrsina, Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 180, pl. x. ff. 5, 6 (1899) ; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 105. 2. Head and thorax white mixed with dark brown and black ; patagia with black streaks on outer edges and basal half of inner edges ; tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen grey irrorated with black and suffused with black-brown. Fore wing grey-white thickly irrorated with black and suffused with black-brown, espe- cially on medial area and beyond the postmedial line; subbasal line represented by two black points on costa; antemedial line very indistinct, double, waved, curved; orbicular defined by blackish, rather elongate elliptical and with slight black streak from it to the reniform, which is suffused with fuscous and indistinctly de- fined by blackish points ; an indistinct diffused dark bar from costa to reniform; postmedial line black defined on either side by grey, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, slightly angled inwards at discal fold and strongly incurved below vein 4, some whitish points beyond it on costa; subterminal line formed by lunulate whitish marks in the interspaces, defined on outer side; by slight dark points, excurved below vein 7 and at middle, and somewhat angled inwards at discal and submedian folds; a terminal series of small black spots; cilia chequered black and white. Hind wing whitish suffused with brown except at termen; a faint discoidal spot and indistinct diffused subterminal line; a terminal series of blackish points ; cilia chequered blackish and white; the underside white tinged with brown and irrorated with dark brown, a blackish discoidal lunule. MEROLONCHE. 167 Hab. Canwanva, Br. Columbia, Fraser R. (St. John), 1 2; U.S.A. Colorado, Durango, 1 2, California, Sierra Nevada. Hap. 38- 42 millim. 3764. Merolonche spinea. Apatela spinea, Grote, Buff. Bull. Soe. Nat. Sci. iii. p. 78 (1876); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 179, pl. x. ff. 2,3; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 35. Head and thorax whitish tinged with purplish grey and ochreous and mixed with red-brown and some black; sides of palpi and frons red-brown; tegule with slight black dorsal streak; patagia edged with black; prothorax with some rufous; tarsi fuscous ringed with white; abdomen greyish suffused with brown and at base with rufous. Fore wing whitish tinged with violaceous grey and slightly irrorated with brown, some dark suffusion beyond the medial and postmedial lines; subbasal line represented by slight brown bars from costa and cell; antemedial line indistinct, diffused, interrupted, oblique and waved from costa to middle of cell; orbi- cular hardly traceable, round, with slight black streak above ; reniform an indistinct whitish lunule defined on inner side by diffused brown and with some dark points on outer side; a black- brown bar from middle of costa and one above reniform ; a diffused incurved brownish medial line from cell to inner margin crossed by a short strong blackish fascia in submedial fold ; postmedial line brown defined by white on inner side, double at costa, strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, slightly incurved at discal fold and strongly below vein 4, some whitish points beyond it on costa with dark striz between them; a diffused whitish subterminal line with slight dentate black marks on its outer edge below costa and on vein 2, angled inwards at discal and submedian folds and diffused to tornus; cilia chequered black- brown and white. Hind wing whitish suffused with black-brown, leaving a white patch on termen in submedian interspace ; cilia white ; the underside white irrorated with brown, a blackish dis- coidal lunule, two diffused dark bars from medial part of costa, and a diffused oblique line from lower angle of cell to inner margin. Hab. U.S.A, California, 1G, 22 type. Hap. 3 44, 2 48 millim. 168 NOCTUID A. Genus STILBINA. mete Svatleripar, tshanisl, Ibeksys rhe) ye, 243)0) (USBI) sAcenegacndeogsnesnneags 0900 hypenides. Proboscis aborted ; palpi porrect, short, moderately fringed with hair below, the 3rd joint minute; frons with long bilobed corneous process with tuft of hair above it and shorter corneous plate below it excised in front; eyes large, round ; antennz of male bipectinate with long branches to apex ; build slender ; thorax clothed with hair and scales mixed, the prothorax with spreading crest, the metathorax with decumbent crest; tibiae smoothly scaled, the spurs long ; abdomen without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 shortly stalked; 8 anastomosing with the cell to one third. 3765. Stilbina hypenides. Stilbina hypenides, Staud. Iris, iv. p. 290, pl. 3. f. 12 (1891); id. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 194. 3. Head yellowish white; sides of palpi and frons red-brown ; thorax ochreous suffused with red-brown; legs red-brown, the tarsi fuscous with white rings; abdomen ochreous white. Fore wing whitish suffused with pale ferruginous, the costal area suffused with brown, the median nervure and base of veins arising from it slightly streaked with white; a dark mark at base of costa and pees ae x yd Fig. 22.—Stilbina hypenides, S. 1. small subbasal black mark above inner margin; a slight brown streak in basal half of submedian fold defined by whitish below: antemedial line slight, black, angled outwards below costa and in cell, then obsolete; orbicular a large elongate elliptical black- brown patch; reniform a black-brown patch truncate above and rounded below, where it is broken up by the white on veins at lower angle of cell; postmedial line represented by two dark points on costa, then by a whitish line strongly bent outwards below costa, defined by diffused blackish below and slight dark marks above, then obsolete, some slight white striz from costa beyond it ; subterminal line very faint, brownish, excurved below vein 7 and obsolete below vein 5; a terminal series of slight red-brown striz ; cilia chequered dark brown and whitish. Hind wing yellowish white, the terminal area suffused with pale red-brown ; the under- side white tinged with reddish ochreous. @. Fore wing tinged with brown instead of ferruginous; the STILBINA.—HYPEUTHINA. 169 costal area and cell suffused with pale brown; median nervure not streaked with white; the streak in submedian fold more prominent; antemedial line double from cell to inner margin, extremely strongly excurved in submedian interspace, then very strongly angled inwards on vein | and outwards above inner margin; orbicular and reniform with slight whitish annuli defined by black; postmedial line represented by dark points on the veins from custa to vein 3 and bent outwards below costa, below vein 3 incurved, double, waved; subterminal line rather more distinct and traceable throughout, angled outwards at veins 7, 6, then oblique. Hab. Syria; Pauestins,1g,19. Hap. ¢ 36, 9 38 millim. Genus HYPEUTHINA. Type Hypeuthina, Led. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 1855, p. 199 ...... fulgurita. Proboscis absent; palpi porrect, extending to just beyond frons and moderately fringed with hair below, the 3rd joint minute; frons with rounded prominence with corneous plate with curved outer edge at middle, and large eorneous plate below it; eyes large, rounded; antennz of male bipectinate with very short branches; build slender; thorax clothed with hair and scales mixed and without distinct crests; tibize smoothly sealed, the spurs long ; abdomen without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 from middle of cell. A. Fore wing with white streaks in discal and submedian folds Glaithngel loyy WAGs IOSIOGF scoceoocnoqsosecasso2q0a00s09200n000000005000 Sulgurita. B. Fore wing without white streaks in discal and submedian foldsidetnedsbyablackabelowsereeeeeecrtece eee te receeeeeeenee numiada. 3766. Hypeuthina fulgurita. Hiupeuthina fulgurita, Led. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 1855, p. 199, pl. 4. f. 1; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 373. ¢. Head and thorax white, the head tinged with ochreous ; sides of palpi and frons brown; antennz ochreous; dorsum of Fig. 23.—Hypeuthina fulgurita, G. }. thorax with pair of black streaks; pectus and legs brown; abdo- men ochreous white, the ventral surface brown. Fore wing ochreous suffused with pale red-brown, the veins with dark streaks ; a white streak in submedian fold to beyond middle with black streak below it, diffused below and acutely angled inwards at 170 NOCTUID &. extremity ; a white streak in discal fold from before middle to end of cell with black streak below it; slight black streaks beyond the cell above and below vein 5, some slight white striz from terminal half of costa; dentate white marks from beyond middle to termen on each side of veins 6, 4, 3 and a white streak below vein 3 to below angle of cell, with diffused black marks above and between them, slightly defined by black on inner side below vein 5 and the streak with slight black streak on its lower edge, the ex- tremities of veins 7 and 4 also defined by slight dentate white marks ; a black terminal line interrupted by white streaks intersecting the cilia. Hind wing ochreous white, the terminal half tinged with pale red-brown; cilia ochreous white; the underside white, the costal and terminal areas broadly tinged with pale red-brown. 2. Much whiter and with hardly any brown suffusion; fore wing with the black streaks slighter, the dentate marks on terminal area slightly defined by black. Hab. Syzta, 1 g6,1 2. Hep. 3g 34, 2 36 millim. *3767. ? Hypeuthina numida. Hypeuthyna numida, Oberth. Et. Ent. xiii. p. 27, pl. 6. f. 41 (1890); Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 373. Head and thorax brown; abdomen grey suffused with brown. Fore wing grey-brown; antemedial line double, brown, rather diffused, oblique from costa to submedian fold where it is angled outwards, then inwardly oblique; orbicular and reniform with brown centres and grey annuli defined by brown, the former round, the latter constricted at middle ; a brown line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line double, bent outwards and obsolescent below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; post- medial area dark brown except towards costa; subterminal line only defined by the contrast between the postmedial and terminal areas, excurved below vein 7 and at middle, then incuryed; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing grey tinged with brown. Hab. Auerrta, Magenta; Tunis, Kef. Hwxp. 36 millim. This species is unknown to me. Genus PSEUDOLIGIA. Type Pseudoligia, Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 242 (1901) .........--seeeeeeeee similiaria. Proboscis aborted, small; palpi porrect, extending to just beyond frons and fringed with hair below, the 3rd joint short; frons smooth; eyes large, round; antenne of male ciliated; vertex of head with tuft of hair, thorax clothed with hair and scales mixed, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests; tibiee fringed with rather long hair, the fore tibiz with long curyed claw at extremity on inner side; abdomen with some rough hair at base but without crests. Fore wing long and narrow, the apex rounded, the termen obliquely curved and not crenulate; vein 3 from before angle of cell; 5 from just above angle, the upper angle produced ; vein 6 from ang!e ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell to about one third. PSEUDOLIGIA.—SCOTOCAMPA. 171 3768. Pseudoligia similiaria. Ligia similiaria, Mén. Mém. Ac. Imp. Sei. St. Pétersb. vi. p. 296, pl. 6. f. 12 (1849); Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 242, & Add. p. 256. Epimecia argiliacea, Christ. Rom. Mém. iii. p. 81, pl. 4. f. 6 (1887); Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 154. ¢. Head and thorax white mixed with pale reddish brown and black ; palpi with blackish marks at sides of joints; tibiw at extremities and tarsi ringed with black; abdomen white tinged with brown. Fore wing grey-white suffused with reddish and fuscous brewn and with some dark irroration, the veins with dark streaks, on terminal area with whitish streaks; subbasal and antemedial lines represented by oblique dark strie from costa; the inedial area with black streaks above and below submedian fold with a whitish mark between them representing the claviform ; erbicular and reniform absent ; postmedial line represented by an obscure oblique dark band from cesta towards apex to inner Fig. 24.-—Pseudoligia similiaria, 3. ilps margin, diffused on inner side and dentate on outer, and with whitish suffusion beyond it from costa to vein 2; subterminal line faint, whitish, defined on inner side by slight dentate dark marks ; a terminal series of black striz defined on inner side by whitish marks ; cilia white mixed with black at base and tips. Hind wing white, the veins brownish; a diffused brown discoidal lunule ; the area beyond the cell irrorated with brown and with faint diffused subterminal band from costa to vein 2; a strong brown terminal line; the underside white with black discoidal spot and terminal line. Hab. W. Turkestan, Turcomania, Tedshen Oasis (Hauser), 1 ¢, Bokhara. wp. 40 millim. Genus SCOTOCAMPA. Type Scotocanpa, Staud. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1888, p. 36 ............ cece enee indigesta. Proboscis aborted, minute; palpi porrect, hardly extending beyond the frons, the 2nd joint fringed with long hair below, the 3rd short; frons with vertical ridge; eyes large, round; antenne of male minutely serrate and with fascicles of long cilia; thorax clothed with hair and hair-like scales, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests ; tibize moderately fringed with hair, the fore tarsi with curved claw-like spines on Ist joint ; abdomen with some rough hair at base, but, without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen obliquely curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell ; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anasto- mosing with the cell near base only. 172 NOCTUID 23. 3769. Scotocampa indigesta. Scotocampa indigesta, Staud. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1888, p. 86; id. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 212. ¢. Head and thorax white mixed with fuscous; antenne white ; tarsi ringed with black; abdomen white irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing white thickly irrorated with fuscous, the veins slightly streaked with white; a black streak below base of cell ; faint traces of an oblique waved antemedial line; claviform a white streak defined by black at extremity and below and with faint black streak from it to subterminal line; orbicular and reniform absent ; faint traces of a postmedial line bent outwards below costa and Fig. 25.—Scotocampa indigesta, 3. il oblique below vein 4; subterminal line white, dentate, very indis- tinct from costa to vein 4, then more prominent, crossed by short black streaks in the interspaces, oblique below vein 5 and strongly angled inwards above and below vein 2; cilia fuscous intersected with white. Hind wing white; a small black discoidal lunule ; the terminal area irrorated with fuscous forming obscure streaks in the interspaces ; cilia white. Underside of both wings white with black discoidal lunules, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with fuscous, Hab. W. Turxustan, Issyk Kul; HE. Turxestan, Ili, Kungess, Ig. xp. 33 millim.. Genus LEIOMETOPON. Tepe Leiometopon, Staud. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1888, p.37 ..........6....ceeees simyrides. Proboscis aborted; palpi porrect, projecting about the length of head and clothed with long hair, the 3rd joint short; frons with large rounded promi- nence; eyes large, round ; antennz laminate in both sexes ; thorax clothed with rough hair and scales, the prothorax without distinct crest, the metathorax with large crest of rough scales; tibize clothed with rather long hair; abdomen with some rough hair at base but without crests. Fore wiug with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate ; veins 8 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the ar cole: 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obso- lescent from middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 shortly stalked ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 3770. Leiometopon simyrides. Leiometopon simyrides, Staud,. Stett. ent. Zeit. i888, p. 87; id. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 134. 6. Head, thorax, and abdomen fuscous brown mixed with some white, the frons and base of tegule white. Fore wing grey thickly irrorated with reddish brown, the veins with shght brown streaks ; LEIOMETOPON.—SIMYRA. Wie a broad white fascia in and below cell from base to the antemedial line, which is indistinct, diffused, minutely waved, oblique from costa to median nervure, then inwardly oblique and angled inwards on vein 1, then bent outwards to meet the postmedial line above inner margin; the end of cell and area beyond it to the postmedial line whitish ; a small brown discoidal spot; postmedial line brown, minutely dentate, excurved from costa to vein 4, then strongly incurved, defined by whitish on outer side and bent inwards to the antemedial line above inner margin, some whitish beyond it above and below vein 5 and two small white spots on costa ; subterminal line represented by obscure somewhat dentate brown marks on its inner side from vein 6 to inner margin, incurved below vein 3 and with brownish marks beyond it and above vein 2; a terminal Fig. 26.—Leiometopon simyrides, $. 1. series of brown striv ; cilia white with a dark brown line near base. Hind wing pale reddish brown; cilia whitish; the under- side with the costal area and termen irrorated with white. @. Whiter; fore wivg with black streak below the white fascia in submedian interspace, the white in lower end of cell and thence obliquely towards apex more prominent, the discal fold in end of cell defined above and below by brown streaks to the small discoidal spot. Hab. K. Turxesran, Dscharkent, 1g, Thian-Shén Mts., 1 ©. Exp. S 36, 2 40 millim. Genus SIMYRA. Type. Simyra, Ochs. Schmett. Eur. iv. p. 81 (1816), non deser. ; Treit. Solan, 1Bine, ((D)) this jo ATO): (USZAD)).96 »sr0c0000dn0sns0nons00nesar00c albovenosa. Arsilonche, led. Noct. Kur: p> (O\GS5M)) cise-nesccesaeeecees cece see albovenosa, Proboscis aborted, minute; palpi porrect, extending to beyond frons and clothed with long hair; frons smooth; eyes rather small, round; antenne of male typically laminate; thorax clothed with hair only and without crests; tibiz fringed with long hair; abdomen dorsally clothed with rough hair at base and with lateral fringes of hair but without crests. Fore wing with the apex somewhat produced and acute, the termen obliquely curved and not erenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; § from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell or shortly stalked; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars ; 6,7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Secr. I. Antenne of male bipectinate with moderate branches dilated at extremity. A. Fore wing with the veins defined by slight brown streaks. a. Fore wing with brown streak on median nervure and vein 4 OHOWEDL 1ST) 110) WEIBTNEogahsooand0s soopspdnoaeDsbooo9N5H8G 3023000070. buettneri, 174 NOCTUID 2%. 6. Fore wing without brown streak on median nervure and NCIC eee eae AsHenaneeA er ransades Saocc aiaancasoseocbadonboodeceonadenod NET VOSA. B. Fore wing pure white, the veins not defined by streaks ......... splendida. *3771. Simyra buettneri. Arsilonche buetinert, Hering, Stett. ent. Zeit. 1858, p. 442, pl. 3; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 134. Nonagria bloomeri, Hein. Schmett. Deutsch. i. p. 408 (1859). Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous white slightly irrorated with brown. Fore wing ochreous white irrorated with fuscous; the veins with dark streaks; diffused reddish fascie along median nervure and vein 4 from base to termen and above and below vein 1. hind wing whitish faintly tinged with pink, the veins with dark streaks, Hab. N. Germany, Pomerania; 8. Russta, Taganrog. Exp. 30- 32 millim. This species is unknown to me, 3772. Simyra nervosa. Noctua nervosa, Schiff. Wien. Verz. p. 85 (1776); Fabr. Mant. Ins. it. p. 1389 (1787); Hiibn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 226; Frr. Neue Beitr. pl. 101; Dup. Lép. Fr. vii. p. 339, pl. 120. f. 8; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 134. Noctua oxyptera, Esp. Schmett. iv. pl. 130. f. 6 (1788). Simyra argentacea, Herr.-Schaff. Eur. Schmett., Noct. ff. 887-8 (1849). Simyra torosa, Guen. Noct. i. p. 62 (1852). Head, thorax, and abdomen white mixed with pale red-brown. Fore wing white suffused with red-brown and sparsely irrorated with black scales, the veins white defined by pale brown streaks especially on terminal area; costal edge pure white. Hind wing white suffused with pale reddish brown except at termen. Under- side of fore wing white suffused with red-brown leaving the costa Fig. 27.—Simyra nervosa, S. }. and inner and terminal areas white; hind wing suffused with red- brown leaving the costal area and terminal area to vein 2 white sparsely irrorated with brown. Ab. 1. Fore wing white slightly tinged with red-brown ; hind wing slightly suffused with red-brown along median nervure and beyond the cell. Ab. 2. argentacea. Fore wing silvery white without any red- brown tinge; hind wing slightly suffused with brown in male, almost pure white in female.—S. Russia, W. & HE. Turkestan. SIMYRA. NTS Hab. Germany, Zeller & Leech Colls.; Atsrrra; Huneary, Frey Coll.; Swrrzertiann, Valais; N. Ivaty; 8. Russta, Sarepta, Zeller & D’Emmick Colls.; ? Asta Mryor, Pontus; W. Turxrnsran, Tarba- gatai Mts., Issyk Kul, Ala Tau; W. Srperra, Altai; E. Turkesran, Ili, Korla; Moneorra, Urga. Hvp. 32-42 millim. Larva. Kirby, Butt. & Moths Eur. p. 161 ; Hffm. Raup. p. 73, pl. 21. f. 16. Dark grey with yellowish hairs, whitish longitudinal lines and broad macular dorsal stripe. Food-plants: Spurge, Sorrel. 6. 3773. Simyra splendida. Simyra splendida, Staud. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1888, p. 245; id. Rom, Mém. vi. p. 383, pl. 6. f. 1; id. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 134. Simyra niveonitens, Gres, Berl. ent. Zeit. 1888, p. 309. 3$. Head and thorax pure white, the tegule faintly tinged with brown; branches of antennz fulvous; tarsi tinged with brown; abdomen white with a few dark scales. Fore wing white irrorated with a very few brown scales, tle veins slightly tinged with brown, the termen with ochreous. Hind wing pure white. Ab. 1. Hind wing suffused with brown leaving the termen and cilia white. Hab. W. Turxestan, Tedschen Oasis (Hauser), 1 g ; E. TurK- EsTAN, Ili; Tisnr, Amdo; KE. Srseria, Ussuri; Corna. vp. 36 millim. Secr. II. Antenne of male bipectinate with very short branches, 3774. Simyra dentinosa. Noctua dentinosa, Frr. Neue Beitr. iii. p. 97, pl. 263. ff. 2, 3 (1839); Dup. Lép. Fr., Suppl. ili. p. 479, pl. 41. f. 4; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 134. Symira tendinosa, Herr.-Schaff, Hur. Schmett. ii. p. 179, Noct. ff. 393-4 (1845). Cucullia leucaspis, F. de Wald. Bull. Mose. 1840, p. 84, pl. 3. f. 2. Head and thorax white suffused with red-brown leaving the dorsum of thorax and the patagia whiter ; palpi red-brown except at base ; patagia with black streaks on outer edges; abdomen white mixed with pale fuscous and some rufous hair at base. Fore wing white, the area below the cell suffused with reddish brown to post- medial line, the veins slightly streaked with brown; antemedial line brown with dark spot at costa, inwardly oblique, and slightly excurved at inner margin, a slight brown spot in end of cell ; post- medial line very indistinct, double, oblique from costa to vein 7, then dentate, very oblique from vein 4 to submedian fold, then angled outwards on vein 1 on which there is a whitish dentate mark before it, some brown suffusion beyond it on costa with whitish points on it and brown streaks from it to termen below apex and at vein 5; the interspaces of terminal area with diffused brown streaks; cilia red-brown at base, white at tips. Hind wing. white, the base suffused with red-brown; a slight discoidal point 176 NOCTUID. and traces of a curved diffused postmedial line ; the underside with the discoidal spot and postmedial line more distinct. Hab. Butearta; Russta, Sarepta (Christoph), Zeller & Leech Colls.; ArmEntaA, | ¢, 1 9; Kurpistan, Malatia; Asta Minor, Pontus, 1 ¢, Bithynia; Patustrine; Prersta; W. Sipura. Hap. 36-40 millim. Larva. Kirby, Butt. & Moths Eur. p. 161; Hffm. Raup. p. 73. Green, the segmental incisions yellow; head black. Food-plant: Euphorbia, 5-6, gregarious. Secr. III, Antennz of male laminate, A. Fore wing with more or less prominent dark streaks below base of cell and above and below vein 5. a. Fore wing acutely produced at apex, the irroration and Seales) Loree ae TRE RON IN Sooascocupnecnaoecodanedaone0sbe00N0000 henrici. b. Fore wing less produced at apex, the irroration and streaks darker brown. a, Fore wing with the veins of terminal area defined by bier ing lOO WN SAVERS, ono ncoccooeancqcncoonascbunneeneserosoon. colorada. 6!. Fore wing with the veins of terminal area not defined by brown streaks. GP, Vabhhnel \initnyee W/lMi®) cacsoaneaaooseqadegns3050000000000000000008 albovenosa. GH; Jalal Write OCIMREOUS PREY, concoconccoansonsennooncas6aqu00" sepistriata, B. Fore wing without dark streaks below base of cell and above and below vein 5. a. Fore wing nearly uniform rufous, the costal edge white... albicosta, b. Fore wing with the costal edge not white. a, Fore wing pale rufous thickly irrorated with rufous... confusa. 6, Fore wing ochreous white sparsely irrorated with TUTOUS eich acsveescact socsneucneoeus eescacemesheemntcees ese donets CONSPETSA. 3775. Simyra henrici. (Plate CX XVII. fig. 13.) Leucania henrici, Grote, Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci. i. p. 10 (1873); Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 175, pl. x. f. 7; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 34. Lewcania evanida; Grote, Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sei. i. p. 10 (1873). Ablepharon fumosum, Morr. Bull. Buff. Soe. Nat. Sci. i. p- 275 (1878). Head, thorax, and abdomen white faintly tinged with red-brown. Fore wing white faintly tinged and irrorated with red-brown, the veins of teminal half faintly defined by shght rufous streaks; a pale rufous fascia from above median nervure at origin of vein 2 to near termen above vein 4, a slight fascia in submedian fold from base to beyond middle and a slight fascia above vein 7. Hind wing silvery white. Ab. 1. fumosa. Almost entirely suffused with slate-grey. Flab. CanaDa, Ottawa (Gibson, Saunders), 2 6, 192; U.S.A., Massachusetts, New York, 3¢,19, type and yy pe evanida, Kansas, California, New Mexico, Albuquerque (Oslar), 2 9, Roswell (Cock- erell), 1 2 ; Cua, 1 ¢, Grote Coll. Hap. 36-46 walla. Larva. Smith & Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxi. p. 176. Larva. Head shining black, marked with white above mouth, a V-mark over elypeus, 2 band on vertex of each lobe and on sides, lod SIMYRA. U7 Body eylindrical, black, dotted with yellow ; a yellow subdorsal line and a more sharply defined substigmatal one. Warts raised, light red, bearing tufts of short pale hair. Food-plant: Grass.—H.G. D. 37/6. Simyra colorada. (Plate CX XVII. fig. 14.) Arsilonche coiorada, Smith, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxii. p. 414 (1900) ; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 105. 3. Head and thorax pale grey tinged with reddish brown; palpi fuscous except at base ; antennze fuscous except upper side of shaft ; abdomen grey tinged with brown at base and fuscous at extremity. Fore wing grey-white slightly tinged with brown, the costal area slightly irrorated with brown ; the veins of terminal area defined by slight brown streaks, the discal fold from middle of cell and the submedian fold with rather stronger brown streaks; cilia white slightly tinged with fuscous. Hind wing white faintly tinged with brown. Hab, U.S.A., Colorado, Denver, 1 ¢, Glenwood Springs. zp. 34 millim. 3777. Simyra albovenosa. Noctua pallens, Sepp, Ins. Ned. ii. pt. 3, p. 11, pl. 3. ff. 1-9 (1777), nec Linn. Noctua albo-venosa, Goeze, Ent. Beytr. iii. 3, p. 251 (1781); Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 134. Noctua venosa, Borkh. Eur. Schmett. iv. p. 716 (1792); Dup. Lép. Fr. vii. p. 848, pl. 120. f. 7; Frr. Neue Beitr. pl. 410; Steph. Ill. Brit. Ent., Haust. ili. p. 82. Noctua degener, Sepp, Ins. Ned. iv. corrigenda, nec Schiff.; Hubn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 380 (1808). Noctua atomima, Haw. Lep. Brit. p. 175 (1809). Simyra centripuncta, Herr.-Schaff. Neue Schmett. p. 4, ff. 24, 25 (1856), Arsilonche flavida, Auriv. Ent. Tids. 1880, p. 38. Arsilonche murina, Auriv. Ent. Tids. 1880, p. 37, pl. i. f. 2. Arsilonche albida, Auriv. Ent. Tids. 1880, p. 38. Arsilonche ochracea, Tutt, Kntom. 1888, p. 99. Arsilonche argentea, Tutt, Entom. 1888, p. 100. Arsilonche tristis, Bang-Haas, Iris, 1907, p. 70. Head and thorax white tinged with pale rufous ; abdomen white. Fore wing white tinged with pale rufous and slightly irrorated Fig. 28.—Stmyra albovenosa, 3. F- with brown; traces of a dark streak in basal half of submedian fold and of a brownish streak above vein 4 from lower angle of cell VoL. VIII. N 178 NOCTUID&. to termen ; a terminal series of black points from apex to vein 3. Hind wing pure white. Ab. 1. centripuncta. Fore wing with black point at lower angle of cell._—Dalmatia, Russia. 2. flavida. Fore wing yellowish. Ab. 3. albida. Fore wing with the ground-colour white. Ab. 4. murina. Head, thorax, and fore wing deep red-brown, the veins streaked with white; hind wing with the terminal area suffused with brown leaving white streaks on the veins.—Dalmatia, Sweden. Hab. Britarn Leech Coll.; Francr, Sand Coll.; Germany, Zeller, Frey, and Leech Colls.; Ausrria; Huneary ; SWITZEREAND + Dat- MAITA; SwepEn, | g,1 9; FInnanp ; Russia; E. rete ae Jb. Lap. 30-42 millim. Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 144; Barrett, Lep. Brit. iii. p. 275, pl. 123. ify Ok Blackish or dark grey-brown with pale marblings; subdorsal and spiracular lines pale ochreous yellow often marked with red, the tubercles on them yellow or orange; fascicles of pale reddish- brown and black hairs; head black streaked with ochreous. J vod- plants: Phragmites, Carex, Typha. 8-9. *3778. Simyra sepistriata. Arsilonche sepistriata, Alph. Iris, vit. p. 188 (1895). @. Head, thorax, and abdomen white suffused in parts with brown. Fore wing white with broad brown streaks in the inter- spaces. Hind wing uniform ochreous grey. Hab. Moneouta, ‘Urga. Evp.40 millim, This species is unknown to me. 3779. Simyra albicosta, n. sp. (Plate CX XVII. fig. 15.) @. Head and thorax white, the head, tegulz, prothorax, front, of pectus, and legs suffused with rufous; abdomen white tinged with red-brown. Fore wing rufous, the costal edge white, the median nervure and veins of terminal half shghtly streaked with white ; a white spot at base of costa; cilia white at tips. Hind wing white faintly tinged with red-brown; cilia white. Hab. Mapras, Nilgiris, 1 Q type. Hap. 40 millim. 3780. Simyra confusa. Leucania confusa, W1k. ix. 105 (18: 56) ; Moore, Lep. Sey ili. p. 9, pl. 145. f.4; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 285. Head and thorax white tinged with rufous; abdomen white, the extremity and ventral surface tinged with rufous. Fore wing pale rufous slightly irrorated with brown, sometimes with two slight brown striz on discocellulars and one beyond upper angle of cell ; cilia white faintly tinged with rufous. Hind wing white faintly SIMYRA.—EOGENA. 179 tinged with ochreous; the underside with the costal area suffused with pale rufous. Hab. Cryion (Templeton), 4 3g type, Puttalam (Pole), 1 ©. Exp. 30-38 millim, 3781. Simyra conspersa. (Plate CXXVII. fig. 16.) Simyra conspersa, Moore, P. Z. 8. 1881, p. 340; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p- 286. Head and thorax ochreous white slightly irrorated with brown ; abdomen white. Fore wing ochreous white thickly and evenly irrorated with reddish brown, usually with two slight brown strie on discocellulars and one beyond upper angle of cell. Hind wing white ; the underside with the costal area tinged with ochreous. Hab. Ponsas, Manpuri, 1 @ type; Sicuim,1 $ ; Beneat, Cal- eutta, 1 g, 2 2 ; Cunrr. Provincus, Raipur (Bethum), 19. Eup. 30-42 millim, Genus EOGENA. ; Type. Hogena, Guen.. Noct: i. p. 840) (852) voi... ......cececesesesecsesesees contaminet. Proboscis absent; palpi porrect, extending to just beyond frons, the 2nd joint frmged with long hair below; frons smooth, with tuft of hair; eyes large, round; antennz of male laminate; thorax clothed with hair only and without crests; tibize fringed with long hair; abdomen with some rough hair at base but without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 irom upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only, 3782. Eogena contaminei. Noctua contaminei, Ky. Bull. Mose. 1847, iii. p. 77, pl. 5. £.6; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 134. Cosmia bombycina, Mén. Mém., Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Pétersb. vi. p. 285, pl. 6. f. 7 (1848). Noctua eogene, Frr. Neue Schmnett. vi. p. 53, pl. 514 (1852). Head and thorax bright pink; antenne fulvous, white at base ; Fig. 29.—Kogena contaminei, G. }. pectus white behind; abdomen brownish with some white hair at base, the lateral and aual tufts and ventral surface pale pink. nN 2 180 NOCLUID#. Fore wing bright pink tinged with greyish, the costal area rather deeper except towards base, the base of inner margin whitish; a pink antemedial line slightly bent inwards to costa, obsolescent and slightly sinuous on inner area; orbicular a pink point, the reniform an ill-defined pink lunule; postmedial line indistinctly double, slizhtly bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, excurved to vein 4, then incurved; cilia with a fine pink line through them. Hind wing pinkish white suffused with brown especially on terminal area; traces of a curved postmedial line; cilia ochreous white ; the underside brownish white, the costal area tinged with pink, an indistinet discoidal spot and curved postmedial line. Ab. 1. Hind wing pale pink, the terminal area rather darker and without brown tinge. Hab. 8. Russta, Sarepta (Christoph), Zeller, Frey, Leech, and D’'Emmick Colls. Exp. 36-44 roillim. Larva. Kirby, Butt. & Moths Bur. p. 162 ; Hffm. Raup. p. 74. Pale ochreous striated and speckled with dark brown, a broad rufous dorsal stripe. black on front of each somite and interrupted on posterior part; warts rufous; stigmata white ringed with black; head rufous. Food-plant : Statice gmelint. Genus CALOPHASIDIA, nov. Type, C. lucala. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, extending to well beyond frons and thickly scaled, the 3rd joint short; frons with corneous prominence with raised edges and central vertical ridge; eyes large, round; antennzx of male bipectinate with moderate branches to near apex; thorax thickly clothed with hair and hair-hke scales and without crests; fore tibiae with curved claw at extremity on inner side, the mid and hind tibize moderately fringed with hair ; abdomen without crests. Fore wing long and narrow, the apex rounded, the termen obliquely curved and not crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsoles- cent from below middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 shortly stalked; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Secr. I. Antenne of female with short branches; frontal prominence with the central process short. 3783. Calophasidia lucala. Megaicdes lucala, Swinh, A. M. N. H. (7) ix. p. 168 (1902). $. Palpi and frons black-brown slightly mixed with grey, vertex of head grey, antennz red-brown ; thorax black-brown, the outer part of tegule and the patagia except upper edges white ; pectus white tinged with brown ; the greater part of legs black- brown, the tarsi ringed with white; abdomen white dorsally tinged with rufous and with slight dark bands at base. Fore wing white, the costa black-brown, narrowing to base and expanding somewhat towards apex, the inner area suffused with brown with a diffused dark antemedial patch, vein 1, the median nervure and CALOPHASIDIA. 181 the veins of terminal area with dark streaks; subbasal and ante- medial lines and the stigmata absent; postmedial line obsolete except below vein 3 where it is rather strong and very oblique, a dark patch beyond it from below vein 3 to submedian fold and Wy We ‘Op Fig. 30.—Calophasidia lucala, G. }. another dark patch beyond it on termen; the interspaces of terminal area with dark streaks, longer above and below vein 5; cilia white mixed with dark brown, black-brown towards tornus. Hind wing pure white. @. Hind wing with the veins tinged with brown, the termen suffused with brown. Hab. W. Ausrrarta, Sherlock R. (Clements), 1 $, 1 Q type. Exp. 3& 38, 9 40 millim. Secr. II. Antennz of female ciliated; frontal prominence with the central process long with oblique edge. A. Fore wing with the ante- and postmedial lines connected by a diffused dark fascia in submedian fold ...........-..0..c0ec008 radiata. B. Fore wing with the antemedial line angled outwards to the postmedial line in submedian fold .................ceeeceeeeeceeees dentifera. 3784. Calophasidia radiata. Megalodes radiata, Swinh. A. M. N. H. (7) ix. p. 168 (1902). 3. Head and thorax white; palpi, frons, and antenne tinged with brown ; tegul irrorated with dark brown; vertex of thorax streaked with dark brown, the metathorax mostly dark brown ; Fig. 31.—Calophasidia radiata, §. 4}. legs tinged with brown, the tarsi fuscous ringed with white ; abdomen white dorsally tinged with rufous. Fore wing white irrorated with brown especially on costal, inner and terminal areas, the median nervure and veins of terminal area with slight dark streaks ; antemedial line represented by a dark spot on costa and a diffused black-brown line from just below middle of median 182 NOCTUID 2. nervure, oblique to vein 1, then angled outwards above inner margin on which there is a dark mark before it, a diffused dark streak in submedian fold from it to postmedial line, which is obsolete to vein 2, then incurved and slightly angled outwards on vein 1; some ferruginous suffusion in submedian interspace before the antemedial and beyond the postmedial line ; stigmata absent ; traces of a medial shade on inner area: some brownish suffusion from lower angle of cell to termen; subterminal line represented by an oblique series of short dark streaks from below vein 6 to above 2 and a dark mark on outer edge of some ferruginous suffusion in submedian fold; cilia grey mixed with brown. Hind wing pure white. ®. Hind wing suffused with brown except basal area. Hab. W. Avsrratria, Sherlock R. (Clements), 5 3, 4 2 type. Evp,. 24-30 millim. 3785. Calophasidia dentifera, n. sp. (Plate CXXVII. fig. 17.) Q. Head and thorax white thickly irrorated with black-brown ; tarsi with slight pale rings ; abdomen whitish tinged with brown. Fore wing violaceous white thickly irrorated with dark brown, the median nervure and veins of terminal area with slight dark streaks ; antemedial line represented by a dark mark on costa and a strong black-brown line from median nervure angled outwards to post- medial line in submedian fold, then strongly retraced to vein 1 and angled outwards above inner margin on which there is a dark mark before it; postmedial line obsolete to vein 3, then oblique, slightly incurved and irregular, an irregular dark bar beyond it; the terminal area with dark streaks above veins 5, 4, 3, the two lower extending nearly to cell; a slight dark terminal line; cilia mixed grey and brown. Hind wing white tinged with brown except towards base; cilia white. Hab. W. Ausrrauta (Clements), 1 9 type. Exp. 28 millim. Genus CETOLA. Type. Cigale, Wilkes Vo WON (HOD) cpocococvoscvanacansanacecqanconde000GNsa50eD . dentata. Proboscis aborted, minute; palpi oblique, moderately scaled and reaching to just beyond frontal tuft; frons with truncate conical prominence with raised edges containing a large tuft of hair; eyes large, round; antenne of male bi- pectinate with short branches to apex, of female typically with shorter branches ; a ridge of scales between antennx ; thorax clothed with rough hair and scales, the pro- and metathorax with large spreading crests; tibic moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with dorsal crests on basal segments, the crests on 2nd and 3rd segments large. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen and cilia strongly dentate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; IL from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 rather strongly developed from well above angle; 6, 7 shortly stalked; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. CETOLA. Seles Sect. I. Antenne of female shortly pectinated. A. Fore wing with crimson suffusion on costal area to beyond LITIG (a eho ea er er aan Re rER RRO ert tRY Sor eictiiocancdascaabcuccauateeee rubricosta. B. Fore wing with fuscous suffusion on costal area to beyond TAL CUCL i tsectasra siiaicniuclzeleSiasareteicnaeseeeeee mee mere ence useaa as dentata, 3786. Cetola rubricosta. (Plate CXXXII. fig. 32.) Cetola rubricosta, Hmpsn. J. Bomb. Soc. Nat. Hist. xvii. p. 658 (1907). 3. Head rufous; tegule and dorsum of thorax fuscous mixed with some grey ; patagia ochreous white tinged with rufous ; pectus and legs rufous ; abdomen ochreous white suffused in parts with rufous and dorsally with fuscous and grey. Fore wing ochreous white tinged with pinkish towards base, the costal area suffused with crimson to beyond middle, extending to middie of cell and with bluck-brown patch towards apex, a brownish fascia on inner margin except towards base ; subbasal line indistinct, dark, very highly dentate, from costa to submedian fold; ante- medial line very indistinct, double filled in with whitish, highly dentate ; orbicular tinged with crimson and defined by black except below, rather elongate elliptical; reniform white faintly tinged with crimson, defined by black above and by olive-brown suffusion below, its upper extremity produced and its lower forming a lobe; the veins beyond the cell with slight olive streaks; postmedial line indistinct, whitish, bent outwards below costa, oblique below vein 4 and angled inwards in submedian fold, some white points beyond it on the blackish costal patch; subterminal line represented by a whitish striga from costa, an oblique olive shade from termen below apex to discal fold, intersected by a white streak below vein 7 and with a slight black streak below it, an oblique olive shade from termen below vein 5 to submedian fold with slight blackish streaks on it and an olive shade at tornus; cilia white with some olive at origin of the oblique shade and two brown strie at tornus. Hind wing semihyaline white with some brownish ochreous on inner area and a brown mark on costa at apex; the underside with terminal series of black points from apex to submedian fold. Hab. Cuyton, N. C. Province (Pole), 1 $ type. Hap. 46 millim. 3787. Cetola dentata. Cetola dentata, W1k. v. 1016 (1855); Hmpsn. Moths Ind. i. p. 484, Ramesa ligniferata, Wik. xxxii. 415 (1865). 6. Head, tegule, and patagia ochreous mixed with some rutous ; vertex of thorax and abdomen chocolate-brown, the latter ochreous at extremity; pectus and legs chocolate-brown. Fore wing ochreous tinged with rufous especially along median nervure and thence to termen and on inner margin except at base; the costal area fuscous brown mixed with some grey, becoming chocolate- brown towards apex ; antemedial line represented by a curved 184 NOCTUID®. black striga in cell; orbicular with pale annulus defined by black at sides only, large, round ; reniform whitish suffused with rufous above and defined by black on inner side and above, its upper extremity produced and forming a lobe below; the mner margin with fine chocolate-brown streak from below middle to tornus; chocolate-brown streaks beyond upper angle of cell above veins 7, 6; postmedial line represented by very faint double oblique streaks Fig. 32.—Cetola dentata, G. 4. below veins 8 and 2; some whitish points on postmedial part. of costa; the veins of terminal area with fine dark streaks; a short streak above extremity of vein 4; double chocolate-red striw on termen in submedian interspace ; cilia with a chocolate-red line through them. Hind wing semihyaline white, the termen slightly tinged with red; the underside with the costa red-brown towards apex, a brown discoidal lunule and terminal series of slight lunules. @. Fore wing suffused with rufous; hind wing red-brown, the termen and cilia rufous; the underside with curved postmedial line and diffused subterminal band. Hab. Punsas, Almorah (Boys), 4 2 type ligniferata, Deyra Dhun, 2 ¢; Nupavt, 1 ¢ type. Hap. 5 38-42, 2 46-48 millim. Srcr. II. Antennz of female almost simple. 3788. Cetola radiata, n. sp. 2. Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous tinged with rufous and mixed with deep chocolate-red. Fore wing deep chocolate-red, the Fig. 83.—Cetola radiata, 2. }. inner area ochreous tinged with rufous; an ochreous fascia tinged with rufous from end of cell to termen and another oblique fascia CETOLA.—-MATOPO. 185 from end of cell to apex, leaving a wedge-shaped chocolate patch between them from termen below apex intersected by an ochreous streak below vein 7; a fine black streak on inner margin from before middle to tornus; some grey suffusion in cell; orbicular and reniform large, with rufous centres and grey annuli defined by black except above, the former round, the latter with its upper ex- tremity produced and its lower part forming a lobe below the cell ; a blackish streak along vein 4 and short black streaks in the inter- spaces below costa towards apex; cilia chequered ochreous and rufous mixed with some blackish. Hind wing dark fuscous brown, the cilia ochreous mixed with fuscous ; the underside irrorated with some yellowish white especially on costal area. Hab. Natau, Durban (Clarke), 1 Q type. Hap. 50 millim. Genus MATOPO. Type NilenofaO,, Write, Leo WMTy INL, JEL, (G) ts Os BBC (CHEB) cosccasqanasad2000000000 typica. Proboscis fully developed; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of frons and moderately scaled, the 3rd short, porrect ; frons with large rounded prominence with corneous plate below it; eyes large, round; antennz of male typically bipectinate with rather long branches, the apex simple; thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests ; tibize moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with dorsal crest. at base only. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Sect. I. Antenne of male bipectinate with rather long branches, the apex simple, of female with shorter branches. A. Fore wing with the reniform figure-of-cight shaped and interrupted Ele TUNICS, “easeondeansedeone| adaapandanabaseacortec . nigrivitiata. B. Fore wing with the renitorm lunulate. a. Fore wing with the orbicular extremely elongate and narrow. a. Fore wing with the postmedial line angled inwards fia sulomaeCleM sOlGl. ¢.cocosanneesedbenscesnonbondecensaconecd inangulata. #1, Fore wing with the postmedial line incurved in sub- FaVSCHEIO TNGSHSBAG2n ona0000000403 on coavoqndne coc0do0Ge0ee00C typica. 6, Fore wing with the orbicular elliptical...................46 actinophora. 3789. Matopo nigrivittata. (Plate CX XVII. fig. 18.) Matopo nigrivitiata, Hmpsn. Ann. 8. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 291 (1902). Head and tegule grey; palpi, frons, and antenne black-brown ; thorax mixed fuscous, brown and grey; legs fuscous, the tarsi ringed with white; abdomen fuscous brown. Fore wing grey- brown; a rufous fascia through the cell to postmedial line, then narrowing to termen,aboye vein 4, with a diffused black fascia below 186 NOCTUID it from orbicular ; submedian interspace rufous to near termen, the veins with slight dark streaks; antemedial line represented by slight whitish points on the veins; orbicular whitish defined by black, small, round; reniform whitish defined by black, bisected by the rufous fascia, the upper part small and triangular, the lower large and semicircular ; postmedial line obsolete towards costa, then represented by a series of whitish pints on the veins, oblique below vein 4; the terminal area with slight white streak above vein 4 ; cia tuscous. Hind wing whitish tinged with fuscous brown. Hab, Masuonatand, Salisbury (Marshall, Dobbie), 8 3; 'TRANS- vaaL (Pead), 1 2. exp. 30 millim. 3790. Matopo inangulata, n. sp. (Plate CXXVII. fig. 19.) 3. Head and thorax pale rufous; sides of palpi and frons brownish; antenne brown; tegule with brown lines at middle and tips; tarsi black ringed with whitish; abdomen rufous dorsally suffused with brown. Fore wing ochreous suffused with rufous and with a brown shade below the cell and from lower angle of cell obliquely to termen below apex, the veins towards apex with dark streaks defined on each side by white, also the median nervure and veins 4, 3, and 1; a black streak below the cell from near base confluent with the lower edge of the narrow elongate claviform which is defined by black ; a black streak above inner margin before the antemedial line, which extends from claviform to inner margin, incurved, then strongly angled outwards above inner margin ; orbicular very narrow and elongate, defined by brown and with brown streak in middle, somewhat expanding at extremity; reni- form a small lunule defined at sides by blackish and with brown line on discocellulars ; postmedial line almost obsolete towards costa, bent outwards below costa and excurved to vein 6, below vein 6 black defined by rufous and ochreous on outer side, incurved at discal fold, very oblique from vein 4 to submedian fold, then slightly angled outwards on vein 1, some slight pale points beyond it on costa; the terminal area with black streaks above veins 6, 5, 3, extending to postmedial line; a terminal series of black points produced to short streaks ; cilia. red-brown and blackish intersected by white at the veins. Hind wing pure white with slight rufous terininal line; the cilia tinged with rufous towards apex; the underside with the costal area slightly tinged with rufous. Hab. Ruopesia, Bulawayo (Marshall),1 ¢ type. Hxp.36 millim. 3791. Matopo typica. Matopo typica, Dist. A. M. N. H. (7) i. p. 227 (1898). 3. Head and tegule whitish mixed with red-brown; palpi blackish above; antenne brown, the tegule with black medial line and brown tips; thorax blackish and brown mixed with some white; pectus and legs mostly brown, the tarsi black ringed with MATOPO. 187 white ; abdomen white slightly tinged with brown, the anal tuft blackish. Fore wing dark blue-grey, the costal area and cell whitish suffused with rufous to beyond middle, the veins black defined on each side by white; a black streak in base of submedian told and an oblique streak above inner margin before the ante- medial line, which is obsolete to submedian fold, then double filled Fig. 34.—Matopo typica, S. }. in with pale rufous and very strongly angled outwards above inner margin ; claviform very narrow and detined by black, extending to the postmedial line ; orbicular whitish defined by brown and with brown streak in middle, very narrow and elongate, expanding at extremity and touching the reniform, which is a small whitish lunule tinged with rufous and defined by black ; the white streaks defining the veins only extending to termen on costal area and at vein 4; postmedial line represented by a faint pale striga from costa and below vein 6 by a black line defined by rufous and whitish on outer side, below vein 4 very strongly incurved to below end of cell, excurved at vein 1 and bent outwards to inner margin ; some pale points on costa towards apex; the interspaces of terminal area with black streaks, above veins 3 and 2 extending to post- medial line ; cilia black slightly intersected by white at the veins. Hind wing pure white; the veins of terminal half slightly tinged with brown; the termen and cilia suffused with fuscous brown except towards tornus, emitting a diffused streak inwards on vein 6; the underside with the costal and apical areas slightly tinged with red-brown. ®. Fore wing with a broad band of brownish ochreous lunulate markings beyond the postmedial line; hind wing grey-brown. Hab. Transvaat (Pead), 2 $, 1 2, White R. (Cooke), 1 g; Basvrotanp, Maseru (Crawshay), 1 ¢ ; Carn Cotony, Annshaw (Miss F. Barrett), 1 $, Transkei (Miss Ff. Barrett), 192. EHzp. 38-40 millim. 3792. Matopo actinophora, n. sp. (Plate CX XVII. fig. 20.) ¢. Head and thorax ochreous mixed with red-brown ; tegule with dark brown lines at middle and near tips; tarsi red-brown ringed with white; abdomen white slightly tinged with red-brown. Fore wing white tinged and in parts suffused with red-brown ; the veins black defined on each side by white; subbasal line black, angled outwards in cell and ending at. submedian fold; antemedial 188 NOCTUID A. line double filled in with ochreous, slightly excurved below costa, angled outwards in submedian fold and above inner margin angled outwards almost to postmedial line ; claviform narrow and elongate, faintly defined by black ; orbicular with brown and fuscous centre and whitish annulus defined by black, inwardly obliqne elliptical ; reniform with brown centre and whitish annulus defined by black ; postmedial line double filled in with whitish, the inner line black, the outer rufous, inwardly oblique at costa, below costa very strongly bent outwards and almost obsolete, then excurved to vein 6, then slightly bent inwards and sinuous, below vein + very oblique to submedian fold, with a band of rufous suffusion before it from vein 6 to inner margin with diffused fusecous line on its inner side below vein 3; some slight pale points on costa towards apex; the interspaces of terminal area with short black streaks, above vein 6 extending almost to postmedial line; cilia brown intersected with white at the veins. Hind wing pure white; the. underside with the costa slightly tinged with rufous. 2. Hind wing fuscous brown, paler towards base, the cilia white. Hab. Br. EH. Arrica, Athi-ya-Mawe (Betton), 5 5, 1 Q type, Nairobi (Crawshay), 1 9, Kilima-njaro (Hannington), 1 29. Hep. 23-38 millim. Secr. II. Antenne of male minutely serrate, of female ciliated. A. Fore wing with broad pale subcostal fascia...............0000+ selecta. B. Fore wing with the costal half whitish ..........2.... ceeeeees hemileuca, 3793, Matopo selecta. Xylophasia selecta, Wik. xxxti. 646 (1865). Culophasia lobifera, Moore, P. Z. 8. 1881, p. 358; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. 1s OW 3. Head and thorax ochreous mixed with brown; palpi, frons, and antennee brown; tegule with brown medial line; tarsi with whitish rings; abdomen ochreous white dorsally suffused with brown. Fore wing ochreous white suffused with reddish brown, the inner medial area greyish, the veins of terminal half with dark streaks defined on each side by white; subbasal line represented Fig. 35.—Matopo selecta, G. }. by a black point on costa; a dark mark above inner margin before the antemedial line, which is represented by a black point on costa and line from claviform to inner margin; the claviform very elongate, ochreous strongly defined by black except the basal part above; MATOPO. 189 orbicular slightly defined by blackish, somewhat elongate elliptical ; reniform slightly defined by blackish at sides only and with blackish line on discocellulars ; postmedial line very strongly bent outwards below costa, oblique to vein 6, then slightly incurved and below vein 4 very strongly incurved, some brown suffusion before it at discal fold and from vein 3 to inner margin, some white points beyond it on costa; an oblique brown shade from termen below apex to postmedial line ; a subterminal series of short black streaks in the interspaces between veins 7 and 2 on brownish marks and a brown line from vein 2 to inner margin; a series of small black streaks in the interspaces from termen; cilia brown intersected with whitish at the veins. Hind wing white; the veins of terminal half and the terminal area towards apex and below vein 2 tinged with brown; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown. ; 2. Hind wing fuscous brown, paler towards base, the cilia white. Hab. Kayer (Armstrong), 1 9 ; Punsan, 1 2 type, Mean Meer (Harford), + 2 ; Bombay (Swinhoe), 3 2 type lobifera; Manpras, Cuddapah (Campbell), 1,29. vp. 32-36 millim. 3794, Matopo hemileuca, n. sp. (Plate CXXVII. fig. 21.) 9. Head and thorax black-brown ; antenne ochreous white ; abdomen ochreous white, the basal crest brown, the ventral surface suffused with brown. Fore wing with the costal half ochreous white tinged with red-brown to just below cell and vein 4, the inner half fuscous brown to postmedial line, the postmedial area ochreous white tinged with rutous and the terminal area pale brown except at apex ; a diffused black streak in basal half of submedian fold; traces of a dark antemedial line on inner area; orbicular absent ; reniform ochreous white confluent with the costal area, its rounded lower part defined by a triangular black mark in cell on its inner side and by a blackish streak from its outer side to post- medial line, which is indistinct, oblique, dentate, from vein 6 to inner margin; a minutely waved subterminal line from vein 7 to Inner margin, slightly angled inwards in submedian fold. Hind wing white, the apical area tinged with brown; the underside with the costal area tinged with brown. Hab. Srerra Leone (Mitfurd), 1 2 type. Hp. 34 millim. Sect. III. Antennx of male almost simple and somewhat thickened. *3795. Matopo neotropicalis. Matopo neotropicalis, D. Jones, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1908, p. 163. &. Head and thorax glossy black, the vertex of head and base of tegule with some ochreous; front of pectus and fore legs blackish, mid and hind legs fuscous brown ; abdomen white irrorated 190 NOCTUID.E. f with fuscous. Fore wing whitish almo:t wholly tinged with pale rufous, the antemedial area irrorated with a few black scales, the terminal half of costal area suffused with fuscous ; subbasal and antemedial lines and orbicular absent ; an indistinctly double medial line, black towards costa and below vein 2, reddish at middle and excurved at median nervure, with a faint reddish line beyond it Fig. 836.—Matopo neotropicalis, 8. }. from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; reniform represented by a faint whitish lunule defined by reddish; traces of a minutely waved whitish postmedial line excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; the veins and interspaces of terminal area with dark streaks, the interspaces between veins 4+ and 2 with double streaks meeting towards base so as to form elongate V-shaped marks; a terminal series of black points with streaks beyond them intersecting the cilia, which are brown and white. Hind wing pure white; the underside with the costal edge dark brown. Hab. Braztt, Castro Parana, type T ¢ in Coll. D. Jones. Lap. 34 millim. Genus DELTA. - Type. Delta, Saalm. Lep. Madag. p. 265 (1891)......... 2c cece eee ee eee ees stolifera. Lrichorhiza *, Hinpsn. Cat. Lep. Phal. B. M. v. p. 13 (1905) ... petersend. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely porrect, reaching tojust beyond frons, the 2nd joint rather bruadly fringed with hair below, the 3rd short; frons smooth, with riages of hair at middle and abuve ; eyes large, round; antenne of male ciliated ; thorax clothed with hair and scales mixed, the tegule produced to a dorsal ridge, the thorax with divided ridge-like crest ; tibix tringed with long hair on outer side; abdomen with dorsal crests on basal segments. Fore wing with the apex somewhat produced and acute, the termen evenly curved and crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below iniddle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. A. Fore wing with the reniform expanding below and extending to well below celi. a. Fore wing with the reniform angled inwards on median NOL VUE: 85 5:inssiner aceosas ode serene sb iumiascmeeineaslaeremene tase goniosema. b. Fore wing with the reniform not angled inwards on ynedian uervure. a. Fore wing with the antemedial line obsolete in sub- [OVCDIAT TANIETS) OBVCD.. ooaedoscecocnson pgs onodsasqoosbagéoasbonDce intermedia. * The characters were taken from a specimen with the head of another species stuck on. DELTA. 191 6'. Fore wing with the antemedial line strongly angled ORO Hades abHoneeeenEcassunoseannobesconosesecdgasdanrananao] ramosula, 6?, Hind wing uniform f iscous brown ...............00006- steuarti. B. Fore wing with the reniform small and not extending to below the ce'l. a. Fore wing with the black fascia in submedian interspace from base to beyond middle. a’. Fore wing with the subterminal line dentate to termen HOM OU/S1NOVUG a one c nee eR amNHeM De nBe Ac cinnroseadcnusdsvaanogdes stolifera, 6', Fore wirg with the subterminal line dentate to termen ADVENT aie ose sit ne cist ots apenas oc eg eee Re a campyla. b. Fore wing without black fascia in submedian fold from bare to beyond middle. a. Hind wing not tinged with rufous. a2, Kore wing without oblique white subapical marks. as, Kore wing with the claviform whitish detined by black and with two brown streaks in centre...... gnorima. v8, Fore wing with the claviform defined on upper edge only. at, Fo:e wing with oblique brown fascix from termen below apex an@ vein 5 .................. detersina, b4. Fore wing with triangular brown patch on termen below apex and quadrate patch beluw vein 0. a. Fore wing with the postmedial line angled inwards to the autemedial line in sub- mediane fold! ssi cecoucsada:assensas ace seeemeuccce indica. 65, Fore wing with the postmedial line not angled inwards in submedian fold............ petersent. b2. Fore wing with oblique white subapical marks ...... ned. bl, Hind wing yellowish tinged with rufous .................. albiclava. 3796. Delta goniosema, n.sp. (Plate CXXVII. fig. 22.) Auchnis ramosula, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. ii. p. 474, nec Guen, Q. Head and thorax grey tinged with rufous ; palpi red-brown at sides ; brown bars across frons and between antenne ; tegulee with slight brown line near base and black line near tips; pectus, legs, aud abdomen red-brown, the last with the dorsal crests blackish and short lateral black streaks at base. Fore wing grey suffused and irrorated with red-brown, the costal and inner areas, and area from end of cell obliquely to apex greyer, the veins with dark streaks ; a black streak in basal half of submedian fold and a sight oblique streak above inner margin before middle; orbicular very elongate and oblique, defined by black streaks above and ‘below; reniform white tinged with rufous, its upper part not defined, its lower part defined by black, obliquely truncate below and angled inwards on median nervure, the area round its lower part and below the pale oblique apical fascia deeper red-brown ; short obliquely placed black subterminal streaks above veins 6, 5, 4; the extremities of veins 4,3 defined by dentate whitish marks extending to termen, with short black streaks in the interspaces above veins 3, 2; cilia brown mixed with white. Hind wing 192 NOCTUIDAE. yellowish white suffused with brown especially on terminal area ; the underside white with some slight dark points on termen. Hab. Mexico, Jalapa (7vujillo), 2 @ type, Godman-Salvin Coll. Exp, 36 millim. 3197. Delta intermedia. Cloantha intermedia, Brem. Lep. Ost-Sib. p. 53, pl. v. f. 13 (1864) ; Himpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 283; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal p. 183. Auchinis sikkimensis, Moore, P. Z. 8. 1867, p. 49, pl. 6. f. 15. Head ochreous tinged with rufous, brown bars on frons and between antenne ; tegule with three brown lines defined by white on basal half, the terminal half ochreous mixed with brown and with black and red-brown tips; thorax ochreous, the patagia with black streak near upper edge which is red-brown, the dorsum with paired black streaks, the metathoracic crest mixed with black ; legs red-brown, the tibiz and tarsi with black streaks; abdomen ochreous tinged with rufous, the crests blackish at tips. Fore wing ochreous suffused with red-brown, the cell and area beyond it obliquely to apex and a fascia below it to origin of vein 2 ochreous white ; a black streak in submedian fold from base to middle and another above inner margin from near base; a slight brown streak in middle of cell; reniform ochreous white defined by black, faintly above, with rufous centre with pale bar on it, extending to well below cell, narrowing above and below, with wedge-shaped rufous mark before it in lower part of cell, the area round its lower part deep red-brown with dark streaks on the veins, a black streak beyond it above vein 4 defined by a whitish streak above ; a wedge- shaped black mark above extremity of vein 6 and black streak below it; dentate whitish marks extending to termen defining veins 5, 4, 3, which are slightly streaked with brown ; small dentate black marks above extremities of veins 3, 2; a terminal series of slight brown striz ; cilia ochreous and red-brown. Hind wing yellowish white, in female tinged with brown, the terminal area suffused with brown; cilia yellowish white; the underside yellowish white, the costal area tinged with rufous, the terminal area slightly with brown at middle, a slight discoidal lunule and postmedial series of black points on the veins. Hab. Transvaat(Cholmley), 19; Naat, Victoria Distr. (Gooch), 29; EK. Srserrm, Amurland, Ussuri; Japan, Hakodaté, 1 9, Kiushiu, 1 3, Satsuma (Leech), 1 2, Tsuruga (Leech), 1 9, DELTA. 193 Yokohama (Jonas), 1 2 ; Corea, Gensan (Leech), 1 9 ; Cryer. Cuina, Ningpo, 1 2, Kiukiang (Pratt), 1 9; W. Curtna, Chang Yang (Pratt), 1 9, Nitou, 1 g, Chia-kou-ho (Pratt), 1 g, Ta- chien-lu (Pratt), 2 $; Kasumir, Goorais Valley (Leech), 1 2 ; PounsaB, Kulu, Sultanpur, 2 ¢, Simla (Harford), 2 9, Dharmsdala (Hocking),2 3,4 2, Thundiani (Verbury), 1 2; Sixaru, 3 ¢ type _ stkkimensis ; Mavras, Nilgiris (Hampson), 1 3, 1 Q; Cryton (Green), 1 9. Exp. 32-34 millim. 3798. Delta ramosula. (Plate CXXVII. fig. 23.) Cloantha ramosula, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 114, pl. 9. f. 1 (1852) ; Grote, Bull. Buit. Soc. Nat. Sci. i. p. 83, pl. 2. f.16; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 167. Head and thorax grey mixed with reddish brown; frons with black bars at middle and above; tegule with slight dark lines at middle and near tips; pectus red-brown; mid tibise with a black streak, the tarsi brown with pale rings; abdomen ochreous sulfused with rufous, the dorsal crests blackish at tips. Fore wing grey suffused with red-brown, the cell and area beyond it obliquely to apex ochreous white tinged with rufous, the veins with dark streaks ; a black streak in basal half of submedian fold slightly defined by whitish above: a short black streak above inner margin before middle ; faint traces of an antemedial line very strongly angled outwards in submedian interspace and above inner margin and inwards on vein 1; orbicular represented by two slight rather oblique black streaks in cell; reniform yellowish white defined by black on inner side and below and its centre by rufous, constricted at middle, expanding below and extending to below angle of cell, the area round its lower part deep red-brown, a short black streak from it above vein 4; the pale apical fascia defined by blackish below ; short subterminal black streaks above veins 6, 5,4; veins 4, 3 defined by dentate whitish marks extending to termen and wedge- shaped black marks from termen above veins 2, 3; a terminal series of black strie; cilia dark brown intersected with white at the veins. Hind wing ochreous white, the terminal area broadly suffused with reddish brown, more uniformly suffused in female; cilia ochreous white; the underside yellowish white, the costal and terminal areas slightly irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot and indistinct minutely waved curved postmedial line. Hab. Canava (Norman), 19; U.S.A., Northern, Eastern, Middle and Central States, New York, Albany (JV. W. Hull), 23,39. Exp. 36-40 millim. 3799. Delta steuarti. (Plate CX XVII. fig. 24.) Actinotia stewarti, Grote, Can. Ent. vii. p. 28 (1875); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 167. @. Head and thorax violaceous grey mixed with dark brown ; dark bars above frons and between antenne ; tegule with slight VOL, VIII. 0 194 NOCTUID.AR. brown line near base and black line near tips; metathoracic crest blackish ; tarsi blackish with pale rings; abdomen grey-brown with the dorsal crests blackish. Fore wing violaceous grey strongly suffused and irrorated with dark reddish brown, the base of cell and area just below it, the terminal part of inner area and the area from end of cell obliquely to apex rather greyer, the veins with slight dark streaks; a strong black streak in basal half of submedian fold; orbicular narrow, elongate, rather oblique with sheht white annulus strongly defined by black; reniform white suffused with rufous above, defined by black on inner side and below, expanding and rounded below, a black streak from it to termen above vein +; subterminal black streaks above veins 6 and 5, the latter longer, and short terminal black streaks in the interspaces above veins 3 and 2. Hind wing deep fuscous brown; the under- side grey irrorated and suffused with reddish brown, an indistinct diffused curved postmedial line. Hab. U.S.A., Washington Terr., 1 2, California, 2 2 type, Lake Co. (Walsingham), 492. Hap. 28-38 millim. *3800. Delta stolifera. Delta stolifera, Saalm. Lep. Madag. p. 264, f. 101 (1891). @. Head and thorax grey-brown with a slight rufous tinge; abdomen grey-brown, Fore wing grey-brown, the costa tinged with fuscous, the area just beyond the cell with rufous; the cell almost entirely occupied by a wedge-shaped black patch; a black fascia in submedian interspace from base to near termen expanding at middle and tapering at extremities ; orbicular and reniform small with blackish centres and ochreous annuli, the former elongate and very narrow, the latter iunulate; a wedge-shaped blackish patch between veins 4 and 2 from lower angle of cell to the subterminal line defined above by a pale curved streak ; subterminal line dentate to termen throughout, with shght blackish lunules before it on inner side between veins 6 and 4 and wedge-shaped black marks beyond it in the interspaces ; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing fuscous brown, semihyaline whitish at base; cilia ochreous. Hab. Mapaeascar, Nossi-Bé. Exp. 40 millim. This species is unknown to me. 3801. Delta campyla, n. sp. (Plate CXXVIL. fig. 25.) @. Head and thorax ochreous mixed with rufous; tegule finely barred with red-brown and whitish, the tips deep rufous; patagia with black streak near upper edge which is deep rufous, pectus - whitish at sides ; mid and hind tibie with rufous streaks, the spurs banded with black ; abdomen reddish ochreous suffused with brown, the ventral surface rufous. Fore wing ochreous tinged with rnfous, the veins with dark streaks defined on each side by whitish; a black streak in submedian fold from base to postmedial line defined by red-brown below; another black streak above inner margin from near base to beyond middle; a black streak in lower part of DELTA. 195 cell from before middle to extremity below the orbicular, which is whitish, very narrow and elongate, pointed at extremity ; reniform very narrow and rather oblique with pale rufous centre and whitish annulus, a somewhat arched whitish streak from its lower extremity to postmedial line, which is very indistinct, with dark points on the veins towards costa, bent outwards below costa, with a V-shaped brown mark in discal fold, then represented by an oblique series of black points on the veins, and with wedge-shaped pale mark beyond it on each side of veins 4, 3 extending to termen; a triangular dark brown patch on terminal area from below vein 7 to above vein 4 and wedge-shaped patches above veins 3 and 2, these patches, with black points on termen defined on inner side by pale points ; cilia brown intersected by whitish. Hind wing white; the veins dark; the costal, inner and terminal areas suffused with brown ; cilia ochreous white; the underside with the apical area suffused with ferruginous, the terminal half of costal area sparsely irrorated with black, a terminal series of black points from apex to vein 2. Hab. Sterrs Luonn (Cator, Bartlett, Austen), 4 9 type. Hap. 40 millim. *3802. Delta gnorima. (Plate CXXVII. fig. 26.) Rhizogramma gnorima, Pung. Iris, 1906, p. 220, pl. viit. f. 6. 6. Head and thorax whitish tinged with pale rufous; palpi with black streak at sides; frons with lateral black bars; tegule with some black scales at middle and slight blackish tips ; patagia strongly edged with black; mid and hind femora and tibize with black streaks ; abdomen pale ochreous tinged with rufous, the crest at base tipped with brown, sublateral black streaks on median segments. Fore wing whitish slightly tinged with brown, the cell, submedian interspace and area beyond the cell suffused with bright red-brown to postmedial line; the costa irrorated with brown; the veins with fine black streaks slightly defined by white; subbasal line represented by a very oblique black striga from costa ; a sinuous black streak in base of submedian fold; a whitish fascia along base of median nervure with short black streaks on and above it, then bent upwards to upper edge of orbicular; antemedial line repre- sented by a very oblique striga from costa, a very oblique line from median nervure to claviform and an inwardly oblique line slightly defined by white on inner side from claviform to vein 1; claviform narrow, whitish defined by black and with two slight brown streaks in centre; orbicular very narrow, oblique and elongate, whitish defined by black, its centre defined by a fine brown line; reniform a very narrow lunule with its extremities much produced, with brown centre and whitish annulus defined by black; postmedial line obsolete except on costal area where it is black defined by whitish on outer side and strongly bent outwards; a very obliquely curved dark brown fascia from termen just below apex to lower angle of cell; a strong dentate dark brown mark from termen below vein 4 and a very oblique streak below vein 3 from termeu 02 196 NOCTUID.&. to below angle of cell; a fine waved black terminal line; cilia brown with fine whitish line at base. Hind wing ochreous white tinged with red-brown, the veins and terminal area except towards tornus suffused with red-brown; cilia white; the underside white, the costal and terminal areas faintly tinged with brown, a post- medial series of dark points on the veins from costa to vein 2. Hab. W. Turkestan, Aschabad, type t ¢ in Coll. Pingeler. Exp. 42 millim. 3803. Delta detersina. (Plate CX XVII. fig. 27.) Rhizogramma detersina, Staud. Iris, ix. p. 369, pl. 4. f. 11 (1896); id. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 183. $. Head and thorax grey mixed with some brown; palpi with black mark at extremity of 2nd joint; frons with lateral black bars above and below; a black bar between antenne; tegule with black medial line and dark brown tips; patagia with blackish streaks on edges; tibize and tarsi streaked with black ; abdomen grey mixed with brown, the crests blackish at tips. Fore wing grey slightly irrorated with brown, the end of cell and area just beyond and below it suffused with red-brown, the veins streaked with black ; a strong black streak in basal half of submedian fold defined by brown below, confluent with the small, narrow, black-defined claviform which has a black streak from its upper extremity; orbi- cular white defined by black, very oblique and elongate, narrowing towards extremity and confluent with the reniform, a small black mark in its upper extremity and a black streak in its lower part extending into the reniform, which is white, its lower part defined by black, its centre slightly by brown on inner side and its upper extremity produced; postmedial line whitish defined by black above towards costa, bent outward below costa, then oblique and almost obsolete; a black streak from termen below apex and an oblique series on a brown shade from above vein 6 to below 5; terminal black streaks on dentate brown marks above veins 3, 2 and black streaks on a brown shade above and below submedian fold in which there is a black streak extending to inner side of postmedial line; a terminal seri:s of slight black lunules; cilia brownish ochreous intersected with white at the veins and with series of fuscous lunules. Hind wing whitish; the veins dark; the terminal area broadly suffused with brown to submedian fold ; cilia ochreous white with a brown line through them ; the underside white, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal lunule and postmedial series of minute black streaks on the veins. Hab. W. Turxustan, Ferghana, Tarbagatai, Issyk Kul, 1 ¢; KE. Turkestan, Kashgar, Ili. Hep. 42 millim. 3804. Delta indica. (Plate CX XVII. fig. 28.) AXylophasia indica, Wk. xxxii. 647 (1865): Himpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 236. Head and thorax greyish tinged with red-brown; palpi brown DELTA. 197 except at tips; frons and vertex of head with black-brown bars ; tegule with black lines at middle and near tips; patagia with black streak near upper edge; mid and hind tibie with black streaks, the fore tarsi blackish at extremity; abdomen grey tinged with brown, the crests brownish at tips. Fore wing grey tinged with brown, the veins streaked with black; a short black streak below base of costa with another beyond it in cell and a very oblique striga from median nervure to submedian fold in which there is a black streak from base to middle, forming a dentate mark at extremity enclosing a whitish mark representing the claviform ; antemedial line represented by an oblique striga from costa and a line from extremity of claviform angled outwards in submedian fold and above inner margin and inwards on vein 1, a short dark streak beyond the claviform ; orbicular defined by blackish, elongate, acute at extremity and touching the reniform, which is a narrow pale lunule defined by blackish; postmedial line almost obsolete and whitish from costa to vein 2, strongly bent outwards below costa and excurved to vein 4, below vein 2 represented by a slight brown line defined by whitish on outer side, angled inwards in submedian fold to the antemedial line and outwards on vein 1; an arched black streak from lower extremity of reniform to near termen and a short streak above middle of vein 3; the terminal area with triangular brown patch from below apex to vein 4 extending to postmedial line, and rather wedge-shaped patch between vein 3 and submedian fold; the interspaces of terminal area with black streaks extending on the brown patches to postmedial line, the streak above vein 38 rather downcurved; cilia brown intersected with whitish at the veins. Hind wing whitish tinged with brown, the veins, inner and terminal areas suffused with brown; cilia white; the underside with the costal and terminal areas slightly irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal lunule and postmedial series of shor dark streaks on the veins. Hab. Punsas, 2 3 type, Kulu, Sultanpur (G. Young), 4 2, Simla (Swinhoe), 1 $, 1 2, Kasauli, 1 g, Dalhousie, 1 ¢, Thundiani (Yerbury). 1 9, Kangra (Dudgeon), 1 6, Dharmsala (Hocking), 63,29, Manpuri,1 $. Hap. 46-50 millim. 3805. Delta peterseni. Rhizogramma peterseni, Christ. Rom. Mém. iii. p. 76, pl. iv. f. 38 (1887) ; Hinpsn. Cat. Lep. Phal. B.M. v. p. 14; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 183. Head and thorax grey mixed with brown; tegule brown at tips ; abdomen grey irrorated with brown. Fore wing grey irrorated with reddish brown; subbasal line represented by brown stric from costa and median nervure; a black streak with slight brown suffusion below it below the cell from base to the antemedial line, which is indistinct and angled outwards in submedian fold and above inner margin; claviform defined by a slight brown line above ; orbicular and reniform small, defined by brown, the former oblique elliptical; postmedial line unusually near termen, very minutely 198 NOCTUID_T. waved, double, slightly bent outwards below costa, oblique to vein 5, then inwardly oblique; subterminal line angled outwards at vein 7, retracted to postmedial line at vein 5, dentate to termen at veins 4, 3, then retracted to postmedial line at submedian fold, the area beyond it brown except at apex and inner margin; a lunulate terminal black line; cilia intersected with whitish. Hind wing white, the veins and terminal area tinged with brown; the under- side with the costal and terminal areas slightly irrorated with brown, a postmedial series of points on the veins. Hab, N. Persta, 1g ; W. Torxestan, Turcomania, 1¢, Issvk Kul, 1 9; W. Siperia, Altai, 1¢; EK. Turwestan, Kuidja, 1 o. Kep. 38 millim. 3806. Delta nea. Heterocampa nea, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. ii. p. 408, pl. 90. f. 22 (1898). 3. Head and thorax ochreous mixed with red-brown ; palpi red-brown except at tips; tegule with rufous line near tips; pectus and legs with some rufous hair; abdomen ochreous suffused with rufous, the anal tuft large. Fore wing ochreous irrorated with brown and suffused with brown on costal and inner areas ; a black streak below basal half of cell; subbasal line represented by a very eblique dark striga from costa; antemedial line obsolcte from costa to submedian fold, then extremely strongly dentate outwards above and below vein | and inwards on vein 1; claviform and orbicular absent; reniform a rather small lunule defined by brown; slight dark streaks beyond the cell on veins 7 and 5; post- medial line indistinct, bent outwards below costa, then dentate and produced to black points on the veins, very oblique from vein 4 to below 2, some white points beyond it on costa; a brown subter- minal line between veins 8 and 7, strongly bent inwards and defined by whitish above, an oblique triangular brown patch from termen below apex to below vein 5, defined by whitish above, and a wedge-shaped brown mark on extremity of vein 2. Hind wing ochreous white; the veins brown; the terminal area suffused with red-brown becoming fuscous towards inner edge; the underside with small dark discoidal spot and postmedial series of minute dark streaks on the veins. : Hab, Panama, Chiriqui; Fr. Guiana, St. Jean Maroni (Schaus), 1 3g; Bonivia, Yungas-la-Paz. wp. 44 millim. *3807. Delta albiclava. (Plate CXXVII. fig. 29.) Delta albiclava, Druce, A. M. N. H. (8) i. p. 802 (1908). 3. Head and thorax ochreous tinged with rufous; palpi brown; frons with black bar above ; pectus and legs greyish ochreous suf- fused with red-brown ; abdomen greyish ochreous irrorated with brown. Fore wing ochreous suffused with rufous, the veins of DELTA.-—ANDROPOLIA. 199 terminal area streaked with black; subbasal and antemedial lines absent; a black streak in submedian fold to the claviform, which is very narrow and elongate, white defined by black; orbi- cular defined by black, very narrow and oblique; reniform a faint slight oblique ochreous lunule defined by black on inner side, some dark suffusion between them extending to costa; postmedial line slight, black, dentate, oblique to vein 6, below vein 4 oblique to extremity of claviform, then erect; an oblique diffused ochreous shade from apex to reniform ; subterminal line absent ; the extre- mity of vein 4 with yellow streak below and vein 3 defined on each side by a dentate yellow mark; a fine black terminal line. Hind wing yellowish white tinged with rufous, the veins of terminal half streaked with brown; the underside with the costal and terminal areas slightly irrorated with black, a slight discoidal spot and indistinct curved minutely dentate postmedial line. Hab. Purv, Huancabamba, type + 3S in Coll. Druce. up. 36 millim. Genus ANDROPOLIA. Andropolia, Grote, Abh. Nat. Ver. Bremen, xiv. p. 82 (1895), NIOTIBCLES Clean bene cra oie aetatte cleanses ease aa water sulonees RA een icrictdanicee theodori. Type. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of frons and moderately fringed with hair, the 3rd short, porrect ; frons smooth with ridges of hair above and between antenne; eyes large, round ; thorax clothed with hair and scales mixed, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests; tibiz moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with rough hair at base and more or less developed dorsal series of crests. Fore wing with the apex rectangular, the termen evenly curved, crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with & to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell ; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Sect. I, Antennx of male bipectinate with long branches to near apex. A. Fore wing with the ante- and postmedial lines distinct... diversilineata. B. Fore wing with the ante- and postinedial lines almost ONSOLELE RA searaccsae naan aes cease eas wdeaeiecineed qamemouiemeuwacits ilepida. 3808. Andropolia diversilineata. Hadena diversilineata, Grote, Bull. U.S. Geol. Geog. Sury. Terr. iii. p. 119 (1877); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 165. Polia illepida, Grote, Can, Ent. xi. p. 95 (1879), 2 (nec C). Head, thorax, and abdomen grey mixed with fuscous; frons with blackish lateral bars; tegule with slight blackish medial line and tips; tarsi blackish ringed with white. Fore wing grey-white thickly irrorated with black; subbasal line represented by a striga from costa and a curved streak from cell to base at vein 1; ante- medial line defined by whitish on inner side, oblique, slightly angled outwards below costa and more strongly above inner 200 NOCTUID ©. margin ; claviform narrow, slightly defined by black ; orbicular and reniform rather small, defined by black, the former whitish, oblique elliptical, the latter with fuscous centre and whitish annulus; a diffused medial line oblique from costa to below angle of cell, then inwardly oblique; postmedial line black defined by white on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, oblique Fig. 88.—Andropolia diversilineata, 3. 3. below vein 4, crossed by a black streak in submedian interspace ; subterminal line formed by a series of somewhat dentate black marks almost obsolete towards costa, the area beyond it darker, strongly indented by the grey area on veins 7, 6, +, 3; a terminal series of small black lunules; cilia fuscous with a fine white line at base. Hind wing white, the veins and terminal area slightly tinged with fuscous, more strongly in female; the underside with the costal area irrorated with fuscous, a slight discoidal spot and sinuous postmedial line. Hab. U.S.A., Colorado, 2 2 type dlepida 9, Manitou, Durango (Oslar), 1 3,3 2, Nevada, N. Mexico. Hp. 40-44 millim. 3809. Andropolia illepida. (Plate CXXVII. fig. 30.) Polia illepida, Grote, Can. Ent, xi. p. 95 (1879), ¢ (nec 2); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 165. Polia resoluta, Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxi. p. 70, pl. 5. f. 5 (1894) ; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 120. do. Head and thorax grey tinged with reddish brown; frons with blackish lateral bars ; tegulee with slight dark medial line; patagia with dark line near upper edge; tarsi brown with pale rings ; abdomen whitish suffused and irrorated with ochreous brown. Fore wing pale grey suffused and irrorated with pale red-brown ; the base of inner margin whitish; subbasal line indistinctly double, angled outwards at middle and ending at vein 1; antemedial line almost obsolete with pale and black striga from costa and slight streaks on subcostal nervure and vein 1; the veins of terminal half with fine black streaks; claviform small, elongate, defined by brown; orbicular and reniform small defined by brown, the former round, the latter defined by rufous; traces of an oblique medial line from costa to median nervure ; postmedial line almost obsolete, pale with black point at costa, bent outwards below costa and oblique below ANDROPOLIA. 201 vein 4, crossed by a black streak from subterminal line above sub- median fold; subterminal line blackish, somewhat dentate, almost obsolete towards costa, angled inwards to postmedial line in discal and submedian folds, dentate nearly to termen at veins 4, 3, 1 and running inwards as a streak above inner margin to antemedial line ; a terminal series of slight black lunules; a fine white line at base of cilia. Hind wing white, the veins and terminal area slightly tinged with brown; a postmedial series of minute dark streaks on fe. veins; a ienmnbnall series of dark striae; the ruses with the costal area slightly irrorated wlth brown. Hab. U.S.A., Colorado, 1 S$ type. Huxp. 42 satiny Sect. IL. Antenne of male serrate. A. Fore wing with the ground-colour blue-grey. a. Fore wing with ihe terminal area concolorous ......... pulverulenta. 6. Fore wing with the terminal area darker...............++8 contacta, B. Fore wing with the ground-colour grey-white. a. Fore wing with the claviform distinctly defined by IIEVO)|e erisaedecenqonantcoocenCctonen er eratnaces abr Beuscaaspauaee pallifera. 6. Fore wing with the claviform obsolete. a', Kore wing with the orbicular small, defined by black Beales eRe nc ae eaMacbiimunmenectalacnsaanlecicnsae oe eae eee ene dispar. b'. Fore wing with the orbicular large, defined by OchMeOUs Heras senescence wciciecis de cease war acucwese tereceoee ochracea. 3810. Andropolia pulverulenta. (Plate CX XVII. fig. 31.) Polia pulverulenta, Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soe. xviii. p. 106 (1891); id. Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 166. 6. Head and thorax blue-grey mixed with black; frons with blackish bar; tegule with slight medial line; tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen grey largely mixed with fuscous. Fore wing blue-grey thickly irrorated with black; subbasal line slight, angled inwards in cell, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line strong, waved, somewhat oblique; claviform narrow, defined by black; orbicular and reniform prominently defined by black, the former round, the latter large; a fairly distinct medial line, oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then inwardly oblique and irregularly waved ; postmedial line bent outwards below costa, then dentate, oblique below vein +; subterminal line represented by a series of diffused dentate black marks except towards costa, angled outwards at veins 7, 6, 4, 3; a terminal series of small black lunules. Hind wing grey thickly irrorated with fuscous, a diffused discoidal spot, curved postmedial line, and somewhat lunulate terminal line more distinct on underside. Hab. Canapa, Alberta, Calgary (Wolley-Dod), 1g; U.S.A., Colorado. xp. 50 millim. 202 NOCTUID 2. 3811. Andropolia contacta. Acronycta contacta, W1k. ix. 58 (1856); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 166. Acronycta aspera, Morr. Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H. xvii. p. 132 (1874). Polia diffusilis, Harv. Can. Ent. x. p. 56 (1878). Polia sansar, Streck. Lep. Rhop. Het., Suppl. i. p. 8 (1898); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 120. Head and thorax grey mixed with dark brown and fuscous ; frons with blackish bar; tegulz with slight blackish medial line ; patagia with blackish streak near upper edge; abdomen grey suffused with brown. Fore wing blue-grey tinged with brown and irrorated with black, the terminal area darker, the veins with dark streaks; subbasal line dentate, from costa to submedian fold ; Fig. 39.—Andropolia contacta, §. }. antemedial line blackish slightly defined by white on inner side, oblique, angled outwards below costa and above inner margin and inwards on vein 1; claviform narrow, rather indistinctly defined by black; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former rather oblique elliptical; an indistinct medial line oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then inwardly oblique ; postmedial line bent * outwards below costa, oblique to vein 6, then inwardly oblique and dentate, the area beyond it rather greyer to the subterminal line which is represented by a series of dentate blackish marks, the grey area forming strong teeth on veins 7, 6, 4,3; the terminal area suffused with fuscous; a terminal series of small black lunules. Hind wing grey suffused and irrorated with brown, the veins and a fine terminal line darker; cilia whitish with a brown line at base; the underside white irrorated with brown, a discoidal spot and sinuous postmedial line. Hab. Canava, Hudson’s Bay, St. Martin’s Falls (Barnston), 1 6, 2 2 type; U.S.A., New York, Adirondack Mts., Lewis Co. (W. W. Hill), 1 3 type diffusilis, Washington. Hap. 50-54 millim. 3812. Andropolia pallifera. (Plate CX XVII. fig. 32.) Polia pallifera, Grote, Can. Ent. ix. p. 88 (1877); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 166. @. Head and thorax grey mixed with brown; tegule with slight ANDROPOLIA. 203 dark medial line, patagia with some black scales near upper edge ; tarsi banded with fuscous; abdomen brownish white. Fore wing grey-white largely suffused and irrorated with reddish brown ; subbasal line defined by whitish on outer side, waved, from costa to vein 1, a slight black streak in submedian fold from it to the antemedial line, which is double, waved, somewhat cblique ; clavi- form large, defined by black and filled in with brown; orbicular and reniform large, defined by black, the former round, the latter somewhat quadrate; an indistinct curved, dentate medial line ; postmedial line indistinctly double, the inner line black, bent out- wards below costa, then dentate, below vein 4 incurved to lower edge of reniform, some brown suffusion between it and medial line, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line very indistinct, whitish, defined on inner side by slight dentate brown marks and with some brown beyond it at middle, slightly angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle ; traces of some black lunules on termen; cilia brown intersected with grey. Hind wing grey suffused with ochreous brown, more fuscous on terminal area, a sinuous postmedial line and indistinct diflused grey subterminal band; a slight dark terminal line; cilia ochreous brown at base, whitish at tips; the underside with slight discoidal lunule, sinuous postmedial line with minute dark finale on the veins, and traces of subterminal line. Hab, U.8.A., Illinois, 1 9 type. Hap. 48 millim. *3813. Andropolia dispar. (Plate CXXVIII. fig. 1.) Polia dispar, Smith, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxii, p. 478 (1900); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 120. Head, thorax, and abdomen white slightly tinged with ochreous ; tegule with slight dark line near tips; patagia with diffused dark lines near edges. Fore wing whitish slightly tinged with ochreous and with fuscous irroration obscuring the markings; subbasal line represented by shght dark marks on costa; antemedial line repre- sented by a few dark scales and hardly traceable, strongly angled outwards in the interspaces, in submedian fold almost reaching postmedial line, the tooth in cell forming a small black mark before orbicular, which is small, round, slightly defined by black scales ; reniform large with faint ochreous annulus defined by fuscous, the lower part tinged with fuscous; medial shade diffused fuscous, oblique from costa to median nervure, then inwardly oblique; post- medial line indistinct and incomplete, strongly dentate outwards on the veins and inwards in the interspaces, more distinct in sub- median interspace; subterminal line only defined by dentate dark marks on its inner side; a terminal series of black lunules; cilia whitish with a dark line through them. Hind wing white, in female with the veins fuscous, the terminal area irrorated with fuscous towards tornus and a dark terminal line; the underside white with small discoidal spot. 204 NOCTUID2a. Hab. U.S.A., Colorado, Glenwood Springs. Hap. 3 42, 2 45 millim. This species is unknown to me; figured from a drawing from type in U.S. Nat. Mus. *3814. Andropolia ochracea. (Plate CXXVIIT. fig. 25.) Polia ochracea, Smith, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxii. p. 474 (1900); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 120. 6. Head and thorax greyish tinged with ochreous and irrorated with fuscous; abdomen ochreous white. Fore wing grey-white tinged with ochreous and irrorated with fuscous, the costal area and cell tinged with blackish before the antemedial line, the medial area more thickly irrorated ; subbasal line represented by double black strize from costa and cell filled in with whitish; antemedial line single, oblique, excurved below cell and angled outwards above inner margin; orbicular and reniform large, the former defined by ochreous at sides and open above and below, the latter defined by ochreous at sides; medial shade diffused, waved, interrupted ; post- medial line single, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein 4 and connected with antemedial line by a dark streak in submedian fold, some white points beyond it on costa; sub- terminal line represented by a series of ochreous lunules defined on inner side by dentate dark marks; a fine interrupted black terminal line. Hind wing whitish slightly tinged with fuscous; a dark discoidal lunule, curved postmedial line and diffused subterminal band; a lunulate blackish terminal line; the underside tinged with yellowish, a dark discoidal lunule and curved postmedial line. Hab. U.S.A., lowa. Hvp. 43 milim. ‘This species is unknown to me; figured from a drawing from type in U.S. Nat. Mus. Sucr. III. Antenne of male ciliated. A. Fore wing without distinct black streak in base of submedian fold. a. Fore wing not suffused with ferruginous or purplish red. a. Fore wing with the ground-colour white ...............+6 olorind. }!, Fore wing with the ground-colour blue-grey. @, Fore wing with the terminal area concolorous ......... aedon. 62. Fore wing with the terminal area darker ............... extincta. d. Fore wing suffused with ferruginous or purplish red ......... theodore: B. Fore wing with prominent black streak in base of submedian fold. a. Fore wing with the ante- and postmedial lines distinct...... maxima. d. Fore wing with the ante- and postmedial lines almost Ca) oo) IS FEN or ceasHosocedocuddovonsbanacseepanpoobodde sein cancacedkodanece acera. 3815. Andropolia olorina. (Plate CXXVIII. fig. 29.) Hadena olorina, Grote, Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci. iii. p. 84 (1876); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 165. ¢. Head and thorax white slightly mixed with black; frons ANDROPOLIA. 205 with black bar; tegulae with slight black medial line; patagia with blackish line near upper edge; tarsi banded with blackish ; abdomen white tinged with brown. Fore wing white irrorated with black; the veins faintly streaked with black; subbasal line dentate, from costa to vein 1; antemedial line oblique, dentate ; hardly a trace of the claviform; orbicular and reniform defined by black, open on outer side, the former elongate elliptical, the latter large ; a medial line oblique from costa to lower angie of cell, then inwardly oblique and somewhat dentate; postmedial line bent out- wards below costa, then dentate, oblique below vein 4; subterminal line black, dentate outwards on veins 7, 6, 4,3 and inwards to postmedial line in discal and submedian folds; a terminal series of small black lunules; cilia with series of black points. Hind wing white slightly irrorated with brown, the inner area tinged with brown; some brown points on termen; the underside with discoidal point and faint postmedial line with minute dark streaks on the veins. Hab. U.S.A., Colorado, California, 1 3 type. Hxp. 48 millim. 3816. Andropolia aedon. (Plate CX XVIII. fig. 5.) Polia aedon, Grote, Can. Ent. xii. p. 154 (1880); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 165. 3. Head and thorax clothed with white and black scales slightly mixed with rufous; frons with black bar: tegule with slight medial black line; patagia with black streak; abdomen whitish tinged with rufous especially on dorsum. Fore wing white irrorated with dark brown and tinged with rufous in places, the veins slightly streaked with black; subbasal line represented by oblique black striz from costa and cell with some rufous suffusion beyond it above vein 1; antemedial line oblique from costa to submedian fold where if is angled outwards, angled inwards on vein 1, then strongly outwards above inner margin; orbicular and reniform prominently defined by black, the former rather elongate elliptical, the latter with some rufous in centre; a rufous medial line oblique from costa to beyond lower angle of cell, then inwardly oblique and minutely dentate; postmedial line black, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, oblique below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line black, dentate outwards on veins 7, 6, 4, 3 and bidentate inwards almost to postmedial line in discal and submedian folds, some rufous suffusion beyond it; a prominent terminal series of small black lunules. Hind wing ochreous white tinged with brown especially on terminal area; cilia white; the underside white, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown, a. discoidal lunule and postmedial line with minute black streaks on the veins showing through to upperside. Hab. U.S.A., Washington, 1 ¢ type, Colorado, Nevada. Hwp. 50 millim. DOS NOCTUID D. *3817. Andropolia extincta. (Plate CXXVIII. fig. 8.) Polia extincta, Smith, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxii. p. 471 (1900); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 120. @. Head and thorax blue-grey with dark irroration; patagia with dark lines near edges; abdomen grey slightly tinged with fuscous. Fore wing bluish grey with dark irroration, the terminal area darker; subbasal line represented by dark striz from costa and cell; antemedial line rather strong, black defined by whitish scales on inner side, oblique, waved ; claviform defined by black, acute at extremity; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former elliptical, the latter large; medial shade oblique and blackish from costa to reniform, indistinct and incurved below the cell; postmedial line slightly defined by whitish on outer side, bent out- wards below costa, then minutely dentate, excurved to vein 4, then oblique, some pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal line represented by a series of strongly dentate pale marks slightly defined by black on outer side and with black streak from it to postmedial line below vein 2; a terminal series of small black lunules. Hind wing greyish suffused and irrorated with fuscous ; a large discoidal lunule and curved postmedial line; a terminal series of slight black lunules ; cilia white; the underside grey with dark irroration, a discoidal spot and curved postmedial line. Hab. U.S.A., New Hampshire, Twin Mountain. vp. 47 millim. This species is unknown to me, figured from a drawing from type in U.S. Nat. Mus.; the male may prove to have serrate antenne. 3818. Andropolia theodori. Apatela theodori, Grote, Can. Ent. x. p. 237 (1878) ; id. Ill. Essay, p. 59, pl. ii. f. 17; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 165. Polia epichysis, Grote, Can. Ent. xii. p. 219 (i880); id. Ill. Essay, p. 55, OL, wi, a, Meh 3. Head and thorax grey-white tinged with pale and dark brown and yellow; frons with black bars at middle and above ; Fig. 40.—Andropolia theodori, 3. }. tegulze with black medial line and dark tips; pro- and metathoracic crests tipped with ferruginous; abdomen whitish dorsally tinged with rufous. Fore wing white largely suffused with ferruginous and slightly irrorated with black; the veins streaked with black ; ANDROPOLIA. 207 subbasal line represented by oblique black striae from costa and cell; antemedial line oblique, dentate; claviform, orbicular, and reniform slightly defined by red-brown, the second round, the latter large; a medial line oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then inwardly oblique and somewhat dentate; postmedial line bent out- wards below costa, then dentate, oblique below vein 4; subterminal line black, dentate outwards at veins 7, 6, 4, 38 and bidentate in- wards to postmedial line in discal and submedian folds, some rufous suffusion beyond it; a terminal series of black points; cilia chequered brown and white. Hind wing white, the veins, inner area and termen faintly tinged with brown; the underside with slight discoidal lunule and postmedial line with minute dark streaks on it. ©. Fore wing more suffused with rufous especially on outer half of medial area; hind wing with the inner and terminal areas tinged with pink. Ab. 1. Much browner; abdomen deep rufous; hind wing uniformly suffused with rufous.— Vancouver. Ab. 2. epichysis. Much greyer; fore wing largely suffused with purplish red ; hind wing tinged with purplish red.—California. Hab. Canava, Vancouver (J. J. Walker), 12; U.S.A., Colorado, 1 @ type, Glenwood Springs, 1 3, California, Sierra Nevada, 1 9, Sbasta Co., Soda Springs, 1 Q type epichysis, New Mexico. Harp. 48-54 millim. *3819. Andropolia maxima. (Plate CXXVIIL. fig. 32.) Polia maxima, Dyar, J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. xii. p. 40 (1904). 6. Head and thorax ochreous tinged with rufous; patagia with blackish line near upper edge; abdomen ochreous. Fore wing ochreous tinged with rufous; subbasal line represented by an oblique whitish striga from costa: a black streak in basal part of submedian fold and another above inner margin; antemedial line defined by whitish on inner side, waved, angled outwards below costa and above inner margin; claviform large, defined by black, acute at extremity and with black streak from it to postmedial line ; orbicular and reniform with ochreous centres and slight whitish annuli defined by black, the former very oblique elliptical, the latter large and slightly angled inwards on median nervure; a faint dark medial shade; postmedial line defined by whitish on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, excurved to vein 4, then oblique, the area beyond it with a violaceous tinge and some white points on costa; subterminal line pale, defined on inner side at middle by dentate dark marks and with diffused dark marks beyond it, slightly angled outwards at veins 7, 6 and dentate at veins 4, 3, 2; the veins of terminal area streaked with black; a terminal series of black striae. Hind wing brownish ochreous, the veins fuscous; a slight postmedial line and diffused fuscous sub- terminal shade. Hab. U.S.A., California, Eureka, Eap.61 millim. This species is unknown to me; figured from a drawing from type in U.S. Nat. Mus. 208 NOCTUIDAE. *3820. Andropolia acera. (Plate CXXVIIL. fig. 4.) Polia acera, Smith, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxii. p. 472 (1900); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 120. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale purplish grey; frons with brown bar; tegule whitish af base and with black medial line; patagia with faint dark subterminal line. Fore wing pale purplish grey, the medial area tinged with rutous, the veins irrorated with black scales; a sinuous black streak below basal half of ccll; a black streak above inner margin from near base to middle; antemedial line obsolete or hardly traceable, double, strongly angled outwards in submedian fold and above inner margin; claviform defined by black, acute at extremity and connected by a slight brown streak with the postmedial line; orbicular and reniform large, defined by brown and black scales, open above, the former oblique elliptical nearly or quite connected with the latter; traces of a brown medial shade in cell and from claviform to inner margin ; postmedial line almost obsolete or indistinct, double beyond the cell, then dentate ; subterminal line absent or represented by brown streaks in the interspaces of terminal area, more distinctly marked at middle and above tornus; cilia reddish grey. Hind wing greyish tinged with ochreous, paler at base; cilia whitish; the underside whitish tinged with fuscous and with slight dark irroration. Hab. U.S.A., Washington, Pullman, Seattle. Hap. g 42, 2 52 millim. This species is unknown to me; figured from a drawing from type in Coll. J. B. Smith. Genus LITHOM@A. Type. Jiilpommod, Valin, EW {D> AHS (SPAT) ooccooooc00 0000 000000009H00090000 rectilined. Hyppa, Dup. Cat. Méth. p. 161 (1844) ...... eee teeter eee rectilined. Proboscis fully developed; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of frons and fringed with long hair in front, the 3rd short; frons smooth, with ridges of hair above and between antennex; eyes large, round; antennze of male with short branches dilated at extremity, the apex ciliated ; thorax quadrately clothed with hair and hair-like scales, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests; tibia moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with dorsal series of crests, the crests on 3rd and 4th segments very large. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and hardly crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 trom cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 4 obsolescent from below middle of disce- cellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle or shortly stalked : 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. A. Fore wing with the whole mediai area tinged with red- DRO WAR yo. urcislalde ieeeamco meee ne citonse clone lelema cers oisuallaaesumetreeae rectilined. B. Fore wing with the medial area not tinged with red- brown towards costa. a. Fore wing with the antemedial line entire. a. Antenne of male with short branches, metathoracic GREG TOL WUIKOMS oc. cgooccscgnccuccosossoous0pevouosoocoBoCoor xylinoides, LITHOMG@A. 209 bt. Antenne of male with longer branches, metathoracic GRAN TUVIOWIS. Gaconooonaqaacsanasaocomoacunagsacasnaseborecud brunneicrista. bh, Fore wing with the antemedial line represented by a striga from costa and long teeth in submedian fold and above inner Margin .......0.....ec cece eee eee eee renee indistincta. 3821. Lithomea rectilinea. Noctua rectilinea, Esp. Schmett. iv. p. 379, pl. 127. f. 1 (1788); Hiibn. Eur, Schmett., Noct. f. 248; Dup. Lép. Fr. vii. p. 281, pl. 114. f. 6; Frr. Beitr. pl. 4. f. 1; Steph. Ill. Brit. Ent., Haust. ii. p. 179; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 121; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 182. Head and thorax white tinged with rufous; frons with black bar ; tegule with strong black medial line; patagia chocolate-red with black line near upper edge which is pure white; metathorax chocolate-red ; tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen red- brown, pale at base, the medial crests blackish. Fore wing white irrorated with red-brown, the medial area red-brown with some white irroration, especially beyond the cell and on inner area, the terminal area red-brown, the veins with slight dark streaks ; subbasal line represented by slight brown strie from costa and cell ; the inner basal area suffused with red-brown with a diffused black fascia in base of submedian fold and a streak above inner margin before the antemedial line, which is black defined by white on inner side, oblique and slightly sinuous from costa to submedian fold, then angled inwards on vein 1 and outwards above inner margin, a strong black fascia in submedian fold from it to post- medial line; claviform very narrow, defined by black and obscured Fig. 41.—Lithomea rectilinea, S. ft. by the black fascia; orbicular and reniform large, defined by black, the former elongate elliptical with its outer edge indented, the latter irrorated with white; a slight dark medial shade from costa ; postmedial line blackish defined by white on outer side and with white patch beyond it in submedian interspace, bent outwards below costa, slightly angled inwards in discal fold, oblique to vein 2, then incurved, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line represented by white strie on dentate black marks from costa to vein 4 and angled outwards at vein 7, then by a white line angled outwards to termen on veins 4, 3, with a dentate black mark between them, then oblique and angled inwards in VOL, VIII. P 210 NOCTUID.B, submedian fold; a terminal series of blackish lunules; cilia red- brown with a fine pale line at base. Hind wing ochreous white suffused with red-brown especially on terminal half; cilia white with a dark line through them from apex to vein 2; the underside white, the costal area irrorated with brown, the terminal area suffused with red-brown, a dark discoidal lunule and diffused sinuous postmedial line. Hab. Briratn, Scotland, Leech Coll., England, Leech Coll. ; France; Germany, Zeller, Frey, and Leech Colls.: Avsrnria ; Huneary ; Swirzertanp; N. Irary; Rvussta, Livonia, Zeller Coll., St. Petersburg, Zeller Coll., Urals; W.Srperta, Altai; EK. Srperia, Amur; Anaska. Hap. 40-46 millim. Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 129; Barrett, Lep. Brit. v. p. 35, pl. 189. f. 1. Pale and dark brown mixed, laterally tinged with purple; dorsal line pale, interrupted, dark-edged ; subdorsal series of pale oblique streaks, dark-edged behind; spiracular line pale towards ex- tremities; 11th somite with two ochreous dots; head dark brown. Food-plants: Saliw and Rubus. 7-3. 3822. Lithomea xylinoides. (Plate CX XVIII. fig. 6.) Hadena xylinoides, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 106, pl. 8. f. 11 (1852) ; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 155; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 182. Xylina contraria, Wik. xi, 627 (1857). Hadena ancocisconensis, Morr. Can, Ent. vil. p. 198 (1875). Head and thorax white mixed with brown; palpi blackish at sides; frons with black bar; tegule with strong black medial line ; patagia red-brown edged with black and fringed with white hair above; tarsi fuscous ringed with white; abdomen grey-brown with the dorsal crests blackish. Fore wing bluish white irrorated with fuscous and more or less tinged with brown, the medial area suffused with rufous from the cell and vein 3 to submedian fold, the terminal area slightly tinged with brown towards apex and tornus, the veins with slight dark streaks; subbasal line repre- sented by a black striga from costa, defined by white on outer side ; a sinuous black streak in base of submedian fold and a streak above inner margin before the antemedial line, which is black defined by white on inner side, shghtly angled outwards below costa and in cell, strongly in submedian fold and above inner margin and inwards on vein 1; a black streak in submedian fold from the ante- to the postmedial lines; orbicular and reniform large defined by black, the former elongate elliptical, rather acute at extremity ; a slight medial fuscous shade from costa to median neryure; post- medial line double filled in with white, indistinct on costal half and with prominent white mark in submedian interspace, bent outwards below costa, oblique to vein 5, then inwardly oblique and slightly sinuous, some white points beyond it on costa; black streaks in the interspaces of terminal area between vein 7 and submedian fold interrupted by slight white lunules between veins 5 and 3 representing part of the white subterminal line, which is LITHOM@A. Dil angled outwards to termen on veins 4, 3, then incuryed ; a terminal series of slight black lunules ; cilia brown intersected with white, with a fine dark line near base. Hind wing whitish tinged with reddish brown, the terminal area suffused with fuscous; cilia white with a brown line near base from apex to vein 2; the underside white, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown and the latter tinged with grey, a dark discoidal lunule, diffused curved postmedial line, and fine black terminal line. Hab. Canava (Norman), 1 $, Ottawa (Fletcher), 2 ¢, 3 9, London (Saunders), 1 3, Orillia (Bush), 1 9, Alberta, Calgary (Wolley-Dod), 3 $, 6 6; U.S.A., Eastern and Central States to Virginia, New Hampshire, New York, Trenton Falls (Doubleday), 23,36, type and type contraria, Sharon, 2 ¢, 3 2, Evans Center (Grote),2 9. Hep. 38-46 millim. Larva. Head shining brown. Dorsum yellow-brown, sides darker, cross-barred in darker brown; substigmatal band broad, pale, edged with brown, with a white line on joints 2-3, and on foot of 13; feet brown. Food-plants: Various.—H. G. D. 3823. Lithomea brunneicrista. (Plate CXXVIII. fig. 28.) Hyppa brunneicrista, Smith, Can. Ent. xxxiv. p. 31 (1902); Dyar, Cat, Lep. N. Am. p. 121. Head and thorax grey ; palpi dark at sides; vertex of head with the hair tipped with vinous red; tegule with prominent medial black line; patagia red-brown edged with black and grey above; metathoraci¢c crest tipped with rufous; abdomen grey and fuscous brown mixed. Fore wing grey irrorated and suffused with dark brown, the inner area darkest, the medial area with some rufous suffusion above submedian fold ; a black streak, edged with white above, below base of cell, some rufous scales below its extremity ; subbasal line represented by a black point below costa; antemedial line black, partly defined by white on inner side, minutely dentate below costa, very strongly angled outwards in submedian fold and above inner margin and inwards on vein 1, a black streak in sub- median fold from it to postmedial line; orbicular and reniform rather large, grey defined by black, the former elongate elliptical, the latter rather produced at extremities ; postmedial line unusually near termen, obsolescent and greyish from costa to vein 5, then black defined by whitish on outer side, slightly bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then oblique and sinuous, the area beyond it greyer, becoming whitish below vein 3 and tinged with rufous in submedian fold; subterminal line represented by slight black streaks in the interspaces towards costa, then defined by the difference between the grey and fuscous terminal area, angled outwards to termen on veins 4, 3; a terminal series of small black lunules; cilia blackish with whitish line at base. Hind wing fuscous brown, becoming whitish towards base; cilia whitish with fuscous tips ; tle underside grey irrorated with fuscous, a discoidal spot showing through to upperside, and curved postmedial line. PZ 212 NOCTUID 2X. Antennee of male with the branches rather long. Hab, Canapa, Alberta, Calgary (Woll-y-Dod), 1 3, Br. Columbia, Fraser R, (St. John), 1 9. Eup. 42-46 millim. 3824. Lithomea indistincta. (Plate CXXVIILI. fig. 30.) Hyppa indistincta, Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxi. p. 63, pl. iv. f. 4 (1894); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 121. @. Head and thorax bluish white mixed with dark brown ; palpi with black patches at sides of 2nd joint; frons with black bar; tegule with strong black medial line; patagia with the outer half black-brown, the upper half white mixed with brown; tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen grey suffused with brown, the dorsal crests blackish. Fore wing bluish white with slight dark irroration, the veins with slight dark streaks, the inner area suffused with brown and blackish to the postmedial line ; subbasal line represented by slight dark striz from costa and cell; a strong diffused black streak just below submedian fold from base to the postmedial line, with some bluish white irroration below its extremity; a black streak with slight white streak below it above inner margin before the antemedial line, which is represented by a slight dark striga from costa, then obsolete to submedian fold, where it is very strongly angled outwards, then very strongly angled inwards on vein | and outwards above inner margin to the postmedial line; orbicular and reniform faintly defined by fuscous, the former elongate elliptical, the latter with slight dark centre ; a slight dark medial shade from costa; postmedial line indistinct from costa to vein 5, then black defined by white on outer side, slightly bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then oblique and slightly sinuous, some white points beyond it on costa; the terminal area with black streaks in the interspaces above veins 4, 3, the lower streak extending to the postmedial line, the upper to just before it; a triangular dark shade from termen below apex; sub- terminal line obsolete except from below vein 3 to tornus where it is white, incurved and with a dark shade beyond it; a terminal series of small black lunules; cilia whitish and fuscous with a dark line through them. Hind wing greyish suffused with fuscous brown, the terminal area rather darker; cilia grey-white with a fuscous line through them; the underside greyish suffused with brown and the costal area with bluish white, the terminal area rather darker, a dark discoidal spot and diffused curved postmedial line. Hab. Canava, Br. Columbia, Upper Ashnold (Mrs. Nicholl), 1 9 ; U.S.A., Oregon, Mt. Hood. Hap. 42 millim. Larva. Head shining brown. Body dark brown, cross-barred in darker brown, cutting obliquely a faint subdorsal line; substigmatal band broad, pale, edged with brown, with a white line on joints 2-3 and on foot of 13; feet brown. Food-plants: Varioas.—H.G. D, hb — PULCHERIA. Genus PULCHERIA. Type Pulcheria, Alph. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1887, p. 170 .......-ccccseeeeseeees catomelas. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely uptarned, the 2nd joint reaching to about vertex of head and moderately scaled in front, the 3rd short, porrect ; frons smooth ; eyes large, round; antenngz of male bipectinate with moderate branches, the apex simple; thorax clothed with hair and hair-like scales, the prothorax with sharp triangular crest; the metathorax without crest; tibiz fringed with long hair; abdomen with dorsal crests on basal segments and literal tufts of hair on terminal segments. Fore wing with the apex rect- angular, the termen crenulate, oblique towards tornus; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell ; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anas- tomusing with the cell near base only. 3825. Pulcheria catomelas. Pulcheria catomelas, Alph. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1887, p. 170; id. Rom. Mém. v. p. 173, pl. 7. ff. 10, @, 6; Staud. Cat Lep. pal. p. 212. 6. Head, thorax, and abdomen whitish mixed with some brown, the last dorsally tinged with fuscous leaving faint pale segmental lines. Fore wing whitish tinged with brown and irrorated with fuscous, the veins with slight dark streaks; subbasal line indistinctly double, angled outwards in and below cell and ending at submedian fold ; antemedial line indistinctly double and somewhat dentate, oblique from costa to middle of cell, then Fig. 42.—Pulcheria catomelas, §. }. inwardly oblique; orbicular with faint whitish annulus, its centre tinged with fuscous, oblique elliptical; reniform slightly defined by fuscous and with fuscous line in centre, an indistinct medial shade, oblique from costa to median nervure; postmedial line indistinct, double, minutely waved, excurved from costa to vein 6, then oblique; subterminil line represented by a slight dark mark on costa, an oblique shade from vein 7 to 5 and slight marks in the interspaces from below vein 4 to imner margin; a fine waved terminal blackish line. Hind wing black-brown, the base grey; cilia white shghtly tinged with brown at base. Underside of fore wing suffused with black-brown leaving the costal and terminal areas grey; hind wing black-brown, the base grey with irregularly diffused outer edges, the costa and inner margin grey. Hab. EK. Turxestan, Kashgar, 2 $. H#vp. 38-42 millim, 214 NOCTUIDE. Genus FOTA. Type. Fota, Grote, Can. Ent. xiv. p. 174 (USSD) ere eee beeeaeeaaaemeencnice armata. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, extending about the length of head and fringed with long scales below, the 3rd joint moderate; frons with large rounded corneous prominence with raised edges and long pointed central process hidden in long hair, a large corneous plate below it; eyes large, round; antenne of male ciliated ; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales, the pro- and metathorax with slight spreading crests ; tibize smoothly scaled, the fore tibia with small curved claw on inner side; abdomen without crests. Fore wing long and narrow, the margins subparallel, the apex rounded, the termen obliquely curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell: 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; J1 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 typically from cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 stalked; 8 anastomosing with the cell to middle. Srcr. I. Hind wing of female with veins 3, 4 stalked. 3826. Fota minorata. Fota minorata, Grote, Can. Ent. xiv. p. 181 (1882); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 183. Iscadia aperta, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. ii. p. 474 (part.), nee W1k. Head and tegule ochreous white, palpi, sides of frons and antenne mixed with brown; thorax dark grey mixed with fuscous and whitish; pectus, legs, and abdomen ochreous white. Fore wing purplish grey suffused and irrorated with fuscous especially on costal area; an indistinct curved subbasal line with paler grey before it and beyond it at costa, an elongate pale grey mark defined Fig. 43.—Fota minorata, 2. }. by blackish beyond it in cell; antemedial line indistinetly double, slightly angled outwards below costa, excurved to submedian fold, then incurved; orbicular and reniform pale grey defined by black, their centres tinged with brown, the former round, the latter elliptical and with curved dark line in centre; postmedial line very indistinct, strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved and below vein 4 strongly bent inwards ; the interspaces of terminal area with slight black streaks. Hind wing yellowish white. Hab. U.S.A., Arizona (Hulst), 1 9; Mexico, Sonora (Morrison), 1 6, Godman-Salvin Coll. Hap. 28-30 millim. FOTA.—OXYONEMIS. 215 Srcr. II. Hind wing of female with veins 3, 4 from cell. 3827. Fota armata. Fota armata, Grote, Cat. Ent. xiv. pp. 175, 181 (1882); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 183. 2. Head whitish mixed with brown; neck with some ochreous hair; thorax purplish grey mixed with fuscous and brown ; pectus and legs white; abdomen ochreous white. Fore wing purplish grey suffused and irrorated with fusvous; subbasal line represented by two faint oblique strize from costa; antemedial line indistinct, double, minutely waved to submedian fold, then bent inwards, a diffused black streak in submedian fold from it to post- medial line; orbicular and reniform whitish defined by black and Fig. 44.—Fota armata, Q. }. their centres slightly by fuscous, the former round, the latter elliptical, a diffused black fascia before and between them ; post- medial line indistinct, strongly bent outwards below costa, minutely dentate to vein 2, then bent inwards, an indistinct whitish sub- terminal line, somewhat excurved below vein 7 and at middle, and crossed by slight black streaks below veins 8, 7, 6;.a terminal series of slight blackish points. Hind wing white, the veins and terminal area suffused with ochreous; the underside white, the costal area slightly irrorated with brown towards apex. Hab. U.S.A,, Arizona, Nogales, 1 @. zp. 32 millim. Genus OXYCNEMIS. is Oxycnemis, Grote, Can. Ent. xiv. p. 182 (1882) 0.0.0.0... eee eee eeee advena. Proboscis aborted, small; palpi obliquely upturned, slender, hardly reaching © the middle of frons and moderately fringed with hair in front; frons smooth ; eyes large, round; antennx of male serrate and fasciculate ; thorax clothed with rough hair and scales mixed, the prothorax without crest, the metathorax with large crest formed of large curled scales; tibia moderately fringed with hair, the fore tibia very short, broadening into a large curved claw on inner side at extremity; abdomen without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen eventy curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 trom celi. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 shortly stalked ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 216 NOCTUIDE. A. Metathoracic crest with metallic scales. a. Fore wing with the orbicular and reniform conjoined by a white streak in upper part of cell .................. Susimacula. b. Fore wing with the orbicular and reniform not con- joined. a. Kore wing with the antemedial line nearly straight. a2, Fore wing with the orbicular and reniform indis- (BHC? Cla | sosgooconsoaonconsondecoasscnabsonne scone gusts. 62, Fore wing with the orbicular and reniform strongly defined ibyblackeey iestaccesncentes ace resent ence baboquavaria. b', Fore wing with the antemedial line sinuous ......... advend. B. Metathoracie crest without metallic scales. a. Fore wing with the orbicular and reniform not con- fluent. a, Fore wing with the orbicular round..................... subsimplea. >'. Fore wing with the orbicular narrow and elongate. acuna. b. Fore wing with the orbicular and reniform confluent. a\, Fore wing with the stigmata defined by black ...... gracillined. b', Fore wing with the stigmata not defined by black... adusta. 3828. Oxycnemis fusimacula. (Plate CX XVIII. fig. 2. Oxycnemis fusimacua, Smith, J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. x. p. 50 (1902); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 184. @. Heed and thorax black and white mixed; metathoracic crest small, black with a few metaliic scales; tarsi blackish slightly ringed with white; abdomen white faintly tinged with brown. Fore wing white irrorated with black, somewhat more thickly on medial and terminal areas; subbasal line black, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line black, oblique and sinuous to submedian fold, where it is acutely angled outwards, then incurved and bent outwards above inner margin; claviform white slightly irrorated with fuscous and defined by black, acute at extremity and extending almost to postmedial line; orbicular and reniform with white annuli defined by black, the former elongate and rather pointed at extremities, the latter angled inwards below subcostal nervure to the former, its upper extremity produced and acute, with two oblique white streaks from it to costa defining the black veins and crossing the black postmedial line which is bent outwards below costa, then oblique, slightly excurved at median nervules and angled outwards on vein 1; an oblique dark shade from costa near apex to outer side of reniform; subterminal line very indistinct, whitish and diffused, somewhat excurved at middle ; the terminal area with fine black streaks on the veins; cilia chequered blackish and white. Hind wing white, the terminal area tinged with brown from apex to submedian fold; a fine dark terminal line except towards tornus; cilia white slightly mixed with brown; the underside with the costal area and termen to vein 3 irrorated with brown. Hab, U.S.A., Arizona, Yuma Co., 2 9 cotype. xp. 26 millim. LNs) — ~I OXYCNEMIS. *3829. Oxycnemis gustis. Oxycnemis gustis, Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soe. xxxili. p. 138 (1907). 3. Head and thorax blackish with some white scales and hair mixed, the metathoracic crest with a metallic gloss ; abdomen white tinged with brown. Fore wing bright blue-grey, the cell filled in with white and the basal area irrorated with white; sub- basal line blackish, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line rather diffused, blackish, somewhat oblique and shghtly angled outwards at middle; claviform indistinctly defined by black, large and broad; orbicular indistinctly defined by grey, round; reniform grey, indistinctly defined, its outer part obscured by an oblique dark shade from costa just before apex ; postmedial line rather slight, blackish, bent outwards below costa and incurved below vein 4, some white suffusion beyond it on inner area; subterminal line indicated by slight white shading with some dark irroration beyond it; a fine black terminal line; cilia intersected with fuscous. Hind wing white, tie costal area aud termen irrorated with fuscous; the underside with the costal area irrorated with fuscous, a slight postmedial line. Hab. U.S.A., 8. Arizona. vp. 21 millim. This species is unknown to me. 3830. Oxycnemis baboquavaria. (Plate CX XVIII. fig. 3.) Oxycnemis baboquavaria, Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soe. xxxili. p. 137 (1907). S. Head and thorax white mixed with black-brown, the meta- thoracic crest formed of metallic black scales; abdomen ochreous white with faint diffused brownish band. Fore wing purplish grey thickly irrorated with black-brown and with some brown suftfusion on medial area in and below cell; subbasal line black, slightly angled outwards in cell, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line black, erect, very slightly incurved below sub- median fold; claviform large, detined by black, pointed at inner extremity ; orbicular and reniform white irrorated with black- brown and defined by black, the former rather elongate elliptical, the latter produced at upper extremity, some white suffusion between them in cell; postmedial line black, very strongly angled outwards below costa to towards apex and almost obsolete, then oblique, angled outwards at veins 4, 3 and excurved from sub- median fold to inner margin, some white points beyond it on costa ; an oblique blackish fascia from apex to outer edge of post- medial line at vein 6; the veins of terminal area slightly streaked with black ; a fine black terminal line. Hind wing white irrorated with brown, the veins streaked with brown on terminal area; a fine terminal brown line; the underside white, the costal area irrorated with brown, the veins streaked with brownish on terminal avea, a brownish postmedial line excurved below costa, then oblique. Hab. U.S.A., Arizona, Baboquavaria Mts. (Poling), 2 3 cotype. Ewp. 24 millim. 218 NOCTULD®. 3831. Oxycnemis advena. Oxycnemis advena, Grote, Can. Ent. xiv. p. 182 (1832); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 267. Head and thorax fuscous brown irrorated with grey-white, the metathoracic crest black with metallic silvery scales; tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen greyish suffused with brown. Fore wing purplish grey irrorated and in parts suffused with black- brown; subbasal line strong, black, curved, from costa to vein 1; antemedial line strong, black, oblique, sinuous; claviform defined by black and with slight pale annulus, elongate and pointed at extremities; orbicular and reniform whitish irrorated with brown and defined by black, the former round; postmedial line strong, black, slightly defined by whitish on outer side, strongly bent Fig. 45.—Oayenemis advena, S. +. outwards and almost obsolete below costa, then oblique, slightly angled outwards at veins 4,3, then incurved and bent outwards below submedian fold; an oblique black shade from costa near apex to just beyond postmedial line at vein 6: faint traces of a minutely waved subterminai line; a fine black terminal line. Hind wing whitish suffused with brown especially on terminal area; a fine dark terminal line; cilia white slightly mixed with brown ; the underside white irrorated with brown, especially on costal and terminal areas, a brownish discoidal spot and rather diffused curved postmedial line from costa to submedian fold. Hab. U.S.A., Arizona, Huachuca Mts. (Osler), 2 6,1 92. Evp. & 26, Q 32 millim. 3832. Oxycnemis subsimplex. (Plate CXXVIII. fig. 7.) Oxycnemis subsimplex, Dyar, J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. xii. p. 42 (1904). o. Head and thorax fuscous mixed with grey; tegule ochreous except at tips; pectus whitish; abdomen ochreous, ventrally white irrorated with brown, Fore wing fuscous mixed with grey-white, the veins with slight dark streaks; snbbasal line black defined by grey on outer side, curved, from costa to base at submedian fold; antemedial line black defined by grey on inner side, erect, slightly waved; clavifurm defined by black, large and extendirg to cell; orbicular and reniform with whitish annuli defined by black, the former round, the latter with whitish lunule OXYCNEMIS. 219 in centre; postmedial line black defined on each side by grey, touching upper extremity of reniform, then bent outwards, incurved and minutely dentate below vein 4, some whitish points beyond it on costa and an oblique grey shade from before apex to the angle of postmedial line; subterminal line whitish, defined on inner side by minute dark streaks, minutely dentate; a terminal series of minute black lunules; cilia fuscous with fine white lines at base and middle. Hind wing white, the veins brownish ; a discoidal point and curved postmedial series of points on the veins ; a fine brown terminal line from apex to submedian fold ; the underside with the costa irrorated with brown. Hab. U.S.A., Arizona, 1 g. Hep. 28 millim. *3833. Oxycnemis acuna. (Plate CX XVIII. fig. 9.) Oxycnemis acuna, Barnes, Can. Ent. xxxix. p. 67 (1907). Head and thorax grey mixed with brown; abdomen whitish tinged with brown. Fore wing grey irrorated with brown; subbasal and antemedial lines absent; claviform and orbicular brownish white defined by black, very narrow and elongate, the latter extending to beyond the former; reniform grey defined by a few black scales, especially at sides, and with brownish centre, an oblique white shade from its upper extremity to near apex ; post- medial line absent; subterminal line pale, irregular, interrupted, defined on inner side by blackish markings, more distinct towards apex and tornus; a fine black terminal line; cilia mixed with tuscous and with slight pale lines at base and middle. Hind wing white tinged with brown; a faint discoidal point; a fine brown terminal line; cilia white; the underside with the costal area tinged with yellowish, a yellow-brown terminal line. Hab, U.S.A., Texas, San Antonio. Hap. 18 millim. This species is unknown to me; figured from a drawing from type in Coll. W. Barnes. 3834, Oxyenemis gracillinea. (Plate CXXVIII. fig. 10.) Oncocnemis gracillinea, Grote, Can. Ent. xiii. p. 231 1881); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Aim. p. 162. Oxycnemis yuma, Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxxili. p. 158 (1907). - Head and thorax white mixed with some black-brown ; abdomen white tinged with brown except at base. Fore wing white tinged with brown and irrorated with black-brown; clavitorm extremely narrow and elongate from close to base tio postmedial line, with brown streak in middle and white annulus defined by black ; antemedial line hardly traceable, somewhat oblique below the claviform; orbicular and reniform with brown centres and white annuli defined by black, the former a very narrow and elongate streak confluent with the latter, which is small; post- medial line obsolete except from reniform to inner margin, where it 1s very indistinct, below vein J. bent inwards as a slight 220 NOCTULD as. streak above inner margin to before middle; a slight oblique white shade from costa near apex to the reniform, the veins on it with fine black streaks; subterminal line slight, white, dentate, somewhat angled outwards at veins 7 and 4, crossed by an oblique dark shade from apex to discal fold and defined on inner side by diffused brown below vein 4; a black termina! line slightly defined by white on inner side; cilia with fine white line near tips. Hind wing white tinged with brown; a dark terminal line; cilia white with a slight brownish line through them; the underside white irrorated with brown, a brownish discoidal lunule and curved maculate postmedial line with minute dark streaks on the veins. Hab. U.S.A., California, Walters Station, 1 ¢ cotype yuma, Arizona (Poling), 1S, Yuma Co., 19, Prescott (Aunze), 19. Exp. 22 millim. #3835. Oxycnemis adusta. Oxyenemis adustus, Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soe. xxxiil. p. 139 (1907). ¢. Head and thorax ochreous suffused with dull grey, frons chocolate-brown, vertex of head and thorax irrorated with black, the metathoracic crest darker; abdomen whitish tinged with brown. Fore wing ochreous suffused with dull ash grey; subbasal and antemedial lines absent; claviform very elongate, extending trom base to near postmedial line but very indistinct and represented by scattered white scales only; orbicular and reniform indistinctly defined by white, the former elongate and confluent with middle of latter; postmedial line fuscous defined by whitish on outer side, acutely angled outwards beyond the cell, then oblique ; subterminal line very irregular and interrupted, whitish defined on inner side by dark shades and streaks in the interspaces, more prominent at discal and submedian folds, a diffused white streak from its inner side at costa to the reniform; a black terminal line; cilia greyish with a yellowish line through them. Hind wing whitish tinged with fuscous especially towards termen; cilia white; the underside whitish. Hab. U.S.A., Texas, San Antonio. Hap. 17 millim, This species is unknown to me. Genus FALA. Type Fula, Grote, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. 1875, p. 425 ....... .... ptycophora. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint hardly reaching the middle of trons and tringed with long hair in front, the 3rd short; frons with large round corneous prominence with raised edges and flattened vertical process in centre rounded in front, and curved corneous plate below it ; eyes large, rourd ; antenne of male somewhat laminate and minutely ciliated ; thorax clothed with rough hair, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests; tibize moderately {ringed with hair, the fore tibia with long curved claw on inner side at extremity; abdomen with sume rough hair at base but FALA.—LBEUCOCNEMIS, 221 without crests. Fore wing with the costa slightly excised beyond middle, the apex rectangular, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 auastomosing with the cell near base only. 3836. Fala ptychophora. Fala ptychopnora, Grote, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. 1875, p. 426; id. Ill. Essay, p. 64, pl. 3. f. 86; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 264. o. Head and thorax white mixed with black-brown, the bead and tegule tinged with ochreous, the tegule and thoracic crests tipped with blackish; abdomen pale ochreous, the ventral surface whitish irrorated with brown. Fore wing whitish suffused with ochreous, especially in discal and submedian folds and on terminal area, and with some dark brown irroration especially from cell to postmedial line, between veins 5 and 2; subbasal line represented Fig. 46.—Fala ptychophora, 3. }. by a slight dark striga from costa; antemedial line blackish, oblique from costa to median nervure, then dentate; orbicular and renitorm white defined by blackish, the former round, the latter narrow, oblique, slightly angled inwards on median nervure; postmedial line indistinct, double, dentate, excurved from costa to vein 4, then oblique, some white points beyond it on costa and the area between it and subterminal line filled in by white lunules from vein 5 to inner margin; subterminal line black defined on outer side by an oblique white bar from costa, then dentate; a termina] series of black striz interrupted by white points at extremity of veins and base of cilia which are blackish. Hind wing ochreous irrorated with brown; traces of a discoidal lunule and curved postmedial line; cilia fuscous with a whitish line at base; the underside ochreous sparsely irrorated with brown, a large diffused dark discoidal lunule. Hab. U.S.A., California, 1 ¢ type. Exp. 34 millim. Genus LEUCOCNEMIS, nov. Type, L. perfundis: Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint hardly reaching to middle of frons and moderately scaled, the 3rd minute; frons smooth; antennz of male minutely ciliated; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales and without crests; fore tibix with curved claw at extremity on inner 222 NOCTUID &, side; mid and hind tibie slightly fringed with hair above; build slender; abdomen without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate; veins 38 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. A. Fore wing with the orbicular and reniform present. a. Fore wing with the ante- and postmedial lines distinct... sect2is. b. Fore wing with the ante- and postinedial lines almost CV OR Ola NG) TRaseo au seadandauodas aueneoedsaanansoqaconpbdosogoGonoces00da perfundis, B. Fore wing with the orbicular and reniform absent ......... wivalts, #3837. ? Leucocnemis sectilis. (Plate CXXVIII. fig. 11.) Oxycnemis sectilis, Smith, Trans, Am. Ent. Soc. xxi, p. 86, pl. vi. f. 3 (1894); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 184. Head chocolate-brown; thorax grey-white, the tegule with some brown scales; abdomen white. Fore wing grey-white, the markings defined by chocolate-brown scales; antemedial line single, excurved; claviform large, white defined by brown; orbicular and reniform whitish defined by brown, the former elliptical, the latter broad; a faint dark medial shade; postmedial line single, angled outwards beyond the reniform, then incurved to its lower extremity ; subterminal line only defined by a dark shade on its inner side, more distinct towards costa, slightly angled outwards at vein 7; a terminal series of dark striz. Hind wing pure white. The fore tibia is said to have “a short inner as well as a longer outer claw.” Hab. U.S.A., Texas. Hzp. 22 millim. This species is unknown to me; figured from a drawing from type in U.S. Nat. Mus. 3838. Leucocnemis perfundis. Oxycnemis perfundis, Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soe. xxi. p. 87, pl, vi. f. 6 (1894); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p, 184. Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous white. Fore wing ochreous white slightly irrorated with brown, rather more thickly on Fig. 47.—Leucocnemis perfundis, $. }. terminal area; no trace of subbasal or antemedial lines; orbicular and reniform very small and indistinct, white with brownish centres, undefined, the former round; traces of a postmedial line LEUCOCNEMIS.—STOMAFRONTTIA, 223 with somewhat darker points on the veins, slightly bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, very oblique below vein 4; no trace of subterminal line; cilia brown and white. Hind wing ochreous white slightly tinged with brown especially on terminal area; cilia white with a faint brown line through them; the underside white. Hab. U.S.A., Texas, Colorado, Denver, 3 3, 19. Hep. 26 ' millim. *3839. ? Leucocnemis nivalis. (Plate CX XVIII. fig. 12.) Oxyenemis nivalis, Smith, Trans, Am. Ent. Soc. xxi. p. 87, pl. vi. f. 5 (1894); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 184. Q. Head, thorax, and abdomen white, the head tinged with ochreous in front; the vertex of thorax slightly tinged with grey. Fore wing white, the disk faintly tinged with grey and without markings, except a very faint trace of a medial shade. Hind wing pure white. Underside of fore wing fuscous with the margins white. The fore tibia is said to be “short and broad, not as much abbreviated asin L. perfundis, and there is a small inner claw which is not present in the former species. Hab. U.S.A., Texas. Hap. 26 millim. This species is unknown to me; figured from a drawing from type in Coll. Brooklyn Soe. Arts and Sciences. Genus STOMAFRONTIA. Type Stomafrontia, Hmpsn. Ann. 8. Afr. Mus. iii. p. 436 (1905) ... albifasciata. Proboscis absent; palpi porrect, very short and not reaching as far as frons, moderately fringed with scales below; frons with large round corneous prominence with raised edges, the upper edge produced to a beak-like process, a corneous plate below it; eyes large, round; antenne of female serrate; thorax clothed with hair and hair-like scales and without crests; tibis smoothly scaled; abdomen without crests. Fore wing long and narrow, the apex produced and acute, the termen obliquely curved and not crenulate; vein 3 from well before angle of cell; 5 from just above angle; 6 from below upper angle; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked; 11 from cell. Hind wing with the cell long; veins 3, 4 from angle; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of disco- cellulars; 6, 7 strongly stalked ; 8 anastomosing with the cell to middle, then approximated to it to extremity. 3840. Stomafrontia albifasciata. Stomafrontia albifusciata, Hmpsn. Ann, 8. Afr. Mus. iii. p. 437 (1905). Q@. Head and thorax white mixed with rnfous; palpi except at base, frons and antenne brown; pectus and legs suffused with brown; abdomen ochreous, white at base. Fore wing white, the costal area irrorated with golden brown, the inner half from cell to inner margin suffused with golden brown leaving a pure white fascia in lower part of cell and thence to near termen; an oblique 294 NOCTRUID A. golden brown fascia diffused on inner side from costa hefore apex to upper angle of cell defined by white on outer side indented by the slight dark streaks on the veins of terminal half, the terminal area Vig. 48.— Stomfrontia albifasciata, 2. 4. irrorated with golden brown. Hind wing pure white. Underside of fere wing suffused with golden brown; hind wing white, the costal area tinged with golden brown. Hab. Narvat, Mooi R., 2 9 type; Cape Conony, Brak Kloof (G. White), 1 Q.. Eep. 38 millim. Genus CEPHALOSPARGETA. Type Cephalospargeia, Moschl. Abh. Senck. Ges. xvi. p. 119 (1890)...... elongata. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect to just beyond frons which has a large rounded prominence with raised edges; eyes large, round ; antenna of male laminate ; thorax clothed chiefly with scales and without erests; tibize moderately fringed with hair, the spurs long; abdomen without crests. Fore wing long and narrow, the apex rounded, the termen obliquely curved and not crenulate; vein 3 from near angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle; 6 from upper angle; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 stalked ; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6,7 stalked; 8 approximated to the cell to middle. *3841. Cephalospargeta elongata. Cephalospargeta elongata, Méschl, Abh. Senck. Ges. xvi. p. 120 (1890); Kirby, Cat. Lep. Het. p. 378. gd. Ifead and thorax ochreous white ; palpi greyish yellow, the head and tegule with brown scales mixed; abdomen greyish yellow, the ventral surface white. Fore wing ochreous white mixed with Fig. 49.—Cephalospargeta elongata, S. 4. grey; two indistinct sinuous dark antemedial lines; a brown discoidal point ; an indistinct double postmedial line excurved to vein 4 and angied inwards in submedian fold ; an indistinct curved subterminal series of brown points ; a terminal series of black points, CEPHALOSPARGETA .—PROTHRINAX. 225 ‘Hind wing white, the terminal area suffused with ochreous narrow- ing to tornus, 2. Fore wing with diffused dark scales beyond the ante- and postmedial lines. Hab. Porto Rico, type t g 2 in Mus. Berlin. Exp. g 22, © 24 millim. Genus PROTHRINAX, nov. Type, P. luteomedia. Proboscis small, aborted; palpi perrect, very short, not reaching as far as the frontal prominence and mederately fringed with hair below; frons with long bifid plate at middle excised in front and with long triangular plate below it ; eyes large, round; antenns: of male minutely ciliated; therax clothed almost entirely with scales, the metathorax with decumbent crest; the patagia slightly turned up at extremity; tibia moderately fringed with hair ; abdomen without crests, Kore wing with the apex rounded, the termen obliquely curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8to form the arecle; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 frem angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 3842. Prothrinax iuteomedia. Alepiina luteomedia, Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Sec. xxxiii. p. 186 (1907). ¢. Head and thorax black mixed with brown and grey ; tegula mostly grey ; pectus and legs tinged with brown, the tarsi blackish ; abdomen ochreous suffused with blackish. Fore wing grey-white irrorated with black-brown, a pale ochreous fascia irrorated with rufous from base of costa through submedian interspaces to sub- terminal line and thence ebliquely to termen from below apex to vein 3; antemedial line very indistinct, double, curved, traversing a patch of blackish suffusion towards costa and almost obsolete in submedian interspace ; claviform elongate, faintly defined by rufous ; Fig. 50.—Prothrinax luteomedia, J. +. orbicular small, round, white defined by black and with brownish centre ; reniform grey-white indistinctly defined, its lower extremity angled inwards to orbicular and open towards base, some white suffusion beyond it vbliquely to costa near apex and the veins on it with slight dark streaks; postmedial line obsolete towards costa, slight and very obliquely incurved from vein 4 to inner margin; subterminal line white defined on inner side by red-brown, arising from termen above vein 3, oblique and slightly waved to vein 2, erect to vein 1, then bent inwards to postmedial line; an oblique VOL. VIII. 2 226 NOCTUID ZH. black streak from apex and terminal series of black points; cilia intersected by blackish streaks. Hind wing white, the veins tinged with brown; traces of a discoidal point and postmedial and subterminal lines; a terminal series of black points ; the underside irrorated with a few black scales, a small discoidal spot, postmedial series of minute streaks on the veins, and terminal series of smail lunules. Hab. U.S.A., Arizona, Phoenix (Kunzé), 1 3, Yavapai Co., Baboquavaria Mts. wp. 26 millim. Genus COPIBRYOPHILA. rea Copibryophila, Smith, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxii. p. 416 (1900) ...... angelica. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned, slender, the 2nd joint moderately scaled, the 3rd rather long ; frons with large rounded prominence with shovel-shaped plate at extremity and trifid corneous plate below it; eyes large, round; antenne of female minutely ciliated; thorax clothed almost entirely with seales, the prothorax without crest, the metathorax with large rounded erest ; tibiz smoothly scaled; abdomen without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars; 6,7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell to near middle. *3843. Copibryophila angelica. Copibryophila angelica, Smith, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus, xxii, p. 416 (1900); Dyar, Oat. Lep. N. Am. p. 107. ©. Head and thorax grey suffused with brown and mixed with some fuscous; tarsi fuscous with pale rings; abdomen whitish dorsally faintly tinged with brown. Fore wing whitish tinged and irrorated with brown, the medial area suffused with brown to end of cell; subbasal line represented by a dark striga from costa with some whitish on its outer edge; antemedial line black defined by white on inner side, oblique, waved; claviform dark, defined by Fie. 51.—Copibryophila angelica, Q. 4. black at extremity; orbicular and reniform whitish defined by black at sides only, the former round, the latter quadrate, a blackish patch between them ; postmedial line black, bent outwards and almost obsolete below costa, angled inwards in discal fold, below vein 4 bent inwards and almost obsolete to below angle of cell, then erect and defined by whitish on outer side, some whitish points with — COPIBRYOPHILA.—PRODICELLA. 2G fuscous between them beyond it on costa; subterminal line whitish defined by fuscous suffusion on inner side, angled inwards below costa, outwards at veins 7, 6, 4, 3 and incurved at discal fold and below vein 3; the termen strongly suffused with brown on apical half and with terminal series of black points. Hind wing whitish, uniformly tinged with brown, the cilia white. Hab. U.S.A., California, cotype fT 2 in Coll. J.B. Smith. Avp 24 millim. Genus PRODICELLA, noy. Type, P. darena. Proboscis fully developed ;_ palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of frons and moderately fringed with hair in front, the 3rd moderate; frons with large rounded prominence with corneous shovel-shaped plate at middle and triangular plate below it; eyes large, round; antennz of male almost simple; thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the prothorax without crest, the metathorax with rounded decumbent crest; tibia slightly fringed with hair; abdomen without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing-with veins 3, 4 stalked; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell to one- third length. 3844. Prodicella darena. Thalpochares darena, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. ii. p. 496, pl. 95. f. 21 (1898). Head and thorax red-brown mixed with ochreous white; tarsi banded with brown; abdomen white slightly tinged with brown. Fore wing ochreous whitish suffused with red-brown; the medial area, except beyond the reniform, and the terminal area darker red- brown ; some dark red-brown on base of costa with a pale striga on it representing the subbasal line; antemedial line black-brown with pale suffusion before it, almost straight and erect; orbicular and reniform small, with slight whitish annuli incompletely defined Fig. 52.—Prodicella darena, $. }. by dark brown, the former round, a dark streak before and between them in discal fold ; postmedial line dark brown defined by whitish on outer side, obsolescent except beyond the cell and below vein 2, bent outwards below costa, then very minutely waved, below vein 4 bent inwards to below end of cell, then erect, same pale points beyond it on costa; an indistinct pale subterminal line with dark brown patch before it on costal area, excurved below vein 7 and at middle ; a terminal series of blackish striz. Hind wing white, the ») a 228 NOCTUID terminal area tinged with rufous; the underside with the costal and terminal areas tinged with yellowish and slightly irrorated with rufous, a slight red-brown postmedial mark on costal area. Hab. Mexico, Presidio (Forrer), 3 3,1 2 type, Godman-Salvin Coll. vp. 20 millim. Genus HSCARIA. Escaria, Grote, Papilio, ii. p. 186 (1882) Proboscis aborted, minute; palpi obliquely porrect, short, the 2nd joint moderately fringed with hair; frons with long corneous heart-shaped process with raised edges and corneous plate below it; eyes large, round; antenne of male ciliated ; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales and without crests; tibie slightly fringed with hair; abdomen without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins J, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of diseocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Type. shen sala einen eeiueeincantentae ne eeeaee clauda. 3845. Escaria clauda. Bee claude, Grote, Papilio, il. p. 186 (1882); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p- par Head and thorax reddish ochreous mixed with black; tarsi blackish with pale rings; abdomen reddish ochreous. Fore wing ochreous irrorated with rufous and some blackish; subbasal line blackish, excurved below costa and eell, angled inwards in cell and ending at vein 1; antemedial line with double black spots at costa, then blackish defined on inner side by ochreous, waved, angled inwards on vein 1; claviform a small blackish mark; orbicular Fig. 03.—LHscaria clauda, G. 2 2° small, round, ochreous defined by some black scales; reniform an ochreous bar defined by some black scales; postmedial line blackish slightly defined on outer side by ochreous, bent outwards below costa, then ineurved, slightly excurved at median nervules, then incurved and somewhat dentate, some slight pale points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line pale defined on inner side by rufous, oblique towards costa, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a fine black terminal line; cilia fuscous mixed with some ochreous and with a slight dark line at middle. Hind wing ochreous tinged with brown especially on terminal area; a slight diseoidal spot, ESCARIA.—ALEPTINA. 229 indistinct sinuous postmedial line; a dark terminal line; cilia pale; the underside ochreous, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal lunule and curved postmedial line. Hab. U.S.A., Arizona, Phoenix,1 ¢,19. Exp. 26 millim. Genus ALEPTINA. Alepuina yore Cane Hints xxxivaips) 105)(1902)mueeneerneeeee staan tere ecee anca. Proboscis aborted and rather slight; palpi obliquely porrect, slenderly scaled and extending to extremity of the large flattened corneous plate at middle ef frons, a corneous plate below the frons excised in front ; eyes large, round; antennz: of male somewhat laminate and almost simple; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales and without crests; tibie slightly fringed with hair; abdomen without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 shortly stalked; 5 obsolescent from well below iiddle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing ' with the cell to towards middle. 3846. Aleptina inca. Aleptina inca, Dyar, Can. Ent. xxxiv. p. 105 (1902); id. Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 107. Head and thorax black mixed with white, the frons above and back of head mostly white; pectus white; tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen brownish ochreous, the ventral surface whitish irrorated with brown. Fore wing bluish grey irrorated with black and white, the basal area whitish except before costal half of Q NS Fig. 54.—Aleptina inca, 3g. roles antemedial line, which is double, black, angled outwards below costa and cell; claviform slight, narrow, elongate, defined below by black and white; orbicular with brown centre and white annulus defined by black, large, round; reniform grey with faint white annulus, undefined, an oblique white shade from costa before sub- terminal line to upper part of reniform, the veins on it with dark streaks ; postmedial line very indistinct, dark, strongly bent out- wards below costa, then double, oblique, sinuous ; subterminal tine very indistinct, whitish, crossed by an oblique blackish shade from apex to its inner side at vein 4, excurved below vein 7 and at middle, then incurved and the white more prominent; the termen whitish with a series of black points; cilia with a blackish patch 230 NOCLUID A, at tornus. Hind wing white, the veins and apical area tinged with brown, the terminal area tinged with brown in female; the underside with the apical area slightly irrorated with brown. Hab. U.S.A., Texas, Arizona, Yuma Co., 15,19. Hap. 24 millim. Genus PRORACHIA, nov. Type, P. daria. Proboscis aborted, small; palpi porrect, hardly reaching as far as the large rounded frontal prominence with transverse corneous ridge and corneous plate below it; eyes large, round; antennze of male ciliated; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales, the prothorax without crest, the metathorax with decum- bent crest; tibiz smoothly scaled; abdomen without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell to about one-third length. 3847. Prorachia daria. Thalpochares daria, Druce, Biol. Centr-Am., Het. ii. p. 497, pl. 95. f.. 29 (1898); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 211. Head and thorax dark brown mixed with grey ; legs dark brown, the tarsi slightly ringed with white; abdomen rufous. Fore wing grey suffused with red-brown ; subbasal line represented by slight double derk striz from costa; antemedial line shght, blackish, defined on inner side by whitish, minutely waved from costa to median neryure, then angled outwards in submedian fold and . 5).—Prorachia daria, g. 1}. inwards on vein 1; claviform and orbicular absent ; reniform with whitish annulus defined by black except above, its centre grey irrorated with brown and defined by brown, constricted at middle and expanding above; an indistinct oblique brown medial line ; postmedial line double filled in with grey, the inner line blackish, the outer indistinct except at costa, strongly bent outwards below costa, very slightly incurved at discal fold, oblique and sinuous below vein 4, some whitish points beyond it on costa; subterminal line indistinct, grey defined by brown suffusion on inner side, excurved below 7 and at middle; aterminal series of slight black points. Hind wing whitish suffused with red-brown, the veins and terminal area darker; cilia whitish tinged with brown, a slight brown line near base ; the underside whitish tinged with rufous, the PRORACHIA.—HADENELLA. 231 costal area irrorated with rufous, a slight waved postmedial line from costa to vein 5 and faint diffused terminal band. Ab. 1. Fore wing with the reniform more prominently white. Ab. 2. Fore wing with black patches before and beyond the reniform. Hab. U.S.A., Arizona, Huachuca Mts., 1 9, Prescott (Kunzé), i, Lok Mexico, Jalapa (Er upllo), 7 3, 1 2 type, Presidio (forrer), 1 g, Godman- Salvin Coll. Hap. 24 millim. Genus HADENELLA. mye Hadenella, Grote, Papilio, 1. p. 123 (1883) sees eseeeeeteeee eee: pergentilis. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned, slender, short, roughly scaled ; frons with large corneous prominence with raised edges, long truncate central process hollowed out in front and corneous plate below it; eyes large, rounded; antennz of male ciliated; head and thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the metathorax with spreading crest; tibia moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. Fore wing long and narrow, the apex rounded, the termen obliquely curved; veins 3 and. 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 trom 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 trom angle of cell; 5 obsvlescent from below middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. A. Fore wing with pinkish-white fascia below the ecll from PISO WO SuloWwemmaI ING —cocoscseovocdosonecasencceacanobaudoononr rectiradiata. B. Fore wing without pinkish-white fascia below the cell...... pergentilis. 3848. Hadenella rectiradiata. (Plate CX XXII. fig. 31.) Tarache rectiradiata, Hmpsn. Ann. 8. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 391 (1902). ®. Head and thorax purplish grey mixed with some pinkish and dark brown; tegule with blackish lines near base and tips; patagia edged with black; vertex of thorax with blackish streak ; pectus and legs brownish white, the tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen brownish ochreous, the ventral surface white. Fore wing purplish grey with sight dark irroration, the veins streaked with black; an oblique black streak above inner margin before middle; a pinkish-white fascia below the cell and vein 3 from base to subterminal line, and a short fascia beyond the cell above and below vein 5; subbasal and antemedial lines absent; orbicular and reniform small and close together, whitish defined by black and with some brown in centres, the former round; post- medial line represented by a slight striga across vein 1; sub- terminal line slight, whitish, minutely waved, incurved below vein 3, with a whitish patch beyond it at apex and two small spots above tornus; a series of slight whitish lunules on termen; cilia chequered yellowish-white and black. Hind wing whitish tinged with brown,, the terminal area suffused with brown; cilia whitish; the under-. side ochreous white slightly irrorated with brown, a dark: discoidal point and terminal lunulate line. ‘ie Hab. Becuvanarany, N’gami(Lugard),1 @ ty pe. Hep. 32 millim, 232 NOCLUID. 3849. Hadenella pergentilis. Hadenella pergentilis, Grote, Papilio, iii. p. 123 (1883); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 164. 6. Head and thorax white mixed with brown and fuscous scales; frons with lateral black bars; antenne ringed black and white; abdomen ochreous irrorated with black. Fore wing whitish irrorated with fuscous and tinged with ochreous except towards costa, the veins with slight dark streaks; subbasal line represented by an oblique black striga from costa; antemedial line defined by whitish on inner side, dentate, strongly angled outwards in submedian fold and above inner margin; claviform very large, extending almost to postmedial line, defined by brown above and fuscous below; orbicular small with white annulus defined by fuscous; reniform with fuscous centre and slight whitish Wee 4 pena 62) Fig. 56.— Hadenetla pergentilis, S. 4. annulus defined by black, an oblique fuscous shade from costa to reniform; postmedial tine indistinct, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, oblique below vein 4; subterminal line white defined by rufous on inner side and by an oblique blackish wedge-shaped patch from costa, somewhat angled outwards at veins 7 and 4 and incurved at submedian fold; the terminal area darker except at apex; cilia white with black line near base and blackish tips. Hind wing whitish tinged with ochreous brown, the veins darker ; a fine black terminal line; cilia white with a fuscous line near base ; the underside sparsely irrorated with brown, a discoidal spot und indistinct curved postinedial line with minute dark streaks on the veins. Hab. U.S.A., Washington, Wyoming, Colorado, Glenwocd Springs, 23. Exp. 32 millim. Genus FOTELLA. Type > Mguchia, (CHRO, Chia Wot, Tin, Jo WSL (MSE) socaooccgsacdoocannunoucoacoe riotalis: Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint slender, reaching to middle of frons and fringed with scales in front, the 3rd short; frons with rounded prominence with corneous plate below it; eyes large, rounded ; antenne of female ciliated ; head and thorax clothed with scales only, a ridge of scales between antennx; prothorax without crest, metathorax with large spreading crest ; tibiz slightly fringed with hair; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only; build slender; wings ample. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved; veins 3 and 0 from near angle of cell; 6 from nee: angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below middie of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. FOTELLA. 233 A. Fore wing with the orbicular distinct, the ante- and post- reoeraben) WbaVes) (DRESEIN | Geaneoosossoopenoeeconccn0cses00s005000000000000 cylindrica. _ B. Fore wing with the orbicular, ante- and postmedial lines absent ....0.. Logged 000 sano DS edadengsDENOGODSODOCSDOSODDAxEDHC CoORAGObARE notalis. 3850. Fotella cylindrica. Hadena cylindrica, Grote, Can. Ent. xii. p. 214 (1880); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 146. @. Head and thorax white mixed with red-brown and black ; tarsi banded with black; abdomen ochreous irrorated with brown, the basal crest black at tip. Fore wing grey-white tinged with brown and irrorated with fuscous, the veins with fine black streaks ; subbasal line black, waved, from costa to submedian fold; ante- medial line double at costa, then very indistinct, waved; claviform elongate, defined by black; orbicular and reniform whitish defined by black, the former with its centre slightly irrorated with fuscous, oblique elliptical, the latter strongly tinged with fuscous; traces of Fig. 57.—Folella cylindrica, Q. }. a medial line oblique from costa to below cell; postmedial line very indistinct, strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, oblique below vein 4; subterminal line whitish slightly defined on inner side by red-brown and with a darker patch before it on costa, angled outwards at vein 7 and slightly excurved at middle; a terminal series of small black lunules. Hind wing pale ochreous; a slight discoidal lunule and curved postmedial line; a fine dark terminal line; cilia white with a slight brown line near base; the underside white irrorated with brown, a discoidal lunule, postmedial line, and terminal series of striz. Hab. U.S.A., Nevada, 1 Q type. Hap. 30 millim. *3851. Fotella notalis. (Plate CXXVIIL fig. 13.) Fotella notalis, Grote, Can, Ent. xiv. p. 181 (1882); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 195. @. Head and thorax olive-fuscous mixed with greyish; abdomen pale greyish ochreous. Fore wing olive-fuscous with a narrow pale terminal band; lines. absent; reniform slight, white, con- stricted at middle. Hind wing whitish tinged with fuscous especially on terminal area ; cilia white. Hab. U.S.A., Arizona, Evp. 34 millim. This species is un- known to me; figured from a drawing from type in Coll. Brooklyn Soc. Arts and Sciences. 234 NOCTUIDZ. Genus CATABENA. Type. Contalognia, \w/iWs, seoxil, GBI (CURED) cocansecoosconosdcaonspsocHacanescedoc lineolata. Turbula, Wik. Char. Undescr. Het. p. 26 (1869).............2.0.2000 lineolata. Adipsophanes, Grote, Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci. i. p. 181 (1873)... lineolata. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of frons and moderately scaled, the 5rd short, porrect ; frons smooth ; eyes large, round; antennx of male ciliated; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales, the tegule produced to a slight dorsal ridge and hood behind, the pro- and metathorax with slight spreading crests; tibiz fringed with long hair on outer side at base; build slender; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. Fore wing long and narrow, the apex rounded, the termen obliquely curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 froin 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 from middle of discocellulars, almost obsolete; 6, 7 very shortly stalked; 8 anastomusing with the cell near base only. A. Fore wing with black streak below base of cell. a. Fore wing with the reniform represented by a minute WLDTUISIN SNOW 6o2000000080040000000006 000005 sn sn0H0an0G09sc00DO000R00C esula. b. Fore wing with the reniform absent. a. Fore wing with the orbicular represented by a slight wilniiberstredkacle fue dalbyalolacksnmepeeenseeeereeeecscceesceer ie lineolata. 61, Hore wing with the orbicular absent ..................20. 00 vitrind, B. Fore wing without black streak below base of cell............... terens. 3852. Catabena esula. AXylina esula, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 297, pl. 28. f. 1 (1889). Head and thorax brown mixed with grey-white; frons black ; tegule with strong black lines at base and middle and slight fuscous line near tips; fore tibia and mid tibie towards base black on outer side; abdomen grey suffused with brown, the Fig. 58.—Catabena esula, G. 3. ventral surface whitish. Fore wing brown mixed with grey-white, the veins and discal fold slightly streaked with black; a slight black streak below basal half of celi; antemcdial line dentate with a long tooth below costa, then almost obsolete; orbicular repre- sented by a minute elongate white spot on the discal blackish streak; reniform a minute whitish spot; postmedial line defined by whitish on outer side towards costa, strongly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, almost obsolete, oblique below vein 4; the interspaces of terminal area with slight dark streaks; a fine waved black terminal line; cilia brown mixed with grey. Hind- CATABENA. 235 wing white, the veins of terminal area streaked with brown; a fine brown terminal line somewhat diffused at apex; cilia brown at apex, then white with a slight brown line near base to vein 2 ; the underside with the costa except towards base and apical part of termen irrorated with brown. Hab. Mexico, Tabasco (H. H. Smith), 1 3 type, Jalapa (Trujillo), 2 $, Godman-Salvin Coll.; Grunapa (H. A. Smith), 29. Exp. 34 millim. 3853. Catabena lineolata. (Plate CXXVIII. fig. 14.) Catahena lineolata, Wik. xxxii. 631 (1865); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. Jo MBEE Turbula petrea, Wik. Char. Undescr. Het. p. 26 (1859). Adipsophanes miscellus, Grote, Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci. i. p. 181 (1873). 3. Head and thorax white mixed with pale brown; frons black-brown ; tegule with black-brown band at base expanding into a triangular patch at middle, a slight medial line and stronger line near tips; abdomen white faintly tinged with brown. Fore wing white, the veins and discal fold streaked with black, the lower part of cell and the interspaces beyond the cell with diffused reddish-brown streaks; a very oblique black striga from base of costa, a black streak in submedian fold to below middle of cell and an oblique streak above inner margin near base; antemedial line represented by a very oblique black streak from costa to subcostal nervure; orbicular very narrow and elongate, white defined by black; reniform absent; traces of a waved rufous medial line; postmedial line strongly bent outwards below costa and slightly detined by white on outer side, then obsolescent with black points on the veins, very oblique below vein 4 and bent outwards at vein 1; subterminal line hardly traceable, white, dentate; a terminal series of shght dark lunules; cilia white mixed with brown. Hind wing semihyaline white, the veins of terminal area streaked with brown; a slight brown terminal line; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a postmedial series of minute brown streaks on the veins. Hab. Canapa; U.S.A., Massachusetts, New York (Packard), 1 g,1 92, Evans Center, 1 3, 2 Q type miscellus, Congs Springs, 1 ¢, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Josephine Co., Kouge R. ( Walsingham), 13,2, California, Sonora Co., Petaluna (Walsingham), 1 3, 3 ¢, Sta. Barbara (d@’ Urban), 1 g,2 2; hab. ign., 2 $ type and type petrea. Hxp. 28-34 millim. Larva. Head small, mottled with brown, leaving three green lines on each lobe. Body cylindrical, slender, the feet of joints 7 and 8 small; green, mottled with brown; dorsal, subdorsal and substigmatal lines, rather broad, whitish, obscure. Food-plant : Solidago.—H. G. D. 236 NOCLUIDZ. 3854. Catabena vitrina. (Plate OXXVIII. fig. 15.) ° Laphygma vitrina, Wik. xi. 718 (1857). Callieryes divisa, Herr.-Schaff. Zool.-min. Corresp.-blatt. Regensb. 1868, . 147. Hiioptanes terminellus, Grote, Can. Ent. xv. p. 132 (1883); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 194. Homohadena candida, Smith, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxii. p. 478 (1900); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 124. §. Head and thorax white faintly tinged with rufous; frons with strong black bar above; tegule with two faint brown lines and slight black-brown dorsal streak; upper edge of patagia and metathorax with some black scales; mid tibiz with black streak at base, the tarsi ringed with black; abdomen white slightly tinged with brown on dorsum, the anal tuft with ochreous. Fore wing white faintly mottled with yeilow-brown and with slight dark irroration, the median nervure and extremity of subcostal neryure streaked with black, the terminal area suffused with brown; subbasal line represented by a very oblique black striga from costa, the antemedial line by an oblique striga from costa and two points on vein 1; orbicular and reniform absent; traces of a diffused waved oblique line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line slight, blackish and bent outwards below costa, then represented by two black streaks beyond the cell and helow vein 4 by an incurved series of black points; traces of a white subterminal line excurved at middle and bent outwards to tornus; the terminal area with series of black streaks in the interspaces, above and below vein 5 extending to weil before subterminal line: cilia fuscous intersected with white at base, brown at tips. Hind wing hyaline white; the termen suffused with fuscous at apex, the extremities of veins streaked with fuscous and a narrow terminal line from apex to vein 2; cilia white, fuscous at apex. 2. Fore wing with strong black streak along median nervure and vein + from base to subterminal line. Ab. 1. Fore wing more uniform bluish grey-white without brown suffusion on terminal area, the male with hardly a trace of black streak on median nervure, the female with slight black streak.— Bahamas, Cuba. Hab. U.S.A., Texas, Kerrville, 2 ¢,3 9, San Antonio, 2 9, Arizona, Huachuca Mts., 1 9; Banamas, Abaco (Bonhote), 1 9; Cupa, Santiago (Schaus), 25, 2 9; Haiti (Z'weedie), 3 ¢ type; Grenapa (7. H. Smith), 1 $. Hep. 24—26 millim. 3855. Catabena terens. (Plate CXXVIII. fig. 16.) Laphygma terens, W1k. xi. 720 (1857). Fore wing grey-white mixed with brown; palpi with brown marks at sides of 2nd and 3rd joints ; frons with black bar above; tegule with black line near base and white line near tips; fore CATABENA,—CHIRIPHA.} 237 tibia on inner side and mid tibie on outer side at base streaked with black, the tarsi ringed with blackish; abdomen white dorsally suffused with fuscous brown leaving slight white segmental lines, the anal tuft ochreous. Fore wing grey-white irrorated and in parts suffused with fuscous brown, the veins with slight dark streaks; subbasal line represented by a very oblique black striga from costa ; an oblique black streak above inner margin before tho antemedial line, which is represented by an oblique series of short black streaks in the interspaces, with a somewhat whiter patch beyond it from costa to median neryure; orbicular absent; reni- form a faint whitish patch; postmedial line blackish and strongly bent outwards below costa, then almost obsolete, dentate and produced to black points on the veins, oblique below vein 4 and with a black spot beyond it in submedian interspace; subterminal line represented by a minute black streak below apex, brownish spots below veins 7 and 6, with a short black streak below the latter and short black streaks above and below vein 2; cilia chequered blackish and white at base, with slight brown medial line and white tips. Hind wing hyaline white with fuscous patch at apex and slight streaks on the extremities of veins; cilia white, fuscous at apex; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown towards the apical black patch. Hab. Vunezuria (Dyson), 1 9 type; Braz, Organ Mts., Tijuca (Wagner), 1 &, Petropolis (Doer), 2 $, Rio Janeiro, 1 6; Paraguay, Sapucay (foster), 1 9; Perv, Arequipa. Hap. 26- 30 millim. Genus CHIRIPHA. rane CHirdpalias, Nin Wise 58, OO) CUSHS) . soooascacboavobanopaocna0s0dudbooedsoudoae involuta. Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of frons and moderately fringed with hair, the 3rd short, upturned ; frons smooth, with ridge of hair above ; eyes large, rounded ; antennz of male bipectinate with short branches, the apex serrate ; head and thorax clothed with hair and hair-like scales, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests; tibice moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. Fore wing with the apex rather produced and acute, the termen obliquely curved and slightly crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 3856. Chiripha involuta. Chiripha involuta, Wik. ix. 201 (1856); Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 230. ' Head and thorax ochreous white mixed with some brown ; palpi brown except 2nd joint in front; sides of frons black; tibie streaked with brown, the tarsi brown with slight pale rings; abdomen ochreous white suffused and irrorated with brown. Fore wing yellow-brown ; the veins brown defined on each side by white streaks; a white fascia below costa from base to apex, the 938 NOCTUID®. costa brown with slight black streaks in the interspaces ; a blackish fascia below basal half of median nervure and another above inner margin from near base to middle; a slight subbasal white streak below costa, a large triangular mark below cell and an oblique striga above inner margin; an oblique antemedial white striga from vein | to inner margin, on which there is a white streak ; orbicular and reniform defined by yellowish white, the former very small, oblique wedge-shaped, the latter produced at upper extremity; a downeurved white streak from median neryure just beyond the triangular mark bent upwards to vein 2 beyond middle ; some blackish streaks in the interspaces beyond the cell; a white Fig. 59.—Chiripha involuta, 3. }. streak from lower angle of cell curved upwards to vein 5, then downwards to termen at vein 4; some blackish subterminal wedge- shaped marks in the interspaces; a white terminal band with oblique white streaks before it below veins 7, 4, and 3, the last longer and ending above the bent up streak in submedian interspace; a fine dark terminal line; cilia brown with yellowish white line at base. Hind wing whitish, the marginal areas broadly suffased with brown, the veins brown; a dark discoidal spot and diffused postmedial line; cilia white, brown at tips; the underside yellowish white, the costal and terminal areas tinged and irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal lunule, diffused postmedial line, and fine black terminal line. Hab. Ponsas, Kulu (Hocking), 1 2, Kasauli, 1 9. Ep. 52 milliim. Typet ¢ in Mus. Oxon. Genus CALOGRAMMA. Type Calogramma, Guen, Noct. 1. p. IIGYoN Gs i5}2) aedeeceosaganandsadanoncvode festiva. Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of frons and broadly scaled, the 5rd short; frons smooth; eyes large, round; antenne of male ciliated; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales, the prothorax without distinct crest, the metathorax with double crest; tibize broadly fringed with hair; abdomen with dorsal crests on basal segments. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and slightly erenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from well below middle of disco- cellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. CALOGRAMMA. 239 3857. Calogramma festiva. Noctua festiva, Donov. Ins. New Holland, pl. 36 (1805); Moore, Lep. Ceyl. ili. p. 21, pl. 146. f.6; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 249. Polia picta, Guér. Voy. de Coquille, ii. p. 285, pl. 19. f. 7 (1880) ; Boisd. Voy. de l’Astrolabe, Lép. p. 241 (1832). Head and thorax pale orange-yellow largely suffused with crimson ; palpi crimson except at extremities of the joints; frons with crimson bar ; tegule with crimson medial line; patagia with oblique black streak at base of upper edge, oblique medial crimson bar and crimson tips; pectus and tibie mostly crimson, the tarsi yellowish white ; abdomen yellowish white, the basal crest tinged with orange. Fore wing yellowish white, a large truncate triangular crimson patch extending on costa from middle to near apex and down to median nervure and vein 4, with a crimson band from it to inner margin on inner side of postmedial line ; slight crimson streaks on base of costa, median nervure, and vein 1; subbasal line repre- sented by a black spot on costa and striga from cell; a double very Fig. 60.—Calogramma festiva, 3. 1. oblique black line from subcostal nervure at antemedial line to vein | at the subbasal striga; crimson streaks on costa and sub- costal nervure, two black spots below costa, an oblique streak below submedian fold and angled mark above inner margin before the antemedial line, which is double, black, angled outwards below costa, then minutely waved, excurved at submedian fold and above inner margin; claviform narrow and elongate, defined by black; a black streak above median nervure to the orbicular, which is oblique defined by black at sides and with slight brown line in middle, two slight black streaks below it defining base of vein 1 ; reniform large defined by black, interrupted by pale streaks at lower angle of cell, its centre with crimson patch partly defined by black, its upper extremity produced to a long acute point and its outer edge angled inwards at middle, some black before it in upper part of cell and diffused black streaks from it to postmedial line in the interspaces ; postmedial line double filled in with pale yellow, strongly bent outwards below costa, then oblique, minutely waved, ineurved at discal and submedian folds and excurved at middle, some white points beyond it on costa and two slight black marks below costa on edge of the crimson patch; subterminal line repre- sented by black points above veins 6 and 5 and above and below 240 NOCTUID ©. submedian fold and larger spots above veins 4, 3, 2, with crimson streaks between them on veins 4, 3 from the postmedial line. Hind wing pure white, the costal and inner areas tinged with yellow, a slight yellow terminal line; the underside with the terminal half of costa suffused with crimson. Hab. ? Punsas, 1 3; Carron (Templeton), 1 $,1 9; Nicopars (Rogers), 1 2, Little Nicobar, 1 ¢; Sryearorn (Ridley), 1 ¢,3 9; Puitiprines, Luzon, Mindanao; Troprranp Ts., Kiriwini (Meek), 23; New Careponia,1 ¢; N.S. Warns, Sydney (Mathew, Raynor), 73,79. Hap. 42-52 millim. Larva. Semper, Schmett. Philippines, p. 516, pl. Q. ff. 4, 5. Brown irrorated with black and white, the 4th somite with black band; dorsal and subdorsal lines whitish; stigmata with white spots defined by black above; a broad yellow substigmatal fascia ; head and ventral surface red-brown. Food-plants: Liliacee. 10-4. Genus PRODENIA. Type Prodenia, Guen. Noct. i. p. 159 (1852) ....ccccccessessessetsseseeeseees androgea. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of frons and broadly scaled, the 3rd short; frons smooth; eyes large, round ; antenne of male ciliated; thorax smoothly clothed almost entirely with scales, the prothorax without crest, the metathorax with divided crest ; tibie moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with dorsal crests on basal segments. Fore wing long and narrow, the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved, crenulate; veins 3 and 5 typically from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle or from areole; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell ; 5 obso- lescent from just below middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anatomosing with the cell near base only. Secr. I. Fore wing of male with veins 2 and 3 almost from a point near lower angle of cell, vein 5 from just below middle of discocellulars. 3858. Prodenia rubrifusa, n. sp. ¢. Head and thorax bright rufous; palpi yellowish in front and at tips and with blackish marks at sides of Ist and 2nd joints ; fore and mid tibie with some black points, the tarsi with black bands ; abdomen ochreous suffused with rufous. Fore wing bright rufous slightly irrorated with black, some yellowish on basal area, on costal area beyond antemedial line, and on postmedial inner area ; subbasal line represented by a faint diffused oblique yellowish line from costa to median nervure, then inwardly oblique and double, then by a slight black line angled outwards on vein 1; some fuscous suffusion from below costa to vein 1 before the antemedial line, which is indistinct, yellowish, angled outwards below costa, excurved in submedian interspace and retracted to inner margin ; orbicular represented by a quadrate yellowish patch defined by black on outer side and with oblique diffused yellowish fascia from its lower extremity on and above vein 2 to postmedial line ; reniform obsolete, its produced upper extremity traceable and PRODENIA. ‘ 241 slightly defined by black, a short black streak on vein 5 from the black edge of orbicular, then curved round and becoming the oblique waved medial line; postmedial line indistinct, blackish, below vein 3 defined by whitish on inner side, bent outwards below costa, then oblique, incurved at discal and submedian folds and bent out- wards to inner margin, some slight pale points beyond it on costa ; an indistinct diffused oblique greyish fascia from apex to middle of yy Fie. 61.—Prodenia rubrifusa, dg. 1}. postmedial line; subterminal line whitish, angled outwards at vein 7, excurved at middle and slightly angled inwards in sub- median fold; traces of a series of yellowish strie just before termen ; a terminal series of slight black lunules; cilia rufous with fine yellow line at base and vlackish tips. Hind wing semihyaline white, the apex tinged with brown; a fine brown terminal line from apex to vein 2; the underside with the costal area suffused b) with fiery red, a series of black points on termen from apex to vein 3. Hab. Jamatca, Runaway Bay (Walsingham), 1 3g type. Hap. 46 millim. Sor. IT. Fore wing of male with the neuration normal. A. Fore wing with the upper extremity of reniform pro- duced to a very long narrow point defined on lower side byganvobliqueiwmiteimiarkageeeseeteseceeeeeseeeeeeeestcse se dolichos, B. Fore wing with the upper extremity of reniform produced oF shorter, broader, and less oblique point defined by white. a. Fore wing with curved white streak above medial part Ofsimme rn mare lisececnanenc decree neous meee eees saectcsts pulchella. 6. Fore wing without curved white streak above medial part of inner margin. a, Kore wing with the white streak on vein 2 continued to subterminal line ....... Hae eRe ae Ne N mieweie er iseiers ardrogea, 6'. Fore wing with the white sireak on vein 2 ending at postmedial line. a Fore wing with the postmedial line bent outwards from submedian fold to inner margin ............... litura. 6°. Fore wing with the postmedial line bent outwards from vein 1 to inner margin. a®, Fore wing with more or less distinct diffused oblique violaceous white fascia from apex more » prominent in maie. VOL, VIII, ° 242 NOCIUID.E. a'. Fore wing very long and narrow, the whole medial area suffused with ochreous in male, the female with some ochreous on middle of HhaVnYe yy saath Peahob oadoncaddeasigonao$ Sdonontedcneadeaseube lati fascia. 64, Fore wing shorter and broader, the medial area suffused with ochreous in male, in female without ochreous. a’, Fore wing largely suffused with fuscous, the violaceous white fascia from apex promi- MEtIb MANIA ees cea taa ate setlesidecite cette ornithogalli. b®°, Fore wing paler brown, the violaceous white fascia from apex slight ............... prefica. °, Fore wing without violaceous white fascia from EDGES oonaccdoqadaonon9s cossoocdacncus000D000sEcO000s00N6008 maria. 3859. Prodenia dolichos. Noctua dolichos, Fabr. Ent. Syst. 3. 2, p. 95 (1794). Phalena commeline, Smith & Abbot, Ins. Georgia, ii. p. 189, pl. 95 (1797) ; ae Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p, 268; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 169. Head and thorax ochreous mixed with rufous; palpi with red- brown bar near extremity of 2nd joint; frons with red-brown bar above; vertex of head mostly red-brown ; tegule with black-brown band at base and medial line and red-brown band near tips; patagia edged with red-brown and with black line near upper edge ; tibize and the 1st joint of mid tarsi streaked with red-brown; abdomen ochreous suffused with rufous. Fore wing red-brown, the basal half of costal area whitish irrorated with red-brown, an ochreous Fig. 62.—Prodenia dolichos, 3. 3 1e fascia on inner margin from before antemedial line, where it narrows to a point, to termen where it expands to submedian fold; an oblique whitish and blackish striga from base of costa; subbasal line represented by an oblique whitish striga from costa defined on each side by blackish strie; an oblique whitish streak from sub- costal nervure at antemedial line to vein 1, double below submedian fold; antemedial line rather indistinct, double filled in with whitish, minutely waved, bent inwards to inner margin; claviform slightly defined by black, elongate and extending to the medial line ; orbi- cular ochreous white defined by black except below, with brown line in centre and ochreous bar on outer edge, oblique and with oblique ochreous bar from its lower extremity above and below PRODENIA. DAS vein 2 to medial line ; the extremity of median nervure and bases of veins 3, 4 to postmedial line streaked with ochreous ; reniform slightly defined by black and by ochreous on inner side, its upper extremity very strongly produced, defined by ochreous below and with slight ochreous streaks on it on veins 7,6; a slight medial line from vein 5 beyond lower angle of cell, angled inwards to the claviform in submedian fold and outwards on vein 1; postmedial line double filled in with yellowish, strongly bent outwards below costa, then oblique, sinuous; a broad oblique pale patch from apex to middle of postmedial line, whitish on apical area, rufous on post- medial area; a slightly curved whitish subterminal line from the pale patch to submedian fold, where it is angled inwards, with black streaks before it in the interspaces, short above, longer below, and with a series of yellowish and black strie beyond it; a terminal series of small black lunules ; cilia yellowish mixed with brown, intersected with whitish and with a dark line through them. Hind wing hyaline white, the veins brownish towards termen, the apex tinged with brown; a brown ‘terminal line from apex to vein 2; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a terminal series of small black lunules from apex to vein 2. Hab. U.S.A., Massachusetts, Distr. of Columbia, 2 4, Illinois, Georgia, 1 ¢, 2 9, Texas; Mexico, Jalapa(Hoege, Trujillo), 1 6, 2 2, Presidio (Forrer), 1 3, Coatepec (Brooks), 1 3, Yucatan (Gaumer), 1 2, San Blas (Walker), 1 9; Guaremata, Pantaleon (Champion), 1 3, Cerro Zunil (Champzon), 1 3g , Coatepeque (Cham- pion), 1 g, Vera Paz (Champion), 1 g ; Nicaragua, Chontales, (Janson), 1 §; Br. Honpuras, Cayo (Blancaneau), 1 9; Costa Rica, Candalaria Mts. (Underwood), 1 6,2 2; Panama, Chiriqui (Champion, fbbé), 2 2, Bugaba (Champion), 1 3, 1 9, Godman- Salvin Coll., Cana Mines (Tylecote), 1 9 ; Jamaica, Moneague (Walsingham), 1 3, Runaway Bay (Walsingham), 1 3, Castleton (Kaye), 1 $3 Sx. Luera (Cowie), 1 $,2 2; Sr. Vincent (7. H. Smith), 1 2; Grenava (H. H. Smith), 2 2; Cusa; Harrr (Tweedie), 1 2; Barzsapos (Frampton), 1 $, 1 93; Braziz, Amazons, Pard, 1S, Sao Paulo (Jones), 2 9; Argentina, Goya (Perrins), 1 S, (Thomas), 2 $. Hxp 42-52 millim. Larva. Head reddish, black in front, the V-mark over clypeus contrasted. Body robust, joints 5 and 12 enlarged; brown, finely longitudinally strigose ; subdorsal line yeliowish white, with a row of black wedge-shaped marks above it; lateral area pale on its upper half, dark below, a black spot on joint 5; substigmatal band obsolete.—H. G. D. 3860. Prodenia pulchella. (Plate CX XVIII. fig. 17.) Laphygma pulchella, Herr.-Schaff. Zool.-min. Corresp.-blatt. Regensb. 1868, p. 116. Prodenia exquisita, Moschl. Abh. Senck. Ges. xiv. p. 41, pl. f. 23 (1884). Head and thorax ochreous mixed with rufous; palpi with some black on 2nd and 3rd joints behind; frons with dark bar above ; RZ ZA4 NOCLUIDE. tegulee with dark medial line; patagia with black streak near upper edge; fore and mid tibize with slight black streaks ; abdomen ochreous tinged with rufous. Fore wing rufous mixed with ochreous and in parts irrorated with black and suffused with fuscous, the basal half of costal area and the inner margin beyond ante- medial line more ochreous; subbasal line represented by a very oblique ochreous striga from costa defined on each side by slight black strive; a downcurved ochreous fascia with brown ee in middle from subcostal nervure at antemedial line to vein 1 near base; some silvery grey above vein 1 before the antemedial line, which is indistinctly double filled in with ochreous, oblique from costa to submedian fold, then obsolescent and strongly retracted to inner margin; a curved whitish streak on medial area above inner margin; orbicular narrow, oblique, with red-brown centre and whitish annulus defined at sides by black, with a yellowish bar on its outer edge and oblique whitish fascia on and above vein 2 from its lower extremity to postmedial line; the extremity of median nervure and bases of veins: 4, 3 streaked with whitish ; reniform defined by a whitish and black bar on inner side, its upper extremity produced to a long oblique point defined by yellowish white and by black on outer side ; postmedial line double filled in with yellowish, indistinct and bent outwards below costa, then oblique sinuous, incurved below vein 6 and at submedian fold; a diffused oblique violaceous whitish fascia from apex to below vein 6; subterminal line whitish, from the pale fascia to submedian fold where it is angled inwards, shghtly excurved at middle with some dark brown suffusion before it and black streaks in the interspaces, short above, longer below; a fine whitish line before termen on which there is a series of black points; cilia red-brown intersected with whitish and with a fine pale line at base. Hind wing hyaline white, a dark terminal line from apex to vein 2; cilia tipped with brown towards apex; the underside with the costa slightly irrorated with brown except towards base, a terminal series of black points from apex to vein 2. Hab. Honvturas (Dyson), 1 33; Jamaica (Gosse), 1 g§ ; Cusa, Santiago (Schaus),38 6,292. Hep. 32-38 millim. 3861. Prodenia androgea. Noctua androgea, Cram, Pap. Exot. iv. p. 42, pl. 510. f. D (1782); Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am.,, Het. i. p. 269. Noctua marmorea, Sepp, Ins. Surinam, p. 109, pl. 51 (1848). @. Head and tegule red-brown; palpi ochreous with brown patches on the joints; lower part of frons ochreous; an ochreous bar between antenne and another on vertex of head; tegnlze with black and ochreous medial line and ochreous tips; thorax ochreous mixed with rufous, the tegule with blackish scales near edges; fore tarsi whitish, the mid and hind tarsi ringed with white; abdomen ochreous tinged with rufous. Fore wing reddish brown suffused witb fuscous and irrorated with black, with a large oblique PRODENTA. 245 blue-white patch from apex to postmedial line, towards which it is somewhat diffused and tinged with violaceous, its upper edge angled above vein 6, the median nervure with pale yellow streak forking on bases of veins 3, 4; an oblique white striga from base of costa ; subbasal line pale yellow, acutely angled outwards below costa, ending at subcostal nervure and with short yellow streaks beyond it on costal and subcostal nervures; a double very oblique yellow line across submedian interspace before the antemedial line, the inner line extending across cell; antemedial line double filled in with yellowish, excurved below costa and in submedian interspace where it is defined by yellowish on inner side, bent inwards to inner margin; clayiform slightly defined by blackish, narrow and acute at extremity ; orbicular a very oblique yellow bar with two fine brown lines on it, an oblique white streak from its lower edge to subterminal line at submedian fold and some yellowish above base of vein 2; a narrow yellowish and blackish bar across the cell before the reniform which is faintly defined by yellowish and black, its upper extremity produced to a point and with distinct yellowish mark on its outer edge; some ochreous and black irro- ration above orbicular and reniform; postmedial! line indistinct, double, filled in with yellowish below vein 2, strongly bent outwards below costa, then oblique, waved, incurved below vein 2, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line yellowish, almost obsolete on the white patch, then slightly excurved and with black streaks before it in the interspaces, long above and below vein 3, angled inwards in submedian fold and defined by black on inner side, a series of yellow and black striz beyond it except on the white patch; a terminal series of small black .unules slightly defined by yellowish on inner side; cilia red-brown intersected with yellowish and with fine yellowish line at base. Hind wing semihyaline white, the costa and termen towards apex slightly tinged with brown ; a dark point on termen below apex and a fine terminal line from apex to vein 2; the underside with the costa irrorated with brown except towards base, a terminal series of black points from apex to vein 2. Hab. Panama, Bugaba (Champion), 1 3, Godman-Salvin Coll. ; Sr. Lucta (Cowie), 1 2; Trap (Aaye), 1 9; Guianas, Cayenne, Surinam; Brazit, Espiritu Santo (Higgins), 1 2. Hep. 52-54 millim. 3862. Prodenia litura. Noctua litura, Fabr. Syst. Ent. p. 601 (1775). Noctua histrionica, Fabr. Syst, Ent. p. 612 (1775). Noctwa elata, Fabr. Spec. Ins. ii. p. 220 (1781). Hadena littoralis, Boisd. Faun. Ent. Mad. p. 91, pl. 13. f. 8 (1833) ; Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii. p. 19, pl. 146. ff. 1a, 6; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 247; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 184. Hadena retina, Frr. Neue Beitr. v. p. 161, pl. 478. ff. 2-3 (1846) ; Herr.- Schaff. Hur. Schmett., Noct. ff. 144-5. Prodenia tasmanica, Guen. Noct. i. p. 163 (1852). Prodenia ciligera, Guen. Noct. i. p. 164 (1852). Prodenia testaceoides, Guen. Noct. i. p. 165 (1852). 246 NOCTUID®. Prodenia subterminalis, W\k. ix. p. 196 (1856). Prodenia glaucistriga, Wik. ix. 197 (1856). Prodenia declinata, Wk. xi. 723 (1857). Mamestra albisparsa, Wik. Journ. Linn. Soe., Zool. vi. p. 186 (1862). Prodenia evanescens, Butl. Mem. Nat, Ac. Sci. Wash., Rep. Eclipse Exp. p. 94 (1884). 3. Head and thorax whitish mostly suffused with rufous; palpi with blackish marks at sides of joints; frons with brown bar above ; tegule with some brown at base, slight medial line and brown tips; mid tibie streaked with black; abdomen ochreous tinged with rufous. Fore wing ochreous mostly suffused with brown, the medial area below the cell ochreous tinged with rufous, the terminal area rufous, the median nervure and bases of veins 2, 3, 4 streaked with white ; subbasal line double and filled in with white towards costa, acutely angled outwards below costa and ending at vein 1; an oblique whitish line from subcostal nervure before antemedial line to vein 1, double below the cell; some silvery grey suffusion before antemedial line, which is double filled in with whitish, acutely angled outwards below costa, excurved below cell and retracted to inner margin ; claviform elongate, slightly defined by black scales ; orbicular narrow, oblique, white defined at sides by blackish and with faint rufous centre, a whitish bar on its outer edge and some whitish below it above base of vein 2; reniform whitish slightly defined by black and with some brown in centre, its upper extremity produced to a long acute point; traces of an oblique irregular medial line from lower extremity of reniform to inner margin; postmedial Jine double filled in with whitish, strongly bent outwards below costa, then oblique, minutely waved and slightly incurved at discal and submedian folds, some white points beyond it on costa; an oblique diffused violaceous grey fascia from apex to postmedial line, then defining its outer edge; a white subterminal line from the fascia to submedian fold, excurved at middle; a fine white line before termen slightly defined by black on outer side; a terminal series of slight black lunules; cilia brown intersected with white and with fine white line at base followed by a brown line. Hind wing white, the apex slightly tinged with brown; a fine brown terminal line from apex to vein 2; the underside with the costa slightly irrorated with brown except towards base, a terminal series of black points from apex to vein 2. @. Fore wing with the violaceous grey fascia from apex less strongly contrasting; the inner medial area not ochreous. Ab. 1. evanescens. An albinistic form, very much paler ; fore wing with all the markings obsolescent.—Caroline Is. and Marquesas. Hab. Turkey, Frey Coll.; Cretp; Syria (Lederer), 1 3,3 9, Zeller Coll.; Mapzerra ( Wollaston, Meek), 4 3, 2 2; Canarizs,2 3, Leech Coll.; Ascension I. (Conry), 1 2; Sr. Herena ( Wollaston), 26,3 9; 2 days from S. Trinivap (Murray), 1 9; Goup Coast (Hales), 1 S$, 1 9, Kumasi (Whiteside), 1 §, 1 9; Nigeria, Old Calabar (Sampson), 1 ¢, Sapele (Sampson), 2 9, Onitsha, 1 9; Congo (Curror), 1 $; Eeyrr, Aboukir (Graves), 1 9; Sovupan, PRODENIA, 247 White Nile (Dunn), 1 9; Br. E. Arrica, Athi-ya-Mawe (Betton), 16, Eb Urru (Betton), 1 5, Kikuyu (Crawshay), 1 9, Taveta (Rogers), 1 9; Ueanna, Ruwenzori (Legge § Wollaston), 1 9; Masnonatanp, Salisbury (Warshall), 1 9; Navat, Malvern (Mar- shall), 1 9, Maritzburg, 1 ¢, Durban (Gooch, Leigh), 1 3, 4 9; Roprievez (Gulliver), 2 2; Maurrrius (Beke), | 5; Persian Gur, Fao (Cumming), 13; Japan, Yokohama (Pryer), 1 2; Cxnrr. Cuina, Ichang (Pratt), 1 ¢, 1 2, Chang-yang (Pratt), 1 9; Formosa (Dickson, Hobson, Seebohm), 2 6, 22; Punsas, Kulu, Sultanpur (Gi. Young), 1 ¢, Kasauli (Swinhoe), 2 3, 2 9, Dharm- sala (Hocking), 3 6, 3 9, Allahabad, lL ¢, Manpuri, 1 ¢ (Hear- say), 1 2 type subterminalis, 1 S$ type glaucistriga; Nupat (Hodgson), 1 3; Siku, 1 9; Bomsay, 1 ¢, Bandra (Jayaker), 1 S$, Ratnagiri (Jayaker), 1 9, Canara (Ward), 2 6; Manras, Nilgiris (Hampson), 3 ¢ , Coimbatore ( Walhouse), 1 ¢; TRAvANcoRE, Permad (Mrs. Imray), 2 $; Cynon (Templeton), 1 9; Burma, Moulmein (Clerk), 1 $, 1 Q type destinata, Mandalay (Bingham), 1 $,1 9; Stnearore (Ridley), 5 §, 2 9; Borneo, Sarawak, type albisparsa in Mus. Oxon., Mt. Marapok,1 2; Java (Horsfield),6 3, 3 9 type ciligera; Curtstmas I. (Andrewes), 2 9 ; Cocos Knznine I. ( Wood-Jones), 1 $, 1 2; New Guinea, Mt. Kebea (Pratt), 1 3g, 1 2; QueErnstanp, Moreton Bay (Diggles), 2 3, Brisbane (Turner), 1 g; N.S. Warzs (Daniel, Raynor), 1 g, 1 2; Fist (Mathew), 1 $,1 9; Girserr Is. (Woodford), 2 9; Caroxine Is. (Holden), 4 O type evanescens ; MarsHart Is. (Mathew), 2 3, 3 9; Navicators Is. 1 $; Tanrrt (Mathew), 1 $; Socizry Is. (J. J. Walker), 3 9; Maraunsas (J. J. Walker), 4 $; Sanpwica Is. (Perkins), 1°. Exp. 30-44 millim. Larva. Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii. pl. 146. f. 1d. Pale violet-brown with subdorsal series of narrow yellow spots with black lunules above them; lateral series of purplish black spots with white dot in centre; a sublateral white line. Food- plant: Lantana. 3863. Prodenia latifascia. (Plate CXXVIII. fig. 18.) Prodenia lutifascia, Wik. ix. 195 (1856). Prodenia variolosa, W\k. xi. 722 (1857); Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. - p. 269. Predenia cosmioides, Wk. xv. 1678 (1858). Prodenia commeline, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. 1. p. 268 (part.), nec Smith & Abbot. 36. Head and thorax ochreous white mixed with rufous; palpi with blackish marks at sides of 2nd and 3rd joints; tegule with slight brown medial line and some rufous at tips; tibize with some black points, the tarsi banded with black; zbdomen ochreous suffused with rufous. Fore wing ochreous suffused. with rufous, the basal area with some whitish suffusion, the antemedial area with some greyish fuscous suffusion, the area beyond postmedial line bluish white with red-brown patch on costa before subterminal line and 248 NOCLUIDE. slight brown suffusion at middle; subbasal line represented by double dark striz from costa; an indistinct oblique pale line from subcostal nervure at antemedial line to vein 1; antemedial line indistinctly double filled in with whitish, minutely waved, oblique below submedian fold; claviform hardly traceable; orbicular represented by a quadrate whitish patch with oblique pale rufous bar on it at middle and fine oblique line near outer edge ; reniform defined by a whitish and blackish bar on inner edge, otherwise faintly defined by rufous, its upper extremity strongly produced to a point, filled in with pale yeliow; an indistinct oblique waved brown line from vein 5 beyond the cell to inner margin; post- medial line double filled in with whitish, strongly bent out- wards and obsolescent below costa, then oblique, minutely waved and incurved at discal fold, some white points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line indistinct, white, from veins 7 to 2, slightly excurved at middle; a brown point on costa just before apex; a terminal series of small triangular brown spots and fine waved black terminal line; cilia red-brown intersected with pale yellow and with fine yellowish line at base. Hind wing semihyaline white; a terminal brown line from apex to vein 2; the underside with the costa slightly irrorated with black except at base, a terminal series of black points from apex to vein 2. @. Fore wing with the medial area brown, tinged with ochreous at inner margin only, the median nervure and veins arising from it streaked with white, the orbicular and reniform much more dis- tinctly defined, the postmedial area rather darker and the terminal area rufous except at apex and tornus. Hab. Mexico, Jalapa (Trujillo), 5 ¢, 2 9, Cordova (Rumeli), 1 So, Presidio (Forrér), 1, 1 2, Mexico City (Hvege), 1 3, Coatepec (Brooks), 1 3, Durango (Becker), 1 3,1 9; GuaruMara (Rodriguez), 1 9, Vera Paz (Champion), 2 3; Cosra Rica, Cande- laria Mts. (Underwood), 1 3, Irazu (Rogers), 19; Panama, Bugaba (Champion), 1 9, Godman-Salvin Coll.; Jamaica (Aaye), 1 d; Cusa, Santiago (Schaus), 1 3, Matanzas (Schaus), 1 ¢; Hartt (Tweedie), 3 3 type variolosa ; Sr. Lucta (Cowie), 1 9; Br. Guiana, Demerara (Jenman), 1 g; Braz, Amazons, Para, 1 ¢; Paracuay, Sapucay (Poster), 4S, 22; Areunrina (Thomas), 1 5, Goya (Perrins), 8 3,1 2, Riojo (Giacomellt), 1 3. Hap. 40-50 millim. 3864. Prodenia ornithogalli. (Plate CXXVIII. fig. 19.) Prodenia ornithogalli, Guen. Noct. i. p. 168 (1852), 9; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 169. Prodenia eudiopta, Guen. Noct. i. p. 164 (1852), $; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 170. Prodenia flavimedia, Harv. Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci. ii. p. 274 (1874). Prodenia lineatella, Harv. Bull, Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci. ii. p. 275 (1874). Prodenia conmeline, Riley, 3rd Rept. Ins. Mo. p. 1138, f. 486 (1871); Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 268 (part.), nec Smith & Abbot. 3. Head and thorax ochreous white mixed with rufous; palpi with brown patch at side cf 2nd joint, the 3rd joint black at base; PRODENTA. 249 tegule with rufous medial line and rufous tips; patagia with oblique rufous medial bar and rufous tips; tibize with shght blackish marks; abdomen ochreous white suffused with rufous. Fore wing brown mixed with some ochreous and with slight dark irroration, the medial area below the cell ochreous tinged with rufous, the median nervure and veins rising from it streaked with white on medial area; subbasal line represented by an oblique white striga from costa defined at sides by black striz and an oblique white line defined at sides by black from subcostal nervure before antemedial line to vein 1; some leaden grey suffusion before the antemedial line, which is double filled in with whitish, oblique ‘waved to median nervure, then excurved and retracted to inner margin; claviform moderate, incompletely defined by black ; orbicular oblique, white defined at sides with black, with pale rufous line in centre and whitish bar on outer edge, slightly angled inwards on median nervure; reniform with brown centre and whitish annulus defined by black, indistinctly below, its upper extremity moderately produced to a point; an oblique waved line from vein 5 beyond the cell to inner margin, angled outwards on vein 1; postmedial line double, filled in with whitish at costa and towards inner margin, strongly bent outwards below costa, incurved at discal fold, then oblique, waved and bent outwards to inner margin, some white points beyond it on costa; a broad diffused oblique blue-white fascia from apex to middle of postmedial line and large patch at tornus; subterminal line white, oblique towards costa, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle, a series of short biack streaks before it, longer at middle; a curved yellowish-white line before termen defined by black strise on outer side; a terminal series of small black lunules with some bluish- white suffusion before them; cilia red-brown intersected with white and with fine white line at base. Hind wing semihyaline white, the veins tinged with brown on terminal half; the termen brown from apex to vein 2; the underside with the costa slightly irrorated with brown, a terminal series of black points from apex to vein 2. Ab. 1. flavimedia. Fore wing with the inner medial area more prominently ochreous. . Fore wing without ochreous on inner half of medial area, the median nervure and veins arising from it more distinctly streaked with white, the orbicular more distinctly defined, the bluish-white fascia from apex narrower and less prominent, less bluish white at tornus. ; Hab. U.S.A., Massachusetts, New York (Packard, Riley), 3 3, 5 @, Long I. (Hulst), 1 d, Pennsylvania, 1 ¢, New Jersey, Lake- hurst, 1 ¢, Distr.. of Columbia, Kansas (Snow), 1 2, Nebraska, Missouri, Texas, Dallas (Boll), 2 5, 4 2, types flavimedia and lineatella, Round Mt., 1 3, California; Muxico, Jalapa (7'rwjillo), 29; Cosra Rica, Candalaria Mts. (Underwood), 1 ¢, Godman- Salvin Coll. Hap. 40-46 millim. 250 NOCIUID2. Larva. Head reddish, biack in front, the V-mark over clypeus contrasted. Body robust, joints 5 and 12 enlarged; brown, reddish on the dorsal line and below the spiracles, finely longitudinally strigose ; subdorsal line pale yellow with a row of black wedge- shaped marks above it; lateral area behind joint 5 as pale as sub- dorsal line, below dark; a brown spot on joint 5; substigmatal band obsolete.—H. G. D. 3865. Prodenia prefica. (Plate CX XVIII. fig. 20.) Prodenia prefica, Grote, Can. Ent. vii. p. 44 (1875); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 170. Head and thorax ochreous white mixed with pale red-brown ; palpi with brown patches at sides of Ist and 2nd joints; patagia with some dark scales near upper edge; tibize with some dark brown points; tarsi banded with blackish; abdomen ochreous white tinged with reddish brown. Fore wing ochreous white suffused in parts with brown and grey and irrorated with black, the veins with slight pale streaks; subbasal line represented by slight double black striz from costa filled in with whitish; an oblique irregular whitish line from subcostal nervure before the antemedial line to vein 1; antemedial line indistinctly double filled in with whitish, angled outwards below costa, then oblique, waved, retracted to inner margin; the medial area with the median nervure and veins arising from it streaked with white; orbicular oblique, white defined at sides by black, with brown line in middle and without bar on its outer edge, some whitish below it above base of vein 1; reniform incompletely defined by blackish with biack and white bar on inner edge and whitish mark on outer, its upper extremity produced to an indistinctly defined point; an indistinct oblique waved black line from vein 5 beyond the cell to inner margin; postmedial line double filled in with whitish, strongly bent outwards below costa, then oblique, sinuous, incurved at discal and submedian folds and bent outwards to inner margin, some white points beyond it on costa and slight oblique diffused violaceous white fascia from apex; subterminal line white, excurved below vein 7 and at middle and angled inwards in submedian fold, a series of short black streaks before it in the interspaces, a fine curved white line beyond it bent inwards to costa; a terminal series of small black lunules; cilia brown intersected with white and with white line at base. Hind wing white tinged with brown, especially on the veins and terminal area; a slight discoidal lunule; a terminal series of brown striz except towards tornus; cilia white ; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal lunule and terminal series of black points from apex to vein 2. Hab, U.S.A., California, Mendocino, 2 ¢,1 2 type, Sauzalito, 1. Lwp. 40-46 millim. PRODENIA.—SPODOPTERA. 251 3866. Prodenia marima. (Plate CX XVIII. fig. 21.) Prodenia maritima, Schaus, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxx. p. 150 (1904). o. Head and thorax olive and reddish brown mixed with ochreous white; palpi with some fuscous on 2nd joint behind and near extremity ; tegule with dark lines near base, at middle and near tips; patagia with some black scales near edges; tibizw and tarsi with blackish marks; abdomen ochreous white tinged with brown, the crests and anal tuft rufous. Fore wing brown mixed with greyish and whitish and slightly irrorated with blackish, the veins with slight pale streaks, the medial area with the median nervure and veins rising from if prominently streaked with white ; subbasal line represented by an oblique whitish striga from costa defined on each side by slight black striz, an oblique whitish line defined by blackish on inner side from subcostal nervure before antemedial line to vein 1 and a black line angled outwards above inner margin; antemedial line double filled in with whitish, excurved from costa to median nervure and in submedian inter- space, then retracted to the subbasal line at inner margin ; claviform elongate, defined by black; orbicular oblique, narrow, yellowish white defined by black, with olive-brown line in centre, whitish bar on outer edge and some whitish below it above base of vein 2; reniform with ochreous-white annulus defined by black, its upper extremity produced to a rather long point; an oblique waved line from beyond lower angle of cell to inner margin; _post- medial line double filled in with whitish, strongly bent outwards below costa, then oblique, waved, incurved at discal and submedian folds and bent outwards to inner margin, some white points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line white, angled outwards above vein 7 and excurved at middle, with black streaks before it in the inter- spaces rather longer at middle, a fine white line beyond it excurved below costa and slightly defined by black on outer side; a fine waved black terminal line; cilia fuscous and whitish intersected with white and with fine white line at base followed by a dark line. Hind wing semihyaline white; the underside with the costal area tinged with ochreous and slightly irrorated with brown towards apex. Hab. Braziu, Castro Parana (D. Jones), 1 3. Eavp. 34 millim. Genus SPODOPTERA. Type. Spodoptera, Guen. Noct. 1. p. 153 (1852) ......... 22... cence ese c eee mauritia. Eulaphygma, Burl. Trans, Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 668 ............... abyssinia. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint moderately scaled and reaching about to middle of frons, the 3rd short ; fronssmooth; eyes large, round ; antennez of male typically ciliated; thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the prothorax without distinct crest, the metathorax with spreading crest ; fore tibiz broadly fringed with hair on outer side, the mid and hind tibize moderately fringed ; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and slightly crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing Oe NOCLUIDZ. with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; & obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 trom upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Secr. I. Antenne of male bipectinate with short branches, the apex serrate. A. Fore wing prominently variegated with black ............ umbraculata. B. Fore wing not variegated with black .................:00000 pecten. 3867. Spodoptera umbraculata. (Plate CX XVIII. fig. 22.) _ EHumichtis umbraculata, Wik. xv. 1717 (1858). Agrotis enunciatus, Lucas, Pr. R. Soc. Queensl. vili. p. 85 (1892). Hadena andrias, Meyr. Trans, Ent. Soc. 1902, p. 27. 3. Head dark brown; palpi with blackish patch on 2nd joint ; tegulee brown at base with black medial band and grey tips; thorax brown and grey; abdomen grey. Fore wing grey-white suffused in parts with reddish brown and variegated with black; subbasal line blackish, waved, from costa to submedian fold; a diffusea brown line, angled outwards below costa and in cell and more strongly inwards on vein 1 before the antemedial line, which is oblique, waved, double, the outer line stronger, filled in with grey ; claviform obsolete; orbicular and reniform small, slightly defined by blackish, the former ochreous, produced at lower extremity, the latter with black centre and ochreous annulus; postmedial line somewhat dentate, defined by whitish on outer side, double at costa, bent outwards below costa, angled inwards in discal fold, incurved below vein 4; subterminal line whitish, slightly angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle, with small somewhat dentate brown marks on its inner side and large patches at costa and middle, the area beyond it brown; a terminal series of small black lunules; cilia dark brown intersected with white. Hind wing white, the veins brownish; the terminal area suffused with fuscous broadly at apex, narrowing to a point above tornus; the underside with the costal area irrorated with fuscous, a terminal series of blackish points. Q. Fore wing more uniform greyish without the patches of dark suffusion. Hab. Qurunstanp, Brisbane (Lucas), type tT ¢ andrias in Coll. Meyrick (Turner), 2 3,1 2, Goodna (Turner), 1 9, Moreton Bay (Diggles), 1 3 type. Hxp. 34-40 millim. 3868. Spodoptera pecten. Spodoptera pecten, Guen. Noct. i. p. 155 (1852); Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 195 (part.). Spodoptera erica, Butl. P.Z. 8. 1880, p. 675. Spelotis waiformis, Swinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 226. Caradrina pectinata, Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 264 (1894). 3. Head and thorax ochreous suffused with rufous and slightly mixed with fuscous; palpi with black spot on Ist joint and the SPODOPLERA. DSS 2nd joint black at sides except at tips; frons with slght lateral black bars; antenne blackish ; tegule with medial blackish line ; pectus and legs whitish, the tarsi blackish with pale rings ; abdomen whitish slightly tinged with rufous. Fore wing ochreous suffused with rufous and slightly irrorated with black ; antemedial line very indistinct, double filled in with whitish, oblique, waved; orbicular defined by black at sides, oblique quadrate, conjoined at lower extremity to the reniform, which has a blackish centre and pale annulus with black mark between its upper part and orbicular and slightly defined by fuscous on outer side; traces of an oblique line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line very indistinct, double, filled in with whitish at costa and below vein 2, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, angled inwards at discal fold and incurved below vein 4, some whitish points beyond it on costa; subterminal line whitish slightly defined by fuscous on inner side, more prominently at middle and with black streaks before it Fig. 63.—Spodoptera pecten, §. +. 1 in the interspaces between veins 7 and 2, angled outwards at vein 7, excurved and minutely waved at middle and angled inwards in submedian fold; the terminal area tinged with fuscous; a ter- minal series of double rather triangular black spots; cilia whitish tinged with rufous and mixed with fuscous. Hind wing white, the veins on terminal area tinged with brown, the costa towards apex and termen to vein 2 with fuscous; the underside with the costal area lrrorated with fuscous, a terminal series ef black points from apex to vein 2. @. Fore wing more uniform brown, with the lines less pro- minent and not filled in with whitish, the reniform filled in with fuscous instead of black, the subterminal line slightly defined by fuscous. Hab. Conta, Gensan (Leech), 1 9; Loo-cxoo Is. (Pryer), 1 9; Formosa (Hodson), 2 5, 2 2 type ertca; Stxuim (Dudgeon), 2 6, 1 2: Assam, Nagas, type T pectinata in Coll. Rothschild; Buneat, Calcutta, 1 ¢ ; Burma, Bhamo,1 9 type uniformis; Purax, Goping (Kunstler), 1 3; Sincarorsn (Ridley), 38 g, 10 9; Bornxo, Sarawak (Wallace, Bartlett), 2 $, Sandakan (Pryer), 1 2; Lasvuan (Hverett), 2 3; Java (Horsfield), 5 6,1 Q type. Hap. 28-34 millim. Larva on * Bukoot.” Deval NOCTUID.E. Sucr. IL. (Hulaphygna). Antennz of male minutely serrate and fasciculate, 3869. Spodoptera abyssinia. Spodoptera abyssinia, Guen. Noct. i. p. 154 (1852). Spodoptera cilium, Guen. Noct. i. p. 156 (1852); Hmpsn. Moths Ind. nu. p. 259. Caradrina latebrosa, Led. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien. 1855, p. 205, pl. 2. f. 11; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 199. Caradrina orbicularis, Wik. x. 294 (1856); Hmpsn. Nat. Hist. Sokotra, p. 323, pl. xx. f. 26. Caradrina preterita, Wik. x. 294 (1856). Caradrina insignata, Wik. x. 295 (1856). Laphygma procedens, Wik. xi. 721 (1857). Agrotis infixa, Wik. Journ. Linn, Soc., Zool. vi. p. 186 (1862). Laphygma obliterans, Wik. Trans. Ent. Soe. (3) i. p. 87 (1862). Spodoptera insulsa, W1k. xxxii. 648 (1865). Laphygma imperviata, Wik. xxxii. 651 (1865). Laphygma retrahens, Wik. Entom. y. p. 126 (1870). 3g. Head and thorax ochreous suffused with red-brown; palpi with black bands on 2nd and 38rd joints near extremity ; frons with lateral black bars; tegule with black medial line; tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen whitish dorsally suffused with brown. Fore wing greyish suffused with brown ; subbasal line represented by double black striae from costa and cell; antemedial line double filled in with whitish, the inner line indistinct, oblique, waved ; orbicular whitish defined by black and with slight brown centre, oblique elliptical, open below and connected by a streak above median nervure with the reniform which is defined by black on Fig. 64.—Spodoptera abyssinia, G. }. inner side, its centre defined by diffused black ; an oblique dark striga from costa to reniform and waved line from lower angle of cell to inner margin, angled inwards in submedian fold ; postmedial line double filled in with whitish, the outer line indistinct, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, incurved below vein 4, some pale points with fuscous between them beyond it on costa ; subterminal line whitish defined on inner side by fuscous suffusion except between veins 7 and 5, and with slight dark streaks in the interspaces before it at middle, angled outwards at vein 7, excurved and minutely waved at middle and angled inwards in submedian fold; the terminal area tinged with fuscous; a terminal series of small, rather triangular black spots; cilia whitish with a fuscous line near base and some fuscous at tips. Hind wing pure semi- SPODOPLDPRA. 959 hyaline white, the underside with the costa slightly irrorated with brown, a terminal series of black points from apex to vein 2. 2. Fore wing with the orbicular completely defined by black, the reniform with fuscous centre and whitish annulus defined by black points on outer side. Hind wing with dark terminal line from apex to submedian fold and dark line through the cilia to vein 2. Hab. Sturra Leonu (Morgan), 1 3 type procedens; Lacos, Ebute Meta (Boag), 1 2; Nicguria, Old Calabar (Crompton, Sampson), 5 3, Sapele (Sampson), 1 3; Eaypr; Arapra, Mt. Sinai; AByssrnta ; Soxorra, Adho Dimellus (Grant), 2¢,192; Br. E. Arrica, Sabaki R. (Gregory), 1 2, El Urru (Betton), 1 g; Masnonatanp, Salisbury (Marshall), 2 $; Navat, Maritzburg, 1 9, Durban (Gooch, Bell- Marley, Leigh), 2 S$, 3 9; Carn Conoyy, Grahamstown (Miss Barrett), 1 $, Annshaw (Miss Barrett), 1 6, Knysna (Trimen), 4g, 1 2 (Sir A. Smith), 1 3,4 9, types orbicularis, preeterita, and insignata; Mauritius, Curepipe (Tulloch), 1 9; Roprievnz (Gulliver), 1 3,1 2; Swycnuenres, Mahé (Meade-Waldo), 2 9 ; Asta Mrvor, Taurus Mts.; Syria; Patestinp; Persran Gurr, Fao (Cumming), 1 3,12; Ponsas, Sultanpur (G. Young), 1 g,1 9; Srxuim, 1 ¢; Bompay, Bandra (Jayaker), 1 $; Mapras, Gooty (Campbell), 2 3, Nilgiris (Cardew), 1 3; Ceyton, Kandy (Green), 1 g, 1 9; Purirprrnes, Luzon, San Fernando, 1 9; Boryzo ; Java (Horsfield), 3 3,2 2, types ciliwm and insulsa. Hap, 28-32 millim. Larva. Ochreous with numerous pale points defined by pale brown ; dorsal line orange ; subdorsal line represented by a series of orange marks defined by irregular black lunules above ; lateral line represented by orange marks, the stigmata black with brown patches above them; head and thoracic plate red-brown.—Natal (Leigh). Sect. III. Antenne of male fasciculate. 3870. Spodoptera compta. Laphygma compta, W\k. Char. Undescr. Het. p. 80 (1869). Head and thorax ochreous suffused with bright rufous, the vertex of head and outer edge of patagia with some fuscous scales ; palpi Li, , —) Zi | tH Fig. 65.—Spodoptera compta, §. 4 Te with the Ist and 2nd joints tinged with fuscous at sides; tarsi suffused with fuscous and with pale rings; abdomen ochreous 256 NOCTUID ©. tinged with rufous. Fore wing ochreous suffused with bright rufous and slightly irrorated with brown, the terminal area suffused with fuscous and with slight pale streaks on the veins, some whitish at base of inner margin; faint traces of a pale curved waved ante- medial line; orbicular represented by a faint minute dark spot ; reniform dark, ill-detined ; postmedial line indistinct, dark, slightly defined by whitish on outer side, bent outwards below costa and incurved below vein 4; subterminal line whitish defined by fuscous suffusion on inner side, somewhat excurved at middle; a slight dark terminal line; cilia rufous tinged with fuscous and with a fine pale line at base. Hind wing pure semihyaline white; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown. Hab. Perv, 2 6,19 type. Hep. 36 millim. Sucr. LV. (Spodoptera). Antennze of male ciliated ; fore tibiz with very large tufts of hair and seales from outer side. AS ein dewanlegsenailayalliiae -wlmitemerasee eee eeteieeiecte rer eee rece mauritia. B. Hind wing cupreous brown ..................ceesserassseseseeesee post fusca, 3871. Spodoptera mauritia. Hadena mauritia, Boisd. Faun. Ent. Madag., Lép. p. 92, pl. 13. f. 9 (1833) ; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 248. Spodoptera acronyctoides, Guen. Noct. 1. p. 154 (1852). Spodoptera nubes, Guen, Noct. 1. p. 155 (1852). Spodoptera filium, Guen. Noct. i. p. 155 (1852). Prodenia infecta, Wk. ix. 196 (1856); Butl. Ill. Het. B. M. vi. p. 33, ol, NOB), it Gi. Prodenia insignata, Wk. ix. 197 (1856). Caradrina triturata, Wik. x. 295 (1856). Agrotis transducta, Wk. x. 344 (1856). Prodenia permunda, Wik. xi. 723 (1857). Laphygma gratiosa, Wik. xxxii. 651 (1865). Laphygma squalida, W\k. xxxii. 662 (1865). Prodenia venustula, Wik. xxxii. 694 (1865). Celena bisignata, Wik. xxxii. 679 (1865). Agrotis aliena, W1k. xxxii. 694 (1865). Agrotis submarginalis, Wik. xxii, 699 (1865). Agrotis bisignata, W\k. Xxxil. 702 (1865). Hadena obliqua, W1k. xxxiii. 736 (1865). 3g. Head and thorax red-brown mixed with some greyish and black; palpi with black band on 2nd joint near extremity; frons with slight lateral black bars; antennee blackish; tips of patagia and metathorax with black scales ; tarsi black ringed with white ; abdomen fuscous grey, the basal crest and ventral surface rufous. Fore wing greyish suffused with rufous and in parts with fuscous and irrorated with black, the veins greyish ; subbasal line double, black, irregularly waved, the outer line angled outwards below costa, from costa to vein 1 ; an oblique waved black line from sub- costal nervure to inner margin before the antemedial line, which is indistinctly double, oblique, waved and with double black spots at costa; claviform represented by an oblique black striga at its extremity; orbicular whitish defined by black except below, its SPODOPTERA. Dil centre tinged with rufous, round, an oblique whitish bar beyond it before the reniform which has a whitish annulus incompletely defined by black and diffused black spot in centre, the area beyond it between veins 5 and 3 suffused with fuscous to subterminal line; an indistinct oblique waved line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line double, the outer line indistinct, bent outwards below costa, then waved, incurved at discal fold and oblique below vein 4, some pale points beyond it on costa; sub- terminal line white with slight black streaks before it in the inter- spaces, angled outwards at veins 7, 6, 4, 3, and incurved at discal Fig. 66.—Spodoptera mauritia, $. 1. and submedian folds, a dark patch beyond it at discal fold and the apex suffused with white; a terminal series of small rather tri- angular black spots slightly defined by whitish on inner side; cilia pale rufous with blackish line near base and chequered with blackish at tips. Hind wing white, the veins, costal and inner areas tinged with brown ; a blackish terminal line; cilia tinged with brown at apex ; the underside with the costal area irrorated with fuscous, a terminal series of black points from apex to vein 2. Q. Fore wing paler and more uniform brown without the oblique whitish bar beyond the orbicular. Ab. 1. Fore wing of male like the female. Hab, Sirrra Leone (Morgan, Foxcroft), 2 3, 2 2, types bisig- nata, gratiosa, and triturata; Lacos, Kbute Meta (Boag), 1 ©; N. Nierrta, Egga (Dudgeon), 1 3; S. Nigeria, Old Calabar (Crompton), 1 36,1 2; Rup Sua (Fletcher), 1 3; Br. E. AFRICA, Nairowa (Betton), 1 g, Kikuyu (Crawshay), 1 9; Masnonatann, Salisbury (Marshall), 2 3, 1 9; Navan, Durban (Bell-Marley, Leigh),2 3; Mapaeascar, Betsileo (Cowan), 2 g,1 9 ; Mavrirrvs, Curepipe (Beke, Tulloch), 1 ¢,2 2 type aliena; C. Cura, Shanghai, 1 ¢ type obliqua; Punsas, Simla (Swinhoe, Harford), 4 9 , Kasauli (Swinhoe), 2 9, Dharmsdla (Hocking), 4 3, 4 Q, Jubbulpuar (Butler), 1 9, Allahabad, 1 9, Manpuri, 1 ¢; N. Inia (James), 23,1 9, types squalida, insignata, and infecta ; Beneat, Calcutta, 1 9; Sryp, Kutch, 1 9; Bomar, 2 9, Ratnagiri (Jayaker), 1 ¢, 1 2, Khandalla (Swinhoe), 1 §; Mapras, Coimbatore ( Wathouse), 1 3 type venustula; Cuyton (Metner), 2 ¢, Pundaloya (Green), 2 9, Trincomali (Yerbury), 1 $; Burma, Moulmein (Clerk), 2 2, Rangoon (Scott), 1 9, Thayetmyo (Watson), 1 2, Tenasserim, Donat Hills (de Nicéville), 1 $; Anpamans, 1 ¢; Purax, Goping (Kiinstler), 1 25 Sramw (Bowring), 1 3 type permunda; Stncarory VOL. VIII. s 258 NOCLrUID®. (Ridley), 6 ¢; Bornno, Sarawak (Wallace), 1 3, Kuching (Shel- ford), 1 9; Puitrepives, Luzon, San Fernando (McGregor), 2 3, 1 9; Java (Horsfield), 1 3,2 9, types nubes, filium, and submar- ginalis ; Cocos-Krntine I. ( Wood-Jones),1 9; New Guinua, Sogeri, 1 3S, Port Moresby, 1 g; N. Avsrratia, Port Darwin (J. J. Walker), 2 §, 3 9; Quurnstanp, Brisbane (Turner), 1 g,1 9, Moreton Bay (Diggles), 1 Q type bisignata ; Socrery Is., Tahiti ; Maravuesas (J. J. Walker), 2 3, 5 9; Hawaz, Kona (Perkins), 1 @. Ep. 32-44 millim. Larva. Dyar, Can. Ent. 1894, p. 65, & 1900, p. 157. Dark brown with numerous whitish strie ; dorsal fascia white- edged ; subdorsal and lateral fasciae white ; ventral surface pale greenish ; head red-brown. Injuricus to rice in the Punjab. 3872. Spodoptera postfusca. Spodoptera postfusca, Ampsn. Ill. Het. B. M. ix. p. 95, pl. 162. f.8 (1893) ; id. Moths Ind. ii. p. 263. @. Head and thorax red-brown, the scales tipped with white: tarsi dark brown ringed with white; abdomen brown mixed with whitish. Fore wing purplish grey thickly irrorated with dark brown and with some brown suffusion before inner half of post- medial line; subbasal line represented by a black striga from costa and black and white spot below ceil; antemedial line double, minutely waved and slightly curved ; claviform detined by blackish at extremity and extending to median nervure; orbicular and reniform very indistinctly defined and with a prominent black patch between them in cell, the former round ; a dark striga from costa to reniform and indistinct oblique line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; a diffused blackish fascia from reniform to subterminal line above vein 5; postmedial line double, bent out- wards below costa, then minutely dentate, oblique below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line whitish, waved, interrupted, defined by dark brown on inner side and with dentate dark brown marks before it on costal half, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a slight waved terminal line with small black spots in the interspaces. Hind wing dark red-brown, the cilia chequered brown and whitish ; the underside rather paler, with faint discoidal spot and curved postmedial line with some whitish suffusion before it on disk. Hab. Creyion (Green), 1 9 type. Hap. 30 millim. Genus LAPHYGMA. Type Laphygma, Guen. Noct. i. p. 156 (1852) .....2.....seeeeeee esse eee eee eeee exiguat. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of frons and moderately scaied, the 3rd short; frons smooth; eyes - large, round; antenue of male minutely serrate or ciliated; thorax clothed LAPHYGMA. 259 almost entirely with scales, the prothorax without crest, the metathorax with spreading crest; tibize moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. Fore wing with the apex rectangular, the termen evenly curved and haraly crenulate; veins 8 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars ; 6,7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Scr, I. Antennz of male minutely serrate.’ A. Fore wing black-brown suffused with leaden grey............ leucophlebia. 15}, INOS Wis CE TRGOWS |DHOWAN Gnaocccosocoscqsonsndbe0gsdoe0ecs0qned apertura. 3873. Laphygma leucophlebia. (Plate CX XVIII. fig. 23.) Prodenia leucophlebia, Hmpsn. Ann. 8. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 283 (1902), Head and thorax dark red-brown mixed with some grey and black, the head darker, the antennz whitish ; tarsi ringed with white ; abdomen whitish, the basal crest black, the anal tuft tinged with rufous, the ventral surface blackisk. Fore wing black-brown suffused with leaden grey and irrorated with black, the base of inner margin and terminal area paler, the medial area with the median nervure and bases of veins 4, 3 streaked with white; sub- basal line represented by double black strize from costa and a blackish patch below cell; antemedial line double filled in with greyish, oblique, minutely waved, bent inwards to inner margin ; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former whitish with pale red-brown centre, narrow, oblique, produced at lower extremity, the latter with fuscous centre and whitish annulus, with straight inner edge and constricted at middle; an indistinct oblique waved line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line double filled in with greyish, bent outwards below costa, then oblique, minutely waved, slightly excurved at median nervules, some white points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line whitish, minutely waved, indistinct towards costa, angled outwards at vein 7, very slightly excurved at middle and angled inwards in submedian fold, with series of diffused somewhat wedge-shaped black marks before it in the interspaces, a series of fine white strie beyond it defined on outer side by slight black strize confluent with the terminal series of small somewhat triangular black spots; cilia black-brown intersected with white and with some white at tips. Hind wing pure white, the apex slightly tinged with brown; the underside with the costal area tinged with brown and with a terminal serics of minute dark points from apex to vein 2. Hab. Transvaat, White R. (Cooke), 1 ¢; Narat, Karkloof (Marshall), 2 3,1 9 type; Qununstanp, Brisbane (Turner), i ¢. Kap. 34-36 millim., mM be 200 NOCTUID A. 3874. Laphygma apertura. Prodenia apertura, Wk. xxxii. 654 (1865). Prodenia synstictis, Hinpsn. Moths Ind. iv. p. 511 (1896). Head and thorax ochreous mixed with reddish brown; palpi brown except at tips; vertex of head with some blackish scales ; tegule with slight dark medial line; tarsi fuscous ringed with whitish ; abdomen ochreous white, the basal crest blackish. Fore wing ochreous suffused with dark brown and greyish and irrorated with black, the medial area with the median nervure, vein 2 and the bases of veins 3, + streaked with ochreous white ; subbasal line represented by double black striz from costa and cell, with an oblique blackish mark beyond it across submedian interspace ; antemedial line indistinctly double filled in with ochreous, angled outwards below costa, excurved in submedian interspace and retracted to inner margin ; claviform moderate, blackish ; orbicular and reniform ochreous defined by black and with pale brown Fig. 67.—Laphygma apertura, S. % centres, the former narrow, oblique, its lower extremity produced and confluent with the latter which is produced at upper extremity, some ochreous above base of vein 2; an oblique waved black line from lower angle of ceil to inner margin, interrupted by the streak on vein 2; postmedial double filled in with ochreous, strongly bent outwards below costa, then oblique, minutely waved, and incurved at discal and submedian folds, some minute pale puints beyond it on costa; a subterminal series of ochreous striz with small some- what dentate black marks on their inner side except towards costa ; a series of ochreous strive just before termen on which there is a series of black points; cilia with fine whitish line at base. Hind wing pure white with slight dark points on apical half of termen ; the underside with the costa slightly tinged with brown. Hab. C. Cutna, Ichang (Mrs. Pratt), 1 3; Mapras, Nilgiris (Hampson), 1 3, 1 2; Cryton, Hambantota (Pole), 1 g type synstictis, Eap, 24-32 millim. Larva. Bainbrigge- Fletcher, Spolia Zeylanica, 1908, p. 95. Jet-black, the segmental interstices creamy white, the prothorax with three yellow spots, the other segments with slight pale yellow dorsal spots forming a disconnected line; subdorsal line formed of pale yellow marks; spiracular line pale yellow; ventral surface glaucous green with white points; anus edged with orange; head LAPHYGMA, 261 black with orange spot above the jaw and with numerous black hairs. Food-plant: Drosera, especially the stems, forming a cocoon in the earth. 8. Secr. II. Antennz of male ciliated. A. Fore wing with the orbicular narrow, oblique elliptical. a. Fore wing with the medial line angled inwards in sub- MME CAM HOLA! aise se sence macenaeeenoeen Tee ee mee oe ae exempta. 6. Fore wing with the medial line not angled inwards in Sulbmredianelolde. is. yacten eee nodeeeteceee Meee ee Srugiperda. B. Fore wing with the orbicular round or slightly elliptical, a. Head and tegule ochreous white ..............00c0ceeeeeees flavimaculata. b, Head and tegule concolorous with thorax ............... exigua. 3875. Laphygma exempta. (Plate CXXVIII. fig. 24.) Agrotis exenypta, Wik. x. 355 (1856). Prodenia bipars, Wik. xi. 724 (1857). Prodenia ingloria, Wik. xv. 1679 (1858). ¢. Head and thorax grey tinged with red-brown, the head and basal half of tegule browner; palpi with slight dark marks at side of 2nd joint; tarsi brown ringed with white; abdomen ochreous tinged with brown. Fore wing grey tinged with brown and suffused in parts with purplish red especially on costal half from medial to subterminal line; subbasal line represented by indistinct double dark striz from costa and cell; an oblique black striga with some purplish red beyond it across submedian inter- space before the antemedial line, which is double, rather oblique, waved, excurved in submedian interspace ; claviform purplish red, rather incompletely defined by black ; orbicular grey tinged with olive-brown and slightly defined by black, oblique elliptical, and with pale bar beyond it ; reniform slightly and incompletely defined by black and with a diffused blackish mark in centre; the median nervure and veins arising from it slightly streaked with whitish on medial area; traces of an oblique waved medial line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line double, the outer line indistinct, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, angled inwards in discal fold and incurved below vein 4, some pale points beyond it on costa; a diffused oblique whitish shade from apex to vein 6, the subterminal line arising from it, whitish, minutely waved, incurved below vein 3, with some wedge-shaped black streaks before it at middle, above and below vein 4 extending to postmedial line ; a terminal series of slight black lunules; cilia greyish tinged with rufous and with slight rufous line near base. Hind wing ochreous white, the veins tinged with brown, the costal area and termen suffused with brown; a fine dark terminal line : cilia white; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown, a terminal series of blackish points from apex to vein 2. @. Fore wing more uniform fuscous brown, without the oblique pale bar beyond the reniform. 262 NOCTIUID &. Hab. Gown Coast, Accra (Sir G. Carter), 1 3; Lagos (Strahan, Boag), 23, 4 2; Nierria, Old Calabar (Sampson), 3 3, 8 2; Soupax, White Nile (Dunn), 1 ¢, 1 9; Br. E. Arrica, N’dmu (Betton), 1 3, Eb Urru ( Betton), 2 9, Machakos (Crawshay), 1 2; Ueanpa, Mulema (Dogyett), 1 ¢, Ketoma (Doggett), 1 g, 1 @, Hoima (Christy), 1 9; Mozamerqun, Beira (Sheppard), 1 3,1 2; Ruopests, Bulawayo (Marshall, Eyles), 3 3, 2 2; TRANsvaat (Cholmley), 1 ¢, 1 2; Natat, Durban (Gooch, Wilkinson), 1 3, 40; Aven (J. J. Walker, Yerbury), 2 3, 3 9; Manras, Palnis (Campbell), 1 9; Cuyton, Maskeliya (Pole), 1 9, Haldamulla (Mackwood), 1 9; Sineaavore (ltidley), 1 g, 1 2; QuuENstanD, Cooktown (Lower), 1 3, Townsville (Dodd), 1 2, Mackay (Lower), 1 2, Moreton Bay (Diggles), 1 3,1 9, types bapars and ingloria ; N.S. Watgs, Sydney (de la Garde), 19; W. Avusrratra, Sherlock R. (Clements), 19; Hawa, Honolulu (Blackburn, Mathew, Perkins), 73,29, Kona (Perkins), 2 8,19, Waialua (Perkins), 13,19, Lanai (Perkins), 1 6; Hab. ign. 1 ¢ type. Hwp. 26-38 millim. Larva. Dull olive-brown with numerous pale streaks, the ventral surface pale ; pale dorsal and subdorsal stripes edged with whitish ; a sinuous pale line above stigmata, which are black with a small whitish spot behind them on abdominal somites; head and thoracic plate dark brown. 3876. Laphygma frugiperda. (Plate CXXVIIT. fig. 26.) Phalena frugiperda, Smith & Abbot, Ins. Georgia, ti. p. 191, pl. 96 (1797) ; Geyer, Zutr. 22, no. 342, ff. 683, 684; Riley, 4th Report U.S. Ent. Comm. p. 353, pl. 62. f. 2; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 168. Laphygma macra, Guen. Noct. i. p. 157 (1852); Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 267. Laphygma inepta, W1k. ix. 190 (1856). Predenia signifera, W1k. ix. 193 (1856); Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p- 269. Rigboa plagiata, W1k. ix. 194 (1856). Prodenia autumnalis, Riley, 3rd Rept. Ins. Mo. p. 109, ff. 44-49 (1871) ; and Am. Ent. ii. p. 363, ff. 221, 223; and 8th Rept. Ins. Mo. p. 48, ff. 26-27. Prodenia fulvosa, Riley, 8th Rept. Ins. Mo. p. 49 (1876). Prodenia obscura, Riley, 8th Rept. Ins. Mo. p. 49 (1876). Caradrina flavimaculata, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 280 (part.), nee Harv. 3. Head and thorax ochreous suffused with reddish brown; palpi with biackish patch at side of 2nd joint; frons with blackish bar above; vertex of head suffused with fuscous ; tegule with fuscous patches; pectus whitish; fore coxe and femorasuffused with fuscous ; aodomen ochreous white suffused with reddish brown leaving slight pale segmental lines, the anal tuft tinged with rufous. Fore wing ochreous whitish suffused with fuscous and reddish. brown, the inner area paler; subbasal line represented by double oblique dark striz from costa; a black streak below base of cell curved up to cell at extremity; a minute whitish spot defined by black on outer LAPHYGMA. 263 side in cell before the antemedial line, which is indistinetly double, oblique, waved, somewhat bent outwards in submedian fold; clavi- form represented by a diffused brownish streak; orbicular whitish defined by black and with pale brown centre, a whitish bar beyond it and above base of vein 2; reniform with black and white bar on inner side, its outer edge slightly defined by black and with irregular white marks at upper extremity ; a slight white fork at bases of veins 4,3; an indistinct oblique waved line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line indistinct, double, strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, ineurved at discal fold and below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa; an oblique diffused whitish shade from apex to vein 6, the whitish subterminal line arising from it, excurved at middle and bent out- wards to tornus, some short black streaks before it in the interspaces at middle; a fine white line before termen with series of slight black streaks from it to the black terminal striz; cilia brownish with fine white line at base followed by a dark line. Hind wing semihyaline white, the apex suffused with brown; a dark terminal line from apex to vein 2; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with fuscous, a terminal series of black strice from apex to vein 2. ©. Much more fuscous brown, the costal area and veins irrorated with grey, the lines less distinct ; the orbicular and reniform with slight whitish annuli, the former without pale bar beyond it and no white streak at lower angle of cell, the whitish fascia from apex obsolete. Ab. 1. fulvosa, §. Fore wing somewhat more suffused with purplish, the white fascia from apex indistinct. Hab. Canapa; U.S.A., New York (Doubleday, Riley), 3 3,6 9, type macra, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1 9 , Georgia (Abbot), 1 ¢ type signifera, Florida, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Dallas (Boll), 43,192, New Mexico, Hot Springs, 1 9; Mextco, Jalapa (Trujillo, Hoege), 3 3,4 9, Orizaba( Trujillo), 1 9 , Durango (Horrer, Becker), 25,12, Tabasco (H. H. Smith), 1 3,1 2, Coatepec (Brooks), 1 @; Guaremata, Vera Paz (Champion), 1 g, Cerro Zunil (Champion), 1 9,8. Geronimo (Champion), 1 3,1 9; Honpuras, Belize (Blancaneaux), 1 2; Cosra Rica, Candalaria Mts. ( Under- wood), 1 6, 2 2, Punta Arenas (J. J. Walker), 1 6; Panama, Bugaba (Champio), 1 3,1 9, Chiriqui (Champion, Ridbé), 1 og, 3 9, Godman-Salvin Coll.; Jamaica (Gosse), 1 g type plagiata, Cinchona (Fawcett), 1 3; ‘Com, Santiago (Schaus), 3 O. o OF Harti (Tweedie), 1 $; Sr. Lucia (Cowie), 2,29; Grenapa (7. H. Smith), 1 S$, 2 9; Barpapos (% ampton), 2) G4 B Qe VernuzunLa (Dyson), 1 3,2 9; Br. Guiana (McIntire), 2 6,1 9, Rockstone (Kaye), 1 2; Braziz, Amazons, Para (Austen), 1 d, 3 9, Breves (Austen), 1 ¢, Parana de Byassu (Austen), 1 S, Santarem (Bates), 1 ¢, L Q, type inepta, Rio Negro (Trumbull), 1 9, Bahia (Meade- Waldo), 1 2 , Sao Paulo (D.Jones),2 3; Urnvevay, Monte Video (Micholl), 1 $; Paracuay, Sapucay, 11 g, 11 9; ARGENTINA, Goya (Perrins), 1 g, Tucuman, 1 2, Sta Fe, Ocampo 264 NOCIUID&, (Wagner), 1 2, Buenos Ayres (Thomas, Wilkinson), 3 3, 2 Q. Hep. 32-40 millim., Larva. Head black to brown, reticulate, a pale V-mark over clypeus. Body cylindrical, smooth, the tubercles not projecting, obscure brownish-shaded, the dorsum broadly paler, sometimes whitish ; lateral area dark-shaded between the narrow obscure pale subdorsal and broad whitish, reddish-filled substigmatal band, the latter not very sharply defined from the subventral area: cervical shield dark, cut by a whitish line. Food-plants: Various.— Tals (Gi 10) 3877. Laphygma flavimaculata. (Plate CXXVIII. fig. 27.) Caradrina flavimaculata, Hary. Can. Ent. viii. p. 54 (1876); Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 280; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 168. Head and tegule ochreous white, the latter edged with black scales; palpi with black patch on 2nd joint; frons with slight lateral black bars; antenne fuscous; thorax brown mixed with black and ochreous white; pectus and legs whitish mixed with some brown, the tarsi black ringed with white ; abdomen grey, the basal crest black and white. Fore wing grey suffused with brown and irrorated with black, the postmedial area somewhat paler except on costal area; subbasal line represented by double black striz from costa and cell; antemedial line double, oblique, waved ; orbicular ochreous white defined by black, its centre tinged with rufous or fiery red, irregularly rounded ; reniform with reddish brown centre with whitish lunule on it and ochreous annulus defined by black; a diffused oblique waved medial line from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line double filled in with whitish, strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, incurved at discal fold and below vein 4, some pale points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line indistinct, whitish, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of rather triangular black points: cilia whitish tinged with brown, a dark line near base followed by a slight line at middle. Hind wing semihyaline white, the veins brown, the costal and inner areas and termen tinged with brown; a fine brown terminal line; the under- side with the costal area irrorated with black, a terminal series of black points from apex to vein 2. Hab. U.S.A., Oregon, Colorado, Durango (Oslar), 1 g, 1 9, California, 23, 19 type, Sta. Barbara (Van Zandt, d’ Urban), 2 3, 1 2, Arizona, Prescott (Kunzé),2 3,2 9, Phenix (Kunzé), 1 3, 3 9; Mexico, Sonora (Morrison), 1 ¢§, Godman-Salvin Coll. Ewp. 26-34 millim, Hardly separable from LZ. exigua. Or LAPHYGMA. 26 : 3878. Laphygma exigua. Noctua exigua, Hiibn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 362 (1808); Dup. Lép. Fr. vi. p. 45, pl. 75. f. 2; Mill. Icones, pl. 75. f. 2; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p-. 259; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 195. Noctua fulgens, Geyer, Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 796 (1833). Caradrina pygmea, Rmbr. Ann. Soe. Ent. Fr. 1834, p. 384, pl. 8. f. 2; Dup. Lép. Kr. Suppl. ii. p. 321, pl. 29. f. 5. Caradrina junceti, Zell. Isis, 1847, p. 445. Laphygma cycloides, Guen. Noct.i. p. 157 (1852). Laphygma caradrinoides, W\k. ix. 190 (1856). Caradrina sebghana, Aust. Le Nat. 1880, p. 212. Caradrina venosa, Butl. Ent. Mo. Mag. xvii. p. 7 (1880). Head and thorax red-brown mixed with some grey; palpi with fuscous patch on 2nd joint; lower part of frons whitish; tegule whitish, brown at base and tips; tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen whitish dorsally suffused with fuscous. Fore wing whitish suffused with red-brown and slightly irrorated with black ; subbasal line represented by double black striw from costa filled in with white and single oblique striga from cell defined by white on outer side ; antemedial line double filled in with whitish, oblique, waved ; claviform represented hy a slight rufous streak slightly defined by black at extremity ; orbicular small, round, with fiery-red centre Fig. 68.—Laphygma exigua, §. 4 and ochreous annulus defined by black; reniform with red-brown centre with white lunule on it and ochreous annulus defined by black ; an indistinct oblique waved medial line from lower angie of cell to inner margin; postmedial line double filled in with whitish, strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, in- curved at discal fold and below vein 4, some whitish points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line slight, white, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of rather triangular black points ; cilia greyish tinged with brown and intersected with fuscous, a dark line near base followed by a slight medial line. Hind wing semihyaline white, the veins brown; the costa, inner margin, and termen tinged with brown, a brown terminal line ; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a terminal series of black points from apex to vein 2. Ab. 1. pygmea. Very smali; fore wing almost uniform pale brown, the orbicular with dark point in centre. Ab. 2. Much greyer; fore wing with the antemedial line on 266 NOCTUID 4. outer side and postmedial line on inner side strongly defined by black on inner area.—-N. 8. Wales. Hab. Brivarn (Dobree-fow); Nurapruanps, Borkum I. ; France, Leech Coll. ; Swirrzertanp, Engadine, Leech Coll.; Spain, Catalonia, Zeller Coll., type junceti, Sierra Nevada (Walsingham), Gibraltar ; Iraty, Capri (C. S. Browne), Sicily, Zeller Coll.; Datmaria, Frey & Leech Colls.; Ateerta (Mrs. Nicholl), 1 3,193 Morocco, Tangier (Leech), 1 3,19; Mavurra (Wollaston), 12; Canartus, Teneriffe (Leech, W. White), 1 3,1 2, Guimar (Walsingham), 1 3; S. Russta, Sarepta (Christoph); Cyprus (Miss Batc), 1 3 ; Asia Mrvor ; Syrra, Lebanon (Pratt), 1 ¢, Mardin; Up. Eeypr, Aboukir (Graves), 1 3, Etbai (McAlister), 1 $ ; Soxorra, Abd-el-Kuri (Grant), 13, Hadibu Plain (Grant), 19; Br. K. Arrica, Machakos (Crawshay), 1 6, 1 2, Eb Urru (Betton), 1 2; Becuuanauann, N’Gami (Lugard), 1 3,1 9; Transvaat, Piet Retief (Crawshay), 1 2, Pretoria (Janse), 2 9 ; Oranen R. Cotony, Bloemfontein (Eckersley), 1 2 ; Navan, Estcourt (Hutchinson), 2 9, Tugela R. (Reynolds), 1 $,1 2, Durban (Leigh), 1 3,1 2 ; Basvronann, Maseru (Crawshay), 1 2 ; Carn Cotony (Sir A. Smith), 1 3,1 9, Deelfontein (Col. Sloggett), 1 Q ; Aven (Yerbury, Grant), 1 3, 2 9; Persian Gur, Fao (Cumming),2 ¢; Japan, Yokohama (Pryer), 1 3; Centr. Cuina, Ichang (Mrs. Pratt), 1 9 ; Punsas, Simla (eed, Harford), 2 9, Cambellpur (Yerbury),3 g, 1 9, Dharmsila (Hocking), 2 ¢, 3 Q, Allahabad, 1 9, Manpuri, 1 9°; Srxurm (Dudgeon), 1 2 ; Mapras, Gooty (Campbell), 1 9, Nilgiris (Hampson), 1 3,2 2 ; Curton, Puttalam (Pole), 1 3, Trincomali (Yerbury), 1 2 ; Burma, Rangoon (Scoé#), 1 9; Yunnaw (Hobson), 1 @; QuzeEnstanp, Brisbane (Z'urner), 1 9; W. AvsrTRaLiA, Sherlock R. (Clements), 1 9 ; N.S. Watxs, Broken Hill (Lower), 2 6,1 9; Hawan, Honolulu (Blackburn), 1 3 type venosa, Kona (Perkins), 1 9, Lahana (Perkins), 1 ¢. Hp. 26-34 millim. Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 113; Barrett. Lep. Brit.v. p. 273, pl. 220 f.1. Pinkish brown, dots blackish; spiracular line pale ochreous, dark-edged above. Food-plants: Plantago and low growing herbs. 8-9, In Egypt destructive to Lucerne and Cotton. Genus NEOLAPHYGMA, nov. Type, VV. leucoplaga. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint hardly reaching to middle of frons and fringed with long hair in front, the 8rd short; frons smooth; eyes large, round; antennz of female ciliated; thorax clothed with hair and scales mixed, the prothorax without crest, the metathorax with paired crests formed of long hair and spatulate scales; build slender; tibize fringed with scales, the tarsi with tufts of scales on Ist joint; abdomen long and slender, without crests. Fore wing very narrow, the margins subparallel, the apex produced to a slight point, the termen slightly excised below it then strongly excurved and not crenulate; vein 5 from before angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle; 6 from upper angle; 7,8 and 10 staiked, 9 absent, 7 and 10 almost from a point; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 8,4 stalked; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 anasto- mosing with the cell to middle. NEOLAPHYGMA. 267 3879. Neolaphygma leucoplaga, n. sp. @. Head and tegule green tinged with rufous and with darker bars above frons and between antenne; palpi dark brown mixed with whitish ; antennz blackish ; thorax green with some grey on dorsum ; pectus and legs dark brown mixed with grey, the fringes of scales on tibia and tarsi green, the tibiz and tarsi ringed with white, the hind tarsi rufous ; abdomen fuscous with slight greyish segmental lines and grey bands on terminal segments, the anal tuft ochreous, the ventral surface grey. Fore wing purplish grey suffused in parts with red-brown and irrorated with black, some sap-green suffusion on antemedial area to below the cell and on postmedial area ; subbasal line represented by a black striga from costa defined by green on outer side, a round pure white patch beyond it from costa to just below cell; antemedial line indistinct Fig. 69.—Neolaphygina lewcoplaga, 2. i. except at costa and inner margin, blackish defined by whitish on inner side, waved from costa to submedian fold, then strongly angled inwards on vein 1 and bent outwards above inner margin ; orbicular small, elongate elliptical, with deep black centre and grey annulus slightly defined by black, the cell beyond it green ; reniform with irregular centre defined by black and whitish annulus; an irregularly waved medial dark line; postmedial line black much interrupted, defined by white on outer side then by red-brown, strongly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, closely approxi- mated to the reniform and incurved below vein 4, some green beyond it below costa and some white points on costa with rufous streaks between them ; traces of a pale subterminal line ; a terminal series of small black spots slightly defined by white on inner side ; cilia ochreous and rufous with a red-brown line near base. Hind wing semihyaline purplish grey suffused with brown, paler at base ; a brown terminal line; cilia with fine brown line near base; the underside with the costal area white irrorated with dark brown, a diffused dark mark on costa near base, brownish discoidal lunule, diffused postmedial line bent outwards below costa, then oblique and obsolescent, and terminal lunulate line. Hab. Asuantt, Kumasi (Whiteside), 1 2 type. Hxp. 30 millim. 268 NOCTUID. Genus LOPHOTARSIA. Type. Lophotarsia, Wmpsn. Ann. §. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 299 (1902) p00800 ochroprocta. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint hardly reaching to middle of frons and moderately fringed with scales in front, the 3rd short ; frons smooth; eyes large, round; antennz of male minutely ciliated; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales and without crests; build slender; tibize fringed with scales, the tarsi with large tuft of scales on Ist joint; abdomen long and slender, without crests, the anal tuft very long. Fore wing very long and narrow, the margins subparallel, the apex rectangular, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate; vein 3 from before angle of cell; 4,5 from angle or very shortly stalked; 6 from just below upper angle; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 stalked; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 stalked; 8 anastomosing with the cell to middle. 3880. Lophotarsia ochroprocta. Lophotarsia ochroprocta, Hmysn. Aun. 8. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 299 (1902). 3S. Head rufous with deeper rufous bars above frons and between antenne ; thorax grey tinged with rufous, the tegule with rufous medial line defined by pale yellow in front; legs suffused with brown and rufous; abdomen grey, the anal tuft and ventral surface pale yellow suffused with rufous. Fore wing grey suffused with fuscous, the inner area from before middle and the postmedial area except at costa tinged with ochreous and rufous, the veins beyond the cell slightly streaked with rufous; a black-brown subbasal line straight and erect from costa to vein 1, then bent outwards and diffused; traces of a diffused dark antemedial line ; orbicular with faint diffused dark outline, round, a grey-white Fig. 70.—Lophotarsia ochroprocta, $. 1. patch beyond it before the reniform which has its centre defined by black and pale grey annulus defined by diffused fuscous ; postmedial line represented by a series of black strize and points, strongly bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some faint grey points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line only defined by the contrast between the rufous and grey areas, incurved below vein 3 and bent outwards to tornus; a terminal series of blackish points; cilia mixed with rufous at tips. Hind wing pure white, the termen and cilia at apex suffused with fuscous brown; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown, a slight postmedial line bent outwards below costa and ending at vein 7, some points on termen from apex to vein 4. Hab. Transvaat, White R. (Cooke), 1 3 ; Narvat, Estcourt Hutchinson), 1 3 type. Hvp,. 34-38 millim. STAUROPIDES. 269 Genus STAUROPIDES, nov. Type, S. superba. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, moderately scaled and extending to just beyond the frons, which has a large truncate conical prominence with raised edges and a corneous plate below it, the vertex of head with slight ridge; eyes large, round; antenne of male bipectinate with moderate branches to beyond middle, the apical part simple; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales and with slight double ridge-like crest; tibie fringed with long hair and scales; abdomen with dorsal crests on basal segments. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and hardly crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form a small areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Scr. I. Antenne of female bipectinate with short branches to beyond middle, the apical part simple. 3881. Stauropides superba. Antachara superba, Druce, A. M. N. H. (6) xiii. p. 361 (1894), ¢. Head and thorax pale blue-green; palpi ochreous tinged with rufous ; frons with lateral red-brown bars ; pectus and legs ochreous tinged with rufous, the tibize pale green on outer side, the tarsi dark brown ringed with white; abdomen pale greenish tinged with rufous in parts. Fore wing pale blue-green ; a very oblique sinuous black streak from base of costa to subcostal nervure ; antemedial line represented by a dark point on costa; orbicular with faint white annulus defined by black on outer side, a black and white bar below it from cell to submedian fold, a rufous band beyond them Fig. 71.— Stauropides superba, Q. 4 from costa to submedian fold with waved inner edge towards costa and below vein 5 confluent with the rufous terminal area; reniform greyish defined by black, narrow, very oblique and produced at lower extremity, obsolescent above ; postmedial line almost obsolete towards costa, strongly bent outwards below costa, then sinuous, incurved at discal fold, very oblique below vein 4, angled inwards in submedian fold and connected by a black streak with the medial bar, then obsolete ; subterminal line indistinct, waved, oblique from vein 4 to below 2 and with green patch beyond it, then erect; a series of black striae just before termen; cilia brown with a pale line at base. Hind wing white, the apical area and termen tinged 270 NOCTUID H. with brown ; a waved dark terminal line; cilia ochreous white with a brown line through them and brown tips ; the underside with the . costa and terminal area irrorated with brown. Hab. Ecvavor, Sarayacu (Buckley), type fT ¢ in Coll. Druce ; Peru (Stmons), 1 9. Exp. 58 millim. Sect. IT. Antenne of female almost simple. 3882. Stauropides persimilis, n. n. Antachara superba, Druce, A. M. N. H. (6) xiii. p. 361 (1894), 9 ; id. Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. ii. p. 484, pl. 94. f. 6. Head and thorax whitish tinged with pale blue-green, the edges of tegule and patagia and the metathorax with some rufous and a few black scales ; palpi ochreous white, blackish above ; pectus and legs ochreous white slightly tinged with rufous ; abdomen ochreous white slightly irrorated with dark brown and with the crests on basal segments rufous. Fore wing very pale blue-green; a very oblique black streak from base of costa to median nervure and another on and above inner margin before the antemedial line which is represented by black points on costa, median nervure, and yein | ; orbicular with very faint white annulus except on outer side where it is defined by black and with a white and black bar below it from Fig. 72.—Stauropides persimilis, 9. }. cell to submedian fold, a rufous band beyond them from costa to submedian fold, with waved inner edge towards costa and below vein 5 confluent with the rufous terminal area; reniform rufous defined by black on inner side, undefined on outer; a blackish fascia below vein 2 from the medial line to termen; postmedial line represented by a brown striga from costa, then almost obsolete to vein 6, indistinct and dentate to submedian fold, then almost obsolete; an oblique dark streak from termen below vein 4 to vein 2 with pale green patch beyond it; a series of dark strive just before termen. Hind wing semihyaline white, the termen irrorated with red-brown; the underside with the costa and termen slightly irrorated with red-brown. Hab. Costa Rica, Santa Clara (Zurcher), 1 2, Godman-Salvin Coll.; Trinrpap (Aaye),1 g. Exp. 3 46, 9 58 millim. XYLOMYGES. 271 Genus XYLOMYGES. atin Xylomyges, Guen. Noct. i. p. 147 (1852)... .ceeeeceeeecececnee eee eees eridania. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of frons and moderately fringed with hair, the 3rd short ; frons smooth and smoothly scaled, with a slight corneous plate ‘below it; eyes ‘large, round ; antennz of male ciliated : thorax clothed chiefly with scales and with double ridge-like dorsal crest ; tibiz fringed with rather long hair; abdomen with dorsal crests on basal segments. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved, crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. A. Fore wing with the subterminal line oblique from termen below vein 4 to postmedial line at submedian fold. a. Fore wing prominently streaked with brown, the oblique part of subterminal line below vein 4 defined by white nell Owe atceeenenee ere oeretetisiostoys se acts slcilaie ae sien sitelreeete eee tare a eridanta, 6. Fore wing much more uniform in colour, the oblique part of subterminal line below vein 4 not defined by white [Salone dS onathossossnen saccadenreaccnanadnearceantcREmncuaeetocaoactcannios peruviana. B. Fore wing with the subterminal line much less oblique between veins 4 and 2 and well separated from termen and HOstmedialulnneweneecercecEeere eee eee teceeesdcce secure reer sece ren ochrea. C. Fore wing with the subterminal line oblique from termen at vein 4 to submedian fold and dentate on veins 5 and 2 ...... sunia. 3883. Xylomyges eridania. Noctua eridania, Cram. Pap. Exot. iv. p. 133, pl. 358. ff. E, F (1782) ; Snell. Tijd. vy. Ent. xxx. p. 36, pl. 3. ff. 2, 2a; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 169. Neen linea, Fabr. Ent. Syst. 3. 2. p. 106 (1794). Phalena phytolacce, Smith & Abbot, Ins. Georgia, ii. p. 193, pl. 97 (1797). Aylomyges putrida, Guen. Noct. i. p. 148 (1852). Xylomyges amygia, Guen. Noct. 1. p. 149 (1852). Leucania externa, Wik. ix. 114 (1856). Aylina inqueta, Wik. xi. 632 (1857). Xylina bipunctata, W\k. xi. 629 (1857). Prodenia strigifera, W\k. xv. 1678 (1858). Actinotia derupta, Morr. Proe. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil. 1975 5, p. 62. Prodenia ignobilis, Butl. P. ZS. 1878, p. 485. Leucania n HORE Hulst, Bull. Brooklyn, Ent. Soe. iii. p. 7 (1881), &iv. To Die We 5% ®, Gelincaats recondita, Méschl, Abh. Senck. Ges. xvi. p. 140 (1890). Laphygina orbicularis, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 267 (nec W1K.). Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous tinged with rufous; palpi white in front and with brown and rufous marks at side of 2nd joint; tarsi brownish ringed with white. Fore wing ochreous white tinged with rufous and sparsely irrorated with black especially on inner area, the veins of terminal area slightly streaked with black ; a slight oblique blackish streak above inner margin before the antemedial line, which is represented by a black point 972 NOCTUIDA. below costa and indistinct oblique dentate line from submedian fold to inner margin; orbicular represented by a minute very indistinct dark mark, the reniform by a small greyish mark with two blackish points on inner side and one on outer ; a faint oblique medial shade from costa to reniform and traces of a waved line from submedian fold to inner margin; postmedial line double and filled in with whitish towards costa, strongly bent outwards below costa, then represented by double black points on the veins, incurved below vein 4 and with waved whitish line below vein 2, some whitish points with slight rufous streaks between them beyond it on costa ; postmedial line very indistinct and whitish from costa to below vein 4 where it is angled outwards to termen, angled outwards above veins 7, 6 and with slight rufous streak before it above vein 7, below vein 4 running inwards as an oblique yellowish-white streak defined by rufous above to near postmedial line at vein 2; a terminal series of black points; cilia rufous intersected with white. Hind wing pure semihyaline white, the inner margin and veins towards apex faintly tinged with ochreous; the underside with slight black irroration on apical part of costal area and some black points on termen towards apex. Ab. 1. evterna. Fore wing with broad black fascia from reni- form to termen. Hab. U.S.A., Georgia, Florida, Mexag 23,1 9; Mexico, Jalapa (Trujillo), 3 3, Condloxe (Bua, 1S, las Vigas (Hoege), 1 3, Teapa (H. H. Smith), 13, 1 9; Guaremata, Las Mercedes (Champion), 1 3, Pantaleon (Champion), lbsess Glostel Rica, Irazu (Rogers), 1 2, Candalaria Mts. (Underwood), 1 3; PANAMA Chiriqui (Champion), 1 3, Bugaba (Champion), 1 3, GodimnenSeein Coll. ; Jamajca (Bowring), 1 3 type ignolis, Moneague (Walsingham), 1 3, Castleton (Kaye), 1 5; Cua, Santiago (Schaus), 38 3; Harr (Tweedie), 1 2; Porto Rico; Guapetouer; Sr. Vincent (H. H. Smith), 4 $; Trryipap, Cuparo (Kaye), 1 ¢: Surinam; Brazin, type t do bipunctatain Mus. Oxon., Amazons, Kga (Bates), 1 6 type strigifera, R. Javary (Trail), 1 3, Neu Friburg, Rio Janeiro (Wilson), 1 3,1 9; PaRscuay, Sapucay (roster), 4 ¢; ARGENTINA, Gran Chaco, Florenzia (Wagner), 1 56; Hab. ign., 2 ¢ types externa and inguteta. Hxp. 42-38 millim. Larva. Head small, red-brown, a pale V-mark over clypeus. XYLOMYGES. ihe Body robust, joints 0 and 12 enlarged ; dark grey finely dotted with yellowish ; dorsal line narrow, reddish ; subdorsal broader, with a series of angular black marks above it; upper half of lateral space paler than the lower, a dark patch on joint 5; substigmatal band yellowish, dark-centered, obsolete on thorax ; cervical shield dark. Food-plants: Various.—H. G. D. 3884. Xylomyges peruviana. (Plate CXXVIII. fig. 31.) Laphygma peruviana, W\k. xxxii. 650 (1865). Laphygima communicata, Wik. Char. Undeser. Het. p. 31 (1869). Head and thorax white suffused with pale rufous; palpi with rufous marks at sides on Ist and 2nd joints; tegule with slight whitish medial line; tarsi brown ringed with white; abdomen ochreous tinged with brown. Fore wing ochreous faintly tinged with rufous and slightly irrorated with black except towards base ; faint traces of an oblique rufous streak above inner margin before the hardly traceable oblique waved antemedial line; orbicular represented by a minute dark point, the reniform by a very faint greyish mark at upper angle of cell slightly defined by blackish on inner side ; postmedial line hardly traceable, strongly bent outwards below costa, then represented by slight black points on the veins, incurved below vein 3; subterminal line represented by traces of an oblique pale streak from termen below vein 4 to vein 2 slightly defined by rufous above. Hind wing semihyaline white; the underside with the apex slightly irrorated with brown. Hab. Peru, 3 3,4 2, type and type communicuta, Kup. 30-40 millim. 3885. Xylomyges ochrea, n. sp. (Plate CXXIX. fig. 1.) 3S. Head and thorax ochreous slightly irrorated with pale brown; palpi with slight brown mark at side of 2nd joint; abdomen white, the crests and anal tuft ochreous. Fore wing ochreous faintly tinged with rufous and irrorated with a few blackish scales, the base of inner margin, end of cell and area just beyond upper angle rather whiter; antemedial line absent; the orbicular represented by a faint minute dark mark, the reniform by a faint small dark spot; postmedial line represented by faint minute dark points on veins 6 to 2; traces of oblique whitish streaks from termen below apex and vein 4 to the postmedial line ; a terminal series of black points; cilia yellowish with a sheht rufous line through them. Hind wing hyaline white ; the underside with a few blackish seales on apical half of costal area and some black points on termen towards apex. Hab. Peru, Callao (J. J. Walker), 2 3 type. Exp. 36 millim. WOL. VIII. aT O74 NOCTUID.23. 3886. Xylomyges sunia. (Plate CXXIX. fig. 2.) Xylomyges sunia, Guen. Noct. i. p. 149 (1852). AXylina albula, Wik. xi. 629 (1857). Laphygma orbicularis, Wik. xi. 719. Laphygma caudata, Wik. Char. Lep. Het. p. 32 (1869). Head, thorax, and abdomen pale ochreous slightly tinged with rufous; palpi with slight brown marks at sides of 2nd joint. Fore wing ochreous white faintly tinged with rufous and irrorated with a few dark scales; a black streak below base of cell; very faint traces of an oblique waved antemedial line ; orbicular represented by a few black scales, the reniform by a small greyish mark with some black scales at sides ; postmedial line very indistinct, whitish, bent outwards below costa, then with black points on the veins, oblique below vein 4, some faint whitish points beyond it on costa ; a faint oblique whitish streak from termen below apex; three slight oblique white streaks in echelon from termen below vein + to submedian fold near postmedial line slightly defined by brown above ; a slight fuscous mark on inner margin before tornus; a terminal series of black points ; cilia chequered white and brownish with slight brownish lunules at tips. Hind wing pure sem1- hyaline white ; the underside with the costal area irrorated with a few black scales towards apex, a terminal series of black points from apex to vein 2. Ab. 1. orbicularis. Fore wing with the reniform prominent, black. Hab. Honvuras (Dyson), 1 g; Jamatoa (Ovckerell, Kaye), 2 9; Harri (Tweedie), 4 g, types albula and orbicularis ; Sr. Tuomas ; Dominica (Elliott), 1 $; Grenapva (H. H. Smith), 1 3,1 2; Bar- BaDos (Mrampton), 1 3S; AReEnTINA, Gran Chaco, Florenzia (Wagner), 23,22. Hab. ign., 2 ¢ type caudata. Hxp. 32-36 millim. Genus ANTHA. Antha, Staud. Rom. Mém. vi. p. 448 (1892) ...........ecescrecovereuceee grata. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint not reaching vertex of head and smoothly sealed, the 3rd rather long ; frons oblique, produced to a transverse ridge above; eyes large, rounded; antennz of male minutely ciliated, a ridge of scales between antennie ; thorax clothed chiefly with seales, the prothorax with divided crest, the metathorax with slight erest; tibize moderately fringed with hair; abdomen long withsmall dorsal erests on basal serments. Fore wing with the costa nearly straight, the apex rectangular, the termen oblique below vein 4, the inner margin lobed near base; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars ; 6,7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. i) “I On ANTHA, 3887. Antha grata. Leptina grata, Butl. Trans, Ent. Soe. 1881, p- 172; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ul. p. 237; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 183. Antha pretiosa, Staud. Rom. Mém. vi. p. 448, pl. 7. f. 6 (1892). Head and thorax rufous mixed with whitish; palpi white in front, red-brown at sides; tegule brownish with white band and rufous tips; dorsum of thorax red-brown ; pectus whitish mixed with brown, the tarsi dark ringed with white; abdomen whitish tinged with brown, the dorsal crests dark. Fore wing ochreous tinged with rufous, some pale pink suffusion in submedian inter- space and below base of costa; a black-brown fascia on inner margin from near base; subbasal line represented by two slight oblique strive from costa, the antemedial line by an oblique striga from costa, then by some points, a faint tooth in submedian interspace and a yery elongate tooth above inner margin defined by white on inner side ; claviform very faintly defined by brown, narrow, acute at extremity ; orbicularand reniform with pale pink annuli, the former with rufous centre, elongate, narrow, and slightly oblique, the latter constricted at middle, with pink centre defined by an irregular rufous line; a blackish patch on middle of costa; postmedial line dark brown defined on outer side by pinkish white on costa and below middle, strongly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, excurved to vein 4, then oblique, some white points beyond it on costa ; a curved diffused pinkish subterminal band, slightly defined by red-brown on inner side except towards inner margin and crossed by dark streaks towards apex; the terminal area dark red-brown with blackish spots and a fine white line before the dark terminal line, the extremity of vein 1 defined by fine white streaks with black streaks above and below them and a white bar from their inner extremity to inner margin ; cilia whitish with a waved dark line through them. Hind wing ochreous white suffused with brown especially on terminal area, a series of white strie just before termen ; cilia ochreous with a slight brown line through them ; the underside with the costal and terminal areas broadly irrorated with brown, the former tinged with red, a small discoidal lunule and indistinct waved sinuous postmedial line. Hab, K. Srserta, Ussuri; Japan, Tokio (Maries), 2 © type, Oiwake (Pryer), 2 6, 4 25; Corwa, Gensan (Leech), 1 6; W. Cuina, Kwei-chow, 1 9; Assam, Naga Hills. Hap. 36~44 millim, me & 276 NOCTUIDA. Genus ACRORIA. Type. AGRA, NNN, 5a WHO (QUES) ccsccocoscasnc0sqacdoasbaduaoacbdasscensaC terens. Algiiartoairan, Nii, 357% TAD) (USS) conoconscaccoenoq2aacanebonnon00e000000 diminuta. Alibama, Méschl. Abh. Senck. Ges. xiv. p. 43 (1888) ............ terens. Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of frons and moderately scaled, the 3rd rather long; frons smooth, almost naked; eyes large, round; antenne of male ciliated ; thorax clothed chiefly with scales and with double ridge-like crest ; tibie moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with dorsal crests on basal segments. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen crenulate, excised towards tornus; veins 3 and 4 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3,4 from angle of cell ; 5 obsolescent from below middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. A. Fore wing with well-developed claviform connected by a streak WAS OORTONeC MA! WMT soposoooccosadavsnoorabaosoononSenNeraGeNs6q0000000 terens. B. Fore wing with the claviform absent. a. Underside of fore wing ot male thickly clothed with down- (GUTPOVEG) lORONTA SCDNGS ccooosoosoapdcbascosaossDd000q005qqauq0G05900000000 denterna. b. Underside of fore wing smoothly scaled. a‘. Fore wing with wedge-shaped ochreous mark beyond subterminal line in submedian interspace extending to (eT HeOKe) Na aancRapasdosopnecouSeduanusotOoBHsEeUaEe sb abaaAdhononesbborcben MEXICANA. b1, Fore wing with oblique ochreous striga on subterminal line iin GRUlTACHE MN THNWESASPORNES) cocanononononnssosancencpeHaonsasoagecaon diminuta. 3888. Acroria terens. Hadena terens, W\k. xi. 586 (1857). Aylina infensa, Wik. xi. pp. 628, 761 (1857). Acroria villipes, Wik. xv. 1780 (1858). Alahama pulehra, Mosch. Abh. Senck. Ges. xiv. p. 44, pl. f. 27 (1888). Dargida niphanda, Druce, Biol. Centr.Am., Het. i. p. 270, pl. 26. f. 14 (1889), & ii. p. 475. Head and thorax red-brown slightly tinged with fuscous ; palpi in front and lower part of frons paler ; tegulz with black medial line; patagia with black streak near upper edge; tarsi banded with black ; abdomen greyish suffused with reddish brown and fuscous. Fore wing red-brown slightly suffused with fuscous, the veins with slight dark streaks; subbasal line represented by slight double dark strize from costa and single striga from cell; a black streak above inner margin before the antemedial line, which is double at costa, then oblique, sinuous, acutely angled outwards above inner margin ; claviform defined by black, extending to cell, acute at extremity and with black streak from it to postmedial line; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former round, the latter large, rounded, its outer edge excised and with two pale spots on it, its centre darker; a diffused oblique striga trom middle of costa to reniform ; postmedial line indistinctly double, bent outwards below costa, then waved, excurved to vein 5, then oblique, some pale points beyond it on costa; an indistinct pale subterminal line, angled outwards at yein 7, ACRORIA. PAN excurved at middle and angled inwards at discal and submedian folds, crossed by black streaks from well before it to termen above vein 3 and below 2; a fine waved black terminal line with minute whitish points at the veins; cilia red-brown with fine pale line at base. Hind wing pure white, the veins tinged with brown ; the costa towards apex and the termen to vein 2 suffused with brown ; cilia white chequered with brown from apex to vein 2; Fig. 75.—Acroria terens, 3. 1. the underside with the costal area and termen to vein 2 tinged and irrorated with red-brown. Hab. Mextco, Jalapa (Trujillo), 1 9, Vera Cruz (H. H. Smith), 1 2; Guaremata (fodriguez), 15, Volcan de Atitlan (Champion), 1 2; Cosra Rica, Candalaria Mts. (Underwood), 1 2; Panama, Chirigui (Champion), 12 type niphanda, Godman-Salvin Coll. ; Jamaica, Cinchona (Fawcett), 19; Guapatourrn, 1 2; Grenapa (H. H. Smith), 5 3, 12; Venezvera (Dyson), 1 9 type and type infensa; Braziz, Organ Mts., Tijuca (Wagner), 1 9. Exp. 28-34 millim. 3889. Acroria denterna. (Plate CXXIX fig. 3.) Xylophasia denterna, Guen. Noct. i. p. 140 (1852). Head and tegule ochreous mixed with rufous ; frons with rufous bar ; tegulz with rufous lines near base, at middle and at tips; thorax ochreous shghtly mixed with brown and with dark brown dorsal fascia ; pectus and legs ochreous, the fore legs with brown mixed, the tarsi slightly banded with brown ; abdomen ochreous suffused with dark brown except at base, the crests dark brown, the anal tuft suffused with rufous above. Fore wing pale ochreous with slight olive-brown streaks in the interspaces; a purplish brown fascia on inner margin from before middle, where it narrows to a point, to termen where it expands to submedian fold, a slight black streak on it on medial area above inner margin; subbasal and antemedial lines represented by double brown strize from costa; orbicular very small, round, with faint pale annulus; reniform with pale annulus, its centre faintly defined by brown, somewhat constricted at middle; postmedial line with double brown striz from costa, bent outwards below costa, then almost obsolete, dentate and produced to black points on the veins, incurved below vein 4, distinct and defined by whitish on outer side below 278 NOCTUID 4%. vein 1, some black-brown striz beyond it from costa; an oblique brown shade trom termen below apex followed by traces of a subterminal line which between vein 3 and submedian fold is distinct, whitish, oblique, irregular and defined by brown suffusion before and beyond it, with slight black streaks from it to termen above and below submedian fold; some dark points on middle of termen ; cilia chequered ochreous and brownish. Hind wing ochreous white, the costal and terminal areas tinged with brown ; cilia white tinged with brown in parts. Underside of fore wing with the cell clothed with downturned brown hair, a diffused pale mark at upper angle of cell, the area beyond the cell rufous ; hind wing with the costal area irrorated with red-brown, traces of a curved postmedial line from costa to vein 4. Hab. Braztt, Organ Mts., Tijuca (Wagner), 1 9, Rio Janeiro (Wilson), 1 $; Paraguay, Sapucay (foster), 1 §. Hap. 40-42 millim. 3890. Acroria mexicana, n. sp. (Plate CXXIX. fig. 4.) Xylophasia denterna, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 266 (part.), nee Guen. 3. Head and tegule ochreous mixed with rufous; frons with brown bar; tegule with brown medial line; thorax ochreous with diffused rufous dorsal fascia; pectus and legs ochreous tinged with rufous; abdomen ochreous tinged with rufous, the crests red-brown. Fore wing pale ochreous slightly tinged with rufous ; a brown fascia on inner margin from near base where it narrows to a point, to termen where it expands to submedian fold with a slight blackish streak on it on medial area above inner margin; subbasal and antemedial lines represented by faint double brown strie from costa; orbicular and reniform indistinct, pale, the former round, the latter rather quadrate ; postmediul line double towards costa, bent outwards below costa, then almost obsolete, dentate and produced to black points on the veins, incurved below vein 4 and below vein | double filled in with whitish, some dark strie beyond it from costa; an oblique red-brown shade from termen below apex; an oblique whitish streak from termen at vein 2 to postmedial line at vein 1, defined by dark brown above and with a slight streak from it to termen below submedian fold ; some dark points on middle of termen; cilia chequered red-brown and ochreous, below vein 3 dark brown with a pale line at base. Hind wing semihyaline white, the apical area and inner margin tinged with brown; a series of slight brown terminal lunules from apex to vein 2; cilia white with some brown points; the underside with the costal area slightly tinged with rufous. Hab, Mexico, Jalapa (7rujillo), 2 3 type, Godman-Salvin Coll. Eup. 36 millim. ACRORIA.—ACRORIODES. 279 3891. Acroria diminuta. (Plate CXXIX. fig. 5.) Aylophasia diminuta, Guen. Noct. i. p. 141 (1852). Antachara rotundata, Wik. xv. 1741 (1858). Luphygma lignigera, Wik. xxxii. 650 (1865). Aylophasia denterna, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 266 (part.), nee Guen. Head and tegule ochreous mixed with rufous; palpi with blackish rings at extremities of 2nd and 3rd joints; frons with brown bar; tegule with brown medial line; thorax whitish, the patagia tinged with rufous at base; pectus and legs ochreous tinged with rufous, the tarsi banded with brown; abdomen ochreous slightly tinged with brown. Fore wing pale ochreous tinged with rufous in parts; a brownish fascia on inner margin from near base where it narrows to a point, to termen where it expands to submedian told, a slight black streak on it on medial area above inner margin ; subbasal and antemedial lines represented by slight deuble brown strie from costa; orbicular obsolete; renitorm pale, somewhat quadrate, small; a brown striga from middle of costa; postmedial line double fuwards costa, strongly bent outwards below costa, then reduced to black points on the veins, incurved below vein 4, below vein 1 double filled in with whitish, some dark striae beyond it from costa ; an oblique rufous shade from termen below apex ; a whitish subterminal line below vein 2, oblique to vein 1 and defined by red-brown before and beyond it, then excurved ; some dark points on middle of termen; cilia ochreous and rutous at middle, dark brown towards apex and tornus. Hind wing semi- hyaline white, the costa towards apex tinged with brown; a terminal series of dark striv; cilia white, chequered with brown from apex to vein 2; the underside with the costal area tinged with rutous and irrorated with brown. Hab. Mexico, Atoyae (#. H. Smith), 1 29; GuatEMaLa, Volean @Atitlan (Champion), 1 9; Cosra Rica, Candelaria Mts. (Under- wood), 1 9; Panama, Chiriqui (Champion), 1g, 1 2, Godman- Salvin Coll.; Hairr (fweedie), 1 Gg, 1 2, types rotundata and liynigera; St. Lucts (Cowre), 1 9; Dominica (Hiliott), 1 S ; Sr. Vincenr (4. H. Smith), 1 g; Brazit, Pernambuco (Ridley), 1 @, Rio Janeiro ( Wilson), 1 g, Sao Paulo (D. Jones), 1 3,1 ¢. Lep, 28-34 millim. Genus ACRORIODES, nov. Type, A. diplolopha. Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching to vertex of head, the 3rd rather tong; frons smooth; eyes large, round; antennz of male laminate; thorax clothed with hair and hair-like scales, the prothorax with long spreading crest, the mesothorax with small paired crests, the metathorax with large rounded crest ; tibiee fringed with long hair; abdomen with series of dorsal crests, the basal crest very large and double. Fore wing with the apex rather produced and acute, the terme evenly curved, crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3,4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 280 NOCTUIDH. 3892. Acroriodes diplolopha. Acroriodes diplolopha, Druce, A. M.N. H. (8) i. p. 808 (1908). Head and thorax bright rufous mixed with some chestnut- brown; palpi and vertex of head deep chestnut-brown ; tegule black at base and with two slight medial lines; metathoracic crest blackish; tarsi brown ringed with yellowish white; abdomen ochreous, the crests rufous, black at tips, the terminal segments with dorsal and lateral black spots. Fore wing deep rufous to postmedial line, the veins with slight pale streaks, the terminal area greyish ochreous with blackish patch on costa running obliquely from apex, with black streaks on it on the veins and in interspaces; subbasal line very faint, dentate, from costa to submedian fold, with a black point beyond it in cell; antemedial line indistinct, double, rufous filled in with ochreous, very strongly dentate, bent inwards to inner margin towards which it is defined by black on inner side and with slight black streak beyond it on the margin; claviform and orbicular absent; reniform with ochreous white annulus, narrow, constricted at middle and angled inwards on median nervure ; postmedial line double, blackish filled in with greyish and with ochreous below vein 2, bent outwards below costa, then dentate and produced to black points on the veins, doubly angled inwards at discal fold and oblique Fig. 76.—Acroriodes diplolopha, §. 4}. below vein 4, some grey points beyond it on costa; subterminal ° line ochreous with minute black streaks before it at middle, very minutely dentate towards costa ; a fine rufous terminal line; cilia greyish mixed with rufous and with waved whitish line at middle and blaekish points at tips. Hind wing yellowish white, the terminal area broadly black-brown to submedian fold, the tornal area tinged with rufous and with three small black spots towards extremity of vein 1 and on cilia; a small blackish discoidal lunule ; postmedial line oblique to vein 4, then sinuous; a fine red-brown terminal line; cilia reddish ochreous with slight dark spot at extremity of vein 2; the underside yellowish white, the costal area slightly tinged with rufous and irrorated with black, the terminal area suffused with black except at tornus, a diffused dark bar from middle of costa, black discoidal spot, minutely dentate postmedial line, and terminal series of black points from apex to vein 2 defined by ochreous white lunules. ACRORIODES.—PARACRORTIA. 281 Ab. 1. Head, thorax, and basal half of fore wing with the - ground-colour pale ochreous, Ab. 2. Fore wing with black fascia above and below median nervure and sinuous black streak above vein 1 between antie- and postmedial lines. Ab. 3. Fore wing suffused with black to subterminal line, the inner area rufous, the costal area pale ochreous to postmedial line. Hab. Peru, Carabaya, Onconeque (Ockenden), 13, 12, Quinton. Eep. 40 millim. ‘Type f in Coll. Druce. Genus PARACRORIA, nov. Type, P. griseocineta. Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching to about middle of frons and moderately scaled, the 3rd short; frons with large corneous prominence with raised edges; eyes large, round : antenna of female somewhat laminate and almost simple; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales and with broad dorsal ridge of rough scales; tibiae moderately fringed with hair; abdomen witbout crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved, crenulate, the inner margin with scale- tooth at middle; veins 8 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of celi; 5 obsolescent from well below middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 3893. Paracroria griseocincta. Aanthoptera griseocincta, Hinpsn. Ann. 8. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 896 (1902). @. Head and thorax ochreous tinged with rufous, the latter with grey dorsal fascia, the tegule and patagia above edged with rufous ; abdomen ochreous. Fore wing ochreous tinged with rufous, the basal area somewhat browner, the terminal area grey ; subbasal line represented by a curved rufous striga from costa; antemedial line rufous, strongly excurved below costa and in submedian inter- space, incurved in cell; orbicular and reniform with faint pale Fig. 77.—Paracroria griseocincta, 2. 1}. annuli, the former minute, round, the latter constricted at middle ; postmedial line indistinct, double, rufous, minutely waved and very strongly excurved, foliowed by a hardly waved blackish line, then by a rufous lime before the grey terminal area which has traces of a very faintly waved curved brownish subterminal line on it; a fine waved black terminal line; cilia grey with a dark line near tips. Hind wing ochreous tinged with red-brown 282 NOCTUID A. especially on terminal area; a fine waved brown terminal line; cilia ochreous white with a few brown scales; the underside ochreous white slightly irrorated with brown, the costal area tinged with red before apex, a slight discoidal stigma and terminal series of points. Hab. Buonvanatanp, N’Gami (Lugard), 1 @ type. Hap. 30 millim. Genus THYATIRODES, nov. Type, 7. godalma. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of frons and moderately fringed with hair in front, the 3rd moderate, porrect; trons with large rounded promirence with short elliptical corneous process at middle with raised edges and corneous plate below it; eyes large, round; antennze of male laminate and almost simple; thorax clothed with scales and hair mixed and with broad dorsal ridge of erect scales ; tibiz iwoderately fringed with hair; abdomen with some rough hair at base but without crests. Kore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved, crenulate; veins 3 and 5 irom near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 shortly stalked; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 3894. Thyatirodes godalma. Thyatira godalma, Schaus, Trans. Am, Ent. Soc. xxx. p. 102 (1904). 6. Head and thorax whitish mixed with pale rufous and on metathorax with greyish fuscous; palpi and sides of frons dark brown; pectus and legs rufous, the throat dark brown, the tarsi dark brown with pale rings; abdomen rufous, the extremity and ventral surface tinged with dark brown. Fore wing whitish ; the basal area dark brown, its outer edge nearly erect from costa to vein 1, then excurved; a large diffused rounded red-brown patch Fig. 78.— Thyatirodes godalma, S. 1. on medial area from cell to above inner margin, conjoined to another beyond the cell between veins 7 and 3; a small dark spot on middle of costa; the outer edge of the pale medial area excurved from costa to vein 3 near termen, then incurved ; the terminal area red-brown with some whitish points on costa, an oblique whitish subterminal line from costa to vein 6 and waved line from vein 3 to inner margin; a terminal serics of small blackish lunules defined on inner side by a waved whitish line; cilia blackish with whitish lines at base and middle. Hind wing whitish tinged with THYATIRODES.—STRIGIPHLEBIA. 283 red-brown ; an indistinct curved whitish subterminal line with some brown beyond it towards tornus; a terminal series of blackish lunules; cilia whitish mixed with brown and with brown line through them; the underside whitish tinged with red-brown, a blackish discoidal spot. Hub. Mexico, Guadalajara (Schaus), 1 ¢. Hep. 36 millim. Genus STRIGIPHLEBIA, nov. Type, S. flavirena. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to vertex of head and moderately fringed with hair, the Srd moderate ; frons smooth; eyes large, round; antenne of male ciliated; thorax clothed with scales and hair mixed, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests; tibive moderately fringed with hair; abdomen without crests. Kore wing with the apex somewhat produced and acute, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle; 9 trom 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 3895. Strigiphlebia flavirena, n. sp. Head and thorax pale ochreous yellow; palpi blackish except towards tips; metathoracic ciest large, blackish; tibiz black at base, the mid and hind tibive with oblique black bars at extre- mities and the spurs banded with black; abdomen pale ochreous dorsally suffused with fuscous brown. Fore wing pale ochreous yellow tinged with rufous except on costal area and irrorated with a few black scales, the termen deep rufous; the extremity of median nervure aud veins 5, 4, 3 to subterminal line streaked with whitish and defined below by fine brown streaks; subbasal line slight, brown, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line represented by a brown striga from costa, black points on median nervure and vein 1, and rufous and black patch on inner margin ; orbicular absent; reniform yellow partly defined by bright rufous and with bright rufous streak in discal fold from it to termen; an oblique brown bar from costa to outer edge of reniform; post- medial line with black striga from costa, indistinct and very oblique to vein 7, then represented by a curved series of black points on the veins ; subterminal line deep rufous and rather diffused, from apex to torus; a fine black terminal lie; cila brown with slight pale line at base and dark line at middle. Hind wing yellowish 2R4 NOCTUIDH. white tinged with brown especially on the veins and terminal area, a brown discoidal spot ; cilia yellowish white with diffused brown line at middle; the underside yellowish white irrorated with brown, a black discoidal spot, faint curved postmedial line with minute black streaks on the veins, and terminal series of lunules. Hab. S.K. Perv, Oroya (Ockenden), 1 3, 1 2 type, Carabaya, St. Domingo. xp. 80 millim, Genus CENTRARTHRA, nov. Type, C. furcivitta. Proboscis fully developed; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of frons and fringed with long hair in front, the 3rd rather long, porrect; frons smooth; eyes large, round; antennz of female ciliated ; thorax roughly clothed with hair and hair-like scales, the pro- and metathorax with slight spreading crests ; fore tibize with curved claw at extremity on inner side, the mid and hind tibiz moderately fringed with hair; abdomen without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and crenulate; veins 5 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 shortly stalked ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 3896. Centrarthra furcivitta, n. sp. ®. Head and thorax ochreous mixed with red-brown and some fuscous; abdomen ochreous tinged with red-brown. Fore wing ochreous tinged with rufous and irrorated with dark brown and black ; a black streak on basal half of median nervure obscurely forking in base of submedian fold; a faint black streak on ex- tremity of median nervure; subbasal and antemedial lines repre- sented by a few black scales below costa; claviform and orbicular Fig. 80.— Centrarthra furcivitta, 2. ere ° absent; reniform represented by a very slight pale lunule obscurely defined by black scales; postmedial line obsolete towards costa, very indistinct, minutely dentate and oblique from vein 6 to inner margin ; faint traces of a dark subterminal line excurved at middle ; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing ochreous whitish suffused and irrorated with brown, especially on terminal area; the underside whitish irrorated with brown; a dark discoidal lunule and traces of a diffused postmedial line. Hab. Care Cotony, Deelfontein (Sloggett), 1 9 type. Exp. 32 millim. MIMLEUCANTIA. 285 Genus MIMLEUCANIA, nov. Type, MW. perstriata. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint reaching to about middle of frons and moderately scaled, the 3rd short; frons smooth with ridges of hair above and between antennx; eyes large, round; antennz of male minutely serrate or laminate; thorax smoothly clothed with hair and hair-like scales and without crests; tibize moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with some rough hair at base but without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from below middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Secr, I. Antenng of male minutely serrate. 3897. Mimleucania leucusoma. Hadena leucosoma, Feld. Reis. Nov. pl. 109. f. 31 (1874). Dianthecia graminicolens, Butl. A. M. N. H. (5) ii. p. 295 (1878). Head and thorax grey-white mixed with pale brown; palpi brown except at tips; patagia slightly edged with black-brown ; front of pectus and legs brown, the tarsi slightly ringed with white ; abdomen white slightly tinged with brown. Fore wing reddish brown, the costal area white tinged with brown and the veins finely streaked with brown, the inner margin whitish; a large triangular white-defined antemedial mark in submedian inter- space, open towards base and partly defined by black streaks, a downcurved white streak below it above inner margin defined by Fig. 81.—Mimleucania leucosoma, d. 1}. black streaks above and below; an oblique white fascia in sub- median fold, from cell to postmedial line ; orbicular minute, round, white defined by black and with brown centre; reniform oblique bar-shaped, with brownish centre and white annulus defined by black, open above, a slight white streak from it to postmedial line below vein 5; postmedial line white defined on inner side by minute dark lunules and with diffused streaks before it in the inter- spaces, bent outwards and obsolete below costa, oblique to vein 3, then inwardly oblique and angled inwards in submedian fold, obsolete below vein 1, some oblique white striae beyond it from costa; the interspaces of terminal area with wedge-shaped black marks traversed by oblique white subterminal strive from apex to 286 NOCLUIDA. vein 3, angled outwards at vein 7 and inwards at vein 5; a ter- minal white band with fine dark lines just before and on termen ; cilia pale brown with a fine dark line through them. Hind wing pure white, the apex faintly tinged with brown, the veins brown ; a sheht dark discoidal lunule; the underside with the costal and terminal areas to vein 2 irrorated with brown, a black discoidal lunule and curved postmedial line from costa to submedian fold. Hab. Transvaat, White R. (Cooke), 1 ¢; Natat, Mooi R.,1<; Mavaeascar, Betsileo (Cowun), 2 3, 1 2 type graminicolens. Kep,. 34-38 millim. Secr. II. Antenne of male laminate. 3898. Mimleucania perstriata, n. sp. Head and thorax grey-white tinged with brown; palpi blackish ; frons with black bars above and between antennze; tegule with black line near base and dark brown tips; patagia with dark streak on outer edge and some black scales above ; vertex of thorax with black streak; tibize and tarsi with dark streaks; abdomen whitish tinged with brown except at base and with blackish dorsal streak on basal segments. Fore wing whitish thickly irrorated with brown and with a diffused brown fascia below the cell and thence obliquely to termen below apex, defined by pure white above ; a strong black streak below basal half of cell; the veins with dark streaks; antemedial line obsolete on costal half, then slight, ex- tremely strongly angled outwards in submedian fold and above Inner margin and inwards on vein 1; faint traces of a very oblique orbicular stigma; reniform represented by slight black striz at Fig. 82.—Mimleucania perstriata, §. 4. sides and a black streak with white streak above it below end of cell; postmedial line hardly traceable on costal half, more distinet below vein 8, bent outwards below costa, oblique below vein 4 and slightly angled inwards in submedian fold; slight wedge-shaped brown marks from termen above veins 7 and 3 anda stronger mark ou vein 2, with black streaks above and below vein 2; the extremity of the veins defined by wedge-shaped white marks intersecting the brown cilia ; a terminal series of slight black lunules. Hind wing white, the veins of terminal half and the terminal area from apex to vein 2 tinged with fuscous; the underside with the costal area and terminal area to vein 2 irrorated with fuscous. Hab, Onaneu River Conony, Bloemfontein (17. /. Wilson), 3 3, 1¢@. Hep. 32-36 millim. RHABINOPTERYX. 287 Genus RHABINOPTERYX. ene Rhabinopteryx, Christ. Rom. Mém. v. p. 32 (1889) .........0ee seen turanica. Proboseis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned, reaching about to middle of frons and moderately fringed with scales in front, the 3rd joint short; frons with rounded prominence with large corneous plate below it; eyes large, round ; antenns of male almost simple, with tuft of long hair from basal joint in front; thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the prothorax without crest, the metathorax with spreading crest; build slender; tibie slightly fringed with hair; abdomen without crests. Fore wing long and narrow, the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 and 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole : 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3,4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 shortly stalked ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. A. Fore wing with the reniform present ............2.0:-2-.-2-s+e--- turanica. B. Fore wing with the reniforin absent ...........0......sc0seseece eevee subtilis. 3899. Rhabinopteryx turanica. Ligia turanica, Ersch. Fedtsch. Reise, p. 67, pl. 4. f. 69 (1874); Christ. Rom. Mém. v. p. 34, pl. 2. f. 6: Staud. Cat. Lep, pal. p. 242. 3. Head and thorax white mixed with pale red-brown and some blackish scales; basal joint of antenne with some black seales ; tegulee with two brown lines near base and one near tips; tarsi brownish ringed with white; abdomen white slightly tinged with brown. Fore wing white tinged with pale brown; a white fascia in basal half of submedian fold with a fine brown streak in the fold with some blackish at extremity ; subbasal line represented by two sheht black points below costa, the antemedial line by two black points on costa and two on vein 1; a white fascia in middle Fig. 83.—Rhabinopteryx turanica, §. 4 of cell with fine brown streak in the fold, some blackish beyond it before the reniform, which is small, white, with brown line in centre ; postmedial line represented by a double series of black points, bent outwards and almost obsolete below costa, excurved to vein 4, then strongly incurved, some small white spots beyond it on costa ; subterminal line represented by an oblique curved series of white marks in the interspaces with small black spots in their centres and slight fuscous marks on their outer edges; a series of small black spots just before termen on white marks; cilia white with fuscous striz at base, fuscous line at middle, the tips chequered white and brownish with series of small black spots. Hind wing 288 NOCTUID.®. white faintly tinged with brown especially on the veins; a fine dark terminal line; the underside with the costa shghtly irrorated with brown, a slight brown discoidal lunule. Hab. W. Turxesran, Turcomania, Ferghana, Issyk Kul; E. ‘Turx- gstan, Ili, Kuldja, 1 $. Hep. 32 millim. 3900, Rhabinopteryx subtilis. Epimecia subtilis, Mab. Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr, 1888, p. 51; id. Nov. Lep. p. 66, pl. 11. f. 4; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 242. Head and thorax white mixed with pale brown and black scales ; frons with fuscous bar above; tegule with fine black line near base; tarsi fuscous ringed with white; abdomen white tinged with brown. Fore wing white tinged with brown and slightly irrorated with fuscous, the costa irrorated with some black scales ; subbasal line represented by a point of black scales on costa, the antemedial line by double points of black scales on costa and vein 1; a white fascia in basal half of submedian fold with fine brown streak in the fold, some black scales at its extremity; a whitish streak in terminal half of cell; postmedial line represente1 by a double series of faint black points, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then strongly incurved, some small white spots with fuscous between them beyond it on costa; subterminal line obliquely curved, whitish with blackish points on its outer edge: a terminal series of black stris: with white striz before them; cilia white mixed with blackish, with fine black line at middle followed by a white line. Hind wing white tinged with brown ; a terminal series of fuscous strie; cilia white; the underside irrorated with brown. Hab. Auererta, Biskra (Walsingham), 13,42. Evp. 30-32 millim. Genus EPIMECIA. Type Epimecia, Guen. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1839, p. 514 .............0.....6- ustiula. Proboscis fully developed; palpi porrect, extending about the length of head and rather broadly fringed with hair below; {rons smooth, with ridge of hair; eyes large, round: antenne of male somewhat laminate and almost simple; thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the tegule produced to a slight hood behind, the prothorax without crest, the metathorax with spreading-crest ; build slender; tibiz moderately fringed with hair; abdomen without crests. Fore wing rather narrow, the apex rounded, the termen obliquely curved and not crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veius 3, 4from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 anastomosing with the cell to middle. 3901. Epimecia ustula. Cymatophora ustula, Fry. Neue Beitr. ii. p. 90, pl. 148. f. 1 (1835) ; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 212. Caradrina lurida, Treit. Kur. Schmett., Suppl. x. 2, p. 81 (1835); Herr.- Schiff. Eur. Schmett. 1. p. 239, Noct. f. 442. EPIMECIA.---FERGANA. 289 Noctua ustuluta, Geyer, Eur. Schmett., Noct.f. 857 (1841) ; Dup. Lép. Fr., Suppl. ii. p. 395, pl. 35. f. 7; Boisd. Rambr. & Grasl. Coll. Icon, Chen., Noct. pl. 22. ff. 1-4. Head and thorax white mixed with reddish brown; palpi and frons more rufous ; tegule with two brown lines near base and one at middle; pectus and legs white, the pectus in front and fore legs tinged with rufous ; abdomen white with rufous dorsal bands. Fore wing white tinged with brown and with rufous on terminal area and slightly irrorated with black especially on the veins; a white fascia in base of cell met by an oblique pale shade from apex throngh upper part of cell; antemedial line represented by slight double fuscous striz from costa and points on median nervure and yein 1 ; slight white marks in cell above origin of vein 2 and at lower angle ; postmedial line represented by a slight fuscous striga from costa, then by black points on the veins, bent outwards below costa and incurved below vein 4, some white spots beyond it on costa; sub- terminal line represented by a series of small rufous marks in the interspaces defined on inner side by slight white marks and oblique from apex to vein 2, then by some whitish suffusion in submedian interspace; cilia rufous at base with slight brownish medial line and rufous and whitish tips. Hind wing white, the veins slightly tinged with brown; a fine rufous terminal Tine; cilia with faint rufous line near base; the underside with the costai area slightly irrorated with brown. Hab. France, Sand Coll.; Ausrria, Tyrol, Leech Coll.; Hungary; Spain, Catalonia, Frey Coll.; Datmaria, Leech Coll.; Buxearta ; S. Russta, Sarepta (Christoph); ? W. Srperia, Altai. Kup. 28-32 millim. Larva. Kirby, Butt. & Moths Eur. p. 252; Hffmn. Raup. p. 124, pl. 33. f. 4. Green with yellowish-white stripes on the back and sides. Food- plant: Scabtosa leucantha. 5-6 and 8; forming a thick cocoon like parchment. Genus FERGANA. Te Fergana, Staud. Iris, v. p. 166 (1892)...... Festaalaliiclsievactaetisicejasiseejeitetaeiee oreophila, Proboscis fully developed; palpi porrect, hardly reaching beyond frons which issmooth; eyes large, round ; antennx of male ciliated; thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the prothorax without crest, the metathoraz with spreading crest; build very slender; tibise smoothly sealed; abdomen without crests. Fore wing long and narrow, the apex rounded, the termen obliquely curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle ; VOL. VIII. 290 NOCTUID&. 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3,4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of diseocellulars ; 6,7 shortly stalked ; 8 anastomosing with the cell to near middle. 3902. Fergana oreophila. Fergana oreophila, Staud. Iris, v. p. 166, pl. 2. f. 9 (1892); id. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 194. g. Head and thorax pale red-brown mixed with whitish ; tegulze edged with whitish; tarsi ringed with whitish; abdomen cehreous whitish. Fore wing ochreous whitish suffused with pale red-brown, the costal area ochreous whitish from middle widening to subterminal line; antemedial line indistinct, oblique from costa to submedian fold, then obliquely incurved ; orbicular and reniform with whitish annuli, the former very narrow and oblique elliptical, the latter angled inwards at middle and with its upper extremity Fig. 85.—Fergana orcophila, 8. }. 1 produced; postmedial line indistinct, whitish, strongly bent out- wards below costa, then minutely waved, very oblique below vein 4 and excurved at vein 1, some pale points beyond it on costa; sub- terminal line whitish, arising trom below apex, oblique, dentate at yeins 4, 3, 2 and angled inwards at submedian fold; a terminal series of blackish strie defined on inner side by whitish. Hind wing whitish tinged with red-brown except on inner area; cilia white at tips; the underside whitish tinged with red-brown. Hab. W. Turxestan, Turcomania, 2 ¢, Ferghana, Sarawschan. Leap. 42 millim. Genus STILBIA. 7 pe. Stilbia, Steph. Ill. Brit. Hnt., Haust. iii. p. 124 (1829) ............ onewela Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, hardly reaching beyond the frons ; frons smooth; eyes large, round; antennze of male ciliated; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales, the prothorax without crest, the metathorax with spreading crest ; build slender; tibiz smoothly scaled; abdomen without crests. Fore wing long and narrow, the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not erenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anatomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars; 6,7 shortly stalked; 8 anastomosing with the cell to near middle. A. Fore wing of male with black patch between orbicular and VONILOGIN . oy is ceeencu mace deck meee tase seco onleisctina ea vatie tye eineeiseee eee eeeee Jaille. B. Fore wing of male with diffused black streak between orbicular SANG TEMUOKM! occ evenocewet cue telvedte omacee ele emecuisceny deewtee Dee eeeR eer anomala, STILBIA. 291 3903. Stilbia faille. Stilbia anomata, Failla-Ted. Nat. Sicil. x. p. 29, pl. 1. f. 3 (mec Haw.). Stilbia faille, Ping. Nat. Sicil. xi. p. 18 (1891); Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. _ 194. Stbia sicula, Staud. Iris, iv. p. 289 (1892). 6. Head and thorax fuscous brown with a greyish tinge; palpi and frons fuscous; tarsi fuscous with slight pale rings; abdomen grey tinged with brown. Fore wing glossy grey suffused with brown and irrorated with fuscous ; subbasal line indistinct, dark, waved, from costa to vein 1; antemedial line indistinct, double, blackish, angled outwards below costa, excurved and almost obsolete below submedian fold; orbicular and reniform defined by black and white at sides only, the former rather triangular, the cell between them black; postmedial line indistinct, double, blackish filled in with whitish, bent outwards below costa, oblique to vein 5, then incurved and excurved below submedian fold; subterminal line faintly defined by fuscous on inner side, slightly excurved below costa and at middle; a terminal series of slight dark strie ; cilia brownish white. Hind wing glossy greyish suffused with brown; cilia brownish white ; the underside with indistinct curved postmedial line. Hab. Sictty, 1 $. Hep. 30 millim. 3904. Stilbia anomala. Phytometra anomala, Haw. Trans, Ent. Soe. i. p. 336 (1812); Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 194. Geometra hybridata, Hibn. Fur. Schmett., Geom. ff. 497, 498 (1822). Caradrina stagnicola, Treit. Eur Schmett. v. (2) p. 258 (1825); Dup. Lép. Fr., Suppl. iii. p. 580, pl. 48. f. 5. Stilbia anomalata, Steph. Il. Brit. Ent., Haust. iif. p. 125 (1829); Curt. Brit. Ent. pl. 681. ; Stilbia philopalis, Grasl. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1852, p. 418, pl. 8. 1. f. 3. Stilbia andalusica, Staud. Iris, iv. p. 290 (1892). Stilbia syriaca, Staud. Iris, iv. p. 290 (1892). Caradrina calberle, Failla-Ved. Nat. Sicil. x. p. 29, pl. 1. f. 4 (1890) ; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 195. Stilbia insularis, Fuchs, Soc. Ent. xviii. p. 9 (1903). 3. Head and thorax fuscous brown with patches of grey on patagia; tarsi with slight pale rings; abdomen brownish ochreous. 1 1° Fore wing grey irrorated with brown, the costal and terminal areas broadly suffused with fuscous brown; antemedial line double, the v2 292 NOCTUID A. inner line indistinct, angled outwards below costa and in submedian fold and incurved at vein 1; orbicular and reniform grey-white defined by black-brown, their centres defined by brown, the former narrow and very oblique elliptical, the latter with more or less diffused black streak before it; medial line indistinct, diffused, sinuous, from lower angle of eell to inner margin; postmedial line double filled in with grey-white, indistinct except the inner line from vein 2 to inner margin, bent outwards below costa, excurved and minutely waved to vein 4, then ineurved and angled outwards at vein 1; subterminal line indistinct, grey, waved, with slight black streaks before it above and below vein 7; a fine waved dark terminal line; cilia with a slight dark line through them. Hind wing whitish tinged with red-brown especially on terminal area from costa to vein 2; a fine dark terminal line from apex to vein 2 ; the underside white, the costal area irrorated with brown. @. Head, thorax, and fore wing nearly uniform fuscous brown, the last with the markings indistinct. Ab. 1. philopalis. Smaller and paler; fore wing with the mark- ings more prominent._S.H. Franee. Ab. 2. andalusiea. Small; fore wing with the markings indis- tinct. — Andalusia. Ab. 3. syrtaca. Wings broader; hind wing darker.—Syria. Hab. Brrratn, England (Barrett), Leech Coll., Ireland, Derry (Salvage); Franez, Frey Coll.; Grrmany, Zeller & Leech Colls.; Spary, Andalusia; Srerty; Syria. Hap. 20-38 millim. Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 125 ; Barrett, Lep. Brit. v. p. 277, pl. 220. f. 2. Green or pale brown; dorsal and subdorsal lines white or yellowish, dark-edged ; head brown or greenish freckled with dark brown. Food-plant: Grasses. 9-3. Genus PRHSTILBIA. lene iresailoda, Swale Wet, ths JO, Veks) (Mew) scocococacuoccsesoncenesdaea0 armeniaca. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, hardly extending beyond the frons which is smooth; eyes large, round ; antennz of male serrate; thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the prothorax without crest, the metathorax with spreading crest ;. build slender; tibize smoothly scaled ; abdomen without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate ; yeins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 shortly stalked ; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell to near middle. 3905, Prestilbia armeniaca. Prestilbia armeniaca, Staud, Iris, iv. p. 288, pi. 3. f. 10 (1891); id. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 194. ¢. Head and thorax whitish tinged with red-brown; tarsi brown tinged with whitish; abdomen whitish. Fore wing whitish ‘tinged with pale red-brown ; subbasal line represented by a small black spot below costa with a black point beyond it in cell; ante- PRESTILBIA.—HYPOSTILBIA. £93 medial line indistinct, whitish, with a minute wedge-shaped black spot before it from costa and a black bar on its outer edge in sub- median interspace representing the claviform; orbicular and reniform large, pale, with whitish annuli at sides, the former round with a quadrate black spot on its inner edge confluent with the ante- medial line and a V-shaped black spot between them, the latter Oy Fig. 87.—Prestilbia armeniaca, 3. }. defined by dark scales on outer side ; an indistinct diffused curved medial brown iine; postmedial line unusually near termen, double, dark, slightly excurved at middle, and oblique below vein 4, a wedge-shaped brown shade on its outer edge from costa to vein 5; subterminal line absent; a terminal series of small black lunules. Hind wing whitish, the terminal area tinged with brown from apex to submedian fold; a terminal series of slight dark points; the underside whitish. Hab. Huncary; Grencre; Asta Minor, Pontus, 1 g. EHzp. 32 millim, Genus HYPOSTILBIA, nov. Type, H. megastigma. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching to vertex of head and fringed with scales in front, the 3rd moderate ; frons smooth ; eyes large, rounded ; antennz of male ciliated; build siender; head and thorax clothed with scales; the prothorax with spreading crest; the metathorax without crest ; tibia moderately fringed with hair; abdomen elongate, slender, without crests. Fore wing elongate, rather narrow, the termen evenly rounded ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; the areole rather large, vein 6 from it; ‘) from 10 anastomosing with 8; 1ifrom cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 and 6,7 rather strongly stalked; 5 obsolescent from middle ef discocellulars ; 8 rather strongly anastomosing witli cell. A. Fore wing with the orbicular and reniform fuscous defined by Aviat s ln jo olnisesmecte cornice piecineels/Ilayin serelicltewsicmeivewiascteceeineree aLeASteg NA B. Fore wing with the orbicular absent, the reniform a faint valnwer slaw) wane Cle eteneee nen Raceeetcateehacecince soorecticn cee nse ener correpla, 3906. Hypostilbia megastigma. Senta megastigma, Ping. Iris, xix. p. 221, pl. vii. f. 18 (1906). 6. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale grey mixed with reddish brown; palpi and legs ochreous white irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing ochreous white irrorated with fuscous, the veins and terminal area slightly darker; slight antemedial dark marks on costa, in cell, and on inner margin; orbicular and reniform fuscous 294 NOCTUIDA. brown defined by white points, the former rather oblique quadrate, the latter constricted at middle; a postmedial series ot faint double black points on the veins with more prominent spot at costa, excurved to vein 4, then oblique, some blackish points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line obsolete ; a terminal series of black points Fig. 88.—Hypostilbia megastigma, $. 4. with whitish points on their inner side; a slight dark line near base of cilia. Hind wing white with faint ochreous tinge; a faint oblique discoidal stigma and terminal series of strive from apex to submedian fold; the underside with the costal and terminal areas irrorated with black, a blackish discoidal spot. Hab. FE. Turkestan, Lob-nor, 1 $ cotype. Hp. 36 millim. *3907. Hypostilbia correpta. (Plate CXXIX. fig. 6.) Senta correpta, Ping, Iris, xix. p. 221, pl. viii. f. 2 (1906). g. Head and thorax white tinged with leaden grey; palpi except at tips and anténne black; thorax dark leaden grey ; abdomen whitish suffused with fuscous brown. Fore wing dark leaden grey with a silvery gloss; subbasal line absent; ante- medial line very indistinct, diffused, curved; claviform and orbicular absent ; reniform a faint whitish lunule; very indistinct diffused, curved medial and postmedial lines, the latter somewhat dentate ; subterminal line formed by faint whitish marks slightly defined on inner side by dark suffusion, slightly angled outwards at vein 7, excurved at middle and bent outwards to tornus; a terminal series of minute blackish strie with slight whitish marks before them. Hind wing uniform pale brownish white with fine brown terminal line; cilia white tinged with brown; the underside with slight white irroration on costal area, the apical area suffused with fuscous, a slight discoidal bar. Hab. ¥. Turkestan, Urumtschi, type f ¢ in Coll. Piingeler. Exp. 36 millim. Genus AMPHIDRINA. - f ype. Amphidrina, Staud. Iris, tv. p. 293 (S92) ce eaeeasencrenceecre eer agrotina. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of frons and moderately scaled, the 3rd short, porrect; frons smooth; eyes large, round; antennz of male typicaily ciliated; thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests; tibia moderately fringed with hair ; abdomen with some rough hair at base but without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and crenulate ; AMPHIDRINA. 295 veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocel- lulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Scr. I. Antenne of male bipectinate with short branches. 3908. Amphidrina pexicera, n. sp. 3. Head and thorax dark red-brown mixed with some grey; palpi dark brown, pale at tips; tarsi fuscous with pale rings ; abdomen grey mixed with brown. Fore wing grey-white suffused in parts with pale rufous and irrorated with - fuscous brown; sub- basal line black defined by whitish on outer side, waved, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line double filled in with whitish, oblique, waved; a slight dark mark at middle of submedian fold ; Fig. 89.—Amphidrina pexicera, S. }. orbicular a small rather elongate black-brown spot; reniform small, defined by black, more strongly on inner side; postmedial line double filled in with white, strongly bent outwards below costa, then yery minutely waved, incurved below vein 4 and slightly excurved above inner margin, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line whitish defined on inner side by small dentate brown marks from below costa to vein 2, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of black lunules. Hind wing whitish suffused with brown; a fine dark terminal line; cilia ochreous white; the underside white tinged with ochreous, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown, a small dark discoidal spot and sinuous postmedial line. Hab. Carz Cotony, Hoot Bay (W. L. Sclater), 1 3 type. Eup. 36 millim. Secr. IJ. Antennze of male ciliated. A. Fore wing with the reniform very large and strongly angled inwards on median nervure..............0. apjsithe stated dememansntns amurcnsis. B. Fore wing with the reniform not angled inwards on median nervure. a. Kore wing with strong black medial shade. «a, Fore wing with white band on basal half of medial BWR) incnan percha on suOG OD it CORCEA TED cee CE DDE Ra AB nbcrooHa glaucistis, b', Fore wing without white band on basal half of medial area. a, Hind wing white, the termen narrowly brown ...... intaminata. b?, Hind wing wholly suffused with brown ............... spelotidia, 5. Fore wing without black medial shade...... Hanlaesind doecoe eae agrotina. 296 NOCTUIDAE. 3909, Amphidrina amurensis. Dryobota amurensis, Staud. Rom. Mém. vi. p. 482, pl. 7. f. 5 (1892) ; id. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 182. ¢. Head and thorax whitish mixed with brown and fuscous ; tegule and patagia edged with black; abdomen ochreous white irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing grey-white slightly tinged with reddish brown and thickly irrorated with black; traces of a black streak below base of cell; subbasal line represented by a black striga from costa; antemedial line indistinct, double, waved ; claviform large, defined by black; orbicular and reniform defined by black, except above, and with brownish centres, the former some- what oblique elliptical, the latter with large lobe towards base on and below median nervure; postmedial line rather indistinct, strongly bent outwards below costa, then waved, incurved at discal fold and very oblique below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line whitish defined by fuscous on inner side except at middle and with slight black streaks before it below veins 7,5, 2, excurved below vein 7 and at middle and angled inwards at discal and submedian folds ; a terminal series of small black lunules. Hind wing whitish, suffused and irrorated with brown except on costal area, the terminal area rather darker; cilia white: the underside silvery white, the costal area slightly irrorated with brown. Hab. Moneorta, Changhai Mts.,1 g; HE. Steer, Ussuri. vp. 40 millim. 3910. Amphidrina glaucistis. (Plate CXXIX. fig. 7.) Caradrina glaucistis, Hmpsn. Ann. 8. Afr. Mus. i. p. 448 (1902). Head and thorax white, the vertex of head and thorax except base of tegule tinged with fuscous brown: palpi black, white at tips; antenne black; tegule with black streaks on outer edge ; metathoracic crest black; tibiae banded with black, the tarsi black ringed with white ; abdomen white, dorsally suffused with fuscous leaving slight white segmental lines. Fore wing with the basal half white irrorated with a few black scales, the terminal half black; a black point at base of costa; subbasal line black, excurved below costa and ending at submedian fold; the antemedial area with diffused sinuous black band emitting a streak on outer side in submedian fold, sometimes crossing the antemedial line, which is black, oblique, waved, expanding into a spot on costa; the inner edge of black area oblique and angled outwards on median neryure and vein 1; orbicular absent; reniform a slight white iunule defined by black; postmedial line black, defined by white on outer side, very slightly on inner area, and with some white before it beyond the reniform, bent outwards below costa, angled inwards at discal fold and ineurved below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line represented by a white striga from costa, then by a few white scales; a terminal series of black strie ; AMPIIDRINA, 297 cilia white with series of fuscous spots at base and diffused fuscous line at middle. Hind wing white, the veins tinged with brown, the terminal area suffused with brown from apex to vein 2; the underside with black discoidal spot, postmedial series of minute streaks on the veins, some fuscous irroration at apex, and terminal series of small black lunules from apex to vein 2. Ab. 1. The type; fore wing with the antemedial black band and the black on terminal half reduced to fuscous suffusion, the medial and subterminal lines well defined. Hab, Transvaat (Cholmley), 2 6, 5 9, Johannesburg (Cooke), 19; Narat (Mrs. Blakeway), 1 9 ; Basuronann, Maseru (Craw- shay), 1 $ type; Carr Cotony, Kokstad (Mrs. Pringle), 1 ¢. Evp, 26-32 millim, 3911. Amphidrina intaminata. Agrotis intaminata, W\k. xxxii. 698 (1868); Hmpsn. Ill. Het. B. M, viii. p- 15, pl. 148. f. 5; id. Moths Ind. ii. p. 261. Head and thorax grey mixed with brown, the patagia and vertex of thorax with some black scales ; palpi fuscous, the 2nd joint white in front and at tip; lower part of frons white; antennue fuscous, the basal half ringed with white; tarsi black ringed with white ; abdomen grey suffused with fuscous, the ventral surface white with the anal segment brown. Fore wing grey tinged with brown and irrorated with black; subbasal line strong, black, fiom costa to submedian fold, a blackish patch beyond it on costa and a point in cell; antemedial line indistinctly double, oblique, sinuous, with black point on the outer line at costa; orbicular a small black spot ; reniform a black lunule obscured by the strong black medial shade which is oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then angled inwards in submedian fold; postmedial line rather indistinct, double, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, oblique below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa with black streaks between them ; subterminal line indistinct, whitish, slightly defined by fuscous on inner side and with diffused black patch before it on costal area, oblique towards costa, slightly angled out- wards at vein 7, then minutely waved ; a terminal series of black lunules. Hind wing white, the veins of terminal half and termen tinged with brown; cilia brown at tips towards apex; the under- side with small dark discoidal spot and spot above it on costa, the apex tinged with brown. Hab. Mavras, Nilgiris (Lindsay, Hampson), 2 9, Cvimbatore (Walhouse), 1 $ type. Lap. 32-36 millim. 3912. Amphidrina spzlotidia. (Plate CXXIX. fig. 8.) Caradrina spelotidia, Butl. A. M. N. H. (5) iv. p. 243 (1879). ©. Head and thorax grey tinged with brown and mixed with fuscous; palpi with the 2nd joint blackish at the sides; tibize banded with black; the tarsi black with pale rings; abdomen grey 298 NOCLUIDA. suffused with fuscous, ventrally whitish irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing greyish tinged with ochreous and irrorated with fuscous ; subbasal line strong, black, from costa to submedian fold; ante-_ medial line blackish, rather diffused, angled outwards in cell and ou vein 1; orbicular and reniform absent; a diffused black medial shade, oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then approximated to the postmedial line, which is blackish, bent outwards below costa, then dentate and produced to points on the veins, incurved below vein 4, some pale points with black streaks between them beyond it on costa; subterminal line indistinct, pale, defined on inner side by fuscous suffusion and with fuscous patches before it at costa and diseal fold, excurved below vein 7 and at middle, incurved at discal fold and bent outwards to tornus, some fuscous suffusion beyond it at discal fold; a terminal series of black lunules. Hind wing whitish suffused with ochreous brown, the basal area rather paler ; cilia yellowish white slightly mixed with brown; the under- side whitish tinged with ochreous and irrorated with brown, a brown discoidal spot, diffused curved postmedial line from costa to vein 2, and dark terminal line. Hab. Mapagascar, Fianarantsoa (Shaw), 1 2 type. Hap. 32 millim, 3915. Amphidrina agrotina. Amphidrina agrotina, Staud. Ivis, iv. p. 293, pl. 3. f. 11 (1892); id. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 195. Amphidrina jordana, Staud. Iris, vii. p. 278 (1894). 3. Head and thorax ochreous white slightly tinged with rufous ; palpi pale rufous, white in front and fuscous behind; pectus and fore legs more strongly tinged with rufous; abdomen white tinged with ochreous. Fore wing ochreous white slightly tinged and irrorated with reddish brown; subbasal line represented by slight dark points below costa and cell; antemedial line very indistinct aud interrupted, oblique, waved, with small dark spots below costa Fig. 90.—Amphidrina agrotina, $. }. and cell; claviform absent; orbicular represented by a faint dark point; reniform diffused, blackish, constricted at middle, a faint diffused dark medial shade ; postmedial line very indistinct, minutely waved, obsolete towards costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; subterminal line only defined by a dark shade on its inner side, bent inwards at vein 6, excurved and somewhat dentate at middle and bent outwards to tornus; the terminal area whiter; a terminal series of slight dark points; cilia yellowish white. Hind wing AMPUIDRINA.—ATHETIS. 999 pure white; the underside with the costa slightly tinged with ochreous. Ab. 1. jordana. Fore wing with the ante- and postmedial lines strong, black with prominent spots at costa, the reniform almost obsolete.—Palestine. Hab. Armenta, 1 $6; Asia Minor, Pontus; Paxrstine, | ¢. Exp. 38 willim, Genus ATHETIS. Type. Alslogias, laliloya, WOW: Wo ZOD USL) csoooossacsocooccccvaonscaaneano0ede Jurvula, Alcala, Vatillora, \WOR4 > ANS (UST) ooacaccoaveqesceas90000000000300 pulmonaris. /thajoapia, Valialen, Wexvas 79s ZO (WUSAM)) acccaocncc0c090000000 300000000000 morpheus. JEleqoalinias, Istinlora, \WGEA, 9. PSE CUSZT)pconacococ2ce0c2e0008scn0c08c000 furvula. Nebrissa, Wilk. Journ. Linn. Soc., Zool. vi. p. 194 (1862) ...... bimacula. Anorthodes, Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xviii. p. 114 (1891)... ¢arda. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to vertex of head and moderately fringed with scales in front, the 3rd short; frons smooth; eyes large, round; anteunz of male typically ciliated; thorax clothed with hair and hair-like scales mixed with some scales, the prothorax with small spreading crest, the metathorax without distinct crest; tibic moderately fringed with hair; abdomen without crests. Fore wing rather narrow, the costa and inner margin subparallel, the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and slightly crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell: 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper aigle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Sect. 1. Antenne of male bipectinate with moderate branches, the apex serrate. A. Fore wing fuscous black mixed with grey, the lines dis- TAbaKle LOVE? o yee eae dabouosapaddodconode Dob tOoEe nee rUrboanMocmacmarsoan chionopis. B. Fore wing cupreous brown, the lines indistinct ............... albipuncta. 3914. Athetis chionopis, n. n. Caradrina leucopis, Hmpsn. Ann. 8. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 443 (1902), nec p. 293. Head and thorax black-brown mixed with some grey, the thorax with a metallic gloss; abdomen grey tinged with fuscous, the ventral surface blackish. Fore wing fuscous black mixed with greyish ; subbasal line represented by slight double black strize from costa Fig. 91.—Athetis chionopis, $. }. filled in with greyish ; antemedial line black defined by, greyish on inner side, rather oblique, waved ; orbicular a small rather elongate black spot ; reniform a small black spot with pure white bar on its outer edge; traces of a sinuous medial dark line; postmedial line 300 NOCTUIDAE. black defined by greyish on outer side, strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate and strongly incurved below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line slight, greyish, defined on inner side by black suffusion, minutely waved, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a lunulate black terminal line; cilia greyish fuscous with a black line near base. Hind wing white tinged with brown especially on terminal area; cilia whitish with a fuscous line near base; the underside whitish, the costal and terminal areas suffused and irrorated with fuscous, a small discoidal spot and curved post- medial line from costa to vein 4. Hub, Basurotanp, Machaka (Crawshuy), 5 3,1 9 type. Exp. 34 millim, 3915. Athetis albipuncta. (Plate CX XIX. fig. 9.) Sesamia albipuncta, Hmpsn. Aun. 8. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 297 (1902). 3. Head, thorax, and abdomen greyish suffused with dark brown ; palpi with the 2nd joint blackish behind, fore legs blackish above. Fore wing cupreous brown; traces of a curved antemedial line from cell to inner margin; a white discoidal spot with short blackish streak before and beyond it in discal fold; traces of a curved postmedial line. Hind wing greyish suffused with brown with a slight reddish tinge; the underside paler irrorated with dark brown, the apical area suffused with fuscous, a dark discoidal lunule and diffused curved postmedial line. Hab. C. Couony, Transkei (Aliss F. Barrett), 1 $ type. Ep. 30 millim. Sxct. II. Antenne of male bipectinate with very short branches, the apex serrate. 3916. Athetis ceca. Charidea ceca, Hmpsn. Ann. 8. Afr. Mus, ii. p. 442 (1902). 3. Head and thorax grey mixed with fuscous brown ; palpi and frons black-brown, the former with pale ring at extremity of 2nd joint ; abdomen grey tinged with brown, ventrally blackish irrorated tl -Fie, 92.—-Athetis ceca, §. }. with grey. Fore wing grey suffused and thickly irrorated with brown; subbasal line represented by slight double black striz from costa ; antemedial line slight, black, bent inwards in cell, then sinuous; claviform an elongate black patch ; orbicular and reniform ATHRTTS. 3801 black, the former elongate elliptical, the latter irregularly rounded ; postmedial line shght, black, with more prominent spot at costa, bent ontwards below costa, then minutely dentate, slightly ineurved at discal fold, incurved below vein 4 and angled outwards on vein 1, some whitish and black striz beyond it on costa; subterminal line defined by brown suffusion on inner side, excurved below vein 7 aud at middle and angled inwards at discal and submedian folds ; a terminal series of slight black lunules. Hind wing grey suffused with fuseous brown; cilia brownish at base, white at tips; the underside whitish tinged and irrorated with brown, the costal area darker, a small discoidal spot and indistinct postmedial line exeurved to vein 4, then oblique. Hab. Navau, Charleston, 1 g type; Care Conony, Strydfontein (Moxham),1 3. Ewp. 34 millim, Srer. IIIT. Antennze of male serrate. A. Fore wing with yellow discoidal bar placed on a black SO tiem eearer latins secta-cicsewratats -dinies meiecioemanemnane ane mae meses eee melanoprs, B. Fore wing with white discoidal spot placed on a black SUNG AIO Maa ctoite cc ses sescsunsiciecatemeeeasbionacve dumidemeeete tind ceeaee leucopis. C. Fore wing with white discoidal point on an ill-defined EUSCOUSHS POLL awa teccie aoe eeeseee ee eaeeee mee ue Seeee ee seen eens nephrosticta, D. Fore wing without white or yellow discoidal mark. a. Fore wing with white annulus to reniform. a\, Fore wing with black centre to reniform ............ capicola, )*, Kore wing with rufous centre to reniform ............ rufipuncte, b. Fore wing without white annulus to reniform. a, Fore wing with the reniform defined by white POMS ieee oe se ahe ec canotons demeae cenwos eeuinube mepentninere eee poliostrota. bl. Kore wing with the reniform not defined by white peints. a*. Fore wing with the reniform defined by black ... snicrotera, b?, Fore wing with the reniform yather darker than the ground-colour and undefined, a, Fore wing with the subterminal line faintly defined by fuscous on inner side. a’, Fore wing tinged with purple and with rnfous SIDOLG ON TRUDI “Gao ssbeaceboagesceccaessncen0es tenebrata. 64. Fore wing not tinged with purple and without ENO EPO Cll SATOMI Eecosdbeneecocsoccaseane expolita. 3, Fore wing with the subterminal line yellowish defined on inner side by red-brown. a’, Fore wing with series of dark points beyond postmiedital@linemenrcesccss cesses eee externa. 44, Fore wing without series of dark points beyond postmedial line ...............2....0008 cervina, c*, Kore wing with the reniform absent.................. castanecipars, 3917. Athetis melanopis, n. sp. (Plate CXXIX. fig. 10.) 3g. Head and thorax black with a slight grey tinge; pectus and legs greyish mixed with brown and black; the tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen ochreous white mixed with brown. Fore wing reddish brown suffused with black and glossed with purplish grey ; subbasal line represented by a black striga from costa detined 302 NOCTUIDA. by rufous on outer side; antemedial line black defined by rufous on inner side, represented by a black striga from costa and waved line from cell to inner margin ; orbicular represented by an elongate black spot, the reniform by a rounded black spot with yellow bar near its outer edge, with a slight black streak in discal fold from it to subterminal line; postmedial line very slight and formed of black scales, bent outwards below costa, oblique to discal fold where it is angled outwards, then oblique and minutely dentate; sub- terminal line very indistinct, defined on inner side by slight blackish dentate marks at middle and somewhat incurved at discal and submedian folds; a terminal series of slight black lunules; a fine pale line at base of cilia. Hind wing yellowish white, the veins and terminal area, except towards tornus, tinged with fuscous; a blackish discoidal spot and terminal line except towards tornus ; the underside with the costal area and terminal area to vein 2 irrorated with fuscous, a black discoidal spot and traces of post- medial line from costa to vein 2. Hab, TRansvaat, White R. (Cooke), 1 3 type. Hvp. 36 millim. 3918. Athetis leucopis. Charidea leuwcopis, Hmpsn. Aun. 8. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 293 (1902). Head and thorax grey tinged with brown and mixed with black ; palpi whitish at tips; abdomen grey tinged with brown. Fore wing grey suffused with brown and irrorated with fuscous; sub- basal line represented by black striee from costa and cell defined by grey on outer side; a fine black streak in submedian fold from near base to subterminal line; antemedial line fine, black defined by grey on inner side, angled outwards in submedian fold and above inner roargin and inwards in cell and on vein 1; claviform a wedge- shaped black mark on the submedian streak; a black streak in Fig. 93.—Athetis leucopis, $. }- discal fold from middle of cell to subterminal line expanding on inner side of the small round pure white reniform stigma; traces of a diffused medial line; postmedial line fine, black with more prominent spot at costa, strongly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, excurved to vein 4, then oblique, angled inwards in sub- median fold and outwards on vein 1, some pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal line slight, greyish defined on inner side by small dentate black marks, excurved below vein 7 and at middle and angled inwards at discal and submedian folds; a terminal series of slight black lunules. Hind wing whitish tinged with ATHETIS. 303 brown; cilia whiter; the underside whitish tinged with brown, the costal area irrorated with brown. Hab. Carn Coxrony, Deelfontein (Sloggett), 1 g,1 9, Transkei (Miss F. Barrett), 1 g type. Hzvp. 34 millim. 3919. Athetis nephrosticta, n.sp. (Plate CXXIX. fig. 11.) @. Head and thorax brown mixed with grey; abdomen grey tinged with brown. Fore wing grey thickly irrorated with brown, the terminal area suffused with brown; antemedial line blackish, oblique, sinuous, angled inwards on vein |; orbicular represented by a minute black point, the reniform by a diffused dark mark with white point near its outer edge; medial line oblique to reniform, oblique and sinuous from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line blackish, minutely dentate, nearly evenly curved; subterminal line whitish, excurved below vein 7 and at middle. Hind wing grey tinged with brown, a fine dark terminal line; the underside whitish thickly irrorated with brown, a brown discoidal spot and postmedial line incurved below vein 3. Hab. 'TRansvaat, White R. (Cooke), 2 9 type. Hap. 28 millim. 3920. Athetis capicola. Spodoptera eapicola, Herr.-Schaff. Aussereur. Schmett. f. 131 (1820). Head and thorax whitish mixed with pale brown, the head whiter; palpi black, white at tips; abdomen grey suffused with brown. Fore wing grey-white tinged with brown and slightly irrorated with fuscous ; subbasal line represented by small black spots below costa and ceil; antemedial line blackish with black spot at costa, oblique, sinuous ; orbicular a small round white spot with brown scales in centre; reniform an elliptical black spot defined by white; an indistinct diffused medial line oblique from costa to reniform and incurved below the cell ; postmedial line fine, black defined slightly by white on outer side and with black spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then dentate and produced to points on the veins, incurved below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa; the terminal area tinged with fuscous, the subterminal line indistinct, whitish defined on inner side by slight black marks, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of black striae slightly defined by white on inner side. Hind wing whitish suffused with brown, the cilia paler; the underside whitish, the costal area irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal lunule. Hab. Cave Cotony, Transkei (Miss PF. Barrett),3 $,19. Hep. 26-28 millim. 3921. Athetis rufipuncta. (Piate CXXIX. fig. 12.) Caradrina rufipuncta, Hmpsn. Ann. 8. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 800 (1902). 3. Head and thorax grey-white slightly tinged with brown; 2nd joint of palpi at sides and pectus in front blackish; abdomen, 304 NOCTUID ©. white slightly irrorated with brown. Fore wing grey-white slightly irrorated with blackish ; subbasal line represented by some black scales below costa; faint traces of an oblique sinuous ante- medial line ; orbicular a small round white spot with some rufous scales in centre ; reniform a rufous bar slightly defined by white ; an indistinct oblique dark medial line from lower angle of cell to imner margin; postmedial line represented by a series of slight blackish points, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then oblique; a subterminal series of slight blackish marks with white points on their outer side, somewhat angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of slight black points. Hind wing whitish suffused with brown; the underside whiter tinged and irrorated with brown, traces of a discoidal point and postmedial series of minute streaks on the veins. Hab. Carn Cotony, Annshaw (Miss F. Barrett), 1 Sd type. Lup. 28 millim., 3922. Athetis poliostrota, n. sp. (Plate CXXIX. fig. 13.) 6. Head, thorax, and abdomen grey tinged with brown and irrorated with fuscous; palpi black, the extremities of 2nd and 3rd joints white; frons with lateral black bars; antenn black ; metathorax with metallic blue-black patch; tarsi black ringed with white. Fore wing grey tinged with reddish brown and irro- rated with black, the terminal area slightly darker; subbasal line represented by small black spots below costa and cell; antemedial line slight, black with small spot at costa, waved, excurved in sub- median interspace ; orbicular a black point; reniform represented by two black points with white points on their inner side; post- medial line represented by a series of black points, bent outwards below costa, then with series of black points beyond it on the veins, slightly incurved below vein 4; subterminal line faintly defined by fuscous on inner side and slightly excurved below vein 7 and at middle ; a fine terminal black line. Hind wing white tinged with brown especially on the veins and terminal area; a fine dark terminal line; cilia white with a strong fuscous line at middle; the underside white, the costal area and terminal area to vein 2 irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot and traces of waved postmedial line from apex to vein 4. 3 Hab. Masnonanann, Salisbury (Marshall), 1 S$ type. EHvp. 26 millim. 3923. Athetis microtera. (Plate CX XIX. fig. 14.) Caradrina microtera, Hmpsn. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 301 (1902). Head and thorax white mixed with pale brown, the back of head yellowish; palpi black, white at tips; antenne blackish except basal joint; tarsi brownish with pale rings; abdomen whitish tinged with brown. Fore wing white thickly irrorated with pale brown, the terminal area tinged with fuscous; subbasal ATHETIS. 305 line represented by small black spots below costa and cell ; ante- medial line black with small spot at costa, waved, erect; orbicular a small round blackish annulus; reniform small, slightly defined by black; traces of an oblique medial line from cell to inner margin ; postmedial line black with small spot at costa, bent out- wards below costa, then dentate, oblique below vein 4, some pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal line slightly defined by fuscous on inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing white, the apex tinged with brown ; a fine terminal dark line trom apex to vein 2; cilia tinged with brown at apex; the underside with the apical area irrorated with brown. Hab. Masuonatann, Salisbury (Marshall), 1 3, 2 Q type. Exp. 26 millim. 3924. Athetis tenebrata. (Plate CXXIX. fig. 15.) Caradrina tenebrata, Hmpsn. Ann. 8. Afr, Mus. ii. p. 301 (1902). Head, thorax, and abdomen red-brown mixed with some whitish ; palpi blackish at sides ; tibiee and tarsi blackish, the latter ringed with white. Fore wing reddish brown tinged with grey and slightly irrorated with fuscous ; subbasal line black defined by grey on outer side, curved, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line double, blackish, the lines widely separated and filled in with grey, slightly excurved below costa and cell; orbicular and reniform represented by some rufous suffusion; a diffused blackish medial shade; postmedial line double, blackish, the lines widely separated and filled in with grey, bent outwards below costa, then oblique and slightly sinuous ; subterminal line slightly defined by brown on inner side and somewhat angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a fine pale line at base of cilia. Hind wing whitish suffused with reddish brown especially on the veins and terminal area, a fine dark terminal line; cilia brownish at base, whitish at tips; the underside white, the costal and terminal areas thickly irrorated with red-brown, a large black discoidal lunule and slightly sinuous brown postmedial line. Hah, Care Cotony, Transkei (Miss F. Barrett), 1 3,1 9 type. Exp. 28 millim. 3925. Athetis expolita. (Plate CX XIX. fig. 16.) Caradrina expolita, Butl. A. M. N. H. (4) xvii. p. 407 (1876). @. Head, thorax, and abdomen reddish brown mixed with some greyish ; palpi black at sides, white in front and at tips; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen whitish irrorated with brown. Fore wing reddish brown mixed with grey and slightly irrorated with fuscous; subbasal line slight, black, from costa to vein 1 ; antemedial line slight, black, oblique from costa to median nervure, then erect; orbicular absent; reniform a faint dark lunule with VOL. VIII. Bx 306 NOCTUID®. oblique fuscous shade from it to inner margin; postmedial line black, slight, with small spot at costa and series of points beyond it on the veins, slightly excurved from costa to vein 4, then slightly ineurved ; subterminal line faintly defined by fuscous on inner side, slightly excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of slight black points. Hind wing whitish tinged with yellow-brown especially on the veins and termen ; cilia whitish with brown line near base; the underside whitish, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot, postmedial series of minute streaks on the veins and terminal series of points from apex to vein 2. Hab. Rovrtevez (Gulliver), 1 Q type. Hxp. 28 millim. 3926. Athetis externa. (Plate CXXIX. fig. 17.) Orthosia externa, W\k. xxxiil. 715 (1865); Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 265. 6. Head and thorax rufous slightly mixed with greyish; palpi fuscous brown; tarsi fuscous with pale rings; abdomen pale greyish rufous mixed with some fuscous. Fore wing rufous slightly irrorated with fuscous; subbasal line fuscous, curved, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line fuscous, angled outwards below costa, then oblique and angled slightly inwards on vein 1 ; orbicular a small fuscous spot; reniform a fuscous bar somewhat constricted at middle; medial line rather diffused, dark, oblique from costa to reniform and somewhat incurved below the cell; postmedial line slight, blackish, -bent outwards below costa, then oblique and with black points beyond it on the veins ; subterminal line yellowish defined on inner side by red-brown, oblique, nearly straight; a terminal series of minute black points; cilia fuscous brown. Hind wing reddish brown with a greyish tinge, the cilia more ochreous; the underside greyish tinged with ochreous and ivrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal lunule, waved postmedial line, and terminal series of small black Junules. Hab. Stxurm, 5 g. Exp. 32-36 millim. 3927. Athetis cervina. (Plate CX XIX. fig. 18.) Tlattia cervina, Moore, P. Z.8. 1881, p. 348, pl. 38. f. 12; Wmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 266. ‘ ; ®. Head and thorax cupreous brown slightly tinged with grey ; palpi, pectus, legs. and abdomen grey-brown. Fore wing cupreous brown ; subbasal line indistinct, straight, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line brown, angled outwards below costa and in- wards in cell, then excurved ; orbicular small, defined by rufous and somewhat elliptical; reniform a small lunule obscured by a diffused rufous patch ; an indistinct medial shade, oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then inwardly oblique ; postmedial line brown, slightly bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some faint pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal ATHPTIS. 307 line whitish defined on inner side by rufous, almost straight ; a fine terminal brown line; cilia with a fine white line at base. Hind wing greyish suffused with cupreous brown ; a fine brown terminal line; cilia with a fine whitish line at base; the underside whitish thickly irrorated and suffused with cupreous brown, a dark discoidal lunule and indistinct curved postmedial line. Hab. Sixunt (Atkinson), 1 Q type. Hep. 30 millim. 3928. Athetis castaneipars. (Plate CXXIX. fig. 19.) Teniocampa castaneipars, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 122 (1882); Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 266. Q. Head and thorax red-brown, the latter with a slight purplish gloss except on tegule; pectus whitish tinged with rufous; tarsi ringed with whitish; abdomen whitish suffused with brown, the extremity and ventral surface more ochreous. Fore wing red- brown strongly glossed with purple except on terminal half of costa and terminal area; subbasal liue slight, brown, minutely waved, from costa to vein 1; antemedial line brown, minutely waved, oblique ; orbicular and reniform absent; a diffused brown medial shade, oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then incurved ; postmedial line slightly bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; a fine deep red terminal line; cilia with a slight pale line at base, the tips red. Hind wins ochreous white, the veins and terminal area tinged with brown; a slight discoidal point; the underside with small discoidal spot and indistinct curved postmedial line. Hab. Stxutm, 1 Q type. Hap. 32 millim. Srer. LV. Antenne of male ciliated. A. Fore wing of male with slight fovea in end of cell and groove beyond the cell below vein 6. 3929. Athetis foveata, n. sp. 3. Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous white; palpi black at sides, white in front and at tips ; antenna black ; tarsi black ringed with white. Fore wing ochreous white irrorated with a few brown Fig. 94.—Athetis foveata, S. 3. scales, the terminal area suffused with brown; subbasal and ante- medial lines represented by black points on costa; orbicular absent; reniform yery small and faintly defined by brown; an indistinct x2 308 NOCTUID A. sinuous brown line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; post- medial line very indistinct, brownish with black point at costa, bent outwards below costa, then oblique; subterminal line indistinct, pale, defined on inner side by brown suffusion, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal serics of black strie ; cilia brown at base, pale at tips. Hind wing yellowish white, the terminal area tinged with brown from apex to vein 2; a fine brown terminal line; cilia brownish at apex; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown, the apex tinged with brown. ©. Head, thorax, abdomen, and fore wing much more strongly irrorated with brown, the last with slight subbasal line from costa to submedian feld and traces of an oblique sinuous antemedial line and of a minute brownish orbicular stigma. Hab. Transvaat, White R. (Cooke), 16,19. Hep. & 22, © 24 millim. B. Hind wing of male without secondary sexual characters. a. Fore wing with the reniform with pale annulus. a‘. Fore wing with the reniform filled in with black. a’, Fore wing with the black centre of reniform broken up by pale streaks on the veins............ delecta., v2, Fore wing with the black centre of reniform bisected by a pale streak at middle ............... conspicua. ce’, Fore wing with the black centre of reniform entire. A a, Fore wing with dentate black marks on inner side of subterminal line towards costa ......... triquetra. 63, Fore wing without dentate black marks on inner side of subterminal line towards costa . atriluna. 1. Fore wing with the reniform not filled in with black. a, Fore wing with the reniform constricted at middle and angled inwards on median nervure. a’, Fore wing with the orbicular black with white annulus. a*, Hind wing white, the apex suffused with road. jlevesesiormoe ce cercuentelcacsecmeeeeatencnn gonionephra, 64. Hind wing uniform brown ............ceceeeees preterta, v8, Fore wing with the orbicular reduced to a SIbEliNG PORN DOING cocsosssocosooeanoconsoadedaaooance contusa, 6, Fore wing with the reniform not constricted at middle or angled inwards on median nervure. a, Hind wing uniform brown. a’, Fore wing with waved whitish terminal lbbs\e liking ab eononasonatosdabanbsaapenensecsspAsueEdoece placata. b4, Fore wing without waved whitish terminal line. a’. Fore wing with the subterminal line AVWTAOTE SOREN, ccoccooncosdesssovaaseeonesacaccs divisa. b°, Fore wing with the subterminal line SINATOKOLLIS! Ge Saneueecossenaaadedes sosasneb asec sacaoS furvula, 68, Hind wing whitish tinged with brown especially on terminal area. a‘, Fore wing without distinct black spots on costa at ante- and postmedial lines. a, Fore wing not strongly irrorated with black. ATHETIS. 309 a. Fore wing ochreous tinged with rufous; hind wing brownish ochreous ........ . alsines. 6°, Fore wing red-brown tinged with grey ; hind wing white, the terminal area suffused with brown .............-+.0+ . blanda. c6, Fore wing whitish tinged with rufous; hind wing almost wholly white......... ambigua. &°. Fore wing strongly irrorated with black . swperstes. }*, Kore wing with di-tinct black spots on costa at ante- and postmedial lines.................. respersd. b. Fore wing with the reniform defixed by more or less prominent white points. @, Hind wing wholly suffused with brown. a*. Fore wing with the ground-colour not yellow. a’. Fore wing with prominent white spot on sub- terminal line above tornus ........2.---..02-0+00. leucosticta. &. Fore wing without white spot on subterminal line above tornus. a‘. Fore wing with the reniform filled in with deep rufous. a. Kore wing nearly uniform red-brown. a6, Fore wing dark red-brown ; antennee of male minutely ciliated .................. tnterstincta, 6, Fore wing greyer; antennex of male WH NODE GUM, 5.0 ccccodcnccces9s000 900000000 longiciliata, 5°, Kore wing pale rufous or greyish varie- gated with deep rufous or brown ......... fasciata, b+, Fore wing with the reniform concolorous. a. Kore wing with small white spot on outer edge of reniform with white points above andibelow, Wi tcemaeecnsewcdossenceen ace sucess satellitia. o°®, Fore wing with the reniform defined by sliahitawhiteponlisiiessesceeeeneeeeereteccees .. conformis, 4°, Fore wing yellow suffused with rufous ............ pulmonaris, &\. Hind wing white, the terminal area suffused with brown, @, Fore wing with distinct black spot on costa at medial line. a3, Fore wing yellow tinged with red ............... flava. 28. Fore wing not yellow tinged with red. at. Fore wing with the postmedial area suffused with fuscous and darker than the ground- colour. a, Fore wing with the terminal area suffused WithyhusCOUs| spate ces uscisdasee tee cemeeee fusca, b3, Fore wing with the terminal area not FUIRTSEC! Wiel HWEEOWS ooscanecoocoasncgoe0c006 morosa. b4, Fore wing with the postmedial area not darker than the ground-colour. a. Fore wing with the reniform filled in with In acetate center ise abiomon Gents wdirenaesintanartiat rebelt. 65. Fore wing with the reniform not filled in with black. as, Fore wing not, or hardly, irrorated with black. a. Fore wing whitish grey. without ochreous or brown tinge............... rougemontt. b7, Fore wing more or less strongly tinged with brown or ochreous. a8, Fore wing with the subterminal line defined on inner side by shght dentate rufous marks. 310 NOCLUID AB. a), Fore wing white faiutly tinged WAM [VRE caoagocnceaacnocass0o0%6 b9, Fore wing purplish brown suffused with grey, the sub- terminal line grey and con- (HHIEMINONUS) Sddoongabsecdonsdoodsoscon0ce : ec’. Fore wing ochreous brown suffused with grey, the sub- terminal line formed of och- TREOUS OOMAWS cccadons oooaesosnavasa: 68, Fore wing with the subterminal line defined on inner side by TWISOWS. ccodoscasnonqnadcancs9ssd0ca60009 i6, Fore wing distinctly irrorated with black. a, Hind wing slightly tinged with brown especially in female. a’. Fore wing grey faintly tinged with ochreous brown. a. Fore wing with the medial line strong, black...... Ree career Se 69, Fore wing with the medial line much less prominent. a®, Fore wing with the dentate marks before subterminal line black. a. Kore wing with the sub- terminal line not angled inwards and forming a dark mark at discal fold ......... 4, Fore wing with the sub- terminal line angled in- wards and forming a dark mark at discal fold ......... 610. Fore wing with the dentate marks before subterminal line TAUIKOUKsThe ne smmmanevonocceoesauaendn 68, Fore wing much more strongly tinged with ochreous brown. a’, Fore wing with the subterminal line defined on inner side by dentate rufous marks ............ 69. Fore wing with the subterminal line defined on inner side by LUSCOUSH sepegcuseassencsncenaesseeeie 67, Hind wing pure white, the veins and termen only tinged with brown. a8. Fore wing distinctly tinged with CONRIOUS ROWAN, > so0cooccassnaadoaons 68. Fore wing whitish slightly tinged with ochreous. a, Fore wing with the terminal area suffused with fuscous ............ 69. Fore wing with the terminal area not suffused with fuscous ...... c&, Fore wing grey with hardly any brown or ochreous tinge. a, Kore wing with the terminal area not suffused with fuscous 59. Fore wing with the terminal area suffused with fuscous ..... jurassica. selint. flavirenda. vullschlegeli. selinoides. menetries?. bremusa, multi ferda. himaleyica. chinensis. clavipalpis. extlina. grisea. hispanica. mgrata. ATHETIS. 311 22. Fore wing without black spot on costa at medial line. a’, Hind wing pure white, the termen not suffused WANA INROWD sogoouensnodacoosccdces Risto falseiale cities . albina. 63. Wind wing with the termen suffused with brown, a*, Fore wing with very prominent dentate black marks before middle of subterminal Ibi YeKs peters BREESE RAATnAo Rocboadososnoncenda terred. bt, Fore wing with much ila distinct dentate rufous marks before middle of subterminal IISc rehire ar nenac oe aarasondaboad ucabnon em USCLCORIUESS . Fore wing with the subterminal line repre- sented by slight dentate black marks ...... melanosticta. d‘, Fore wing with slight fuscous shade before subterminal line. a, Kore wing with the ground-colour ochreous white SSSR REe Tene n ne oundescorodee flavipuncta. 5°. Fore wing grey suffused with brown. a’, Fore wing with the postmedial line excurved from below costa to vein 4. a, Kore wing with deep orange spot on Outeredselofmeniiiornaly cesesa-ee-cece croceipuncta, &7, Fore wing with slicht yellowish spot on outer edge of reniform a8. Kore wing with the orbicular a small indistinct spot ............... germ vine. 28. Fore wing with the orbicular a black point. @. Fore wing with the postmedial line minutely dentate. @, Fore wing without series of black poimts beyond post- MOMMA MN conocoasoossanoensoor obtusa. 610, Fore wing with series of black points beyond postmedial ‘ INGOD)) cs seonpdapeonesaneeeoNbecabanae ignava. 69. Fore wing with the postmedial lynne, inoye, leat Gogoescccese6oocne pigra. Fore wing with slight white spot on outer edge of remifOrm ....ccsceeeees sincera. 66, Fore wing with the postmedial line eee Fema below costa to vein 4. _ Fore wing with the antemedial line angled inwards on Vein | ......e-s00 placida, 07, Fore wing with the antemedial line not augled inwards on vein 1 ...... cognati. ce. Fore wing yellowish suffused with rufous. singuda. d®. Kore wing blackish. a6, Kore wing with orange spot on outer COGS Of MEMUOV 6-¢ascecenesn00006050000200 heliastes. 46, Fore wing with slight white lunule on outer edge of renifOrm ...ceccceeeeeees anomeosis, c. Fore wing with the veniform not defined by white points. Fore wing with the reniform white. a2, Kore wing without black lunule in centre of THETA | 6.6 sanonosnoodocnosonscennesAnduephanagcos PRI RATICR HOVER. odgagodsooocnet MAE emo Re Acar hitari(Baluiek Sane ranenisie leuconephra. 312 NOCTUID ©. 61, Fore wing with the reniform filled in with black. a?, Hind wing white, the terminal area more or less suffused with brown. a3, Fore wing with black lunule on outer edge of reniform and two black points on inner edge . 3, Fore wing without black points on inner edge of reniform. a‘, Fore wing with the orbicular a black point . 64, Fore wing with the orbicular a black spot. a. Fore wing with the postmedial line not Ge mbate i eiawesce ss teiss seelssenes ase soatincestetic 65, Fore wing with the postmedial line minutely dentate. a6, Kore wing without black streak in discal fold beyond postmedial line ............ v8. Fore wing with black streak in discal fold beyond postmedial line ............ 62, Hind wing wholly suffused with brown. a3, Fore wing with the reniform a black lunule ... 63, Fore wing with the reniform an elliptical fuscous spot. a‘. Fore wing rufous suffused with fuscous ...... 64, Fore wing grey suffused with brown ......... c!, Fore wing with the reniform not filled in with black. a®, Fore wing with black spot on costa at medial line. a3, Fore wing vellowish white not irrorated with black, the lines indistinct .............0:se0.+00: b3. Fore wing ochreous white irrorated with black, the lines with black spots on them ............ c3, Kore wing greyish ochreous largely suffused with fuscous, the lines indistinct fuscous 67. Fore wing without black spot on costa at medial line. a3, Fore wing with the orhicular a small dark spot. a4, Fore wing with the subterminal line nearly SUCRE ME gente sects serabideulassusbesnasseene see w. Fore wing with the subterminal line sinuous. GE, WORD WHINE BREY/ scodcaaocosecancoso0qcn00ac06 b6. Fore wing greyish ochreous ..............- c&. Fore wing red-brown. b7, Fore wing with oblique medial shade from cell to inner margin ............ d’. Fore wing black-brown ...............++- 63, Fore wing with the orbicular a black point. a’, Fore wing without dark spot beyond post- medial line in discal fold. a°. Fore wing greyish suffused with dark brown. a6, Hind wing wholly tinged with brown. ai, Fore wing with the postmedial line strongly bent outwards below costa . b7, Fore wing with the postmedial lne oblique from costa to vein 6 ......... 66. Hind wing white, the costal area and in female the terminal area tinged with loro AAIN Gacocouducmansedseeddo eseensoospesooe 6°. Fore wing whitish tinged with brown and irrorated with black ............. advair bicornis. meralis. melanopis. glauca. melanephra, atrirena. absorhens. pallicornis. pertinax. wicina. flavitineta. stygia. paupera. morpheus. eschria. nitens. Junesia. — gluteosa. tarda. smintha. aspersa. ATHETIS. 313 64, Fore wing with dark spot beyond postmedial line in diseal fold. o?, Kore wing with the terminal area con- COLOTOUST Vadssaussissesctoace eeertee aise cons maculata. 65, Fore wing with the terminal area suffused with dark reddish brown ...........-...--- bimacula. e@. Fore wing with the orbicular absent. a. Fore wing dark cupreous brown ..............- maurella. bt, Fore wing suffused with reddish brown. a. Fore wing with the medial shade very HINGIS bIN Ch sasaceusicistecinaiseier ao qseeene econ ere hypereschra. 6, Kore wing with the medial shade pro- HMNMNGING goco9 osnc09a5HGoKSbESHoDasOn0OBSHCAADCOA Varian. Gz, INOR] WHINE JONG GARE? cocacaooaccoooocaccsoeneao00 gilva. d*, Fore wing yellowish white. a, Fore wing with dark medial shade ......... drasteroides, 6°. Fore wing without medial shade ............ fixseni. d3, Fore wing with the orbicular a small rufous SIDOG oooacovszasovovssnascnsqqsssa0q0nsds6Q0000s000000 casearia. eta saSricananuonye melanurina, 3930. Athetis delecta. Caradrina delecta, Moore, P. Z. 8. 1881, p. 349, pl. 38. f. 15; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 261. Head and thorax white tinged and slightly irrorated with brown; palpi blackish at sides except at tips; antenn fuscous ; abdomen whitish tinged with brown. Fore wing whitish tinged with pale brown and very slightly irrorated with fuscous, the terminal area somewhat browner; subbasal line black, excurved below costa and ending at submedian fold; antemedial line fine, black, oblique, sinuous; orbicular black defined by white and broken up by white into three spots; reniform black broken up by white into three spots on inner side and four on outer ; an indistinct sinuous medial lne; postmedial line slight, blackish and with small black spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then with series of black points beyond it on the veins, oblique, and slightly incurved at submedian fold; a prominent white subterminal line slightly incurved below vein 3; a terminal series of black points with white points on inner side; cilia with a fine white line at base. Hind wing white, the veins and marginal areas tinged with brown, a slight discoidal point; cilia whitish with a slight brown line through them; the underside with the costal and terminal areas slightly irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot and postmedial series of minute streaks on the veins. Hab. C. Cuina, Fu-chau (Leech), 1 2 ; Punsas, Kulu, Sultanpur (G. Young), 2 9, Umbaila; Sixaim (Dudgeon), 1 6, 1 @. Exp. 30 millim. 3931. Athetis conspicua. (Plate CX XIX. fig. 20.) Orthosia conspicua, Leech, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1900, p. 79. Head and thorax reddish brown mixed with grey; palpi dark brown at sides, whitish in front and at extremities of 2nd and 314 NOCTUID®. 3rd joints; tibie at extremity and tarsi ringed with white; abdomen grey-brown. Fore wing purplish grey thickly irrorated with brown, the postmedial costal area and terminal area suffused with red-brown; a black subbasal line from costa to submedian fold, slightly excurved below costa; antemedial line black, strong at costa, then slight and interrupted, oblique. and slightly angled inwards on the veins; orbicular and reniform deep black with white annuli define by black scales, the former large, irregularly rounded, the latter narrow, bisected by a white streak at middle and angled inwards on median nervure; a diffused red-brown media! line, oblique from costa to reniform and angled inwards in submedian fold; postmedial line with black spot on costa, then reduced to a series of black points and striz with series of black points beyond them on the veins followed by a grey shade, slightly bent outwards below costa, then slightly excurved to vein 4 and approximated to reniform, oblique to submedian fold, then some- what excurved ; subterminal line white defined on inner side by a red-brown line, very slightly excurved; a fine waved grey line just before termen; a fine brown terminal line; cilia with grey line at base followed by a brown line. Hind wing pale reddish brown, the terminal area somewhat darker ; cilia with yellowish line at base followed by a brown line; the underside whitish tinged and irrorated with brown, the terminal area suffused with brown except towards tornus, a blackish discoidal spot and in- distinct sinuous postmedial line. Hab. W. Cuina, Chang-yang (Pratt), 1 ¢ type, Chia-kou-ho (Pratt), 1 g,2 2, Ta-chien-lu (Pratt), 2 9. Hep. 32 millim. 3932. Athetis triquetra. (Plate CXXIX. fig. 21.) Pyrophila triquetra, Grote, Papilio, iii. p. 78 (1883); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 197. 3. Head and thorax grey tinged with brown and mixed with some fuscous; palpi black at sides, whitish in front and at tips; antenne black; pectus and legs whitish mixed with some brown, the tarsi fuscous ringed with white; abdomen grey suffused with brown. Fore wing grey tinged with brown and irrorated with fuscous ; subbasal line represented by a slight dark striga from costa; antemedial line indistinctly double filled in with grey, the outer line with small blackish spot at costa, oblique, sinuous ; orbicular, and reniform large, fuscous with whitish annuli, the former round, the latter elliptical ; postmedial line blackish defined by whitish on outer side, double towards costa and the inner line with small black spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, slightly angled inwards at discal fold, incurved below vein 4, the costa beyond it whitish; subterminal line indistinct, pale, defined on inner side by a black patch at costa with small spot below it and wedge-shaped patch at discal fold, then slightly by fuscous, very slightly angled outwards at vein 7, then somewhat oblique; a ATHETIS. BUG fine blackish terminal line and white line at base of cilia. Hind wing whitish, the terminal area tinged with brown from apex to submedian fold ; a brown terminal line ; cilia brown at apex, then white with yellowish line at base followed by some brown; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a small black discoidal spot and terminal series of slight lunules from apex to vein 2, Hab, U.S.A., Arizona, Huachuca Mts.,3 3. Hap. 30 millim. 3933. Athetis atriluna. Caradrina atriluna, Guen, Noct. i. p. 252 (1852). Caradrina indicata, Wik. x. 299 (1856). Caradrina infusca, Rmbr. Cat. Lep. 8. And. pl. 11. f. 5 (1858). Caradrina mediterranee, Beth.-Baker, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1894, p. 42, pl. 1. f. 11; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 196. Caradrina distincta, Staud. Iris, x. p. 286, pl. 4. f. 21 (1897); id. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 196. Head and thorax whitish suffused with pale red-brown, the head whiter ; palpi black, white at tips; antenne brown except at base; abdomen pale brown. Fore wing grey tinged with brown aud with slight derk irroration, the terminal area somewhat darker ; a black point at base of costa; subbasal line represented by black points below costa and cell; traces of an oblique sinuous antemedial line with smali black spot at costa; orbicular absent; reniform a narrow black lunule with shght white annulus defined at sides by some black scales; a small medial black spot on costa; postmedial line indistinct, dark, faintly defined by whitish on outer side and with small black spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, excurved to vein 4, then oblique, some whitish points beyond it on costa; subterminal line represented by some whitish points towards costa; traces of a terminal series of dark points; cilia with a fine white line at base. Hind wing white, the apex tinged with brown; a fine brown terminal line; the underside with the costal area shghtly irrorated with brown, a terminal series of dark points from apex to vein 2. Hab. ? Spain, Andalusia ; St. Herena ( Wollaston), 1 3,39, type indicata ; EKeyer, Alexandria, type + mediterranec in Coll. Bethune- Baker, Cairo (Graves), 13; Patusrivr; Apysstnta; Br, E. Arrrca (Gregory), 13, Kibauni (Crawshay), 1 6, Machakos (Crawshay), 16,12, Neugia (Crawshay), 19, Eb Urru (Betton), 1 9; MasnonatanD, Salisbury (Dobdie), 1 9; Transvaat (Cholmley), 1 9 ; C. Corony, Deelfontein (Sloggett), 2 2, Simonstown (de la Garde), 1g. xp. 24-32 millim. 3934. Athetis gonionephra, n.sp. (Plate CXXIX. fig. 22. 6. Head, thorax, and abdomen whitish mixed with brown: palpi with the 2nd joint black at sides; antenne black; tarsi 316 NOCTUID”®. slightly ringed with white. Fore wing pale grey-brown with a cupreous gloss, the veins somewhat darker; subbasal line repre- sented by a black striga from costa and spot below the cell; ante- medial line black, with black spot at costa, slightly angled outwards below costa and in submedian fold and inwards on mediun nervure and vein 1; orbicular fuscous defined by some white scales, round ; reniform with pale centre defined by fuscous, with slight white annulus, constricted at middle and angled inwards on median nervure ; a slight oblique sinuous medial line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line black, bent outwards below costa, then dentate and produced to black points on the veins, oblique below vein 4; subterminal line indistinct, ochreous defined on inner side by fuscous suffusion, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of black strie; cilia fuscous mixed with greyish. Hind wing white, the costal area suffused with brown, the veins and a fine terminal line brown; cilia brown with a fine white line at base, wholly white towards tornus; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown. Hab, Narat, Maritsburg (Queckett), 1g type. Hxp. 24 millim. 3935. Athetis pretexta. (Plate CX XIX. fig. 23.) Caradrina pretexta, Swinh. A. M. N. H. (7) xv. p. 152 (1908). Head and thorax grey tinged with brown; palpi blackish at sides except at tips; tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen grey suffused with dark brown, the anal tuft of male yellow. Fore wing grey-white irrorated and in parts suffused with red-brown; sub- basal line double filled in with whitish, waved, from costa to sub- median fold ; antemedial line double filled in with whitish, angled outwards below costa and excurved below submedian fold; orbicular a black point defined by whitish; reniform chocolate-brown with whitish annulus, constricted at middle and slightly angled inwards on median nervure ; a waved dark medial shade; postmedial line double filled in with whitish, slightly bent outwards below costa, then produced to double black points on the veins, oblique below vein 4, some whitish points beyond it on costa; subterminal line whitish defined on inner side by red-brown, slightly angled out- wards below costa and excurved at middle; terminal area suffused with brown; a terminal series of small black lunules slightly defined on inner side by whitish; cilia brown with a waved white line through them. Hind wing greyish suffused with brown, an indistinct discoidal lunule ; a terminal series of slight dark lunules from apex to vein 2; cilia yellowish white with a brown line through them; the underside greyish irrorated with brown, a large dark discoidal spot, minutely waved postmedial line, incurved below vein 2, traces of a subterminal band and a terminal series of small black lunules. Hab. Assam, Khésis, 13,19 type. rp. 32 millim. ATHBETIS. ol 3936. Athetis contusa. Noctua contusa, Frr. Neve Beitr. pl. 534. f.2 & pl. 550 (1849); Herr.- Schiff. Eur. Schmett., Noct. ff. 517, 518; Guen. Noct. ii. p. 5, pl. 7. f.4; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 204. Head and thorax pale red-brown mixed with grey; pectus paler; abdomen grey tinged with brown. Fore wing pale red-brown tinged with grey and with slight dark irroration, the terminal area rather darker; subbasal line represented by a slight dark striga from costa; antemedial line dark, excurved below costa and above inner margin and incurved in submedian interspace; orbicular a pale point faintly defined by brown ; reniform dark with faint pale annulus, narrow above, constricted at middle and triangular below ; a diffused dark medial shade, oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then inwardly oblique; postmedial line brown defined by greyish on outer side, oblique from costa to vein 4, then inwardly oblique ; subterminal line pale defined on inner side by brown, slightly excurved below vein 7 and at middle and angled inwards at discal and submedian folds. Hind wing greyish suffused with brown, the cilia pale at tips; the underside whitish tinged and slightly irrorated with brown, a narrow discoidal lunule and diffused curved postmedial line. Hab. Guruany, Zeller & D’Emmick Colls.; E. Srperta, Dahuria, Ussuri. Hxp. 32-38 millim. F Larva. Kirby, Butt. & Moths Eur. p. 186; Hffm. Raup. p. 115, pl. 31. > WO; Pale green, whitish above ; dorsal line pale, dull; lateral stripe white; warts white. Food-plant: Populus tremulus, between united leaves. 95. 3937. Athetis placata. (Plate CXXIX. fig. 24.) Orthosia placata, Leech, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1900, p. 79. 6. Head and thorax brown largely mixed with grey; palpi black-brown at sides, grey in front; tarsi ringed with white; anal tuft tinged with rufous. Fore wing grey irrorated with brown and blackish, especially on costal and terminal areas; subbasal line represented by faint double dark strive from costa; antemedial line very indistinct, oblique, double at costa; orbicular and reniform large with brownish centres and whitish annuli, the former round ; a faint oblique dark medial shade ; postmedial line represented by a double series of black points, bent outwards below costa and incurved below vein 4, some wkitish points beyond it on costa; subterminal line white defined by red-brown on inner side, oblique, very slightly curved; a terminal series of small black lunules defined by a waved whitish line; cilia with two slight whitish lines at middle and white tips. Hind wing grey-brown, the terminal area rather darker; a fine brown terminal line; cilia with fine ochreous line at base and white tips; the underside grey-white 218 NOCTUID. thickly irrorated with brown, a brown discoidal spot and curved postmedial line. Hab. W. Carns, Chia-kou-ho (Pratt), 19 type. Exp. 38 millim. 3938. Athetis divisa. (Plate CX XIX. fig. 25.) Ipimorpha divisa, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 123 (1882); Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 265. Head and thorax reddish brown mixed with grey; palpi blackish; tegule and prothoracie crest with slight whitish tips; tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen grey-brown. Fore wing reddish brown tinged with grey and with slight dark irroration ; subbasal line whitish, shghtly excurved below costa and ending at submedian told, a slight oblique whitish striga beyond it in cell; antemedial line blackish defined by white on inner side, oblique, almost straight; orbicular and renitform large with white annuli, the former round, the latter elliptical ; a faint diffused dark medial shade; postmedial line dark defined by white on outer side and with slight dark poirts beyond it on the veins, excurved from costa to vein 4, then slightly incurved, some pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal line white defined by brown on inner side, oblique, almost straight ; a terminal series of minute black lunules; cilia with fine yellowish line at base. Hind wing grey suffused with brown; cilia whitish ; the underside whitish irrorated with brown, the costal area suffused with brown and irrorated with whitish, a blackish discoidal lunule and diffused postmedial and subterminal lines. Hab. Kasumtr, Narkundah (Leech), 1¢, 3 9; Punsan, Simla, 13,19 type, Dharmsila (Hocking), 13, 89. Exp. 28-30 millim. 3939. Athetis furvula. Noctua furvula, Hibn. Bur. Sclimett., Noct. f. 399 (1808). Noctua dasychira, Hiibn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 634 (1818). Caradrina lenta, Treit. Schmett. Hur. vy. (2) p. 257 (1825); Hiibn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 825 (1834) ; Frr. Beitr. pl. 47; Dup. Lép. Fr., Suppl. lii. p. 305, pl. 28. f. 3; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 198. Caradrina lentina, Staud. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1888, p. 255. Head and thorax grey mixed with red-brown; palpi black, whitish at tips; antennee ringed black and white at base; tarsi fuscous with slight pale rings; abdomen red-brown with slight greyish segmental lines. Fore wing greyish thickly irrorated with brown, the postmedial and terminal areas suffused with brown ; subbasal line brown, angled outwards below costa and ending at submedian fold; antemedial line blackish with stronger bar from costa, oblique, waved, angled inwards at vein 1; orbicular a black ‘point defined by whitish ; reniform dark brown with some whitish scales on edges, elliptical ; a ditfused dark medial shade from costa to reniform and lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line blackish, bent outwards below costa, then dentate and produced to points on the veins, slightly incurved at discal fold, incuryed ATHETIS. 319 below vein 4, some whitish points beyond it on costa; subterminal line whitish defined on inner side by dark reddish brown, oblique towards costa, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of small black lunules defined on inner side by a Fig. 95.—-Athetis furvula, G. }. fine waved white line. Hind wing greyish suffused with brown; a fine terminal brown line; the underside whitish thickly irrorated with brown, especially on costal and terminal areas, a slight dis- coidal spot and diffused curved postmedial line. Ab. 1. lentina. Smaller and darker.—W. and E. Turkestan, E. Siberia, Japan, Corea. Hab. Avsreta, Tirol; Huneary, Zeller, Fry, Leech and D’Emmick Colls.; Russra, Sarepta; ? Anwenta; W. Turxysran, Issyk Kul; W. Steerer, Altai; EK. Turkestan, Thian-Shan Mts.; Moneorta, Uliassutai; KE. Srsprra, Amurland, Ussuri; Japan, Oiwake (Pryer), 23,19; Corns. Hep. 22-30 millim. Larva. Kirby. Butt. & Moths Hur. p.175; Hffm. Raup. p. 110, pl. 30. f.8. Clay-coloured speckled with brown ; thoracic somites with pale lateral line, the abdominal somites with oblique yellowish streak edged with black. Food-plants: Low-growing herbs. 35940. Athe tis alsines. Noctua alsines, Brahm, Ins. Kal. ii. p. 114 (1791); Borkh. Hur. Schmett, iv. p. 607 (1792); Hubn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f.577; Dup. Lép. Fr. vi. p. 63, pl. 76. f.4; Herr.-Schaff. Hur. Schmett., Noct. £. 379; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 197. Caradrina sericea, Speyer, Stett. ent. Zeit. 1867, p. 73. Caradrina levis, Stand. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1888, p. 29. Caradrina amurensis, Staud. Rom. Méin. vi. p. 486 (1892). Head and thorax greyish ochreous suffused with rufous ; palpi fascous at sides with slight greyish ring at extremity of 2nd joint ; abdomen ochreous tinged with brown. Fore wing ochreous tinged with rufous and irrorated with fuscous, the postmedial and terminal areas suffused with fuscous ; subbasal line represented by a slight dark striga from costa; antemedial line indistinct, oblique, sinuous, angled inwards on vein 1: orbicular and reniform well developed, brown with whitish annuli, the former rather oblique elliptical ; a diffused dark medial line, oblique from costa to renitorm, incurved from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line indistinct, defined by ochreous on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate and produced to black points on the veins, excuryed to vein 4, then incurved; subterminal line ochreous defined 320 NOCTUID®. by fuscous on inner side, slightly excurved below vein 7 and at middle, then incurved; traces of a terminal series of black points ;_ cilia with a fine ochreous line at base. Hind wing brownish ochre- ous, the cilia with a brownish line through them from costa to vein 2; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a small black discoidal spot. Ab. 1. sericea. Fore wing narrower, silky grey.—Holland, Germany. Ab. 2. levis. Much paler; fore wing yellowish.—Armenia, Asia Minor, W. Turkestan. Ab. 3. amurensis. Smaller and darker.—Ussuri. Hab. Brrraty, Scotland, Leech Coll., Forres (Salvage), England, Leech Coll., Ireland, Derry (Salvage); FRancn, Sand Coll.; Hottanp; Germany, Zeller, Frey and Leech Colls.; Ausrrra; Huneary, Leech Coll.; Swirzertanp ; Spain, Catalonia, Bilbao, Castille; Lvraty ; Russta, Livonia, Zeller Coll.; Armexta; Asta Minor, Bithynia ; W. Turxestan, Ferghana, Issyk Kul; W. S1sprra, Altai; HE. Srperra, Ussuri, Hap. 30-36 millim. Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 122; Barrett, Lep. Brit. v. p. 287, pl. 221. f. 2. Ochreous, sometimes tinged with reddish, dorsally browner ; dorsal line pale, partly dark-edged; subdorsal line pale, dark- edged, more broadly below; a lateral series of dark brown marks sometimes present ; spiracular line pale; head dark brown. — Food- plants: Stellaria, Rumev, Viola, &e. 9-5, 3941. Athetis blanda. Noctua blanda, Schiff. Wien. Verz. p. 77 (1776) ; Fabr. Mant. Ins. i1. p. 147 (1787); Dup. Lép. Fr. vi. p. 55, pl. 75. f. 6. Noctua tararaci, Hibn. Eur. Schmett.. Noct. f. 575 (1802); Dup. Lép. Fr. vi. p. 50, pl. 75. {. 4; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 197. Orthosia guttilinea, W\k. xv. 1709 (1858). Head and thorax pale reddish brown; palpi black, whitish at tips; antenne fuscous, whitish at base; tarsi fuscous with slight pale rings; abdomen whitish tinged with reddish brown. Fore wing greyish suffused with red-brown and irrorated with black, the costal edge whitish; subbasal line slight, blackish, curved, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line indistinct, oblique, sinuous with blackish points at costa, median nervure and vein 1; orbicular and reniform large, brown defined by white, the former round, the latter elliptical; faint traces of an oblique line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line indistinct, with black point at costa and series of points beyond it on the veins, bent outwards below costa and incurved below vein 4; subterminal line whitish, defined on inner side by fuscous suffusion and the area beyond it suffused with fuscous, slightly excurved below vein 7 and at middle; traces of a terminal series of dark points; cilia with a slight whitish line at base. Hind wing white, the veins and terminal area tinged with reddish brown; cilia white at base, mixed with brown at tips; the underside with the ATHDBTIS. Bil costal area tinged with rufous and irrorated with brown, a discoidal point and traces of subterminal line from costa to discal fold. Hab. Brrvaty, Leech Coll.; France; Gurwany, Zeller and Leech Colls.; Ausrrta, Zeller Coll.; Hunesry, Leech Coll. ; Swirzertann, Frey Coll.; ? Spain, Catalonia; Scanprnavra (Schoyen); Frvtann, Leech Coll.; Russta, Urals; Armenra; ? Asta Mryor, Bithynia; hah. ign., 1 g type guttilinea. Hup. 30-36 millim. Larva. Meyr. Lep. Brit. p. 123; Barrett, Brit. Lep-v. p. 290, pl. 221. f. 3. Pale ochraceous or brownish, slightly freckled with blackish ; dorsal line pale yellowish, traversing a series of small blackish marks; subdorsal line pale, defined below by a strong dark brown line; spiracular line brownish; head ochreous marked with brown. Food-plents: Stellaria, Rumex, Grasses, &c. 9-4. 3942. Athetis ambigua. Noctua ambigua, Schiff. Wien. Verz. p. 77 (1876); Fabr. Mant. Ins. ii. p. 148 (1787); Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 197. Noctua plantaginis, Hiibn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 576 (1802); Dup. Lép. Fr. vi. p. 59, pl. 76. f. 2; Herr.-Schaff. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 381. Orthosia untformis, Swinh. rans. Hnt. Soc. 1885, p. 350, pl. 9. £. 6; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 261, Caradrina hilaris, Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 197 (1901). Head and thorax whitish mixed with pale rufous; palpi with the Ist and 2nd joints blackish at sides; abdomen whitish tinged with rufous. Fore wing whitish suffused with pale rufous and slightly irrorated with brown, the costal edge white; subbasal line blackish, curved, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line blackish, oblique, waved, excurved below submedian fold and angled inwards on vein 1; orbicular and reniform large, reddish brown defined by white, the former round, the latter elliptical ; faint traces of a diffused sinuous line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line blackish, bent outwards below costa, then dentate and produced to black points on the veins, incurved below vein 4, a faint whitish line beyond it; subterminal line whitish excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of black points; cilia with a fine whitish line at middle. Hind wing white; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot, traces of a postmedial line with minute black streaks on the veins and terminal series of points from apex to vein 2. Ab. 1. uniformis. Paler; palpi slightly tinged with fuscous at sides; fore wing with an ochreous tinge.—Syria, W. Turkestan, Beluchistan. Hab. Britain; France, Sand and Leech Colls.; Germany, Zeller, Frey, and Leech Colls.; Ausrria; Huneary; Swirzer.ann, Frey Coll.; Ivany, Capri (C. S. Browne); Datmatia, Leech Coll. ; At@pRia; Russra, Livonia; Armenta; Asta Minor, Pontus, Lydia; Syria; W. Turksstan, Turcomania, Syr Daria, 1 g,1 9, VOL, VIII. ¥ . 2 NS) 22 NOCTUID &, Ferghana, Sarawshan, Issyk Kul; Betucarstan, Quetta (Swinhoe), 1 Q type wuiformis. Hap. 30-38 millim. Larva. Barrett, Lep. Brit. v. p. 284, pl. 221. f.1; Kirby, Butt. & Moths Hur. p. 174; Hffm. Raup. p. 110, pl. 30. f. 6. Brownish grey finely shaded with blackish ; dorsal and subdorsal lines fine, pale; lateral line black with oblique black streaks above it. Food-plants: Plantago, Taraxicum, &¢. 5. 3943. Athetis superstes. Noctua blanda, Hibn. Hur. Schmett., Noct. f. 162 (1802), nee Schiff. Caradrina swperstes, Treit. Schmett. Hur. y. (2) p. 260 (1825); Frr. Neue Beitr. pl. 190; Herr,-Schaff. Kur. Schmett., Noct. f. 882; Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 197. Head and thorax whitish faintly tinged with rufous and irrorated with dark brown; palpi with the Ist and 2nd joints black at sides; tarsi blackish with slight pale rings; abdomen whitish irrorated with brown, the lateral tufts pale rufous. Fore wing whitish slightly tinged with rufous except towards base, and irrorated with black ; subbasal line slight, black, waved, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line indistinct, blackish with small spot at costa, oblique, waved, angled inwards to black points on median nervure and vein 1; orbicular and reniform well- developed, brownish defined by white, the former rather elliptical ; an indistinct diffused incurved line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line black with small spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then dentate and produced to black points on the veins, incurved below vein 4; subterminal line whitish slightly defined by brown on inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle and incurved at submedian fold, a terminal series of black points; cilia with a fine whitish line at middle. Hind wing whitish, the veins and terminal area tinged with brown; a terminal series of dark points and the cilia with a brownish line through them from apex to vein 2; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a slight sinuous subterminal line from costa to discal fold. Hab. Gurmany, Zeller and Frey Colls.; Austria; Huneary, Leech Coll. ; Swrrzertanp, Valais, Frey and Leech Colls.; Spain, Castille; Irany; Russta, Sarepta (Christoph) ; ARMeEntaA; ASIA Minor, Pontus. wp. 30-36 millim. ¢ Larva. Kirby, Butt. & Moths Eur. p. 174; Hffm. Raup. p. 110, pl. 30. f. 5. Grey, with a dark dorsal line, pale lateral stripes and oblique streaks between them; head brown. Food-plants: Low growing herbs. 95-6. 3944. Athetis respersa. Noctua respersa, Schiff. Wien. Verz. p. 314 (1776); Hibn. Hur. Schmett., Noct. f. 164; Dup. Lép. Fr. vi. p. 78, pl. 77. f. 5; Frr. Neue Beitr. i. pl. 94; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p, 197. Head white; palpi black, white at tips; antenne fuscous except ATIMDBTIS, Be at base; thorax whitish irrorated with brown; tarsi blackish ; abdomen white tinged with brown. Fore wing grey-white tinged with brown and irrorated with fuscous ; subbasal line represented by black poimts on costa and median nervure; antemedial line indistinct with series of black points on it and small spot at costa, oblique, minutely waved, angled inwards on vein 1| ; orbicular a slight brownish spot; the reniform a small brown lunule; an incurved brown shade from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line with black spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then dentate and produced to black points on the veins, excurved to vein 4, then incurved; a slight brown subterminal line excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing whitish suffused with reddish brown, the cilia paler; the underside white irrorated with brown, especially on costal and terminal areas, a small discoidal spot, postmedial series of minute streaks on the veins, and terminal series of small black lunuies from apex to vein 2. Hab. Franck; Germany, Zeller and Leech Colls.; Avusrrta, Zeller and Frey Colls.; Huneary; Swirzertanp; N. Ivary; Barkan States; Russia, Livonia; Armenta; Asta Minor, Bithynia. . Hep. 34-36 millim. Larva. Kirby, Butt. & Moths Eur. p. 174; Hffm. Raup. p. 109, pl. 30. f. 3. Dark brown with a paler dorsal stripe edged by the whitish subdorsal lines; laterally suffused with blackish and with two whitish spots on each somite. Food-plants: Grasses, &e., hiber- nating under stones. 10-5. 3945. Athetis leucosticta, n. sp. (Plate CXXIX. fig. 26.) @. Head and thorax reddish brown slightly mixed with grey ; palpi dark brown mixed with white, the terminal joint rather long; antenne ringed with white towards base; tarsi blackish ringed with white ; abdomen dark brown mixed with whitish and with dark segmental lines. Fore wing reddish brown suffused and irrorated with fuscous and a few white scales, the ante- and post- medial areas somewhat darker; subbasal line indistinct, slightly defined by whitish on outer side, waved, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line black defined by whitish on inner side towards costa, erect, waved, slightly angled outwards below costa ; orbicular an obscure dark spot; reniform an obscure dark mark with small white spot at its upper extremity; a dark medial shade, oblique from costa to lower angle of cell; postmedial line black, slightly defined by whitish on outer side towards costa, bent outward below costa, then minutely dentate and produced to slight white points on the veins, somewhat angled inwards at discal fold and incurved below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line represented by a series of yellowish-white points and a spot above tornus, defined by brown cn inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a fine black terminal line with white x2 324 NOCTUIDAE. points at the veins. Hind wing greyish brown; a dark terminal line; cilia with a fine whitish line at base ; the-underside whitish strongly irrorated with dark brown, a large brown discoidal lunule, postmedial line from costa to vein 4 and terminal series of black strie. Ab. 1. Fore wing with the white spot only and not the points on subterminal line. Hab. Br. E. Arrtca, Masailand, E. Quaso (Betton), 1 2 type, Ndimu (Betton), 1 9. EHvp, 26 millim. 3946. Athetis interstincta. (Plate CXXIX. fig. 27.) Graphiphora interstincta, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 118 (1882); Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 267. Head and thorax red-brown mixed with grey, the head paler: palpi black-brown, greyish at tips; tarsi fuscous with pale rings ; abdomen dark reddish brown. Fore wing deep red-brown slightly tinged with grey and with slight dark irroration; subbasal line black, curved, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line black, bent inwards to costa and excurved above inner margin ; orbicular a black point; reniform chocolate-brown, rather constricted at middle, with a white point at upper extremity and two at lower ; a diffused dark medial line, oblique from costa to lower angle of cell and angled inwards below the cell; postmedial line black, slightly bent outwards below costa, then with black points beyond it on the veins, excurved to vein 4, then oblique ; subterminal line faint, pale, defined on inner side by red-brown, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of minute dark lunules; a fine whitish line at base of cilia. Hind wing reddish brown tinged with grey, a fine whitish line at base of cilia; the underside whitish tinged with brown and irrorated with dark brown, a black discoidal spot, diffused curved postmedial line, and terminal series of small black lunules from apex to vein 2. Hab. Srxurm (Russell), 1 3,3 9 type; Buurdn (Dudgeon), 19. Exp. 36-40 millim. 3947. Athetis longiciliata, n. sp. (Plate CXXIX, fig. 28.) ¢. Head and thorax rufous mixed with a few dark brown scales; palpi black at sides except at extremities of 2nd and 3rd joints ; tarsi fuscous with pale rings; abdomen pale rufous suffused with fuscous except the anal tuft. Fore wing rufous tinged with grey and slightly irrorated with brown; subbasal line blackish, angled outwards below costa and ending at submedian fold; ante- medial line blackish, oblique to vein 1, then erect; orbicular a blackish point; reniform a narrow lunule defined by diffused rufous, and with slight whitish points round it; medial line brown, rather diffused, oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then inwardly oblique and sinuous; postmedial line brown, excurved from costa to vein 4, then oblique, with traces of a series of dark points ATHETIS. 825 beyond if on the veins; subterminal line yellowish, defined on inner side by brown suffusion, slightly excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of black points; cilia with a fine yellowish line at base. Hind wing red-brown tinged with fuscous ; a diffused blackish discoidal spot; a terminal series of slight dark Junules; cilia with a fine yellowish line at base; the underside whitish irrorated with dark brown, a black discoidal spot, rather diffused curved brown postmedial line, and terminal series of small black Junules from apex to vein 2. Antennee with the cilia rather long. Hab. Assam, Khisis, 1 g type. Hap. 36 millim. 3948. Athetis fasciata. (Plate CXXIX. fig. 29.) Graphiphora fasciata, Moore, P. Z.8. 1867, p. 54; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. i. p. 267. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale rufous; palpi black-brown except at tips; antenne black-brown; tarsi with pale rings. Fore wing pale rufous, the terminal area deep rufous; subbasal line black, waved, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line black, slightly angled outwards below costa, then oblique and angled inwards to black points on median nervure and vein 1 ; orbicular a black point; reniform chocolate-brown, elliptical, with white point on inner side below, one at upper extremity and two at lower; a diffused brown medial shade, oblique from costa to reniform, then sinuous; postmedial line black, double at costa, slightly bent outwards below costa, then dentate and produced to black points on the veins, evenly curved; subterminal line yellowish defined on inner side by red-brown suffusion, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of minute dark points ; a fine yellow line at base of cilia which are dark brown. Hind wing reddish brown with an ochreous tinge, the cilia rather paler; the underside whitish tinged with red-brown, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with red-brown, a blackish discoidal lunule, rather diffused sinuous postmedial line, and terminal series of small black lunules from apex to vein 2. Ab. 1. Fore wing with the ground-colour grey suffused with brown, without rufous tinge. diab, Stxuim (Atkinson, Lidderdale, Dudgeon), 7 3, 4 2 type; BomBay ; Mapras, Belgaum (Watson), 1 9. Hay. 34-42 millim. 3949. Athetis satellitia. (Plate CX XIX. fig. 30.) Caradring satellitia, Hmpsn. Ann. 8. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 302 (1902). Head white slightly tinged with rufous; antenne black ringed with white, the basal joint white; thorax pale rufous; tarsi fuscous ringed with white; abdomen pale rufous slightly ivrorated with brown. Fore wing pale rufous slightly irrorated with brown; Sy) 26 NOCTUID. subbasal line slight, defined by whitish on outer side, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line slight, black, with white point before it at costa, oblique, waved ; orbicular a minute white point ; reniform a small round white spot with point above it and two below it; traces of a sinuous medial line, oblique from costa to lower angle of cell; postmedial line slight, black, with white point at costa, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate and produced to points on the veins, incurved below vein 4; sub- terminal line faintly defined by brown on inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle ; a terminal series of black points with white points on their inner side. Hind wing whitish tinged with red-brown especially on the veins and terminal area; cilia white, brown at apex and at base to vein 2; the underside white, the costal area irrorated with red-brown, the apical area suffused with red-brown to discal fold, a slight discoidal spot. Hab. Mozampraun, Delagoa Bay (Junod), 1 9; Natan, Victoria Distr. (Gooch), 1 2 type, Durban (Bowker, Legh), 1 6, 2 2. Evp. 30-34 millim., 3950. Athetis conformis. (Plate CX XIX. fig. 31.) Caradrina conformis, W1k. x. 298 (1856). @. Head and thorax pale grey-brown mixed with white, the head whiter; palpi fuscous brown, whitish at tips; tarsi fuscous ringed with whitish ; abdomen whitish mixed with brown. Fore wing pale brown irrorated with white and a few dark brown scales ; subbasal line dark, oblique, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line dark, oblique, slightly angled outwards below costa and inwards on vein 1; orbicular a minute black point; reniform only defined by faint white points; a rather dittused dark medial line, oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then erect; postmedial line indistinct, dark, slightly bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; subterminal line whitish defined by dark brown on imner side, very slightly excurved below vein 7 and at middle. Hind wing whitish suffused with brown; the underside whitish tinged with brown, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown, a dark discoidal spot and indistinct curved postmedial line. Hab. ignotus, 1 2 type. Hvp. 34 millim. 3951. Athetis pulmonaris. Noctua pulmonaris, Usp. Schmett. iv. pl. 151. f. 5 (1790); Frr. Neue Beitr. pl. 215; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 198. Noctua fuscago, Hsp. Schmett. iv. pl. 176. ff. 5, 6 (1791). Noctua pulmonarie, Hubn. Hur. Schinett., Noct. f. 98 (1802). Head, thorax, and abdomen yellow mixed with rufous; palpi ATHELIS. 327 brownish at sides, whitish at tips; tarsi brownish with pale rings. Fore wing yellow suffused with rufous; subbasal line indistinctly double filled in with whitish, curved, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line brown defined by whitish on inner side, slightly angled inwards at subcostal and median nervures and vein 1, and excurved in submedian interspace and above inner margin ; orbicular with faint whitish annulus defined by brown, round; reniform brown with whitish annulus to lower part defined by brown; a diffused brown medial line, oblique from costa to reniform, inwardly oblique from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line double filled in with pale yellowish, bent outwards below costa, then very minutely waved, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some whitish points beyond it on costa; subterminal line yellowish, slightly defined on inner side by brown and with brown patch before it at costa, oblique towards costa, then minutely dentate, excurved below vein 7 and at middle, then incurved ; a brown terminal line; a slight pale line at base of cilia. Hind wing yellowish suffused with red-brown; a fine brown terminal line; cilia whitish with a red-brown line near base ; the underside whitish, the costal area tinged with ochreous, a small brown discoidal spot, postmedial line excurved to vein 4, then oblique, and traces of a diffused subterminal band. Hab. Francn, Sand Coll.; Gurmany, Zeller Coll.; Avsrrra, Leech Coll., Galicia; Huneary, Frey and Leech Colls.; Ivaty; Greece. Hap. 36-42 millim. Larva. Kirby, Butt. & Moths Eur. p. 174; Hffm. Raup. p. 109, pl. 30. f. 2. Dull green with a whitish dorsal line; head yellowish brown. Food-plant, Pulmonaria. 9. 2 3952. Athetis flava. Caradrina flava, Oberth. Et. Ent. i. p. 45, pl. 4. f. 3 (1876); Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 196. Head and thorax reddish yellow irrorated with a few black scales, the head whiter; palpi blackish at base; tarsi fuscous with pale rings; abdomen white with obscure brown dorsal bands. Fore wing reddish yellow slightly irrorated with fuscous ; subbasal line represented by a small black spot on costa: ante- medial line indistinct, double, the lines widely separated, with a black spot on outer line at costa, oblique, very minutely waved ; erbicular and reniiorm very small, reddish brown with some white points round them, the former round; an indistinct medial line with black spot at costa, oblique from costa to reniform, incuryed below the cell and angled outwards on vein 1; post- medial line indistinct, double, the lines widely separated and with black spot on inner line at costa, slightly bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, incurved below vein 4, some pale points beyond it on costa: subterminal line indistinct, pale with slight dark suffusion on inner side, somewhat excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of slight dark strie ; cilia 328 NOCLrUID 2. with a slight brown line through them. Hind wing white, the veins and termen slightly tinged with pale brown. Hab. Aueprta (Mrs. Nicholl), 1 3; Canarres, Guimar ( Walsing- ham), 1 3; Patestrne; Prrstay Guir, Fao (Cumming), 3 9. hep. 34 millim. 3953. Athetis fusca. (Plate CX XIX. fig. 32.) Caradrina fusca, Leech, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1900, p. 118. @. Head and thorax grey mixed with fuscous brown; palpi black, whitish at tips; tarsi fuscous with pale rings; abdomen grey-brown. Fore wing grey almost entirely suffused with fuscous brown; subbasal line slight, blackish detined by grey on outer side, sinuous, from costa to vein 1; antemedial line slight, blackish defined by grey on inner side and with black point at costa, oblique, minutely waved; orbicular absent; reniform a faint fuscous lunule with slight pale points on inner and outer sides above and below; an indistinct dark medial shade, oblique from costa to lower angle of cell; postmedial line slight, dark, defined by grey on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, oblique below vein 4; subterminal line faintly defined by brown suffusion on inner side, slightly waved ; a fine dark terminal line: cilia with whitish line at base. Hind wing whitish suffused with brown; a fine dark terminal line; cilia white at base, brown at tips; the underside grey, the costal area irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot and indistinet curved postmedial line. Hab. W. Cutya, Nitou, 1 9, Ta-chien-lu (Pratt), 1°92 type. Eup. 35 millim. 3954. Athetis morosa. (Plate CXXX. fig. 1.) Caradrina morosa, Led, Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 1853, p. 373, pl. 5. f. 3; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 195. 3. Head and thorax white tinged with ochreous brown ; palpi black, white at tips; antennz blackish; tarsi black ringed with white ; abdomen whitish tinged with brown. Fore wing whitish tinged with ochreous brown and slightly irrorated with fuscous ; subvasal line slight with black spot at costa, ending at vein 1; antemedial line indistinct, double, with black spot on the outer line at costa, oblique, waved; orbicular absent; reniform a blackish lunule with white point on inner side below and two on outer; a dark medial shade with black spot at costa, oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then incurved; postmedial line blackish with black spot at costa, slightly bent cutwards below costa, then minutely dentate, incurved below vein 4, an indistinct curved line beyond it, the area beyond it suffused with fuscous, with some pale points on costa, defining the minutely waved whitish ATHELIS. 329 subterminal line which is excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of slight black lunules. Tind wing white tinged with brown especially on the veins and terminal halt from costa to vein 2; cilia pure white; the underside white, the costal area irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot and traces of a curved postmedial line. Hab. W. Srpzria, Altai, 1 6; Moneoura, Uliassutai; E. Sipuria, Amurland, Ussuri. vp. 38 millim., 3955, Athetis rebeli. (Plate OXXX. fiz. 2.) Caradrina flavirena, Rebel, Ann, Nat. Hofmus. Wien, ix. p. 59 & xiii. p. 3866 (nec Guen.). Caradrina rebeli, Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 196 (1901). 3. Head and thorax grey tinged with brown; palpi black, white at tips; antennee blackish; tarsi fuscous with pale rings ; abdomen grey dorsally suffused with fuscous brown, ventrally whitish. Fore wing grey slightly irrorated with brown; subbasal line represented by small black spots below costa and cell; antemedial line imdistinct, oblique, sinuous, with small black spots at costa and submedian fold; orbicular a small round blackish spot; reniform a rather diffused blackish lunule with some whitish points round it; a small black spot at middle of costa ; postmedial line indistinct, blackish, interrupted, with black spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, incurved below vein 4, some whitish points with slight black streaks between them beyond it on costa; subterminal line whitish defined by fuscous on inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle and angled inwards at discal and submedian folds; the terminal area slightly tinged with brown; a terminal series of black striae; a fine whitish line at base of cilia. Hind wing greyish suffused with brown, a fine white line at base of cilia: the underside whitish tinged with brown, the costal area irrorated with brown, a black discoidal lunule, postmedial series of short streaks on the veins, and terminal series of small lunules. 9. Uniformly suffused with fuscous. Hab. Canarres, Teneriffe (W. White), 4 5, 1 2, Guimar (Walsinghum),5 6,392. Hevp. 28-32 millim. 3956. Athetis rougemonti. Caradrina rougemonti, Spuler, Schmett. Hur. p. 231, pl. 29. f. 32 (1906). Head white; palpi black, white at tips; antenne fuscous except at base; thorax grey; tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen white slightly mixed with grey. Fore wing white suffused with grey and with slight dark irroration; subbasal line represented by a black point on costa; antemedial line very indistinct, oblique, minutely waved, with black spot at costa ; NOCTUID™. orbicular a small round fuscous spot slightly defined by white; reniform a fuscous lunule surrounded by white points ; faint traces of a medial line with fuscous point at costa; postmedial line very indistinct, with small black spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, incurved below vein 4, some whitish points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line represented by a Series of minute white lunules defined on inner side by slight rufous marks, somewhat angled outwards at vein 7; a terminal series of minute black lunules slightly defined by whitish on inner side. Hind wing pure white; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with grey, a terminal series of small black Junules from apex to vein 2. Hab. 8. France, Digne, 1g, 1 9; Swirzertsnn, Zermatt, 1 3, 192. Exp. 32-36 millim. Larva. Ochreous grey mottled and striated with brown except on ventral surface ; dorsal line shght, pale; subdorsal line dark- edged below; stigmatal line slight, dark, the stigmata black ; head brown. 3957. Athetis jurassica. Caradrina jurassica, Riggentach, Mitth. Schweiz. Ent. Ges. iv. p. 607 (1877); Mill. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyons, 1878, pl. 155. f. 9; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 196. 3. Head and thorax white slightly tinged with brown; palpi black, white at tips; antenne blackish except at hase; tarsi blackish with pale rings; abdomen white mixed with reddish brown. Fore wing white tinged with reddish brown except towards base and slightly irrorated with fuscous; subbasal line black with small spot at costa, waved, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line blackish with black spot at costa and point at submedian fold, oblique, rather irregular, angled inwards at vein 1 and bent inwards to inner margin; orbicular a dark point ; reniform faintly defined by brown and with traces of pale points round it; a dark medial line with small black spot at costa, excurved to below cell, then slightly waved; postmedial line dark with black spot at costa, slightly bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, excurved to vein 4, then incurved and angled inwards at vein 1; subterminal line indistinct, pale, defined on inner side by slight dentate rufous marks, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing white, the terminal area tinged with reddish brown from apex to submedian fold; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a discoidal point, rather diffused curved postmedial line from costa to submedian fold with minute dark streaks on the veins, and terminal series of minute black lunules from apex to vein 2. Hab. SwirzuRtand, Jura, Giningen, 2 g¢, Frey Coll. lxp. 32 millim. ATHBITIS. 331 3958. Athetis selini. Caradrina selini, Boisd. Gen. & Ind. Meth. p. 137 (1840); Dup. Lép. Fr., Suppl. iii. p. 576, pl. 48. f. 38; Herr.-Schaff. Hur. Schmett., Noct. f. 91 ; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 196. Head and thorax whitish tinged with red-brown ; palpi black, white at tips; antenne blackish except at base; tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen whitish suffused with red-brown. Fore wing whitish thickly irrorated with purplish red-brown, the terminal half suffused with red-brown; subbasal line black with black spot at costa, then oblique and ending at submedian fold ; antemedial line very indistinct with black spot at costa and point in submedian fold, oblique, sinuous; orbicular absent ; reniform a brownish lunule with two white points on inner edge and three on outer with small yellow mark at middle of outer side; medial line brownish with black spot at costa, excurved to below cell and slightly angled outwards at vein 1; postmedial line very indistinct with black spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, excurved to vein 4, then oblique; sub- terminal line indistinct, grey defined on inner side by rufous, minutely waved, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of blackish points. Hind wing white, the veins of terminal half and the terminal area from apex to submedian fold suffused with reddish brown; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal point, postmedial series of minute streaks on the veins, and terminal series of small iunules from apex to vein 2. ; Hab. S. France, Nice, Leech Coll., Midi, Leech Coll.; Germany, Pomerania, Silesia, Frankfort, Zeller Coll.; Huneary, Frey and Leech Colls.; Swirzernanp, Valais, Teruel; Sprain, Castille, Andalusia; Corsica; Irany; Srey, Zeller Coll.; Datmarta ; Greece; Russra, Livonia, Leech Coll., Sarepta, Leech Coll.; Asia Mryor, Pontus, Taurus; Syrra. Lvp. 24-34 millim. 3959. Athetis flavirena. Caradrina flavirena, Guen. Noct. i. p. 250 (1852); Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p- 196. - Caradrina noctivega, Bell. Ann. Soc, Et, Fr, 1&65, p. 420, pl. 9. f. 4. Caradrina infusca, Const. Aun. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1865, p. 194, pl. 7. ff. 10a, 6 (nec Rmbr.). Caradrina minor, Kalchb. Iris, x. p. 176 (1597). Head and thorax ochreous brown suffused with grey; palpi black, white at tips; tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen ochreous white irrorated with brown. Fore wing ochreous brown suffused with grey; subbasal line black, waved, from costa to submedian fold, a black point beyond it in cell; antemedial line with a small black spot on costa, oblique, waved; orbicular a small round brown spot defined by whitish scales; reniform NOCIUIDA. brown with white poimts round it and a small yellow spot at middle of outer edge; a small black spot at middle of costa; postmedial line with small black spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein 4; subterminal line formed of ochreous points defined on inner side by minute dentate rufous marks, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of slight black lunules. Hind wing white, the veins, costal area and terminal area to vein 2 suffused with brown; cilia with a brownish line through them from apex to vein 2; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot, postmedial series of short streaks on the veins, and terminal series of small lunules. Ab. 1. minor. Smaller. Gen. est.—Centr. & S. Italy. Ab. 2. infusca. Fore wing of male with the terminal area suffused with fuscous, of female wholly suffused. Ab. 3. Rather greyer.—Switzerland, Valais. Hab. 8S. France, Nice, D’KEmmick & Leech Colls.; Avusrrta, Tirol; Sparn, Catalonia, Castile; Crnrr. Irany; fierty, Zeller Coll.; Asta Mryor, Pontus; Pauesrine, Jordan R. Hyp. 16-32 millim, *3960. Athetis vuilschlegeli. (Plate CX XIX. fig. 3.) Caradrina wullschlegeli, Ping. Sce. Ent. xvii. p. 145 (1903). Head whitish mixed with grey-brown on vertex; palpi deep black, the extremity of 2nd joint white, the 3rd joint white with black point at side; frons with some brown at sides; antenne black ; thorax brown mixed with grey ; tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen whitish mixed with brown. Fore wing brown mixed with grey ; subbasal line blackish, from costa to submedian fold, a blackish point beyond it in cell; antemedial line blackish with small black spot at costa, oblique, minutely waved; orbicular a small round black spot; reniform blackish defined by a few whitish scales and with a slight whitish point below on inner side and two on outer, constricted at middle; a blackish spot on middle of costa and an oblique diffused incurved line from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line blackish defined by grey on outer side and with black spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then dentate and produced to blackish points on the veins, 1acurved below vein 4, some slight pale striz beyond it from costa; subterminal line pale, slightly defined on inner side by fuscous, excurved below vein 7, excurved and waved at middle and ending on termen at vein 1; a terminal series of black points ; a fine pale line at base of cilia. Hind wing white, the costal area and terminal area to vein 2 suffused with brown, wholly suffused with brown in female; a slight discoidal spot; cilia white with brown line through them from apex to vein 2, the tips wholly brown at apex; the underside white, the costal and terminal areas | irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot, diffused sinuous ATHBYTIS. 333 postmedial line with minute black streaks at the veins, and terminal series of black points from apex to vein 2. Hab. Switzeritanp, Zermatt, types f ¢ Q in Coll. Piingeler. Exp. 3 34, 2 30 millim. 3961. Athetis selinoides. Caradrina selinoides, Beil. Ann, Soc, Ent. Fr. 1862, p. 379, pl. 9. f. 1; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 196. 3d. Head and thorax white tinged with brown and slightly irrorated with fuscous; palpi black, white at tips; antenne biackish except at base ; tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen grey suffused with brown. Fore wing grey-white tinged with brown, except on costal area, and irrorated with fuscous ; subbasal line black, waved, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line black with small spot at costa, minutely waved and slightly oblique ; orbicular a slight dark point; reniform a dark lunule with white point on inner side at lower extremity and two on outer; a rather diffused dark medial line oblique from costa to reniform and sinuous from cell to inner margin; postmedial line black with small spot at costa, slightly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein +; subterminal line defined by brown on inner side, minutely dentate, angled outwards at vein 7 and slightly excurved at middle, a terminal series of small black lunules. Hind wing white tinged with brown, the terminal area suffused with brown; cilia white with a dark line near base; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal point, diffused curved subterminal band, and terminal series of small black lunules. Hab. Corsica (Yerbury), 1 3. Exp. 34 millim,,. 3962. Athetis menetriesi. Caradrina menetriesii, Kretschmar, Berl. ent. Zeit. 1863, p. 432, pl. 2, f, 7; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 197. Caradrina montana, Brem. Lep. Ost-Sib. p. 49, pl. 4. f. 8 (1864). Caradrina petrea, Vengstr. Ac, Soc. Flor. & Faun. Fenn, vii. p. 356 (1870). Head white with a few brown scales ; palpi black, white at tips ; antennee black except at base; thorax grey-white slightly mixed with brown ; tarsi blackish ringed with white. Fore wing pale grey sparsely irrorated with black; subbasal line represented by a black striga from costa; antemedial line hardly traceable, double, oblique, sinuous, with small black spots at costa and submedian fold; orbicular a small black spot; reniform a narrow lunule slightly detined by black: a small black spot at middle of costa and traces of a sinuous line from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; post- medial line black, interrupted, with small spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, slightly angled in- wards at discal fold and incurved below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line represented by a series of 334 NOCTUID®. slight white striz defined on inner side by small dentate black marks, somewhat excurved below vein 7 and at middle and in- curved at submedian fold; a terminal series of minute black lunules. Hind wing white, the terminal area slightly irrorated with brown ; a blackish discoidal point and terminal series of strie from apex to vein 2; the underside with the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown, a small black discoidal spot and indistinct diffused curved subterminal line. Hab. Swepren ; Russia, Finland, 2 g, 2 9, Livonia; W. Turx- rsTan, Issyk Kul; W. Srppria, Altai; Moneoria, Uliassutai, Changai Mts.; E. Srperra, Dahuria, Amurland, Ussuri. vp. 34 millim. 3963. Athetis bremusa. (Plate CXXXIX. fig. 4.) Caradrina brenusa, Swinh. P.Z.S8. 1885, p. 451; Himpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 260. Head and thorax whitish mixed with brown; palpi black, white at tips; antenne blackish; tarsi blackish slightly ringed with white; abdomen whitish irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing whitish tinged with brown and irrorated with black, the terminal area suffused with fuscous ; subbasal line black, curved, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line black, oblique and minutely waved from costa to subcostal nervure, then reduced to black points on the veins; orbicular a black point; reniform blackish defined by some white scales, constricted at middie and with ochreous point on its outer edge ; traces of a waved medial line with blackish mark at costa; postmedial line slight, with small black spot at costa, shghtly bent outwards below costa, then dentate and produced to black points on the veins, excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; sub- terminal line indistinct, pale, defined on inner side by black forming small dentate marks and a spot at discal fold, minutely waved, excurved below vein 7 and at middle, a terminal series of black points slightly defined by greyish on inner side. Hind wing whitish tinged with brown, especially on the veins and terminal area; cilia whitish with a shght brown line near base; the under- side white, the costal area irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal junule and postmedial series of points on the veins from costa to vein 3. Hab. Punsas, Simla (Harford), 1 9, Cawnpore (Betton), 1 ¢; Bomsay, Poona (Swinhce), 1 g type; Mapras, Belgaum ( Watson), 1 g, Gooty (Campbell), 1 3, Nilgiris (Hampson), 2 2; Cryzon, Puttalam (Pole), 1 9; Burma, Hsipaw (de Nicévilley, 1 2. Eup. 28-30 millim. 3964. Athetis multifera. (Plate CXXX. fig. 5.) Caradrina multifera, Wik. x. 293 (1856); Smith, Cat. Noct. N, Am. p- 196. Segetia fidicularia, Morr. Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H. xvii. p. 145 (1874). Head and thorax grey-white slightly irrorated with black ; palpi ATHETIS. 339 black, white at tips; antenne black except at base; tarsi black ringed with white ; abdomen white slightly irrorated with brown. Fore wing pale grey irrorated with black; subbasal line black, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line black with small spot at costa, oblique, waved, angled inwards on vein 1; orbicular a small black spot; reniform a blackish lunule surrounded by white points and with slight rufous mark on outer edge; medial line blackish with small spot at costa, oblique to reniform and incurved below the ceil; postmedial line with black spot at costa, bent out- wards below costa, then dentate, incurved at discal fold and below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line whitish defined on inner side by small dentate rufous marks between veins 7 and 2, minutely waved, excurved below vein 7 and at middle ; a terminal series of small black spots. Hind wing white tinged with brown, especially on the veins and terminal area; cilia white; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal spot, waved postmedial line from costa to vein 5, and terminal scries of small lunuies from apex to vein 2. Hab. Canava (Worman), 1 3,1 9, Nova Scotia (Redman), 2 9 type; U.S.A., 1 ¢,1 9, Maine, New York, New Jersey, Distr. of Columbia, Illinois, Minnesota. vp. 32-34 millim. 3965. Athetis himaleyica. (Plate CXXX. fig. 6.) Caradrina himaleyica, Koll, Higel’s Kaschmir, iv. p.479 (1844); Hmpsn. Moths Ind. i. p. 260. Caradrina urenacea, Moore, P. Z.S. 1881, p. 349. Head, thorax, and abdomen grey-white slightly irrorated with brown; palpi black, white at tips; antenne blackish except at base; tarsi black ringed with white. Fore wing grey-white slightly tinged and irrorated with brown ; subbasal line represented by a small black spot on costa ; antemedial line indistinct, double, minutely waved, oblique, with black spot on the outer line at costa; orbicular a brownish point; reniform a narrow lunule defined by rufous, with some fuscous at lower extremity, two white points on inner edge and three on outer and a rufous point beyond it at middle; medial line with black spot at costa, oblique to the reniform and sinuous from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line indistinct, with black spot at costa, bent outward below costa, then minutely waved and with some black points beyond it on the veins, incurved below vein 4, some white points with slight black streaks between them beyond it ou costa; subterminal line whitish defined on inner side by small somewhat dentate rufous marks, angled outward at vein 7 and excurved at middle ; the terminal area suffused with fuscous; a terminal series of minute black lunules; cilia with a fine whitish line at base. Hind wing white slightly tinged with reddish brown, especially on the veins and terminal area; cilia white; the underside with the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot, % 336 NOCLUID.E. postmedial series of minute streaks on the veins, and terminal series of small black lunules. Hab. W. Curna, Pu-tsu-fang, 1 g; Kasuuir, Goorais Valley (Leech), 1 3,2 2, Scinde Valley (Leech), 1 3; Punsas, Kulu,1 od, Dalhousie (Harford), 1 2, Dharmsala (Hocking), 3 3, 3 Q, Umballa; Sixuim Trser, Yatong (Hobson), 1 3, 3 93; Siku (Dudgeon), 2 Q type arenacea. Exp. 32-36 millim. 3966. Athetis chinensis. (Plate CXXX. fig. 7.) Caradrina chinensis, Leech, Trans. Ent. Soe. 1900, p. 117. Head and thorax grey-white tinged with brown; palpi black, white at tips; antenne black; tarsi black ringed with white ; abdomen grey dorsally suffused with brown, ventrally irrorated with black, the anal tuft tinged with rufous. Fore wing grey tinged with brown and irrorated with fuscous ; subbasal line slight with black spot at costa, oblique, from costa to vein 1; antemedial line slight, with black spot at costa, oblique, waved; orbicular absent; reniform slightly defined by red-brown with a white point above on outer side, below with a white point on inner side and two on outer; an indistinct medial line with black spot at costa, oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then inwardly oblique ; postmedial line black with black spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, incurved below vein 4, another faint curved line beyond it; subterminal line grey defined on both sides ly fuscous suffusion from costa to vein 2, minutely waved, a terminal series of slight black lunules defined by greyish on inner side. Hind wing whitish tinged with brown, especially on the veins and terminal area; a fine dark terminal line; cilia whitish ; the underside grey, the costal area irrorated with fuscous, a blackish discoidal spot and rather diffused sinuous postmedial line. Hab. W. Cun, Pu-tsu-fang,6 g,2 2 type, Ta-chien-lu (Pratt), 192. Hep. 32-40 millim. 3967. Athetis clavipalpis. Phalena clavipalpis, Seop. Ent. Carn. p. 213 (1763). Noctua quadripunctata, Fabr. Syst. Ent. p. 594 (1775); Staud. Cat. Lep. al. p. 196. E Racin colar. Schiff. Wien. Verz. p.72 (1776) ; Borkh. Eur. Schmett. iv. p. 212 (1792); Hibn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 417; Dup. Lép. Fr. vi. p. 57, pl. 76. f. 1; Steph. Ill. Brit. Ent., Haust. 11. p. 158. Phalena grisea, Rott. Naturf. ix. p. 138 (1776). Noctua segetum, Esp Schmett. iv. pl. 150. ff. 4, 5 (nee Linn.). Noctua leucoptera, Chubg. Disc. Ent. ii. p. 41 (1791); Spangb. Ent. Tidskr. - 1880, p. 92, pl. 1. f. 3. Oaradrina laciniosa, Nonz. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1847, p. 529, pl. 8. f. 4. Caradrina pulverosa, Wik. x. 295 (1856). Caradrina milleri, Schulz, Stett. ent. Zeit. 1862, p. 367, pl. 1. ff. 6, b, e. Head and thorax grey-white slightly tinged with rufous and irrorated with black; palpi black, whitish at tips; antenne ATHETIS. 307 blackish except at base; tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen whitish suffused with brown. Fore wing grey tinged with ochreous brown and irrorated with fuscous, the terminal area suffused with fuscous; subbasal line represented by a small black spot on costa and striga from cell; antemedial line indistinct, double, oblique, minutely waved, with small black spots on the outer line at costa and submedian fold; orbicular and reniform small, tinged with fuscous and defined by blackish, the former rounded, the latter a narrow lunule with two white points on its inner edge and three on outer; an indistinct sinuous medial line excurved in cell and with small black spot at costa; postmedial line with small black spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein 4, another indistinct line beyond it and some whitish points on costa with slight dark streaks between them ; subterminal line indistinct, pale, detined on inner side by small dentate rufous marks, minutely waved, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of minute black lunules, Hind wing white, the veins and termen slightly tinged with brown; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a slight dis- eoidal point, postmedial series of minute streaks on the veins and terminal series of small black lunules from apex to vein 2. Ab. 1. leucoptera. Head, thorax, and fore wing suffused with fuscous.—Scandinavia, Finland, Urals. Hab. Brrraix, Leech Coll.; France; Denmarx, Leech Coll. ; Germany, Zeller & Leech Colls.; Avusrria, Frey Coll., Tirol (Hampson); Huneary, Leech Coll.; Swirzertanp, Frey Coll. ; Sparn ; [raty, Savoy (Hampson), Capri( Brown); Greece ; ALGERIA, Biskra ( Walsingham), 2 2 , Khenchela ( Walsingham), 1 $; Maprira (Wollaston), 1 9; Batkan Srates; Scanpinavta, Sondmore, Zeller Coll., Surendal (Christy); Russia, Livonia, Zeller Coll.; Keyvr, Cairo (Graves), 1 g; Asta Mtvor, Pontus, Bithyuia, Amanus Mts., 1 go; W. Turxesran, Issyk Kul; W. Sreerta, Altai; EK. Turke- san, Ili, Kashgar; E. Srperta, Amurland, 1 9; ?S. Arrica, 1 3 type pulverosa (almost certainly a European specimen). Hup. 26- 36 millim. Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep p. 122; Barrett, Lep. Brit. v. p. 293, pl. 221. f. 4. Fuscous, sometimes dorsally tinged with greenish; dorsal line indistinctly paler, dark-edged, sometimes interrupted; lateral line hardly paler, sometimes dark-edged ; spiracular line pale, dark- edged above ; head blackish or fuscous. Food-plants: Corn, Peas, &e., especially in ricks, forming a small chamber for habitation. 3968. Athetis extima. (Plate CX XX. fig. 8.) Caradrina extima, Wik. xxxii. 687 (1865); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am, p- 196. Caradrina civica, Grote, Papilio, iii. p. 74 (1883). Head, thorax, and abdomen grey-white slightly irrorated with brown ; palpi black, white at tips; antennee blackish except at, base; tarsi black, riaged with white. Fore wing grey-white VoL. VIIT. , VA 308 NOCTUIDE. slightly irrorated with fuscous; snbbasal line black with small spot at costa and ending at submedian fold; antemedial line black with small spot at costa, oblique, waved, angled inwards at vein 1; orbicular a small round blackish spot ; reniform a blackish lunule with some white points on its edges; medial line blackish with small spot at costa, oblique to the reniform and incurved below the cell; postmedial line black with small spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein 4, some whitish points beyond it on costa; subterminal line whitish defined on inner side by small dentate rufous marks, very slightly excurved below vein 7 and at middle; the terminal area suffused with fuscous; a terminal series of black points slightly defined by whitish on inner side. Hind wing white, the terminal area tinged with brown ; a terminal series of small dark spots from apex to vein 2; the underside with the costal and terminal areas slightly irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal spot, postmedial rather diffused line from costa to vein 5, and terminal series of small spots. Hab. Canada, Manitoba, Aweme (Criddle), 2 ¢, Saskatchewan, Regina (Willing), 1 8, Alberta, Calgary (Wolley-Dod, Baird), 6 6,19, Br. Columbia (Miss Ricardo), 1 9 , Vancouver (Hawkins, J.J. Walken) Ise LS types U2Ssk.; Oregon, Wallessaiieer Colorado (Cockerell), 2 g, Denver (Oslar), 1 3,1 9, Nevada, 1 ¢, California (Walsingham), 3 $. HEwp. 32-38 millim. Larva. Head small, shining blackish, slightly brown-mottled. Body robust, obscure brown-mottled, with a broad paler dorsal stripe. Cervical shield concolorous with body. Food-plants: Low herbs; lives concealed underground or under leaves.—H. G. D. 3969. Athetis grisea. (Plate CXXX. fig. 9.) Caradrina grisea, Ky. Bull. Mose. 1848, i. p. 215, & 1855, iv. p. 324; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 197. Caradrina cinerascens, Tengstr. Not. Salls. Flor. & Faun, Fenn. vii. p. 809 (1870). Head and thorax white tinged with red-brown and slightly irrorated with fuscous ; palpi black, white at tips; antenne fuscous except at base; tarsi fuscous ringed with white; abdomen white mixed with some brown. Fore wing grey slightly tinged with reddish brown and irrorated with fuscous, the terminal area suffused with fuscous; subbasal line represented by a black point on costa; antemedial line very indistinct, double, with black spot on the outer line at costa, oblique, minutely waved ; orbicular a minute round whitish annulus; reniform defined by two white points on inner side and three on outer, some fuscous in lower part; traces of a medial line with small black spot at costa; post- medial line very indistinct, double, with small black spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, oblique below vein 4; subterminal line represented by a series of yellowish-white strie defined on inner side by small rnfous dentate marks, ex- curved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of blackish ATHETIS. 339 points; cilia with a fine pale line at base. lind wing white, the apical area and termen to vein 2 tinged with brown ; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown, an indistinct rather diffused postmedial line from costa to vein 6 and terminal series of points from apex to vein 2. Hab. Scanptnavia; Rvussta, Finland, 1 9, Urals, Sarepta (Christoph), 2 3,22. Hzxp. 30-32 millim. 3970. Athetis hispanica. Caradrina hispanica, Mab. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1906, p. 31, pl. 3. f. 1. 2. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale grey slightly mixed with fuscous ; palpi black, white at tips; antenne black except at base; tarsi black ringed with white. Fore wing pale grey irrorated with black, the terminal area suffused with fuscous ; subbasal line black, with small spot at costa and ending at submedian fold ; antemedial line black with spot at costa, oblique, minutely dentate and angled inwards at vein 1; orbicular a small round fuscous spot; reniform a fuscous Innule; medial line fuscous with small black spot at costa, excurved at median nervure and angled outwards at vein 1; postmedial line black with small spot at costa, slightly bent out- wards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein 4; subterminal line grey defined by rufous on inner side, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of small black lunules slightly defined by grey on inner side; a fine grey line at base of cilia. Hind wing white, the veins and terminal area to submedian fold suffused with brown; a discoidal point; cilia white with a brown line near base from apex to vein 2; the underside with the costal area irrorated with fuscous, a small discoidal spot, postmedial series of minute streaks on the veins, and terminal series of black points from apex to vein 2. Hab. S. France, Hautes Alpes (Hampson), 2 2; Sprain, La Granja, type T @ in Coll. Dumont. vp. 32 millim. 3971. Athetis ingrata. Caradrina ingrata, Staud. Iris, x. pp. 175, 286, pl. 4. f. 13 (1897); id. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 196. Head and thorax white slightly mixed with brown; palpi black at sides, white in front and at tips; antenne black except basal joint; tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen white slightly irrorated with brown. Fore wing grey-white irrorated with brown, the terminal area suffused with fuscous ; subbasal line indistinct, double, with black point on outer line at costa, from costa to sub- median fold ; antemedial line indistinct, double, with black point on the outer line at costa, somewhat oblique and slightly angled out- wards below costa and inwards on vein 1; orbicular a dark point ; reniform a narrow brown lunule with some white scales on its edges; traces of a diffused dark medial line with black spot on Z 2 340 NOCTUID. costa ; postmedial line blackish with black spot at costa, slightly bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, slightly angled inwards at discal fold, incurved below vein 4 and angled cutwards at vein 1, some pale points with slight dark streaks between them beyond it on costa; subterminal line formed of slight white marks defined by fuscous on inner side, minutely waved, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of black points ; cilia with fine white line at base. Hind wing white, the termen tinged with brown from apex to vein 2; the: underside with the apical area slightly irrorated with brown. Hab. Syria; Parestine, 1 ¢,1 9. Hxp. 22 millim. 3972. Athetis albina. Caradrina peas Herr.-Schaff. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 425 (nee Schiff.). Caradrina albina, Kv. Bull. Mose. 1848, iii. p. 215, & 18565, iv. p. 325 ; Staud. Cat. Lep. al p- 196. Charadrina congesta, Led. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien. 1853, p. 372, pl. 5. f.2. Head and thorax ochreous white ; palpi blackish, white at tips ; antenne tinged with fuscous except at base; tarsi tinged with fuscous and ringed with white; abdomen white slightly tinged with ochreous. Fore wing pale ochreous, the terminal area tinged with fuscous : subbasal line represented by a fuscous point on costa, the antemedial line by a small black spot on costa and fuscous points in submedian fold and on inner margin; orbicular absent ; reniform faintly tinged with fuscous, with two white points on inner side and three on outer; a medial fuscous point on costa ; postmedial line indistinct, with small black point at costa, bent outwards below costa, slightly incurved at discal fold, incurved below vein 4; subterminal line whitish slightly defined by rufous on inner side and slightly excurved below vein 7 and at middle ; a terminal series of slight fuscous points. Hing wing pure white. Ab. 1. congesta. Fore wing greyer and irrorated with black. Hab. Russta, Urals, Orenburg, 2 5,292; 8. Russta (Grum-Grish- mailo), 1 9, Odessa, 2 g¢; Asta Minor, Pontus; Persta, Shahkuh (Christoph), 1 2; W.Turxesran, Ferghana, Saisan, Issyk Kul, Ala Tau; W. Sreeria, Altai; Trprr, Kuku Nor. “vp. 32-34 millim. Larva. Ochreous faintly mottled and striated with brown except on ventral surface; subdorsal line indistinct, pale; stigmata black; head brownish. 3973, Athetis terrea. Noctua terrea, Frr. Neue Beitr. Schrett. iv. p. 26, pl. 303. ff. 3, 4 (1842); Herr.-Schaff. Eur. Schmett., Noct. ff. 90, 409 ; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 197. Caradrina ustirena, Boisd. Gen. & Ind. Meth. p. 187 (1840); Dup. Lép. Fr., Suppl. iv. p. 221, pl..69. f. 3. Caradrina dubiosa, Staud. Cat. Lep. Eur. p. 111 (1871). Head and thorax pale red-brown; palpi black, white at tips ; antenne blackish except at base ; tarsi blackish ringed with white; ATHETIS. d41 abdomen whitish suffused with red-brown. Fore wing pale reddish brown slightly irrorated with black, the terminal area suffused with fuscous; subbasal line represented by a black point on costa ; antemedial line double, the inner line very indistinct, slightly angled outwards below costa and inwards on vein 1], with small black spot at costa; orbicular small, round, defined by blackish ; reniform narrow, detined by blackish, with white point on inner side below, one on outer above and two below; an indistinct medial line oblique trom costa te median nervure, then sinuous; post- medial line double, the outer line indistinct, with black spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved at discal fold and below vein 4; subterminal line indistinct, pale, defined on inner side by small dentate black marks between veins 7 and 3, very slightly excurved below costa and at middle; a terminal series of slight blackish strie. Hind wing white, the termen suffused with fuscous from apex to vein 2, diffused inwards on the veins ; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal point. Ab. 1. dubtosa. Fore wing with the dentate black subterminal marks obsolete. Ab. 2. usterena. Paler; fore wing more ochreous brown, the markings less developed.S. France. Ab. 3. Head, thorax, and fore wing grey without any brown or ochreous tinge.—Zermatt. Hab. 8. France, Zeller & Leech Colls.; Guruany, Leech Coll. ; Austria, Tirol; Hungary, Zeller, Frey & Leech Colls.; Swirzer- Lanb, Zermatt; Datmarra; 8. Russta, Sarepta (Christoph); Astra Minor, Taurus; Persta; W. Turkestan, Ferghana, Issyk Kul ; Moneoira, Urga; E. Siserra, Amurland. Hap. 34-38 millim. Larva. Kirby, Butt. & Moths Eur. p. 173 ; Hffm. Raup. p. 109. Pale grey mottled with brown; dorsal line and segmental rings whitish; stigmata black ; headdark brown. Food-plants: Taraai- cum and other low-growing herbs. 3974. Athetis fusicornis. Caradrina fusicornis, Rmbr. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1832, p. 286, pl. 9. f. 5; Dup. Lép. Fr., Suppl. ii. pl. 29. f. 4; Staud. Cat. Lép. pal. p. 196. Noctua kadentt, Frr. Neue Beitr. Schmett. ii. p 147, pl. 186 (1836); Fisch. von Rosl. Schmett. pl. 36. ff. 2¢@,6.; Dup. Lép. Fr., Suppl. iii. pl. 29. ff. 2,a,6; Herr.-Schatf. Kur. Schmett., Noct. f. 408; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 260; Staud. Cat. Lép. pal. p. 197. Caradrina proxima, Rmbr, Faun. And. pl. 18. f. 7 (18389). Caradrina variabilis, Bell. Ann. Soc. Hnt. Fr. 1865, p. 104. pl. 2. f. 1. Caradrina farinacea, Moore, P. Z. 8. 1888, p. 411. Head and thorax whitish tinged with pale reddish brown; palpi black, white at tips; antenme blackish except at base ; tarsi blackish, ringed with white; abdomen whitish tinged with ochreous brown. Fore wing whitish tinged with pale reddish brown and with slight dark irroration; subbasal line represented by a black point on costa and striga from cell; antemedial line very indistinct, oblique, o42 NOCIUIDE. sinuous, with black spot at costa; orbicular a rufous point; reniform a rufous lunule defined by whitish points; faint traces of a sinuous medial line; postmedial line very indistinct, with series of black points on it and spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, incurved below vein 4+; subterminal line repre- sented bv a serics of slight whitish striz defined on inner side by small rufous dentate marks at middle, shghtly excurved below vein 7 and at middle and more or less angled inwards at discal fold; a terminal series of black strie. Hind wing pure white with some blackish strize on termen from below apex to vein 2; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal lunule, postmedial series of points on the veins, and terminal series of black strize. Ab. 1. proaima. Paler; fore wing whitish grey. Ab. 2. variabilis. Fore wing whitish grey slightly irrorated with pinkish or yellowish.—Corsica. Ab. 3. farinacea. Fore wing with the centre of reniform fuscous with black points round it. Hab. 8. Francn, Frey Coll; Avsrria. Tirol; Huneary, Zeller, Frey & Leech Colls., Carniola; Sparx; Corsica, type ft @ in Coll. Mabille; Ivary; Sicmy, Zeller Coll; Datmaria; Turkey, Leech Coll.; S. Russta; Asta Minor, Pontus, Taurus; Japan, Yokohama (Manley), 1 3,1 9; Corza ; Kasumrr, Narkundah (McArthur), 2 9 ; Ponsas, Kulu, Sultanpur (G. Young), 1 ¢,1 9, Simla, 1 9 iype farinacea, Dharmsila (Hocking), 3 6, 5 2, Umballa, 2 ¢. Hap. 32-36. nice Kirby, Butt. & Moths Eur. p.173; Hffm. Raup. p. 109, pl. 30. lig dl Grey-brown ; dorsal line whitish; lateral lines dark; head and thoracic shield dark brown. Feeds on various low-growing plants. 3-4. 3975. Athetis melanosticta, n. sp. (Plate CXXX. fig. 10.) Head and thorax ochreous white slightly irrorated with brown; palp. black, white at tips; antennee fuscous except towards base ; tibiee and tars: fuscous, the latter with slight pale rings: abdomen ochreous white, the anal tuft tinged with rufous, the ventral surface suffused with fuscous except at base. Fore wing pale ochreous thickly irrorated with fuscous, the terminal area suffused with fuscous from apex to vein 4; subbasal line absent ; antemedial line represented by biack points on the veins; orbicular a black point ; reniform small, defined by black and whitish points; traces of a medial line, oblique and sinuous from costa to lower angle of cell ; postmedial line indistinct, with black point at costa, bent outwards below costa, then oblique, dentate and produced to black points on the veins; subterminal line represented by small dentate black marks from costa to vein 4, somewhat angled outwards at vein 7; a terminal series of prominent black points. Hind wing pure white; the underside with tue costal area tinged with ochreous and irrorated with brown. 43 ce ATHETIS. Ab. 1, Fore wing much more thickly irrorated with fuscous, the markings obscured. Hab. Br. EH. Arica, Taveta (Rogers), 3 2, Athi-ya~Mawe (Betton), 1 3 type; Masnonanann (Dobbie), 1 ¢ ; Navat, Estcourt (Hutchinson), 1 2, Durban (Leigh), 1 6. Hap. 24-26 millim. 3976. Athetis flavipuncta, n. sp. (Plate CX XX. fig. 11.) Head and thorax ochreous white; palpi with the 2nd joint black behind ; antenne black ; tarsi fuscous ringed with white ; abdomen white irrorated with brown. Fore wing ochreous white with slight dark irroration ; subbasal line represented by slight black points on costa and median nervure with a black point beyond them in cell; antemedial lne indistinct, blackish, curved, with black point at costa and angled inwards to black points on median nervure and vein 1; orbicular an indistinct small round brown spot; reniform indistinct, fuscous, constricted at middle, with orange spot on its outer edge with white point above it and two below it; postmedial line indistinct, blackish, interrupted, with black point at costa, bent outwards below costa, then dentate and produced to slight blackish points on the veins, incurved below vein 4; subterminal line yellowish defined on inner side by fuscous, slightly angled out- wards at vein 7 and incurved at submedian fold; the terminal area tinged with fuscous; a terminal series of black strie defined on inner side by slight yellowish marks; cilia fuscous mixed with grey and with slight grey line through them. Hind wing pure white, the apical area tinged with brown; a fine brown terminal line; cilia tinged with brown at apex; the underside with the costal area slightly tinged with yellow and irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot and terminal series of black strie. Hab. Masnonatann, Salisbury (Marshall, Dobbie), 35,2 type. Hxp. 28-30 millim. 3977. Athetis croceipuncta, n. sp. (Plate CXXX. fig. 12.) ¢. Head and thorax reddish brown mixed with some grey ; palpi black, the extremity of 2nd joint and the 3rd joint in front white; antenne black; tarsi fuscous ringed with white; abdomen whitish suffused with brown. Fore wing greyish tinged with red- brown; subbasal line represented by black points on costa and below cell with a point beyond them in cell; antemedial line fine, blackish, with black point on costa, slightly angled outwards below costa and in submedian fold and inwards on median nervure and vein 1; orbicular a round brown spot, faintly defined by whitish ;- reniform defined by brown and with some white points round it and orange point on outer edge, somewhat constricted at middle; an indistinct oblique brown line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line fine, blackish, with black. point at costa, bent outwards below costa, then oblique, dentate and produced to 344 NOCTUID ®, black points on the veins; subterminal line faintly defined by brown suffusion on inner side, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of black strie ; cilia greyish tuscous. Hind wing white, the costal area tinged with brown; a fine brown terminal line; cilia brown towards apex; the underside with the costal area irrorated with fuscous brown. Hab. Transvaat (Cholinley), 1 & ; C. Cotony, Transkei (Miss F. Barrett), 2 $ type. Hwp. 24-30 millim. 3978. Athetis germaini. Bryophila germainit, Dup. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1835, p. 194, pl. 4a. f. 2; id. Lép. Fr., Suppl. iu. pl. 28. f.5; Rmbr. Faun. And. pl. 18. f. 8 ; Frr. Neue Beitr. Schmett. pl. 467. f. 3; Herr.-Schaff. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 143; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 197. Head and thorax whitish suffused with pale red-brown; palpi black, white at tips; antennze blackish except at base; tarsi blackish ringed with white ; abdomen white tinged with brown. Fore wing pale red-brown irrorated with fuscous, the terminal area suffused with fuscous; a slight subbasal line trom costa to sub- median fold with black point at costa; antemedial line very indistinct, oblique, sinuous, with small black spot at costa; orbicular represented by a few black scales ; reniform a brown lunule with two white points on inner edge and three on outer and a small yellowish lunule at middle of outer side; faint traces of a curved medial line; postmedial line hardly traceable, double, with small black spot at costa, slightly bent outwards below costa and incurved below vein 4, some yellowish points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line indistinct, pale, slightly defined by fuscous on inner side, somewhat angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of minute blackish points with whitish points on their inner side: a fine pale line at base of cilia. Hind wing white, the veins and marginal areas suffused with reddish brown ; cilia white, brown at apex and with brown line near base from apex to vein 2; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a discoidal point, postmedial series of points on the veins, and terminal series of points from apex to vein 2. Hab. 8. Francz, Zeller Coll; Spatn, Catalonia; Srctty ; ALGERIA. Ep. 30 millim. 3979. Athetis obtusa. Caradrina obtusa, Hmpsn. Ill. Het. B. M. viii. p. 79, pl. 145. f. 6 (1891) ; id. Moths Ind. i. p. 261. Head and thorax whitish tinged with red-brown; palpi black, white in front and at tips; antennee fuscous except at base; tarsi fuscous ringed with white; abdomen grey tinged with brown and irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing grey slightly tinged with red- brown and irrorated with fuscous; subbasal line blackish, curved, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line blackish, curved, minutely dentate; orbicular a black point; reniform indistinct, ATHETIS. 345 fuscous brown, constricted at middle where there is a slight yellowish point on its outer edge with traces of white points above and below it; traces of a sinuous brown medial line; postmedial line black, oblique from costa to vein 7, then dentate, slightly incurved at submedian fold; subterminal line defined by fuscous suffusion on inner side, slightly angled outwards at veins 7, 6, excurved and waved at middle; a terminal series of black strize; cilia with a yellowish line at base. Hind wing white, the costal area tinged with brown; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a discoidal point and postmedial and terminal series of points from costa to vein 2. Hab. Hone Kone (J. J. Walker), 1 2 ; Manras, Nilgiris (Hamp- son), 4 2 type; Bornzo, Kuching (Shelford), 1 9, Mt. Marapok, 1 $ ; Queenstanp, Townsville (Dodd), 1 2, Mackay, 1 9, Bris- bane (Turner), 1 9,19. Hp. 34-36 millim. 3980. Athetis ignava. (Plate CXXX. fig. 13.) Caradrina ignava, Guen. Noct. 1. p. 247 (1852). Caradrina pervicax, Wilgrn, Ofv, Vet.-Akad. Forh. 1875. i. p. 107. Caradrina partiia, Hmpsn. Nat. Hist. Sokotra, p. 323, pl. uO. f. 24 (nec W1k.). Head and thorax pale grey tinged with reddish brown ;_ palpi black, the 2nd joint white in front and at tips; antennz with the basal half white, the terminal half fuscous; pectus and legs grey mixed with fuscous, the tarsi fuscous ringed with white ; abdomen grey dorsally suffused with fuscous, ventrally irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing grey tinged with reddish brown and irrorated with fuscous ; subbasal line slight, fuscous, curved, from costa to sub- median fold; antemedial line indistinct, fuscous, oblique, sinuous ; orbicular a small round black sput; reniform slightly defined by fuscous, with small yellow spot on its outer edge with one white point above it and two below it ; an indistinct oblique sinuous medial line ; postmedial line slight, blackish, oblique from costa to vein 7, in- curved at discal fold, oblique from vein 4 to submedian fold and excurved above inner margin, a series of slight black points beyond it on the veins followed by a faint curved line; subterminal line indistinct, pale, slightly defined by brown on inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of slight black points ; cilia with a fine yellow line at base. Hind wing pure white; the underside with the costal area tinged with yellow and slightly irrorated with brown, postmedial black points on veins 8 to 6. Hab. Soxorra, Adho Dimellus (0.-Grant), 2 9 ; Br. EK. Arrica, Athi-ya-Mawe (Betton), 1 9 , Lagari (Betton), 2 2 , Ndimu (Betton), 5 9, Nairowa (Betton), 3 9 , Kikuya (Crawshay), 1 2 ; GazaLann, Chirinda Forest (Murshall), 1 3; Transvaat (Cholmley), 2 3, 1 &, Pretoria (Janse), 1 3, Piet Retief (Crawshay), 1d, 1 235 Natar, Tugela R. (Reynolds), 1 Q, Estcourt (Hutchinson), 2 3 ; Mavrritus, Curepipe (7ulloch), 2 ¢. Eup, 30-32 millim, Type + in Mus. Paris. 546 NOCTUIDE. 3981. Athetis pigra. (Plate CXXX. fig. 14.) Caradrina pigra, Guen, Noct. i. p. 248 (1852). Caradrina partita, Wik. x. 294 (1856). Caradrina orbata, Moschl. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, xxxiii. p. 293, pl. xvi. f. 7 (1883). Head, thorax, and abdomen pale rufous mixed with greyish; palpi black, greyish at tips; antenne fuscous except at base; pectus and legs fuscous brown, the tarsi with pale rings. Fore wing greyish suffused and irrorated with rufous; subbasal line shght, angled outwards below costa and ending at submedian fold ; antemedial line indistinct, double, the lines widely separated, bent inwards to costa, then erect, sinuous; orbicular absent; reniform faint, brownish, with minute yellow lunule on outer edge with’ white point above it and three below it; an oblique sinuous brown medial Jine ; postmedial line brown, excurved from costa to vein 3 and incurved in submedian interspace, with series of slight dark points beyond it on the veins followed by a faint curved line approximated to the indistinct brown subierminal line, which is slightly angled outwards at vein 7; a fine dark terminal line and yellow line at base of cilia. Hind wing white, the apex faintly tinged with brown; a fine brown terminal line; cilia brownish at apex; the underside with the costal area strongly irrorated with brown, a postmedial series of minute dark streaks on the veins from costa to vein 2 with dark line on costal area. Hab. W. Arrica, Congo (itichardson), 1 2 type partita; Br. KE. Arrica, Mombasa (de la Garde), 3 9; Transvaat, White R. (Cooke), 1 9; Natat (Gooch), 1 6,1 93 C. Cotony, Caffraria ; Rerunton ; Mavrirrus, Curepipe (Tulloch), 2 ¢. Hap. 30-32 millim. 3982. Athetis sincera. (Plate CX XX. fig. 15.) eae sincera, Swinh. P.Z.S. 1889, p. 411; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii, p- 261 Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous; palpi black at sides except at tips; antennee blackish except at base; tarsi tinged with fuscous and with slight pale rings. Fore wing ochreous tinged with fuscous and irrorated with whitish; subbasal line represented by slight dark pints below costa and cell; antemedial line indistinct, waved; orbicular a dark point; reniform indistinct, fuscous surrounded by some white points, narrow above and constricted at middle; medial shade indistinct, waved; postmedial line indistinct, minutely dentate, excurved from costa to vein 4, then incurved ; subterminal line indistinct, pale, slightly defined by fuscous on inner side, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of slight dark points. Hind wing white slightly tinged with ochreous; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown. Hab, Punsas, Kulu, Sultanpur (G. Young), 5 3, 292, Simla (Swinhoe), 1 2 type. LHvp. 30-34 millim. ATIETIS, 347 3983. Athetis placida. Radinacra placida, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii. p. 380, pl. 147. f. 4 (1884) ; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 261. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale rufous mixed with greyish ; palpi black, white at tips; antennee black ; tarsi biack ringed with white. lore wing greyish suffused with rufous and with slight dark irroration; subbasal line slight, dark, curved, from costa to sub- median fold; antemedial line very indistinct, oblique, sinuous ; orbicular a black point; reniform indistinct, diffused, blackish, constricted at middle, with an ochreous point on its outer edge and slight whitish points round it; traces of a dark medial line, oblique from costa to reniform and sinuous below the cell; post- medial line slight, blackish, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, incurved below vein 4; subterminal line defined by blackish suffusion. on inner side, minutely dentate, excurved helow vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of black stria. Hind wing white, the apex slightly tinged with brown; the under- side with the costal area tinged with ochreous, a dark discoidal point and postmedial points on the veins from costa to vein 4. Hab. Cryton, 3 3,1 9 type. Havp. 26-30 millim. 3984. Athetis cognata. (Plate CXXX. fig. 16.) Graphiphora cognata, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 119 (1882); Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 259. Head and thorax grey mixed with pale brown; palpi black at sides, whitish in front aad at tips; tarsi fuscous ringed with white ; abdomen grey suffused with brown. Fore wing grey tinged with ochreous and irrorated with brown, the terminal area suffused with fuscous ; subbasal line black, curved, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line black, excurved below costa and slightly incurved below submedian fold; orbicular a black point; reniform a minute yellow spot with white point above it; medial line fuscous, oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then incurved ; postmedial line black, oblique from costa to vein 7, then produced to slight streaks on the veins, iucurved below vein 4 and bent outwards above inner margin, traces of a curved line beyond it and some pale points on costa; subterminal line defined by fuscous suffusion on inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a slight black terminal line and slight pale lines at base and middle of cilia. Hind wing white, the veins, costal area, and termen tinged with brown; a fine brown terminal line; cilia white with a brown line through them; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal spot and postmedial series of points on the veins from costa to vein 3. Hab. Punsas, Jubbulpore, 1 9 ; Sixuim (Atkinson, Dudgeon), 1 3,1 2 type; Bomsay (Swinhoe), 5 9 ; Mapras, Bellary, Raman drug (Campbell), 1 3, Nilgiris (Hampson), 1 3. Hxp, 22 millim. 348 NOCTUID 4. 3985. Athetis singula. (Plate CXXX. fig. 17.) Caradrina singula, Moschl. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges, Wien, xxxili. p. 292, pl. xvi. f. 6 (1883). Head and thorax rufous; palpi black, whitish at tips; antenne black except basal joint; pectus and legs ochreous mixed with fuscous, the tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen pzle rufous tinged with fuscous. Fore wing yellowish suffused with rufous ; subbasal line black, excurved below costa and ending at submedian fold; antemedial line black with small spot at costa, slightly angled outwards below costa, excurved below cell and above inner margin and angled inwards on vein 1; orbicular an indistinct round fuscous spot; reniform fuscous with small ochreous white lunule on its outer edge, usually with points above and below it; medial line diffused, fuscous, oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then incurved; postmedial line black with small spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate and produced to slight streaks on the veins, excurved to vein 4, then incurved; sub- terminal line defined by fuscous suffusion on inner side, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of black points with white points on their inner side; cilia greyish fuscous with fine pale lines at base and middle. Hind wing white, the costal area and termen to vein 2 tinged with ochreous brown, a fine brown terminal line; cilia brownish at apex; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal spot, slight postmedial line on costal area, and black terminal line. Hab. Masnonatann, Salisbury (Marshall, Dobbie), 1 ¢, 3 9: Becnuanatann, N’Gami (Lugard), 1 g¢; Naat, Maritzburg (Burnup), 1 6, 1 @, Duff Road, 1 g¢3; C. Conony, Caffraria. Exp. 28-30 millim, 3986. Athetis heliastis, n. sp. (Plate CXXX. fig. 18.) 3. Head whitish; palpi black, white at tips and with black point on 8rd joint; frons with lateral black spots; antennve blackish ; thorax black-brown with a slight greyish tinge ; pectus and legs grey mixed with black, the tarsi black ringed with white ; abdomen fuscous mixed with grey. Fore wing black-brown irrorated with grey; subbasal line black slightly defined by ochreous on outer side, from costa to submedian fold, a white point beyond it in cell: antemedial line black with ochreous point on costa, oblique, waved; orbicular with ochreous points on inner and outer edges ; reniform asmall round orange spot with ochreous point on inner side above, white point on outer, and three white points below all defined by black; a faint dark line from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line indistinct, blackish slightly defined by grey on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then with black points beyond it on the veins, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some white points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line represented by a series of faint pale points, excurved below vein 7 and at middle ; ATHETIS. 349 a terminal series of black points with white points on their inner side ; cilia fuscous black. Hind wing white, the apical area and termen tinged with fuscous; a black terminal line; cilia white with fuscous line through them from apex to vein 2; the underside white, the costal area irrorated with black, the apex tinged with brown, a black discoidal spot, and sinuous postmedial lne from costa to vein 3. Hab. Transvaat, White R. (Cooke), 1 ¢ type. Exp. 30 millim. 3987. Athetis anomeosis, n. sp. (Plate CX XX. fig. 19.) Q@. Head and thorax reddish brown tinged with grey; palpi black, white at tips; lower part of frons whitish ; antenne black ; pectus and legs whitish mixed with brown, the tarsi fuscous ringed with white; abdomen reddish brown, the ventral surface white irrorated with brown. Fore wing reddish brown suffused with fuscous and irrorated with grey; subbasal line black, excurved below costa and ending at submedian fold; antemedial line indistinct, blackish, oblique, waved, with small black spot at costa; orbicular a faint dark mark; reniform a minute whitish lunule with white points above and below it; traces of a slight dark medial line ; postmedial line indistinct, slight, faintly defined by grey on outer side, with small black spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, incurved below vein 4, some pale points with slight blackish streaks between them beyond it on costa; subterminal line very indistinct, pale, faintly defined by brown suffusion on inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a fine dark terminal line and pale line at base of cilia. Hind wing pure white; a fine brown terminal line from apex to vein 2; cilia yellowish with brown tips from apex to vein 2; the underside with the costal area irroratcd with dark brown, a dark discoidal spot, diffused postmedial line from costa to vein 6, and terminal series of minute lunules. Hab. Br. EK. Arrica, Gwelil (Betton), 2 2 type. Exp. 28 millim. 3988. Athetis albirena. Curadrina albirena, Hmpsn. Ann. 8. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 302 (1902). ¢. Head white mixed with some fuscous ; palpi blackish, white at tips ; thorax fuscous mixed with some white: pectus and legs whitish, the tibize banded with fuscous, the tarsi fuscous ringed with white ; abdomen grey irrorated with brown, the anal tuft tinged with rnfous. Fore wing fuscous mixed with white; antemedial Jine whitish, ill-defined and diffused, slightly waved, erect; orbicular absent ; reniform white defined by black and tinged with yellow at middle; postmedial line hardly traceable, defined by afew white scales and with white spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then 350 NOCTUID®. minutely waved, incurved below vein 4, a white point beyond it on costa; subterminal line represented by slight white points and small white spots on costa just before apex and above tornus. Hind wing white irrorated with brown especially on terminal area ; a slight discoidal spot; cilia white with a slight brown line near base; the underside with the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot and indistinct curved postmedial line. Hab. Becuvanatanp, N’Gami (Lugard), 1 g type. Exp. 20 millim., 3989. Athetis leuconephra, n. sp. (Plate CX XX. fig. 21.) 3S. Head and tegule white tinged with rufous; palpi black at base ; antenne black ringed with white; thorax dark brown with some white scales, the metathorax blue-black; pectus and legs ochreous white, the tibiz banded with black, the tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen brown mixed with ochreous, the ventral surface ochreous white irrorated with brown. Fore wing greyish fuscous irrorated with white and with some ochreous below costa and in submedian fold to postmedial line; subbasal line black defined by white on outer side, minutely waved, from eosta to submedian fold; antemedial line black slightly defined by white on inner side on costal half, angled outwards below costa, then oblique, sinuous; orbicular a small round black spot with white annulus, a black patch beyond it before the reniform, which is pure white slightly defined by black and with slight black lunule in centre; a diffused oblique sinuous dark line from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line black defined by ochreous on outer side, strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some white points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line formed of white scales with minute black streaks before it from below costa to vein 3, angled outwards at vein 7, excurved at middle and angled inwards at discal and sub- median folds ; a terminal series of black striz. Hind wing ochreous suffused with brown; cilia ochreous white, brown at apex; the underside white slightly irrorated with brown, the costal area tinged with ochreous, a dark discoidal point, curved postmedial line, and terminal series of dark strie. : Hab. Maswonatand, Salisbury (Marshall), 1 ¢ type. Hxp. 26 millim. 3990. Athetis bicornis. Orthosia bicornis, Hmpsn. Il. Het. B. M. viii. p. 77, pl. 145. f. 18 (1891); id. Moths Ind. ii. p. 262. Head, thorax, and abdomen whitish mixed with brown; palpi black at sides except at tips; tarsi fuscous ringed with white. Fore wing grey suffused with brown and irrorated with fuscous, the — ATHETIS. 351 terminal area rather browner; subbasal line black, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line indistinct, blackish, oblique from costa to median nervure, then slightly sinuous; orbicular repre- sented by an oblique black bar on inner side touching the antemedial line, with two points beyond it ; reniform a black lunule slightly defined by whitish and with two black points on its inner side; a faint dark medial line oblique from costa to reniform, then erect ; postmedial line very indistinct, with small black spot at costa and slightly defined by grey on outer side, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line prominent, whitish, excurved at vein 7 and slightly incurved below vein 3; a terminal series of minute black points ; cilia with white line at base. Hind wing white, the veins and marginal areas tinged with brown, a slight discoidal point ; cilia white with a slight brown line through them; the underside with the costal and terminal area to vein 2 irrorated with brown, a black discoidal point, postmedial series of points on the veins, and terminal series of points from apex to vein 2. Hab. Mapras, Gooty (Campbell), 1 3, Nilgiris (Hampson), 1 3 2 © type. Heep. 30 millim. 3991. Athetis meralis. (Plate CXXX. fig. 22. Caradrina meralis, Morr. Can. Ent. vil. p. 215 (1875); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 195. Carairina bilunata, Grote, Can. Ent. ix. p. 199 (1877). @. Head and thorax pale brown tinged with rufous and mixed with whitish; palpi black at sides, the tips whitish ; tarsi blackish ringed with whitish; abdomen pale reddish brown. Fore wing grey tinged with rufous and thickly irrorated with black; subbasal line black defined by greyish on outer side, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line indistinctly double filled in with grey, oblique, minutely and irregularly sinuous; orbicular absent ; reniform a small black lunule ; postmedial line indistinctly double filled in with grey, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, oblique below vein 4; traces of a minutely waved subterminal line; a terminal series of black strive. Hind wing white, the veins and marginal areas slightly irrorated with brown; the nalenedele with the Costa area irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal lunule aud traces of postmedial line from costa to vein 4. Hab. Canava, Br, Columbia, Kaslo (Cockle), 1 9; ULS.A., N. & E. States, Maine, Massachusetts, Magnolia (Thawter), 2 2 type bilunata, New Mexico. vp. 34 millim, 3992. Athetis melanopis, n. sp. (Plate CXXX. fig. 23.) 3g. Head and thorax fuscous brown mixed with some grey ; pectus and legs paler; abdomen grey irrorated with brown. hagre 352 NOCTUID A. wing greyish thickly suffused and irrorated with fuscous brown ; subbasal line blackish, waved, from costa to submedian fold; ante- medial line indistinct, dark, oblique from costa to median nervure, then slightly incurved; orbicular a somewhat oblique black spot touching the antemedial line; reniform rather oblique elliptical with small black spot on upper edge ard two at lower extremity ; a rather diffused dark line from lower angle of cell to innermargin; postmedial line indistinct, dark, defined by whitish on outer side, excurved from costa to vein 4, then oblique; a faint pale curved subterminal line defined by some black scales on inner side; a terminal series of slight black points; a fine white line at base of cilia. Hind wing white; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown, a black discoidal point. Hab, Masuonauanp, Salisbury (Marshall), 1 g type. Kap. 30 millim. 3993. Athetis glauca. (Plate CXXX. fig. 24.) Caradrina glauca, Hmpsn. Ann. 8. Afr. Mus. 11. p. 804 (1902). Head and thorax brown mixed with grey; palpi black, white at tips; tarsi brown ringed with white; abdomen. grey suffused with brown. ~Fore wing grey-brown slightly irrorated with white and with faint ochreous streaks in discal and submedian folds; subbasal line blackish, waved, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line blackish, oblique, sinuous, angled outwards in submedian fold and inwards on vein 1; orbicular asmall round blackish spot; reniform small, defined by blackish and rather constricted at middle; post- medial line black, bent outwards below costa, then dentate and produced to white points on the veins, excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; subterminal line faint, whitish, slightly defined on inner side by fuscous suffusion, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of black striae. Hind wing pure white, the costal area and veins of terminal area tinged with brown, a fine brown terminal line; the underside with the costal area suffused with brown and irrorated with white, traces of a punctiform postmedial line from costa to vein 3. Ab. 1. Fore wing with the orbicular elongate. Hab. Br. HK. Arrica, Machakos (Crawshay), 56 ¢, Kikuyu (Crawshay), 1 9, Eb Urru (Betton), 1 9; Transvaat (Pead), 1 3, Piet Retief (Crawshay), 2 3, Johannesburg (Cooke), 1 9; Naat, Esteourt (Hutchinson), 1 3,1 2 type. Exp. 24-32 millim. 3994, Athetis melanephra, n. sp. (Plate CX XX. fig. 25.) Head and thorax fuscous mixed with grey-white; palpi with the third joint whitish; antennze whitish; tegule tipped with white; ATHETIS. 353 tarsi fuscous ringed with white; abdomen white tinged with brown. Fore wing whitish suffused with brown and irrorated with fuscous, the veins with slight dark streaks; subbasal live double filled in with whitish, waved, from costa to submedian fold in which there is aslight blackish streak beyond it; antemedial line black defined by white on inner side, angled outwards below costa, then oblique, sinuous; orbicular a rather elongate black spot; reniform a black lunule; postmedial line black defined by white on outer side and with small black spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein 4, a fuscous patch beyond it on costal area with white points on costa ; subterminal line indistinct, whitish, defined on inner side by fuscous suffusion, slightly angled cutwards at vein 7 and angled inwards at submedian fold where there is a . diffused blackish mark before it; a terminal series of black striz. Hind wing pure white, the apex slightly tinged with fuscous; the underside with the costal area suffused and irrorated with fuscous, a slight discoidal spot and fine brown terminal line. . Hah, Bacavanatann, N’Gami (Lugard), 1 2; Transvaat, Modder- fontein (Cruger), 1 9; Navat, Mooi R.,1 9; Basvrotanp, Maseru (Crawshay), 1 3,1 9 type, Masite (Crawshay), 1 S. Hep, 28 millim. 3995. Athetis atrirena. (Plate CXXX. fig. 26.) Caradrina atrirena, Hmpsn. Ann. 8. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 804 (1902). Head and thorax pale rufous; palpi black, whitish at tips; fore tibie blackish, the tarsi black with pale rings; abdomen whitish tinged withred-brown. Forewing palerufousirrorated with fuscous ; subbasal lineblack expanding into a spot at costa, waved, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line black with small spot at costa, angled inwards below costa, then oblique, waved ; orbicular absent ; reniform a narrow black lunule; a diffused fuscous medial line, oblique from costa to reniform and slightly incurved from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line black with small spot at costa, oblique from costa to vein 7, then minutely dentate, somewhat incurved at discal fold, incurved below vein 4, some slight pale points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line defined by fuscous suffusion on inner side, oblique towards costa, excurved below vein 7, excurved and minutely waved at middle; a terminal series of minute black lunules. Hind wing pale reddish brown; cilia yellowish at base, with diffused brown line at middle and whitish tips; the underside whitish tinged with ochreous and slightly irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal lunule and indistinct curved postmedial line. Hab. Cars Cotony, Worcester Distr., Matjesfontein, 1 ¢ type, Deelfontein (Sloggett), 1 9. Exp, 32 millim, VOL. VIIi. D ir 3804 NOCTUID A. 3996. Athetis absorbens. (Plate CXXX. fig. 27.) Graphiphora absorbens, W1k. x. 403 (1856). Head, thorax, and abdomen pale rufous mixed with whitish; palpi tinged with fuscous. Fore wing pale rufous; traces of a subbasal dark striga from costa ; an oblique sinuous antemedial line angled inwards on vein 1; orbicular and reniform fuscous brown, undefined, the former round, the latter elliptical; traces of a dark medial line oblique from costa to reniform and sinuous from cell to inner margin; postmedial line indistinct, dark, oblique from costa to vein 6, then, dentate and produced to points on the veins, excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; subterminal line slightly defined by fuscous on inner side, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of dark stria; cilia fuscous at tips. Hind wing whitish suffused and irrorated with reddish brown, the underside with dark discoidal spot and diffused curved postmedial line. Ab. 1. Fore wing with the postmedial area suffused with fuscous.— Kokstad. Hab. Carg Cotony (Sir A. Smith), 1 3, 2 @ type, Kokstad (Mrs. Pringle), 1 3. Exp. 32-38 millim. 3997. Athetis pallicornis. Caradrina pallicornis, Feld. Reis. Noy. pl. 109. f. 20 (1874). Head and thorax brown mixed with grey-white ; palpi and front of pectus fuscous brown; fore tibiz banded with fuscous, the tarsi fuscous ringed with white; abdomen grey suffused with brown. Fore wing grey-brown; subbasal line slight, blackish, curved, a black point beyond it in cell; antemedial line blackish, angled outwards below costa and excurved in submedian interspace ; orbicular a minute dark point; reniform a diffused round black spot; medial line blackish, sinuous, oblique from costa to reniform ; postmedial line blackish, oblique from costa to vein 6, then dentate and produced to black points on the veins, excurved to vein 4, then oblique, subterminal line faintly defined by fuscous on inner side and with fuscous mark before it below vein 7, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of minute dark lunules. Hind wing grey suffused with fuscous brown, an indistinct discoidal spot and curved postmedial line; the underside- somewhat paler with blackish discoidal lunule, diffused curved postmedial line, and termina. series of minute blackish lunules. Hab. Basuronanp, Maseru (Crawshay), 1 2; C. Cotony, Transkei (Miss F. Barrett), 1 S$, 1 2, Knysna (7rimen), type to in Coll. Rothschild. #wp, 32-36 millim, ATHETIS. 355 3998. Athetis pertinax. Caradrina pertinax, Staud. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. xiv. p. 887 (1878); id. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 199. Caradrina vicina, Rom. Mém. ii. p. 55, pl. 3. f. 3 (1885), nee Staud. Caradrina melanura, Alph. Rom. Mém. ix. p. 34 (1897). Caradrina expansa, Alph. Rom. Mém. ix. p. 34 (1897). Caradrina morosa, Alph. Rom: Mém. ix. p. 34 (1897), nec Led. Agrotis inumbrata, Staud, Iris, xii. p. 563 (1899). Head and thorax white slightly tinged with ochreous brown ; palpi black, white in front and at tips; tarsi black rmged with white; abdomen white. Fore wing ochreous white slightly irrorated with brown, the terminal area suffused with pale brown ; subbasal line represented by a small black spot on costa; ante- meilial line indistinct, double, with black spot on the outer line at costa, oblique, waved ; orbicular a brown point; reniform a brown lunule with greyish centre ; a slight medial dark shade with black spot at costa, obliqne from costa to reniform; postmedial line indistinct, double, with black spot on inner line at costa, minutely waved, excurved from costa to vein 4, then incurved, some ochreous points beyond it on costa; subterminal line ochreous, minutely waved, angled outwards at vein 7, excurved at middle and angled inwards at discal and submedian folds ; a terminal series of minute black lunules ; cilia white, the bases yellowish followed by a slight brown line. Hind wing pure white, the termen slightly tinged with brown from apex to vein 2; the underside with slight brown patch at apex. Ab. 1. inumbrata. Fore wing more ochreous, the terminal area broadly suffused with fuscous; hind wing with the terminal area suffused wilh fuscous.—Taurus. Ab. 2. melanura. Fore wing whitish, the terminal area broadly black.—Armenia. Ab. 3. expansa. Fore wing with the markings more distinct, the underside almost without dark suffusion on terminal area.—W. and HK. Turkestan. Hab. ArmMenta, 1 3; Asta Mrvnor, Pontus, 2 2, Taurus, Zeitun ; Syrra, 1 9; W. Turkestan, Ferghana, Issyk Kul; EK. Turxesran, Thian-Shan Mts, Hap. 30 millim, 3999. Athetis vicina. (Plate CXXX. fig. 28.) Caradrina vicina, Staud. Berl. ent. Zeit. 1870, p. 118; id. Cat. Lep. pal. ps 196. Caradrina belucha, Swinh. Trans, Ent. Soc. 1885, p. 348. pl. 9. f. 2; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 261. Caradrina syriaca, Staud. Iris, iv. p. 294 (1892). Caradrina fergana, Staud. Iris, iv. p. 204 (1892). $. Head and thorax ochreous white slightly irrorated with red- brown ; palpi with black-brown patch at side of 2nd joint; tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen white. Fore wing yellowish white slightly irrorated with brown, the terminal area sutfused with 2aZz 356 NOCTUID 2%. fuscous brown ; subbasal line represented by black striz from costa and median nervure ; antemedial line blackish with black spot on costa, oblique, interrupted ; orbicular a small round brown spot ; reniform a small lunule defined by blackish ; medial line with black spot at costa, oblique to reniform, slightly sinuous from cell to inner margin; postmedial line much interrupted with small black spots at costa, submedian fold and inner margin, strongly bent outwards below costa, slightly incurved at discal fold, incurved below vein 4, some yellow points beyond it on costa; traces of a pale subterminal line. excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of small black lunules; cilia brownish with a fine pale line at base. Hind wing white, the veins of terminal area and termen slightly tinged with brown from apex to vein 2; a fine brown terminal line from apex to submedian told; cilia tinged with brown at apex; the underside with small apical brownish patch and terminal series of small blackish lunules from apex to vein 2. 2. Fore wing with the terminal area hardly suffused with fuscous except before subterminal line. Ab. 1. fergana, Fore wing more distinctly marked but without the dark sutfusion on terminal area.— Armenia, W. Turkestan. Ab, 2. syriaca. Darker, the hind wing wholly tinged with fuscous.—Asia Minor, Syria. Hab. Sparx, Murcia; 8. Russta, Sarepta, 1 ¢,3 9, Zeller and Frey Colls.; Anrmenta; Asta Minor, Pontus, Taurus: Syria; Prrsta; W. Tornesran, Turcomania, Ferghana, Issyk Kul; K. Turxesran, Ili; Brnucuistan, Quetta (Swenhoe), 1 2 type belucha. Evp. 3 30, 2 32 millim. 4000. Athetis flavitincta, n. sp. (Plate CXXX. fig. 29.) Head and thorax whitish mixed with brownish ochreous ; palpi blackish at sides ; tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen pale red-brown. | Fore wing whitish tinged with reddish ochreous and irrorated with brown, the terminal area suffused with pale fuscous ; subbasal line represented by a black point on costa; antemedial line indistinct, double, with black point on the outer line at costa, then oblique and shghtly waved; orbicular absent; reniform narrow, faintly defined by fuscous ; a diffused curved waved medial shade; postmedial line indistinct, dou! ole, with black point on the inner line at costa, slightly bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, oblique below vein 4, some pale points beyond it on costa; sub- terminal line indistinct, pale, minutely waved; cilia greyish ochreous mixed with brown and with fine ochreous line at base. Hind wing white tinged with brown, the veins and termen brown ; cilia white with a brown hne through them from apex to vein 2; the underside white, the costal area irrorated with brown, the termen suffused with brown from apex to vein 2. Hab. Punsas, Kulu, Sultanpur (G. Young), 2g, 2 @ type. Fep. 32 millim. ATHETIS. 351 4001, Athetis stygia, n.sp (Plate CXXX. fig. 30.) Head, thorax, and abdomen brown mixed with grey; palpi blackish, whitish at tips ; tarsi fuscous ringed with whitish. ore wing grey tinged with brown and thickly irrorated with dark brown ; subbasal line brown, curved, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line brown, angled outwards below costa, then obliquely excurved; orbicular a small round brown spot with faint pale annulus; renifurm elongate elliptical, brown with faint pale annulus; a rather diffused dark medial line, oblique from costa to median nervure, then inwardly oblique; postmedial line indistinct, dark, bent outwards below costa, then dentate and produced to dark points on the veins, incurved below vein 4, some pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal line whitish defined on inner side by red- brown, oblique, almost straight ; a terminal series of slight black points. Hind wing grey suffused with brown; a terminal series of slight dark striz ; cilia with a fine whitish line at base ; the under- side whitish thickly irrorated with brown, a black discoidal lunule and rather diffused curved postmedial line. Hab. Punsas, Kulu, Sultanpur (@. Young), 3 ¢, Simla (Swanhoe, Harferd, Nurse), 3 §,1 2 type, Dharmsdla (Hocking), 2 g,2 2, Kala Pani (Yerbury), 4 g. Hvp. 26-36 millim. 4002. Athetis paupera. Caradrina paupera, Christ. Rom. Mém. ii. p. 56, pl. 3. f. 4 (1885); Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 204. Head and thorax grey-white mixed with brown; tarsi slightly ringed with white; abdomen grey-white suffused with brown except ut base. Fore wing glossy grey-white tinged and irrorated with brown, the terminal area slightly darker; traces of a subbasal line from costa to submedian fold with dark point at costa; antemedial line very indistinct, oblique, waved; orbicular and reniform indis- tinct, fuscous, undefined, the former round, the latter elliptical ; postmedial line indistinct, dark, with dark point at costa, bent outwards below costa, then sinuous, incurved below vein 4, some whitish points beyond it on costa; subterminal line defined by slight dark suffusion on inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of dark points. Hind wing whitish suffused with brown, the cilia whitish; the underside whitish, the costal and terminal areas slightly tinged with brown, a faint dark discoidal lunule and indistinct sinuous postmedial line. Hab. Axmpnia; W. Turkestan, Turcomania, 1 ¢, Ferghana ; E. Turxestan, Li. xp. 32 millim. 4003. Athetis morpheus. Phalena morpheus, Hifn. Berl. Mag. iii. p. 3802 (1767); Steph. Ill. Brit. Ent.. Haust. it. p. 157; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 197. Noctua pulla, Beckw. Trans. Linn. Soe. 1, 2, p. 5, pl. 1. ff. 7, 9 (1794). Noctua sept, Hibn. Kur. Schmett., Noct. f. 161 (1802); Sepp, Ins. iv. p- 117, pl. 34; Dup. Lép. Fr, vi. p. 52, pl. 75. f. 5; Steph. Ill. Brit. Hnt., Haust. 1i. p. 158. 308 NOCLUIDA, Head and thorax dark brown mixed with greyish ; palpi blackish, greyish at tips; antenne ringed with whitish at base; abdomen ochreous suffused with brown, whitish at base. Fore wing greyish ochreous thickly suffused and irrorated with dark brown, the post- medial area rather darker; subbasal line represented by a slight dark striga from costa ; antemedial line indistinct, double, oblique, waved, with small black spot on the outer live at costa ; orbicular and reniform indistinct, brown, the former irregular, the latter con- stricted at middle and with slight yellowish mark on its outer edge at middle; an indistinct diffused sinuous line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line indistinct, double, the lines widely separated, the inner line minutely dentate, the outer even, bent outwards below costa and incurved below vein 4: subterminal line indistinct, greyish, defined on inner side by Gark brown, angled outwards at vein 7, excurved at middle, then incurved; a terminal series of black points; cilia with a dark brown line near base. Hind wing white, the veins of terminal area irrorated with brown ; a slight discoidal spot, traces of a diffused subterminal line and terminal series of dark strie; cilia with a slight brownish line through them from apex to vein 2; the underside with the costal area suffused with brown, a blackish discoidal spot and curved subterminal line from costa to vein 4. Hab. Brirain, Leech Coll.; France; Gurmany, Zeller, Frey, and Leech Colls.; Ausrrra; Hungary; Swirzrrtanp; vary, Savoy (Hampson); ? Sicity ; Russta, Livonia, Zeller Coll., Urals; ARMENIA ; K. Turresran, Ii; E. Sipurta, Amurland, Ussuri, Corea. ap. 30-34 millim. Sarva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 122; Barrett, Lep. Brit. v. p. 282, pl. 220. f. 3. Brown or grey-brown ; dorsal line paler with interrupted dark edges; subdorsal series of blackish sagittate marks ; spiracular line obscurely darker; head brown with dark freckles. Food-plants : Sedum, Salix, Rubus, &e. 9-10. 4004, Athetis eschria, n. sp. (Plate CX XX. fig. 31.) ¢. Head and thorax reddish brown mixed with black; palpi with the 2nd joint black at sides; tarsi black ringed with white ; abdomen greyish suffused with fuscous brown. Fore wing reddish brown thickly irrorated with black; subbasal line black, waved, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line black, slightly oblique and very minutely dentate ; orbicular and reniform fuscous, undetined, the former round, the latter elliptical ; postmedial line indistinct, blackish, slightly defined on cuter side by ochreous, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, oblique below vein 4, with small black spot at costa; faint traces of a dark subterminal line excurved at middle; a terminal series of slight dark points. Hind wing whitish tinged with ochreous and irrorated with brown, the apex suffused with brown ; the veins, a shght discoidal lunule ATHETIS. 309 and fine terminal line brown; the underside with the costal area strongly irrorated with brown, a dark discoidal lunule. Hab. Carn Cotony, Deelfontein (Sloggett), 1 $ type. Eup. 28 millim. 4005. Athetis nitens. Caradrina nitens, Saalm. Lep, Madag. p. 276, f. 232 (1891). Head and thorax dark red-brown; palpi black-brown; abdomen brown mixed with greyish. Fore wing red-brown tinged with grey and irrorated with blackish; subbasal line represented by indistinct double dark strive from costa; antemedial line indistinct, double, obliquely excurved; orbicular and reniform faint dark marks, the latter with ochreous point on its outer edge; an indis- tinct oblique sinuous dark line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line very indistinct, bent outwards below costa, then oblique, minutely waved, with traces of another line beyond if and some pale points on costa; subterminal line represented by a series of faint pale points defined by black on inner side, very slightly angled outwards at veins 7, 6 and excurved at middle; a fine black terminal line and fine pale line at base of cilia. Hind wing whitish suffused with brown, the terminal area darker, a fine dark terminal line and ochreous line at base of cilia; the underside white strongly irrorated with dark brown, a blackish discoidal spot, curved postmedial line, and terminal series of slight lunules. Hub. Br. E. Arrica, Masailand, E. Quaso (Betton), 2 3,2 9, Uganda Ry., Mile 478 (Betton), 1 9 ; Mapagascar, Betsileo, Lup. 26-23 millim. 4006. Athetis funesta. Caradrina funesta, Staud. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1888, p. 256 (Oct. 1888); id. Rom. Mém. vi. p. 489, pl. 8. 1. 10; id. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 198. Acosmetia tugubris, Gres. Berl. ent. Zeit. 1888, p. 851 (Feb. 1889). Glottula squalida, Leech, P.Z. 8. 1859, p. 490, pl. 52. f. 3. Head and thorax fuscous brown mixed with some grey ; abdomen grey sutfused with fuscous. Fore wing fuscous brown slightly mixed with grey; antemedial line indistinct, greyish, slightly angled out- wards below costa and inwards on vein | ; orbicular a small rather oblique elliptical black spot slightly defined by grey; reniform a small black lunule defined by grey on outer side; traces of a dark medial shade; postmedial line blackish slightly defined by grey on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, incurved below vein 4; subterminal line greyish slightly defined by fuscous on inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of slight black stria. Hind wing greyish suffused with fuscous brown; the underside fuscous brown slightly mixed with grey, an indistinct blackish discoidal lunule and traces of a rather diffused curved postmedial line. .. Hab, EK. Stpuria, Amurland, 1.¢,1 9, Ussuri; Japan, Oiwake (Pryer),1 ¢,3 @ type squulida. Exp. 32-34 millim. 360 NOCTUIDAE. 4007. Athetis gluteosa. Caradrina gluteosa, Treit. Schmett. Eur. x. ii. p. 80 (1835); Hffm. Gr. Schmett. Eur. ed, ii. pl. 44. f. 18; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 198. Hydrilla uliginosa, Boisd. Ind. Meth, p. 138 (1840); Herr.-Schaff. Eur. Schmett., Noct. ff. 293, 29. Caradrina grisescens, Pouj. Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1887, p. clvii. 3. Head and thorax reddish brown tinged with grey; palpi black-brown, pale at tips; pectus and legs brown; abdomen whitish tinged with red-brown. Fore wing glossy greyish ochreous irrorated with brown, the terminal area suffused with red-brown ; subbasal line brown, from costa to median nervure; antemedial line brown, rather near base, oblique, waved; orbicular a dark point; reniform small, brown, with somewhat darker outline; a medial brown shade, oblique from costa to reniform, then waved ; postmedial line dark, strongly bent outwards below costa, then dentate and produced to points on the veins, oblique below vein 4; subterminal line pale defined on inner side by brown, angled out- wards at vein 7 and oblique below vein 3; a terminal series of dark strive ; cilia with slight greyish line near tips. Hind wing whitish tinged with red-brown especially on terminal area from apex to vein 2; the underside with the costal area suffused and irrorated with brown, a slight dark discoidal spot, traces of a diffused post- medial line from costa to discal fold and a fine dark terminal line. ©, Head, thorax, and fore wing rather greyer, the last with the pale subterminal line more prominent. Hab. Bererom ; Germany; Avsrria, Tirol, Carinthia; Huneary, Leech Coll.; Swirrzertann, Valais; 8. Russia; Armenta; W. Turx- ustan, Ferghana; KE. Turxustan, Ili; Moneonta, Urga; ‘ipxr, Kuku-nor, Amdo; E. Srseria, Dahuria, Ussuri; Corna, Gensan (Leech), 19 ; W.Cutna, Moupin. xp. g 32-86, 9 26—-%8 millim, Larva. Kirby, Butt. & Moths Eur. p. 175; Hffm. Raup. p. 110. Grey, with indistinct pale dorsal and subdorsal lines with oblique dark streaks between them. Food-plants: Low-growing herbs. 3. 4008. Athetis tarda. (Plate CXXX. fig. 32.) Caradrina tarda, Guen, Noct. i. p. 243 (1852) ; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 195. Anorthodes prima, Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xviii. p. 115 (1891); id. Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 198. Head and thorax reddish brown slightly tinged with grey; palpi dark brown, pale at tips; abdomen greyish suffused with rufous. Fore wing pale glossy red-brown tinged with grey, the terminal area rather darker; subbasal line blackish, curved, from costa to median nervure; antemedial line blackish, angled outwards below costa, incurved in cell, then oblique; orbicular a rather elongate black point; reniform a faint dark bar; medial line rather indis- tinet, oblique from costa to reniform, sinuous from cell to inner ATHETIS. 361 margin; postmedial line blackish, oblique from costa to vein 6, then dentate and produced to points on the veins, incurved below vein 4; subterminal line whitish, defined on inner side by dark brown suffusion, excurved below vein 7 and at middle and incurved at submedian fold. Hind wing greyish suffused with brown, the apical area slightly darker; the underside with the costal area suffused and irrorated with brown, a dark discoidal lunule and faint diffused postmedial line from costa to vein 4. Hab, U.S.A., Distr. of Columbia, Washington, 1 ¢, Ohio, Illinois, Quincey (Poling), 1 ¢, 1 2, W. Virginia, Florida. Lap. 26-30 millim. Larva. Head small, thickly reticulated with dark brown. Body robust, joint 13 enlarged; obscure brown with a narrow linear whitish dorsal line; a series of faint oblique subdorsal streaks, the dorsum reddish-shaded, with brown triangular spots on the poste- rior edges of the segments; a large brown lateral spot on joint 13 ; substigmatal band broad, pale, with a series of brown spots below ; cervical shield concolorous.—H. G. D. 4009. Athetis smintha. (Plate CX XXL. fig. 1.) Caradrina smintha, Hmpsu. Ann. 8. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 305 (1902). dg. Head and thorax reddish brown tinged with grey ; abdomen rufous, whitish at base. Fore wing grey-brown with slight dark irroration; subbasal line indistinct, blackish, from costa to sub- median fold ; antemedial line black, interrupted, oblique, sinuous ; orbicular a black point; reniform slightly defined by black at sides only ; traces of a dark medial shade, oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then inwardly oblique; postmedial line blackish, bent outwards below costa, then produced to slight streaks on the veins; excurved to vein 4, then oblique; subterminal line faintly defined by fuscous on inner side, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of slight black strive; a fine pale line at base of costa. Hind wing white, the costal area suffused with brown; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown towards apex, a slight discoidal point. @. Hind wing with the terminal area more or less suffused with fuscous. | Hab. Natat, Maritzburg (Burnup), 1 g; C. Cotony, Transkei (Miss F. Barrett), 1 $,1 Q type. Hap. 28-36 millim. Larva. Greyish thickly mottled with brown and with pale seg- mental bands; subdorsal line indistinct, pale, edged by black marks above, with more prominent marks on 2ud somite and small pale spot on 3rd somite; lateral line indistinct, pale, edged with brown above and with brown marks above it; stigmata blackish; ventral surface paler; head red-brown. 362 NOCTUID®. 4010. Athetis aspersa. Caradrina aspersa, Rmbr. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1834, p. 385, pl. 8. f. 3; Dup. Lép. Fr., Suppl. ili. pl. 29. f.3; Herr.-Schaff. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 458; Hrr. Neue Beitr. pl. 467. ff. 1,2; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 197. Caradrina anceps, Herr.-Schaff. Eur. Schinett. it. p. 209, Noct. f. 417 (1815). Head and thorax whitish mixed with some brown and fuscous ; palpi black, white at tips; antennee blackish except at base; tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen white irrorated with brown. Fore wing whitish tinged with red-brown and thickly irrorated with dark brown; subbasal line represented by a black point on costa and striga from cell; antemedial line very indistinct, oblique, sinuous, with black spot at costa; orbicular represented by a brown point; reniform very narrow, defined by brown and with some whitish on its inner and outer sides; postmedial line indistinct, double, with small spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then the inner line dentate, oblique below vein 4 and angled outwards at vein 1, some pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal line represented by a series of white points defined on inner side by fuscous, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of black points; cilia with a fine yellowish line at base. Hind wing white, the termen suffused with pale brown ; cilia white; the underside with the costal area and termen irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot. Hab, S. France; Austria, Tirol; Hungary, Leech Coll; SwitzeRLanp, Valais; Irary, Liguria; ?Srctry; Armenia; Asia Minor, Pontus, 1 6,1 9, Taurus; Syria. Hep. 34 millim. 4011. Athetis maculatra. (Plate CXXX1I. fig. 2.) Caradrina maculatra, Lower, P. Linn. Soc. N. 8. W. xxvi. p. 651 (1902). Q. Head and thorax white tinged with pale purplish brown and irrorated with a few black scales; palpi with black patch at side of 2nd joint; tarsi fuscous ringed with white; abdomen pale grey- brown. Fore wing pale purplish grey tinged with brown and sparsely irrorated with black; subbasal line black, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line indistinct, biack, dentate, rather oblique, with traces of another dentate line before it; orbicular a black point; reniform a very indistinct minute blackish lunule ; medial line indistinct, curved ; postmedial line very indistinct, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then oblique, waved, with traces of another curved Jine beyond it with prominent rather elon- gate black spot on it at discal fold; subterminal line faintly defined by brown on inner side and very shghtly excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of minute black spots. Hind wing white, the veins, costal and inner areas, and termen tinged with ochreous brown; the underside with the costal area slightly ATHETIS. 363 irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal point and postmedial series of points on the veins from costa to vein 4. Hab. Querxstann, 1g. Hvp.32 milllim, Type tf in Coll. Lower. 4012. Athetis bimacula. Nebrissa bimacula, W\k. Journ. Linn. Soc., Zool. vi. p. 194 (1862) ; Swinh. Cat. Het. Mus. Oxon. ii. p. 41, pl. 1. f. 22. Caradrina terminata, Hmpsn. J. Bomb. Soc. Nat. Hist. xi. p. 444 (1897). d. Head, thorax, and abdomen whitish irrorated with purplish brown ; palpi black, white at tips: antenne blackish ; tarsi fuscous ringed with white. Fore wing ochreous whive slightly irrorated with purplish brown; subbasal line blackish, curved, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line indistinct, oblique, sinuous; orbicular a black point; reniform represented by two obliquely placed dark points; medial line dark, diffused, sinuous, oblique towards costa; postmedial line represented by a series of blackish points with dentate line between them, oblique to vein 7 and slightly angled inwards at discal and submedian folds; terminal area suffused with dark reddish brown, its inner edge running obliquely from costa before apex to discal told in which there is a blackish spot beyond postmedial line; traces of a diffused dark subterminal line oblique from apex to vein 6 and execurved at middle; a terminal series of minute black lunules ; a fine pale line at base of cilia. Hind wing whitish tinged with brown especially on the veins and terminal area; a slight brown terminal line; cilia whitish with a brown line near base irom apex to vein 2; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot, postmedial series of minute streaks on the veins, and terminal series of striz. @. Head, thorax, abdomen, and fore wing more thickly irrorated with purplish brown. Hab, Buurdn (Dudgeon), 1 3 type terminata; Borneo, Sarawak (Wallace), 1 G ; Purtrepines, Luzon, Benquet Prov. (McGregor), 29. EHvp. 24-30 m lim. 4013, Athetis maurella. Caradrina maurella, Staud. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1888, p. 255; id. Rom. Méin. vi. p. 489, pl. 8. f. 9; id. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 198. 3 . Head and thorax dark brown mixed with some grey especially on head; palpi black-brown, whitish at tips; pectus and legs black- brown, the tarsi with slight pale rings; abdomen brown, the ventral surface darker. Fore wing dark brown with a cupreous gloss and irrorated with grey; traces of a sinuous subbasal line from cesta to submedian fold; antemedial line blackish, oblique, sinuous, excurved below costa and above inner margin; claviform and orbicular absent ; reniform an ill-defined blackish spot; an indis; tinct diffused dark medial shade; postmedial line blackish slightl. onpe 364 NOCTUID. detined by grey on outer side, slightly bent outwards below costa, obliquely excurved to vein 4, then sinuous, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line faint, pale, angled outwards at vein 7, then minutely waved; cilia greyish with a faint dark line through them. Hind wing pale suffused with brown, a fine whitish line at base of cilia; the underside whitish irrorated with brown, the costal and terminal areas brown irrorated with somo white, a slight discoidal spot and indistinct diffused postmedial line. Hab. ¥E. Steerra, Amurland, 1 ¢, Ussuri. Hap. 32 millim. 4014. Athetis hypereschra, n. sp. (Plate CXNXXLT. tig. 3.) Head and thorax dull reddish brown mixed with dark brown ; antennee blackish; tarsi blackish with pale rings; abdomen greyish brown, Fore wing dull reddish brown irrorated with fuscous, the medial and terminal areas rather darker; subbasal line represented by blackish points below costa and cell; antemedial line blackish, indistinct, oblique, sinnous ; orbicular absent ; reniform very indis- tinct with faint pale centre defined by fuscous; traces of a dark medial line, oblique from costa to subcostal nervure; postmedial line diffused, blackish, oblique from costa to vein 6 just beyond the reniform, then inwardly oblique and minutely waved ; subterminal line indistinct, pale, slightly defined by fuscous suffusion on inner side, somewhat angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle ; a terminal series of slight dark striae; a fine pale line at base of cilia. Hind wing whitish suffused with brown; cilia ochreous white; the underside ochreous whitish thickly irrorated with brown, traces of a discoidal spot and diffused curved postmedial line. Hab. Br. E. Arrica, Munisu (Lord Delamere), 1 3 , Gwelil (Betton), 3 2 type. Hxp. 32 millim. 4015. Athetis variana. Radinacra variana, Swinh. P. Z. 8. 1886, p. 444, pl. 40. f. 10; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 266. ©. Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous whitish slightly tinged with brown ; tarsi fuscous ringed with white. Fore wing ‘greyish tinged with rufous and slightly irrorated with brown; subbasal line blackish, slightly curved, from costa to submedian fold ; ante- medial line blackish, oblique, strongly sinuous ; orbicular absent ; reniform defined at sides by fuscous; a rather diffused blackish medial line, oblique from costa to reniform, incurved from cell to inner margin; postmedial line indistinct, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal line very indis- tinct, pale, slightly defined on inner side by brown suffusion, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a fine dark terminal line and whitish line at base of cilia. Hind wing whitish, tinged with ATHETIS. 365 ochreous brown especiilly on the veins, costal and terminal areas ; a slight brown terminal line; cilia yellowish white with a faint brown iine through them; the underside with the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown, a dark discoidal lunule. Hab. Bomsay (Swinhoe), 1 2 type. Hvp. 16 millim. 4016. Athetis gilva. Agrotis gilva, Donz. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1837, p. 473, pl. 18. f. 12; Geyer, Kur. Schmett., Noet. f. 877; Dup. Lép. Fr., Suppl. iii. p. 461, pl. 40. ff. 4, 6; Herr.-Schaft, Eur. Schmett., Noct. ff. 410, 411; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 197. @. Head white; palpi fuscous except at tips; antennee fuscous except at base; thorax grey mixed with brown; legs tinged with fuscous; abdomen grey tinged with brown. Fore wing whitish irrorated and suffused with pale fuscous ; subbasal line represented by a slight blackish spot on costa; antemedial line indistinct, oblique, fuscous with blackish spot at costa ; orbicular with hardly traceable dark outline, small, round; reniform an indistinct fuscous lunule; faint trace of a dark medial line; postmedial line indis- tinct, dark, slightly defined by whitish on outer side and with blackish spot at costa, slightly bent outwards below costa, then sinuous, incurved below vein 3; subterminal line very faint, whitish, excurved below costa and at middle and bent outwards to tornus; cilia white, tinged with ochreous at base and with dark lines near base and at middle. Hind wing whitish tinged with brown, the veins, costal area, and termen tinged with pale brown ; cilia white with brown line near base except towards tornus; the underside white, the veins, costal area, and termen tinged with brown, a slight discoidal spot. Hab. TRAD. Alps; Avsrrta, Tirol; Swirzernanp, Engadine, 19; Spar, Andalusia. xp. 38 millim. *4017. Athetis drasteroides. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 4.) Caradrina drasteroides, Smith, Can. Ent. xxxv. p. 18 (1903). 3. Head, thorax, and abdomen creamy white. Fore wing creamy white irrorated with black, the postmedial and terminal areas greyer; subbasal line absent or represented by a point on costa ; antemedial line represented by a few black scales and a point on costa, excurved at median nervure and angled inwards at vein | ; elaviform and orbicular absent ; renitorm oblique, dusky, undefined, obscured by the medial shade which is oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then approximated to the postmedial line, which is blackish defined by whitish on outer side, a black spot on it at costa, excurved to vein 4, then oblique ; subterminal line whitish, defined on inner side by a faint dark shade at costa, very slightly excurved below vein 7 ; a terminal series of black points, sometimes _ absent. Hind wing pure white; a dark discoidal point sometimes ~ 366 NOCTUID ®. present and some dark scales at base of cilia; the underside with incomplete postmedial line. Hab. U.S.A., S. California, Arizona. Hap. 30-34 millim. This species is unknown to me, figured from a drawing from type in Coll. J. B. Smith. *4018. Athetis fixseni. Pseudophia fixseni, Christ. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. xvii. p. 118 (1883); id. Rom. Méum. ii. pl. 4. f. 6; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 196. 3. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale yellow, the last slightly irrorated with brown on dorsum ; palpi with some black at sides ; antenne blackish ; tarsi black ringed with yellowish white. Tore wing pale yellow, a waved blackish subbasal line from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line reddish brown, expanding into small black spots at costa and submedian fold, oblique, waved ; claviform and orbicular absent ; reniform with shght blackish point in centre and faintly defined by blackish, minute ; postmedial line reddish brown, with small black spot at costa, shghtly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, oblique below vein 4; subterminal line defined by slight dark suffusion on inner side, more prominent at costa where there is a pale point on it, angled outwards at veins 7, 6 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of black points ; cilia yellowish at base, white at tips. Hind wing yellowish white, the terminal area suffused with reddish brown narrowing to tornus ; cilia white; the underside white, the costal area tinged with yellow, the terminal area suffused with brown from apex to sub- median fold, a faint discoidal point. @. Fore wing with the ante- and postmedial lines much stronger ; the reniform a biackish lunule; a rather diffused reddish medial line expanding into a black spot at costa, obliquely incurved to lower angle of cell, then waved. Hab, Axnmenta; 8. Panesrinet; W. Turxestan, Aschabad, Sum- bar in Coll. Piingeler. Aap. 28 millim. 4019. Athetis casearia. Caradrina casearia, Staud. Iris, xii. p. 875, pl. 5. f. 1 (1899); id. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 196. g. Head, thorax, and abdomen white with a faint yellowish tinge; palpi with the 2nd joint irrorated with fuscous at sides ; antennee tinged with rufous. Fore wing yellowish white very slightly irrorated with red-brown ; subbasal and antemedial lines absent ; orbicular a small round rufous spot, the reniform a slight rufous lunule ; postmedial line very indistinct, rufous, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; subterminal ijine represented by rather diffused brown scales, slightly angled outwards at vein 7; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing pure ATHETI?:.—PROMETLOPUS. 367 white; the underside with the costal area slightly tinged with yellowish, a slight dark discoidal striga. Hab, Patxstine, Jordan, 1 ¢. Hvp. 28 millim. 4020. Athetis melanurina. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 5.) Agrotis melanurina, Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 146 (1901). Head and thorax ochreous white; palpi fuscous at sides ; abdomen ochreous with more or less developed fuscous dorsal bands. Fore wing ochreous white; the costal edge fuscous at base; subbasal line represented by a black point on costa and faint traces of a line to submedian fold ; traces of a minutely waved antemedial line with a black point at costa ; traces of a waved line from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line very indistinct, irregularly waved, arising from a black spot at costa, strongly bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved; terminal area fuscous black with a fine white line at base of cilia. Hind wing white, the terminal area suffused with fuscous except at apex and towards tornus; cilia fuscous with a fine white line at base. Hab, Patestine, 1 $,192. Hap. 3 30, o 34 millim. Genus PROMETOPUS. TT JE OMONO/ PIS, EnWeB. INOEk, to Os Bis} (USDZ)) acecacoasocaccaconosqacecsece inassueta. Proboscis fully developed; palpi with the 2nd joint upturned, reaching about to middle of frons, the 3rd moderate, porrect ; frons with short truncate conical prominence with somewhat raised edges and corneous plate below it ; eyes large, round ; antennz of male somewhat laminate and minutely ciliated ; thorax clothed with rough hair and hair-like scales, the prothorax with spreading crest, the metathorax with divided crest; tibize moderately fringed with hair; abdomen without crests. Fore wing rather narrow, the apex rect- angular, the termen somewhat excised below apex and excurved at middle ; vein 3 from before angle of cell ; 5 from just above angle ; 6 from below upper apele; 7, 8.9, 10, stalked; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4, and 6,7 shortly stalked ; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. A. Fore wing with the reniform white or defined by whiie. a. Fore wing with the ground-colour olive-yellow, @, Fore wing with the reniform strongly constricted at HMI GUIG oiconduatayeron So pSa no mEeBErCreOn ET cmCHa COR Man neGr re flavicollis. il, Fore wing with the reniform not constricted at MNO eteerawerese ke cake cectie dngseseoronsemaeccaueemnatanaan albistigma. 6. Fore wing with the ground-colour grey. a, Fore wing with the orbicular present ..............0..- horologa. 61. Fore wing with the orbicular absent................+-..- imassueta, B. Fore wing with the reniform not white or defined Ly WIMMEGE ioe ny ssctis setter tap iaesataiciasictic alata gicieewslstolcisierlaitie waiceeleaalesians nodyna. 4021. Prometopus flavicollis. Erastria flavicollis, Leech, P. Z. 8. 1889, p. 525, pl. 53. f. 4. g. Head white irrorated with black; palpi and antennx black- brown; teguia olive-yellow ; thorax brown mixed with whitish ; 368 NOCTUID™®. pectus and legs black- brown, the tarsi ringed with white; abdomen brown. Fore wing olive-yellow mostly suffused and irrorated with black-brown to submedian fold, the inner area pale reddish brown ; subbasal line represented by slight double dark strize from costa ; a slight black streak below base of cell; antemedial line double filled in with yellowish, angled outwards below costa, incurved in cell and obsolescent on inner area; orbicular absent; reniform a white patch extending to costa, defined at sides by black above, excised at middle and with dark mark on lower edge ; postmedial line indistinctly double filled in with yellowish, slightly bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, oblique to vein 4, then inwardly oblique, angled inwards in submedian fold and obsolescent on inner area, some white points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line oblique and whitish towards costa, then indistinct, defined on each side by some black suffusion, minutely waved and obsolescent on inner area ; a blackish terminal line except towards tornus with some whitish scales on inner side. Hind wing greyish suffused with brown ; cilia whitish at tips ; the underside whitish tinged with brown, the costal area irrorated with brown, a brown disco.dal spot and curved minutely waved postmedial line. Hab. Javan, Oiwake (Pryer), 1 3 type, Tsu-shima (Holt), 1 3. Exp. 22-3) millim. 4022. Prometopus albistigma. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 6.) Caradrina albistigma, Swinh. Trans. Ent. Soe. 1904, p. 139, Head and thorax olive-yellow mixed with white, the tegule with diffused brown bands near base and tips, the patagia mostly brown, palpi black-brown, whitish in front and at tips; pectus and legs mostly daik brown; abdomen dark brown, the anal tuft ochreous white. Fore wing olive-yellow, the costal edge blackish, the inner area irrorated with brown ; subbasal line represented by a whitish point on costa; a slight black streak below base of celi ; antemedial line represented by a whitish point on costa and an indistinct, double, minutely waved dark line from cell to inner margin; orbicular absent ; reniform an oblique oblong white patch extending to costa ; postmedial line very indistinct, pale, minutely waved and excurved from costa to vein +, then oblique, dark, waved, some white points beyond it on costa and blackish streaks from bey ond it to termen in discal fold and below vein 3; a terminal series of small blackish lunules ; cilia black-brown with slight white lines at base and middle. Jind wing greyish suffused with brown; the underside paler, the costal area irrorated with brown, a dark discoidal point, oblique somewhat dentate postmedial line, and terminal series of small lunules. Hab. SiNGAPoRE (Ridley), 2 3,1 9; Borneo, Malang (Shelford), 1 9, Sandakan (Pryer), 1 ¢ type. Hap. 30- 32 millim. PROMETOPUS. 369 *4023. Prometopus horologa. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 7.) Orthosia horologa, Meyr, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1897, p. 367. ©. Head, thorax, and abdomen brown mixed with black and slightly with grey ; pectus and ventral surface of abdomen pale. Fore wing clothed with grey, brown, and black scaies; an indis- tinct obliquely waved black antemedial line; orbicular indistinct, rounded, with brownish centre, white annulus and black outline ; reniform strongly constricted at middle, white with brownish centres to upper and lower lobes; the postmedial line black defined by whitish on outer side, strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved; some white points on apical part of costa; an indistinct sinuous subterminal line with some dentate black marks on it; some black points on termen. Hind wing fuscous, whitish towards base; the underside white with the terminal area fuscous. Hab. QunEnstand, Brisbane in Coll. Turner. Zap. 30 millim. 4024. Prometopus inassueta. Prometopus inassueta, Guen. Noct. i. p. 38 (1852). Lryophita dorsivaria, W\k. xv. 1648 (1858). Agrotis scotti, Feld. Reis. Nov. pl. 110. f. 16 (1874). Caradrina chromoneura, Turner, Pr. Linn. Soc. N. 8. W. xxvii. p. 86 (1902). Erastroides lichnomima, Turner, Pr. Linn. Soc. N. 8. W. xxvii. p. 110 (1902). Head, thorax, and abdomen grey mixed with black and brown ; tibize and tarsi banded black and white. Fore wing grey tinged with green and irrorated with black and suffused at base and on disk with brown ; a curved black subbasal line from costa to submedian fold, then bent outwards above vein 1 ; an oblique Fig. 96.—Prometopus inassueta, G. 4. black antemedial line, angled inwards on vein 1; reniform outlined in white and constricted at middle; a curved crenulate black postmedial line angled inwards in submedian fold; some whitish points on costa towards apex; an obscure dentate subterminal line and black streaks in the interspaces before termen and terminal series of points. Hind wing fuscous brown :.the under- VOL. VIII. 28 370 NOCLUID®. side whitish irrorated with fuscous; a prominent black discoidal spot; a dentate postmedial line bent outwards below costa and incurved below vein 3. Hab. QuuEnstann, Brisbane (Turner), 2 9; Tasmanra (Butler), 15,19, type dorsivaria; Ausrratia (Harrington), 1 2. Hep. 34-44 millim, *4025. Prometopus nodyna. (Plate CX XXI. fig. 8.) Prometopus nodyna, Turner, Tr. R. Soc. 8. Austr. xxviii. p. 215 (1904). 6. Head and thorax grey mixed with black ; palpi with black band on 2nd segment; tibiee and tarsi banded with black ; abdomen brownish grey with the dorsal crests blackish. Fore wing grey thickly irrorated with black; a diffused irregular black fascia above base of vein 1; the subbasal line represented by an oblique black striga from costa, with an oblique blackish band beyond it from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line indistinct, waved, oblique ; orbicular rounded, incompletely defined by black points ; a broad oblique medial black band; reniform large, brownish defined by a waved blackish line; postmedial line black, minutely dentate, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; subterminal lne greyish, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle, defined on outer side by small dentate blackish marks, stronger above tornus; cilia chequered grey and blackish. Hind wing grey tinged with fuscous brown; the underside whitish, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with fuscous, a medial fuscous bar on costal area and waved postmedial line. Hab. Qurensiann, Brisbane (Turner), type 7 ¢ in Coll. Turner. Exp. 32 millim. Genus EREMOCHROA. i ype. Eremochroa, Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1897, p. 368 2.2.0.0... .. cease psamumias, Proboscis absent; palpi porrect, extending about the length of head and moderately fringed with hair below; frons with truncate conical prominence with raised edges and corneous plate below it; eyes large, round; antennz of male bipectinate with long branches to apex; thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the prothorax without crest, the metathorax with spreading crest ; build slender; tibize smoothly scaled ; abdomen without crests, long. Fore wing long and narrow, the costa nearly straight, the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3,4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6,7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell to middle. A. Fore wing mostly suffused with rufous. a. Fore wing with the orbicular very indistinct, the clavi- WOLF TASC TGEIC! (1G) @ OOM oacccsaoscnoneosoacncaconcsoodoon000006 psammias, b. Fore wing with the orbicular distinct. a', Fore wing with the claviform rather short, the lines WACBIS REY CUS 5550640 r5h00005 430009 aooaannehoanobaso0002 theriidora. EREMOCHROA. 37 II &1. Fore wing with the claviform narrow and elongate, HS MNES WEY CUEING Gocncccoege onso2s 400 sbb0n00Deg9hs00005 macropa. B. Fore wing brownish grey, the submedian fold and stigmata HINETSCl WA TAUROUIS. (gocccoosncosacaonacadansoanodoansenedasoesoo ob paradesina. C. Fore wing white irrorated with brown and not tinged with rufous ........... dain a Siremtoe Aaa R eee eam elt cis eitaicis alphitias. *4026. Eremochroa psammias. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 9.) Eremochroa psammias, Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1897, p. 363. 3. Head and thorax ochreous white slightly tinged with brown ; pectus, legs, and abdomen white tinged with ochreous. Fore wing ochreous white slightly tinged with rufous; traces of a white antemedial line, oblique from costa to submedian fold, then inwardly oblique, with black point on its outer edge in submedian fold and some black scales at inner margin; orbicular and reniform hardly traceable and very faintly defined by brown, the former round ; postmedial line very indistinct, whitish defined by a few brownish scales, oblique from costa to vein 6, obliquely incurved below vein 4; traces of a curved whitish subterminal ne. Hind wing white tinged with reddish brown except on costal area; cilia white ; the underside white tinged with ochreous. Hab. W. Ausrrauia, Carnarvon, type ¢ ¢ in Coll. Meyrick. Exp. 32 millim. 4027. Eremochroa thermidora, n. sp. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 10.) 6. Head and thorax white tinged with rufous; antenne and a bar between them rufous; tegule except at tips and metathorax rufous ; palpi rufous; tibiee and tarsi rufous banded with whitish ; abdomen white tinged with rufous. Fore wing ochreous white almost wholly suffused and irrorated with fiery red, the terminal area grey-white; subbasal line represented by a faint whitish striga from costa; antemedial line indistinct, brown defined by whitish on inner side, waved, angled inwards at vein | ; claviform narrow, defined by brown; orbicular and reniform small, with slight whitish annuli indistinctly defined by brown, the former diamond-shaped with red centre, the latter strongly constricted at middle and with dark marks in upper and lower parts; a diffused dark medial line oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then approximated to the postmedial line, which is indistinct, pale, minutely waved, excurved from costa to vein 4, then oblique ; subterminal line whitish defined by fiery red on inner side, dentate, rather obliquely curved; a fine brown terminal line ; cilia rufous at base, whitish at tips. Hind wing white slightly tinged with ochreous; a slight brown terminal line. Hab. W. Avsrratia, Sherlock R. (Clements), 6 3 type. Evp. 34-38 millim. D 19 @ AW One NOCTUID ©. 4028. Eremochroa macropa. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 11.) Praxis macropa, Lower, Pr. Linn. Soc. N.S. W. xxii. p. 16 (1897). ¢. Head and thorax white irrorated with brown, the tips of teeule and the metathoracic crest red-brown; palpi dark brown except at base; legs banded with brown, the tarsi blackish ringed with ochreous; abdomen grey-white suffused with brown. Fore wing grey-white irrorated with brown and mostly suffused with fiery red especially in and below cell and before subterminal line ; subbasal line dark defined by whitish on outer side, excurved below the cell and ending at vein 1; antemedial line dark brown defined by whitish on inner side, waved, strongly incurved at vein 1; claviform narrow and elongate, whitish detined by brown ; orbicular and reniform minute, reddish white defined by black- brown, the former round, the latter a narrow bar with short streak below it; postmedial line dark brown defined by whitish on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, excurved to vein 4, then oblique; subterminal line yellow defined by fiery red on inner side, dentate and rather obliquely curved; cilia chequered brown and reddish yellow at base, whitish at tips. Hind wing greyish wholly suffused with brown ; cilia brownish at base, white at tips; the underside grey tinged with brown. Hab. N. 8. Wass, Broken Hill (Lower, Lyell), 5G. Huxp. 42 millim. 4029. Eremochroa paradesma. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 12.) Eremochroa paradesma, Lower, Pr. Linn. Soc. N. 8. W. xxvi. p. 645 (1902). 6. Head and thorax greyish tinged with reddish brown, the metathoracic crest darker brown ; palpi browner at sides; abdomen whitish obscurely banded with brown. Fore wing pale grey- brown with slight dark irroration, the discal and submedian folds with a reddish ochreous tinge; subbasal line represented by dark points below costa and cell with some whitish on outer side; antemedial line brown defined by whitish on inner side, rather oblique, waved; claviform narrow, defined by brown ; orbicular and reniform reddish ochreous, the former round, defined by brown and with brownish centre, the latter defined by brown at sides only and with brown mark in lower part, strongly constricted at middle; a rather diffused waved brown medial line; postmedial line formed by dark brown lunules defined by ochreous white on outer side, excurved from costa ta vein 4, then oblique and excurved below submedian fold; subterminal line indistinct, whitish defined on inner side by small dentate dark brown marks, angled inwards in submedian fold; a terminal series of dark strie ; cilia chequered brown and whitish and with fine brown line through them. Hind wing white, the terminal area tinged EREMOCHROA.—MICROPIA. Dae with ochreous brown ; faint diffused brownish postmedial and subterminal lines, rather more distinct on underside. Hab. S. Avstratia, Parkside (Lower), 1 ¢. vp. 40 millim. 4030. Eremochroa alphitias. Exemockhroa alphitias, Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1897, p. 369. Head, thorax, and abdomen glossy white slightly tinged with ochreous ; palpi tinged with red-brown at sides; tibie and tarsi slightly banded with red-brown. Fore wing white irrorated with reddish brown; subbasal line represented by a slight striga from costa; antemedial line indistinctly double filled in with white, slightly angled outwards below costa, more strongly in submedian fold, and angled inwards on vein 1; claviform narrow, white defined by brown above; orbicular white with brown centre, elongate elliptical ; reniform defined by white at sides and with Fig. 97.—LHremochroa alphitias, $. 3. brown marks above and below, strongly constricted at middle; postmedial line slight, brown defined by white on outer side, minutely dentate, oblique from costa to vein 6, then inwarely oblique and slightly excurved below submedian fold; a minutely waved white subterminal line; cilia chequered white and reddish brown. Hind wing white faintly tinged in parts with reddish brown; a brown terminal line; the underside with traces of diffused curved postmedial line. Hab. Qunenstand, Brisbane (Turner), 1 3,1 9, Dalby (Turner), 1 ¢; W. Ausrraria, Roebuck Bay (J. J. Walker), 1 9; N.S. Warns (kaonor)), 2, 4 2. Broken Hill (Lower, Lyell), 5 6, 102. Exp. 30-40 millim. Genus MICROPIA, noy. Type, 4. rhodocentra. Proboscis aborted, small; palpi porrect, moderate:y scaled, not extending beyond the large rounded frontal prominence with corneous plate below it ; eyes large, round; antenne of female ciliated; thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the metathorax with spreading crest; tibise smoothly scaled, the fore tarsi with small curved claw-like spines on outer side of the joints ; abdomen without crests. Fore wing rather narrow, the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4, and 6, 7 stalked; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 374 NOCLUIDA. 4031. Micropia rhodocentra. Prometopus rhodocentra, Lower, Tr. R. Soc. 8. Austr. xxvi. p. 222 (1902). 2. Head and thorax greyish mixed with brown and tinged with rufous; abdomen whitish slightly tinged with brown. Fore wing greyish suffused with brown and irrorated with fuscous; a slight fiery red streak below base of cell; traces of an erect dark antemedial line; orbicular and reniform pale fiery red defined by blackish, the former minute, round, the latter a small lunule ; Fig. 98.—Micropia rhodocentra, 2. ¢ Z postmedial line hardly traceable and excurved from costa to vein 4, incurved and double from lower edge of reniform to inner margin; traces of a subterminal series of whitish points with slight dark streaks before them; a fine terminal black line with fiery red scales before it. Hind wing white tinged with brown, the cilia white. Hab. N.S. Waues, Broken Hill (Lower), 19. Hyp. 24 millim. Genus OMPHALETIS, noy. Type, O. florescens. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of frons and moderately fringed with scales in front, the 3rd short; frons with short truncate conical prominence with raised edges, truncate or pointed corneous process in centre, and corneous plate below it ; eyes large, round; antenne of male typically bipectinate with short branches, the apex serrate; thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the prothorax without distinet erest, the metathorax with small paired crests; tibie fringed with Jong hair, the fore tarsi with more or less developed curved claw-like spines at outer side of joints; abdomen without crests. Fore wing rather narrow, the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and. slightly crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, + from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from or from below middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Seer. I. Antenne of male with moderate branches, the apex serrate. 4032. Omphaletis florescens. Celena florescens, Wik. x. 268 (1856). Miana lucasti, Butl. A. M. N. H. (5) ix. p. 89 (1882). Head and thorax cupreous red mixed with white and some black scales; palpi white at tips; tegule with rufous medial line and white tips; pectus and legs whitish, the fore fibiz and tarsi OMPHALETIS. 3790 rufous, the latter ringed with white; abdomen white with slight rufous segmental bands. Fore wing whitish suffused with greyish brown and rufous, the submedian fold with fiery red streak at base, then with yellowish streak to postmedial line; the terminal area bluish white; traces of a waved dark subbasal line from costa to submedial fold; antemedial line double, dark filled in with whitish, angled outwards below costa, then oblique, waved ; orbicular minute, round, fiery red defined by blackish; reniform with reddish bar defined by blackish on inner edge, its outer part Fig. 99.—Omphaletis florescens, $. +. white with black mark in lower part; a dark medial line oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then sinuous ; a yellowish streak in discal fold beyond the reniform ; postmedial line double filled in with yellowish, the inner line black, the outer brown, bent out- wards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line whitish defined by brown on inner side and by the contrast between the postmedial and terminal areas, excurved below vein 7 and at middle and angled inwards at discal and submedian folds; a terminal series of slight black points; cilia rufous with a yellowish line at base. Hind wing white tinged with reddish brown ; cilia pure white; the underside white irrorated with brown, an oblique dark discoidal lunule, obliquely curved brown postmedial line, and diffused sub- terminal band. Hab, QueEexsiinp, Moreton Bay (Diggles),1 3 ; N. S. Waxes (Raynor), 4 3, Broken Hill (Lower), 3 3, 4 9; Vicrorra, Mel- bourne (Lucas), 1 2 type lucasii, Birchip (Lyell), 1 $;8. Ausrraria, Adelaide (Lyell), | 3. Hep. 32-40 millim. Seer, II, Antenne of male ciliated. A. Frons with truncate corneous process in centre; hind wing with vein 5 from middle of discocellulars. a. Fore wing with the terminal area paler than the post- medial area, a, Fore wing with the reniform replaced by a triangular Gein Ate OOMRAGMS PAC oc voseyncoconeqocuonecv0nacn0008 passalota, b'. Fore wing with the reniform lunulate and produced at extremities. a, Fore wing purple-grey, the end of cell and post- medial area suffused with fuscOUS............c0e0esees exundans. 376 NOCLTUID A. i, Fore wing grey-white largely suffused with brown except on terminal area.....-......-0.00..-0.eeeseneeees helioseimt, b. Fore wing with the terminal area not paler than the postmedial area. a. Fore wing with wedge-shaped brown patch in and beyond end of cell, obscured by brown suffusion in hishat Gall RR RE HBR aronae cecaoncinonabone cadkenddssbosseoanosbaddar NUN. d1, Fore wing without wedge-shaped brown patch in and beyond the cell. a. Fore wing grey largely suffused and irrorated with MISO) dooacocacco0nes00090 HonconnqsoNSoDEcONDESERCOdsRa0000 melodora. °. Fore wing grey tinged with brown but not largely suffused with fuscous. aa Mesulee blaclksishvaity base menssartsscerrcsaceeecseccees metaneura. 63, Tegulz not blackish at base. a4, Fore wing suffused in parts with ferruginous. sarcomorpha. +4, Fore wing not suffused with ferruginous ...... petrodora. c?, Fore wing rufous. a3, Fore wing tinged with brown and slightly irro- TANG! WAIN IDIEVE jo uqdooasccoansboaoneouooueDocoasonacaD xerampelina. 3, Fore wing not tinged with brown and strongly UROratedawitlaublac kaeesseeeeeee eect eeeecorer eee ee plinthina. *4033. Omphaletis passalota. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 13.) Prometopus passalota, Turner, ined. ©. Head and thorax black mixed with some white and ochreous scales; palpi with the extremities of the joints white; tegule whitish at base and tips; pectus white: tarsi black ringed with white ; abdomen brown mixed with ochreous and white, the base and slight segmental lines white, the ventral surface white irrorated with brown and ochreous. Fore wing black mixed with grey, the terminal area paler with white and ochreous scales mixed, the veins of terminal area streaked with black; a strong black fascia below basal half of cell and a slight streak above base of inner margin; a wedge-shaped black patch in terminal half of cell with the small round white orbicular on it, followed by a triangular patch beyond the cell, its extremity bidentate; ante- medial line slight, represented by a long tooth in submedian fold, then angled inwards on vein 1; postmedial line represented by a whitish striga from costa, then blackish, bent outwards below costa, defining the bidentate patch and angled inwards in sub- median fold to the antemedial line, some whitish points beyond it on costa; subterminal Jine only defined by the contrast between the postmedial and terminal areas, and with slight black streaks before it in the interspaces, slightly excurved at vein 7; a fine black terminal line. Hind wing whitish suffused with fuscous brown ; cilia white with a dark line near base from apex to vein 2; the underside white irrorated with black, a small discoidal spot, post- medial series of short streaks on the veins, and large apical blackish pateh. Hab. Victor1s, Birchip, type + 2 in Coll. Turner. Hap. 26 millim. OMPHALETIE. 3 *4034. Omphaletis exundans. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 14.) Nitocris exundans, Guen. Ent. Mo. Mag. v. p. 5 (1868). Huplexia mamestroides, W\k. Char. Lep. Het. p. 71 (1869). Caradrina oxygona, Lower, Pr. Linn. Soc. N. 8. W. »xvi. p. 651 (1902). Prometopus poliophracta, Turner, Vr. R. Soc. 8. Austr. xxxii. p. 57 (1908). 3. Head and thorax pale grey irrorated with fuscous; palpi black, white in front and at tips; frons and a bar between antenne black ; tegule with the basal half black ; tarsi fuscous with whitish rings; abdomen grey suffused with fuscous. Fore wing purple- grey irrorated with fuscous, the end of cell, area beyond it and postmedial area suffused with fuscous; a slight rufous tinge in base of submedian fold; subbasal line black, waved, from costa to sub- median fold; antemedial line double, oblique, waved, angled outwards in submedian fold and inwards on vein 1; claviform absent ; orbicular a small rufous spot defined by black ; reniform white tinged with rufous on inner side and defined by black, its lower extremity acutely produced, a brown bar in middle and its lower part filled in with black; an indistinct oblique waved medial line; postmedial line black defined by grey on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, somewhat oblique helow vein 4, some grey points beyond it on costa; subterminal line only defined by the contrast between the blackish and grey areas, slightly excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a slight black terminal line; cilia fuscous with a fine yellowish line at base. Hind wing grey suffused with fuscous; cilia whitish with a fuscous line through them, wholly fuscous at apex except at base; the underside grey irrorated with fuscous, the costal area white irrorated with black, the apical area suffused with black, a slight discoidal lunule and traces of a postmedial serics of slight dark streaks on the veins. Hab. Vicrorta, blackrock (Lyell), type fT ¢ poliophracta in Coll. Drake, Black Forest, type t S$ owygona in Coll. Lower. Exp. 36 millim. Type mamestroides in Mus. Melbourne examined by Dr. Turner. 4035. Omphaletis heliosema. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 15.) Prometopus heliosema, Lower, Tr. R. Soc. S. Austr. xxvi. p. 222 (1902). 3. Head yellowish white slightly mixed with brown; palpi with fuscous marks at sides of 2nd and 38rd joints; antenne brownish ; thorax grey-white mixed with blackish ; pectus whitish ; legs pale brown, the tarsi fuscous with pale rings ; abdomen white tinged with pale brown. Fore wing grey-white suffused with fuscous brown and slightly irrorated with black, a diffused white fascia below costa to beyond middle, the terminal area greyish ochreous ; subbasal line represented by a whitish point on costa ; adiffused blackish fascia helow base of cell ; antemedial line with whitish point on costa, obsolete to median neryure, then fine, 378 NOCTUID-E. black slightly defined by whitish on inner side, strongly angled outwards in submedian fold and above inner margin, and with short reddish ochreous streak before it in submedian fold ; orbicular minute, round, reddish ochreous defined by black suffusion before and beyond it; rewiform reddish ochreous defined by black, with white mark in centre and brown mark in lower part, its upper and lower extremities strongly produced ; postmedial line indistinct, fine, blackish, slightly defined by grey on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, strongly angled inwards in submedian fold and outwards on vein 1; subterminal line represented by the contrast between the postmedial and terminal areas, and with slight dentate black marks on its inner edge, incurved at discal foid and angled inwards in submedian fold; a terminal series of black striz; cilia fuscous and greyish. Hind wing white suffused with brown; cilia white with series of brownish spots at base from apex to vein 2; the underside irrorated with brown, a black discoidal spot, diffused curved postmedial line, and terminal series of striz. 2. Thorax and fore wing except terminal area blacker, the whitish subcostal fascia obsolescent except towards base, the blackish fascia below the cell obscured. Hab. N. 8. Waters, Broken Hill (Lower), 7 3, 13 9; S. Ats- TRaLIA, Adelaide (Lyell), 1 S$. Hap. 24-30 millim. Type vf in Coll. Lower. 4036. Omphaletis nuna. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 16.) ' Nitocris nuna, Guen. Ent. Mo. Mag. vy. p. 6 (1868). Orthosia mesombra, Lower, Tr. R. Soc. S. Austr. xvii. p. 153 (1893). 3S. Head and thorax grey tinged with rufous; palpi black at sides towards base, whitish in front; tegule blackish at base ; pectus whitish, the legs tinged with rufous, the tarsi fuscous ringed with whitish; abdomen whitish dorsally tinged with rufous, ventrally irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing grey tinged with rufous and slightly irrorated with brown, a wedge-shaped blackish shade from middle of cell to subterminal line from costa to vein 3 ; subbasal line represented by black points on costa and median nervure and red spot below the cell; the antemedial Jine by black points on costa, veins, and inner margin; orbicular and reniform fiery red defined by black, the former minute, round, the latter a very oblique lunule; postmedial line represented by black points on costa, veins 7 to 3 and inner margin, bent outwards below costa, some whitish points beyond it on costa; subterminal line repre- sented by a whitish edgivg to the black shade, slightly angled outwards at vein 7 and obsolete below vein 3; a terminal series of black strie defined by fiery red on inner side; cilia with a shght yellowish line at base. Hind wing semihyaline white, the apical area and yeins of terminal areca tinged with brown; cilia white, OMPHALETIS. 319 brownish at apex, the underside with postmedial series of short black streaks on the veins and apical blackish patch. ®. Thorax and fore wing suffused with grey-brown or red- brown, the triangular dark shade hardly traceable. Hab. N. S. Waxes, Broken Hill (Lower), 4 5,6 9; S. Aus- gratia, Parkside (Lyell), 1 g. Exp. 30-34 millim. Type f mesombra in Coll. Lower. 4037. Omphaletis melodora. Promeéopus melodora, Lower, Pr. Linn. Soc. N. 8. W. xxvi. p. 645 (1902), °. Prometopus malacopis, Lower, Tr. R. Soc. 8. Austr. xxvi. p. 221 (1902), J 3. Head and thorax fuscous mixed with reddish ochreous ; palpi yellowish white at tips; tarsi black ringed with white ; abdumen ochreous white slightly irrorated with black. Fore wing grey tinged with brown and thickly irrorated and suffused with fuscous; subbasal line double, waved, from costa to submedian told: antemedial line double, black filled in with reddish ochreous, waved, oblique ; orbicular minute, round, reddish ochreous defined by black; reniform narrow, reddish ochreous defined by black, its lower part obscured by a black mark and its lower extremity produced; a diffused dark medial line oblique from costa to median nervure; postmedial line blackish defined by ochreous on outer Fig. 100.—Omphaletis melodora, S. 1 T° side, double at costa, shghtly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, excurvyed to vein 4, then incurved, some ochreous points beyond it on costa; subterminal line reddish ochreous defined by blackish on inner side, slightly angled outwards at veins 7, 6, 4, 3; a terminal series of black strize with ochreous points on their inner side; cilia fuscous at base, grey and fuscous at tips. Hind wing white tinged with pale brown especially on the veins; a fine brown terminal line; the underside with the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot and postmedial series of slight streaks on the veins. 2. Head, thorax, and fore wing slightly mixed with grey and without any reddish ochreous tinge, Hab. N.S. Waxes, Broken Hill (Lowen) Wig, loro Vicrorta, Birchip (Lyell), 1g, 12. Hxp. 28-36 millim. Type ft and type + malacopts in Coll. Lower. 380 NOCTUID 4038. Omphaletis metaneura. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 17.) Prometopus metaneura, Lower, ined, Palpi black at base, whitish at tips; frons whitish at base, blackish above; vertex of head rufous; tegule black at base, white at tips; thorax white tinged with brown; pectus white; legs brownish with some blackish marks on mid tibie, the tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen brownish white irrorated with fuscous. ore wing grey-white sparsely irrorated with black, the terminal area tinged with fiery red; a fiery red streak in basal half of submedian fold; subbasal line waved, black, from costa to median nervure; antemedial line represented by black points on costa, median nervure, and vein 1; orbicular and reniform defined by fiery red, the former small, round, the latter with blackish centre and white lunule on outer edge; medial black points on costa and inner margin; postmedial line represented by a series of black points with more prominent spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then oblique; subterminal line represented by a series of slight black points with fiery red streaks before them at middle, slightly excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of black striw ; cilia grey mixed with black. Hind wing whitish suffused with brown: cilia white; the underside whitish slightly irrorated with black, a small discoidal spot, postmedial series of slight points on the veins, and apical blackish patch. Ab. 1. Thorax and fore wing suffused with dark grey or fuscous. Ab. 2. Fore wing without red streaks. Hab. N. S. Watus, Broken Hill (Lower), 5 3,3 9; Vicrorta, Birchip, 1 9. Lap. 30-32 millim. Type f in Coll. Lower. *4039. Omphaletis sarcomorpha (Plate CXXXI. fig. 18.) Prometopus sarcomorpha, Lower, Pr. Linn. Soc. N. 8. W. xxvi. p. 646 (1902). Q. Head and thorax grey tinged with pale rufous; palpi and lower part of frons white, the former with some black scales at sides ; upper part of frons, a spot on vertex of head, and base of palpi black; legs fuscous and white; pectus and abdomen white, the latter dorsally irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing grey suffused in parts with pale ferruginous; the subbasal line black, waved, from costa to submedian fold; the antemedial line angled inwards in cell and on vein 1, acutely outwards in submedian fold and above inner margin; an indistinct irregularly waved medial line; reni- form small, white, with some black scales on its edges ; postmedial line dentate, strongly bent outwards below costa, then oblique ; the veins of terminal area with slight black streaks; faint traces of a subterminal line; cilia black and grey. Hind wing pale brown; the cilia white except at base; the underside white OMPHALETIS. 381 irrorated with brown, with dark diseoidal point, crenulate post- medial line, and diffused black apical patch. Hab. Vicroria, Gisborne, type f 2 in Coll. Lower. wp. 30 millim. *4040. Omphaletis petrodora. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 19.) Prometopus petrodora, Lower, Pr. Linn. Soc. N. 8S. W. xxvi. p. 647 (1902). @. Head and thorax white with a slight pale brown tinge ; abdomen white shghtly tinged with brown on dorsum. Fore wing white irrorated with fuscous; the subbasal line double, waved, from costa to submedian fold; the antemedial line double, oblique, waved, and excurved below celi; traces of a waved medial line; reniform a small black and white lunule with some fuscous at lower angle of cell; traces of a double waved postmedial line incurved to costa, with a series of black points on it on the veins; an indistinct sinuous subterminal line and a terminal series of black points. Hind wing white slightly tinged with fuscous on terminal area; the underside with blackish apical patch. Hab, 5. Ausrrauta, Parkside, type + 2 in Coll. Lower. Evp. 36 millim. 4041. Omphaletis xerampelina. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 20.) Prometopus xerampelina, Turner, Tr. R. Soc. S. Austr. xxviii. p. 214 (1904). @. Head and thorax fiery red mixed with brown ; palpi at sides and vertex of head with some black scales; tegule with slight blackish medial line; patagia with some black scales near upper edge; tarsi banded with blackish; abdomen greyish tinged with red and irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing fiery red irrorated with brown and some black scales; subbasal line represented by slight double black striz from costa and cell; antemedial line indistinctly double, slightly waved, oblique; claviform absent; orbicular and reniform rather small, very indistinctly defined by blackish, the former round, the latter only defined on inner side ; traces of a waved medial line; postmedial line dark defined by red on outer side, slightly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some minute red points beyond it on costa; subterminal line represented by a series of slight red lunules with minute blackish streaks before them below costa and at middle, slightly angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle ; a slight waved black terminal line; cilia red mixed with black. Hind wing whitish tinged with brown especially towards termen ; cilia white tinged with red and with slight brown line through them; the underside white, the costal area and apical half of terminal area irrorated with brown. Hab. W. Auvsrratta, Coolgardie, typet 2 in Coll. Turner; S. Austratia, Willochra (Lower), 1 9. ep. 36 millim. 382 NOCLUID 3. *4042. Omphaletis plinthina, (Plate CXXXI. fig. 21.) Caradrina plinthina, Turner, ined. ©. Head and thorax bright rufous slightly mixed with black ; tarsi banded with black; abdomen ochreous brown. Fore wing bright fiery rufous irrorated with black; a waved black subbasal line from costa to submedian fold; a strong waved black ante- medial line; orbicular and reniform slightly defined by black, the former round ; an indistinct waved medial shade; postmedial line minutely dentate, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; an indistinct diffused somewhat dentate subterminal line; a terminal series of small black lunules. Hind wing ochreous white tinged with brown; the underside with the apical area suffused with brown. Hab. W. Avstraita, Roebourne, type fT Q in Coll. Turner. Lup. 36 millim. B. Frons with pointed process in middle of prominence; hind wing with vein 5 from below middle of discocellulars. 4043. Omphaletis ethiopica, n. sp. ©. Head and thorax red-brown mixed with ochreous and some fuscous ; palpi whitish, blackish towards tips: fore and mid tibise banded with blackish, the tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen ochreous mixed with brown, the ventral surface whitish. Fig. 101.—Omphaletis ethiopica, 8. 3 ye Fore wing red-brown suffused in parts with bright rufous and slightly irrorated with black; subbasal line represented by a slight black striga from costa; antemedial line black, waved, slightly oblique, a sight black streak from it to postmedial line in sub- median fold; orbicular small, round, defined by black; reniform defined on inner side by a black bar, faintly defined on outer; postmedial black defined by whitish on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, incurved below vein 4, some whitish points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line whitish defined on inner side by slight dentate black marks angled outwards at veins 7, 6, 4,3; a terminal series of black striz; cilia brownish white mixed with fuscous and with dark line at middle. Hind wing ochreous suffused and irrorated with brown especially on terminal area; an indistinct curved postmedial line, diffused sub- terminal band, and fine black terminal line; cilia blackish at base, white at tips; the underside ochreous white irrorated with brown, ARIATHISA. 383 a curved postmedial line with minute black streaks on the veins and indistinct diffused subterminal band. Hab.. Br. K. Arrica, Simba Camp (Crawshay), 1 3 type. Exp. 24 millim. Genus ARIATHISA. Type. Alpuonosa, VMs, sees, VAT QUIT) soccnosccsceasscoa000 5 9 60008000000 602000 LUCISC. Nitocris, Guen. Wnt. Mo. Mag. v. p. 4 (1868) .................20..2e0s comma. Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of frons and broadly sealed, the 3rd short; frons smooth ; eyes large, round; thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the prothorax without crests, the metathorax with small paired crests; tibie fringed with long hair, abdomen with some rough hair at base and lateral fringes of hair but without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and slightly crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Secr. I. Antenne of male bipectinate with short branches, the apex simple. A. Fore wing without dark patch below lower angle of cell...... ochroleuca. B. Fore wing with dark patch beyond lower angle of cell ...... pelosticta. *4044, Ariathisa ochroleuca. Caradrina ochroleuca, Lower, Tr. R. Soc. 8. Austr. xxvi. p. 223 (1902). 6. Head and thorax white tinged with pale rufous; pectus, legs, and abdomen white, the last dorsally slightly tinged with brown. Fore wing white tinged with pale rufous ; very indistinct Fig. 102.—Ariathisa ochroleuca, 3. 3. waved, rufous, subbasal, antemedial, and medial lines; an indistinct discoidal spot; the postmedial line rather more distinct, dentate, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 3, then incurved; an indistinct sinuous subterminal line. Hind wing pure white. Hab. W. Austratia, Fraser's Range, typet ¢ in Coll. Lower. Exp. 40 millim. *4045. Ariathisa pelosticta. (Plate CXXXL. fig. 22.) Caradrina pelosticta, Lower, Tr. R. Soc. 8S. Austr. xxvi. p. 224 (1902). Head and thorax ochreous white mixed with rufous; pectus, legs, and abdomen white, the latter dorsally shghtly tinged with 354 NOCTUID A. brown. Fore wing ochreous white irrorated with rufous; the median nervure streaked with fuscous expanding into a spot at lower angle of cell and diffused patch just beyond the angle; the costa suffused with fuscous towards apex and with four white points; a subterminal brown shade arising from termen below apex; cilia dark brown mixed with grey. Hind wing pure white. Hab. Quernstanpd, Brisbane, ¢ in Coll. Turner; N. S. Watss, Broken Hill, type Tf 2 in Coll. Lower. xp. 28 millim. Secr. II. Antennee of male serrate and fasciculate. A. Fore wing with the reniform open above and below and forming a rather K-shaped mark. a. Fore wing ochreous suffused with brown ................0000- endesnua. 6. Fore wing grey tinged with brown and irrorated with Iblaekipc ie teacita cnriien cee ciseaemasenansosaeasemesseonerecwartemease cece cornuta. B. Fore wing with the reniform not open above. a. Fore wing with the orbicular present. am. Fore wing with quadrate black spot in cell between orbiculariandérenitormlserrcrsseerce eee eeeeee etEeeee Eee rere euchroa. &1, Fore wing without quadrate black spot in cell between onbicullarsand prem form merseereeeneerer eee rete Pagodesonen angast. 6. Fore wing with the orbicular absent <.....:...................6- amathodes. 4046. Ariathisa endesma. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 23.) Prometopus endesma, Lower, Pr. Linn, Soc. N. 8. W. xxvi. p. 648 (1902). 6, Head and thorax reddish yellow mixed with some brown ; palpi with brown patch at side of 2nd joint and whitish tips ; lower part of frons white; tegule with the terminal half white, the patagia mostly white; pectus pale yellowish; legs tinged with brown; abdomen ochreous white. Fore wing straw-yellow, the interspaces suffused with golden brown to subterminal line, a diffused white fascia below costa and the veins white; subbasal line indistinctly double, waved, from costa to submedian fold, a fine black streak from its lower extremity to antemedial line, which is double filled in with whitish, angled outwards below costa and in submedian fold and very strongly above inner margin, angled in- wards on the veins; orbicular minute, round, yellowish defined by black; reniform a K-shaped white mark defined by black, its lower extremity slightly angled inwards; postmedial line fine, black defined by yellowish white on outer side, strongly bent outwards below costa, then strongly dentate and oblique; subterminal line oblique defined by black-brown wedge-shaped marks on inner side ; a black-brown terminal line; cilia with series of small brown spots near base. Hind wing white very faintly tinged with brown; a slight discoidal lunule ; the underside slightly irrorated with brown, a small black discoidal spot and postmedial series of faint brown points on the veins. Hab. 8. Ausrraria, Parkside (Lower), 1 g. Hep. 36 millim. Type t in Coll. Lower. ARIATHISA. 38 Ou *4047. Ariathisa cornuta. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 24.) Prometopus cornuta, Lower, Pr. Linn. Soc. N. 8. W. xxvi. p. 646 (1902). @. Head and thorax brownish grey mixed with black; palpi black except at extremity ; tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen white irrorated with black. Fore wing grey suffused in parts with brown and strongly irrorated with black; subbasal line black detined by white on outer side, waved, from costa to submedian fold, antemedial line double, waved, filled in with whitish, a black and white point before it on vein 1 ; orbicular a black-edged white point with some black suffusion between it and reniform, which is small, white, quadrate with its two upper angles produced upwards, its lower inner angle inwards and its outer angle more strongly outwards, a waved line from it to inner margin; postmedial line minutely dentate, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 3, then incurved, some dark suffusion between it and the sinuous subterminal line; the veins of terminal area with slight dark streaks. Hind wing white tinged with brown especially on the veins and to- wards apex ; the underside with discoidal point and blackish apical patch. Hab, 8. Austratta, Parkside, typet 9 in Coll. Lower. Lup. 32 millim. *4048. Ariatbisa euchroa. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 25.) Caradrina euchroa, Lower, Pr. Linn. Soc. N. 8. W. xxvi. p. 653 (1902). 36. Head and thorax grey and pale rufous; palpi and frons at sides, base of tegule, and extremities of patagia black; tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen whitish. Fore wing whitish irrorated with brown and suffused in parts with rufous; a black streak below basal part of cell; the subbasal line represented by a black spot on costa with some white beyond it; the antemedial line waved, whitish defined by some black scales on each side and two points on costa; orbicular and reniform whitish, small, the latter with a black lunule on it, and with a quadrate black spot in cell between them; the postmedial line waved, whitish defined by a dark line on inner side, bent outwards below costa, slightly angled inwards in discal fold and incurved below vein 3, its outer edge defined by a blackish band extending to the sinuous subterminal line; some pale points on costa towards apex, the veins of terminal area with slight dark streaks and a series of black points on termen. Hind wing white slightly tinged with brown especially towards termen; the underside with discoidal spot and curved postmedial line. Hab. 8. Austratra, Parkside, type fT ¢ in Coll. Lower. up. 30 millim. VOL. VIII. 26 386 NOCTUIDAE. 4049. Ariathisa angasi. Luperina angasi, Feld. Reis. Noy. pl. 109. f. 26 (1874). Caradrina crypsicharis, Lower, Pr. Linn, Soc. N.S. W. xxvi. p. 654 (1902). Head and thorax ochreous suffused with red-brown; frons whitish below and with brown bar above; abdomen ochreous white. Fore wing yellowish suffused with golden brown and irro- ‘rated with white, the terminal area paler; subbasal line indistinct, double at costa, waved, from costa to submedian fold; ante- medial line indistinct, brown, waved, oblique; orbicular minute, round, faintly defined by blackish; reniform a rather quadrate yellowish spot at upper angle of cell defined by red-brown suffusion ; postmedial line represented by a series of slight black points with Fig. 103.—Ariathisa angasi, 3. } more distinct spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then oblique, some yellowish points beyond it on costa; subterminal line defined py red-brown suffusion on its inner side and with slight black streaks betore it below veins 7 and 6, slightly angled outwards: at vein 7, then oblique; a terminal series of small black lunules. Hind wing white tinged with brownish ochreous; a faint diffused subterminal band; the underside with small dark discoidal spot and traces of postmedial series of points on the veins. Ab. 1. Head, thorax, and fore wing much paler, the last with the markings obsolescent. Hab. S. Ausrratia, Parkside (Lower), 4 g, 192. Hap. 32- 36 millim. Type t crypsicharis in Coll. Lower. 4050. Ariathisa amathodes. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 26.) Caradrina amathodes, Turner, Tr. R. Soc. 8. Austr. xxxii. p. 59 (1908). g. Head and thorax rufous mixed with ochreous; palpi black except at extremity ; tarsi banded with black; abdomen brownish ochreous with slight dark irroration. Fore wing ochreous suffused with rufous especially towards subterminal line ; the subbasal line represented by black points on costa and median nervure, the ante- medial line by points on costa, median nervure, and vein 1: claviform and orbicular obsolete; reniform represented by a small black lunule with ochreous points round it ; postmedial line repre- sented by a series of black points, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; subterminal line defined by the area beyond it being pale and by slight black streaks before it at ARIATHISA. 387 middle, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing ochreous greyish, the terminal area suffused with fuscous; the underside paler, a small black discoidal lunule, a postmedial curved series of short black streaks on the veins, the apical half of terminal area suffused with black. Hab. Viororta, Blackrock (Lyell), type t ¢d in Coll. Turner. Exp. 32 millim. Sect. IIT. Antenne of male ciliated. A. (Aritathisa). Abdomen of male with lateral tufts of long hair from base; fore wing with large patch of androconia in cell; hind wing with slight streak of androconia below end oi cell on underside. 4051. Ariathisa excisa. Spodoptera, excisa, Herr.-Schaff. Aussereur. Schmett. f. 129 (1850). Ariathisa atrosignata, W\k. xxxiii. 747 (1865). Head and thorax pale grey, the head slightly tinged with rufous ; palpi black, pure white in front and at tips; lower part of frons white ; antenne blackish, the basal joint white ; tegula with black- brown band at base; patagia with a few brown scales; meso- and metathorax with paired brown points; pectus white; tibize brown, the tarsi black ringed with white ; abdomen whitish dorsally tinged with brown, the lateral tufts of male fulvous yellow. Fore wing whitish suffused with pale rufuus, except on medial area, and slightly irrorated with brown; subbasal line double filled in with white, the inner line black, slightly excurved below costa and ending at Fig. 104.—Ariathisa excisa, 3. Te submedian fold; antemedial line indistinct, double filled in with white, oblique, waved, with black bar on the outer line at costa ; orbicular and reniform black, their lower parts conjoined by a black fascia so as to form a U-shaped mark, the former oblique elliptical ; a broad pale rufous medial shade; postmedial line double filled in with white, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, ex- curved to vein 4, then incurved, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line indistinct, pale, defined on inner side by small dentate dark marks, minutely waved, slightly angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a whitish apical patch; a terminal series of small black lunules; cilia brown at base, whitish at tips. Hind wing white, the costal area suffused with reddish brown, the veins and termen from apex to yein 2 tinged with 262 388 : NOCTUID&. brown ; cilia white, yellowish at base and with brown line near base from apex to vein 2. Underside of fore wing with the patch of androconia in cell white, yellow at extremity; hind wing with the costa tinged with yellow towards base, the streak of scales below end of cell of male brown, a brown postmedial bar from costa to vein 6, some brown irroration at apex and some slight black points on apical part of termen. Hab. Br. HK. Arpica, Kikuyu (Crawshay), 1 $6 ; Navan (Gueinzius, Leigh), 2 §, 1 Q type: C. Cotony, Transkei (Miss F. Barrett),2 9. Hep. 34-86 millim, _B. Abdomen of male without lateral tufts of hair; fore wing with small: patch of androconia in cell on underside ; hind wing without streak of androconia below cell. 4052. Ariathisa semiluna. Nitocris semiluna, Hmpsn. Trans. Zool. Soc. xix. ined. pl. iv. f. 13. Head and thorax red-brown mixed with purplish grey; palpi black- brown, white at tips; tegule with black-brown band at base; tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen red-brown. Fore wing purplish grey suffused and irrorated with red-brown; subbasal line black, waved, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line black, bent inwards to costa, then sinuous, excurved above inner margin ; orbicular and reniform black-brown slightly defined by whitish, their lower extremities connected by a fascia, forming a U-shaped mark ; traces of a dark medial shade; postmedial line slight, black, Fig. 105.—Ariathisa semiluna, §. }. interrupted, with small black spot at costa, oblique from costa to vein 6, then dentate, incurved below vein 4+; subterminal line in- distinct, pale, defined on inner side by slight dentate dark marks from below costa to vein 4, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of minute black lunules. Hind wing greyish tinged with ochreous, the termen rather darker from apex to submedian fold; cilia ochreous white. Underside of fore wing of male with the patch of androconia in cell ochreous; hind wing whitish, the costal area irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal lunule, rather diffused indistinct postmedial line from costa to vein 3, and terminal series of small black lunules. Hab. Br. E. Arrica, Ndimu (Betton), 1 9, Uganda Ry., Mile 478 (Betton), 1 2, E. Quaso (Betton), 1 6, 1 29; Ueanpa, Ruwenzori, 6000’ (Wollaston), 1 ¢ type. Hap. 32-36 millim. ARIATHISA. 389 C. Male withont secondary sexual characters. a. Fore wing with strong black fascia below base of cell and wedge-shaped patch in and beyond cell. a1, Fore wing red-brown suffused with purple, the costa] area whitish; reniform white ..............-... tortisigna. 6}, Fore wing grey irrorated with black, the terminal area pale rnfous; reniform yellowish ............... chrysospila. cl, Fore wing white, the terminal area tinged with lOFOWAM, cadodoadasscoosanadobanodnsoqseanadqnobo0sb00b00D00000006 paragy psa. 6, Fore wing without strong black fascia below base of eee and wedge-shaped patch in and beyond cell. Fore wing with the ground-colour white. a Fore wing pure white, not tinged with brown ... gypsina. b*. Fore wing white tinged with brown ............... paratorna. b!. Fore wing with the ground-colour not white. a*, Fore wing with the terminal area white with brownish streaks on the veins ............02sse000 chionopasta, 67, Fore wing with the terminal area bluish white. a*. Fore wing pale rufous except terminal area; hind wing tinged with brown ...................45 cyanoloma. 6°. Fore wing pale ochreous brown except terminal area ; hind wing pure white ...............s00+2-0+. callimera. c?. Fore wing with the terminal area not white. a®, Fore wing with fine black streak in base of submedian fold. a‘. Fore wing with the lower extremity of reniform produced to a long acute point. a, Tegule whitish and strongly contrasting... etoniana. 6°, Tegulee concolorous .............seeeseeeeeeeee hydrecioides. b4, Fore wing with the lower extremity of reni- form rounded and much less produced. a5, Fore wing brown suffused with fuscous, the terminal area pale ochreous ............... marginalis. 65, Fore wing grey suffused with fuscous, the terminal area slightly paler ............... microspila, . Fore wing red-brown, the terminal area concolorous. a’, Fore wing with black streak beyond the PenIfOrmy, Peecacenecutenveucassccbe lene netenne atmoscopa. 68. Fore wing without black streak beyond the renifotmiy csecensseecaceisnctosne secon vere confinis. 3, Fore wing without black streak in base of sub- median fold. a’, Fore wing with the inner and terminal areas violaceous grey and strongly contrasting ... poliocrossa. b*. Fore wing with the inner and terminal areas concolorous. a>, Fore wing purplish red-brown ............... porphyrescens, 6°. Fore wing not purplish red-brown. a®, Fore wing with whitish or pale lunule or point on outer edge of reniform. a’, Fore wing with the lower extremity of reniform produced to a point. a®, Fore wing ferruginous brown mixed UWA AATIBINES) gonaopaccebeegonooseoqaboceone bistrigula. 08. Fore wing grey irrorated with dark oO wan escencaristciecccetseaesnes slasaceset capularts. c8, Fore wing grey-brown in male blackish in female, without dark UGROLACIOME Mace cesinieauisas ene eapesiiot comma, 690 NOCTUIDH, 87, Fore wing with the lower extremity of reniform not produced to a point. a’, Fore wing black-brown with a ERED CAO cqoocoscoavoceoonenonaces atra. 6°. Fore wing fuscous irrorated with BUOY Pheue ee necchncetmebe coerce kom acente microdes c8, Fore wing grey with dark irroration. a’. Kore wing with short black streaks before middle of sub- te@amimall IMME cooccocncos4ccosonacoce +°. Fore wing without black streaks atrisquamata. before middle of subterminal Niner estatectece semen cs gs mmene ence . ceryphea. d®. Fore wing pale rufous slightly ir- rorated with grey. a9, Tegule black at base ............... heterogama. 69. Tegule not black at base ......... monochroa, é6. Fore wing with small white spot in centre of reniform. a’. Fore wing without terminal series of small white spots .................20200+5 adelphodes. 67, Fore wing with terminal series of small WARIS SOUS ~ aconocacsaaaceodncans000e0000¢ leucosticta. c®, Fore wing with the reniform a black lunule produced at lower extremity. a’, Fore wing grey tinged with rufous ... interferens. 6". Fore wing grey suffused with fuscous. flexirena. d’, Kore wing with the reniform slight, dark. a’, Fore wing fuscous grey irrorated with LE 10|:tieaenaace ane sonatettes caecsacracacecdcs adelopa. b7, Fore wing tinged with brown. a8. Fore wing with the orbicular a whitish point defined by fuscous, a’. Fore wing with the postmedial line not ineurved at discal fold. myceteris. 69, Fore wing with the postmedial line incurved at discal fold ...... basisticha, o8. Fore wing with the orbicular ill- defined, dark. a’, Fore wing ochreous tinged with TECIIDROWIN ceocedscecaqdbb0a50s0ncK0Ks striolata. v9. Fore wing greyish ochreous ...... acallis. c®, Fore wing with the orbicular absent melanographa. 4058. Ariathisa tortisigna. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 27.) Ochropleura tortisigna, Wik. x. 409 (1856). Nitocris epiplecta, Guen. Ent. Mo. Mag. v. p. 6 (1868). Agrotis costalis, W\k. Char. Lep. Het. p. 69 (1869). Agrotis antipoda, Feld. Reis. Nov. pl. 110. f. 21 (1874). Head and thorax red-brown ; palpi whitish with blackish patch at sides; frons whitish below, blackish above; tegule reddish yellow at tips; metathorax with blackish patch; pectus and legs whitish tinged with brown, the tarsi brown ringed with whitish ; abdomen whitish dorsally suffused with red-brown, ventrally irro- rated with brown. Fore wing red-brown suffused with purplish to ARIATHISA. 391 subterminal line, the costal area white irrorated with brown to postmedial line; a strong black streak below basal half of cell; antemedial line obsolete to submedian fold, then indistinct, pale, angled inwards on vein 1; a wedge-shaped black patch in terminal half of cell with the small round white orbicular on it; reniform white with brown line in middle, narrow above and expanding below into a brown patch, its lower extremity produced, some black streaks beyond it; postmedial line indistinctly double filled in with whitish, bent outwards below costa, then oblique, minutely dentate, some pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal line indistinct defined on inner side by a purplish patch on costal area and black streaks between veins 7 and 3, slightly angled outwards at vein 7, then oblique; the terminal area with slight dark streaks on the veins; cilia grey-brown with punctiform ochreous line at base. Hind wing whitish suffused with yellow-brown except at base ; cilia white, brown at apex and with brown line near base; the underside white irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal lunule, postmedial series of points on the veins, and apical patch extending to vein 6, Hab. Qunrnstanp, Brisbane (Turner), 1 9 ; N. 8. Wares (J. J. Walker), 1 Q ; Vicrorta, Wardin (Lyell), 1 3, Gisborne (Lyell), 1 2; Tasmanta (Allport), 1 ¢$ type. Hwp. 34-38 millim. Type costalis in Mus. Melbourne, examined by Dr. Turner. *4054, Ariathisa chrysospila. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 28.) Caradrina chrysospila, Lower, Pr. Linn. Soc. N.S. W. xxvi. p. 650 (1902). Q. Head ochreous with some black on vertex and sides of palpi ; thorax grey irrorated with black, the tegule in front and patagia above black; pectus, legs, and abdomen whitish irrorated with brown. Fore wing grey strongly irrorated with black; a black streak below basal half of cell ; a wedge-shaped black patch from middle of cell, diffused beyond the cell to costa and vein 2 and terminated by the sinuous subterminal line, the colour beyond which is pale rufous ; the antemedial and postmedial lines obsolete ; orbicular represented by an ochreous point, the reniform by a small yellowish lunule ; some pale points on terminal part of costa and a terminal series of black points; cilia brownand black. Hind wing pale brown; the cilia whitish at tips; the underside whitish with discoidal lunule, diffused postmedial line, and apical patch. Ab. 1. Fore wing with the orbicular and reniform white.— Victoria. Hab. Victorta, Birchip; S. Austratta, Parkside, type t 2 in Coll. Lower. Exp. 28 millim. 392 NOCTUIDAE. 4055. Ariathisa paragypsa. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 29.) Caradrina paragypsa, Lower, Pr. Linn, Soc. N. 8. W. xxvi. p. 650 (1902). 3d. Head and thorax white; palpi with black marks at side of Ist and 2nd joints; frons with black bar above; tegule with the basal half red-brown ; patagia with black upper edge expanding into patches at base; tibise and tarsi banded black and white ; abdomen white tinged with ochreous brown. Fore wing white with a faint violaceous tinge; a black point at base of costa; a strone black streak below basal half of cell with some reddish brown below it; a slight red-brown subbasal mark on vein 1; a very slight arched brown streak above medial part of vein 1 ; ante- medial line represented by a minute dark point on costa; a wedge- shaped black patch in terminal half of cell with the small rather triangular white orbicular on it; reniform a narrow white lunule detined by black and with slight brown line in centre, its lower part filled in with red-brown and angled inwards on median nervyure to below orbicular, its lower extremity much produced and with grey-brown suffusion beyond it to subterminal line: post- medial line slight, blackish, bent outwards below costa, then oblique, dentate ; subterminal line slight, whitish, defined on inner side by wedge-shaped black streaks from below costa to vein 33, slightly excurved at vein 7, then oblique; the terminal area suffused with rufous except towards tornus and with slight dark streaks on the veins; a terminal series of slight brown striz ; cilia brown with whitish marks at base. Hind wing whitish, uniformly tinged with red-brown ; cilia white, brown at apex, and with series of brown spots to vein 2; the underside white, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown, the inner area tinged with brown, a discoidal point, postmedial series of minute streaks on the veins and apical black patch extending to vein 6. Hab. 8. Ausrratia, Parkside (Lower), 1 g. Exp. 36 millim. Type fT in Coll. Lower. 4056. Ariathisa gypsina. (Plate CXXXL. fig. 30.) Agrotis gypsina, Lower, Tr. R. Soc. 8. Austr. xxi. p. 52 (1897). 6. Pure white; palpi with black-brown mark at side of 2nd joint; tarsi black-brown ringed with white; abdomen faintly tinged with brown. Fore wing with waved black subbasal line from costa to submedian fold, stronger at costa; antemedial line represented by biack points on costa, median nervure, and vein 1; orbicular faintly indicated by a few black scales; reniform repre- sented by a small yellow lunule defined by brown, with brown- defined spot on its inner side and greyish spot below it; a medial brownish point on costa; postmedial line represented by a small black spot on costa, then by a series of black points on the veins, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then oblique, and the point on vein | displaced outwards; a terminal series of black ARIATHISA. 393 points. Hind wing semihyaline white; the underside with small discoidal lunule and blackish apical patch. Ab. 1. Fore wing with the subbasal line and reniform almost obsolete.—W. Australia. Hab. W. Avsrratia, Perth (Worsfold), 1 g; S. Austraxta, Exeter (Lower), 1¢. Hp. 38 millim. Type fin Coll. Lower. 4057. Ariathisa paratorna. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 31.) Caradrina paratorna, Lower, Pr. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. xxvi. p. 655 (1902). g. Head and thorax white slightly tinged with brown; palpi with black patches at sides of 1st and 2nd joints ; tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen white tinged with reddish brown and irro- rated with fuscous. Fore wing grey-white irrorated with brown and a few black scales; subbasal line represented by a blackish point on costa ; faint traces of an oblique sinuous antemedial line with blackish points on costa and inner margin ; orbicular a slight blackish point, the reniform a narrow blackish lunule slightly defined by white on outer side; postmedial line indistinct, whitish, with series of black points on the veins and more distinct spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, oblique below vein 4; the postmedial area somewhat browner ; subterminal line indistinct, whitish, defined on inner side by some blackish scales, very slightly excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of slight black striz ; cilia grey mixed with blackish. Hind wing white tinged with brown, especially on the veins and termen ; the apical area fuscous; cilia white, brown at apex, and with slight brownish line near base; the underside whiter, the costal and terminal areas slightly irrorated with fuscous, a discoidal point, postmedial series of short streaks on the veins, and apical black patch extending to vein 6 and with some fuscous suffusion below it. Hab. 8. Ausrratia, Parkside (Lower), 1 3, Blackwood (Lower), 1g. Hxp. 36 millim. Type tin Coll. Lower. 4058. Ariathisa chionopasta, n. sp. (Plate CX XXL. fig. 32.) 6. Head and thorax white tinged with pale red; palpi with brown spots at sides of lst and 2nd joints ; abdomen white faintly tinged with reddish. Fore wing white suffused with pale red, except on costal area and inner margin to subterminal line, the veins slightly streaked with white to postmedial line; antemedial line represented by slight brown points on costa, median nervure and vein 1; orbicular a white point defined by brown; reniform white slightly defined by brown, narrow above, constricted at middle, angled inwards on median nervure, and its lower extremity produced to three points; postmedial line represented by a series of black points on the veins with traces of a dentate white line between them, oblique below vein 4; subterminal line brownish, 394 NOCTUID %. defined on inner side at middle by slight brown streaks on the veins, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; the terminal area with faint brown streaks on the veins; a terminal series of black strie; cilia white slightly tinged with red. Hind wing pure white ; the underside with small fuscous discoidal spot. Hab. W. Austratta, Perth (Worsfield), 2 $ type. Exp. 32- 40 millim. *4059. Ariathisa cyanoloma. (Plate CX XXII. fig. J.) Prometopus cyanoloma, Lower, Pr. Linn. Soc. N.S. W. xxvi. p. 647 (1902). 3S. Head and thorax very pale rufous; palpi with black patch at sides; tarsi black with white rings; abdomen white, slightly tinged on dorsum with brown. Fore wing very pale rufous with slight dark irroration; the orbicular represented by a black and white point; the reniform by a black and white point at upper angle of cell and a black spot at lower, the postmedial line by a series of black and white points on the veins; the sinuous sub- terminal line defined by small dentate black marks on the veins before its medial part, the area beyond it blue-white; a terminal series of black points; cilia pale rufous. Hind wing whitish tinged with brown especially towards termen; a black discoidal spot; cilia white. Underside whitish; fore wing with some fuscous suffusion in cell; both wings with black discoidal point and apical patch. Hah. Vicrorts, Melbourne, type fT ¢ in Coll. Lower. Eup. 36 millim. 4060. Ariathisa callimera. (Plate CKXXII. fig. 2.) Agrotis callimera, Lower, Tr. R. Soc. 8. Austr. xxi. p. 51 (1897). 6. Head and thorax whitish suffused with fawn-brown, the head whiter; palpi white with black marks at sides of Ist and 2nd joints; sides of frons with black marks; pectus and legs whitish tinged with brown, the fore tibise with two brown points, the tarsi fuscous brown ringed with white; abdomen whitish tinged with ochreous brown. Fore wing fawn-brown, the terminal area bluish white irrorated with brown; subbasal line represented by white points on costa and subcostal nervure, with a white point beyond it in cell; antemedial line represented by white points on costa, subcostal and median nervures, and vein 1; orbicular repre- sented by a white point; the reniform defined by white and with a small white lunule on its outer edge, narrow above and ex- panding below ; postmedial line represented by a series of blackish points on the veins with white points on their outer side, bent outwards below costa and oblique below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line defined by red-brown suffusion on inner side, and with slight brown streaks before it on the veins, ARIATHISA. 395 slightly excurved below vein 4 and at middle ; a terminal series of black striz; cilia rufous at base, whitish at tips. Hind wing pure white ; the underside with the ccstal area irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal lunule. Hab. S. Austranta, Exeter (Lower), 1 ¢. Hap. 40 millim, Type f in Coll. Lower. 4061. Ariathisa etoniana. (Plate CX XXII. fig. 3.) Caradrina etoniana, Lower, Pr. Linn. Soc. N. 8. W. xxvi. p. 649 (1902). Head and thorax black; palpi below and lower part of frons ochreous white ; tegule finals pectus and legs black and white ; abdomen admecine white dorsally suffused ign fuscous, ventrally irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing reddish brown suffused with black, except the inner and terminal areas; an indistinct double waved subbasal line from costa to submedian fold in which there is a fine black streak beyond it; a double waved antemedial line acutely dentate outwards in submedian fold and excurved to inner margin, some grey suffusion beyond it on inner area; claviform obsolete; orbicular represented by an ochreous point ; reniform 2-shaped, rufous above, ochreous and attenuate below, and angled inwards on median nervure; some white points on apical part of costa ; postmedial line dentate, bent outwards below costa, angled inwards in submedian fold, and with some grey scales on its outer edge; an irregularly dentate black subterminal line ; cilia black. Hind wing semihyaline white; the apical area suf- fused with fuscous, the inner margin tinged with brown. Underside of fore wing with "the costa white to just beyond the postmedial line; hind wing with the discoidal point, postmedial series on the veins, and black apical patch. Hab. N.S. Wauns (J. J. Walker), 2 9; 8. Austratia, Parkside, type t ¢ in Coil. Lower. Hap. 36 millim. 4062. Ariathisa hydrecioides. (Plate CX XXII. fig. 4.) Agrotis hydrecioides. Guen. Noct. i. p. 272 (1852). Celena imparata, Wik. x. 268 (18% 56), Head and thorax reddish brown mixed with grey; palpi whitish with black patches at sides of 1st and 2nd joints; tegule with blackish medial line; patagia edged with blackish ; pectus whitish mixed with brown, the tarsi blackish with pale rings; abdomen whitish tinged with red-brown. Fore wing reddish brown with slight dark irroration; subbasal line double, blackish, from costa to submedian fold in which there is a fine black streak from it to just beyond antemedial line, which is double, waved, oblique ; orbicular small, round, white defined by black ; reniform a narrow _white lunule with some blackish suffusion before it in cell and brown line in middle expanding into a patch on its lower part which is angled inwards on median neryure to below orbicular, 396 NOCTUIDAE. its lower extremity produced ; postmedial line indistinctly double, strongly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, oblique below vein 4 and angled inwards in submedian fold, some pale points beyond it on costa; postmedial area fuscous from costa to vein 4, defining the subterminal line, which is indistinct, pale, slightly angled outwards at vein 7, then oblique; a terminal series of minute black points; cilia mixed with fuscous and with fine grey line at base. Hind wing white tinged with brown, especially on terminal area; cilia white, brown at apex and with brownish points near base to vein 2; the underside white irrorated with brown, a black discoidal lunule and blackish apical patch extending to vein 6. Hab, Victorta, Melbourne (Lucas), 1 2, Gisborne (Lyell), 1 3. 1 2, Birchip, 1 9; S. Ausrratra, Parkside (Lower), 1 ¢ , Adelaide (Wilson), 1 9; Tasmanta (Hardwicke, Smith), 1 ¢,1 2. Hap. 34-36 millim. Typef in Mus, Paris, type > imperata in Mus. Oxon. 4063. Ariathisa marginalis. (Plate CX XXII. fig. 5.) Hadena marginalis, W\k. xxxiii. 741 (1865). Nitocris timbosa, Guen. Ent. Mo. Mag. vy. p. 5 (1868). Head and thorax brown mixed with fuscous and whitish; palpi with blackish patch at side of 2nd joint; frons with black band above; tegule with the tips somewhat paler; pectus whitish; tarsi fuscous ringed with white ; abdomen whitish, dorsally suffused with brown, ventrally irrorated with black. Fore wing brownish suffused with fuscous to the subterminal line, the terminal area ochreous white tinged with reddish brown; subbasal line represented by double black strize from costa and cell filled in with brown, and with fine black streak beyond it in submedian fold; antemedial line double filled in with brown, oblique, slightly waved; orbicular an ochreous white point defined by black; reniform ochreous, with blackish line in centre expanding into a patch below, its lower extremity produced ; an indistinct sinuous black medial line; postmedial line double filled in with brown, bent outwards below costa, then very minutely waved, oblique and angled inwards at submedian fold; subterminal line indistinct, pale, defined on inner side by small dentate black marks, angled outwards at vein 7 and somewhat dentate at veins 4, 3; a terminal series of black strie; cilia ochreous at base, fuscous at tips. Hind wing greyish suffused with fuscous brown; cilia white, fuscous at tips and with fuscous line through them; the underside white irrorated with black, a black discoidal lunule, postmedial series of short streaks on the veins, and ' blackish apical patch extending to vein 6. Hab. Tasmanta, Hobart (Norman), 1 6,19 type. Exp. 36 millim. ARIATHISA. 397 4064. Ariathisa microspila. (Plate CX XXII. fig. 6.) Caradrina microspila, Lower, Pr. Linn. Soc, N.S. W. xxvi. p. 648 (1902). 3. Head and thorax fuscous brown mixed with grey; palpi whitish with black patches at sides of lst and 2nd joints; frons with blackish band above; tegule with black medial line; pectus white mixed with some fuscous; tarsi black ringed with white ; abdomen whitish dorsally suffused with brown, ventrally irrorated with brown. Fore wing grey suffused with fuscous brown, the terminal area paler and tinged with rufous; subbasal line double, black filled in with grey, minutely waved, from costa to submedian fold in which there is a fine black streak to just beyond antemedial line, which is double filled in with grey, oblique, waved ; orbicular a whitish point defined by black; reniform whitish defined by black and with black line in centre expanding into a patch below, its lower extremity produced; a sinuous blackish medial line ; postmedial line black defined by grey on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, slightly incurved at discal fold, oblique below vein 4 and angled inwards at submedian fold ; sub- terminal line defined by black suffusion on inner side and with slight black streaks before it at middle, slightly excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of black strie; cilia whitish mixed with fuscous. Hind wing grey tinged with brown, especially on terminal area; cilia white with fuscous line through them from apex to vein 2; the underside white irrorated with brown especially on costal area, a dark apical patch extending to vein 6. Abdomen of male with lateral tufts of long white hair from base. Hab. Victorta, Birchip (Lyell), 2 3g; 8. Ausrraria, Parkside, typet 3 in Coll. Lower. ep. 28 millim. * 4065. Ariathisa atmoscopa. (Plate CXXXII. fig. 7.) Caradrina atmoscopa, Lower, Tr. R. Soc. S. Austr. xxvi. p. 223 (1902). Head and thorax fuscous brown; palpi with the 2nd joint and the metathoracic crests tipped with grey ; pectus and legs with some white mixed, the tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen brown mixed with some grey. Fore wing fuscous brown mixed with some grey; a slight black streak below base of cell; antemedial line blackish defined on inner side by white, angled outwards below costa, in submedian fold and to inner margin and inwards in cell and on vein 1; orbicular minute, reddish defined by blackish, a blackish streak from it to reniform, which has a reddish bar on inner side followed by a small white lunule with a black streak from it to termen; postmedial line blackish defined on outer side by white, slightly bent outwards below costa, incurved at discal fold and below vein 4, then angled outwards at vein 1 and_ bent inwards to inner margin at antemedial line, the veins beyond it with black streaks, some white points on costa; subterminal line 398 NOCTUID. lod whitish, somewhat angled outwards at vein 7 and dentate at middle, bent outwards to tornus; a terminal series of black striae. Hind wing greyish suffused with fuscous brown ; cilia whitish with a brown line near base; the underside grey irrorated with brown especially on costal area. Hab. N.S. Watzs, Broken Hill, type + ¢ in Coll. Lower; Vicroria, Melbourne, Birchip. vp. 28 millim. 4066. Ariathisa confinis. (Plate CX XXII. fig. 8.) Celena confinis, W1k. xi. p. 733 (1857). 3g. Head and thorax pale rufous mixed with fuscous; palpi black, ochreous white at tips; tarsi fuscous ringed with ochreous ; abdomen ochreous tinged with brown. Fore wing red-brown slightly suffused and irrorated with fuscous ; a fine black streak in base of submedian fold; subbasal line represented by a slight fuscous striga from costa; antemedial line blackish, oblique, waved, crossed by a slight black streak in submedian fold; orbicular a white point slightly defined by black; reniform white slightly detined by black and with black line in centre expanding into a patch below, its lower extremity somewhat produced; traces of a diffused sinuous medial line ; postmedial line indistinct, double and filled in with ochreous towards costa, slightly bent outwards below costa, then oblique and minutely waved; subterminal line indistinct, slightly defined by fuscous suffusion on inner side, with slight white and black streaks before it at middle, minutely waved ; the terminal area with slight black streaks on the veins; a terminal series of black points with some white scales before them. Hind: wing grey suffused with reddish brown; cilia brownish at base, white at tips; the underside ochreous white irrorated with red- brown, a small dark discoidal spot, postmedial points on costa and veins 7, 6, and a diffused brown apical patch. Hab. Qurenstanp, Moreton Bay (Diggles), 1 3 type; N.S.Watss, | Sydney (Damel), 1 g ; 8S. Ausrratia, Semaphore (Lower), 1 o. Exp. 30 millim. ; *4067. Ariathisa poliocrossa. (Plate CX XXII. fig. 9.) Caradrina poliocrossa, Turner, Tr. Roy. Soc. 8. Austr. xxviii. p. 5 (1903). 3. Head rufous; palpi ochreous in front; tegule black, grey irrorated with brown at tips; thorax and abdomen grey-brown. Fore wing violaceous grey suffused with rufous except on inner and terminal areas, the rufous deepening towards subterminal line; the subbasal line represented by double striz from costa; the ante- medial line double, waved, obsolescent on costal half, oblique from costa to submedian fold where it is angled; reniform represented by a small fuscous lunule; median nervure blackish towards extremity ; the postmedial line double, waved, obsolescent on costal half, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then oblique, ARIATHISA. 399 some pale points beyond it on costa; the subterminal line only defined by the grey area beyond it, slightly excurved at vein 7 and middle; a terminal series of black points; cilia rufous. Hind wing grey suffused with brown ; the cilia grey ; the underside grey irrorated with brown, a black discoidal spot and fuscous apical patch. Abdomen with exsertible lateral tufts of hair from base above the stigmata, _ Hab. W. Ausrratra, Albany, type td in Mus, Queensland. Ewp. 30 millim. *4068. Ariathisa porphyrescens. (Plate CXXXII. fig. 10.) Caradrina porphyrescens, Lower, Pr. Linn. Soc. N. 8. W. xxvi. p. 652 (1902). @. Head and thorax purplish red-brown; palpi blackish at sides; thorax irrorated with fuscous; abdomen pale brown, the veutral surface whitish irrorated with brown. Fore wing purplish red-brown slightly irrorated with fuscous ; traces of a double ante- medial line; orbicular and reniform represented by very indistinct reddish-ochreous points ; an obscure medial shade from lower angle of cell to inner margin; an indistinct minutely dentate postmedial line bent outwards below costa; the subterminal line defined by the sinuous black shade on its inner edge; cilia dark brown. Hind wing pale brown, rather darker on terminal area; cilia white at tips; the underside whitish with discoidal point, curved postmedial line, and apical dark patch. Hab. Victoria, Melbourne, type tT Q in Coll. Lower. Exp. 38 millim. 4069. Ariathisa bistrigula. (Plate CX XXII. fig. 11.) Hadena bistrigula, Wik. xi. 599 (1857). @. Head and thorax dark brown with a slight purplish tinge mixed with grey; antenne whitish; tarsi fuscous ringed with whitish ; abdomen grey suffused with brown. Fore wing ferru- ginous brown mixed with white and suffused with purple ; subbasal line represented by an oblique white striga from costa; antemedial line indistinct, whitish, oblique, waved ; orbicular a whitish point ; reniform an ochreous-white lunule defined by blackish on inner side, with whitish striga before its upper part, its lower extremity pro- duced to a point and angled ; traces of a sinuous dark medial line ; postmedial line indistinct, dark defined by grey-white on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then oblique, dentate and produced to points on the veins ; subterminal line grey-white, angled outwards at vein 7, then oblique; a terminal series of black strie; cilia brown mixed with grey. Hind wing pale red-brown; cilia brownish at base, white at tips; the underside white irrorated with brown, the terminal area suffused with brown and with diffused dark apical patch, a small discoidal spot. Hab. Avstrauia (Hardwicke), 1 9 type. LEwp. 38 miltim, 400 NOCTUID As. 4070. Ariathisa capularis. (Plate CXXXIL. fig. 12.) Agrotis capularis, Guen. Noct. i p. 271 (1852). Mamestra ignobilis, Wik. ix. 239 (1856). Graphiphora instipata, Wik. x. 404 (1856). Hadena congregata, Wk. xi. 598 (1857). Orthosia lunifera, Wk. xi. 747 (1857). Celena verecunda, W\k. xv. 1691 (1858). Amphipyra cinctipes, Feld. Reis. Nov. pl. 111. f. 19 (1874). Caradrina derosa, Morr. Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H. xviii. p. 121 (1875); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 195. Head and thorax reddish brown mixed with grey; palpi black at base, whitish at tips; lower part of frons whitish ; tegule with slight dark medial line; pectus whitish except infront; tarsi biack ringed with white; abdomen whitish mixed with brown. Fore wing grey irrorated with dark brown and mixed with white; sub- basal line represented by double black striz from costa and cell filled in with whitish ; antemedial line double, black filled in with whitish, oblique, waved; orbicular small, round, white defined by black ; reniform a pale reddish lunule defined by black; a sinuous blackish medial line ; postmedial line double, black, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, oblique and angled inwards in submedian fold, some pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal line slightly defined by blackish on inner side and with small dentate black marks before it at middle, slightly angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of black strie ; cilia with blackish line through them. Hind wing grey-brown ; cilia white with brown line near base from apex to vein 2; the underside white irrorated with brown, a black discoidal lunule and postmedial series of short streaks on the veins, the area beyund it suffused with brown becoming blackish at apex. Hab. N.S. Watss (Raynor), 1 9; Vicror1a, Gisborne (Lyell), 2 3, 3 9; 8. Ausrratra, Adelaide, 1 ¢ type lunifera; Tasmania (Smith, Butler), 3 3, 19, types ignobils, instypata, congregata, Hobart Norman, Lea), 3 3. Hup. 34-42 millim. Typet in Mus. Paris (nd type f derosa in Coll. Michigan Agric. Coll.; the locality New aersey is an error. 4071. Ariathisa comma. Mamestra comma, Wik. ix. 239 (1856) ; Butl. Ins. Voy. Erebus & Terror, pl. ix. f.6 ; Hudson, N. Zealand Moths & Butterflies, p. 7, pl. v. ff. 27, 28. Graphiphora implexa, W1k. x. 405 (1856). Hadena plusiata, W\k. xxxiti. 742 (1865). Nitocris bicomma, Guen. Ent. Mo. Mag. v. p. 4 (1868). ¢. Head and thorax reddish brown mixed with grey; palpi black at base, whitish at tips; tarsi fuscous with pale rings ; abdomen grey-brown. Fore wing pale grey-brown ; subbasal line double, waved, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line double, waved, oblique, angled outwards in submedian fold; orbi- cular a whitish point defined by black; reniform ochreous white defined by black and with blackish line in centre expanding into a patch below, its lower extremity produced; a sinuous medial line ARIATHISA. 401 excurved in cell; postmedial line double, slightly bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, oblique and slightly angled inwards in submedian fold, some whitish points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line brown, defined on inner side by somewhat dentate black marks from costa to vein 3, slightly excurved below vein 7 and at middle; cilia tinged with fuscous. Hind wing reddish Fig. 106.—Ariathisa comma, Sg. 1. brown ; cilia with ochreous line at base followed by a brown line and white tips; the underside white irrorated with brown, the inner and terminal areas tinged with brown, a slight blackish discoidal lunule, oblique postmedial line and, diffused subterminal band expanding into a diffused apical patch. Q@. Head, thorax, and fore wing blackish glossed with grey, the last with the markings less prominent. Hab. N. Zeauany (Churton, Colenso, Smith, Mathew, J. J. Walker, Hudson), 3 3, 11 Q, type and type impleva, Dunedin (Purdie), 2 6,1 9, Marlborough (Skelton), 2 3, Auckland (Oxley), 23 type plusiata, Wellington, Blenheim, Christchurch, Rakaia. Exp. 32- 40 millim. Larva. Hudson, New Zealand Moths & Butterflies, p. 7, ole Sb wt Il, Dark brown tinged with pink ; subdorsal area paler; a series of oblique black streaks on each segment, the thoracic somites darker. Feeds on various low plants. 1. 4072. Ariathisa atra. (Plate CX XXII. fig. 13.) Agrotis atra, Guen. Noct. i. p. 272 (1852). Agrotis testaceicollis, Guen. Noet. i. p. 273 (1852), Agrotis cinereicollis, Guen. Noct. i. p. 278 (1852). Agrotis restituta, Guen. Noct. 1. p. 273 (1852). Mamestra lucifera, Wik. xxxii. 668 (1865). AXylina collaris, Wik. xxxili. 752 (1865). Head and thorax black with a greyish gloss and slightly mixed with grey; palpi black at base, whitish at tips; tarsi fuscous ringed with whitish; abdomen greyish brown. Fore wing black- brown with a greyish gloss ; subbasal line represented by blackish points below costa and cell; antemedial line indistinct, blackish, waved, oblique; orbicular minute, round, ochreous white defined by black; reniform a small ochreous brown lunule defined by black, with slight dark line in centre and diffused dark shade before it, its lower extremity produced to a point; an indistinct sinuous VOL. VIII. 2D 402 NOCTUID®. medial line; postmedial line indistinct, blackish, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, angled inwards in submedian fold; sub- terminal line indistinct, dark, with slight black streak before it at middle, slightly angled outwards at vein 7, then oblique; cilia fuscous mixed with some greyish brown. Hind wing fuscous brown with a greyish tinge; cilia white at tips; the underside whitish, suffused and irrorated with brown, a shght discoidal lunule, traces of a curved postmedial line and apical blackish patch extending to vein 6. Ab. 1. Fore wing with white point at lower extremity of reni- form, the lines and markings more distinct. Ab. 2. lucifera. Fore wing with the reniform white. Ab. 3. testaceicollis. Tegule whitish, tinged with rufous. Ab. 4. Hind wing whitish, the veins and markings tinged with brown. (a) cinereicollis. Tegule grey; fore wing black with the markings prominent. (6) restituta. Tegule concolorous ; fore wing greyish fuscous with the markings obsolescent. Hab. Qurnystanp, Moreton Bay (Diggles), 2 2 type collaris ; N.S. Waues (Raynor), 1 9 : S. Ausrraxia, Parkside (Lower), 13, 29; Tasmanta (Hardwicke, Doubleday), 3 2 type lucifera, Launceston (Zitiler), 1 ¢. Exp. 36-42 millim. Types atra, testaceicollis, cineriecollis, and restituta in Mus. Paris. 4073. Ariathisa microdes. (Plate CX XXII. fig. 14.) Caradrina microdes, Lower, Pr. Linn. Soc. N. 8. W. xxvi. p. 649 (1902). ¢. Head and thorax pale rufous mixed with fuscous; palpi black, ochreous at tips; pectus whitish; tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen whitish tinged with brown. Fore wing fuscous mixed with some grey and rufous; subbasal line black defined by grey on outer side, excurved below vosta and ending at submedian fold in which there is a slight fulvous streak beyond it; antemedial line black defined by grey on inner side, oblique, minutely waved ; orbicular a fulvous point defined by black; reniform a small white lunule defined by black and some fulvous scales, its lower extremity slightly produced; a somewhat diffused oblique blackish medial line ; postmedial line black defined by grey on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then oblique, minutely waved and slightly incurved at submedian fold, some ochreous points beyond it on costa; subter- minal line indistinct, greyish, slightly defined by fuscous on inner side and with slight black and fulvous streaks before it at middle, somewhat excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing grey tinged with reddish brown ; cilia white with brownish line at base; the underside white irrorated with brown, thickly on costal area, a black discoidal lunule and diffused brown apical patch extending to discal fold. ©. Fore wing more uniform in colour, the markings indistinct, the reniform with brown centre. ARIATHISA. 403 Hab. N. 8S. Wares, Broken Hill (Lower), 1 $,19. Erp. 24 millim. ‘Type? in Coll. Lower. 4074. Ariathisa atrisquamata. (Plate CX XXII. fig. 15.) Caradrina atrisguamata, Lower, Pr. Linn, Soc. N.S. W. xxvi. p. 653 (1902). Q. Head and thorax dull brown ; palpi blackish at sides; abdo- men pale fuscous, the ventral surface white irrorated with brown. Fore wing dull grey-brown irrorated with fuscous; subbasal line double, the inner line black, waved, from costa to submedian fold: antemedial line double, the outer line black, irregularly waved ; orbicular represented by a pale point; reniform small, quadrate, blackish with grey edges, placed on the indistinct waved medial line; postmedial line indistinct, double, waved. bent outwards below costa and incurved below vein 3; an indistinct sinuous sub- terminal line with slight black streaks before it at middle. Hind wing pale brown; the underside whitish with discoidal points and brownish apical patch. Ab. 1. Fore wing with the small white spot on outer edge of reniform.—Tasmania. Hab. Vicrorta, Melbourne, type 7 9 in Coll. Lower; Tasmanra, Hobart (Norman), 19. Kxp. 26 millim, 4075. Ariathisa cryphea. (Plate CXXXII. fig. 16.) Caradrina eryphea, Turner, Tr. R. Soc. 8. Austr. xxxii. p. 58 (1908). 3. Head and thorax grey tinged with rufous; palpi with black patches at sides, whitish in front and at tips; lower part of frons white; tegulee with slight medial brown line; tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen grey. Fore wing grey tinged with rufous especially on terminal area and slightly irrorated with black ; sub- basal line represented by double black strive from costa ; antemedial line double at costa, oblique, waved ; claviform absent; orbicular a small grey spot ringed with brown ; reniform a diffused rufous spot ; a somewhat diffused blackish medial line, oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then slightly angled inwards below vein 2; postmedial line indistinctly double and with slight black streaks beyond the inner line on the veins, slightly bent outwards below costa, angled inwards in discal fold and below vein 2; subterminal line only defined by blackish suffusion on inner side, slightly angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing grey tinged with fuscous; cilia whitish with fuscous line through them, wholly fuscous except at base towards apex ; the underside white tinged with brown except costal area which is irrorated with black, the apical area suffused with fuscous, a small discoidal spot and curved pestmedial line. Ab. 1. More tinged with fuscous and with hardly any rufous shades ; fore wing with the medial shade stronger; hind wing with the underside whiter and with less black suffusion on apical area, 2D 2 404. NOCTUID ©. Hab. Victoria, Gisborne (Lyell), 1 3, Castlemaine (Drake), 1 ¢. Exp. 36 millim. Type? ¢ in Coll. Lyell. 4076. Ariathisa heterogama. (Plate CX XXII. fig. 17.) Caradrina heterogama, Lower, ined. 3. Head and thorax white more or less strongly suffused with red-brown ; palpi black at base; tegule with the basal half black ; tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen ochreous with slight fuscous segmental lines, the ventral surface white. Fore wing reddish ochreous, irrorated with black: subbasal line represented by black striz from costa and cell; antemedial line black, oblique, waved; orbicular a faint minute reddish spot; reniform a small reddish lunule defined by brown on inner side; an indistinct blackish medial line, oblique from costa to median nervure, then sinuous ; postmedial line slight, blackish, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein 4 and angled inwards in sub- median fold, some pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal] line slight, pale, defined on inner side by blackish suffusion, angled outwards at vein 7, then oblique, dentate; a terminal series of black points; cilia with a fine pale line at base. Hind wing white, the veins and apical part of termen tinged with brown; the under- side with the costal area slightly irrorated with black, a discoidal point, the apex blackish. @. Head and thorax fuscous and white ; fore wing suffused with fuscous and white, the terminal half of inner area and the terminal area less suffused. Hab. N.S. Wauzs, Broken Hill (Lower), 4 $,4 2. Hwp. 34-38 millim. 4077. Ariathisa monochroa. (Plate CXXXII. fig. 18.) Caradrina monochroa, Lower, Pr. Linn. Soc. N. 8. W. xxvi. p. 652 (1902). g. Head and thorax rufous with a slight greyish tinge; palpi whitish with black marks at sides of 1st and Znd joints: lower part of frons whitish; pectus whitish mixed with rufous; tarsi tuscous ringed with white; abdomen whitish dorsally suffused with rufous, ventrally irrorated with rufous. Fore wing rufous with slight grey irroration; subbasal line represented by a blackish striga from costa; antemedial line slight, blackish, oblique from costa to submedian fold where it is angled, then inwardly oblique; orbicular a slight white point; reniform small faintly defined by black ; postmedial line slight, blackish, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, oblique below vein 4 and angled inwards in sub- median fold; subterminal line absent; a terminal series of black strie. Hind wing pale reddish brown; cilia whitish at tips; the underside white irrorated with black-brown, a discoidal point, postmedial series of minute streaks on the veins, and blackish apical patch extending to vein 6. Ab. 1. Head, thorax, and fore wing suffused with fuscous, the ARIATHISA, 405 last with the orbicular defined by some black scales and the reni- form filled in with blackish, hind wing darker.—Birchip. Q. Fore wing with the reniform white with brown line in middle, its lower extremity produced, the subterminal line some- times represented by a series of whitish marks slightly defined by brown on inner side and excurved below vein 7 and at middle; hind wing whiter. Abdomen of male with lateral tufts of long brown hair from hase. Hab. Victorta, Birchip (Lower), 1 g; S. Ausrratra, Parkside (Lower), 13,22. Hap. 34 milim. Type f in Coll. Lower. 4078. Ariathisa adelphodes. (Plate CXXXII. fig. 19.) Caradrina adelphodes, Lower, Pr. Linn. Soc. N. 8. W. xxvi. p. 654 (1902). 3S. Head and thorax bright rufous mixed with whitish; palpi dark brown at base, white at tips; frons white below, dark brown above; pectus and legs white mixed with some brown; abdomen white slightly mixed with rufous, ventrally suffused with rufous. Fore wing white suffused and irrorated with bright rufous; sub- basal line represented by small black spots below costa and cell; antemedial line indistinctly double filled in with white and with black spots on the outer line at costa and submedian fold, oblique, waved ; orbicular small, round, pure white defined by black; reni- form a small square pure white spot with black marks on inner and outer sides ; postmedial line slight, blackish defined by whitish on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then oblique, minutely waved and slightly incurved at snbmedian fold, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line whitish defined on inner side by slight somewhat dentate black marks, angled outwards below vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing pure white; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown. Hab. N.S. Wauus, Broken Hill (Lower), 1 g. EHwp. 32 millim. Type f in Coll. Lower. *40)79. Ariathisa leucosticta. (Plate CX XXII. fig. 20.) Caradrina leucosticta, Turner, Tr. R. Soc. 8S. Austr. xxxii. p. 58 (1908). @. Head and thorax dull reddish brown, the head mixed with ochreous white; palpi black at base, whitish at tips; fore tibic and tarsi blackish ringed with ochreous white; abdomen greyish mixed with dark’ brown. Fore wing dull reddish brown with a purplish tinge and irrorated with black especially on the veins; a slight streak of white scales in base of cell; subbasal line represented by two slight blackish striz from costa; antemedial line defined by greyish on inner side, double at costa, waved, slightly oblique; claviform absent; orbicular a minute white point; reniform a small white spot surrounded by black scales ; traces of a medial line; postmedial line double at costa and with black points beyond it on the veins, slightly bent outwards below costa «a AU6 NOCTUID. te just beyone the cell, then minutely waved and slightly incurved below vein 4, some pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal line very indistinct, pale, defined on inner side by black scales and very slight streaks on the veins, somewhat excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a series of small white spots and black points on termen. Hind wing grey uniformly tinged with brown; the underside whitish irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal spot and traces of a curved postmedial line. Hab. Vicrorra (Lyell), type + 9 in Coll. Drake. Hap. 28 millim. 4080. Ariathisa interfereus. (Plate CX XXII. fig. 21.) Dianthacia interferens, W1k. xi. 507 (1857). Head and thorax reddish brown mixed with some grey and fuscous ; palpi black, white in front ; lower part of frons yellowish white; basal joint of antennae white in front; tibie and tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen greyish ochreous with slight fuscous segmental lines. Fore wing grey suffused with rufous and thickly irrorated with dark brown; subbasal line black defined by whitish on outer side, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line double, black filled in with whitish, slightly angled outwards below costa, then oblique, sinuous; orbicular absent; reniform a black lunule with its lower extremity produced to postmedial line, some whitish beyond it; postmedial line black defined by whitish on outer side, double at costa, slightly bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, somewhat incurved below vein 4, some pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal line slight, greyish, defined on inner side by some dark suffusion and somewhat dentate black marks at middle, very minutely waved. Hind wing greyish suffused with yellowish brown; cilia whitish at tips; the underside whitish tinged with ochreous and irrorated with fuscous, traces of a postmedial line, a large apical blackish patch extending to discal fold. Hab. S. Ausrratta, Adelaide (Davies), 1 2 type; W. AusTrRatta, Perth, 29; Tasmanta, Hobart (Norman), 1¢. Exp. 28-30 millim, 4081..Ariathisa flexirena. (Plate CX XXII. fig. 22.) Apamnea flexirena, Wik. xxxii. 673 (1865). Head and thorax dark brown mixed with grey; palpi black, grey at tips; frons with blackish band above; tegule whitish at middle and with black point at base; pectus white mixed with some brown; tibie blackish, the tarsi black ringed with white ; abdomen whitish dorsally suffused with brown, ventrally irrorated with brown. Fore wing grey suffused with fuscous brown and irrorated slightly with fuscous, the antemedial area pale grey; subbasal line black, straight, from costa to submedian fold; ante- medial line black, oblique, almost straight ; orbicular a black point slightly defined by ochreous; reniform a black lunule with its lower extremity produced to the postmedial line, a greyish patch ARIATHISA. 407 beyond it ; postmedial line slight, defined by greyish on outer side, slightly bent outwards below costa, then oblique, minutely waved, some whitish points beyond it on costa; subterminal line indistinct, greyish, defined on inner side by blackish suffusion, slightly angled outwards below vein 7 and excurved at middle; a fine black terminal line with grey striae on inner side. Hind wing greyish suffused with fuscous brown, somewhat paler at base; cilia with ochreous line at base followed by a fuscous line and white tips ; the underside whitish tinged with brown, the costal area irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal lunule and diffused dark apical patch extending to discal fold. Ab. 1. Fore wing with the antemedial area concolorous. Hab. Quennstanpd, Moreton Bay (Diggles), 1 3 type, Brisbane (Turner), 1 6, 2 2; N.S. Wazus (Mathew), 1 5. Hxp. 26-30 millim. *4082. Ariathisa adelopa. (Plate CX XXII. fig. 23.) Caradrina adelopa, Lower, ined. ¢. Head and thorax fuscous mixed with grey; palpi, vertex of head, and antenne rufous; pectus ochreous white; legs ochreous and fuscous, the tarsi banded with black; abdomen fuscous and grey. Fore wing fuscous grey thickly irrorated with black, the terminal area fuscous ; subbasal line represented by a black point on costa; antemedial line indistinct, oblique, waved, angled outwards at submedian fold and with black point at costa; reni- form an oblique blackish lunule with small rufous lunule on its outer edge, placed on the indistinct waved medial line which is oblique trom costa to lower angle of cell; postmedial line in- distinct, waved, bent outwards below costa, slightly incurved at discal fold and more strongly below vein 4; subterminal line indistinct, slightly angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of slight striz. Hind wing dark fuscous; underside grey, the costal area irrorated with black, a small black discoidal lunule, the terminal area blackish, deeper towards apex. Abdomen with large exsertible lateral. tufts from base above the stigmata. Hab, Victorta, Gisborne (Lyell), in Coll. Turner. Lup. 42 millim. *4083. Ariathisa nycteris. (Plate CXXXLII. fig. 24.) Caradrina nycteris, Turner, Tr. R. Soc. 8. Austr. xxxii. p. 60 (1908). @. Head and thorax brownish grey suffused with fuscous; palpi blackish, pale at tips; tarsi blackish with pale rings; abdomen grey strongly mixed with brown. Fore wing grey almost wholly suffused with fuscous brown ; a black point at base; subbasal line black defined by grey on outer side, waved, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line double filled in with grey, oblique, dentate ; clayiform absent; orbicular represented by a white point defined 408 NOCTUID&. by fuscous; reniform a narrow blackish lunule; postmedial line defined by grey on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, incurved beiow vein 4, some whitish points beyond it on costa; subterminal line represented by slight whitish marks with small dentate blackish marks on their inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle, the interspaces beyond them with slight black streaks with white points just before termen ; cilia with a slight pale line at base. Hind wing greyish wholly suffused with brown; cilia whitish with a fuseous line through them; the underside white thickly irrorated with brown, the apical area suffused with brown, a slight diseoidal spot and curved postmedial line. Hab. N.S. Watzs, Emu Plains, type 7 Q in Coll. Turner. Lap. 32 millim. *4084, Ariathisa basisticha. (Plate CXXXII. fig. 25.) Caradrina basisticha, Turner, Tr. R. Soc. 8. Austr. xxxil. p. 60 (1908). 6. Head and tegule white tinged with red-brown; palpi black except at tips; antenne black above; thorax pale brown mixed with fuscous; tarsi blackish with pale rings; abdomen greyish suffused with red-brown. Fore wing greyish suffused with red- brown and fuscous and irrorated with black; subbasal line shght, black, waved, from costa to submedian fold; a black streak below the cell to the antemedial line, which is indistinct, double, waved, oblique, angled inwards on median nervure and vein 1; claviform absent ; orbicular a minute whitish spot defined by black scales ; reniform represented by two bars of whitish and black scaies ; postmedial line indistinct, double, minutely waved, incurved at discal fold and oblique below vein 4; the interspaces of terminal area with slight black streaks; subterminal line indistinct, pale, slightly defined on inner side by fuscous towards costa, somewhat angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of minute black points; cilia with a fine pale line at base. Hind wing white uniformly tinged with brown ; cilia white with a brown line near base; the underside white irrorated with brown especially on costal area, a slight discoidal spot and traces of ports medial line from costa to vein 6, Hab. Qurnnstann, Brisbane, type fT g in Coll. Turner. ap. 28 millim. 4085. Ariathisa striolata. (Plate CX XXII. fig. 26.) Caradrina striolata, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1886, p. 393. Q. Head white slightly irrorated with brown; paipi fuscous except towards tips; thorax white mixed with red-brown; abdomen white shghtly tinged with red-brown, ventrally suffused with red- brown. Fore wing whitish tinged with red-brown and irrorated with purplish fuscous, the costal area whiter ; subbasal line represented by blackish points on costa and median nervure with a point beyond them in cell; antemedial line blackish, angled ARTATHISA. 409 outwards on subcostal nervure and in submedian fold and inwards on median nervure and vein 1; orbicular defined by some slight black points; reniform small, defined by black with some white scales round it; postmedial line blackish, oblique from costa to vein 7, then minutely waved and with black points at the veins, incurved at submedian fold and angled outwards at vein 1; a sub- terminal series of black streaks on veins 8 to 4, longer on veins 6, 5 and extending to postmedial line; a terminal series of black points; cilia chequered fuscous and whitish. Hind wing white; the under- side with the costal area suffused and irrorated with red-brown, a brown discoidal point. Hab. Fist, 1 2 type. zp. 30 millim. *4086. Ariathisa acallis. (Plate CX XXII. fig. 27.) Caradrina acallis, Turner, Tr. R. Soc. 8. Austr. xxvii. p. 4 (1903). 3g. Head and thorax brownish ochreous; abdomen whitish tinged with fuscous. Fore wing greyish ochreous with slight dark irroration and a brown shade through the cell expanding at termen to apex and vein 2; a black point in cell near base; orbicular small, round, ochreous with small black spots on its inner and outer sides ; reniform small, very indistinct, with ill-defined black streaks on the veins beyond it; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing white, tinged with ochreous towards costa; the underside with discoidul point, the costal area suffused with brown. Hab. Quernstann, Brisbane (Vurner), 1 3g, Cairns. Eup. 28 millim. ‘ype f ¢ in Coll. Turner. *4087. Ariathisa melanographa. (Plate CXXXII. fig. 28.) Caradrina melanographa, Turner, Tr. R. Soc. 8. Austr. xxxii. p. 59 (1908). d. Head, thorax, and abdomen grey tinged with pale red-brown ; palpi blackish except at extremity. Fore wing grey very slightly tinged with pale red-brown and sparsely irrorated with black, some black scales at base below the cell; the subbasal line represented by an oblique black striga from costa; the antemedial line black, interrupted, oblique, minutely dentate, strongly inwards on vein 1; claviform and orbicular obsolete; reniform represented by some black points and scales ; postmedial line black, bent outwards below costa, excurved and produced to short streaks beyond the cell, incurved and angled outwards on vein 1; terminal area tinged with fuscous; the subterminal line very indistinct, greyish with slight black streaks before it at middle; a terminal series of white points and some black points at base of cilia. Hind wing brownish grey ; the underside whitish irrorated with fuscous and with slight black discoidal lunule. Ab. 1. Head, thorax, and fore wing largely suffused with black. Hab. Vicror1a, Blackrock (Lyell), type d in Coll. Turner. Lup. 28 millim. 410 NOCLUID A. Genus ACOPA. Type. Acopa, Harv. Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci. ii. p. 279 (1874) ............ carina. Proboscis absent ; palpi slight, porrect, hardly reaching beyond the frons and clothed with rough hair ; 5 frons with rounded prominence ; eves large, round ; antennee of “1019 serrate and fasciculate ; thorax plored chiefly with rough scales, the prothorax with spreading crest, the metathorax with very large crest ; build slender ; tibix fringed with rather long hair ; abdomen with some rough hair at base but without crests. Fore wing long and narrow, the costa some- what excised beyond middle, the apex rounded, the termen obliquely curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from year angle of ceil; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with the cell very long; veins 3, 4 from angle; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. A. Hind wing fuscous. a. Fore wing with the orbicular and reniform white defined by blacks TOA ate Dr at ae eRe | Oe We rene ee pacifica. 6. Fore wing with the orbicular orn reniform indistinct, Iola choisht jciias tachi ae ostocwenmene cn eciate enan neue Cee coat entien Carina. B. Hind wing white. a. Fore wing strongly irrorated with red-brown, the post- medial line nearly evenly sinuouS.................0.se0eee eee ee imeana. 6. Fore wing slightly irrorated with red-brown, the post- medial line minutely waved ........ ...... BUaReasE ebb oocpedaae perpallida. *4028. ? Acopa pacifica. Acopa pacifica, H. Edw. Papilio, iv. p. 46 (1884); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 265 $. Head and thorax dark grey; legs and abdomen fuscous. Fore wing dark grey with some white suffusion from base of inner margin to apex, the medial area suffused with white towards costa, darker at inner margin; subbasal line present; antemedial line strong, black, slightly oblique, with a slight tooth at middle; orbicular and reniform very distinct, white defined by black and with some brownish scales in centres; postmedial line oblique, arising from the white suffusion below costa; postmedial area suffused with brown; a black streak from apex and black terminal line; cilia grey-brown. Hind wing fuscous: cilia white; the underside paler, with traces of a medial band and some whitish streaks on costal area. Hab. U.S.A., Arizona. Hap. 25 millim. This species is un- known to me. 4089. Acopa carina. Acopa carina, Harv. Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci. ii. p. 279 (1874); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 264. d. Head, thorax, and abdomen black-brown mixed with some white. Fore wing white largely suffused and irrorated with black- brown, the medial area almost wholly suffused except towards ACOPA. 411 costa ; subbasal line black-brown, diffused on inner side and defined by white on outer, angled outwards below costa and cell and ending at vein 1: antemedial line defined by white on inner side and diffused on outer, angled outwards in cell and inwards on median nervure, then sinuous; claviform and orbicular represented by indistinct Fig. 107.—Acopa carina, 3. 3. elongate dark marks, the reniform by a dark bar; postmedial line black-brown defined by white on outer side, minutely dentate, oblique from costa to vein 6 and inwardly oblique below vein 4, a diffused oblique dark shade from costa towards apex to postmedial line at vein 6; a diffused dark brown subterminal band; a terminal series of black-brown strie. Hind wing greyish almost entirely suffused with fuscous brown; cilia grey mixed with dark brown. Underside of both wings dark brown slightly tinged with grey. ' ©. Head, thorax, and abdomen white mixed with some brown ; fore wing white irrorated with yellowish brown, the medial area and subterminal band somewhat darker; markings similar; hind wing paler fuscous brown; underside of both wings white tinged with brown. Hab. U.S.A., Texas, 1 6,19 type. vp. 28 millim. 4090. Acopa incana. (Plate CXXXII. fig. 29.) Acopa incana, H. Edw. Papilio, ii. p. 128 (1882); Smith, Cat. Noct. N, Am. p. 264. . Head and thorax creamy white mixed with brown; abdomen white slightly irrorated with brown. Fore wing creamy white irrorated with brown, sometimes leaving white streaks below costa and on inner margin; antemedial line nearly medial, brown, angled outwards in cell and submedian fold and inwards on median nervure and yein 1; reniform defined by diffused brown, its upper extremity produced to a point and met by an oblique diffused streak from costa near apex; postmedial line brown, excurved to vein 4, then incurved and slightly sinuous ; a diffused subterminal brown shade, the veins beyond it streaked with brown; a terminal series of slight brown lunules; cilia with a brown line through them. Hind wing white faintly tinged with brown; traces of a discoidal lunule ; a fine brown terminal line. Hab. U.S.A., Colorado, Glenwood Springs (Oslar), 2 2, Arizona, ep. 30 millim. AQ NOCLUID HE. 4091. Acopa perpallida. (Plate CAXXILI. fig. 30.) Acopa perpallida, Grote, Cun. Ent. x. p. 68 (1878); Smith, Cat. Noet. N. Am. p. 264. 3. Head and thorax white faintly tinged in parts with ochreous brown and irrorated with some dark brown; legs tinged with ochreous brown; abdomen white dorsally tinged with ochreous brown. Fore wing white, the basal inner area and the medial area below the cell tinged with brownish ochreous, the veins slightly streaked with brown; subbasal line indistinct, yellow-brown, strongly angled outwards below cell and ending at vein 1; ante- medial line yellow-brown, strongly angled outwards in cell, submedian fold, and above inner margin and inwards on median nervure and vein 1; claviform and orbicular absent; reniform rather indistinctly defined by brown and with some brown in centre ; postmedial line brown, minutely waved, oblique from costa to above vein 5, then inwardly oblique, an oblique dark shade from costa beyond it meeting it at vein 6; a diffused oblique subterminal brown band except towards costa; a terminal serics of brown strive ; cilia white with a few brown scales at base and faint line near base. Hind wing white slightly irrorated with brown, a slight brown terminal line. Underside of fore wing mostly suffused with brown ; hind wing with small brown discoidal lunule and traces of diffused postmedial bar from costa to vein 6. Had. U.S.A., Kansas (Snow), 2 ¢ type. xp. 32 millim. Genus ACOSMETIA. Type. Acosmeria, Steph. Ul. Brit. Hnt., Haust. 111. p. 121 (1829) ...... caliginosa. Hydrilia, Boisd. Gen. et Ind. Meth. p. 188 (1840)... 2... caliginosa. Proboscis fully developed; palpi uptured, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of fronsand moderately scaled, the 5rd moderate; frons with small rounded prominence; eyes large, round; antennz of male ciliated ; thorax clothed with hair and scales mixed and without crests; build slender; tibize slightly fringed with hair; abdomen without crests. Fore wing typically short and broad, the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. AY Hore wanes with theplinesidoublepesccss-cseseess eeeeeeeeeees tenuipennis. B. Fore wing with the lines single. a. Hind wing grey tinged with red-brown .................. caliginosa. GO, Jehinel wine POURS WINKS concceaacasaacsoncoannaasacsooodpoas00 . arida. 4092. Acosmetia tenuipennis, n. sp. (Plate CXX XIII. fig. 1.) 3. Head, thorax, and abdomen purplish grey mixed with reddish brown. Fore wing rather narrow, purplish grey suffused and irrorated with reddish brown ; antemedial line indistinctly double filled in with grey, slightly angled outwards on subcostal and ACOSMETTA. 413 median nervures, then oblique; orbicular and reniform absent ; postmedial line indistinctly double filled in with grey, slightly bent outwards below costa, excnrved to vein 4, then oblique ; subterminal line indistinct, grey defined on inner side by dark suffusion, slightly excurved below 7 and oblique below vein 3; a terminal series of dark stria. Hind wing purplish grey tinged with brown; the underside irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal spot. Hab. Formosa, 1 ¢ type. Hep. 20 millim. 4093. Acosmetia caliginosa. Noctua caliginosa, Hiibn. Eur, Schmett , Noct. f. 474 (1818) ; Dup. Lép. Fr., Suppl. iii. p. 841, pl. 31. t.4; Steph. Ill. Brit. Ent., Haust. ii. p. 122; Herr.-Schaif, Hur. Schmett., Noct. f. 485; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 199. Anthophila litorea, Frr. Neue Beitr. v. p. 163, pl. 479. ff. 1, 2 (1846). Caradrina stagnicolor, Dup. Lép. Fr. vii. p. 111, p). 107, f. 6 (mee Ochs.). Acosmetia aquatilis, Guen. Noct. i. p. 240, pl. 5. f. 2 (1852). Acosmetia tristis, Teich, Stett. ent. Zeit. 1896, p. 29. Head and thorax purplish brown tinged with greyish ; the palpi, frons, and fore legs tinged with fuscous; abdomen grey irrorated with brown. Fore wing silky purplish brown thickly irrorated with grey; antemedial line indistinct, brown, strongly waved and angled inwards on vein 1; stigmata absent ; postmedial line indistinct, brown, interrupted, bent outwards below costa, then with short dark streaks beyond it on the veins, slightly ineurved at Fig. 108.—Acosmetia caliginosa,.3 }. discal fold and incurved below vein 4; traces of a pale subterminal line slightly defined by brown on inner side, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of slight dark strie ; cilia with a fine dark line near base. Hind wing silky grey suffused with pale red-brown; cilia rather paler with a slight brown line near base; the underside whitish thickly irrorated with pale red-brown. Ab. 1. aquatilis. Paler; fore wing yellowish grey.—Urals, Armenia, Altai, Ala Tau. Hab. Brirarn, Leech Coll.; France; Germany, Zeller, Frey, & Leech Colls.; Ausrrta; Huneary, Leech Coll.; Swirzerranp ; ? Spatn, Catalonia; N. Irary; ? Swepen; Batcaw Srares; Russta, Urals, Zeller Coll.; W. Turxusran, Ala Tau; W. Srperta, Altai. Exp. 28-34 millim. Larva. Meyr. Lep. Brit. p. 114; Barrett, Brit. Lep. v. p. 263, pl. 219. f.2. Sap-green with yellow segmental incisions, the lines fine, white. Food-plants: Serratula tinctoria, Sangiasorba, Rumex. 414 NOCTUID ©. *4094, Acosmetia arida. (Plate CXXXIII. fig. 2. Acosmetia arida, de Joan. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1909, ined. Q. Head white tinged with ochreous ; antennz brownish ; thorax ochreous ; pectus and legs ochreous white, the tarsi ringed with brown ; avdomen ochreous white. Fore wing ochreous irrorated with red-brown ; subbasal line rather diffused, black, slightly bent outwards at median nervure and ending at vein 1; antemedial line rather diffused, black, excurved, slightly angled inwards at vein 1 ; medial area irrorated with some black scales, especially in cell, and with traces of a medial line ; postmedial line blackish, oblique from costa to vein 6, then inwardly oblique and angled inwards in sub- median fold; subterminal line very indistinct, ochreous, excurved below vein 7, then oblique; cilia white. Hind wing pure white. Hab. Eayrr, Mokattam in Coll. de Joannis, Hap. 20 millim. Genus PETILAMPA. Type. Petilampa, Auriv. Nord. Fjar. p. 156 (1890).............-...0eeeeee eee minima. Platyperigea, Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxi. p. 60 (1894) ...... camina. Proboscis aborted, small ; palpi porrect, extending about the length of head, the 2nd joint fringed with long hair below, the 3rd moderate ; frons smooth ; eyes large, round ; antenne of male ciliated ; thorax clothed with rough hair and hair-like scales and without crests; build slender; tibiz fringed with rather long hair ; abdomen without crests; wings of male ample, of female aborted and considerably reduced. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the ter- men evenly curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with & to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars; 6, '7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. A. Fore wing with the postmedial line produced to a series of blackspoimtstonithekveinsmescerececesereeeeeee ere ee reece neeeeecn cee minima. B. Fore wing with the postmedial line not produced to a series of black points on the veins. a. Fore wing with the postmedial line incurved below vein 4. a. Kore wing with the antemedial line strongly angled out- WEIRGIS Th SMOKE Ve WONG! cgcondoqaonacsecrjaogsacedcn0NGc09e00C palustris. o!, Fore wing with the antemedial line not angled outwards invsubmiedian, olde maeceeen peers ce-ee cea acerer cease anotha, 6, Fore wing with the postmedial line oblique from below costa COdnNer Maven sec eosesasysemeacageceneemecesaceceeeemeceee seeres camina. 4095. Petilampa minima. Noctua minima, Haworth, Lep. Brit. p. 216 (1809). Phytometra lutescens, Haworth, Lep. Brit. p. 260 (1809). Phytometra arcuosa, Haworth, Lep. Brit. p. 260 (1809); Steph. Ill. Brit. Ent., Haust. iii. p. 128; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 199. Caradrina duponchellit, Boisd. Ind. Meth. p. 82 (1829); Dup. Lép. Fr., Suppl. iii. p. 307, pl. 28. f. 4. Noctua aire, Fry. Neue Beitr. ii. p. 109, pl. 162. ff. 1-3 (1836); Herr.- Sehaff. Eur. Schmett., Noct. ff. 178-9. PETILAMPA, 415 Acosmetia morrisii, Morris, Natural. ii. p. 88 (1837); Humphrey & West- wood, Brit. Moths, i. p. 245, pl. 54. f. 12. 36. Head and thorax rufous, mixed with whitish; palpi fuscous, pale at tips; antennz fuscous; legs fuscous, the tarsi ringed with whitish ; abdomen pale rufous dorsally tinged with brown. Fore wing whitish suffused with pale rufous, the postmedial area except towards costa and the terminal area rather whiter ; antemedial line indistinct, dark, waved, angled inwards to black points on the veins ; a slight dark point at lower angle of cell; postmedial line very indistinct, dark, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate and produced to dark points on the veins, excurved to vein 4, Fig. 109.—-Petilampa iminima, G. 3}. then incurved ; a faint dark subterminal line, excurved below vein 7 and at middle and incurved at submedian fold; a terminal series of dark striz; cilia with a dark line at middle. Hind wing whitish, suffused with pale red-brown ; cilia white, yellowish at base and with brown line at middle ; the underside with the costal area tinged with rufous, a slight dark discoidal point, indistinct curved postmedial line, and terminal series of stria. @. Fore wing with the medial area slightly sufiused with brown. Ab. 1. morrist. Whiter.— Britain. Ab. 2. lutescens. Fore wing of male more suffused with rufous, of female variegated with rufous. Hab. Brirain, type lutescens, Leech Coll.; Francr; Denmark, Leech Coll.; Germany, Zeller, Frey, and Leech Colls.; Avsrria ; SwrrzprLanp. Hap. g 22-34, 2 20-24 millim. Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 121; Barrett, Lep. Brit. v. p. 270, pl. 219. f. 4. Whitish ochreous, sometimes tinged with pink, with transverse darker or brownish bars; dorsal and subdorsal lines paler; head brown ; thoracic plate pale brown, Food-plant: the base of stems of Aira cespitosa, 4-5, 4096. Petilampa palustris. Noctua palustris, Hibn. Hur. Schmett., Noct. f. 367 (1808); Dup. Lép. Fr., Suppl. ii. p. 578, pl. 48. ff.4a,6; Frr. Neue Beitr. pl. 683; Herr.- Schaff. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 292; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 198. Caradrina lutea, Frr. Neue Beitr. v. p. 121 (1845). Caradrina luteola, Frr. Neue Beitr. pl. 455. f. 3 (1845). Caradrina exilis, Ev. Bull. Mose. 1842, p. 548. Hydrilla aboleta, Guen. Noct. i. p. 288 (1852). Hydrilla melanochroa, Staud. Rom. Mém. vi. p. 488 (1892). 3S. Head and thorax brownish ochreous tinged with grey ; 416 NOCTUIDS. abdomen whitish tinged with ochreous. Fore wing greyish ochreous irrorated with brown ; antemedial line indistinct, brown, strongly angled outwards in submedian fold, angled inwards on vein 1 and excurved above inner margin; orbicular a rather elongate dark point; reniform a narrow dark lunule; postmedial line indistinct, brown, very slightly waved, excurved from costa to vein 4, then cblique; subterminal line faintly defined by brown on inner side and slightly waved, incurved below vein 3; a terminal series of slight dark striz ; cilia with a slight brown line at base. Hind wing whitish tinged with brownish ochreous especially on costal area; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a slight brown discoidal spot and_ traces of a postmedial line from costa to discal fold. 2. Much more suffused with fuscous. Ab. 1. aboleta. Paler; fore wing more ochreous with the markings indistinct ; hind wing whiter.—Norway, Lapland. Ab. 2. sajana, Bang Haas, ined. Greyer.—Sajan. Ab. 3. melanochroa. Much darker, fore wing of both sexes greyish fuscous.—E. Siberia. Hab. Brivain; France; Germany, Zeller and Leech Oolls. AustRIA; Huneary; Switzpruann, Zeller, Frey, and Leech Cclls. ; N. Iraty; Norway, Leech Coll.; Laprann (Schoyen); Frunanp, Zeller Coll.; S. Russta, Urals; Armenta; Moneorra, Urea; K. Srperra, Sayan, 1 ¢, Amurland, Ussuri; Kamrcnarka. Lup. 3 32-40, 9 22-26 millim. Larva. Meyer, Brit. Lep. p. 121; Barrett, Lep. Brit. v. p. 265, pl. 219. f.3. Brownish ; dorsal line whitish; warts whitish; head black. Food-plants: Plantago, &c. 7-8. *4097. Petilampa anotha. (Plate CXXXIII. fig. 3.) Platyperigea anotha, Dyar, Can. Ent. xxxv. p. 29 (1994). ¢. Head, thorax, and abdomen greyish ochreous irrorated with dark scales, the head and palpi blackish brown. Fore wing glossy greyish ochreous irrorated with dark scales; subbasal line represented by dark strie from costa and cell with a dark shade before it at costa; antemedial line black-brown with a spot at costa, oblique, angled cutwards below costa and inwards on vein 1; orbicular a small black spot; reniform diffused, blackish ;-a faint diffused medial shade before postmedial line, excurved from costa to vein 4, then incurved; postmedial line blackish with spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, defined on outer side by a paler shade; terminal area suffused with fuscous, darker at tornus with the faint pale subterminal line on it. Hind wing semihyaline whitish, the terminal half tinged with brown, a faint discoidal spot. Hab. Canapa, Br. Columbia, Revelstoke. Hap. 34 millim. This species is unknown to me; figured from a drawing from type in U.S. Nat. Mus. PETIT.AMPA.—AMBEFRONTIA, 417 *4098. Petilampa camina. (Plate CXXXIIL. fig. +.) Platyperigea camina, Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxi. p. 60, pl. vi. f. 9 (1894); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 109. 3. Head and thorax black-brown slightly mixed with grey ; tarsi blackish with pale rings; abdomen dark brown, Fore wing dark brown slightly irrorated with grey ; subbasal line represented by a faint dark striga from costa; antemedial line indistinct, dark, oblique from costa to submedian fold ; orbicular represented by a short black streak; renitorm a narrow blackish lunule, strongly produced at upper extremity; postmedial line indistinct, diffused, strongly bent outwards below costa, then oblique, somewhat dentate and with slight whitish marks beyond it in the inter- spaces ; subterminal line absent; a terminal series of faint dark lunules; cilia with slight pale lines at base and middle. Hind wing ochreous white, tinged with brown ; a faint discoidal lunule ; a fine brown terminal line and whitish line at base of cilia; the underside with the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown, a brownish discoidal lunule. Hab, U.S.A., Colorado (Bruce), type + go in U.S. Nat. Mus. Exp. 36 millim. Genus AMEFRONTIA. ae ype. Amefrontia, Hmpsn. Bull. Liverp. Mus. ii. 2. p. 87 (1899)......... purpurea. Proboscis aborted, minute; palpi upturned, the 2nd jvint reaching about to vertex of head and slender, the 3rd small ; frons with large skovel- shaped corneous process at middle and corneous plate below it; eyes large, round ; antenne of male bipectinate to apex with rather long branches ; thorax smoothly clothed with scales, the pro- and metathorax with slight spreading crests; tibiae smoothly scaled; abdomen without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and hardly ecrenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell ; 5 obsolescent from below middle of discocellulars ; 6,7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the ce'l to near middle. This genus is called Pudafrontia in Vol. vii. p. 6 and in the Phylogeny of the genera. 4099. Amefrontia purpurea. Amefrontia purpurea, Hmpsn. Bull. Liverp. Mus. ii. 2. p. 387 (1899); id. Nat. Hist. Sokotra, p. 527, pl. xx. f. il. dg. Head and thorax deep fiery red; antennee dark brown ; legs brownish, the tarsi brown with pale rings; abdomen ochreous suffused with red-brown. Fore wing fiery red, the costal area, cell and terminal area except at tornus suffused with deep red-brown, the veins streaked with brown; traces of a straight erect ante- medial line from cell to inner margin; orbicular and reniform very small with brown centres and ill-defined ochreous annul, the tormer round, the latter figure-of-8-shaped; traces of a waved post- medial line excurved to vein 4, then oblique, some minute yellowish points beyond it on costa; a series of minute yellow points just VOL. VIE. B 418 NOCTUIDAE. before the fine dark terminal line; cilia dark red-brown. Hind wing white, the inner area with some pale brown hair; cilia mixed with reddish, the underside with the costal area irrorated with red. Hab. Soxorra, Hadibu Plain (0.-Grant), 1 ¢ type; Br. E. Arrica, Taveta (St. 4. Rogers), 13. Exp. 26 millim. Genus ETHIOPICA, nov. Type, £. vinosa. Proboscis aborted, not functional; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of frons and moderately fringed with hair, the 3rd joint short; frons smooth ; eyes large, rounded; thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests; tibiz smoothly scaled ; abdomen without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discecellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle: 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only, Sect. I. Antenne of male bipectinate with short branches. A. Fore wing with the reniform filled in with whitish and defined by small white spots. a. Hind wing pure white. Ms INOS) Kyiv FOTO A Tel, LosaaceaogscoascossasdossSoo0RGesecqa00 vinosa. ol. Fore wing cupreous brown .............0..00+2-seeseeeerees cupricolora, 6, Hind wing suffused with brown .............-scseeseeseeeeeeees polyastra. B. Fore wing with the reniform defined by slight white points and not filled in with whitish ......... ......ccseseeceneeeececees hesperonota, C. Fore wing with the reniform represented by a black and VAMOS FOOHA 5 cosondaosoc9c00 sec 0cancHnpsncHHnOUKGODaHoORR0qn0G0000000 micra, 4100, Ethiopica vinosa. Charidea vinosa, Hmpsn. Ann, 8, Afr, Mus. ii. p. 292 (1902). g. Head and thorax purplish red, the scales slightly tipped Fig. 111.—Lthiopica vinosa, 3. }. with white; tarsi ringed with whitish; abdomen white, the ventral _ ETHIOPICA. 419 surface purplish red. Fore wing purplish red slightly irrorated with white; orbicular and reniform pale ochreous surrounded by white points, the former round, the latter lunulate ; a double curved post- medial series of white points and a series just before termen. Hind wing white, the cilia tinged with pink at apex ; the underside with the costal area suffused with pink, a fine pinkish terminal line. Hab. MasHonatanpd, Salisbury (Marshall),1 3 type; TRansvaat, White R. (Cooke), 1 $. Hep. 28 millim. 4101. Ethiopica cupricolora. (Plate CXXXIII. fig. 5.) Caradrina cupricolor, Hmpsn. Aun. 8. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 299 (1902). 3S. Head and thorax purplish red, the scales slightly tipped with white, the vertex of head and antenne whitish; pectus and legs rufous mixed with whitish, the tarsi slightly ringed with white; abdomen white tinged with rufous. Fore wing rufous with a cupreous tinge, the costal area tinged with purplish pink, the veins brownish, the iuterspaces of terminal area with slight whitish streaks ; traces of a brown antemedial line, oblique from costa to submedian fold and angled inwards on vein 1; orbicular a small round white spot surrounded by four white points; reniform white surrounded by white points; an indistinct brown postmedial line excurved from costa to vein 4, then oblique; a terminal series of minute white points. Hind wing white, the veins of terminal area and termen faintly tinged with ochreous ; the underside with the costal area tinged with purplish red. Hab. Mozampreun, Delagoa Bay (Mrs. Monteiro), 1 3 type. Exp, 22 millim. 4102. Ethiopica polyastra, n. sp. (Plate CXXXIIL. fig. 6.) Head and thorax cupreous brown slightly mixed with greyish ; abdomen pale grey-brown. Fore wing cupreous brown; basal whitish points below costa and cell and subbasal points in and below cell with another beyond them in cell; traces of a waved antemedial line, angled inwards on vein 1 and with whitish points on costa, vein 1, and inner margin; orbicular a round yellowish white spot slightly defined by blackish and with rufous point in centre; reniform with the upper part rufous, the lower yellowish white defined by rufous, constricted at middle and surrounded by yellowish-white points except above; traces of a postmedial line with whitish point at costa, bent outwards below costa, then dentate and produced to whitish points on the veins, oblique below vein 4 and with some whitish points beyond it on costa; some subterminal whitish points between costa and vein 5 and a spot above tornus; a series of small white spots just before termen. 2H 420 NOCTUIDAE. Hind wing greyish suffused with yellow-brown, the cilia rather paler; the underside greyish tinged and irrorated with brown. Hab. 8. Nigerta, Old Calabar (Crompton), 1 3 type; Conco Srarz, Kambove Distr. (Weave), 1 9 ; Transvaan (Pead), 1 9. Eep. 24 millim. 4103. Ethiopica hesperonota, n. sp. (Plate CX XXIII. fig. 7.) @. Head and thorax deep purple, the scales slightly tipped with erey-white ; palpi black-brown ; pectus, legs, and abdomen greyish brown, the tarsi with slight whitish rings. Fore wing deep purple slightly irrorated with grey; subbasal line slight, greyish, waved, from costa to vein 1; antemedial line slight, grey, interrupted, waved, angled inwards on vein 1; orbicular and reniform defined by white points, small, the former rather oblique, elliptical: post- medial line indistinct, dark with series of grey points on it and more prominent spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then dentate and produced to slight grey points on the veins, oblique below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa; aslight waved interrupted whitish subterminal line; a series of white points just before termen ; cilia fuscous brown. Hind wing whitish suffused with fuscous ; a slight dark terminal line, the cilia rather paler at base; the underside white, the costal area and terminal area to submedian fold broadly suffused and irrorated with purple-brown. Hab. Br. KE. Arrica, Taveta (Rogers), 1 2 type. Hap. 26 millim. 4104. Ethiopica micra. (Plate CNX XIII. fig. 8.) Caradrvina micra, Hmpsn. Aun. 8. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 300 (1902). Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous brown mixed with some fuscous; the palpi, pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen more strongly tinged with fuscous. Fore wing ochreous brown irrorated with fuscous; subbasal line represented by a slight dark striga from costa ; antemedial line blackish, waved, angled inwards on vein | and outwards above inner margin; a black discoidal point usually with a white point on its outer edge ; postmedial line blackish, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, angled inwards in discal fold and oblique below vein 4; some dark points on costa towards apex ; subterminal line represented by a faint dark shade on its inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle, and bent outwards to tornus; a terminal series of black strize. Hind wing pure white; the underside with the costal area suffused with ochreous brown. Ab. 1. Head, thorax, and fore wing suffused with fuscous. Hab. Anysstnta, Zegi Tsana (Degen), 1 ¢; Br. E. Arrtoa, Nairowa (Betton), 1 g; Naat, Durban (Bowker, Leigh), 5 3, 3 2 type. Hvp. 20-26 millim. ETHIOPICA,—PAROMPHALE. 421 Sxcr. II. Antennx of male serrate and fasciculate; proboscis rather stronger. 4105. Ethiopica asteropa, n. sp. 3. Head and thorax dark brown tinged with purple and mixed with some white; palpi and legs black-brown, the tarsi ringed with white; abdomen yellowish brown. Fore wing deep purplish irrorated with greyish ; subbasal line slight, whitish, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line slight, whitish, waved ; orbicular a small round white spot with yellowish centre defined by blackish ; reniform with yellowish centre defined by blackish and surrounded by white points, constricted at middle; postmedial Fig. 112.—Ethiopica asteropa, 3. 5. line indistinct, dark, slightly defined by white on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa; traces of a subterminal series of whitish points. Hind wing pure white, the veins slightly tinged with brown towards termen ; a fine dark terminal line; the under- side with the costal area irrorated with brown, a small blackish discoidal spot. Hab. Br. Centr. Arrica, Likoma (de Jersey), 1 3 type. Eup. 24 millim. Genus PAROMPHALE, nov. Type, P. ceca. Proboscis fully developed; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of frons and moderately scaled in front, the 3rd short; frons with small truncate conical prominence with raised edges and corneous plate below it; eyes large, rounded; antenne of male ciliated; thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the prothorax without crest, the metathorax with decumbent crest; tibiz moderately fringed with hair; abdumen without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and hardly crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anasto- mosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 shortly stalked ; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 4106. Paromphale ceca. Caradrina ceca, Swinh. A. M. N. H. (7) ix. p. 421 (1902). g. Head and thorax rufous slightly irrorated with fuscous; palpi at base, pectus and legs whitish, the tarsi black ringed wish 4292 NOCTUID.©. white ; abdomen pale greyish rufous. Fore wing rufous slightly irrorated with fuscous ; subbasal line slight, double, blackish, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line double, the inner line indistinct, the outer strong, black, waved, nearly erect ; orbicular and reniform strongly defined by black, the former minute, round, the latter rather constricted at middle and open above ; an indistinct sinuous medial line; postmedial line strong, black, strongly bent outwards below costa, then waved, excurved to vein 4, then incurved to lower edge of reniform; subterminal line slight, dark, with a Fig. 1138.—Paromphale ceca, §. 2 blackish shade before it on costa, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal punctiform black line. Hind wing pale reddish brown ; cilia brownish white with a slight brown line through them; the underside paler with some brown irroration on costal area, an indistinct curved brown postmedial line from costa to vein 3. @. Much darker; fore wing with the medial area suffused with black, the antemedial line on inner side and the postmedial line on outer side defined by grey scales. Hab. QuvrnstanD, Brisbane (Zurner), 1 6,1 9; W. AUSTRALIA, Sherlock R. (Clements), 3 3, 2 2, Roebourne (Clements), 15,19 type. vp. 16-18 millim. Genus HYPOPERIGEA, nov. Type, 4. tonsa. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of frons and rather broadly scaled, the 3rd moderate; frons with small truncate conical prominence with slightly raised edges and corneous plate below it; eyes large, round; antennz of male minutely serrate and ciliated, with a ridge of scales between them; thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests; tibize moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved, crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. A. Fore wing with large white or pale patch at base. a. Fore wing with white or pale curved mark from middle OH CONE WO BOWS sosccoooooosoncoadsbeanayeotconoocoussssacnNse0 albonotata. 6. Fore wing with obliquely placed white patches from micdlexoticostaytOrawexameccmerscnskeseheeke teense se eeeeee leprosticta. HYPOPERIGEA. 423 B. Fore wing without white or pale basal patch. a. Fore wing with the reniform filled in with red and Glalmaaal ly) DIAG co oooancodeodonossoonoonedacoosansecnq9000000 turpis, 6, Fore wing with the reniform whitish defined by white [DOWALES coooococscancosonbSasnoaboGQDDDCUDOSOCUSODODOOOSDEDONERE000 CONS. c. Fore wing with the reniform a black lunule defined by Bod Nanda nae eacona pod cane nACHEMEPA eanoAB oA aoaocbSccooaudseodobee hemorrhanta. 4107. Hypoperigea albonotota. Tarache albonotata, Hmpsn. Il. Het. B. M. ix. p. 96, pl. 162. f. 22 (1893) ; id. Moths Ind. ii. p. 312. Tarache plumbicula, Hmpsn. J. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xvii. p. 475 (1906). Head and thorax dark purplish brown mixed with grey ; patagia white except at base and upper edge ; pectus and legs white mixed with brown, the tarsi brown ringed with white; abdomen grey- white irrorated with dark brown. Fore wing dark purplish brown suffused with fuscous and slightly irrorated with grey; a large elliptical white patch slightly tinged with rufous on basal area in and below cell, another oblique patch from costa beyond antemedial line to lower angle of cell where it is met by a broad oblique fascia from apex forming a wide V-shaped mark ; antemedial line black, oblique, waved, much interrupted ; claviform with its upper edge slightly defined by black; orbicular and reniform obliterated by the white patches, a small brown spot at lower angle of cell; post- medial line interrupted at the white patch on which it is repre- sented by a few dark scales, slightly bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved and minutely dentate; sub- terminal line represented by a series of small dentate black marks with slight rufous marks on their outer edges and a white spot in submedian fold; a terminal series of small black lunules slightly defined by whitish on inner side. Hind wing whitish tinged with brown, especially on terminal area; cilia ochreous white with a slight brown line through them from apex to vein 2; the under- side white, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with fuscous, a small discoidal spot, curved postmedial line with minute dark streaks on the veins, and terminal series of small lunules. Ab. 1. plumbicula. Patagia, the oblique patch at base of fore wing and the V-shaped patch, except towards apex, suffused and irrorated with purplish brown. Hab, Cnyton (Green), 1 2 type, Gampola (Mackwood), 1 9, Matale (Pole), 1 ¢ type plumbicula, Madulsima (Vaughan), 1 3. Exp. 26-32 millim. 4108. Hypoperigea leprosticta. (Plate CX XXIII. fig. 9.) Euplexia leprosticta, Hmpsu. J. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xvi. p. 469 (1906). Head and thorax pale and deep rufous, the frons with blackish lateral bars, the tegule with blackish line near tips, the patagia white except at base, the prothorax with white patches; pectus and legs whitish and rufous; tarsi blackish ringed with white ; A424 NOCTUIDAE, abdomen rufous, the ventral surface whitish. Fore wing rufous slightly irrorated with fuscous ; a large white patch on basal area, its upper edge bidentate, its outer edge curved ; subbasal line repre- sented by two dark striz from costa; antemedial line double, waved, excurved below cell; claviform absent; orbicular represented by two obliquely placed white spots in cell with white patch above it on costa; reniform a rather rounded white patch almost conjoined to the lower orbicular spot; an indistinct waved medial line, oblique from costa to vein 2; postmedial line slightly bent outwards below costa, then dentate and produced to white points on the veins, excurved to vein 4, then oblique, a large round white patch beyond it just below costa conjoined to an elliptical apical spot; sub- terminal line represented by a series of whitish lunules and white point on costa, defined by a curved dentate dark line on inner side, with white spot beyond it in submedian interspace; a fine waved black terminal line ; cilia brown, pale rufous at base. Hind wing whitish suffused with brown, the terminal area rather darker ; cilia whitish with a slight brown line near base; the underside white tinged and irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot and curved postmedial line. Ab. 1. Fore wing with the orbicular spot confluent with the costal patch which is also confluent with the renitorm patch, a small elongate white mark beyond upper angle of cell.—Java. Hab, Cxryton (J. Pole), 1 2 type; Srinearore (ftdley), 1 33 W. Java (Buitens), 1 9. Hwxp. 36-46 millim. 4109. Hypoperigea turpis. (Plate CXXXIII. fig. 10.) Acontia turpis, W1k. xii. 794 (1857) ; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 252. Caradrina discophora, Hmpsn. J. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xiv. p. 204 (1902). Head and thorax whitish mixed with rufous; palpi banded with fuscous ; frons with lateral black bars; tarsi fuscous with pale rings; abdomen white suffused with ochreous. Fore wing whitish tinged with brown and irrorated with fuscous, some orange-red on basal costal area and fascie in submedian fold and medial part of discal fold; subbasal line indistinct, double, waved, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line double, the inner line indistinct, oblique, waved, with whitish points before it in cell and on vein 1; claviform small, orange-red, defined by blackish; orbicular and reniform with orange-red centres and whitish annuli defined by blackish, both constricted at middle; traces of a sinuous medial Jine; postmedial line double, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved and with black and white points beyond it on the veins, slightly incurved at discal fold and oblique below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line white, slightly defined by blackish on inner side, minutely waved, ex- curved below vein 7 and at middle, the area beyond it tinged with red ; a terminal series of minute black lunules; cilia brown, the tips whitish with series of fuscous points. Hind wing pure white in male, the terminal area tinged with frscous in female; the 2 HYPOPERIGEA. 425 underside with the costal area tinged with ochreous and irrorated with fuscous, a terminal series of black points from apex to vein 2. Hab. N. Inpta, 1 @ type; Mapras, Cuddapah (Campbell), 2 3, 1 2 type discophora, Gooty (Campbell), 3 9. Exp, 24 millim. 4110. Hypoperigea tonsa. Perigea tonsa, Guen. Noct. i. p. 232 (1852). Prometopus rubrispersa, Turner, Tr. R. Soc. 8. Austr. xxviil. p. 214 (1904). Head and thorax ferruginous mixed with whitish and black scales; abdomen ochreous; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen irrorated with white. Fore wing ferruginous irrorated with fuscous, especially on costal half of medial area; an indistinct double waved black subbasal line from costa to submedian fold; a highly waved and rather indistinct antemedial line defined by whitish on inner side; claviform represented by a few black scales ; orbicular and reniform small, whitish defined by blackish and their centres by brown, the former round; postmedial line in- distinct, minutely dentate, defined by whitish on outer side, bent Fig. 114.—Hypoperigea tonsa, 3. +. outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved: sub- terminal line indistinct, waved, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; some pale points on apical part of costa; a fine waved dark terminal lne. Hind wing whitish suffused with reddish brown; the underside white, the costal area irrorated with brown, the apical half of terminal area suffused with brown. Ab. 1. Head, thorax, and fore wing without any red scales. Hab. QuBenstannd, Brisbane (Turner),2 ¢,1 9 ; W. Ausrrata, Albany (Shortbri/ge), 1 9, Geralton (Saunders), 1 ¢, Derby (Lower), 2 9; N.S.Watres (Raynor), 9 2 ; Vicrorta, Melbourne (Lucas), 1 9, Gisborne (Lyell), 2 $. xp. 30-36 millim, *4111. Hypoperigea hemorrhanta. (Plate CXXXIII. fig. 11.) Hypoperigea hemorrhanta, Turner, ined. $6. Head and thorax black-brown mixed with fiery red; tarsi black ringed with ochreous; abdomen red-brown mixed with ochreous. Fore wing greyish, almost wholly suffused and irrorated with black-brown; a diffused fiery red fascia in submedian fold, 426 NOCTUID.®. the interspaces of terminal area streaked with fiery red; subbasal line represented by a slight black spot on costa; antemedial line indistinct, minutely dentate, angled outwards in submedian fold ; claviform absent; orbicular a black point; reniform represented by fiery red marks before and beyond the black discoidal line; a sinuous black line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; post- medial line very indistinct, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; an indistinct dentate subterminal dark line angled outwards below veins 7 and 4; a fine waved black terminal line; cilia fiery red mixed with blackish. Hind wing uniform reddish brown; cilia reddish at base ; the underside greyish irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal spot and terminal series of lunules. Hab. QuernstaNnn, Adayale, typet ¢ in Coll. Turner. Zzp. 30 millim. Genus DYSMILICHIA. Type. Phalacra, Staud. Rom. Mém. vi. p. 568 (1892), nec W1k. Lep. iS el OR Acancneh eae ae cOCae Rona adcancnSccacnnancann ieondocbancceconueaonacsoroS gemella. Milichia, Snell. Tijd. v. Ent. xli. p. 194 (1898), nee Mieg. Dipt. ISBUR EF sapaemaceateame siecle sino ec atoncienae seeruecaes secescecumee ccses esis gemella. Dysmilichia, Speiser, Berl. ent. Zeit. xlvii. p. 140 (1902) ......... gemella. Proboscis fully developed; palpi oblique, short, fringed with hair in front ; frons with truncate conical prominence with raised edges and corneous plate below it; eyes large, rounded; antennez of male typically ciliated; build slender ; thorax clothed chiefly with scales and without crests ; tibia moderately fringed with hair; abdomen without crests. Fore wing short and broad, the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and non-crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars; 6,7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Srcr. I. Antennsze of male serrate. *4112. Dysmilichia rufalis. Protagrotis rufalis, Beth.-Baker, Nov. Zool. xiii. p. 191 (1906). ¢. Head and thorax fiery red mixed with some brown; vertex of thorax brown; palpi with some brown at side of 2nd joint ; hinder part of pectus and mid and hind legs mostly whitish ; abdomen whitish tinged with rufous, especially towards base of dorsum. Fore wing orange-red irrorated with fiery red to post- medial line, some brown on inner margin except at base, the terminal area brown with a greyish tinge and slightly irrorated with fiery red; subbasal line brown, extending to inner margin and bent outwards at vein 1; antemedial line double filled in with orange, slightly incurved in cell, then excurved; claviform absent ; orbicular orange-red defined by black, small, round; reniform orange-red defined by black on inner side, faintly defined on outer DYSMILICHTA. 427 and with slight red line in centre; a black medial shade, rather oblique below the cell; postmedial line double filled in with orange, minutely waved, oblique from costa to vein 4, then in- curved ; subterminal line represented by a series of slight red marks defined on inner side by small brown marks, excurved below Fig. 115.—Dysmilichia rufalis, @. +. vein 7; cilia fuscous brown, grey-white at base. Hind wing white, the veins and terminal area tinged with pale rufous; the underside with the costa and terminal area tinged with pale rufous. Hab. Br. N. Gurivna, Ekeikei (Pratt), type f gd in Coll. Bethune- Baker. zp. 40 millim. Sect. II. Antenne of male ciliated. A. Fore wing with the postmedial line defined on each side by series of white spots. a. Fore wing with diffused white patch on costal area beyondynostmedialilimesersseeceeeecsce= ss -veneo sac ee gemella. 6, Fore wing without diffused white patch on costal area beyondlfpostmedialvlineseneeeeeteeneceenceeceece oneness calamistrata. B. Fore wing with the postmedial line not defined on each side) bysseries) OF white spolsi ener. crseen-.ecnesrro sneer perigeta. 4113. Dysmilichia gemella. Perigea gemella, Leech, P.Z.S. 1889, p. 492, pl. 53. f. 12; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 232. Head and thorax pale yellow mixed with rufous, the palpi, head, tips of patagia, and metathoracic crest largely mixed with black- brown scales; tibiee mixed with dark brown, the tarsi blackish Fig. 116.—Dysmilichia gemella, §. } Te with pale rings; abdomen pale yellow irrorated with brown. Fore wing deep rufous, the extreme base yellowish; subbasal line represented by three obliquely placed yellow points; antemedial 428 NOCTUID %. line represented by an irregular yellow striga from costa, and an oblique series of four small white spots to inner margin ; claviform absent; orbicular pure white defined by black, round; reniform white defined by black, irrorated with brown and with curved brown line in centre, somewhat constrieted at middle; postmedial line fine, rufous, traversing a series of rather elongate white spots defined by blackish, bent outwards below costa, slightly incurved at discal fold and strongly below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa, a whitish patch below costa and another on inner area towards tornus; subterminal line dark with whitish striga from costa and another from inner margin, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal serics of black striew; cilia with a slight dark line through them. Hind wing yellowish white suffused and irrorated with red-brown, the terminal area rather darker; a fine dark terminal line; cilia yellowish tinged with rufous; the underside white irroroted with rufous, a brown discoidal spot and sinuous postmedial line. Hab. E. Stperta, Kentei, Ussuri; Japan, Yokohama (Pryer), 1 $,3 Q type; Corza (/to),2 6,192. Hep. 24-23 millim. 4114, Dysmilichia calamistrata. (Plate CXXXIII. fig. 12.) Tlattia calamistrata, Moore, P. Z. 8. 1881, p. 348; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 251. @. Head and thorax rufous mixed with whitish; tarsi ringed with whitish; abdomen whitish suffused with rufous. Fore wing deep rufous; a white point at base; subbasal line represented by a white point below costa; antemedial line represented by a white striga angled outwards below costa and white points on median neryure and vein 1; claviform absent; orbicular round, white, defined by black; reniform figure-of-8-shaped, with white annulus defined by black interrupted at middle; postmedial line fine, rufous, traversing a series of small elongate white spots defined by rufous, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line represented by white striz from costa and inner margin, hardly traceable between those points, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of dark stzie ; cilia with a slight dark line through them. Hind wing whitish suffused with red-brown; the cilia white with brown line near base and brown spots at tips; the underside whitish thickly irrorated with red-brown, a slight discoidal spot and a curved diffused brown postmedial line. Hab. Stxuim, 1 2 type; Assam (Badgley), 1 9, Khasis, 1 Q. Exp. 26-30 millim. 4115. Dysmilichia perigeta. (Plate CX XXIII. fig. 13.) Photedes perigeta, Schaus, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxx. p. 157 (1904). Head and thorax purplish rufous mixed with greyish; palpi DYSMILICHIA. 429 blackish at sides with grey rings at extremities of the joints; frons with lateral black bars; tarsi fuscous ringed with white ; abdomen pale grey-brown. Fore wing purplish rufous; a small white spot at base; subbasal line represented by a whitish striga from costa and point in cell; antemedial line indistinct, dark, defined on inner side by whitish strize at costa and inner margin and slight marks in and below cell, oblique, waved, strongly excurved above inner margin ; orbicular small, round, with white annulus defined by black; reniform with yellowish mark in centre and white points representing upper and lower parts of annulus, defined by black and constricted at middle; postmedial line indistinct, defined on outer side by some whitish scales, and with white striz at costa and inner margin, strongly bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then oblique, and with whitish point beyond it on vein 1, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line white, interrupted in parts and slightly defined by brown suffusion on inner side, angled outwards at vein 7, excurved at middle and bent outwards to tornus; a terminal series of black points with white points between them at base of cilia. Hind wing grey-brown with a reddish tinge; cilia pale rufous at base, whitish at tips; the underside greyish, the costal area suffused with rufous, a faint discoidal point and curved postmedial line. Hab. Brazit, Sao Paulo (D. Jones), 5 ¢,1 9. Hap. 22 millim. Srcr. ITI. Antenne of male laminate. 4116. Dysmilichia bicyclica. Erastria bicyclica, Staud, Stett. ent. Zeit. 1888, p. 46; id. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 251 6. Head and thorax pale brown mixed with grey-white; palpi whitish with brown bands on 2nd and 3rd joints; pectus and legs whitish, the tibise and tarsi brown ringed with white; abdomen ochreous white irrorated with brown. Fore wing dull brown Fig. 117.—Dysmilichia bicyclica, 8. 2. irrorated with white, more thickly on basal and costal areas; traces of a white subbasal line from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line brown defined by white on inner side, angled out- wards below costa, then waved; orbicular and reniform with white annuli defined by brown, the former small, round, the latter tigure-of-8-shaped ; postmedial line brown defined by white on 430 NoCrulD.£, outer’ side, oblique from costa to vein 6, then dentate, at vein 3 bent inwards to lower angle of cell; subterminal line formed of white scales and indistinct except at costa and inner margin, irregularly waved, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of faint dark spots; cilia brown at base, whitish at tips. Hind wing pale reddish brown with fine dark terminal line; cilia brown at base, white at tips; the underside white slightly irrorated with brown. Hab. K, Torxesran, lli, Kuldja,1 ¢. Exp. 24 millim. Genus PROXENUS. Type. Proxenus, Herr.-Schaff. Eur. Schmett. 11. p. 240 (1845) .............8 hospes. Radinoyoes, Butl. Trans, Ent. Soc. 1886, p. 893.0... eee eee eee enee cents. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of frons and moderately scaled, the 8rd short ; frons smooth; eyes large, round; antennee of male ciliated; thorax clothed chiefly with scales and without crests; build slender ; tibiz moderately fringed with hair; abdomen without crests. Fore wing long and narrow, the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and hardly crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell or shortly stalked ; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle or shortly stalked; 8 anastomosing ‘with the cell near base only. Sect. I. (Proxenus). Mid and hind tibie of male with fringes of yellowish hair on outer side, abdumen with lateral fringes of yellowish hair on basal segments. A. Fore wing tinged with rufous. a. Fore wing with the veins irrorated with fuscous and BVO iyi dae as aewiacran scale ni bicish deli iutacien aoe maincer baseamae eater hospes. 6, Fore wing almost wholly suffused with fuscous and LES a) nabropnensoa sss .acactobe on bon seeg ands oouonUncadoodudenctodotes xantholopha. B. Fore wing not tinged with rufous ..............cseceeeseeeecees dissimilis, 4117. Proxenus hospes. Caradrina hospes, Fry. Neue Schmett. i. p. 40, pl. 21. f. 4 (1831); Herr.- Schaff. Schmett. Eur., Noct. f. 366; Rmbr. Cat. Lep. And. pl. 15. f. 4; Mill. Icones, iii. pl. 135, ff. 9-10; id. Mém. Soe. Cannes, 1879, p. 128, pl. 7. ff. 4-5 ; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 198. Caradrina uliginesa, Herr.-Schaff. Eur, Schmett., Noct. f. 367 (nec Boisd.). Gee lepigone, Roesel, Stett. ent. Zeit. 1877, p. 364 (nec Moschl.), ¢. Head and thorax pale rufous with a greyish tinge; palpi black at sides, whitish in front and at tips; mid and hind tibie fringed with ochreous-white hair ; abdomen ochreous white tinged with brown, the basal segments with lateral fringes of ochreous white hair. Fore wing glossy ochreous suffused with rufous, the veins irrorated with fuscous and grey; antemedial line very in- distinct, waved, angled inwards to blackish points on the veins; orbicular a blackish point ; reniform a small lunule slightly defined by brown with an ochreous streak from it to near termen above vein 5; traces of a dentate postmedial line with black and pale PROXENUS. 431 points on the veins, bent outwards below costa and oblique below vein 4; the veins of terminal area with slight pale streaks; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing white, the apical area i ; = een Fig. 118.—Proxenus hospes, S. }. slightly tinged with brownish ochreous; the underside with the apical half of costal area irrorated with brown. Hab. 8.W. France, Leech Coll.; Spain; Iraty; Sictty; Dat- matiA. ep. 30 millim. Larva. Hffm. Raup. p. 298. Greyish yellow, the ventral surface whitish ; dorsal line whitish ; subdorsal and stigmatal lines red-brown ; stigmata yellowish with dark rings; head brown. Food-plants : Plantago and low-growing herbs. 6-8. 4118. Proxenus xantholopha. (Plate CX XXIII. fig. 14.) Caradrina xantholopha, Hmpsn, Ann. 8. Afr. Mus, ii. p. 805 (1902). Head and thorax fuscous brown tinged with reddish and mixed with grey ; palpi black at sides, whitish in front and at tips; mid and hind tibize of male fringed with whitish hair; abdomen whitish suffused with brown, the basal segments in male with lateral fringes of white hair and the genital tufts yellowish white. Fore wing reddish brown suffused with fuscous and mixed with grey ; traces of a waved dark antemedial line bent inwards to costa; orbicular a black point; reniform a small lunule slightly defined by blackish; traces of a blackish postmedial line bent out- wards below costa, then dentate and produced to black points on the veins, oblique below vein 4, the veins beyond it with dark streaks ; traces of a subterminal line excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of black points with some pale scales between them. Hind wing white, the apical area tinged with fuscous; cilia tinged with fuscous towards apex; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown. Hab. Transvaat, White R. (Cooke), 1 3; Narat, Estcourt (Hutchinson), 1 9; C. Corony, Transkei (Miss Ff. Barrett), 1 3, 1 2 type. Hp. 30-34 millim. 4119. Proxenus dissimilis. (Plate CX XXIII. fig. 15.) Caradrina dissimilis, South, ined. Head and thorax brown mixed with grey; palpi black at sides, 432 NOCLUID®. whitish in front and at tips; mid and hind tibiz of male fringed with whitish hair; abdomen grey suffused with brown, the basal segments of male with lateral fringes of white hair, the genital tufts whitish. Fore wing glossy brown irrorated with grey and dark brown; traces of a double waved antemedial line; orbicular a dark point; reniform a small lunule slightly defined by brown ; postmedial line indistinct, double, bent outwards below costa, then waved, incurved at discal fold and below vein 4, the veins beyond it with dark streaks to the subterminal line, which is greyish defined by fuscous on inner side, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of black points with whitish points between them. Hind wing white, the apical area and ter- men to vein 2 tinged with brown ; cilia brown towards apex with a fine white line at base; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown except at base, a slight discoidal point. Hab. Japan, Yoshino, type f in Coll. Wileman; Srxurm, 1800' (Dudgeon), 1 5; 8S. Borneo, 1 2; Puttipprnes, Luzon, Irisan (McGregor),6 6,29. Hep, 24-30 millim. Secr. II. (Radinogoes). Mid and hind tibiz and abdomen of male normal. A. Fore wing with yellow centres to orbicular and reniform... xanthopis. B. Fore wing with white centres to orbicular and reniform... fragosa. C. Fore wing without yellow or white centres to orbicular and reniform. a. Fore wing with the reniform defined on both sides hy white points. «a. Fore wing with the orbicular a small dark spot defined by whitish, a series of white points before the (hapa lOevelle FOOMAES, sooccsadcsancdoosccqqnacesacdcHabcoasNE distracta. b'. Fore wing with the orbicular a black point, no series of white points before the terminal black points....... tenuis. 6. Fore wing with whitish point on outer edge only of reniform. Gu Horeawine) crey- browns -eesee te eeceeeceasecreteeteeeees lepigone. bb Fone winolblackya) beeen aconenitecencseecnnte enter sceuree nitens. c. Fore wing without whitish point on outer edge of reni- form. «'. Fore wing without grey streaks in the interspaces. G-» Horeswinieyeossyiblackishieessseeesee aes ee eee ae eeeee miranda. b?, Fore wing pale glossy rufous ................. cee eens hennia. c*, Fore wing pale brownish grey. a8, Fore wing with the reniform a small oblong SPOb, iene see ch tmecc mace cman. Mate sace' joe eno aren insipida, 63, Fore wing with the reniform hardly traceable ... cinerea. b'. Fore wing with grey streaks in the interspaces......... tristis. 4120. Proxenus xanthopis, n. sp. (Plate CNX XIII. fig. 16.) Q. Head and thorax fuscous brown tinged with grey, the vertex of head and tegule at middle black-brown; abdomen grey suffused with brown. Fore wing fuscous brown suffused with grey, the terminal area somewhat darker ; antemedial line black, excurved in submedian interspace ; orbicular a yellow point defined by black ; PROXENUS. 433 reniform a yellow point with slight black lunule on its inner side ; postmedial line black, with small spot at costa, strongly bent out- wards below costa, then dentate, angled inwards at discal fold and very oblique below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa ; traces of a minutely waved greyish subterminal line slightly defined by fuscous on inner side, incurved below vein 3; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing white faintly tinged with brown especially on the veins; the underside with the costal area thickly irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal lunule, traces of a post- medial line from costa to vein 4, and a terminal series of slight lunules. Hab. Basutouanp, Machacha, 10,000' (Crawshay), 1 Q2 type. Exp. 30 millim. *4121. Proxenus fragosa. (Plate CXXXIIL. fig. 17.) Caradrina fragosa, Grote, Papilio, iil. p. 76 (1883); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 196. Head, thorax, and abdomen brown mixed with grey ; palpi with the 2nd joint blackish at sides; frons pale. Fore wing ochreous brown irrorated with fuscous, the terminal area suffused with fuscous ; antemedial, medial, and postmedial lines represented by indistinct dark marks on costa, the first just traceable as a faint shade, the last very indistinct, interrupted, and dentate ; orbicular and reniform represented by white points. Hind wing whitish tinged with fuscous, the cilia white. Hab. U.S.A., Arizona. Hap. 30 millim. This species is unknown to me; figured from a drawing from type in Mus. Brooklyn Soc. Arts & Sciences. 4122. Proxenus distracta. (Plate CXX XIII. fig. 18.) Caradrina distracta, Ky. Bull. Mosc. 1848, iii. p. 217 & 1855, iv. p. 330, & 1856, ii. pl. 1. f. 1; Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 189. g. Head and thorax white mixed with reddish brown; palpi irrorated with fuscous ; tarsi fuscous ringed with white; abdomen whitish suffused with brown. Fore wing whitish thickly irrorated with reddish brown ; subbasal line represented by black points on costa and in cell; antemedial line brown, minutely waved, oblique, angled inwards on vein |; orbicular indistinct, brown defined by whitish, round ; reniform indistinct, brown defined by whitish points, constricted at middle; an oblique medial brown striga from costa; postmedial line brownish defined by whitish on outer side, with black point at costa and dark points on the veins, slightly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, oblique below vein 4, some whitish points beyond it on costa; subterminal line whitish defined on inner side by brown snffusion, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of black points defined on inner side by small white lunules; cilia with a slight dark line VOL. VIII. 2F 434 NOCTUID ©. near base. Hind wing white slightly tinged with ochreous; a faint oblique discoidal striga and terminal series of dark strive from apex to submedian fold; the underside white irrorated with brown, a dark discoidal lunule. Hab. Russia, Urals; Moneorra, Uliassutai, 1 ¢; EK. Srperra, Dahuria, Amurland. vp. 3U millim, 4123. Proxenus tenuis. (Plate CXXXIII. fig. 19.) Radinogoes tenuis, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1886, p. 394, pl. ix. f. 8. Head and thorax pale rufous mixed with some fuscous and grey ; palpi black at sides, whitish in front and at tips; antenne ringed black and white towards base; tarsi fuscous ringed with white ; abdomen greyish tinged with rufous. Fore wing pale glossy rufous irrorated with fuscous especially on costal and terminal areas; sub- basal line blackish, curved, from costa to median nervure; ante- medial line blackish, oblique, waved, angled inwards on vein 1; orbicular a black point: reniform a black point with two white points on inner side and one beyond it; postmedial line blackish, bent outwards below costa, then dentate and produced to whitish points on the veins, oblique below vein 4; traces of a pale sub- terminal line faintly defined by brown on inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing white, the veins and apical area faintly tinged with ochreous brown; a fine brown terminal line; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown. Hab. QunEnstanp, Rockhampton, 1 ¢, Peak Downs, J] 9 type, Brisbane (Turner), 1 ¢; W. Ausrratra, Geralton (Saunders), 1 6, Sherlock R. (Clements}, 1 5S, 1 2: N.S. Watzs (Raynor), 1 ¢, 29; Vicrorta, Birchip (Lyell), 1 $. Hep. 22-28 millim. 4124. Proxenus lepigone. Hydrilla lepigone, Moschl, Wien. ent. Mon. 1860, p. 273; Herr.-Schaff. Neue Schmett. p. 25, f. 128; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 198. Head and thorax dark glossy brown; palpi black-brown, greyish at tips; abdomen greyish brown. Fore wing glossy grey-brown Fig. 119.—Proxenus lepigone. 1. irrorated and suffused with reddish brown, the veins with slight dark streaks; traces of a dark antemedial line, bent inwards to PROXENUS. 435 costa and incurved below submedian fold ; orbicular represented by a black point, the reniform by a slight dark spot with whitish point on its outer edge; traces of a dark postmedial line bent out- wards below costa, then waved, oblique below vein 4. Hind wing white faintly tinged with brown especially on the veins and apical area; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a faint discoidal lunule. Hab, Huneary; S. Russta, Sarepta (Christoph), Zeller, Frey, and D’Emmick Colls. Hxp. 24-32 millim. 4125. Proxenus nitens. (Plate CXXXIIL. fig. 20.) Caradrina nitens, Dyar, Can. Ent. xxxvi. p. 30 (1904). 3S. Head and thorax glossy fuscous brown slightly tinged with grey; abdomen grey suffused with fuscous brown. Fore wing glossy black slightly irrorated with grey ; traces of a dark ante- medial line bent inwards to costa and inner margin ; orbicular absent; reniform a minute white lunule; faint traces of a dark postmedial line, bent outwards below costa and oblique below vein 4. Hind wing white, the costal area and termen to vein 2 tinged with fuscous; cilia tinged with fuscous except towards tornus; the underside with the costal area thickly irrorated with fuscous, the terminal area slightly irrorated with brown to vein 2. Hab. Canana, Alberta, Calgary ( Wolley-Dod), 3 3, Br. Columbia, Kaslo; U.S.A., N. Dakota, Turtle Mts. Hxp. 34 millim. 4126. Proxenus miranda. (Plate CXXXIII. fig. 21.) Caradrina miranda, Grote, Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci. i. pp. 11, 169 (1873) ; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 195; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 198. Head and thorax dark glossy brown mixed with grey ; abdomen grey suffused with brown. Fore wing glossy black-brown slightly irrorated with grey; faint traces of a waved whitish antemedial line; orbicular and reniform represented by faint dark points; the postmedial line represented by a faint series of minute dark points on the veins. Hind wing white, the veins, costal area and termen to vein 2 tinged with brown ; cilia tinged with brown from apex to vein 2 and with a fine pale line at base; the underside with the costal area irrorated and suffused with brown. Hab. U.S.A., New York, Evans Center, 1 ¢,5 9, Washington, 1 Q, Colorado, Utah, California. vp. g 32, 9 24-26 millim. Larva. Head pale brown, reticulate with darker brown. Body robust, the feet of joints 7 and 8 smaller; obscure yellowish brown, the substigmatal line broad, pale; dorsum broadly pale yellowish. containing a darker band that widens angularly on the segments ; ceryical shield concolorous,—H. G. D. Han D) 272 436 NOCLUID &. 4127. Proxenus hennia. (Plate CXXXIII. fig. 22.) Caradrina hennia, Swinh. A. M. N. H. (7) vil. p. 495 (1901). @. Head and thorax pale rufous ; abdomen whitish tinged with rufous. Fore wing pale glossy rufous with slight dark irroration ; faint traces of a dark antemedial line bent inwards to costa ; orbicular and reniform absent; postmedial line very indistinct, dark, bent outwards below costa and oblique below vein 4; sub- terminal line defined by brown suffusion on inner side, slightly angled outwards at vein 7 and incurved at submedian fold; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing white, the terminal area slightly tinged with ochreous from apex to vein 2; the under- side with the costal area tinged with ochreous and slightly irrorated with brown. Hab. Borneo, Sarawak, 2 2 type, S.H. Borneo (Doherty), 2 9. Exp. 20-24 millim. *4128, ? Proxenus insipida. Caradrina insipida, Streck. Lep. Rhop. & Het., Suppl. 3. p. 82 (1900) ; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 110. Head and thorax pale glossy grey tinged with brown; abdomen greyish white. Fore wing pale glossy grey tinged with brown, rather darker towards termen ; a somewhat oblong fuscous discoidal spot; faint traces of a subterminal line. Hind wing greyish white. Ab. 1. Head, thorax, and fore wing redder brown, the last with the costa to end of cell and the median nervure tinged with ash- rey. : Hab. U.S.A., Wisconsin. wp. 21 millim. This species is un- known to me. #4129. Proxenus cinerea. Hydrilla cinerea, Alph. Rom. Mém. vy. p. 168, pl. 8. f. 3 1889); Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 198. 3g. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale brownish grey. Fore wing pale brownish grey irrorated with whitish ; antemedial line some- times traceable; orbicular and reniform hardly traceable ; post- medial line dark defined on outer side by whitish, bent outwards below costa, then oblique, with slight dark streaks beyond it on the veins ; faint traces of a sinuous subterminal line ; a terminal series of dark points ; a fine pale line at base of cilia. Hind wing white, the veins and termen tinged with brown. Hab. W, Turxsstan, Taschkent, Kondara; E. Turxesran, Ili. Exp. 30-32 millim. This species is unknown to me. PROXENUS.— MESOTROSTA. A37 4130. Proxenus tristis. (Plate CXX XIII. fig. 23.) Caradrina tristis, Brem. Lep. Ost-Sib. p. 49, pl. 5. f. 9 (1864); Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 198. Hydrilia lugens, Staud. Rom. Mém. vi. p. 490 (1892). Head and thorax whitish suffused with pale brown ; palpi fuscous, whitish at tips; tarsi with slight whitish rings; abdomen whitish tinged with brown. Fore wing ochreous white suffused and irro- rated with brown, the costal area whiter; subbasal line absent; faint traces of a waved antemedial line; orbicular represented by a small elongate black spot in cell, the reniform by minute black lunules on inner and outer sides; postmedial line very indistinct, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein 4; subterminal line absent; a terminal series of faint dark points. Hind wing white, the veins tinged with brown; a fine brown terminal line; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown. Ab. 1. lugens. Darker. Hab. Ki. Siperta, Amurland, 1 9, Ussuri; Kasamrr, Goorais Valley (Leech), 1 3, Nubra (McArthur),1 2. Hap. 3g 30, 2 28 millim. Genus MESOTROSTA. Type HW GSOGRYSH ay WEG, NOG, Iw, \ 0 1810) (USI) Gescecasescondecndoocagc050000 signalis. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint reaching to about middle of frons and moderately scaled, the 3rd short; frons with rounded prominence; eyes small, elliptical ; antenne of male ciliated; thorax smoothly clothed almost entirely with scales and without crests; tibiz mode- rately fringed with hair; abdomen without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 8,4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 4131. Mesotrosta signalis. Scopula signalis, Treit. Schmett. Eur. vii. p. 70 (1829), & x. 2, p. 149; Fr. Neue Beitr. iv. p. 124, pl. 360. f.5; Dup. Lép. Fr., Suppl. iv. p- 529, pl. 90. f.7; Herr.-Schaff. Eur. Schmett., Noct. ff. 176, 177 ; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 233. Head and thorax dark brown mixed with some grey ; abdomen grey thickly irrorated with brown. Fore wing brown thickly urorated with grey, the veins, discal and submedian folds faintly streaked with red; antemedial line obsolete on costal half, then indistinct, dark, defined by greyish on inner side, sinuous and somewhat oblique ; orbicular yellow defined by red, small, round ; reniform pure white defined by brown, narrow above, constricted at middle and expanding below; postmedial line faintly defined by 438 NOCTUID. whitish on outer side, bent outwards below costa, incurved at discal fold, incurved and minutely dentate below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line with small yellowish spot at costa, then very indistinct and slightly excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of slight pale stric ; cilia Fig. 120.—-Mesotrosta signalis, §. $. with a dark line at middle and whitish tips. Hind wing greyish suffused and irrorated with brown; a fine dark terminal line; cilia with a brown line near base and whitish tips; the underside whitish irrorated with brown; a small brown discoidal spot and indistinct curved minutely waved postmedial line. Hab. Avsrria, Zeller Coll.; Huneary, Zeller, Frey, and Leech Colls.; Russta, Ural Mts. wp. 20-24 millim. Larva. Hffm, Raup. p. 148. Head brown; dorsal area flesh-colour with yellowish inter- segmental rings; dorsal line dark; sides yellow ; ventral surface whitish; warts brown; thoracic shield yellowish ; all the prolegs fully developed. ; Genus HASMASSIA, nov. Type, H. renalis. Proboscis aborted, minute; palpi obliquely porrect, extending about the length of head and moderately scaled ; frons with large rounded prominence ; eyes large, round; antennz of male bipectinate with moderate branches to apex, of female with shorter branches ; thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests ; tibiae moderately fringed with hair ; abdomen without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 1] from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from below middle of discocellulars; 6,7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near vase only. 4132. Hemassia renalis. Pyralis renalis, Hibn, Eur. Schmett., Pyr. f. 157 (1818); Geyer, Eur. Schmett., Noct. ff. 864-5 ; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 233. Hemerosia renigera, Dup. Lép. Fr., Suppl. 1. p. 570, pl. 47. f. 7 (1836). Anthophila renifera, Kr. Neue Beitr. vi. p. 103, pl. 545. f. 1 (1852). Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous whitish tinged with blood- red, the pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen deeper red. H AMASSIA.—GALGULA. 439 Fore wing ochreous whitish tinged with blood-red, the medial area slightly darker; antemedial line blood-red defined by whitish on inner side, angled outwards on subcostal nervure, then sinuous and somewhat oblique ; ; reniform a narrow silvery- -white lunule defined by deep red and constricted at middle; postmedial line deep red with a white spot on its outer edge at costa, and defined on outer side by white from lower angle of cell to inner margin, oblique ce heats Hl 8) 530, 4 é Fig. 121.-—Hemassia renalis, S. 3. from costa to vein 6 just beyond the reniform, slightly incurved at discal fold, incurved and sinuous below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line very indistinct, reddish, nearly straight ; cilia deep red with a fine dark line at middle. Hind wing ochreous whitish tinged with blood-red; a fine deep red terminal line. Hab. S. Francr, Zeller, Frey, Leech, and Sand Colls.; Asta Minor, Pontus, Bithynia, Amanus Mts., 1 2; Syrra, Mardin; W. Torxestan, Turcomania. xp. 26 millim. Larva. Kirby, Butt. & Moths Eur. p. 289; Hffm. Raup. p. 144, pl. 36. £.17. Yellowish green spotted with red ; all the prolegs fully developed. Food-plants: flowers of Lactuca sativa and Chondrilla juncea. 5. Genus GALGULA. ie Calgifa, Ewen, Noes tis 7D, 2239) (IQS) ococonceac6e-sacesc07oc0nadaa000009 partita. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching vertex of head and moderately fringed with scales in front, the 3rd moderate, porrect ; frons smooth, with tuft of hair; eyes large, round; antennze of male ciliated ; thorax clothed chiefly witb scales and without crests; build slender; tibize moderately fringed with hair ; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. Fore wing with the apex somewhat produced and acute, the termen obliquely curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 te form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angleof cell: 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6,7 from upper angle; § anastomosing with the cell near base only. A. Fore wing with dark patch on costal area beyond postmedial JIE Yy Ape e ta deaonbdayichaboaGHanuaconaae beta aecaae RABUN DE enee aS Benicia. subapicalis, B. Hore wing without dark patch on costal area beyond-post- medial line. a. Fore wing with the postmedial line whitish defined by brown OM INMEL | SlCr jared woticaeten ea adiceaisctsecswededlesilscuesteretsert partita, 6, Fore wing with the postmedial line brown without whitish OnNOube STM err me a Marlatt tents slcainenauisisenesloeeisiea eerie castra. 440) NOCTUID”®. 4133. Galguia subapicalis, n.sp. (Plate CXXXIII. fig. 24.) ¢. Head and thorax bright red-brown ; palpi blackish ; lower part of frons white ; pectus and legs whitish irrorated with brown, the tarsi blackish ringed with white ; abdomen fuscous with some whitish scales at base, the ventral surface whitish. Fore wing bright red-brown; subbasal line represented by slight blackish spots below costa and cell with a small spot beyond them in cell ; antemedial line black, rather punctiform, defined on inner side by some whitish scales, waved, oblique to submedian fold and angled inwards on vein 1; reniform represented by two slight black points with some whitish scales on their outer side, a diffused oblique black bar above it from costa; traces of an oblique diffused dark shade from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line blackish slightly defined by whitish on outer side, excurved from costa to vein 6, then represented by black points on the veins with whitish points on their outer side, excurved to vein 4, then oblique, a black patch beyond it on costa ; subterminal line indistinct, dark, excurved at middle; the interspaces of terminal area with faint blackish streaks with some whitish scales on them. Hind wing fuscous brown, the cilia whitish; the underside greyish suffused and irrorated with fuscous ; a slight discoidal point and traces of a curved postmedial line. Hab. Jamatca, Up Park, 1 ¢, Newcastle, 1 ¢ type. Hp. 18 millim. 4134. Galgula partita. Galgula partita, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 239 (1852) §; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 232. Galgula hepara, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 239, pl. x. f. 11 (1852) 9; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 314. Galgula subpartita, Guen. Noct. iii. p. 899 (1852). Hydrelia ferruginea, Wk. xii. 814 (1857). Huclidia externa, Wik. xxxili. 985 (1865). Thalpochares baueri, Staud. Berl. ent. Zeit. xiv. p. 122 (1870). Telesitla vesca, Morr. Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. N. Y. xi. p. 103 (1876). Galgula sorex, Moschl, Abh. Senck. Ges. xiv. p. 51 (1886). Thalpochares bias, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 315, pl. xxix. f. 18 (1889). Thalpochares hippotamada, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 315, pl. xxix. f. 19 (1889). 3. Head and thorax rufous; palpi brownish; abdomen grey tinged with brown. Fore wing greyish suffused with rufous, the veins with slight pale streaks; antemedial line indistinct, whitish, with dark points on it below costa and on subcostal nervure, the latter with another dark point before it, angled outwards in sub- median fold, then oblique; orbicular and reniform defined at sides by whitish, the former elliptical, the latter constricted at middle and angled inwards on median nervure, with a dark patch before it from costa to discal fold ; postmedial line whitish defined on inner side by red-brown except at costa and interrupted at the veins, strongly bent outwards below costa, obliquely excurved to vein 2, GALGULA. 44] then oblique, a series of black points beyond it on the veins; an indistinct whitish subterminal line, defined on inner side by red- brown, oblique, slightly sinuous, incurved at vein2; a terminal series of faint minute brown lunules; cilia dark brown at base, whitish at tips. Hind wing whitish suffused with brown especially on terminal area; cilia whitish with a brown line near base; the underside whitish tinged with brown, a brown discoidal striga ; curved postmedial line from costa to vein 3 and terminal series of dark points from apex to vein 2. Fig. 122.—Galgula partita, g. 1. g iG @. Head, thorax, and fore wing dark red-brown, the last with the markings indistinct ; cilia sometimes white with a brown line through them; hind wing dark brown. Ab. 1 (baueri). Much paler; fore wing yellowish grey. — ? Andalusia. Ab. 2. Hind wing suffused with dark brown instead of rufous. Hab. Canapa; U.S.A., 4 ¢, 1 9, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, 1 ¢, Florida (Doubleday), 4 $,19,type and type externa, Texas, Dallas (Boll), 3 3,2 9, California (Walsingham), 2 6,12, Sta. Barbara (Mrs. Van Zandt), 19; Moxtco, Jalapa (7rujillo),1 3, Orizaba (Godman), 1 9; GuarEMaLa, S. Geronimo (Champion), 2 3, 1 9, types bias and hippotamada, Vera Paz (Champion), 1 @, Godman-Salvin Coll.; Jamarca; Cusa; Azores, Sta. Cruz (Grant), 3 5,58. Miguel (Grant), 1 2; Mavrrra; Canartus, Teneriffe (Leech, W. White), 7 3,1 9, Guimar (Walsingham), 1 6,1 9; ? Spain, Andalusia; Hab. ign., 1 3, type ferruginea. Evp. 22-32 millim. 4135. Galgula castra. (Plate CX XXIII. fig. 25.) Galgula castra, Schaus, J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. vi. p. 119 (1898). 3. Head and thorax yellowish suffused with rufous; palpi dark brown, whitish at base; abdomen yellow tinged with rufous. Fore wing greyish ochreous suffused with rufous, the costal edge bright rufous with some black scales below it at middle; subbasal line brown, curved, from costa to submedian fold, with a black point on it below costa; antemedial line brown, sinuous, strongly angled outwards in submedian fold, angled inwards on vein 1, with black points on it below costa and on subcostal and median nervures ; orbicular and reniform with faint whitish annuli slightly defined by brown, the former elliptical, the Jatter strongly angled inwards on median neryure, a black patch before it on costal area; a diffused 42 NOCTUID». oblique red-brown medial line from lower angle of cell to inner margin, closely approximated to the postmedial line, which is red- brown strongly bent outwards below costa, very oblique to vein 4, then incurved, a series of black points beyond it on the veins; subterminal line whitish defined on inner side by red-brown, ex- curved below vein 7 and at middle and minutely dentate at veins 7, 6, 4, 3, 2; a fine red-brown terminal line; cilia dark red-brown with a fine pale line at base. Hind wing white tinged with yellow ; the underside with the costal area and terminal area to vein 4 suffused with fiery red, a curved postmedial line from costa to vein 4 and fine terminal line. Hab. Braztt, Castro Parafia (D. Jones), 1 $. Exp. 28 millim. Genus MICRATHETIS, noy. Type, WM. triplex. Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching vertex of head and moderately scaled, the 38rd moderate; frons smooth; eyes large, round ; antenne of male ciliated; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales and without crests; build slender; tibise smoothly scaled ; abdomen without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen very slightly excised below apex and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars; 6,7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. A. Fore wing with the postmedial line double, punctiform, ex- curved below costa, then slightly oblique. a. Fore wing with the cilia whitish tinged with rufous ......... canifimbria, b. Fore wing with the cilia concolorous...............02..0eeeeeee eee triplex, B. Fore wing with the postmedial line whitish defined on each side by brown and very oblique throughout .................-..- dasarada. 4136. Micrathetis canifimbria. (Plate CXXXIIL. fig. 26.) Celena canifimbria, W\k. xxxv. 1958 (1866). 6. Head and thorax cupreous red-brown ; avdomen grey-brown. Fore wing cupreous red-brown, with slight dark irroration, the costal edge fulvous yellow; traces of a waved antemedial line ; orbicular and reniform hardly defined, with a dark patch between them, the former rounded, the latter constricted at middle: a slight dark mark on middle of costa; postmnedial line represented by a double series of indistinct black points, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then oblique; the terminal area deeper rufous ; faint traces of a subterminal line excurved at middle; cilia bright orange-yellow. Hind wing brown with a greyish tinge; cilia white mixed with brown; the underside whitish suffused and irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal striga and indistinct curved postmedial line. ©. Darker. Hab. Brazit, 2 g type, Rio Janeiro, 1 ¢, Organ Mts., Tijuca (Wagner), 12. Exp, 22 millim. MICRATHETIS. 443 4137. Micrathetis triplex. Laphygma triplex, Wik. xi. 721 (1857), Laphygma spitomela, Wik. xxxii. 648 (1865). Galgula contraria, Herr.-Schaff. Zool.-min. Corresp.-blatt. Regensb. xxii, p. 153 (1868). Caradrina conviva, Hary. Can. Ent. viii. p. 6 (1876); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 196. Caradrina subaquila, Harv. Can. Ent. x. p. 57 (1878); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 196. Head and thorax white tinged with yellow and irrorated with a few black scales; palpi with the 2nd joint black at sides ; tibiee and tarsi blackish above ; abdomen white dorsally tinged with fuscous. Fore wing yellowish white tinged with rufous and slightly irrorated with fuscous ; the basal area with three black points on median nervure; antemedial line represented by an indistinct double curved series of black points; orbicular represented by a minute re “ Fig. 123.—Micrathetis triplex, S. 3. black point ; reniform with black lunule in centre and pale annulus slightly defined by black ; medial line diffused, black and oblique from costa to reniform, very faint from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line represented by a double curved series of black points ; subterminal line defined by dark suffusion on inner side, minutely waved, arising from below apex, incurved at discal fold and excurved at middle; a terminal series of small black lunules ; cilia fuscous. Hind wing semihyaline white; a slight dark terminal line from apex to vein 2; the underside with the costal area tinged with ochreous and irrorated with brown. Ab. 1. Fore wing pale grey ; hind wing greyish, the terminal area tinged with brown. Ab. 2. subaquila. Head, thorax, and fore wing much more strongly suffused with rufous. Ab. 3. Head, thorax, and fore wing suffused with dark brown. Hab. U.S.A., Texas, 3 5,12, types conviva and subaquila, Cali- fornia (D’ Urban), 1 3; Mexico, Guerrero (H. H. Smith),1 3 , Presidio (Forrer), 13,29, Yucatan(Gawmer), 1 9 ; Honduras( Dyson, Robert- son), 13,19 type; Guaremaza, Champerico (Champion),1 3, Vera Paz (Champion), 1 9 , Godman-Salvin Coll.; Panama, La Chorrera (Dolby-Tyler), 1 3; Banamas, Nassau (Bonhote), 1 g, Abaco (Bonhote), 19; Jamarca (Kaye), 1d, Runaway Bay ( Walsinghai), A44 NOCIUID&, 1 @; Cusa, Santiago (Schaus), 3 d, 1 9 ; Harr (Tweedie), 2 3, 2 9 type spilomela; Grenava (H. H. Smith), 5 3,6 2; Paraguay, Sapucay (Noster), 1g,12. Hep. 20-26 millim. 4138. Micrathetis dasarada. Thalpochares dasarada, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. ii. p. 498, pl. 95. f, 28 (1898). Head, thorax, and abdomen pale ochreous slightly tinged with olive-brown ; palpi brownish ; fore legs brownish, the tarsi brown ringed with ochreous. Fore wing pale ochreous slightly irrorated with brown, the costal edge rufous to postmedial line; the inner area suffused with olive-brown to the postmedial line which is defined by olive-brown on inner side; a slight black point at middle of cell and black discoidal point; postmedial line pale ochreous with fine brown line on outer edge, oblique, slightly incurved below vein 5; subterminal line indistinct, whitish defined by brown on inner side, oblique, arising from apex where there is an oblique whitish fascia above it, a terminal series of black points ; cilia ochreous with a rufous line through them, blackish at apex. Hind wing white slightly tinged with ochreous; a fine brownish terminal line ; cilia with a faint brownish line through them ; the underside with the costa tinged with rufous and slightly irrorated with brown, a terminal series of black points. Ab. 1. Fore wing tinged with rufous instead of olive-brown. Ab. 2. Fore wing much whiter with hardly any rufous or olive suffusion. Ab. 3. Fore wing with minute more or less incomplete black discoidal annulus. Hab. Muxico, Presidio (Forrer), 19, Atoyac (H. H. Smith), 1°, Teapa (H. H. Smith), 7 3, type; Guaremata, 8. Geronimo (Cham- pron), 32, El Reposo (Champion), 13, Cubilguitz (Champion), 1 2; Cosra Reca, Irazu (Rogers), 5 $; Panama, Chiriqui (£2606é), 1 @, Godman-Salvin Coll., Cana Mines (Tylecote), 1 3; Jamatca, Constant Springs (Walsingham), 1 3, 3 9, Moneague (Cockerell), 13 (Rendall), 129; Cuba, Santiago (Schaus), 16,49; Br. Guiana, Bartica (Kaye), 19; Surinam, Paramaribo (Dolin), 13; Braziz, Itaparica (Meade- Waldo), 23,19, Organ Mts., Tijuca ( Wagner), 19, Rio Janeiro, 4g. Hvp. 14-22 millim. Genus STYGIATHETIS, nov. Type, S. mus. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching vertex of head and moderately fringed with hair in front, the 3rd long, oblique; frons with short truncate conical prominence with raised edges; eyes large, round ; antennee of male fasciculate ; thorax clothed with long hair and hair-like scales and without crests; tibise fringed with rather long hair; abdomen clothed with rough hair and with lateral fringes of hair but without crests, the claspers of male large. Fore wing narrow, the costa and inner margin subparallel, the STYGIATHETIS.—CRAMBODES. 445 apex rounded, the termen evenly curved, crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anas- tomosing with the cell near base only. 4139. Stygiathetis mus. Radinacra mus, Hmpsn. Il. Het. B.M. viii. p. 77, pl. 145. f. 9 (1891) ; id. Moths Ind. ii. p. 268. Head and thorax brown, the scales tipped with white ; antennze ringed with white at base; palpi, pectus, and legs fuscous mixed with some grey, the tarsi ringed with white; abdomen greyish brown. Fore wing grey-brown slightly irrorated with fuscous ; subbasal line represented by black points below costa and cell; antemedial line blackish, slightly angled outwards below costa, then almost erect; orbicular absent; reniform slightly defined by white points; an indistinct medial line oblique from costa to median nervure ; postmedial line blackish produced to slight streaks on the veins, excurved from costa to vein 4, then incurved, some pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal line indistinct, whitish Fig. 124.—Stygiathetis mus, $. 4. slightly defined by brown on inner side and somewhat excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of slight black points ; a fine pale line at base of cilia. Hind wing fuscous brown ; cilia with oehreous line at base followed by a brown line and the tips grey ; the underside white thickly irrorated with brown, a black discoidal Junule, sinuous postmedial line, indistinct diffused sub- terminal line, and terminal series of small lunules. Hab. Manpras, Nilgiri plateau (Hampson), 1 5,3 2 type. Lap. 30 millim. Genus CRAMBODES. Type. Crambodes) Guew. Noctis ps VO2 (USD2)\ jc... entender talidiformis. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of frons and moderately fringed with hair in front, the 3rd short ; frons smooth; eyes large, round; antennz of male bipectinate with very short fasciculate branches, of female minutely serrate; thorax clothed with scales and hair mixed, the prothorax with small spreading crest, the mesothorax with slight paired crests, the metathorax with spreading crest ; 446 NOCIUIDZ. tibive slightly fringed with hair ; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. Foro wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and hardly crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anas- tomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars; 6,7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 4140. Crambodes talidiformis. Crambodes talidiformis, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 152 (1852); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 194. Carvanca conjungens, Wik. xv. 1661 (1858). Head and thorax pale ochreous tinged with rufous ; palpi brown at extremity ; frons with lateral brown bars ; antenne brown; tegule with black line near upper edge; vertex of thorax with some black scales; fore tibiz banded with brown, the tarsi brown with pale rings ; abdomen pale ochreous slightly tinged with brown. Fore wing ochreous tinged in parts with rufous, the costal area suffused with black-brown to near apex, the veins streaked with brown; a red-brown streak in cell; the basal half of submedian fold defined on each side by red-brown streaks ; antemedial line double, the inner line red-brown, the outer blackish, oblique and slightly sinuous to submedian fold near postmedial line, then very strongly angled inwards on vein 1 and outwards above inner margin; reniform a narrow white bar incompletely defined by black ; postmedial line black, strongly bent outwards below costa, then reduced to black points on the veins to just beyond lower angle of cell, then dentate with double black points on the veins Fig. 125.—Craibodes talidiformis, 6. 1}. beyond it, some whitish points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line defined by rufous suffusion on inner side and by obliquely placed black streaks above and below vein 6, arising from termen just below apex, dentate, oblique to discal fold, angled outwards at veins 4, 3 and inwards in submedian fold and bent outwards to tornus ; a rufous shade at middle of termen and a terminal series of small black spots; cilia chequered rufous and whitish. Hind wing white, the terminal area slightly tinged with rufous, in female more uniformly tinged with rufous, the extremity of median nervure and base of vein 2 with slight dark streaks; a faint discoidal striga ; a terminal series of black points from apex to vein 2; the underside with the costal area suffused and irrorated with red- brown, a slight discoidal lunule and faint postmedial line from costa to vein 6 and points on veins 4, 3. CRAMBODES.—PLATYSENTA. 447 Hab. Canana; U.S.A., Northern, Eastern, Middie, and Central States (Doubleday, Burg, Herring), 3 3, 5 2 type and type conjungens, Kansas, 1 $, Texas, Dallas (Boll), 1 g, Colorado, Durango (Oslar), 135,39. Exp. 30-34 millim. Larva. Head small, pale brownish. Body slender, the feet equal; green with a distinct red substigmatal stripe, pale-centred ; a little red alsoin the double whitish dorsal line. Food-plant: Verbena.—H. G. D. Genus PLATYSENTA. Tine Platysenta, Grote, 6th-Rep. Peab. Ac. Sci. p. 28 (1874) ............ videns. Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching vertex of head and moderately scaled, the 3rd moderate ; frons smooth; antennz of male ciliated; thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests; build slender; tibiz moderately fringed with hair ; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. Fore wing rather ample, the apex somewhat produced and acute, the termen obliquely curved and hardly erenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anatomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6,7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. A. Fore wing with black streaks beyond the cell above and below ven Ai saacenecste careehoan eeaniaciscticetocuceeumebeme sumac temecula. B. Fore wing without black streaks beyond the cell above and below vein 4. a. Fore wing with blackish suffusion below median nervure. discistriga. 6, Fore wing without blackish suffusion below median nervure. Gi MONS HAUS TADNKOWIS congonadscoanscencassodosnnnbecconcoacgooBe07 videns, 6}, Fore wing ochreous slightly tinged with reddish brown. adbipuncta. *4141. Platysenta temecula. (Plate CXXXIII. fig. 27.) Platysenta temecula, Barnes, Can, Ent. xxxvii. p. 194 (1905). 3. Head and thorax reddish brown mixed with fuscous; tegulz with slight dark medial line; abdomen whitish tinged with brown. Fore wing reddish brown suffused in parts with fuscous, the veins dark; a diffused dark shade on median nervure, thence diffused to termen above tornus, a slight oblique shade from termen just below apex defined above and below by rather paler tones; antemedial line represented by a pale point on costa; a white discoidal bar with yellowish points before and beyond it; black streaks beyond the cell above and below vein 4; postmedial line just traceable, with a pale point at costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved; a terminal series of small black lunules; cilia chequered brown and whitish. Hind wing whitish tinged with brown especially towards termen ; cilia white with a dark line near base; the underside with the costal and terminal areas tinged with reddish, a dark discoidal point and postmedial line. 448 § NOCTUID®. Hab. U.S.A., Arizona, Huachuca Mts. Exp. 28 millim. This species is unknown to me, figured from a drawing from type in Coll. W. Barnes. 4142. Platysenta discistriga. (Plate CXXXIII. fig. 28.) Platyperigea discistriga, Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxi. p. 61, pl. vi. f. 10 (1894); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 109. Head and thorax ochreous mixed with blackish ; palpi with black patches at sides of 2nd and 3rd joints; tarsi fuscous with pale rings; abdomen brownish ochreous, with the crest at base blackish. Fore wing ochreous tinged with rufous and slightly irrorated with black, more strongly in and below lower part of cell and from cell towards termen below apex and tornus, the veins with slight dark streaks ; subbasal line represented by a faint oblique pale striga from costa, the antemedial line by a pale point on costa, black points on the veins and one above inner margin further from base ; orbicular represented by two slight oblique black striae, the reniform by black bars on each side of the discoidal vein with a slight whitish spot beyond them at lower angle of cell; postmedial line represented by a black striga from costa defined by whitish on outer side, then by a series of short black streaks on the veins conjoined by a faint dentate line, bent outwards below costa and very oblique below vein 4; subterminal line represented by very ill-defined dentate dark marks between veins 7 and 2, angled outwards at veins 6, 4,3; the terminal area more rufous; a terminal series of minute black lunules; cilia blackish intersected by yellowish-white streaks at the veins. Hind wing pure white; the underside with the costal area irrorated with pale brown, a blackish discoidal lunule and series of black points on apical half of termen. Hab. U.S.A., Colorado, Durango, 1 ¢, Glenwood Springs, 1 ¢, 1@Q. vp, 34-38 millim. 4143. Platysenta videns. Leucania videns, Guen. Noct. i. p. 78 (1852); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 184. Nonagria indigens, W1k. xi. 713 (1857). Platysenta atriciliata, Grote, 6th Rep. Peab. Ac. Sci. p. 28 (1874); id. Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sei. ii. pl. 1. f. 2. Caradrina meskei, Speyer, Stett. ent. Zeit. xxxvi. p. 116 (1875). 3. Head and thorax rufous mixed with fuscous and grey ; palpi fuscous ; tarsi fuscous ringed with white; abdomen pale rufous, the basal crest blackish. Fore wing rufous, the veins irrorated with black; a slight black streak in base of cell; antemedial line repre- sented by black and white points on the veins; orbicular repre- sented by a black point above median nervure ; a diffused blackish streak at lower angle of cell with small white spot at lower angle with whitish striga before it and point beyond it; postmedial line PLATYSENTA. 449 represented by a double series of black points on the veins with whitish points between them, bent outwards below costa and oblique below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa; sub- terminal line absent; a terminal series of slight black lunules ; cilia blackish mixed with grey, intersected with white at base and with slight black line at middle. Hind wing white, the terminal Fig. 126.—Platysenta widens, 3. }. area slightly tinged with brown; a fine dark terminal line; cilia white mixed with fuscous at tips; the underside with the costal area suffused with rufous, the veins of terminal half irrorated with black to vein 2, a blackish discoidal striga and terminal series of black points from apex to vein 2. Hab. U.S.A., 1 3g type atricilata, Massachusetts, Distr. of Columbia, Illinois, Florida ( Doubleday), 2 $ type and type indigens, Colorado. Kup. 34-36 millim. Larva. Dull green with a number of longitudinal white lines, the stigmatal line stronger; ventral claspers deep pink; head green with two brown streaks. Food-plant: ? Solidago. 4144, Platysenta albipuncta. (Plate CXXXIIT. fig. 29.) Platysenta albipuncta, Smith, J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. x. p. 46 (1902); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 109. 3. Head and thorax greyish ochreous mixed with fuscous brown; palpi fuscous; pectus whitish; tarsi fuscous ringed with white ; abdomen whitish suffused with brown, the basal crest black and white. Fore wing greyish ochreous, the disk tinged with reddish brown, the terminal area suffused with fuscous except at apex, the veins ef terminal area with slight dark streaks; subbasal and antemedial lines absent; orbicular represented by a slight whitish mark above median nervure ; a diffused fuscous streak on terminal half of median nervure extending to beyond the cell; a small white spot at lower angle of cell with whitish points before and beyond it; postmedial line represented by a series of black points on the veins with whitish points beyond them, bent outwards below costa and oblique below vein 4, some whitish points beyond it on costa; subterminal line absent; cilia fuscous intersected with white. Hind wing white, the veins of terminal area slightly tinged with fuscous; a fine dark terminal line; the underside with the VOL, VIII. 26 450 NOCTUIDZ. costal area irrorated with brown, a slight blackish discoidal spot and terminal series of minute lunules from apex to vein 2. ®. Fore wing rather more uniform reddish brown. Hab. U.S.A., Texas, Harris Co., 1 ¢ co-type, Dallas (Boll), 1 2. Exp. 34 millim. Genus GONODES, nov. Type, G. liquida. Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching vertex of head and moderately fringed with scales, the 3rd joint moderate; frons smooth ; eyes large, round; antennz of male ciliated; thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests; tibize moderately fringed with hair ; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. Fore wing with the apex somewhat produced, the termen excised from below apex to vein 4, then oblique; veins 3 and 5 from near angie of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veitis 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. A. Fore wing with vein 3 defined above and below by white SGneakg eas ces cce ede ccenmuasespan see necem es camecaete tame adie ernie ster dianiphea. B. Fore wing with vein 3 defined above by a white streak HOWTEIEGIS GhAHIREVTTNL 7, oo50n500690 cos00nBea00085sed0000000000000000000000 albifissa. C. Fore wing with vein 3 not defined by white streaks. a. Fore wing with oblique red-brown line from lower angle of cell to subterminal line above tornus ...... ..........5 obliqua. 6. Fore wing without oblique line from lower angle of cell - to above tornus. a’, Fore wing with the orbicular absent ... ..............66. liquida. b!. Fore wing with the orbicular an oblique wedge-shaped TAINS) TENE 55 oodooboocbosensboDse aie Ae onmcnatoanoconaunBanee aroensis. *4145, Gonodes dianiphea. (Plate CXX XIII. fig. 30.) Gonodes dianiphea, D. Jones, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1908, p. 162. 6. Head and thorax ochreous tinged with rufous. and mixed with brown ; second joint of palpi with blackish patch ; frons with slight black lateral bars ; tegule with indistinct blackish lines at middle and near tips ; mid tibiz with blackish spot near extremity, the tarsi blackish with pale rings ; abdomen pale ochreous, the basal crest mixed with black. Fore wing ochreous slightly irrorated with fuscous, the cell and area just below it on medial area suffused with red-brown, a large triangular brown patch on terminal area from apex to below vein 4; subbasal line represented by two black strie from costa; a short black streak below base of cell; antemedial line rather indistinct, double at costa and below cell, angled out- wards below costa, then oblique and rather irregular, the outer line very strongly angled outwards to medial line above inner margin ; orbicular absent; reniform a triangular brown spot with white annulus partly defined by black and with wedge-shaped white mark running inwards from it above median nervure; a diffused oblique black striga from middle of costa and oblique brown line GONODES. 451 from lower angle of cell to inner margin, excurved in submedian interspace ; a broad ochreous oblique white band beyond the cell, bent outwards to apex; postmedial line represented by a series of black points, strongly bent outwards below costa, then oblique, angled outwards on vein 1, the points with slight dentate line between them below vein 2; vein 3 beyond the postmedial line defined above and below by white streaks with a fine black streak above; the terminal part of costa with alternating white and blackish points; the brown terminal patch crossed by a faint ineurved dark subterminal line; a fine dark terminal line and a small black spot below vein 2 defined by a white lunule; cilia red- brown intersected by white streaks at veins 3 and 2. Hind wing yellowish white, the terminal area suffused with reddish brown except towards tornus; a small dark discoidal spot and fine dark terminal line ; cilia ochreous at base, white at tips; the underside with the costal and terminal areas slightly irrorated with back, a black discoidal spot and postmedial line, excurved and crenulate to vein 4, then incurved. Hab. Brazit, Castro Paraiia, type ¢ in Coll. D. Jones. Eup. 28 millim. *4146. Gonodes albifissa. (Plate CX XXIII. fig. 31.) Gonodes albifissa, Druce, A. M. N. H. (8) i. p. 298 (1908). @. Head and thorax white faintly tinged with rufous and with a few black scales; antennz except at base and tarsi fuscous ; abdomen grey-white dorsally suffused with fuscous. Fore wing erey-white irrorated with brown, the inner area rufous except at base, a brownish patch from termen from apex to vein 4 extending to lower angle of cell, the veins beyond the cell brown defined by fine white streaks ; antemedial line represented by an oblique brown striga from costa and a very oblique slightly sinuous line trom sub- costal nervure to inner margin, a small triangular red-brown patch beyond it in lower part of cell; end of cell yellow tinged with red ; reniform a brown bar defined by white, a wedge-shaped red-brown mark beyond it above vein 3; medial line represented by an oblique diffused brown bar from costa and a line angled inwards from cell to vein 1; postmedial line represented by black points bent out- wards below costa and a faint ineurved line from vein 3 bent outwards at vein 1, some white points with slight brown streaks between them beyond it on costa; an oblique white streak from apex, diffused towards costa; subterminal line hardly traceable, whitish, slightly defined by brown on outer side between veins 7 and 4; a white fascia above terminal part of vein 3 intersecting the cilia; a fine black terminal line slightly defined by white on inner side. Hind wing white suffused with brown except at base; a slight brown discoidal lunule and brown terminal line ; cilia white ; the underside white, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with 262 452 NOCTUIDAE. brown, a black discoidal lunule, crenulate postmedial line, and terminal series of small lunules. Hab. S.E. Perv, 8S. Domingo (Ockenden), type fT 3 in Coll. Druce. wp. 34 millim. 4147. Gonodes obliqua. (Plate CXXXIIL. fig. 32.) Gonodes obliqua, Druce, A. M. N. FH. €8) iii. (1909) ined. g. Head and thorax pale rufous, the vertex of head and tegulze with a whitish tinge, the latter with some black scales at tips; palpi blackish except at base; tarsi ringed with blackish ; abdomen reddish ochreous dorsally tinged with brown. Fore wing pale rufous with slight dark irroration, the apical third of wing with a whitish tinge and slight fuscous suffusion ; subbasal line indistinct, dark, waved, from costa to inner margin, a black point beyond it in cell; the antemedial line from costa near middle, white slightly defined by blackish on outer side, oblique and sinuous to the reni- form, then slight, blackish, angled inwards on median nervure, oblique and dentate to inner margin; claviform and orbicular absent; reniform red with yellow bars at sides, very narrow and constricted at middle, a slightly downcurved red streak from its lower extremity to termen just above tornus; postmedial line fine, blackish, slightly defined by white on outer side at costa, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved between veins 5 and 2 and ending at tornus; subterminal line very faint, pale, with slight red-brown spots on its inner side and a black spot above vein 2, minutely waved, incurved at discal fold; a slight lunulate dark terminal line; cilia with a fine white line at base. Hind wing yellowish white, the terminal area tinged with rufous narrowing to tornus; a blackish discoidal bar; cilia white; the underside with the costal area tinged with rufous, a black discoidal lunule, sinuous postmedial line, and fine terminal line. Hab. Cotompra, Minea (H. #H. Snuth),1 3g. Hap. 34 millim. Type f in Coll. Druce. 4148. Gonodes liquida. Ipimorpha liquida, Moschl, Abh. Senck. Ges. xiv. p. 48, f. 17 (1886). Cyathissa violascens, Schaus, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxi. p. 225 (1894). Drobeta leada, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. ii, 494, pl. 95. f. 12 (1898). 3. Head white, 2nd joint of palpi at side and antenne rufous ; thorax ochreous white irrorated with a few rufous scales, the meta- thoracic crest rufous; tarsi brown ringed with white; abdomen ochreous white dorsally suffused with brown, the basal crest white tipped with brown. Fore wing ochreous white tinged with red- brown from base to middle of costa and tornus, the apical half pale rufous irrorated with deep rufous with the veins pale; subbasal line represented by slight curved red-brown marks from costa and GONODES. 453 from cell to inner margin; an oblique diffused red-brown line from median nervure at antemedial line to above inner margin; ante- medial line indistinct, rufous, double, oblique, waved; orbicular absent ; the inner edge of the rufous area defined by white from costa to median nervure; reniform rather large, its outer edge indented at middle; postmedial line defined by white on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then excurved, slightly angled inwards at vein. 2 and bent outwards to inner margin near tornus, some white points beyond it on costa; a diffused whitish apical patch ; subterminal line represented by a series of red-brown spots, incurved at discal fold, then excurved; a black spot at tornus; cilia rufous Fig. 127.—Gonodes liquida, G. }. with asyellow line at base. Hind wing yellowish tinged with rufous, the terminal area suffused with rufous; a slight brown discoidal bar; cilia yellow with a rufous line through them; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal spot, a waved rufous postmedial line incurved below vein 3, and traces of a diffased subterminal band. 9. Hind wing more uniformly suffused with brown. Ab. 1. Fore wing without the black spot at tornus. Hab. Muxico, Jalapa, type f violascens in U.S. Nat. Mus.; GuatEMaLa, Volcan de Atitlan (Champion), 1 2 type Jleada, Godman-Salvin Coll.; Jamaica, Up Park, 1 ¢; Cuna, Baracoa (Schaus), 1 $, 1 2, Santiago (Schaus), 4 9; Dominica (Elliott), 1 2; Braziz, Rio Janeiro, 1 3; Paraguay, Sapucay (foster), 1 3; Perv, 1 9. xp. 22-30 millim. 4149. Gonodes aroensis. (Plate CXXXIV. fig. 1.) Ipimorpha arensis, Schaus, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxx. p. 152 (1904). S. Head and thorax brownish white with a few dark scales; the dorsum of thorax dark brown; palpi black at sides, the extremities of 2nd and 3rd joints white; frons with lateral black bars; antenne black; tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen brownish white dorsally suffused with fuscous, sublateral black spots on terminal segments. Fore wing brownish ochreous ; sub- basal line represented by slight diffused black strive from costa and eell, with a short diffused black fascia beyond it on inner margin and slight oblique dark line from median nervure to vein 1; faint 454 NOCTUID ®. traces of a double curved antemedial line with double black points on median nervure and vein 1; orbicular an oblique wedge-shaped white mark slightly defined by black except above ; reniform a pale bar defined by blackish scales, expanding into an obscure spot at lower angle of cell and with black spot beyond it at upper angle ; a rather diffuscd oblique black medial line from costa to median nervure ; postmedial line double filled in with whitish, bent out- wards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then hardly traceable with black point beyond it on vein 2, some white points with black streaks between them beyond it on costa; subterminal line very indistinct, pale, with black points on inner side below vein 5 and small black spot below 6; an oblique rather sinuous black streak from termen below apex with whitish above it: the terminal area slightly more tinged with brown with pale streaks on the veins: a terminal series of slight black lunules; cilia yellow. Hind wing whitish tinged with brown, the terminal area suffused with brown ; a dark discoidal lunule and terminal series of slight brown lunules ; cilia white ; the underside white irrorated with a few black scales, a black discoidal spot, minutely waved postmedial line incurved below vein 2, and terminal series of small black lunules. Hab. Venuzurta, Aroa,1 $. Hap. 26 millim. Genus BALSA. Type. Balsa, W\k. Can. Nat. & Geol. v. p. 250 (1860) ..............-... Nate Gargaza, Wik. xxxy. 1733 (18G5) © 22-2... 2... 22. eeeneeeecenten eee tristrigella. Nolophana, Grote, Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci. i. p. 169 (1878)... malana. Asisyra, Grote, Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci. i. p. 169 (USVS) coco tristrigella. Proboscis fully developed; palpi obliquely porrect, extending about the length of head, the 2nd joint fringed above and below with hair towards extremity, the 3rd moderate ; frons smooth with tuft of scales, a ridge of scales between antenne ; eyes large, round; antennz of male typically bipectinate with moderate branches to apex; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests; tibiw moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only ; build slender. Fore wing with the apex vounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Secr. I. (Balsa). Antenne of male bipectinate; fore wing with the areole normal, 4150. Balsa malana. Brachytenia matlana, Fitch, lst & 2nd Rept. Ins. N. York, p. 244. pl. iii. f. 5 (1856); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 198; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 362. Balsa obliquifera, Wik. Can. Nat. & Geol. v. p. 251 (1860). Nola leodura, Staud. Rom, Mém. ii. p. 178, pl. 10. f. 2 (1887). Head and thorax blue-grey slightly mixed with brown ; sides of BALSA. 455 palpi and frons blackish ; a black bar between antenne which are pale rufous ; a black line at middle of tegule and across base of patagia which have black scales near their upper edge; prothoracic crest blackish ; pectus and legs whitish suffused with brown, the tarsi fuscous ringed with white; abdomen ochreous white irrorated with brown. Fore wing bluish white suffused with brown except on costal area, the veins of terminal half finely streaked with black ; subbasal line curved, black, from costa to median neryure ; ante- medial line blackish slightly defined by whitish on inner side, incurved in cell, strongly angled inwards on vein 1 and outwards above inner margin; orbicular represented by a black point on a faint. whitish mark, the reniform by an obliquely curved black discoidal line connected with an oblique wedge-shaped black mark from costa with whitish striga on it; a faint sinuous brown line from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line blackish, oblique and slightly sinuous to vein 6 where it is acutely angled, angled inwards in disval fold, outwards on veins 4, 3, then Fig. 128.—Balsa malana, g. }. strongly incurved and bent outwards at vein 1, some minute blackish streaks beyond it on costa; subterminal line very in- distinct, whitish, excurved below vein 7 and at middle. Hind wing whitish suffused with reddish brown; cilia white with a faint red-brown line through them; the underside white irrorated with red-brown, a slight discoidal lunule and faint curved post- medial line. Hab. Canava; U.S.A., Eastern and Central States, Massa- chusetts, Beverley (Packard), 13,392, New York, Evans Center (Grote), 1 $, 3 Q, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh (Engel), 1 9, Wis- consin, Georgia, Kansas (Snow), 2 9; E. Siperta, Amurland, 1 9, Ussuri ; Japan, Oiwake (Pryer),1 3,3 9. Hep. 28-34 millim. Larva. Saunders, Ins. Inj. Fruits, p. 101. Pale green with five white lines and numerous whitish dots. Food-plant: Apple, forming a tube of a leaf drawn together by silk to pupate in. 6. Sucr. II. (Gargaza). Antenne of male laminate, simple; fore wing with the areole very small, narrow and elongate. A. Fore wing tinged with red-brown, the veins with prominent dark streaks, the medial line strong towards costa ......... tristrigella. B. Fore wing not tinged with red-brown, the veins with slight dark streaks, the medial line not strong towards costa ... dabccula. 456 NOCTUID SE. 4151. Balsa tristrigella. Gargaza tristrigella, Wik. xxxv. 1734 (1865) ; Smith, Cat. Nect. N. Am. p. 193. ee zelleri, Grote, Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci. i. p. 169 (1878). Head and thorax grey-white slightly tinged with brown; sides of palpi and frons blackish ; a black bar between antenne which are pale rufous ; tegulz with blackish band near tips ; legs blackish, the tarsi slightly ringed with white; abdomen brownish white. Fore wing whitish suffused with pale red-brown, the veins with prominent dark streaks; subbasal line represented by a slight black striga from costa, the antemedial line by an oblique black striga from costa and point on median nervure ; stigmata absent ; slight black streaks beyond the cell above and below vein 0; postmedial line very indistinct, brown faintly defined by whitish Fig. 129.—Balsa tristrigella, 8. + on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then oblique and strongly dentate, some slight black streaks beyond it on costa ; subterminal line absent; the interspaces of terminal area with slight black streaks; cilia whitish intersected with slight rufous streaks. Hind wing whitish tinged with pale red-brown ; cilia white; the underside white irrorated with red-brown, a slight dis- coidal spot with oblique dark mark above it from costa, and faint curved postmedial line. Hab. U.S.A., Massachusetts, New York (Packard, Smith), 2 3, 29, Schenectady (Lintner), 1 2, Texas; Hab. ign., 1 ¢ type. Exp. 28 millim. 4152. Balsa labecula. (Plate CXXXIV. fig. 2.) Nolophana labecula, Grote, Can. Ent. xii. p. 217 (1880); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 194. ©. Head and thorax bluish white slightly mixed with brown ; palpi brownish at sides; frons with slight lateral brown bars; tegul~ with brown band at tips; tarsi blackish ringed with white ; abdomen white slightly irrorated with black and with blackish dorsal marks on terminal segments. Fore wing bluish white slightly irrorated and suffused with brown, the veins with slight dark streaks; basal and subbasal black points on costa; ante- medial line blackish, oblique from costa to middle of cell, then waved and strongly angled outwards above inner margin, traces of another oblique line beyond it on costal area ; stigmata absent ; BALSA.——MONODES. 457 medial line oblique and blackish from costa to upper angle of cell, then faint, brownish, waved; a slight black streak beyond lower angle of cell; postmedial line blackish slightly defined by whitish on outer side, bent outwards below costa, very oblique and minutely dentate to vein 6, then more strongly dentate, strongly incurved below vein 3 and excurved below submedian fold, some blackish points beyond it on costa; subterminal line very faint, excurved below vein 7 and at middle, then incurved; a terminal series of blackish points. Hind wing white tinged with brown; a slight dark terminal line; cilia white; the underside white slightly irrorated with fuscous, a small blackish discoidal spot and indistinct curved postmedial line. Hab. U.S.A., New York, Evans Center (Grote), 1 2, Wisconsin, 1 Q@ type. xp. 32 millim. Genus MONODES. Type. Monodess Gens Noctis py 240) (ISS2)\e-cseenssece ease. sesh ee eeee reece nucicolora. AiO, NIN ko 5viq UGCA (SINS) co caondocancoonconanccncedeonsquesgens000eca. villicosta. Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, rather slender, the 2nd joint reaching vertex of head, the 5rd moderate; frons smooth ; eyes large, rounded ; antenns of male typically ciliated; build slender; head and thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the pro- and metathorax with typically slight spreading crests; tibize moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and hardly crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anas- tomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, '7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Secr. I. Antenne of male strongly serrate. 4153. Monodes cuprescens, n. sp. Head and thorax whitish mixed with brown; sides of palpi and frons blackish ; tarsi fuscous with slight pale rings ; abdomen white faintly tinged with brown. Fore wing white largely suffused and irrorated with cupreous red-brown ; subbasal line white, oblique, from costa to submedian fold; autemedial line brown defined by white on inner side, curved, minutely dentate below costa and angled Fig. 180.—Monodes cuprescens, 3. 3. inwards on vein 1; claviform faintly defined by white at extremity ; orbicular whitish, undefined, round; reniform with white centre defined by brown and white annulus; a brown medial shade from costa to below cell; postmedial line brown defined by white on 458 NOCTUIDAE. outer side, very strongly bent outwards and angled below costa, then oblique, minutely waved, angled outwards on vein 1, some white points beyond it on costa; an oblique whitish shade from costa before apex; subterminal line very indistinct, whitish, from vein 7 to inner margin; a terminal series of small blackish spots defined by white lunules; a fine white line at base of cilia. Hind wing white tinged with pale brown ; cilia white tinged with brown at base; the underside with the costal area tinged with brown ; a fine dark terminal line. Hab. Harri (Tweedie), 2 3,1 9 type. xp. 24 millim. Secr. II. Antennz of male minutely serrate. 4154. Monodes deliriosa. Celena deliriosa, Wk. xi. 751 (1857). Cassandria poliotis, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) xiv. p. 170 (1904). Head and thorax white slightly mixed with brown; tarsi with slight fuscous bands; abdomen grey-white. Fore wing white suffused with pale brown, except at base and on inner half of medial area; subbasal line double, the inner line black, the outer indistinct, oblique, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line double, the inner line indistinct, oblique, sinuous, angled inwards on vein 1; claviform slightly defined by brown at extremity ; orbicular and reniform defined by brown and with brownish centres ; the former round, the latter rather diffused ; a strong rather diffused oblique black medial line bent inwards to costa; postmedial line black, indistinctly double towards costa, oblique from costa to Fig. 131.—Monodes deliriosa, 3. 3 vein 5, then strongly incurved, excurved again at vein 1; subter- minal line indistinct, white, excurvéd below vein 7 and at middle ; a fine white line at base of cilia. Hind wing semihyaline white, the costal and terminal areas suffused with pale brown narrowing to a point at tornus; cilia white with a pale brown line through them on apical half; the underside with pale brown irroration on costal area and apical half of terminal area, a slight diffused dark mark on middle of costa. Ab. 1. Fore wing with slight black streak in submedian fold, three fuscous patches before antemedial line, the medial line rufous. Ab, 2. Fore wing with small black spots in claviform, orbicular, and reniform. Ab. 3. Fore wing with strong black streak in submedian fold to MONODES. 459 postmedial line, black spots in orbicular and reniform, the medial line rufous and obsolescent. Hab. Banamas, Nassau (Sir G. Carter), 25,12 type poliotis ; Harri (Tweedie), 29 type. Hap. 28-30 millim. Sucr. ITI. Antennee of male ciliated. A. Fore tibiz and tarsi of male fringed with long hair on outer side. *4155, Monodes agyra. Callopistria agyra, Druce, P. Z. 8. 1890, p. 517, & Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. 11. p- 501, pl. 96. f. 6. 6. Head and thorax red-brown mixed with reddish ochreous ; tarsi blackish ringed with ochreous; abdomen red-brown mixed with ochreous. Fore wing bright red-brown mixed with some ochreous, the veins of costal area and the median nervure streaked with ochreous white; subbasal line double, black filled in with yellow, curved, from costa to vein 1, some yellowish beyond it in submedian interspace; antemedial line double filled in with yellowish, angled outwards below costa, then oblique, waved; clavi- form represented by an oblique yellowish-white streak from median nervure below orbicular to submedian fold near postmedial line ; erbicular and reniform with pale yellow annuli slightly defined by black, the former small, oblique elliptical, the latter inwardly oblique, angled inwards on median nervure, and with small white spots in upper and lower parts; postmedial line black defined by Fig. 132. —Monodes agyra, 3. 3. yellow on outer side, strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, oblique below vein 5, some yellow points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line yellowish defined by brown on inner side, excurved below vein 7, excurved and minutely waved at middle; a fine terminal dark line; cilia with a fine yellowish line at base. Hind wing brown with a greyish tinge; a faint discoidal bar and curved postmedial line; cilia whitish with a brown line through them; the underside whitish irrorated with brown, the termen suffused with brown, a dark discoidal lunule and postmedial line excurved to vein 2, then incurved. Q@. Fore wing with broad yellowish-white costal fascia narrowing to apex, the interspaces towards costa tinged with rufous. Hab, Panama, Chiriqui; Cotompia, Minca(H. H. Smith). Ep. 28 millim. 460 NOCLUID®. B. Fore tibiz and tarsi of male not fringed with long hair. a. (Alpesa). Fore wing of male with fringe of very long hair from costa P g on upper side, except towards base and apex and recurved over the wing where it reaches to median nervure. 4156. Monodes villicosta. Alpesa villicosta, Wik. xv. 1665 (1858). ¢. Head and thorax rufous slightly mixed with brown ; sides of palpi and frons fuscous; tarsi fuscous with pale rings; abdomen pale rufous. Fore wing glossy greyish rufous irrorated with silvery scales ; antemedial line represented by a dark point on costa and in- distinct oblique waved line from the fringe of hair to inner margin ; a pale point at lower angle of cell ; postmedial line represented by a dark point on costa and indistinct minutely waved line produced to black points on the veins from the fringe of hair to the inner margin, excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; a faint dark subterminal line with series of black points on it, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of minute black points. Hind wing white, the Fig. 135.—Monodes villicosta, G. 1. costal area suffused with rufous; a fine dark waved terminal line from apex to below vein 2; cilia rufous at apex; the underside with the costal area suffused with rufous, a black discoidal point, curved postmedial series of points on the veins, and a terminal series from apex to vein 2. 2. Head, thorax, and fore wing brighter rufous, the last with the lines entire, an indistinct waved subbasal line from costa to submedian fold, pale discoidal spot with some greyish suffusion before it, and fine pale line at base of cilia. Hab, Panama, La Chorerra (Dolby-Tyler), 1 9; Brazit, Espiritu Santo, 1 g, Petropolis (Doer), 1 ¢, Organ Mts., Tijuca ( Wagner), 4 $, Rio Janeiro (Wilson), 2 ¢. Hrp. 32-36 millim. b. Underside of fore wing of male clothed with rufous hair- like scales except on inner area, downturned below costa and upturned above submedian fold, with tufts of hair below base of costa and a fold in and beyond end of cell. a'. Fore wing with the postmedial line slightly bent out- wards on inner area, the orbicular in male a curved black: tank \s2.5-9), sas nae ice aesiacitoists tice Sages eet meee devara. b', Kore wing with the postmedial line strongly bent outwards on inner area, the orbicular in male a black strealle yer ser SESH aCS AsaHOO DOD TUNHOLOD. osama oaqaoHodEncacados barbarossa. MONODES. 461 4157. Monodes devara. Eustrotia devara, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. ii. p. 495, pl. 95. f. 15 (1898). 3. Head and thorax purplish red-brown; palpi dark at sides, pale in front; tarsi fuscous ringed with white; abdomen fuscous brown. Fore wing purplish red-brown slightly tinged with fuscous especially towards costa; the veins slightly streaked with black ; subbasal line indistinct, dark, bent outwards at median nervure and extending to inner margin; antemedial line near middle of wing, oblique, waved, with a slight oblique dark shade betore it from cell to inner margin; claviform absent; orbicular represented by a narrow very oblique curved black mark defined by whitish above and below from subcostal nervure to the reniform which is small, defined by whitish and with black bar on its outer edge ; an oblique sinuous medial line; postmedial line indistinctly double, filled in with pinkish and white towards costa, oblique Fig. 1384.—Monodes devara, G. 3. below costa, excurved to vein 5, then incurved and again excurved at submedian fold, some white points beyond it on costa; an oblique trifid yellow apical patch; subterminal line dark, rather indistinct, angled outwards at vein 7, excurved at middle and bent outwards to tornus; a slight dark terminal line; a fine white line at base of cilia. Hind wing greyish suffused with brown; a dark discoidal spot and fine white line at base of cilia, the underside grey irrorated with brown, the costal and terminal areas suffused with brown, a black discoidal spot and diffused postmedial line excurved to vein 4, then incurved. 2. Fore wing with the orbicular more quadrate and less oblique. Hab. Guatemaua, Pantaleon (Champion), 1 9 type; Panama, Chiriqui (Champion), 1 9, Godman-Salvin Coll.; Jamarca (Mrs. Swainson), 1 9, Moneague (Walsingham), 1 3, Constant Springs (Walsingham), 1 2, Castleton (Kaye),1 9. Exp, 22 millim, 4158. Monodes barbarossa, n. sp. (Plate CXXXIV. fig. 3.) 6. Head and thorax purplish red-brown : palpi fuscous brown, whitish in front and at tips; lower part of frons whitish ; pectus and legs fuscous brown, the tarsi ringed with white; abdomen greyish suffused with fuscous. Fore wing purplish red-brown, a diffused blackish wedge-shaped shade from apical half of termen to postmedial line at discal fold, the veins of inner half slightly irrorated with black; subbasal line dark, bent outwards at median 462 NOCTUID ©, nervyure and extending to vein 1; antemedial line almost medial, indistinctly double filled in with whitish towards costa, oblique, waved; claviform absent ; orbicular an oblique black streak defined by whitish above and below, from subcostal nervure to the reniform which is small, oblique, with whitish annulus and its centre defined by fuscous, a short black streak beyond it; an oblique dark medial line; postmedial line double filled in with white, oblique towards costa, excurved to vein 5, then incurved and again excurved at submedian fold, with slight black streaks beyond it on veins 2 and | ending in white points and some minute white points on costa; an oblique wedge-shaped whitish apical patch crossed by two dark streaks; subterminal line hardly trace- able, pale, slightly excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a slight dark terminal line with white points at the veins. Hind wing fuscous brown with a cupreous tinge; cilia whitish with a dark line near base; the underside whitish irrorated with fuscous, the terminal area suffused with fuscous, a black discoidal spot and post- medial rather diffused line, incurved below vein 4. 2. Fore wing with the orbicular more quadrate. Hab. Trixtpap, Cuparo (Kaye), 1 ¢ ; Paraguay, Sapucay (Foster), 4 ¢, 11 2 type. Hep. 24-26 millim. c. Fore wing on underside uniformly clothed with silky hair except the inner area. 4159. Monodes vittifera, n. sp. (Plate CXXXIV. fig. 4.) ¢. Head and tegule rufous; thorax red-brown; pectus, legs, and abdomen greyish suffused with red-brown. Fore wing silky red- brown with a yellowish patch on inner medial area; subbasal line double, curved, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line double, oblique towards costa, then erect; claviform represented by a, white point at its extremity ; an oblique black medial line, bent inwards to inner margin; reniform indistinct, greyish, oblique elliptical; postmedial line black defined on outer side by grey, excurved round the reniform and approximated to the medial line below the cell; a small grey subapical spot with the wedge-shaped black mark before it with ochreous streak below it, and black lunule beyond it; a fine pale line at base of cilia. Hind wing whitish tinged with brown especially on apical area; the underside whitish, the costal area suffused with brown, an oblique brownish antemedial line, small black discoidal spot, and sinuous postmedial line. ®. Fore wing with short black streak in cell before medial line. Hab. Panama, Chiriqui( Champion), 1 ¢ type, Godman-Salvin Coll.; Cotomp1a, Minca (7. H. Smith), S in Coll. Druce; Brazit, Rio Janeiro, 1 g¢. Hwp. § 18, 9 20 millim. d. Underside of both wings in male thickly clothed with fuscous scales. a’. Fore wing with the orbicular a white point defined onpla] EXO) sts} i aavcemoapsgudoacs abaadanracasadsouscdosanuagodaesen antica, i). Fore wing with the orbicular dark with pale annulus. a”, Fore wing grey suffused with brown, the orbicular and reniform prominently black .........seccecseeees Suscimacula. MONODES. 463 bo?» Fore wing red-brown, the orbicular and reniform slight, dark. a3, Kore wing with the postmedial line double filled with ochreous ................ceseeseseseeeeees hyposcota. 3, Fore wing with the postmedial line indistinct, Garkeayoehinuiee cs soascons smesarao teeter mtceeeuelstietclston insipida, 4160. Monodes antica. Perigea antica, Wik. x. 278 (1856). AXylina detrecta, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 297 (part., nec WIk.). Perigea concisa, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. ii. p. 481 (part., nee W1k.). Caradrina fuscimacuia, Hmpsn. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1898, p. 246, subsp. 2 (nec Grote). 3. Head and thorax rufous mixed with dark brown; palpi dark brown, pale at tips; tegule dark brown at base followed by a black medial line; pectus and legs dark brown, the tarsi with pale rings; abdomen dark brown, the base greyish. Fore wing _ red-brown with slight dark irroration; subbasal line indistinct, double, waved, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line indistinct, double, waved, oblique: claviform defined by a few dark scales; orbicular a white point defined by dark scales ; Fig. 1385.—Monodes antica, $. } T: reniform a black bar defined by white and semewhat constricted at middle; a very indistinct medial line, oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then incurved; postmedial line double, the outer line very indistinct except at costa and with series of black points beyond it on the veins, slightly bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, a series of pale points with blackish striz between them beyond it on costa; subterminal line indistinct, pale, defined ou inner side by brown. excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of small black spots defined by slight pale lunules and with white points between them at the veins. Hind wing pale red-brown, the cilia with a fine white line at base. Underside of fore wing clothed with fuscous brown androconia to near termen; hind wing clothed with fuscous brown androconia to the curved postmedial line, the terminal area greyish irrorated with brown, a black discoidal spot and terminal series of points. , Hab. Muxtco, Coatepec in Coll. U.S. Nat. Mus.; Guaremata, [razu (Rogers), 1 $, 1 9; Costa Rica, Rio Sucio (Rogers), 2 g , Godman- Salvin Coll.; Venezvrera (Dyson), 1 3 type. vp. 30 millim. 464 NOCTUID 43. 4161. Monodes fuscimacula. (Plate CXXXIYV. fig. 5.) Hadena fuscimacuia, Grote, Bull. Geol. Geog. Sury. Terr. vi. p. 262 (1881); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Aim. p. 151. Head and thorax rufous mixed with greyish; tegule deep rufous at base, with dark medial line defined by whitish above : tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen greyish suffused with fuscous. Fore wing brownish’ erey irrorated with rufous, the medial area except towards costa and the terminal area except at apex suffused with rufous, the veins irrorated with black ; subbasal line fuscous defined by greyish on outer side, bent outwards at median nervure and ending at submedian fold; antemedial line blackish defined by grey on inner side, slightly angled outwards below costa, then obliquely excurved ; claviform absent ; orbicular and reniform with black centres and grey annuli, undefined, the former very small, round, the latter narrow and constricted at middle; traces of a dark medial line oblique from costa to median nervure; postmedial line black defined by grey on outer side, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 5, then incurved ; subter- minal line greyish defined by rufous suffusion on inner side, slightly excurved below vein 7 and at middle, and bent outwards to tornus; a terminal series of black points with minute whitish points between them at the veins; cilia fuscous, greyish at tips. Hind wing greyish suffused with fuscous brown, the cilia whitish with a dark line through them ; the underside greyish clothed with fuscous scales in male and with blackish discoidal spot and diffused post- medial line, in female greyer irrorated with fuscous. Hab. US.A., Florida, Texas, 1 $,1 2 type. Hp. 30 millim. 4162. Monodes hyposcota, n. sp. (Plate CXXXIV. fig. 6.) Caradrina fuscimacula, Hmpsn. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1898, p. 246, subsp. 1 (nec Grote). Head and thorax ochreous brown mixed with dark brown; palpi black, whitish at tips; pectus and legs blackish, the tarsi ringed with white; abdomen greyish tinged with fuscous, the anal tuft more ochreous. Fore wing ochreous tinged with rufous and irrorated with fusceus especially on medial and terminal areas 5 subbasal line indistinct, angled outwards below costa and ending at submedian fold, a diffused oblique dark shade beyond it from median nervure to inner margin; antemedial line indistinct, double, oblique, slightly sinuous; orbicular a minute pale annulus with dark centre, round; reniform very narrow, constricted at middle, with pale annulus slightly defined by fuscous, its centre defined by fuscous and its upper and lower parts filled in with black; an obliquely curved diffused dark medial shade ; postmedial line deuble filled in with ochreous, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 5, then incurved, a double series of black points beyond it on the veins and some slight pale points on costa; subterminal line pale slightly defined by fuscous on inner side, MONODES. 465 somewhat excurved below vein 7 and at middle and bent outwards to tornus; cilia fuscous with a slight pale line at base. Hind wing ochreous white tinged with brown; cilia whitish with a brown line near base except towards tornus; the underside whitish irro- rated with fuscous and suffused with fuscous brown in male to beyond middle, a blackish discoidal spot and curved postmedial line. Hab. Costa Rica, San José; Sr. Vincenwr (H. H. Smith), 1 2; Grenapa, Mt. Gay (H#. H. Smith), 3 3, 4 2 type; Pxrv, Trujillo. Eap. 22-28 millim. *4163. Monodes insipida. (Plate CXXXIV. fig. 7.) Oligia insipida, Dogn. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belge, xli. p. 409 (1897). 3. Head and thorax grey-brown; tarsi with pale rings; abdomen brownish grey. Fore wing grey-brown with some darker irroration ; an indistinct subbasal line from costa to submedian fold, defined by grey on inner side; an indistinct double ante- medial line filled in with grey, oblique from costa to submedian fold where it is angled outwards; orbicular a small black spot with grey annulus; reniform obscurely defined by brown; post- medial line indistinct, bent outwards below costa to just beyond the reniform, then oblique with some brown suffusion on its inner side and a series of points on the veins beyond it; subterminal line very indistinct, greyish, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing whitish tinged with brown especially towards apex; the underside whitish, tinged with brown on basal half, a terminal series of black points. Hab. Ecuavor, Loja, type ¢ in Coll. Dognin. Hp. 20 millim. e. (Monodes). Underside of both wings in male clothed with ferruginous hair at base. a, Fore wing with triangular dark brown patch on medial area from below costa to inner margin...... deltoides. 1, Fore wing without triangular dark brown patch on inedial area. a2, Fore wing with the reniform a small lunule with dark marks before and heyond it .................. qucicolora. 62, Fore wing with the reniform obsolete ............-.- subrubens. 4164. Monodes deltoides. Krastria deltoides, Moschl. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, xxx. p. 399 (1880). Thalpochares harudes, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 314, pl. 29. f. 14 (i889). Head and thorax bright red-brown ; palpi and frons blackish at sides; tegule slightly tipped with grey; pectus and legs dark brown, the tarsi with slight pale rings ; abdomen greyish suffused with fuscous. Fore wing pale red-brown irrorated with black, a large deep chocolate patch on medial area detined by white, its apex in end of cell, below the cell extending to the ante- and postmedial lines, the terminal area with a triangular patch of VoL. VIII. PA ast 466 NOCTUID A. red-brown suffusion from apex to above tornus, its apex near the angle of postmedial line; subbasal line very indistinct, double, bent outwards at median nervure and ending at vein 1; ante- medial line double, filled in with white below the cell, bent inwards to costa, waved to median nervure, then inwardly oblique and bounding the medial patch; orbicular absent; reniform a minute oblique dark lunule defined by greyish and with small triangular black spot beyond it; postmedial line double filled in with white, oblique to vein 5, bent inwards to lower edge of reniform, then outwardly oblique and bounding the medial patch, some slight pale and dark points beyond it on costa; cilia white at base, dark brown at tips. Hind wing white faintly tinged with brown, the costa towards apex and termen slightly suffused with brown; a fine dark terminal line; cilia white, dark at tips on apical half; the inner margin with fiery-red hairin male. Underside of both wings suffused at base with fiery-red in male, on hind wing emitting streaks on costa, in and below cell and on inner area; the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown, a dark discoidal lunule, indistinct waved postmedial line, and some black strize on apical half of termen. Hab. Muxico, Teapa (H. H. Smith), 2 3; Guatunmata, Pantaleon (Champion), 1 3 type harudes; Costa Rica, Irazu (Rogers), 1 2; Pawama, Chiriqui (Champion), 1 $ , Godman-Salvin Coll., La Chor- rera( Dolby-Tyler), 1 g; Jamatca (fendall), 1 9 , Constant Springs (Walsingham), 3 6, 2 9, Runaway Bay (Walsingham), 1 3; Cusa, Santiago (Schaus), 1 ¢ ; Domrntca (Hilliott), 1 ¢; Venezvera, 29; Fr. Gurana, St. Jean Maroni (Schaus), 1 3, 1 2; Brazi, Petropolis (Doer), 1 S$; Paracuay, Sapucay (Foster), 2 5,3 Q. Exp, 22-24 millin. 4165. Monodes nucicolora. Monodes nucicolora, Guen. Noct. i. p. 241, pl. +. f. 9 (1852); Smith, Cat, Noct. N. Am. p. 151. Laphygina unisignata, Wik. ix. 189 (1856). Hadena paginata, Morr. Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil. xxvii. p. 64 (1875). Caradrina clara, Wary. Can. Ent. x. p. 57 (1878). Head and thorax pale reddish mixed with fuscous; palpi with blackish patch on 2nd joint at sides; vertex of head whitish; tarsi with slight pale rings; abdomen ochreous white dorsally suffused with brown, ventrally with slight segmental dark lines. Fore wing grey suffused with red-brown, the costal area paler, the terminal area suffused with brown ending obliquely towards apex, the veins with slight black streaks; subbasal line indistinct, dark, angled outwards at median nervure and extending to vein 1; antemedial line double filled in with whitish, slightly angled outwards at the veins, oblique from costa to median nervure, then inwardly oblique; claviform and orbicular absent ; reniform a narrow oblique whitish Junule with triangular blackish patch before it in cell and triangular spot beyond it; postmedial line double filled in with whitish, oblique MONODES. 467 and very minutely waved from costa to vein 5, then bent inwards to lower extremity of reniform and oblique to inner margin near tornus ; subterminal line absent; a slight whitish line at base of cilia. Hind wing pure white; the underside with the costal area and terminal area to vein 2 irrorated with brown, a black discoidal Fig. 136.—Monodes nucicolora, G. 3. point, punctiform postmedial line from costa to vein 2 with small black spots below costa and at discal fold, aud black points on apical half of termen. Hab. US.A., Florida (Doubleday), 1 3, 2 9, type and type unisignata, Knterprise, 2 ¢, 3 9, Texas, 1 ¢ type clara; Banamas, Andros (Bonhote), 1 ¢, 1 Q: Jamaica, Constant Springs (Walsingham), 2 8, Castleton (Aaye), 29; Brazit, Bahia (Meade- Waldo), 1 3; Perv, Trujillo. Hvp. 22-28 millim. 4166. Monodes subrubens. (Plate CX XXIV. fig. 8.) Miana subrubens, Guen. Noct. i. p. 219 (1852). Head and thorax pale red-brown mixed with some fuscous; sides of palpi and frons blackish; pectus and legs bright rufous; abdomen ereyish suffused with rufous. Fore wing greyish suffused and irrorated with brown, the costal area pale rufous, the veins irro- rated with white and black, a triangular brown patch on medial area with its apex in end of cell, below the cell bounded by the ante- and postmedial lines; subbasal line very indistinct, double, bent outwards at median nervure and ending at vein 1; antemedial line double, oblique from costa to median nervure, then inwardly oblique; orbicular and reniform absent; postmedial line black defined by whitish on outer side except towards costa, oblique from costa to. vein 5, then bent inwards to lower angle of cell and outwardly oblique to inner margin ; subterminal line defined by dark suffusion on inner side, slightly angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a series of minute white points at extremities of the veins; a fine white line at base of cilia. Hind wing white faintly tinged with brown, the inner margin clothed with fiery-red hair in the male; a fine dark terminal line on apical half; cilia mixed with brown at tips towards apex. Underside of fore wing with the base and costal area clothed with fiery-red hair in male; hind wing with the base, costal and inner areas clothed 24H 2 468 NOCTUID.N. with fiery-red hair in male, the costal and termiual areas irrorated with brown, a black discoidal spot and slight postmedial line from costa to vein 4. Hab. Brazin; Paraguay, Sapucay (Foster), 3 ¢, 10 9; Purv, Trujillo, vp. 24-26 millim. J. Underside of hind wing in male clothed with rough scales. *4167. Monodes punctula. Semiophora punctula, Schaus, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxx. p. 103 (1906). 6. Head, thorax, and abdomen red-brown. Fore wing ‘red- brown with a faint greyish tinge and slight dark irroration ; subbasal line indistinct, double, waved, from costa to submedian fold, with dark point beyond it above vein 1; antemedial line indistinct, double from costa to median nervure and with black point before it on vein 1, oblique, waved ; orbicular and reniform slightly defined by black, and with slight whitish annuli, the former with fuscous centre, elliptical, the latter with its lower part filled in with fuscous; an indistinct, rather diffused waved medial line ; Fig. 137.—Monodes punctula, 3. +. postmedial line bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate and with double series of black points beyond it on the veins, incurved below vein 4; an indistinct pale subterminal line slightly defined by fuscous on inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle ; a slight dark terminal line and fine whitish line at base of cilia. Hind wing dark reddish brown, the cilia whitish with brown line through them; the underside brown irrorated with grey, a dark discoidal lunule and rather diffused waved postmedial line. Hab. Brazit, Castro Parafia in Coll. D. Jones. wp. 24 millim. g- Male without secondary sexual characters. a, Fore wing with the orbicular oblique and confluent with lower part of reniform. a’, Fore wing with ochreous costal fascia and apical mark. a’. Fore wing without dark mark on costal fascia before the apical mark. a‘, Fore wing with the reniform with white anmnliuskd etme dabya blackeseneseeeeerssteeeeeeetes conjugata. 4. Fore wing with the reniform almost obsolete . fissistigma. MONODES. #3, Fore wing with dark mark on costal fascia betoxenthierajoicall amar kareee ees eeee ee eee Reese eceeee 62. Fore wing with the costal fascia grey, the apical TUE OCC ONIS pan tnadicone oeaduioconacosaucnoueeTeaoe. use 6, Fore wing with the orbicular not confluent with lower part of reniform, a*, Fore wing with wedge-shaped black patch below end of cell and vein 4 to termen...............2-206- 62. Fore wing without wedge shaped black patch below end of cell and vein 4. a’, Fore wing with black-brown fascia from middle Of cellitoalpexn cqisesadsdasececnees ea neers 6%. Fore wing without black-brown fascia from middle of cell to apex. a‘, Fore wing with dark streaks in interspaces of Lerminaleare arent ices seaseasceeeech aeesoe case . Fore wing without dark streaks in interspaces of terminal area. a°®. Kore wing with pale costal fascial a’, Kore wing with the reniform represented by a slight blackish mark at lower angle of Celi earcmiu teenie daccne ts ude datceeonintna ken eaeee ames 08. Fore wing with the reniform lunulate. a’, Fore wing with small white spot above wade OF TEM IL soaccoopsovssaneseap0000G000¢ o7, Kore wing without white spot above middle of vein I. a, Fore wing with oblique pale mark from apex. @, Kore wing with the postmedial line not defined by white suffusion on outer side. a0, Hind wing without dark line through the cilia from apex to vein 2 ......... 610. Wind wing with dark line through the cilia from apex to vein 2............... 6’. Fore wing with the postmedial line defined by white suffusion on outer side. a0, Fore wing with the costal area ochreous Sw lanibeMasacieanicuaskes sodanessdesepiessins 610, Kore wing with the costal area ochreous tinged wathy fous) | ceeed-eecsereee sin 68. Fore wing without oblique pale mark LEOMPA POR: E ented ee etice sacsite eelsaseiee tesicere 0®. Fore wing without pale costal fascia. a®. Fore wing with oblique pale mark from apex. ai, Fore wing with the orbicular not filled in with white. a. Kore wing with blackish marks before and beyond reniform. a®. Fore wing with the apical mark yellow (ove THIN IMO cacccoconoaasee00canose 9, Fore wing with the apical mark pale brownish. a0, Fore wing purplish fusecus ............ 6, Kore wing grey suffused with brown. @1, Fore wing with the terminal area CVACOOFOWS soonansasoooeoroacposqgn9a000¢ albiviata. trifissa, plectilis. atrisecta. enterstriata. rubrisecta. costag na. TUONY MA. agrotina. proleuca. subobliquz. Jalapensts. versicolor. chalcedoivia. Sestivoides, ATO NCCIUID&. H.. Fore wing with the terminal area suffused with black except at APOK detenassepee nec coeec urea buddsese crime 68, Hore wing without blackish marks before and beyond reniform. a), Fore wing with the ground-colour red- brown. a, Fore wing with the apical area not fuscous. wv, Fore wing with the postmedial line oblique from below costa to inner WU PAM gardesgassnngsaadoooobsesssonood oot HM, Fore wing with the postmedial line excuryed from below costa to vein 5. a'?, Fore wing with the reniform oblique 4. Fore wing with the reniform erect . 60, Fore wing with the apical area fus- COUSHEA Nat OORT tier GAME a cantata ECan 69. Fore wing with the ground - colour greyish. a0, Fore wing with the terminal half ISINGIIRORM, Gacoooace0n -cosncocoadonds0nee 610. Fore wing with the terminal half PURO US Ear Aa Seen EERE AEE ele eee cl0, Hore wing with blackish patches on terminal area above and below nT Geller, cue siisaik sek sctcekiye nae Nass ceseal d'©, Fore wing with black patches beyond pestmedial line on costa and at Tine (Glas aadooauebddoudachnoncedannoacceasoddae 7, Fore wing with the orbicular filled in with white. a8, Kure wing with the orbicular round ...... b8, Fore wing with the orbicular rather triangular. a. Fore wing with the reniform not angled inwards on median nervure ............ 69, Fore wing with the reniform angled inwards on median nervure. ............ ce’. Fore wing with the orbicular represented by an oblique rufous striga .................. d’, Fore wing with the orbicular absent. a8. Fore wing with the reniform oblique. a’, Fore wing wholly suffused with brown . 69. Fore wing mostly white. a0, Kore wing with the basal area brown and blacks ccee iy. te acceamebace see aesene 610, Fore wing with the basal area white. . 8. Fore wing with the reniform erect. a®. Fore wing with black spot in lower extremity of cell before the reniform... 69. Fore wing without black spot in lower extremity of cell before the reniform. a0, Fore wing red-brown, the inner and postmedial areas whitish ............... 610, Fore wing violaceous grey, the basal costal area and medial and terminal areas except towards inner margin tingeduwithyolivelescescetcessssseee eee c EXESA, obliquirent. ensind. polysticta. apicalis, pallescens. hemipolia. pheopera. niveiplaga. leucomela. masterd. marmorata. semirufa. repanda. basistigma. hemileuca. venustula. pheoplaga. chlerozona. MONODES. 6°. Fore wing without oblique pale mark from apex. a. Fore wing without ante- and postmedial wedge - shaped black patches from costa. a, Fore wing without medial wedge-shaped black patch from costa. a. Fore wing with the orbicular pure white. a’. Fore wing with the orbicular an oblique BINS STE BUS aocuiataneosascobounaaceodeeues 60. Fore wing with the orbicular narrow, oblique elliptical. all, Wore wing with the reniform oblique. O'. Fore wing with the reniform erect. a2, Hore wing with some pink suffusion Oin WHEL BIA, coscooossoosssoo00sa0eae 62. Fore wing without pink suffusion on medial area. a3, Kore wing red-brown ............... 613, Fore wing ochreous white suffused in parts with brown ............... e. Fore wing with the orbicular a small . round point or spot. a1, Fore wing with the cell filled in with black on medial area .................. 6, Kere wing with the cell not filled in with black on medial area. a. Fore wing tinged with olive. a3, Wore wing with the reniform not constricted at middle ............... 613, Fore wing with the reniform con- Stiictedtatimiddley sssssce-assseeee b)2. Fore wing red-brown. a}3, Fore wing with the reniform lunu- NaLO pee tense scat is. dncneenaneg ance 613, Kore wing with the reniform bar- Shia pediayeeratemnandceieaaaseua: nase Gir Horenwmimey bluishierey, i.e. sscdseee: 69. Fore wing with the orbicular yellowish white. a0, Kore wing with the reniform yellowish white, round .............-. amecee see does b'°. Kore wing with the reniform greyish. aul, Kore wing with the reniform erect, IIWNUTIERKE" Sans6ageeeodocadsooD *o aosooababeo 6, Fore wing with the reniform oblique Cilio tically seme cca en oemen unui e°. Fore wing with the orbicular orange- WElllOn sadccadnecdnar Momece icc Teme He aueerom sia) d*, Fore wing with brownish centre to orbicular. a0, Kore wing with oblique white streak on medial area below the cell, repre- senting upper edge of clayiform 6. Fore wing without oblique white streak on medial area below the cell. a1. Fore wing with white streak on median nervure on mediul area...... 47 bertha. SANCLANNA. rubripicta. leucostigima. algama. pulchra. orbiculata. chionopis. thoracica, castrensis. cenicienta. stelligera. mesomela. cadema. flaviorbis. callopistrica. acaste. 1 472 NOCIUID®. bu, Fore wing without white streak on median neryure on medial area. «@2, Fore wing with the medial area white below submedian fold ...... }12, Fore wing with the medial area not white below submedian fold. al3, Fore wing with the veins not streaked with white. a4, Fore wing without blackish eee on maediall area in submedian fold. a5, Fore wing without black patch etmccnl orbicular and _ reni- form. a6, Kore wing with two white points at upper extremity of THADVUKOIIND gooosaconbca99eHaGOsOSaR000 16, Fore wing without white points at upper extremity of reni- form. a”, Hind wing entircly suffused with brown. a8, Kore wing red-brown ......... v8. Kore wing grey-brown suf- fused with fuscous............ c}8, Fore wing grey tinged with DUNAOIUISIN sonscanacossson0beqs006 )7, Hind wing white, the terminal area suffused with brown. w8, Fore wing with the post- medial line dentate ......... b'8, Fore wing with the post- medial line not dentate. «9. Fore wing reddish brown. «0, Fore wing with the ante- medial line oblique WIM ONS NOW sacaconsescaseH000 $9, Fore wing with the ante- medial line oblique to median nervure, then erect. a*\, Kore wing with the post- medial line incurved below vein 4............... )2, Fore wing with the post- medial line inecurved belowsveiniGyeanceeeeeeee b19, Fore wing violaceous white suffused with reddish |nyROh Hale! Seananangosuadcedoneodan ds, Fore wing with black patch between orbicular and reni- HOVIMA Leiter tee ncoeeeeee emer n eee p14, Fore wing with blackish streak on medial area in submedian fold . $13, Fore wing with the veins streaked WVllal WINES) ) I D) ~ ro A84 NOCTUID#, Head and thorax ochreous suffused with rufous and mixed with dark brown; palpi with black patch at sides of 2nd joint ; frons black at sides; tegule with slight dark medial line; tarsi black ringed with whitish; abdomen greyish ochreous irrorated with fuscous brown. Fore wing ochreous suffused with rufous and irrorated with dark brown, a darker shade in and below cell from antemedial line to termen below apex and vein 2, the veins slightly streaked with black; subbasal line double, waved, oblique, from costa to vein 1 and with patch of black scales below vein 1 ; ante- medial line double, waved, oblique, angled outwards below costa and above inner margin; claviform narrow and elongate, defined by black; orbicular and reniform small, defined by black and with dark centres, the former round, the latter constricted at middle, with a black streak in discal fold and small spot beyond it; a curved waved medial line; postmedial line double at costa, bent outwards below costa, then erect, minutely waved and produced to slight black and white streaks on the veins, some ochreous points beyond it on costa; subterminal line ochreous, arising from an irregular ochreous apical patch, excurved below vein 7, excurved and dentate at middle and bent outwards to tornus; a terminal series of black strie; cilia fuscous. Hind wing reddish brown; cilia whitish with a dark line through them; the underside white irrorated with brown, the terminal area suffused with brown from apex to vein 2,a blackish discoidal spot and curved postmedial line. Hab. U.S.A., Florida (Doubleday), 2 6, 2 Q type and type floridana, Enterprise, 2 9. Hup. 30-384 millim. 4186. Monodes obliquirena, n. sp. (Plate CX XXIV. fig. 25.) Head and thorax ochreous suffused with rufous; palpi black, whitish towards tips; frons whitish; tarsi fuscous ringed with white ; abdomen grey-brown. Fore wing ochreous suffused with rufous especially on medial area to submedian fold, the terminal area suffused with fuscous except towards apex and tornus ; some blackish suffusion on base of inner margin; subbasal line double, rufous filled in with ochreous, waved, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line double filled in with yellow, oblique, waved, strongly incurved at vein 1; claviform defined by black, narrowing to a point at base; orbicular and reniform with rufous centres and slight yellowish annuli defined by black, the former small, round, the latter an oblique lunule; a brown medial line incurved from costa to upper edge of reniform, then sinuous; postmedial line double filled in with yellow, slightly bent outwards below costa, then incurved, minutely waved and with short black streaks beyond it on the veins with white points on them, some ochreous points beyond it on costa; an apical ochreous patch with the subterminal line arising from it formed of small ochreous spots angled outwards between veins 4, 3 and bent outwards to tornus; a terminal series of minute black lunules defined on inner side by slight ochreous MONODES. 485 lunules; a series of ochreous points at base of cilia. Hind wing ochreous white, the veins, costal and terminal areas suffused with reddish brown; cilia ochreous white with a brown line through them; the underside whitish, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown, a small black discoidal lunule, traces of a postmedial line with black points on the veins and terminal series of small black lunules. Hab. Panama, La Chorrera (Dolby-Tyler), 1 2; Sr. Vincent (7. H. Smith), 1 3, 3 Q type; Paraguay; Argentina, Tucuman. Hep. 22-28 millim. *4187. Monodes ensina. (Plate CXXXIV. fig. 26.) Oligia ensina, Barnes, Can. Ent. xxxix. p. 12 (1907). Head and base of tegule black-brown, the rest of thorax red- brown; abdomen grey-brown. Fore wing red-brown ; subbasal line double filled in with grey, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line double, excurved below the cell, minutely waved, a quadrate blackish patch before it on costal area; orbicular and reniform small with dark centres and pale annuli defined by black, the former round, the latter oblique, constricted at middle and more or less angled inwards on median nervure, a dark streak from it to postmedial line ; medial shade represented by a dark mark on costa and irregular line from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line double filled in with grey, slightly bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, excurved to vein 4, then oblique ; postmedial area darker, with black streaks below costa and above vein 4; subterminal line formed by a series of pale marks in the interspaces, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; the veins of terminal area with dark streaks ; a faint dark terminal line; cilia somewhat paler at base. Hind wing whitish suffused with fuscous especially towards termen; a dark discoidal point; cilia pale with a dark line through them; the underside with the costal and terminal areas tinged with yellowish, a dark discoidal point and sinuous postmedial line. Hab. U.S.A., Arizona, Huachuca Mts. Evp. 30 millim. This species is unknown to me; figured from a drawing from type in Coll. Barnes. *4188. Monodes polysticta. (Plate CXXXLIV. fig. 27.) Monodes polysticta, D. Jones, Trans, Ent. Soc. 1908, p. 161. Q@. Head and thorax fuscous black mixed with some white; legs pale brown, the tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen pale brown suffused with fuscous. Fore wing pale rufous, the terminal area suffused with deep rufous ; a blackish mark at base of inner margin; subbasal line represented by two widely separated black striz from costa and a point below cell; antemedial line indistinct, double, oblique, waved, with two black points before it on median nervure and vein 1; claviform slightly defined by black and white 486 NOCTUID. at extremity; orbicular with pale brownish centre and white annulus defined by black, irregularly rounded and produced on outer side; reniform slightly defined by blackish, with white annulus to upper part and black in lower, twice slightly constricted at middle; a slight waved medial line, oblique from costa to sub- costal neryure; postmedial line represented by black points towards costa, then punctiform, with two series of black points beyond it, bent outwards below costa and incurved below vein 5; traces of a ‘dark subterminal line slightly excurved below costa; a whitish mark on costa before apex; cilia dark brown. Hind wing fuscous brown, the cilia white with dark line near base; the underside whitish irrorated with fuscous, the costal half suffused with rufous, a black discoidal spot and curved crenulate postmedial line, Hab. Brazit, Sav Paulo, type t in Coll. D. Jones. Lap. 26 millim. ‘ 4189. Monodes apicalis. (Plate CXXXIV. fig. 28.) Oligia apicalis, Schaus, J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. vi. p. 113 (1898). Head and thorax pale rufous irrorated with a few deep rufous scales; palpi deep rufous ; tarsi fuscous with pale rings; abdomen palerufous. Fore wing pals rafous slightly irrorated with blackish, a triangular fuscous- brown patch on terminal area from costa near apex to tornus and with its apex curved up to upper angle of cell, the area above it pale brown and with a pale rufous apical spot on it; an indistinct dark waved subbasal line from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line very indistinct, oblique, waved ; claviform represented by a black point at its extremity ; orbicular slightly defined by brown, round; reniform absent; postmedial line in- distinct, double, oblique at costa, then minutely waved and produced to black points at the veins, shghtly incurved below vein 4, some pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal line represented by slight pale rufous marks defined on inner side by slight dentate black marks, angled outwards at vein 7, excurved at middle and bent outwards to tornus ; a terminal series of white points at the veins and a fine white line at base of cilia. Hind wing rufous, the cilia with fine white line at base; the underside pale rufous irrorated and suffused with red-brown, a dark discoidal lunule and indistinct crenulate postmedial line. Hab. Venezugeta, Aroa, 1 3 ; Braztt, Castro Parana (D. Jones), WO, JD. SG B25 D BO “initia. 4190. Monodes pallescens, n. sp. (Plate CXXXIV. fig. 29.) Q. Head and tegule dark red-brown; thorax ochreous white with some dark brown on base of patagia and prothorax and a large patch on metathorax; pectus and legs red-brown, the tarsi with pale rings ; abdomen dark greyish brown. Fore wing greyish white slightly irrorated with rufous extending on costa to medial MONODES. 487 line and below the cell to postmedial line, the terminal area red- brown suffused with fuscous; a red-brown patch on costa before the antemedial line, another irregular patch from cell to inner margin with diffused black mark on inner margin, and an oblique streak from submedian fold near base to subcostal nervure at antemedial line, which is very indistinct, double, waved, oblique from costa to submedian fold; claviform very faintly defined by brown at extremity; orbicular small, round, whitish defined by brown and with dark point in centre; reniform small with blackish centre and slight pale annulus defined by brown; a brown medial line, oblique trom costa to median neryure, then indistinct and inwardly oblique; postmedial line indistinct, black, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate and produced to white points on the veins, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some pale points beyond it on costa; an apical ochreous patch with black suffusion before it, the indistinct pale waved subterminal line arising from it, angled inwards in discal fold and with black streak beyond it, then with some black points on outer side; a terminal series of black strize; cilia rufous and black with fine pale line at base. Hind wing red-brown, the cilia with a fine pale line at base; the underside brown irrorated with grey, a dark discoidal lunule, diffused waved postmedial line, and diffused subterminal band. Hab, Vunuzunta, 1 @ type. Hap. 28 millim. 4191. Monodes hemipolia. (Plate CXXXIV. fig. 30.) Monodes hemipolia, Druce, A. M. N. H. (8) i. p. 299 (1908), 3d. Head and thorax grey-white mixed with rufous; palpi brown at sides except at tips; antenne brown; tegule and meta- thoracie crest tipped with brown ; tarsi fuscous ringed with whitish ; abdomen grey dorsally suffused with brown. Fore wing with the basal halt grey-white, the terminal half rufous; subbasal line double, the inner line brown, the outer rufous, waved, from costa to vein 1; antemedial line double, rufous with blackish points at costa, minutely waved; orbicular hardly traceabie, faintly defined vy rufous and with slight brown centre, round; reniform an oblique black-brown lunule with faint grey annulus; medial line diffused, brown and oblique from costa to reniform, slight and incurved from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line whitish, bent outwards below costa, slightly incurved at discal fold, incurved below vein 4, some whitish points with slight black streaks between them beyond it on costa on a diffused whitish patch ; subterminal line grey-white, slightly excurved at middle ; a terminal series of black-brown points slightly defined by grey. Hind wing fuscous brown, the costal area whitish to beyond middle; a blackish discoidal bar; cilia whitish with a dark line near base; the underside grey, the basal half suffused with brown, the terminal haif irrorated with brown, a black discoidal spot, 488 NOCTUID 28. curved minutely waved postmedial line, and terminal series of points from apex to vein 2. Hab. S.E. Perv, 8S. Domingo (Ockenden), type 7 d in Coll. Druce, Oconeque, 1 Q. wp. 26 millun. 4192. Monodes pheopera, n. sp. (Plate CXXXIV. fig. 31.) g. Head and thorax ochreous mixed with red-brown; palpi black except at tips; tegule with black line near tips ; tarsi black ringed with white ; abdomen ochreous irrorated with black. Fore wing greyish ochreous with slight dark irroration, the medial area suffused with black from costa to below cell, the terminal area suffused with black except towards apex and tornus, the veins with slight dark streaks ; subbasal line double, the outer line indistinct, waved, extending to inner margin where there is a black mark beyond it; antemedial line indistinctly double, angled outwards below costa, then waved; claviform moderate, defined by black ; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former with blackish centre, round, the latter narrow, oblique elliptical, its centre slightly tinged with brown; a sinuous medial line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line bent outwards below costa, then rather oblique, sinuous, with short black streaks beyond it on the veins, some slight dark marks beyond it on costa; sub- terminal line hardly traceable, pale, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of black points defined by slight pale lunules ; cilia ochreous and fuscous, Hind wing ochreous white tinged with brown, the veins and terminal area suffused with brown; cilia whitish, with a brown line through them ; the under- side white, the costal and terminal areas sparsely irrorated with brown, a small black discoidal spot, indistinct minutely crenulate postmedial line with some black points on the veins and terminal series of black points. Hab. Vunezveta, Aroa, 1 3 type, Hap. 28 millim. 4193. Monodes niveiplaga. (Plate CAXXIV. fig. 32.) Oligia niveiplaga, Schaus, J. N.Y. Ent. Soe. vi. p. 112 (1898). @. Head and thorax tinged with rufous; palpi black at sides; frous with lateral black bars; patagia and dorsum of thorax with blackish patches; pectus and legs black-brown, the tarsi ringed with white; abdomen ochreous’ dorsally suffused with brown, ventrally irrorated with black, the dorsal crest black at tip. Fore wing greyish ochreous, slightly tinged with rufous and irrorated with black, the veins with blackish streaks ; subbasal line repre- sented by an oblique black striga from costa and slight curved mark from cell; a slight black streak on inner margin near base followed by a large whitish patch irrorated with black before the antemedial line, which is double filled in with white, oblique, waved ; clavi- form slightly defined by black above at extremity ; orbicular and MONODES. 489 reniform ochreous defined by black, the former round, the latter elliptical, its lower part filled in with black; a strong obliquely curved sinuous black medial line ; postmedial line black defined by white on outer side, strongly bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some black points on its outer edge on the veins, blackish patches beyond it below costa and at middle and some white points on costa; subterminal line whitish, hardly traceable, slightly defined on inner side by fuscous on inner half, excurved below vein 7 and at middle and bent outwards to tornus, with black streaks from it to termen on veins 4, 3, 2; cilia pale rufous, with series of small black spots. Hind wing white, the veins of terminal area blackish, the termen suffused with black, narrowing to tornus; a discoidal point; cilia pale rufous, with series of small biackish spots; the underside with the costal area and terminal area to vein 4 irrorated with black, blackish marks at middle of costa and on terminal area at apex and discal fold, a small black discoidal spot and slight curved postmedial line except on inner area with minute black streaks on the veins. Hab, Vunuzueca, Aroa, 1 2. Hap. 28 millim. *4194, Monodes leucomela. (Plate CXXXV. fig. 1.) Monodes leucomela, Dogn. Ann. Soe. Ent. Belg. li. p. 236 (1907). 2. Head and thorax white mixed with blackish; palpi black with white rings at extremities of 2nd and 8rd joints; tegule blackish with white tips; pectus and legs blackish mixed with some white, the tarsi ringed with white; abdomen white tinged with brown, the ventral surface black irrorated with white. Fore wing white; the basal area blackish from costa to submedian fold, with subbasal black point below costa and bounded by the ante- medial black line, which is strongly angled inwards in submedian fold, then excurved and defined by fuscous on inner side, ending at vein 1; orbicular small, round, incompletely defined by black and with blackish patch above it on costa ; reniform defined by blackish at sides, oblique bar-shaped, angled inwards on median nervure ; a shght medial shade from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line black, slightly excurved round the reniform and touching its upper and lower extremities, then waved; postmedial area almost entirely suffused with black with some white points on costa; subterminal line black, excurved below vein 7 and at middle, then incurved ; some fuscous suffusion on terminal area at discal and submedian folds ; a terminal series of black striz ; cilia white with a series of black spots. Hind wing whitish suffused with fuscous, especially on terminal area; cilia white mixed with some fuscous; the underside white, the costal and terminal areas suffused and irrorated with fuscous, a diffused oblique dark medial band, discoidal blackish spot, and diffused curved postmedial line, Hab, Argentina, Tucuman, type fT Q in Coll. Dognin. Exp. 26 millim. 490 NOCTUID ©. *4195. Monodes mastera. (Plate CXXXYV. fig. 2. Microcelia mastera, Schaus, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxx. p. 151 (1904). ¢. Head and thorax whitish tinged with brown and mixed with black, the vertex of head pure white; frons with black band; pectus and legs whitish tinged with red-brown, the tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen whitish tinged with rufous and irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing white largely suffused with olive-green and purplish grey, especially on medial area except outer part of costal area; subbasal line black defined by white on outer side, double at costa, waved, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line blackish defined by white on inner side, double at costa, oblique, sinuous; claviform whitish slightly defined by black at extremity; orbicular and reniform whitish, the former defined by black at sides, rather triangular and with whitish patch above it on costa, the latter defined by black except above and slightly angled inwards on median nervure; an indistinct waved blackish line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line black defined by white on outer side, double towards costa, bent outwards below costa, angled inwards at discal fold, incurved below vein 4 and slightly excurved at vein 1, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line white with blackish patch before it on costa, excurved below vein 7 and at middle, some brownish suffusion beyond it except at apex and a triangular brown patch at discal fold ; a terminal series of small black lunules ; cilia whitish mixed with brown and with brown Jine through them. Hind wing whitish suffused with brown; a slight dis- coidal point, traces of a postmedial line, and terminal series of points ; cilia white with a dark line through them ; the underside white tinged with red-brown and irrorated with dark brown, a brown discoidal spot, waved postmedial line, and terminal series of strie. Hab. Braziz, Castro Parana (D. Jones), type + ¢ in U.S: Nat. Mus. xp. 30 millim. 4196. Monodes marmorata. (Plate CXXXV. fig. 3.) Miana marmorata, Schaus, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxi. p. 224 (1894). $. Head and thorax white tinged with pale olive-brown ; palpi with the 2nd joint brownish at sides ; tarsi brown ringed with pale olive; abdomen reddish brown, the basal segment and ventral surface whitish. Fore wing ochreous white slightly irrorated with brown, the medial area below the cell suffused with olive-yellow, the postmedial and terminal areas suffused with red-brown leaving some yellow at tornus; subbasal line represented by black-brown spots below costa and cell; antemedial line biack-brown defined on inner side by whitish, oblique, dentate ; claviform represented by an oblique white bar on upper edge of extremity and a dark point at extremity; orbicular white, oblique oblong; reniform white MONODES. 49] with olive-yellow centre, oblique oblong, angled inwards on median nervure, some dark brown before and beyond orbicular and beyond the reniform; postmedial line black slightly defined by white on outer side, strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, excurved to vein 5, then oblique, some purplish-white suffusion beyond it between veins 4 and 2 and some white points on costa; subterminal line very indistinct, pale, defined on inner side by faint somewhat dentate black marks, angled outwards at vein 7 where it is met by an oblique white bar from apex, excurved at middle and angled inwards at discal and submedian folds; a terminal series of small black lunules; cilia yellowish white mixed with red-brown. Hind wing reddish brown, the cilia paler; the underside whitish, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown, a biack discoidal spot, crenulate postmedial line, and terminal series of lunules, Hab. Costa Rica, Candelaria Mts. (Underwood), 1 9, Godman- Salvin Coll.; Braziz, Castro Paraiia. Zwp. 30 millim. *4197. Monodes semirufa. (Plate CXXXV. fig. 4.) Monodes semirufa, Druce, A. M. N. H. (8) i. p. 299 (1908). 2. Head and thorax rufous, the head and tegule with blackish mixed; palpi fuscous; antenne black; peectus and legs fuscous, ihe tarsi black ringed with whitish ; abdomen rufous suffused with brown. Fore wing with the basal half rufous, the terminal half brown, suffused with white basally ; subbasal line represented by a few black scales below costa; antemedial line brown, waved, defined on inner side by whitish sowrantls Inner margin en a pateh of ' brown suffusion before it; orbicular represented by an oblique rufous striga defined by brown on its outer edge; reniform narrow, faintly defined by white, with a yellowish-rufous spot beyond it; postmedial line indistinctly double, brown filled in with white, bent outwards below costa, incurved below vein 4 and excurved below submedian fold; a yellow streak beyond it in discal feld to the oblique diffused white fascia from apex ; subterminal line absent ; a terminal black line defined by yellowish marks on inner side and with white points at the veins. iiind wing whitish suffused with brown ; the underside whitish irrorated with red-brown, a brown discoidal spot and sinuous postmedial line. Hab. 8.%. Paru, 8. Domingo (Ockenden), type 7 Q in Coll. Druce. Exp. 22 millim. 4198. Monodes repanda. (Plate CXXXYV. fig. 5.) Photedes repanda, Schaus, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxx. p. 157 (1904). 2. Head, tegule, and prothorax yellow, thorax red-brown ; sides of palpi and frors black; tarsi with slight pale rings ; abdomen grey suffused with brown, the dorsal crest black at tips. A929 NOCLUID As. Fore wing whitish suffased with brown and irrorated with fuscous, the inner area yellowish white tinged with rufous to the postmedial line, the veins of terminal area streaked with black; a blackish patch on inner area before the antemedial line, which is very indistinct, oblique from costa to submedian fold, then inwardly oblique; claviform minute, yellow defined by brown; orbicular absent; reniform a narrow oblique lunule defined by brown; a slight dark spot on middle of inner margin ; a very indistinct dark medial line, diffused from costa to the reniform, and waved from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line blackish filled in with whitish, excurved from below costa to vein 4, then incurved and again excurved below submedian fold, some whitish points beyond it on costa; an oblique whitish patch from apex, with the rather diffused oblique blackish subterminal line arising from it ; anotner rather diffused blackish line before termen with slight yellowish spots beyond it; a terminal series of black points ; cilia blackish and grey with a fine white line at base. Hind winy white, the termen tinged with brown except towards tornus; cilia white, brown at tips towards apex; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a small black discoidal spot, indistinct post- medial line with minute black streaks on the veins and terminal series of small black spots. Hab. Muxico, Orizaba (Schaus), 1 2. Hp. 20 millim. 4199. Monodes basistigma. (Plate CXXXYV. fig. 6.) Erastria basistigma, W1k. xv. 1762 (1858). g. Head and base of tegule pale fulvous; sides of palpi and frons with some black; tegule with black medial line and white tips; thorax white mixed with brown and black ; pectus and legs pale fulvous, fore tibiz black, the tarsi black ringed with white ; abdomen whitish suffused with brown. Fore wing white tinged with pale brown; the basal area suffused with brown and black, bounded by a curved black line retracted to inner margin; sub- basal line black defined by white on inner side, strongly angled inwards in cell and retracted to vein 1 ; antemedial line pale brown, double, waved, oblique, with black points at costa and inner margin ; claviform and orbicular absent; reniform white defined by black except above and with waved brown line in middle, a narrow oblique lunule with irregular outline; medial line double, irregularly waved, oblique, angled inwards on median neryure, the medial area beyond it suffused with brown ; postmedial line double tilled in with white, the inner line black, the outer brown, with small black spot at costa, slightly bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, with small black spot before it beyond the reniform and semicircular brown patch beyond it on costa with white points at costa; subterminal line white, slightly defined by brown on inner side and by a black MONODES. 493 bar towards inner margin, minutely waved, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of small black lunules ; cilia black- brown, white at apex and middle. Hind wing whitish suffused with brown, the terminal area darker; cilia white; the underside white, the costal area and terminal area to vein 2 rufous slightly irrorated with black, a black discoidal point with faint dark bar above it from costa, a crenulate postmedial line from costa to vein 5 with black points at the veins, Hab. Jamaica, 1 g type, Newcastle, 1 ¢. Hap. 24 millim. *4200. Monodes hemileuca. (Plate CXXXV. fig. 7.) Monodes hemileuca, D. Jones, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1908, p. 160. @. Head and thorax white faintly tinged with yellow; palpi and antennz rufous ; pectus, legs, and abdomen white tinged with rufous. Fore wing white slightly irrorated with pale rufous, the terminal half suffused with rufous, its inner edge running obliquely from middle of costa to inner margin at postmedial line; very in- distinct, irregularly waved, oblique antemedial and medial rufous lines ; orbicular absent ; reniform oblique, white, rather constricted at middle, with some dark brown scales on its inner edge and diffused dark streak from it to postmedial line, which is red-brown defined by white on outer side, oblique from costa to upper edge of reniform, then strongly angled outwards in discal fold, incurved to lower edge of reniform and again excurved; a diffused red-brown subterminal line excurved below vein 7 and at middle, with a round white patch beyond it at apex defined by red-brown on outer side ; cilia pure white at base. Hind wing whitish suffused with reddish brown, a slight brown discoidal bar; cilia white with a slight brown line through them; the underside white irrorated with brown, the costal area tinged with rufous, a small discoidal spot and curved minutely waved postmedial line with brownish marks beyond it at discal and submedian folds. Hab. Braztt, Sao Paulo, type 7 in Coll. D. Jones. Exp. 24 millim. 4201. Monodes venustula. Noctua venustula, Hibn. Beitr. ii. 3, p. 78, pl. 4. f. 2 (1790); id. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 294; Dup. Lép. Fr., Suppl. iii. p. 565, pl. 47. f. 5; Steph. Ill. Brit. Ent., Haust. iii. p. 118; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 230. Pyralis hybnerana, Fabr. Ent. Syst. iii. 2, p. 2247 (1793). Head and tegulee rufous, the latter with slight whitish line near base and whitish tips; thorax white tinged with pink, the patagia with slight curved brown medial line, the pro- and metathoracic crests mixed with brown; pectus and legs whitish tinged with brown, the fore legs red-brown; abdomen whitish suffused with red-brown except at base. Fore wing grey-white suffused with 494 NOCTUID®. red-brown, a diffused white fascia tinged with pink from sub- terminal line near apex through the cell to base of inner margin ; subbasal line waved, from costa to vein 1, brown defined by greyish on costal area, blackish below the cell; antemedial line double except in lower part of cell, waved, brown filled in with greyish on costal area, blackish filled in with white from cell to inner margin ; claviform detined by a white and black lunule at extremity ; orbicular absent ; a semicircular blackish patch in lower extremity of cell; reniform with greyish lunule defined by brown and whitish annulus with two dark points on its outer edge; medial line red- brown, oblique from costa to reniform, below the cell waved and Hig. 138.—Monodes venustula, S$. 3. traversing an area of deeper red-brown suffusion ; postmedial line double filled in with white, oblique from costa to upper extremity of reniform, then minutely waved, excurved round the reniform, then incurved, some grey-white beyond it on costa followed by white points on a red-brown patch; subterminal line white, obso- iescent between veins 6 and 3, minutely waved, emitting short streaks towards apex, defined on inner side by black marks above and below vein 5 and angled outwards on vein 1 ; the termen grey- white defined on inner side by red-brown and with terminal series of small brownish spots ; cilia red-brown. Hind wing white tinged with red-brown, the terminal area suffused with red-brown; a faint discoidal striga and curved postmedial line; cilia white with red-brown line near base; the underside white thickly irrorated with red-brown, a red-brown discoidal spot, curved postmedial line, and terminal series of lunules. Hab. Briraty, Leech Coll.; France; Grrmany, Zeller, Frey, and Leech Colls.; Auvsrrta, Leech Coll.; Hungary; Swirzertanp; Searn, Bilbao; Rumen; 8S. Russta; ArmenTA; TRANSCAUCASIA, Grusia, Lagodechi (Mlokosewitch), 1 3,1 2 ; Prrsta; W. Srperta, Altai; E. Srsppria, Amurland, Ussuri. Hap. 20-24 millim. Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 165; Barrett, Lep. Brit. vi. p. 178, pl. 246. fa: Purplish brown ; dorsal line pale, indistinct ; a pale lateral spot on 4th somite; head brown. Food-plant: flowers of Potentilla reptans. 8. MONODES. 495 *4202. Monodes pheoplaga. (Plate CXXXYV. fig. 8.) Monodes pheoplaga, D. Jones, Trans. Ent. Soe. 1908, p. 162. 3. Head and thorax pale red-brown mixed with fuscous; palpi with some blackish at sides of 2nd joint; pectus and legs whitish tinged with brown; abdomen whitish tinged with brown, the anal tuft with pale rufous. Fore wing pale rufous irrorated and suffused with fuscous, the inner and postmedial areas whitish irrorated with rufous ; subbasal line represented by slight dark strie from costa and cell; antemedial line minutely waved, oblique from costa to median nervure, then erect and angled inwards on vein 1, a short black streak beyond it in submedian fold; two dark strive from middle of costa; postmedial line strongly bent outwards below costa, then very minutely waved, angled inwards in submedian interspace and again bent outwards, some pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal line whitish, bent outwards to apex and con- fluent with the pale postmedial area, excurved at middle, and defined by a black patch on outer side, bent outwards to tornus ; an oblique diffused blackish streak from apex ; a terminal series of black strize ; cilia pale brown. Hind wing whitish; a faint discoidal spot and carved postmedial line with the area beyond it tinged with brown from costa to vein +; a fine dark terminal line; the underside with the costal and apical areas irrorated with brown, a black discoidal spot, curved minutely waved postmedial line, and black terminal line. @. Fore wing with black-brown patch on medial area in, below, and beyond end of cell. Hab. Brazin, Castro Parana, type fT in Coll. D. Jones. Exp. 20 millim. *4203. Monodes chlorozona. (Plate CXXXV. fig. 9.) Monodes chlorozona, D. Jones, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1908, p. 161. Q@. Head and thorax grey mixed with brown ; palpi blackish ; tegulee with blackish dorsal streak; pectus and legs blackish ; abdomen grey. Fore wing pale olivaceous grey tinged with brown, the basal costal area, the medial area to submedian fold, and the terminal area to vein 2 greenish olive; subbasal line black, curved, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line black, minutely waved, oblique from costa to submedian fold and slightly angled outwards on subcostal nervure; orbicular and reniform absent; a diffused oblique black medial band from costa to submedian fold, then represented by a few black scales and bent inwards to inner margin ; postmedial line black slightly defined by white on outer side, very minutely waved, oblique, strongly and acutely angled outwards in discal fold, some slight dark streaks with white marks between them beyond it on costa; traces of a whitish subterminal line excurved below vein 7 and at middle and with slight fuscous —suffusion on its inner side, then angled inwards and oblique to 496 NOGLUID A. tornus ; a rounded white apical spot tinged with yellow-brown on lower edge; a terminal series of black striae; cilia grey. Hind wing grey suffused with fuscous; a slight dark terminal line; cilia white at base, fuscous at tips; the underside whitish irrorated with fuscous especially on costal and terminal areas, a black dis- coidal spot, diffused postmedial line, and terminal series of black strie. Hab. Braztt, Castro Paraiia, type tT in Coll. D. Jones. xp. 18 miJlim, 4204. Monodes bertha. (Plate CXXXV. fig. 10.) Eurois bertha, Schaus, J. N.Y. Ent. Soe. vi. p, 143 (1898). ©. Head and thorax clothed with dark brown mixed with pink and white scales; palpi with the extremity of 2ud joint white; frons with lateral white patches; basal joint of antenne white; tibia and tarsi ringed with white; abdomen dark brown , with whitish segmental lines. Fore wing dark brown irrorated with white, the medial area with median nervure and veins 3, 2, 1 streaked with pink; a pink point at base; subbasal line represented by slight black strize from costa and cell; antemedial line white, interrupted at the veins, oblique from costa to median nervure where it is retracted, then obliquely curved to inner margin ; clavi- form absent; orbicular represented by an oblique white striga; reniform narrow, defined by white, constricted at middle and strongly angled inwards on median nervure ; postmedial line black defined by white on outer side, slightly beyond the cell, bent out- wards below costa, then with series of black-and-white points beyond it on the veins, incurved below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line whitish defined on inner side by short black streaks, angled outwards at vein 7, inwards at discal and submedian folds, and excurved at middle; a terminal series of black striae; cilia white with black line through them and series of black spots at tips. Hind wing dark fuscous brown; cilia white with a brown line near base; the underside white irrorated with brown, an elliptical disccidal spot, rather diffused minutely waved postmedial line, and diffused terminal band. Hab. Brazit, Castro Parana (D. Jones), 1 9. EHvp. 32 millim. *4905. Monodes sanctanna. (Plate CXXXV. fig. 11.) Agrotis sanctanna, Guen. Noct. 1. p. 295 (1852). 9. Head reddish brown; thorax and abdomen clothed with grey and brown scales. Fore wing pale brown suffused with fuscous and white, especially on costal area and beyond the post- medial line; the subbasal line waved, blackish, from costa to vein 1, defined by white on outer side on costal area; the antemedial line oblique, double, waved, filled in with white on costal half; clavi- form indicated by a few dark scales; orbicular small, oblique, MONODES. 497 white defined by black; reniform constricted at middle, with brown centre and white annulus defined by black; an indistinct oblique waved medial line; the postmedial line defined by white on outer side, minutely waved, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some white points beyond it on costa on a quadrate blackish patch; the subterminal line indistinct, greyish, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle, with some dentate blackish marks before its medial part, the one above vein + extending to postmedial line; a fine dark terminal line and some dark points on cilia. Hind wing whitish, the veins and terminal area fuscous brown; cilia brown at base, grey at tips; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a small prominent discoidal spot and sinuous diffused postmedial line. Hab. Brazit, Neu Fribourg, type t 2 in Coll. Oberthiir. vp. 36 millim. 4206. Monodes rubripicta, n. sp. (Plate CXXXYV. fig. 12.) Head and thorax red-brown mixed with ochreous and blackish ; palpi black ringed with whitish at extremities of 1st and 2nd joints ; frons whitish with lateral black bars; pectus fuscous ; legs fuscous and brown, the tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen fuscous with slight pale segmental lines. Fore wing dark reddish brown mixed with ochreous and black, the medial area yellowish irrorated with brown and suffused with bright pink before the orbicular, in lower part of reniform and below the cell; subbasal line repre- sented by black spots below costa and cell, with waved yellow line on outer side; antemedial line black, defined by yellow on inner side, very oblique, waved, with more distinct black spots at costa and inner margin; claviform absent; orbicular a minute oblique elliptical white spot defined by black; reniform yellowish white, iis lower part filled in with pink, rather narrow, and with its extremities produced, some diffused black between the stigmata and beyond the reniform; postmedial line slightly defined by white on outer side and with white spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, slightly excurved to vein 4, then slightly incurved, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line represented by a series of obscure blackish marks; terminal area yellowish except at apex; a terminal series of slight blackish lunules; cilia yellow mixed with brown. Hind wing deep fuscous brown, greyish at base ; cilia white with a slight fuscous line through them; the underside bluish white, the costal and terminal areas broadly fuscous, a deep black discoidal lunule and sinuous fuscous post- medial line. Hab. Vunezunta, 1 3d type; Br. Guiana (Roberts), 1 9. Hep. 28-34 millim, VOL. VIII. Dik 498 NOCTUID ®. *4207. Monodes leucostigma. (Plate CXXXYV. fig. 13.) Monodes leucostigma, Druce, A. M. N. H. (8) i. p. 299 (1908). @. Head yellowish white; palpi, antenne and thorax red- brown; abdomen greyish suffused with brown. Fore wing red- brown with some blackish suffusion on ante- and postmedial areas; subbasal line blackish, curved, from costa to vein 1 ; antemedial line indistinct, dark, angled inwards on vein 1; orbicular white detined by some black scales, narrow, oblique; reniform with slight fuscous centre and whitish annulus, narrow, constricted at middle; postmedial line double, brown filled in with whitish, strongly bent outwards below costa, then oblique, some faint pale points beyond it on costa; a faint oblique whitish shade from apex; subterminal line only defined by the contrast between the postmedial and terminal areas, excurved at middle; cilia with a fine white line at base. Hind wing whitish tinged with red-brown, especially on terminal area; a slight discoidal lunule; cilia with a fine white line at base; the underside whitish tinged with brown, the costal half irrorated with red-brown, a brown discoidal lunule and sinuous postmedial line. . Hab, 8.E. Perv, Oconeque ees type fT 2 in Coll. Druce. Exp. 22 wmillim. 4208. Monodes algama. (Plate CXXXV. fig. 14.) Bryophila algama, Schaus, Trans. Am. Ent. Soe. xxx. p. 151 (1904). Head and thorax black mixed with white, the vertex of head, tegule, and patagia with white patches, the last and metathoracic crest with some pink scales; tibie and tarsi ringed with white ; abdomen grey tinged with brown, the ventral surface black. Fore wing ochreous white, suffused in parts with brown, especially on medial area and medial part of terminal area, the veins irrorated with black scales; the costal half of basal area black crossed by the curved ochreous subbasal line; antemedial line black defined by ochreous white on inner side and pure white towards costa, angled outwards below costa, then oblique, sinuous; orbicular white defined by black, oblique, its lower extremity acute; reni- form with red-brown and black centre and white annulus defined by black, constricted at middle and angled inwards on median nervure to near orbicular; a black patch in cell between the stigmata and a black spot beyond the reniform; a slight curved blackish medial line; postmedial line black, defined by white on outer side, very oblique from costa to vein 5, excurved to vein 4, then incurved and crossed by minute black streaks on veins 3, 2, 1, a black patch beyond it on costal area with white points on costa ; subterminal line indistinct, whitish, inwardly oblique from costa to vein 6, then sinuous and with two small black spots before it at middle; a terminal series of slight brown striew; cilia reddish brown mixed with whitish. Hind wing whitish tinged with MONODES. 499 brown, the terminal area suffused with brown, a curved brown postmedial line; cilia white with a slight brown line through them ; the underside white irrorated with brown, a small blackish discoidal spot, diffused curved postmedial line and diffused sub- terminal line expanding into a patch at costa, black, and with irregular outer edge from costa to vein 4. Hab, Braztt, Castro Parafia, S80 Paulo (D. Jones), 1 S$. Hap. 26-28 millim. 4209. Monodes pulchra. Miana pulchra, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 274, pl. 26. f. 22 (1889). ©. Head whitish mixed with brown; palpi white at extremities of 2nd and 3rd joints ; thorax pale rufous with some brown scales, the tips of patagia black ; pectus and legs brown and whitish, the tarsi with pale rings; abdomen fuscous brown, the ventral surface whitish. Fore wing whitish, mostly suffused with fulvous yellow and slightly irrorated with black; subbasal line represented by black spots below costa and cell; antemedial line black slightly defined on each side by white, oblique, waved, interrupted, angled inwards on yein 1; claviform represented by a black point at its extremity; orbicular a white point on a conical black patch extending to reniform, which is pale yellow with a slight white annulus and black point in lower part and black patch beyond it ; postmedial line black slightly defined on each side by white, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, oblique below vein 4, some white points with black strive between them beyond it on costa; subterminal line indistinct, whitish, defined on inner side by diffused black, angled outwards at vein 7 and middle and inwards in discal and submedian folds, the area beyond it whitish; a terminal series of prominent black spots; cilia whitish tinged with rufous towards apex and with series of fuscous strie. Hind wing fuscous brown ; cilia white with fuscous line through them; the underside white irrorated with brown, the terminal area broadly suffused with brown, a small black discoidal spot and minutely waved postmedial line. Hab. Guatemata, Vera Paz, Cubilguitz (Champion), 1 Q ; Panama, Chiriqui (Champion), 1 2 type, Godman-Salvin Coll. Exp. 26 millim. *4210. Monodes orbiculata. (Plate CXXXV. fig. 15.) Eurois orbiculata, Schaus, J. N.Y. Ent. Soe. vi. p. 143 (1898). g. Head and thorax olive-brown mixed with greyish; 2nd joint of palpi with some black above; frons with blackish bar; tegule with some black scales near tips; prothoracic crest black at base; tarsi banded with black; abdomen olive-brown dorsally suffused, with fuscous except at base and extremity. Fore wing 22 500 NOCTUID 4. olive-brown, slightly irrorated and in parts suffused with fuscons ; subbasal line represented by double black striz from costa and cell, filled in with whitish and defined by whitish on outer side ; ante- medial line detined by whitish on inner side, slightly angled out- wards below costa, incurved to submedian fold, then oblique, waved; orbicular pure white defined by black, small, round ; reni- form defined by blackish, with white and black bar on inner edge, small; some black suffusion in cell between the stigmata, and a diffused blackish shade from middle of costa; postmedial line defined by whitish on outer side, shghtly bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, excurved to vein 4, then oblique, some whitish points beyond it on costa; subterminal line represented by a diffused oblique whitish fascia from apex to near postmedial line, then a pale line exeurved at middle and angled inwards in sub- median fold; the terminal area with dark shade below apex; a terminal series of black strive defined by whitish on inner side; cilia with series of whitish points at base. Hind wing dark brown, the cilia with fine whitish line at base and whitish tips; the underside whitish, the costal area irrorated with brown, a large blackish discoidal lunule; postmedial line excurved and waved to vein 4, then incurved, a diffused subterminal band and black terminal line. Hab, Brazit, Castro Parana in Coll. D. Jones. vp. 53 millim, *4211. Monodes chionopis. (Plate CXXXYV. fig. 16.) Monodes chionopis, Druce, A. M. N. H. (8) i. p. 299 (1908). g. Head ochreous white; palpi fuscous at sides except at tips ; frons with fuscous spot; antennee black except basal joint ; thorax ochreous white mixed with black ; tarsi black ringed with ochreous ; abdomen ochreous mixed with fuscous, the basal crest and anal tuft tinged with rufous. Fore wing ochreous white, tinged with olive and irrorated with some black, the antemedial arca to sub- median fold and the postmedial costal area black ; subbasail line ochreous, waved, from costa to vein 1; antemedial line black, defined by white on inner side, oblique, waved; claviform defined by a slight black streak above; orbicular pure white defined by black, small, round; reniform ochreous, incompletely defined by black, its centre irrorated with black, constricted at middle: a medial black lar from costa and slight oblique line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line black, defined by whitish on outer side, oblique from costa to vein 6, then incurved, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line whitish defined on inner side by some black, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal black line with white points at the veins. Hind wing white slightly tinged with brown, the terminal area suffused with brown from apex to vein 2; a slight discoidal lunule; cilia brown towards apex with whitish line at base; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, the apical MONODES. 501 area suffused with black, a black discoidal spot and sinuous postmedial line. Hab. S.K. Peru, 8. Domingo (Ockenden), type >t S in Coll. Druce. Exp. 22 millim. *4212. Monodes thoracica. (Plate CXXXV. fig. 17.) Oligia thoracica, Schaus, J. N.Y. Ent. Soe. vi. p. 113 (1898). 3. Head rufous with slight black marks at base of antenne ; tegule tipped with white; thorax rufous mixed with white, the patagia black except towards base; pectus and legs brown mixed with greyish, the tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen ochreous suffused with brown and with tufts of long yellowish- white hair from the basal stigmata. Fore wing red-brown, the costal area to subterminal line, the cell and areas below its base and beyond and below its extremity suffused with blackish ; subbasal line represented by double striz filled in with whitish from costa, and a striga from cell; antemedial line double, filled in with whitish, oblique, waved; orbicular pure white defined by black, elliptical; reniform red-brown defined by diffused black, small; postmedial line black, defined on outer side by white towards costa, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, with black and white points beyond it on the veins and streaks below veins 7 and 5, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line indistinct, pale, slightly excurved below vein 7 and at middle and with minute dentate black mark on inner side below vein 4; some minute white points at middle of termen; cilia with an indistinct dark line through them. Hind wing white tinged with brown, the terminal area suffused with brown; a slight discoidal striga and diffused curved postmedial line; cilia whitish with a brown line near base; the underside white, the costal area irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal lunule; sinuous rather maculate postmedial line and subterminal patches below apex and at discal and submedian folds. Hab. Brazit, Sao Paulo (D. Jones), type g in U.S. Nat. Mus. Hep. 34 millim, 4213. Monodes castrensis. (Plate CXXXV. fig. 18.) Lithacodia castrensis, Schaus, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxx. p. 161 (1904). @. Head and thorax brown mixed with fuscous and grey, the upper edge of patagia and metathoracic crest blackish, the tarsi ringed with white; abdomen fuscous brown mixed with grey, the dorsal crest rufous. Fore wing pale brown irrorated with dark red-brown; a large blue-black patch on antemedial area from costa to submedian fold with a small blackish spot below it on vein 1 and a short black streak in submedian fold before the antemedial 502 NOCTUIDZ. line, which is double, minutely waved, angled inwards on vein 1; claviform represented by an oblique red-brown shade ; orbicular very small, bar-shaped, pure white defined by black; reniform oblique bar-shaped, angled slightly inwards on subcostal nervure, its centre blue-black mixed with grey and defined by grey at sides, a chocolate-brown patch before it in cell and another beyond it extending to the postmedial line ; an oblique black line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line double, except on inner area, very obliquely excurved from costa to vein 5, then inwardly oblique to vein 2 and erect to inner margin, a blue-black and greyish patch beyond it on costal area with some small white spots on costa; subterminal line very indistinct, diffused, pale, strongly defined by black suffusion on inner side towards costa and at middle, angled outwards at vein 7 and below 4, angled inwards to the postmedial line at discal fold, almost obsolete towards tornus; the veins of terminal area slightly streaked with blackish and with white points at their extremities; cilia brown with slight whitish lines at base and middle. Hind wing brown, greyish towards base; cilia with a fine white line at base; the underside whitish irrorated with brown, the terminal area suffused with brown, a black discoidal lunule, indistinet diffused oblique medial line, and diffused waved postmedial line incurved below vein 4. Hab. Brazit, Sio Paulo (D. Jones), 1 9, Castro Parana. Hap. 24 miliim. *4914, Monodes ecenicienta. (Plate CXXXYV. fig. 19.) Acronycta cenicienta, Dogn. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. xli. p. 407 (1897). ©. Head and thorax grey mixed with black; palpi blackish ; tarsi blackish with pale rings; abdomen brownish grey. Fore wing bluish grey irrorated with fuscous and suffused with fuscous brown on basai and medial areas and before the subterminal line ; the subbasal line indistinct, waved, from costa to submedian feld, defined by grey on outer side; the antemedial line oblique, double, waved, filled in with grey; orbicular a small white spot defined by blackish; reniform very indistinct, blackish, defined partially by grey; the postmedial line defined on both sides by whitish, bent outwards below costa to just beyond the renitorm, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, and with a series of blackish points on the veins beyond it; the subterminal line grey, excurved at vein 7, angled inwards in discal fold and outwards at vein 4, then incurved; a prominent series of small terminal black lunules. Hind wing greyish white, the terminal area suffused with fuscous ; cilia white; the underside white irrorated with brown on costal and terminal areas, a small black discoidal spot and curved {uscous postmedial line obsolescent towards inner margin. Hab. Ecvavor, Loja, type + @ in Coll. Dognin. Exp. 30 millim. teh) MONOPES. 50: 4215. Monodes stelligera. (Plate CXXXV. fig. 20.) Microcelia stelligera, Schaus, Trans. Am. Ent. Soe. xxi. p. 224 (1894). 2. Head and thorax dark brown mixed with white and pale yellow; palpi with white rings at extremities of joints; lower part of frons and basal joint of antennez white; tarsi dark brown ringed with white; abdomen dark brown mixed with whitish, the ventral surface yellowish. Fore wing dark brown mixed with grey-white ; subbasal line represented by small yellow spots below costa and cell with another spot beyond them in cell, the ante- medial line by small spots below costa and cell and on inner margin; orbicular and reniform round yellow spots, the former small, the latter moderate; postmedial line with small yellow spot on costa, then represented by a double series of points and spot in submedian fold, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some points beyond it on costa; subterminal line represented by small obliquely placed yellow spots on and below costa, then by a series of points and an irregular mark at tornus, the point below vein 7 nearer termen; a terminal series of points. Hind wing pale brown with a golden gloss; the underside grey- white irrorated with brown, a brown discoidal spot, rather diffused curved postmedial line, and diffused subterminal band. Hab. Brazit, Castro Parana (D. Jones), 1 2. Hap. 30 millim. *4916. Monodes mesomela. (Plate CXXXYV. fig. 21.) Monodes mesomela, Dogn. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. li. p. 236 (1907). 3. Head and thorax grey mixed with fuscous brown ; palpi black, greyish at tips; tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen grey suffused with fuscous. Fore wing grey slightly tinged with rufous and irrorated with fuscous; subbasal line represented by black points below costa and cell; an incuryed black mark defined by whitish on inner side on antemedial area from submedian fold to inner margin; traces of an oblique waved whitish antemedial line; clayiform represented by a diffused black streak; orbicular and reniform small, whitish, incompletely defined by black, the former tinged with yellowish, rather oblique elliptical, the latter with fuscous Junule in centre, a quadrate black patch between them; traces of a sinuous line from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line indistinct, slightly defined by whitish on outer side, bent. outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved to lower edge of reniform, some white points with black streaks between them beyond it on costa; subterminal line whitish defined by fuscous suffusion on inner side, with oblique black streak beyond it below apex; a terminal series of small black lunules defined by whitish on inner side; cilia fuscous and grey. Hind wing white tinged with brown; a fine black terminal line; cilia with a slight dark line near base; the underside irrorated 504 NOOTUIDE. with brown, a black discoidal spot and indistinct curved postmedial line. Hab. Perv, Angasmarea, type tT ¢ in Coll. Dognin. up. 26 millim, 4217. Monodes cadema. (Plate CXXXV. fig. 22.) Oligia cadema, Schaus, J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. vi. p. 118 (1898). Q@. Head and thorax black-brown mixed with some white, the vertex of head and base of tegule tinged with ochreous; palpi black, grey at tips; frons with lateral black bars; tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen grey thickly irrorated with fuscous brown, the basal crest blackish. Fore wing grey thickly irrorated with black and suffused with dark brown to postmedial line and on terminal area, the veins with blackish streaks ; subbasal line double filled in with grey, waved, bent outwards at median nervure, from costa to vein 1, antemedial line double filled in with grey, oblique, waved; claviform defined by black above, elongate; orbicular very small, elliptical, ochreous defined by black, a black streak from it to reniform, which is grey defined by black, oblique elliptical; an obliquely curved medial black line ; postmedial line double at costa, then indistinct, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, excurved to vein 5, then bent inwards to lower extremity of reni- form, then strong, outwardly oblique, and slightly excurved at vein 1, some faint grey marks beyond it on costa; an oblique irregular greyish patch from apex; subterminal line indistinct, grey slightly defined by diffused brown on inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle, and bent outwards to tornus; a blackish terminal line; cilia brown intersected with blackish. Hind wing pure white; the veins towards termen tinged with brown; the termen suffused with brown from apex to vein 2; a black terminal ne except towards tornus ; cilia tinged with brown and with series of slight dark spots; the underside with the costal and terminal areas irrorated with black-brown, slight dark marks on costal area at and beyond middle and at apex and in discal fold beyond the cell, a small black discoidal spot and terminal series of small lunules. Hab. Brazit, Castro Parana (D. Jones), 1 9. Hep. 30 millim. 4218, Monodes flaviorbis. (Plate CXXXYV. fig. 23.) Monedes fiaviorbis, Dogn. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. li. p. 236 (1907). Head and thorax red-brown mixed with greyish; palpi with the 3rd joint fusecous; pectus and legs brown mixed with grey, the tarsi with pale rings; abdomen reddish brown mixed with grey. Fore wing red-brown slightly tinged with grey; subbasal line indistinct, double, waved, from costa to vein 1; antemedial line double, waved, nearly erect; orbicular orange-yellow, defined by blackish, rather quadrate; reniform with concave black and white MONODES. 5) 0)5) line on inner edge, some fuscous in upper and lower parts and two white points at upper extremity; an oblique sinuous line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line indistinctly double, strongly bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some slight pale points beyond it on costa; sub- terminal line indistinct, yellowish, excurved below vein 7 and at “middle: a series of white points at extremities of veins; cilia fuscous mixed with grey and with fine white line at base. Hind wing whitish suffused with brown, especially on terminal area ; cilia with fine white line at base followed by a brown line; the underside whitish thickly irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal spct and curved postmedial line. Hab. S.K. Purv, Carabaya, Oconeque, type f in Coll. Dognin, Quinton, 1 g. H#xp. 26 millim. 4219. Monodes callopistrica, n. sp. (Plate CXXXV. fig. 24.) 2. Head and thorax red-brown mixed with some pale rufous ; abdomen dark brown, the anal tuft rufous, the ventral surface whitish irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing pale rufous largely suffused with red-brown and irrorated with black, leaving the area just below costa and towards tornus pale rufous, the veins of medial area and towards apex with pale streaks; subbasal line represented by blackish spots below costa and cell defined by rufous on outer side; antemedial line black defined by rufous on inner side, slightly angled outwards below costa, then oblique, minutely waved ; an oblique whitish streak from median nervure to medial line at submedian fold, representing upper edge of claviform ; orbicular and reniform with ochreous centres tinged with rufous and white annuli, the former narrow, oblique V-shaped, open above, the latter oblique lunulate, angled inwards on median nervure ; a minutely waved oblique black medial line from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line black defined by ochreous on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, excurved to vein 5, then oblique; subterminal line pale rufous defined on inner side by blackish suffusion below costa and at middle, where it 1s strongly excurved, angled inwards at discal fold; a fine black terminal line; cilia rufous with a fine pale line at base. Hind wing dark brown; cilia fuscous with a pale line at base; the underside greyish thickly irrorated and suffused with brown, a small black discoidal lunule and indistinct postmediai line. Hab. Venzzurta, | 9 type; Br. Guiana, Potaro R. (Roberis), 12. xp. 28 millim. *4220. Monodes acaste. (Plate CXXXYV. fig. 25.) Noctua acaste, Herr.-Schaff. Aussereur. Schmett. f. 568 (1869). @. Head and thorax white mixed with bright rufous and dark brown ; palpi with the extremities of Ist and 2nd joints white ; frons with lateral white spots; antenna with the basal joint 506 NOCLUID@&. white at tip; tibie and tarsi ringed with white; abdomen fuscous brown with white segmental rings, the ventral surface irrorated with white. Fore wing black-brown tinged with red and irrorated with white especially on basal area; subbasal line white, from costa to vein 1, forming a small annulus below the cell; antemedial line strong, white, oblique, nearly straight ; the medial area with the median nervure and vein 1 streaked with white; orbicular defined by some white on inner side and above and an oblique striga on outer side above median nervure; reniform defined by white, narrow and constricted at middle, with short white streaks frora it to postmedial line, which is white, slightly bent outwards below costa and oblique below vein 4, with short white streaks before and beyond it on inner area and some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line represented by a white mark from vein 3 to tornus, angled inwards at submedian fold; a terminal black line intersected by slight white streaks on the extremities of the veins and cilia, which latter are chequered brown and white at tips. Hind wing fuscous with a greyish tinge; a blackish discoidal spot; cilia with white line at base and white tips, except at apex, with some brown spots on them; the underside white, the basal, costal, and terminal areas fuscous, a blackish discoidal spot and curved minutely waved postmedial line. Hab. Vunuzunta; Prrv, 8. Domingo (Ockenden) in Coll. Druce. Ep. 32 millim. *4921. Monodes langia. Callopistria langia, Druce, P. Z. 8. 1890, p. 518; id. Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. ii. p. 502, pl. 96. f. 7. Head and thorax red-brown; antenne and legs dark brown; abdomen grey-brown with the anal tuft ochreous. Fore wing red- brown; subbasal line represented by dark striz from costa and cell; antemedial line dark, defined on each side by white except at costa; medial area white below submedian fold; claviform defined by black; orbicular and reniform defined by white, the former triangular; postmedial line black defined by white on inner side, slightly bent outwards below costa, oblique to discal fold, then incurved, the white on its inner side confluent with the white defining the reniform above and below, some white points beyond it on costa, an oblique white fascia from apex to the angle of post- medial line; subterminal line defined by dark suffusion on inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle and bent outwards to tornus; a terminal series of black points; cilia pale. Hind wing brown, the terminal area darker; a dark discoidal lunule; cilia ale. Hab. Panama, Chiriqui. Hap. 24 millim. This species is un- known to me; the head and thorax are white in the figure. MONODES. 507 4222. Monodes bastula. (Plate CXXXYV. fig. 26.) Semiphora bastula, Schaus, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxx. p. 102 (1906). Head and thorax red-brown, the tegule slightly tipped with whitish; pectus and legs fuscous brown, the tarsi ringed with white; abdomen fuscous brown, the anal tuft ochreous. Fore wing red-brown; subbasal line indistinct, double filled in with whitish, waved, from costa to vein 1 ; antemedial line indistinct, waved, oblique, defined by whitish on inner side at costa and with slight black streaks before it on the veins; orbicular and reniform slightly defined by black, the former with incomplete white annulus, round, the latter with its lower part filled in with black and two white points at upper extremity ; an indistinct waved medial line, oblique from costa to lower angle of cell; postmedial line double, filled in with whitish towards costa, strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, incurved below vein 4, some fuscous suffusion and white points beyond it on costa; an indistinct pale subterminal line slightly defined on inner side by fuscous suffusion, excurved below vein 7 and at middle and incurved at discal and submedian folds; the veins at termen with minute dark streaks and white points at their extremities. Hind wing dark cupreous brown ; cilia whitish, brown at apex and with brown line through them ; the underside whitish, the costal and terminal areas thickly irrorated me brown, a blackish discoidal spot and sinuous waved postmedial ine. ®. Hind wing more suffused with fuscous. Hab, Braztt, Castro Parana in Coll. D. Jones. Hep. 26 millim. Subsp. 1. Hind wing white with dark discoidal spot, the terminal area suffused with fuscous. Hab. Peru, Limbani (Ockenden), 1 g , Agualani (Ockenden),3 3, Carabaya. *4993, Monodes tenebrosa. (Plate CXXXYV. fig. 27.) Monodes tenebrosa, Dogn. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. li. p. 237 (1907). g. Head and thorax bright rufous mixed with some dark brown; palpi blackish except at extremity of 2nd joint; antenne blackish ; tegula with diffused blackish line towards tips; tarsi blackish with pale rings; abdomen dark greyish brown, the basal crest rufous, the genital tufts whitish. Fore wing red-brown tinged with greyish and suffused in parts with dark brown especially on antemedial area and on postmedial costal area; subbasal line double filled in with whitish and curved towards costa, black and curved from cell to vein 1; antemedial line indistinctly double, waved, oblique, filled in with whitish at costa; claviform rufous defined by black and with some rufous in centre ; orbicular with fuscous centre and pale annulus defined by black except above, 508 NOCTUIDZ. oblique elliptical ; reniform fuscous defined by black at sides, some- what constricted at middle and with black streak from it to post- medial line ; a slight oblique sinuous line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line indistinctly double, filled in with whitish at costa, strongly bent outwards below costa and with some white scales beyond it, then minutely dentate with white points beyond it on the veins, slightly angled inwards in discal fold and incurved below vein 4, some pale points beyond it on costa; sub- terminal line indistinct, pale, defined on inner side by small dentate black marks, excurved below vein 7 and at middle, a short black streak beyond it in discal fold; a terminal series of black striz ; cilia rufous intersected with blackish. Hind wing fuscous brown with a slight reddish tinge; cilia pale brown with a fine pale line at base; the underside greyish, almost wholly suffused and irrorated with dark reddish brown, a dark discoidal spot, diffused curved postmedial line, and fine black terminal line. Hab. §.K. Purv, Carabaya, S. Domingo, type fT din Coll. Dognin. Kap. 34 millim. 4224, Monodes stygiata, n. sp. (Plate CXXXYV. fig. 28.) 2. Head and tegule red-brown; thorax fuscous black ; pectus and legs fuscous and grey, the tarsi ringed with white; abdomen fuscous, ventrally whitish. Fore wing grey-brown suffused with fuscous on basal area and costal half to subterminal line; subbasal line represented by small black marks below costa and cell; ante- medial line double filled in with grey, oblique, waved; orbicular and reniform defined by black, the former round, the latter rather constricted at middle; a rather diffused oblique black medial line bent inwards to costa; postmedial line defined by whitish on outer side, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 5, then incurved, with short black streaks beyond it on the veins, a black streak to subterminal line below vein 5 and some white points on costa ; subterminal line very indistinct, pale, slightly defined on inner side by fuscous suffusion, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of slight black striz; a fine pale line at base of cilia. Hind wing greyish suffused with fuscous brown, the terminal area darker; a fine pale line at base of cilia; the underside white irrorated with fuscous brown, a black discoidal spot, diffused inter- rupted postmedial line, and diffused subterminal band with dark patch at discal fold. Hab. Paraguay, Sapucay (foster), 12 type. xp. 30 millim. 4225. Monodes hemassa, n. sp. (Plate CXXXV. fig. 29.) Head, thorax, and abdomen grey suffused with brown; palpi blackish, pale at tips; frons with black bar; tegule rufous with slight dark medial line; tarsi fuscous with pale rings. Fore wing grey tinged with purple and with slight dark irroration; a black MONODES. 509 point at base; subbasal line double at costa, excurved below costa and ending at submedian fold, with some black scales beyond it above vein 1; antemedial line indistinct, with black points on it, twice angled outwards below costa and in submedian interspace, incurved between those points, angled inwards on vein 1 and excurved above inner margin; orbicular very indistinct, with faint pale annulus, round; reniform wlth faint pale annulus and black points on its outer edge and more prominent point on inner side of lower part; postmedial line blackish, indistinct, interrupted, minutely dentate, bent outwards below costa, then with series of prominent black points beyond it on the veins, incurved below vein 4, a series of alternating white and rufous streaks beyond it on costa; subterminal line very indistinct, brown with white points beyond it on the veins, somewhat excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of small black spots defined by slight pale lunules. Hind wing pale reddish brown; cilia white at tips; the underside white, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with fuscous, a black discoidal spot, rather diffused minutely waved postmedial line, and terminal series of small black lunules. Hab, Cupa, Santiago (Schaus), 2 3 type, Baracoa (Schaus), 43, 19. ep. 30 millim. *4296,. Monodes miochroa. (Plate CXXXV. fig. 30.) Monodes miochroa, 1). Jones, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1908, p. 160. 3. Head and thorax greyish ochreous mixed with black-brown ; palpi blackish ; frons with lateral black bars above; tegule pale ochreous with dark tips; legs blackish, the tarsi ringed with white; abdomen whitish suffused and irrorated with brown leaving pale segrmental lines, the dorsal crest blackish. Fore wing brown largely suffused with fuscous; subbasal line repre- sented by double black striz from costa and cell filled in with pale trown ; antemedial line double filled in with pale brown, somewhat oblique and angled inwards on vein 1; claviform represented by a small reddish-brown mark with triangular black spot at its extremity ; orbicular narrow, rufous defined by prominent oblique black bars at sides; reniform hardly traceable, with an oblique rufous bar on inner side; postmedial line defined by greyish on outer side from costa to vein 6, then by white, strongly bent out- wards below costa, then minutely dentate and produced to white points on the veins, incurved below vein 4,some pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal line indistinct, pale, defined by fuscous suffusion on inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle, then with oblique whitish striga to tornus; some whitish points on termen at the veins; cilia fuscous with fine whitish line at base. Hind wing white tinged with brown; a black discoidal spot; an indistinct minutely waved sinuous postmedial line; the terminal area suffused with brown from apex to vein 5 and at submedian fold ; a dark terminal line; cilia whitish with a dark line through 510 NOCTUID®. them ; the underside with the costal and terminal areas to vein 3 irrorated with fuscous, a black discoidal lunule, postmedial waved line excurved below costa and incurved below vein 3, and terminal series of small black lunules. Hab. Brazit, Castro Parafia, type fin Coll. D. Jones. Lp. 24 millim. 4227. Monodes grata. Elaphria grata, Hibn. Zitr. p. 16, ff.'71, 72 (1827); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 151. Hadena rasilis, Morr. Proc, Post. Soc. N. H. xvii. p. 158 (1874). - Atethmia subusta, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 290 (part., nec Hibn.). Head, thorax, and abdomen red-brown mixed with grey; tegulee with whitish line near tips. Fore wing red-brown irrorated with grey and fuscous, the veins with slight black streaks ; subbasal line defined by white on inner side, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line double filled in with white, oblique, slightly bent inwards to inner margin; orbicular and reniform with black centres and white annuli, the former small, round, the latter narrow and strongly constricted at middle; a faint diffused obliquely curved medial line; postmedial line defined by white on outer side, excurved from below costa to vein 5, then incurved, some whitish points beyond it on costa; subterminal line pale defined by fuscous suffusion on inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle and bent outwards to tornus; a series of minute white points at the extremities of the veins. Hind wing yellowish white tinged with brown especially on terminal area from apex to vein 2; cilia with a fine white line at base: the underside white irrorated with reddish brown, a black discoidal spot and indistinct diffused post- medial line and subterminal band. Hab. U.S.A., Maryland, Florida, Kansas, Mississippi, 2 ¢,19, Texas; Mexico, Jalapa (7rujillo), 13,12; Panama, Chiriqui (Champion), 1 $, Godman-Salvin Coll. Hep. 26 millim. Larva. Head shining pale brown with a curved vertical black band on each lobe. Body robust, joints 5 and 12 enlarged ; obscure brown, mottled with darker; a narrow white dorsal line ; a white subdorsal speck on joint 5and a brown one on 6; a slender waved black lateral line, outlining the substigmatel band above.— Ge D: 4228. Monodes stenonephra, n. sp. (Plate CXXXYV. fig. 31.) _ Perigea concisa, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. ii. p. 481 (part., nee W1k.). 3. Head and thorax grey mixed with brown ; palpi black, whitish at tips; pectus and legs fuscous grey, the tarsi with slight pale rings. . Fore wing grey irrorated with fuscous, the terminal area tinged with reddish brown; subbasal line represented by MONODES. LIL slight double dark stria from costa and cell; antemedial line in- distinct, double filled in with grey, oblique to median nervure, then sinuous ; orbicular a minute pale annulus with black centre, round ; reniform very narrow and constricted at middle, with fuscous centre and pale annulus slightly defined by black; a diffused curved medial shade ; postmedial line double filled in with whitish, bent outwards below costa and incurved below vein 4, with slight blackish points beyond it on the veins and pale points on costa ; subterminal line very indistinct, whitish, somewhat excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a slight blackish punctiform terminal line; a fine whitish line at base of cilia. Hind wing white, the veins, costal area and terminal area to vein 2 tinged with brown; cilia white with a slight brown line on apical half; the underside with the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown and black, a small black discoidal spot, curved postmedial line with minute dark streaks on the veins, and terminal series of black points. Hab. Mexico, Jalapa (Trujillo), 1 3 type, Coatepec (Brooke), 1°, Godman-Salvin Coll.; Sr. Vincent (1. H. Smith),1 3. Hp. 28- 30 millim. 4229. Monodes lentilinea, n. sp. (Plate CXXXV. fig. 32.) Head and thorax grey tinged with brown and irrrorated with fuscous; palpi blackish, white at tips; pectus and legs fuscous and grey, the tarsi with slight pale rings; abdomen grey tinged with brown. Fore wing grey irrorated with fuscous and tinged with reddish brown especially on medial and terminal areas; subbasal line represented by slight dark strice from costa and cell defined by grey on outer side ; antemedial line defined by grey on inner side, oblique to median neryure, then sinuous; orbicular with fuscous centre and faint pale annulus, very small, round; reniform very narrow and constricted at middie, with white annulus and fuscous irrorated centre; a very indistinct, diffused, obliquely curved medial line; postmedial line indistinct, defined by whitish on outer side, bent outwards below costa and incurved below vein 6, with blackish points beyond it on the veins; subterminal line whitish defined by brown suffusion on inner side, angled outwards at vein 7, excurved at middle and bent outwards to tornus; a terminal series of small black spots defined by slight grey lunules; cilia fuscous and grey. Hind wing white, the terminal area tinged with brown from apex to vein 3; cilia white, tinged with brown on apical half; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a dark dis- coidal point, indistinct minutely waved postmedial line from costa to vein 4, and terminal series of small black lunules on apical half. Hab. Braztt, 1 9, Sao Paulo (Jones), 1 S type; Paracuay, Sapucay (foster), 1 9,4 2. Eup. 24-26 millim. 512 NOCTUID 2, 4230. Moncdes targa. (Plate CXXXVI. fig. 1.) Atethmia targa, Schaus, J. N.Y. Ent. Soe. vi. p. 115 (1898). Head and thorax brownish white mixed with red-brown; palpi red-brown, the extremity of 2nd joint pale; legs red-brown ; abdomen white tinged with reddish brown. Fore wing violaceous white suffused with red-brown and irrorated with dark brown ; traces of a whitish subbasal line from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line double, brown filled in with white, slightly curved ; orbicular absent; reniform defined by white, very narrow and constricted at middle; a slight red-brown medial shade ; postmedial line double, brown filled in with white, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 5, then incurved and touching lower extremity of reniform, some whitish points beyond it on costa; a straight whitish subterminal line from costa before apex to tornus ; cilia with a fine white line at base. Hind wing pure semihyaline white, the apex very slightly irrorated with fuscous: a fine dark terminal line except towards tornus ; the underside with the costal area and terminal area to vein 3 broadly irrorated with red-brown, a black discoidal point. Hab. Braz, Rio Janeiro, 5 g¢, Sao Paulo (D. Jones), 1 ; Paraeuay, Sapucay (Foster), 13,19; Aneenrina, Gran Chaco, Florenzia (Wagner), 13,19. Hap. 22-28 millim. 4231. Monodes atrisigna, n. sp. (Plate CXXXVL. fig. 2.) @. Head fuscous tinged with grey ; palpi black, whitish at tips; tecule black at base; thorax white slightly tinged with brown and with a few black scales; tarsi brown ringed with white; abdomen white suffused with fuscous except at base. Fore wing white thickly irrorated with cupreous brown, the terminal area suffused with cupreous brown; subbasal line represented by a black point on costa; antemedial line indistinct, interrupted, with some black scales on it and a black point at costa, oblique, almost straight, with traces of another line before it on inner area; a minute black striga in submedian fold before the diffused brown medial line; orbicular white with brownish centre, triangular, defined by black on inner side and with oblong black patch on outer before the reniform, which is small, rather constricted at middle with pale brown centre and white annulus slightly defined by black on outer side, some red-brown suffusion beyond it before the postmedial line, which is white defined bv brown on inner side, oblique from costa to vein 6, then erect, slightly sinuous, the whole area beyond it cupreous brown ; an indistinct whitish subterminal line from costa to vein 3, angled inwards below costa, then excurved and with shght black streaks beyond it; a fine white line just before termen ; cilia white mixed with brown and with slight brown lne through them. Hind wing white with rather diffused terminai brown band and MONODES. 513 dark terminal line from apex to submedian fold; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown. Hab. Argentina, Gran Chaco, Florenzia (Wagner), 1 2 type, Rioja (Giacomel), 1 9. Hxp. 26 millim. 4232. Monodes jonea. (Plate CXXXVL. fig. 3.) Hadena jonea, Schaus, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxx. p. 101 (1906). 3. Head and thorax white mixed with some black scales, the vertex of head and tegule tinged with rufous, the metathoracic crest blackish ; palpi with brown patch at side of 2nd joint; frons with brown bar; pectus tinged with rufous, the tarsi brown ringed with white; abdomen white slightly irrorated with fuscous and faintly tinged with brown. Fore wing white slightly irrorated with fuscous, the basal and terminal areas tinged with brown; subbasal line represented by rather diffused double blackish striz from costa and single striga from cell ; antemedial line double, oblique, waved ; orbicular and reniform white slightly defined by black, the former round with slight brown centre, the latter elliptical with slight dark suffusion in centre ; a medial brown shade from costa to median nervure between the stigmata and a. diffused dark streak in sub- median fold on medial area; postmedial line double filled in with white, the outer line indistinct except at costa, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, excurved to vein +, then incurved, some white points with black marks between them beyond it on costa, an oblique dark mark from the outermost to excurved part of postmedial line; an indistinct waved whitish subterminal line, excurved below vein 7 and at middle and bent outwards to tornus ; a terminal series of blackish strize; cilia brownish white with series of fuscous spots. Hind wing white, the apical area tinged with brown narrowing to vein 2; a slight postmedial line from costa to vein 6 and a fine terminal line except towards tornus; the under- side with the costal area irrorated with brown, a small black discoidal spot, the postmedial line rather diffused, waved, extending to vein 4. Ab. 1. Fore wing with the medial shade replaced by two black striz from costa, no streak on medial area; in female the basal and terminal areas suffused with fuscous.—Castro Parajia. Hab. Brazin, Rio Janeiro, 1 ¢, Castro Parana in Coll. D. Jones. Exp. 32-84 millim. 4233. Monodes editha. (Plate CXXXVI. fig. 4.) Atethmia editha, Schaus, J. N.Y. Ent. Soe. vi. p- 115 (1898). 6. Head and thorax white mixed with cupreous brown ; abdo- men white faintly tinged with ochreous and ventrally irrorated with brown, the basal crest tipped with brown. Fore wing white thickly irrorated with cupreous brown, the veins white ; subbasal line represented by slight double brown ‘striz from costa and cell VOL. VIII. 2 WL 514 NOCTUID-_T, filled in with white; antemedial line double filled in with white, oblique, straight ; orbicular and reniform with brownish centres and white annuli slightly defined by brown, the former erect, ellip- tical, the latter oblique, elliptical ; postmedial line double filled in with white, the inner line somewhat diffused, strongly bent outwards below costa, then oblique, almost straight, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line white slightly defined by diffused brown on inner side, straight ; a terminal series of slight brown lunules; cilia white. Hind wing pure white; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown, some blackish points on termen from apex to vein 3. Q@. Hind wing irrorated with brown, the terminal area suffused with brown; cilia with a dark line through apical half. Hab. Brazit, Sio Paulo (D. Jones),3 ¢,1 9. Hxp. 28 millim. 4234, Monodes lithodia. (Plate CXXXVI. fig. 5.) Lustrotia lithodia, Schaus, Trans. Am. Ent. Soe. xxx. p. 154 (1904). Head and thorax reddish brown mixed with whitish; palpi black, whitish at tips; tibiz and tarsi blackish ringed with white ; abdomen fuscous brown mixed with whitish. Fore wing whitish suffused in parts with cupreous brown and slightly irrorated with black ; antemedial line indistinct, dark, double filled in with whitish, oblique, sinuous, with brown patches before it on costa and below submedian fold; orbicular represented by a slight black bar on its outer edge; reniform a diffused whitish patch, defined on inner side and below by blackish; traces of a waved dark medial line from cell to inner margin with slight white marks on it on and below median nervure; postmedial line indistinct, double filled in with whitish, bent outwards below costa, slightly incurved at discal fold, incurved and minutely waved below vein 4, a black mark beyond it in discal foid and some white points on costa; subterminal line whitish, minutely waved, excurved at middle, the area beyond it white suffused with grey; a terminal series of small black lunules; cilia brown and whitish with two slight dark lines at middle. Hind wing fuscous; a fine black terminal line; cilia olive-brown, whitish at tips; the underside white irrorated with purplish Snscors, a slight discoidal lunule and minutely waved postmedial line. Hab. TRrrnipan, Cupane, Cia), I Qs Brazit, Sio Paulo C2: Jones), 1 6,22. Hep. 22 millim. Type fin U. S. Nat. Mus. #4235. Monodes thionaris. (Plate CXXXVL. fig. 6.) Eustrotia thionaris, Schaus, Trans. Am, Ent, Soc. xxx. p. 155 (1904). ¢. Head and thorax reddish brown mixed with some white; pectus and legs whiter; tarsi dark brown ringed with white; abdomen paie red-brown, ventrally whiter. Fore wing cupreous brown ; subbasal line represented by double black strie from costa MONODES. 15 Or and cell with some blackish suffusion beyond them; antemedial line double, blackish, waved, strongly angled inwards on yein 1 and to inner margin; orbicular defined by a black bar on outer edges, the reniform by black bars on inner and outer edges, and slight white points at upper and lower extremities; a curved blackish medial line with brown band on its outer edge; post- medial line double, black, filled in with white towards costa, strongly bent outwards below costa, then waved, incurved at discal fold, bent inwards below vein 3 to near medial line, then erect to inner margin, some white points and white irroration beyond it on costa; subterminal line formed of rufous and whitish lunules defined on inner side by black marks, with a wedge-shaped black mark below vein 7 extending to near termen, incurved at discal fold, slightly angled outwards at veins 4, 3, then incurved; a terminal series of small black lunules with white points on their inner side and between them on the veins. Hind wing cupreous brown with terminal series of small biack lunules defined by whitish on inner side, a black spot at tornus with white bar above it; cilia with fine white line and points at the veins at base; the underside white irrorated with cupreous brown, the apical area suffused with cupreous brown, an indistinct minutely waved postmedial line incurved at submedian fold. Hab. Brazit, Sao Paulo (D. Jones), type + 5 in US. Nat. Mus. Eep. 34 millim. *4936, Monodes virescens. (Plate CXXXVI. fig. 7.) Photedes virescens, Schaus, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxx. p. 156 (1904). Head and thorax whitish tinged with grey-green and red-brown ; palpi blackish at sides ; prothoracic crest brown; pectus and lees whitish tinged with red-brown, the fore tarsi dark brown ; abdomen whitish tinged with red-brown. Fore wing pale yellow-green, the basal inner area whitish, the medial area whitish tinged with rufous, the terminal area pale rufous from below apex to vein 2 leaving some green on termen; subbasal line represented by a slight curved dark striga from costa; antemedial line fine, black, oblique, slightly angled at subcostal nervure and bent inwards between submedian fold and vein 1; orbicuiar absent ; reniform represented by two small black spots with an oblique red-brown patch from costa to the inner side of the upper spot; postmedial line fine, blackish, defined by white on outer side towards costa, obliquely incurved from costa to vein 6, then minutely dentate, incuryed below vein 4, an oblique white fascia from apex to post- medial line at vein 6, some short brown streaks on costa towards apex; a diffused brownish subterminal line bounding the green area, excurved below vein 7 and at middle, then incurved ; a terminal series of slight black striz; cilia rufous. Hind wing whitish suf- fused with pale red-brown; the underside whitish irrorated with red-brown especially on costal area, a diffused brown mark on 2n 2 516 NOCTLUIDA. middle of costa, a slight discoidal spot; postmedial line bent out- wards below costa. then minutely waved, incurved below vein 2, some small black lunules on apical part of termen. Hab. Brazit, Castro Parafia in Coll. D. Jones. Hap. 24 millim. *4937. Monodes stenelea. (Plate CXXXVI. fig. 8.) Photedes stenelea, Schaus, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxx. p. 156 (1904). 3. Head and thorax dark brown; palpi blackish at sides ; pectus and legs grey-brown, the tarsi with pale rings ; abdomen red-brown. Fore wing dark brown, the apical area red-brown with oblique inner edge from postmedial line to termen at vein 2; subbasal line represented by a faint grey striga from costa; antemedial line whitish with black points on its outer edge at the veins, sinuous, oblique from costa to submedian fold, then erect ; orbicular absent ; reniform very narrow and oblique, rufous defined by black, strongly on inner side; postmedial line represented by an oblique white bar from costa to vein 6 defined by blackish on outer side, then indistinct and slightly defined by whitish on outer side, bent inwards to lower extremity of reniform and sinuous to inner margin; an indistinct whitish subterminal line oblique towards costa, excurved at middle and bent outwards to tornus ; some black points on termen ; cilia black-brown intersected with rufous, wholly rufous at apex, Hind wing pale reddish suffused with brown especially on terminal area ; a faint discoidal spot and slight dark terminal line; the underside paler with dark discoidal spot. Hab. Brazit, Séo Paulo in Coll. D. Jones. Hep. 20 millim. 4238. Monodes costipuncta. (Plate CXXXVI. fig. 9.) Photedes costipuncta, Schaus, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxx. p- 156 (1904). ¢. Head pale purplish, the palpi with black marks at side of 2nd joint, the frons with lateral black bars; thorax grey-white tinged with greenish and mixed with purplish brown; pectus whitish ; legs pale purplish mixed with black, the tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen grey mixed with fuscous, the basal crest tipped with black. Fore wing greyish suffused with pale olive- green, some fuscous suffusion on antemedial area from cell to inner margin, the veins of terminal area slightly streaked with black ; subbasal line black slightly defined by white on outer side, curved, from costa to vein 1; antemedial line indistinctly double filled in with whitish, minutely waved, oblique from costa to just below cell, then erect; orbicular and reniform grey with slight white annuli defined by a few dark scales, the former oblique elliptical ; an oblique wedge-shaped black patch from costa to between the stigmata, 1ts extremity bent outwards as a streak on median nervure below the reniform; an indistinct oblique sinuous line from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line slightly defined by whitish on outer side, bent outward below costa, excurved to yein 4, MONODES. j HIT then incurved, some white points with slight brown streaks between them beyond it on costa ; an indistinct pale subterminal line defined on inner side by fiery red suffusion except towards costa, excurved below vein 7 and at middle and bent outwards to tornus and with a black patch beyond it in submedian interspace ; a terminal series of slight dark lunules; cilia dark brown. Hind wing whitish tinged with brown, the veins and apical area suffused with brown; a brown terminal line; cilia whitish with a slight brown line through them. Underside of both wings with the costal area tinged with purple and irrorated with black; hind wing with black discoidal spot, crenulate postmedial line, and terminal series of black lunules. Hub. Braztt, Sao Paulo (D. Jones), 2 3. Exp. 24 millim. *4239. Monodes ditrigona. (Plate CXXXVI. fig. 10.) Monodes ditrigona, D. Jones, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1908, p. 162. 3S. Head and tegule deep rufous; thorax silvery white; fore and hind legs rufous, the tibiz suffused with dark brown ; abdomen brownish white, the basal crest rufous. Fore wing silvery white faintly tinged with rufous and with slight dark irroration; an oblique triangular black-brown patch on base of costa with sinuous edges, its apex on median nervure before middle where it expands into a small triangular mark, with traces of the oblique waved antemedial line from it to inner margin; claviform represented by a slight curved black mark defining its extremity; orbicular triangular, defined slightly by black, open below ; reniform defined on inner side by a fine black bar with oblique wedge-shaped black- brown patch from costa to its upper extremity ; postmedial line very indistinct, double, strongly bent outwards towards costa, then minutely waved, excurved to vein 4, then bent inwards to lower angle of cell; faint traees of a whitish subterminal line excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of minute black points. Hind wing pure white; the underside with the costal area tinged with rufous, a small discoidal spot, traces of a post- medial line from costa to vein 7 and series of minute points on the veins, a terminal series of points from apex to vein 2. Hab. Grazit, Castro Paraiia, type t ¢ in Coll. D. Jones. Exp. 32 millim. Secor. IV. Antenne of male laminate; thorax with the crests large. *49240, Monodes bucephalina. Axylia bucephalina, Mab. Bull. Soc. Philom. (7) ix. p. 63 (1885); id. N. Arch. Mus. (3) 1. p. 151, pl. xi. f. 10. ¢. Head and thorax clothed with ochreous grey and fuscous black scales; pectus, legs, and abdomen ochrcous, the last with 518 NOCTUIDA. fuscous black and grey crest at base. Fore wing fuscous black irrorated with grey ; some ochreous at base of inner margin; the antemedial line black, obsolete except from submedian fold to inner margin, angled inwards on vein 1 and outwards above inner margin ; the postmedial line arising at middle of costa, sinuous and oblique to vein 2 where it emits a streak to termen, then retracted to join the antemedial line in submedian fold and again Fig. 189.—Monodes bucephalina, 3. | angled outavards at vein 1; the apical area down to vein 2 buff, with a triangular grey white-streaked patch on costa defined by an oblique blackish line on inner side; a short black streak before termen above vein 4, a more prominent one above vein 2 and a fine streak on vein 1. Hind wing yellowish white, the inner area and termen yellower, some fuscous suffusion near tornus. Hab. Pavagonta, Santa Cruz, type fT ¢ in Mus. Paris. Lup. 30 millim. Genus NEOMILICHIA, nov. Type, NV. hylea. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of frons and moderately scaled, the 3rd moderate; frons with slight rounded prominence with corneous plate below it; eyes large, rounded ; antennz of male ciliated; build slender; head and thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests ; tibia moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. Fore wing with the apex rectangular, the termen evenly curved and slightly crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Scr. I. Hind tibiz of male greatly dilated and rather flattened and grooved, the spurs short, the inner spurs dilated. 4241. Neomilichia caternaulti. Perigea caternaultii, Guen. Noct. i. p. 233 (1852). Celena fervens, Wik. x. 266 (1836). Celena fuscata, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1879, p. 25. Celena dentilineata, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1879, p. 24. Head and thorax red-brown slightly tinged with grey; palpi with pale rings at extremities of joints; lower part of frons white ; NEOMILICHIA. 519 pectus and legs whitish, fore legs suffused with brown, hind tibiz irrorated with brown and with dark spots near base and extremity and on spurs, the tarsi with dark bands; abdomen ochreous white dorsally suffused with brown, ventrally irrorated with brown. Fore wing brown suffused with purple and slightly irrorated with greyish; subbasal line represented by slight double dark striz from costa; antemedial line very indistinct, double at costa, oblique to submedian Fig. 140.—-Neomilichia caternaulti, 3. 3. fold, then erect ; orbicular with traces of a dark annulus, round; reni- form small with rufous centre and indistinct diffused black outline obscured by the diffused medial line, which is oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then incurved ; postmedial line double filled in with greyish, the outer line indistinct except at costa and with series of black points on it, bent outwards below costa, slightly incurved at discal fold, incurved below vein 4, some pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal line defined by dark suffusion on its inner side, angled outwards at vein 7, excurved and slightly dentate at middle; a terminal series of slight black lunules; cilia with series of minute white points at base. Hind wing white with terminal brown band from apex to vein 2, in female wholly tinged with brown, the terminal area darker ; cilia yellowish white; the underside white, the costal and terminal areas, except towards tornus, tinged with ochreous and irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal point, postmedial sinuous line with minute dark streaks on the veins, and terminal series of small black lunules. Ab. 1. fuscata. Fore wing with inverted comma-shaped white mark in centre of reniform. Hab. Vennzueta (Dyson), 1 2 type fervens; Br. Guiana, Rock- stone (Kaye), 1 2; Brazit, Amazons, R. Madeira, Statoro (7’rail), 29, R. Negro, Marapata (Zruil), 1 3 type fuscata, R. Jutahi (Trail), 1 9, RK. Purus, Paricatuba (Trail), 1 Q type dentilineata. Exp. 22-28 millim. Sucr. IT. Hind tibix of male with the inner spurs very long. 4242. Neomilichia hylea. Noctua hylea, Cram. Pap. Exot. iv. p. 48, pl. 312. f. E (1782). Head and thorax yellow tinged with rufous and mixed with brown ; sides of palpi and frons brown; fore legs brown ; abdomen 520 NOCIUIDE. yellowish white tinged with brown. Fore wing yellow irrorated with red, with diffused oblique reddish-brown bands from costa to median nervure before antemedial line and at middle and a wedge- shaped patch from lower angle of cell to apex and tornus; sub- basal line indistinct, red, from costa to submedial fold ; antemedial line blackish, oblique, waved, angled inwards on vein 1; orbicular with faint yellowish annulus, round; reniform a rather narrow Fig. 141.—Neomilichiahylea, S. 3. yellow lunule with its centre defined by red and with white striga at lower angle of cell; postmedial line brown slightly defined by yellow on outer side and with yellow spot at costa, strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate and produced to dark streaks on the veins, strongly incurved below vein 4, some yellowish points beyond it on costa; subterminal line dark red-brown, rather diffused, angled outwards at veins 7, 6, 4, 3, 2 and incurved at discal and submedian folds; a dark brown terminal line; cilia brown. Hind wing white, the terminal area suffused with brown from apex to vein 2; the underside white, tho costal area irrorated with rufous, a slight discoidal spot and rather diffused postmedial line from costa to vein 2. Hab. Surinam; Brazit, Amazons, Cararaucu (Zrail),1 3, Ma- naos (Trail), 1 2. Hap. 22 millim. Sror. III. Hind tibiz of male normal. 4243. Neomilichia veprecola. Protheodes veprecola, Swinh. P. Z. 8. 1885, p. 406 ; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 319. ‘ Head and thorax red-brown, slightly mixed with greyish and fuscous ; palpi blackish except at tips; pectus and legs greyish suffused with fuscous; abdomen red-brown. Fore wing red-brown mixed with whitish and some fuscous; subbasal line represented by a slight pale striga from costa; antemedial line double, brown filled in with whitish, waved, angled inwards in cell and on vein 1; orbicular and reniform with rufous centres and whitish annuli defined by blackish, the former round ; postmedial line double filled ¢ NEOMILICHIA.—HADJINA. alt in with whitish, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved at discal fold and oblique below vein 4; subterminal line whitish, rather diffused, slightly angled inwards at discal and submedian folds: a terminal series of black points; cilia brown and whitish, a Fig. 142.—Neomilichia veprecola, ¢. fuscous line near base. Hind wing whitish suffused with red- brown ; the underside white irrorated with brown except on inner area. Hab. Bompay, Kutch, 2 2, Poona (Swinhoe), 7 3,7 @ type ; Mapras, Cuddapah (Campbell), 19. Exp. 20-22 millim. Genus HADJINA. Tope JECT, ECs LUPE, TN, Os AKO CUS) coogocsasdnsssseooonebocaancoacee lutosa. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint slender, reaching vertex of head and moderately fringed with scales in front, the 3rd short ; frons smooth ; eyes large, rounded ; antennx of male tynically ciliated ; build slender; head and thorax clothed almost entirely with scales, the pro- and meta- thorax with spreading crests; legs moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. Fore wing rather short and broad, the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and very slightly crenulate ; veins 8 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from well below middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 shortly stalked; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Secr. I. Antenna of male laminate. 4244, Hadjina radiata. Caradrina radiata, Leech, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1900, p. 120. 6. Head and thorax ochreous tinged with rufous and mixed with black ; palpi and frons blackish at sides; tegule with slight dark medial line; tarsi blackish with pale rings ; abdomen greyish suffused with brown, the basal crest black. Fore wing ochreous tinged with rufous and suffused in parts with black especially in and just below cell and on terminal area, the costal area irrorated with grey, the veins slightly streaked with black; subbasal line repre- sented by double black strive from costa and cell; antemedial line indistinct, double, oblique, waved ; claviform narrow, defined by black at extremity only ; orbicular and renitorm with pale annuli r 6) » 922 NOCTUID A. defined by black and their centres incompletely defined by black, the former oblique elliptical, the latter slightly angled inwards on median nervure ; an indistinct medial line oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then waved ; postmedial line rather indistinct, double, strongly bent outwards below costa, then oblique, minutely waved and produced to black and white points on the veins, some Fig. 143.—Hadjina radiata, 8. }. pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal line represented by a series of faint pale marks in the interspaces with fuscous suffusion before and beyond them ; a terminal series of small black lunules ; cilia with a fine pale line at base. Hind wing whitish suffused with reddish brown ; an indistinct dark discoidal spot, fine terminal line and fine pale line at base of cilia; the underside whitish tinged with red-brown and irrorated with fuscous, a black discoidal spot, rather diffused postmedial line, and terminal series of small black lunules. Hab. W. Curna, Pu-tsu-fang, 3 g type. Exp. 36-40 millim. Secr. IT, Antenne of male ciliated. A. Fore wing with the orbicular rounded, a, Fore wing with the medial line indistinct or absent. a’. Fore wing not suffused with fiery red. a*, Hind wing wholly tinged with brown. a. Fore wing with the reniform filled in with white ceases cieicite attarccloealauitaa taste auc EU eee aE ea eER ER biguttula, %3, Fore wing with the reniform not filled in with white. a‘, Fore wing with dark streaks in interspaces of terminal area. a, Fore wing with wedge-shaped rufous marks on terminal area .................. carcaroda. 6°. Fore wing without wedge-shaped rufous marks on terminal area .................. illustrata, d', Fore wing without dark streaks in inter- spaces of terminal area. a. Hind wing not ochreous. a’, Fore wing with the inner area ecupreous Med case saasiwtises sealstoecehece aeaars eee cupreipennis. 26, Fore wing with the inner area not cupreous red. a’, Fore wing without blackish mark in lower part of cell between orbicular and reniform. a8. Fore wing purplish red-brown... chinensis. HADJINA. 523 a. Fore wing fuscous brown. a, Fore wing with the reniform NATUUGTS) deer roe snaeogennadadasoncnees vichti. 6°. Fore wing with the reniform (AEE 7occonocdadsoosqcoodoscHnboane S000 cinered. c8, Fore wing reddish ochreous irro- rated with brown. a, Fore wing with the postmedial line defined by whitish on OUMUGP GIGI cocoanccooddacnscecoces Lutosa. b°, Fore wing with the postmedial line defined by whitish on IMOGIP SCI odocqncecosascodcnancce beata. 6°, Fore wing with blackish mark in lower part of cell between orbicular eynGl TReLMMKOVATN secoococeaucnnodecoos00000 atrinota. +°, Hind wing ochreous tinged with brown. modestissima. 4°, Hind wing white, the terminal area suffused with brown. a’. Fore wing with the subterminal line ex- curved at middle. a‘, Fore wing with the postmedial line oblique below vein 4 ........ Ueldasmastonuntaes aaheeeoeaee viscosa. b4, Fore wing with the postmedial line evenly curved from costa to inner margin......... palestinensis. 63. Fore wing with the subterminal line not excurved at middle Boa canddonEepdnopAdedoadouades poliastis. b'. Fore wing suffused with fiery red. a>. Kore wing with the reniform not fllled in with RULOTIG gat wan bescke Sa Rear Ee BeOS Socee Cena Mi emeEn te Serrvugined. b?, Fore wing with the reniform filled in with WIN C Weanaseciotunerenes ceases eiscnticesaccs oaneancavete pyroxantha. 6, Fore wing with prominent rather diffused dark mane diallMline remem emerec ae rete acecacescue sce tearentecnete grisea. B. Fore wing with the orbicular very oblique and pro- duced at lower extremity, large ..................00+s0000 pallida. 4245. Hadjina biguttula. (Plate CXXXVI. fig. 11.) Mamestra biguttula, Motsch. Bull. Mose, xxxix. i. p. 194 (1866). Head and thorax very pale red; abdomen greyish tinged with pale red. Fore wing pale red very slightly irrorated with black ; antemedial line indistinct, double filled in with whitish, waved, somewhat oblique ; orbicular and reniform white slightly defined by brown, the former small, round, the latter constricted at middle ; postmedial line very indistinct, with white point at costa, then defined on outer side by some white scales and more distinctly defined by white towards inner margin, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some white points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line very indistinct, defined by whitish on outer side towards costa and inner margin, excurved below vein 7 and at middle ; cilia with series of slight fuscous spots at tips. Hind wing ochreous white suffused with pale brown; the underside grey- white, the costal and terminal areas suffused and irrorated with a24 NOCTUID @. pale red, a slight dark discoidal lunule and diffused sinuous post- medial line. Hab. Japan, Tsuruga (Leech), 1 2, Tokio (Maries), 1 9, Yoko- hama (Fenton, Pryer), 3 3,2 23; Corus, Gensan (/to), 1 $3. Hap. 28-36 millim. *4246. Hadjina carcaroda. (Plate CXX XVI. fig. 12.) Xanthoptera carcaroda, Dist. Entom. 1901, p. 284. ©. Black-brown. Fore wing with indistinct grey dentate ante- medial linc; claviform and orbicular faintly defined by grey, the latter round; reniform faintly outlined with grey and constricted at middle; a very highly dentate indistinct grey postmedial line, bent outwards below costa, and inwards below vein 3; the inter- spaces streaked with black, on terminal area defining obscure irregular dentate rufous marks longer below veins 5 and 6; a ter- minal series of black striz. Hind wing fuscous brown, the cilia grey at tips; the underside grey, thickly mottled with brown, a discoidal spot and sinuous dentate postmedial line. Hab. Transvaat, Lydenburg, type 2 in Coll. Distant. Exp. 30 millim. *4247, Hadjina illustrata. Caradrina illustrata, Staud. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1888, p. 256; id. Rom. Méin. vi. p. 489, pl. 8. f. 11.; id. Cat. Lép. pal. p. 198. Segetia albopicta, Gries. Berl. ent. Zeit. xxxvul. p..226 (1892); Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 170. ©. Head and thorax cupreous red-brown mixed with white and blackish ; pectus and legs blackish, the tarsi ringed with white ; abdomen grey suffused with brown, the ventral surface blackish irrorated with white. Fore wing with the cell and costal area deep cupreous red-brown irrorated with a few. white scales, the inner and postmedial areas pale rufous, the terminal area cupreous brown suffused with black, the veins with dark streaks, the inter- spaces of terminal area with red-brown streaks, above vein 3 extending to the cell; subbasal line very faint, white, from costa to median nervure; traces of a white antemedial line, bent inwards on subcostal nervure, then oblique, waved ; orbicular with slight white annulus and whitish centre, small, round ; reniform with white centre, its lower part defined by a black and white annulus incom- plete above, strongly constricted at middle; postmedial line repre- sented by a series of white points on the veins, bent outwards below costa and oblique below vein 4, some whitish points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line absent ; cilia black with series of minute white streaks at base. Hind wing white tinged with brown, the terminal area darker from apex to vein 2, the veins of terminal area with dark streaks; a black terminal line; cilia white mixed with blackish ; the underside whitish, the costal area tinged with 925 or HADJINA. rufous, the terminal area with fuscous from apex to vein 2, a dark discoidal point. Hab. EH. Stperta, Amurland, Ussuri in Coll. Pungeler. Lup. 32 millim. 4248. Hadjina cupreipennis. (Plate CXXXVI. fig. 13.) Tlattia cupreipennis, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 112 (1882); Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 251. Head and thorax fiery red mixed with dark brown and some grey ; abdomen dark brown. Fore wing deep cupreous red shading to brown mixed with grey on costal and terminal areas; subbasal line represented by a slight dark striga from costa ; antemcdial line very indistinct, waved ; claviform absent; orbicular and reniform whitish irrorated with brown and very faintly defined by brown, the former round, the latter somewhat quadrate; postmedial line very indistinct, dark, bent outwards below costa; then produced to dark streaks with grey points on them on the veins, incurved below vein 4 ; hardly a trace of the subterminal line; a fine punctiform black terminal line. Hind wing glossy yellowish brown; a fine dark terminal line and slight pale line at base of cilia; the underside pale tinged with red and thickly irrorated with brown, a small black discoidal lunule and traces of curved postmedial line. Hab. Ponsas, Murree (Harford), 1 9; Stxumm, 2 g, 3 ae type. Exp. 30-36 millim. 4249. Hadjina chinensis. Perigea chinensis, Wilgrn. Wien. ent. Mon. iv. p. 169 (1860). Segetia mandarina, Staud. Rom. Mém. vi. p. 482, pl. ix. f. 4 (1892); id. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 170. Segetia sarepte, Gres. Berl. ent. Zeit. xxxii. p. 850 (1888), nec Guen. Amyna pulverea, Leech, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1900, p. 114. 3. Head and thorax grey mixed with purple-brown ; palpi and sides of frons blackish ; tarsi blackish with pale rings ; abdomen greyish ochreous suffused with brown. Fore wing purplish red- brown irrorated with grey, the veins with slight dark streaks ; sub- basal line purple-brown defined by whitish on outer side, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line indistinctly double filled in with whitish, slightly waved; claviform absent ; orbicular and reniform with diffused whitish annuli, undefined, the former small, rather constricted at middle, the latter slightly angled inwards on median neryure and with dark point on its lower edge; postmedial line defined by whitish scales on outer side and with prominent white striga from costa, bent outwards below costa, then produced to short dark streaks with white points on them on the veins, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line white defined ie dceper brown on inner side, slightly angled RULER at vein 7 and excurved at middle; the 526 NOCTUID 2. termen with series of white points at extremities of veins with faint dark striz between them. Hind wing pale cupreous brown; the cilia white tinged with cupreous brown; the underside grey tinged and irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot, sinuous postmedial line, and traces of diffused subterminal line. Hab. KE. Srperia, Amurland, 2 ¢, Ussuri; Corza; N. Cuina; Centr. Cartna, Ichang (Hobson), 19; W.Crtna, Ni-tou, 1¢, Omei- shan, 1 9, Ta-chien-lu (Pratt), 29 . Moupin (Aricheldorff’), 2 3 type pulverea ; Kasumrr, Scinde Valley (Leech), 13,19, Goorais Valley (Leech), 19; Punsas, Simla (Harford), 23,19, Murree (Harford), lo. ep. 26-32 millim. *4250. Hadjina vichti. (Plate CXXXVI. fig. 14.) Amphipyra wichti, Hirschke, Jahresber. Wien. ent. Ver. 1903, p. 41, pl. i. yee 6. Head and thorax black-brown mixed with grey ; tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen grey irrorated with fuscous, the basal crest blackish at tip. Fore wing black-brown irrorated with grey ; subbasal line represented by double black striz filled in with whitish from costa and cell; antemedial line black defined by whitish on inner side, strongly excurved in submedian interspace and excurved at vein 1; orbicular with whitish annulus defined by black, round; reniform whitish irrorated with fuscous and with waved black outline constricted at middle; postmedial line black defined by whitish on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then dentate and produced to white points on the veins, incurved below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line much interrupted, white defined on inner side by very slight dentate black marks, slightly angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a fine terminal black line; cilia with a series of white points at base. Hind wing whitish suffused with brown, the terminal area fuscous; cilia whitish with a fuscous line through them ; the underside whitish irrorated with fuscous, a diffused dark postmedial line and diffused subterminal band. Hiab. Spain, Murcia, type t ¢ in Coll. Pingeler. wp. 34 millim. 4251. Hadjina cinerea, n. sp. (Plate CXXXVI. fig. 15.) 3. Head and tegule pale fulvous ; thorax dark brown mixed with grey anda few black scales; tarsi with pale rings; abdomen grey- brown, the anal tuft ochreous. Fore wing dark brown suffused with grey and irrorated with black; subbasal line represented by a slight grey striga from costa; antemedial line very ill-defined, grey, diffused, waved; claviform absent; orbicular and reniform grey irrorated with black, undefined, the former round, the latter somewhat constricted at middle; postmedial line very ill-defined, grey, diffused, bent outwards below costa and oblique below vein 4 ; subterminal line very indistinct, grey faintly diffused by blackish on HADJINA, DoF inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of slight black points. Hind wing silky fuscous grey, the cilia slightly paler with a faint black discoidal spot and traces of post- medial line. Hab. Stxur, 1800' (Dudgeon), 1 $type. Ewvp. 26 millim. 4252. Hadjina lutosa. Hadjina lutosa, Staud. Iris, iv. p. 286, pl. 4. f. 1 (1891); id. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 170. Head and thorax ochreous mixed with bright rufous; tarsi brown ringed with white; abdomen ochreous tinged with brown. Fore wing reddish ochreous thickly irrorated with red-brown; a slight waved subbasal brown line from costa to submedian fold; a waved brown antemedial line, angled inwards on vein 1, then strongly excurved ; claviform small, slightly defined by brown; orbicular yellowish defined by brown, round; reniform indistinct, defined by Fig. 144.— Hadjina lutosa, G. + brown, its centre also defined by brown, constricted at middle; a diffused brown medial shade ; postmedial line brown slightly defined by yellowish on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, oblique below vein 4, some ochreous points beyond it on costa; subterminal line yellowish defined on inner side by brown suffusion, excuryed below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of minute brown lunules. Hind wing ochreous suffused with reddish brown especially on terminal area ; traces of a discoidal point, punctiform postmedial line and diffused subterminal line; the underside paler thickly irrorated with brown, a dark discoidal lunule and rather diffused slightly sinuous postmedial line. Ab. 1. Greyer, irrorated and suffused with fuscous.— Taurus. Hab. Asta Miyor, Taurus, 1¢,29; Syria, Mardin, 2¢. Ep. 34-36 millim. 4253. Hadjina beata. (Plate CXXXVI. fig. 16.) Thalpochares beata, Staud. Iris, vill. p. 342 (1895); id. Cat. Lep. pal. p- 228. g. Head and thorax rufous mixed with ochreous ; lower part of frons whitish; abdomen ochreous white tinged with rutous. 528 NOCTUIDZ. Fore wing reddish ochreous thickly irrorated with rufous; ante- medial line hardly traceable, pale, bent inwards to costa; orbicular and reniform faintly defined by whitish, the former small, round, the latter strongly constricted at middle and with dark mark in its lower part; a faint rufous medial shade, oblique to lower angle of cell, then incurved; postmedial line very indistinct, rufous with slight dark points on the veins and defined by whitish on inner side, some whitish points beyond it on costa; traces of a punctiform whitish subterminal line; terminal area slightly darker; cilia browner, white at tips. Hind wing whitish tinged with pale rufous. Hab. W. Torxestan, Turcomania; KE. Turcrstan, Kashgar,1<¢. Eep. 26 millim. 4254, Hadjina atrinota, n. sp. (Plate CXXXVI. fig. 17.) Head and thorax reddish brown mixed with grey ; tarsi fuscous with pale rings; abdomen grey-brown with a slight ochreous tinge in female. Fore wing dull reddish brown suffused with grey ; subbasa! line represented by two blackish strie from costa, in female filled in with grey; antemedial line indistinct, slightly defined by grey on inner side, waved; claviform absent; orbicular hardly traceable in male, round, in female filled in with grey ; reniform small with slight grey annulus, in female larger, its centre defined by fuscous and with a black streak between it and reniform above median neryure; a diffused dark medial line, oblique from costa to median nervure, almost obsolete in female ; postmedial line defined by grey on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then with slight dark points beyond it on the veins, slightly incurved at discal fold, incurved below vein 4, less distinct in female, some pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal line pale defined by fuscous suffusion on inner side, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a slight punctiform black terminal line; cilia with a fine pale line at base. Hind wing grey suffused with brown; a fine dark terminal line; cilia whitish with a slight brown line near base; the underside whitish irrorated with brown, a black discoidal lunule, sinuous postmedial line, and traces of diffused subterminal line, the markings less distinct in female. Hab. Br. BE. Aprrica, Kikuyu, Nairobi (Crawshay), 1 ¢ type, Eb Urru (Betton), 2 9. Kap. g 28, 2 32 millim. 4255, Hadjina modestissima. Apamea modestissima, Snell. Tijd. v. Ent. xx. p. 26, pl. 2. f. 14 (1877). Hipepa opacaria, Swinh. Trans, Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 264, pl. 8. f.3; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 266. Head and thorax bright rufous ; pectus paler ; abdomen whitish tinged with rufous, the basal crest rufous. Fore wing bright rufous ; subbasal line indistinet, waved, from costa to submedian HADJINA. 529 fold; antemedial line brown, oblique, waved; orbicular and reniform indistinct, greyish, slightly defined by red-brown, the former round; a diffused red-brown medial shade, oblique from costa to just beyond the reniform, then inwardly oblique; postmedial line red-brown, strongly bent outwards below costa, then produced to slight streaks on the veins, oblique, slightly incurved at discal fold and below vein 4, some slight pale points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line defined by red-brown suffusion on inner side, angled outwards at veins 7, 6, excurved and minutely waved at middle; a terminal series of slight brown lunules. Hind wing ochreous tinged with brown especially on terminal area; a fine brown terminal line; the underside white, the costal area and terminal area to vein 2 suffused with rufous, faint diffused waved rufous postmedial and subterminal lines, the former extending to vein 4, the latter to vein 2. Hab. Burma, Rangoon (Scott), 1 ¢,1 2 type opacaria; Java; CeLrpes. Lap. 5 30, 2 36 millim. 4256. Hadjina viscosa. Mythimna viscosa, Frr. Neue Beitr.i. p. 39, pl. 21. f. 3(Aug. 1831); Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 170. Mythimna implexa, Treit. Schmett. Eur. x. 2, p. 73 (1835), nee Hibn. ; Dup. Lép. Fr., Suppl. iv. p. 98, pl. 58. f. 7. Head and thorax red-brown mixed with grey scales; tarsi fuscous with pale rings; abdomen ochreous. Fore wing red- brown slightly irrorated with greyish ochreous; subbasal line absent ; antemedial line hardly traceable, greyish, waved; clavi- form absent ; orbicular and reniform small with faint grey annuli, undefined, the former oblique elliptical, the latter constricted at middle ; postmedial line very indistinct, slightly defined by grey on outer side and with prominent grey striga from costa, bent out- wards below costa and oblique below vein 4, some pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal line very indistinct, pale, angled outwards at vein 7 and slightly excurved at middle; a terminal series of blackish points; cilia with a fine pale line at base. Hind wing white, the termen tinged with pale red-brown from apex to submedian fold, in female almost entirely suffused with brown ; the underside with the costal area irrorated with red. Ab. 1. Much more ochreous or grey irrorated with fuscous and with hardly a trace of rufous ; fore wing with the ante- and post- medial lines more distinct, the former angled outwards in sub- median fold and above inner margin and inwards on vein 1, a dark patch sometimes present between orbicular and reniform. —Fersian Gulf. Hab. Spain, Andalusia; Story; Canarirs; Syria, 3 g,1 9; Persian Guir, Fao (Cumimg), 7 5,2 93; Sixp, Karachi (7. R. Bell) ly Ge Oe cp So Farm im: VOL. VIII. est 530 NOCLIUID A, 4257. Hadjina palestinensis. (Plate CXXXVI. fig. 18.) Segetia palestinensis, Staud. Iris, vii. p. 277 (1894); id. Iris, x. p. 285, pl. 9. f. 16; id. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 170. 6. Head and thorax whitish mixed with brown; palpi with the 2nd joint suffused with fuscous at sides; abdomen grey suffused with brown. Fore wing grey suffused with fuscous and brown and irrorated with a few white scales; subbasal line absent ; antemedial line very indistinct, double, oblique, waved ; claviform and orbicular absent; reniform represented by a faint irregular whitish lunule; a faint diffused dark medial line, oblique from costa to lower angle of cell; postmedial line indistinctly double filled in with white, bent outwards and obsolescent below costa, then oblique and slightly curved, some white points beyond it on costa; a faint pale subterminal line slightly defined by brown suffusion on inner side, somewhat waved; a fine waved black terminal line with white points at the extremities of the veins; cilia fuscous and grey, with fine whitish line at base and traces of a whitish line near tips. Hind wing whitish, the veins, costal and rerminal areas suffused with fuscous brown ; cilia yellowish white ; the underside white, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown, a dark discoidal spot and traces of a postmedial line and diffused subterminal band from costa to vein 2. ©. Hind wing more uniformly suffused with fuscous. flab. PauustinE, 1 6,19. Hep. 36 millim. 4258. Hadjina poliastis. (Plate CXX XVI. fig. 19.) Amyna poliastis, Hmpsn. J. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xvii. p. 470 (1906). 6. Head pure white; thorax greyish mixed with brown, the pectus and legs white slightly irrorated with brown; abdomen white faintly tinged with ochreous, the crest at base brown. Fore wing grey slightly suffused and irrorated with reddish brown, especially on costal half to postmedial line; subbasal line repre- sented by a slight striga from costa; antemedial line indistinct, oblique, waved, angled inwards on vein 1; claviform absent ; orbicular and reniform with faint pale annuli slightly defined by brown, constricted at middle; postmedial line indistinct, dark, defined by greyish on outer side and with dark points beyond it on the veins, bent outwards below costa and oblique below vein 4, some grey points beyond it on costa; subterminal line grey slightly defined by brown on inner side, angled outwards at vein 7, then straight, oblique; a fine terminal brown line. Hind wing white tinged with ochreous brown, especially on terminal area; cilia pure white ; the underside white slightly irrorated with brown on costal and terminal areas. Hab. Ponsa, Perozpur (Nurse), 1 ¢ type. Exp. 24 millim. On ee) — HADJINA. *4259,. Hadjina ferruginea. (Plate CXNXXVI. fig. 20.) Caradrina ferruginea, South, ined. @. Head and thorax ochreous mixed with fiery red and fuscous ; palpi fuscous at sides; tarsi fuscous ringed with white ; abdomen whitish irrorated with fuscous and with faint fuscous dorsal bands. Fore wing ochreous suffused in parts with fiery red and irrorated with brown ; subbasal line blackish, waved, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line waved, rather oblique; orbicular and reniform slightly defined by fuscous, the former round; medial line diffused from costa to between the stigmata, slight and oblique from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line black, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; subterminal line very indistinct, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of small black lunules; cilia with diffused blackish lines at middle and tips. Hind wing ochreous yellow tinged and irrorated with brown; traces of a discoidal spot and curved postmedial line.; a terminal series of black points; the underside with black discoidal spot, the diffused postmedial line more distinct. Hab. Javan, Tsu-shima, type tin Coll. Wileman. xp. 30 millim. 4260. Hadjina pyroxantha. (Plate CXXXVI. fig. 21.) Polia pyroxantha, Hmpsn. J. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soe. xiv. p. 202 (1902). 3S. Head and tegule yellowish white tinged with fiery red and slightly mixed with brown ; sides of palpi and frons dark brown; thorax fiery red slightly mixed with brown; pectus and legs whitish mixed with brown; abdomen ochreous white irrorated with dark brown, the anal tuft pale rufous. Fore wing orange-yellow suffused and thickly irrorated with fiery red, the veins streaked with dark brown, the costal area suffused with dark brown, a dark brown streak on inner margin except towards base; subbasal line repre- sented by slight red strive from costa and cell; antemedial line brown, waved, oblique from costa to submedian fold; claviform represented by a black point on antemedial line ; orbicular yellow defined by red, small, round; reniform a narrow white lunule defined by black, very oblique, its lower part intersected by the dark streak on vein 4; an oblique red medial line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line dark brown defined by yellow on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, strongly excurved to vein 4, then strongly incurved ; sub- terminal line brown, slightly angled outwards at veins 7, 6, 4, 3; a fine brown terminal line ; cilia red with a faint dark line through them, brown at tips towards tornus. Hind wing white tinged with yellow, the terminal area slightly irrorated with brown; a slight brown terminal line; cilia yellow; the underside pale yellowish, 2mu 2 oe NOCTUID&. the costal and terminal areas slightly irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot and diffused curved postmedial line.. Hab. Stxuim Trper, Yatung (Hobson), 3 g type. Hep. 26- 30 millim. 4261. Hadjina grisea. Limacodes grisea, Hmpsn. Il. Het. B. M. viii. p. 63, pl 142. f. 7 (1891) ; id. Moths Ind. ii. p. 320. Q. Head and thorax grey mixed with brown; tarsi brown slightly ringed with white; abdomen grey suffused with brown. Fore wing grey thickly irrorated with reddish brown ; subbasal line represented by slight dark striz from costa and cell; ante- medial line indistinct, brown faintly defined by whitish on inner side, sHghtly sinuous, oblique from costa to submedian fold ; clavi- form represented by arufous patch beyond its extremity ; orbicular and réeniform hardly traceable, with faint pale annul, some rufous in cell between them; medial shade strong, blackish-brown, rather diffused, oblique from costa to reniform, then inwardly oblique; postmedial line very indistinct, double filled in with whitish, bent outwards below costa, incurved below vein 4 and closely approxi- mated to the medial shade; subterminal line diffused, whitish defined on inner side by red-brown suffusion, oblique, angled out- wards at vein 7 and very slightly excurved at middle; a terminal series of slight brown striz. Hind wing whitish suffused and irrorated with brown; cilia whiter; the underside whitish irrorated with fuscous, a blackish discoidal spot, diffused curved postmedial line, and terminal series of strie. Hab. Assam, Nagas; Manpras, Nilgiris (Hampson), 1 @ type. Exp. 32 millim. 4262. Hadjina pallida. (Plate CXXXVI. fig. 22.) Telesilla pallida, Leech, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1900, p. 589. 6. Head and thorax grey-white mostly suffused with rufous: pectus and legs tinged with dark brown, the tarsi dark brown with slight pale rings; abdomen grey-white shghtly tinged with brown. Fore wing glossy violaceous grey-white, the antemedial area from costa to submedian fold, the area before the medial line and the postmedial area suffused with red-brown ; subbasal line represented by a slight oblique striga from costa defined by whitish on outer side and a patch of blackish scales below the cell; antemedial line in- distinct, double filled in with whitish, angled outwards below costa, bent inwards in cell, then excurved; orbicular very large, white defined at sides by black, very oblique and produced at lower extremity ; reniform white with pale greyish centre, defined by black on inner side and with some minute black points on outer, oblique bar-shaped; medial line strong, blackish brown, very oblique from costa to reniform at discal fold, then inwardly oblique ; postmedial line indistinct, defined by white on outer side, bent out- HADJINA.— PROCRATERIA. 533. wards below costa and oblique below vein 4; subterminal line only defined by the contrast between the postmedial and terminal areas, angled outwards at vein 7 and very slightly excurved at middle; the termen greyish with a series of slight dark strise defined on inner side by faint whitish lunules ; cilia greyish at base, white at tips. Hind wing white faintly tinged with brown, the termen whiter with a fine dark terminal line; the underside with the costal area suffused with rufous, an oblique dark bar from middle of costa, blackish discoidal spot, diffused postmedial line from costa to vein 4, diffused fuscous subterminal band, and terminal series of small lunules. Hab. W. Cuina, Pu-tsu-fang, 6 ¢ type. Exp. 34-38 millim. Genus PROCRATERIA. Tye Procrateria, Hmpsn. Aun. 8. Afr. Mus. iii. p. 426 (1905) ...... noloides. Proboscis fully developed; palpi obliquely upturned, short, the 2nd joint. moderately scaled, the 3rd joint moderate; frons with large truncate conical prominence with raised edges and corneous plate below it; eyes large, round ; antenne of male serrate, of female ciliated ; thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the pro- and metathorax with small spreading crests ; tibize moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obso- lescent from well below middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. A. Fore wing without black patches on basal and apical costal AVCA SHG sea EM nee ee tees ec aataacinaine ac euasanteeaeadsutncadstas pterota. B. Fore wing with black patches on basal and apical costal EV REAVS oca0s occnescocn 00000 cDedGosDanoDO SH ESE OOsYEDOOUDOOLOSGODBsOS0N0N00 noloides. 4263. Procrateria pterota, n. sp. (Plate CXXXVI. fig. 25.) Head and thorax ochreous white mixed with rufous; palpi and antennee fuscous; legs suffused with fuscous brown; abdomen ochreous, the basal crest black. Fore wing ochreous white tinged with pale rufous in parts, the veins with brown streaks, the costal area suffused with pale pink; subbasal line represented by a slight oblique brown striga from costa; antemedial line represented by an oblique brown line from costa to subcostal nervure and a red-brown line from submedian fold to inner margin angled inwards on vein 1 and with sume rufous'suffusion beyond it; slight rufous streaks in upper and lower extremities of cell; two black discoidal points ; postmedial line represented by a very oblique brown line from costa to vein 7 and an oblique rufous striga from inner margin just beyond the antemedial line; rufous streaks beyond the cell above veins 4, 3 and above vein 7 from the postmedial line to subterminal line, which is very close to termen, whitish, minutely waved, defined on inner side by a series of wedge-shaped rufous marks; the terminal area red-brown with a slight whitish line just before termen; cilia 03 NOCTUID ®. pinkish white with a black line through them. Hind wing pale ochreous, slightly tinged with brown in female and with indistinct diffused subterminal band; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with brown. Hab. Nata, Charleston (Yoppin), 1 6, 129 type. xp. 36 millim, 4264. Procrateria noloides. Preerateria noloides, Hmpsn. Ann. 8. Afr. Mus. iii. p. 426 (1905). Head and tegule dark brown slightly mixed with grey; thorax grey slightly irrorated with brown; pectus and legs dark brown, the tarsi with slight pale rings; abdomen grey irrorated with black-brown. Fore wing grey-white irrorated with black- brown, the veins streaked with black; a black patch on basal costal area extending to antemedial line and at extremity to median nervure, and another black patch on costal area from post- medial line to apex, its outer edge obliquely excised; antemedial line very indistinct, whitish slightly defined by black scales, forming the outer edge of the black patch, then slightly angled outwards on median nervure and oblique to inner margin; orbicular Fig. 145.—Procrateria noloides, §. } whitish slightly defined by black, round; reniform represented by a slight whitish bar defined by blackish on inner side; traces of a dark sinuous medial line; postmedial line indistinct, dark, defined by whitish on outer side before the costal black patch, bent outward below costa, then strongly dentate and produced to a double series of black points on the veins, oblique below vein 4; subterminal line hardly traceable, whitish, defined on inner side by very faint minute rufous streaks in the interspaces, slightly excurved below vein 7 and at middle; cilia grey mixed with rutous. Hind wing ereyish uniformly suffused with fuscous brown; cilia white at tips; the underside grey thickly irrorated with fuscous, a black point at upper angle of cell with dark mark on costa above it, and an indistinct diffused curved postmedial line. Hab. MasHonarann (Dobbie), 1 Q type. Eevp. 34 millim. Genus XYLOM@A. Type. Xylomoia, Stand. Rom. Mém. vi. p. 451 (1892) \dnominstonewlsicotineatts graminea. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned, short, roughly scaled ; frons with slight roughened prominence; eyes large, rounded; antenne of XYLOMG@A. 535 male ciliated ; thorax typically clothed with hair and hair-like scales, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests; tibie moderately fringed with hair ; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. Fore wing rather narrow, the termen crenulate, oblique towards tornus; veins 38 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the arecle: 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 38, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescenr, from just helow middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 shortly stalked or from angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Secr. I. Thorax clothed chiefly with scales. A, LORS Wins Glad CHVOGROWS IOAN scoococcoaonocnscnecoesodebseocoodde letrina. Bee Horenwingspalevarey=biowligess-ctes eee eseeeteeeee eee eee eee eee didonea. 4265. Xylomea letrina. Apamea letrina, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. ii. p. 477, pl. 93. f. 21 (1898). | Head and thorax brown mixed with greyish; pro- and meta- thorax with paired black spots; patagia with black spots at middle and tips; pectus grey; tarsi blackish ringed with white ; abdomen grey dorsally suffused with brown. Fore wing brown with a cupreous gloss; subbasal line black, oblique, from. costa to vein 1, above which it is produced into a slight streak ; antemedial Fig. 146.—Xylomewa letrina, S$. +. line indistinct, slightly defined by greyish on inner side, angled outwards below costa, then oblique, waved and angled inwards to whitish points on the veins ; claviform narrow, pale brown slightly defined by black; orbicular pale red-brown with faint whitish annulus defined by blackish, very oblique elliptical; reniform defined by blackish and with pale red-brown centre defined by blackish, some whitish points on its annulus at upper aud lower edges ; postmedial line very indistinct, double, with some whitish on it at costa, strongly bent outwards below costa, then strongly dentate and produced to whitish points on the veins, very oblique below vein 4; a diffused oblique whitish fascia from costa just, before apex to below vein 7 with black streaks from it to termen above and below vein 7; a faint dentate whitish subterminal line; a terminal series of small black lunules defined on inner side by slight whitish lunules ; cilia with fine pale line at base. Hind wing cupreous brown with a slight dark discoidal ‘spot; cilia white tinged with brown at tips; the underside white irrorated with brown, a black discoidal lunule, faint crenulate postmedial line 536 NOCIUID 23. with minute dark streaks on the veins, traces of subterminal shade and terminal series of small black lunules. Hab. Mexico, Guerrero, Omilteme (H. H. Smith), 2 2, 1 2 type, Godman-Salvin Coll, Hap. 34-40 millim. 4266. Xylomea didonea. (Plate CXXXVI. fig. 24). Hadena didonea, Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xx. p. 58, pl. 6. f. 7 (1894) ; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N.,.Am p. 114. Head and thorax whitish tinged with rufous and mixed with black ; abdomen ochreous white irrorated with brown. Fore wing grey-brown tinged with pale rufous in submedian interspace to postmedial line and thence to termen between veins 4, 3; subbasal line represented by a slight striga from costa; antemedial line black defined by white on inner side, oblique and sinuous from costa to submedian fold, then angled outwards above inner margin; claviform replaced by a slight dark streak in submedian fold from ante- to postmedial lines; orbicular and reniform with slight white annuli defined by some brown scales, the former narrow, oblique irregular; the veins beyond the cell with fine white streaks; post- medial line dark defined by white on outer side, strongly bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then oblique; subter- minal line white, dentate from costa to vein 6, excurved to termen at veins 4, 3, angled inwards in submedian fold to near postmedial line, then bent outwards to tornus; a fine waved black terminal line. Hind wing white irrorated with brown; a fine dark ter- minal line; cilia white with a slight brown line through them ; the underside with slight discoidal lunule and faint curved post- medial line. Hab. U.S.A., Colorado, Glenwood Springs, 1 9, California (Walsingham), 1 g. Ewp. 30-40 millim. 5 Sect. IJ. Thorax clothed with hair and hair-like scales. 4267. Xylomea graminea. Nonagria graminea, Gres. Berl. ent. Zeit. xxxii. p. 643 (1888) ; Staud. Cat, Lep. pal. p. 188. Aylomoia separata, Stand. Rom. Mém. vi. p. 451, pl. 12. f. 8 ee id, Cat, Lep. pal. p. 188. ¢. Head and thorax ochreous suffused with red-brown; abdomen ochreous white tinged with brown. Fore wing pale ochreous, the inner half and terminal half below vein 6 suffused with red-brown, the veins of terminal half with dark streaks defined on each side by fine pale streaks; a slight dark streak below base of cell; a faint double antemedial line filled in with whitish from submedian fold to inner margin, angled inwards on vein 1; orbicular represented by a slight brown point in upper part of cell, the reniform by two brown points ; postmedial line slight, double filled in with white, from vein 5 to inner margin, oblique below vein.3; a terminal XYLOMCA.—RUACODES. 537 series of small black lunules; cilia brown intersected with whitish. Hind wing white faintly tinged with brown; traces of a discoidal lunule and curved postmedial line; the underside with the costal Fig. 147.—Xylomea graminea, S. 1. and terminal areas slightly irrorated with brown, a discoidal point and postmedial series of minute points on the veins. Hab. KE. Srperta, Ussuri, Raddefka, 1 ¢. xp. 30 millim. Genus RUACODES, nov. Type, Lf. tela. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint fringed with scales in front and reaching to about middle of frons, the 3rd short, blunt ; frons with truncate conical prominence with raised edges, flattened vertical central process and corneous plate below it; eyes large, rounded; antenne of female almost simple; bead and thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests; tibia moderately fringed with hair ; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and moderately crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 shortly stalked; 8 anasto- mosing with the cell near base only. 4268. Ruacodes tela. Hadena tela, Smith, Proce. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxii. p. 470 (1900) ; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 115. @. Head and thorax dark brown mixed with grey and some black and tinged with olive; patagia with strong black streak near Fig. 148.—Ruacodes tela, 2. 3. upper edge; tarsi fuscous ringed with whitish; abdomen grey- brown tinged with olive at base, the basal crest darker. Fore wing grey thickly irrorated with fuscous and tinged with olive especially on inner and terminal areas; subbasal line represented by two 538 NOCTUID AM. black stria from costa; a black streak above inner margin before’ the antemedial line, which is double, angled outwards below costa and in cell and strongly above inner margin, excurved in sub- median interspace; claviform defined by black, short, with black streak from its extremity to postmedial line; orbicular and reniform with slight pale annuli detined by black, the former round, the latter rather constricted at middle; an indistinct medial line oblique from costa to vein 2, then incurved; postmedial line defined by greyish on outer side, strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, angled inwards at discal fold, very oblique below vein 5, incurved and stronger in submedian interspace, some pale points beyond it on costa; the veins of terminal area with slight dark streaks; subterminal line white, dentate, defined on inner. side by wedge-shaped black marks and by a streak above vein 4 extending to reniform ; a terminal series of small black lunules ; cilia fuscous and grey intersected with whitish. Hind wing whitish, the marginal areas suffused and irrorated with fuscous; a discoidal spot and indistinct sinuous postmedial line; some white on termen towards tornus; a fine black terminal line; cilia white with a fuscous line through them; the underside white with the costal and terminal areas to vein 2 irrorated with fuscous, a discoidal spot and indistinct curved postmedial line. flab, U.S.A., Arizona (Poling), 1 2. Exp. 34 millim. Genus AMIANA. aoe Amiana, Dyar, Proc. Ent. Soe. Wash. vi. p. 104 (1904) ............ mama. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, short, the 2nd joint fringed with hair in front, the 3rd moderate ; frons with rounded promineuce with corneous plate below it; eyes large, rounded ; antennze of male Jaminate, almost simple; head and thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests; tibize moderately fringed with hair ; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and slightly crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle or shortly stalked; 8 anasto- mosing with the cell near base only. A. Fore wing with the postmedial area white except towards (LOTS Hee se Se a RR SRR ene oe a eK Pee eee annao auc osdbdos letabilis. B. Fore wing with the postmedial area not white. a, Fore wing tinged with rufous .............0c-ceeeeeceesee eee continens. 5. Fore wing black-brown mixed with grey ..................04: niama. 49269. Amiana letabilis. Hadena letabilis, Smith, Can, Ent. xxxi. p. 263 (1899); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 115. : ¢. Head and thorax fuscous brown mixed with grey ; patagia with some black scales near upper edge; tarsi blackish ringed with AMIANA, 539 white; abdomen whitish tinged with ochreous brown, the basal crest brown and white. Fore wing with the basal and postmedial areas pale sapphire blue (fading to white), the medial area black suffused with grey ; subbasal line slight, black, waved, from costa to submedian fold; a diffused dentate dark mark above inner margin near base; antemedial line oblique, waved, angled inwards on vein 1 and excurved above inner margin, a small white spot beyond it on costa; claviform small, defined by black; orbicular small with fuscous centre and white annulus defined by black, round; reniform white defined by black, its centre defined by black ; an indistinct waved medial line; postmedial line with small white spot at costa, strongly bent outwards below costa, then Fig. 149.—Amiana letabilis, 3. 3. dentate and with series of black points beyond it on the veins, slightly ineurved at discal fold and strongly below vein +; the postmedial area with dark patch on costa with white points on it ; subterminal line only defined by black on outer side, dentate ; the narrow terminal area black and white mixed, with a series of slight black lunules on termen; cilia fuscous intersected with whitish. Hind wing white, the terminal area suffused with fuscous, a slight discoidal lunule and sinuous postmedial line; a fine dark terminal line; cilia white with diffused fuscous line through them. Hab. U.S.A., New Mexico, Santa Fé (Cockerell), 2 5. Exp. 34 millim. 4270. Amiana continens. (Plate CXX XVI. fig. 25.) Perigea continens, H. Kdw. Papilio, iv. p. 122 (1884); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 154. 3. Head and thorax rufous slightly mixed with ochreous ; pectus white; tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen white with dorsal brown bands, the anal tuft pale rufous. Fore wing with the basal area pale yellow suffused with rufous, the medial area suf- fused with black, the terminal area rufous; subbasal line repre- sented by small black spots below costa and cell; antemedial line almost medial, strong, black, slightly waved, angled inwards on vein 1; claviform and orbicular absent; reniform small, white with central black lunule; postmedial line black defined by white on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then very minutely waved, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some white points 540 NOCTUID¥. beyond if on costa; faint traces of a subterminal line, defined on inner side at costa by a brownish shade, bent outwards between veins 7 and 6 and somewhat excurved at middle; a terminal series of slight dark striz; cilia reddish at base, whitish at tips. Hind wing pure white, the termen narrowly tinged with pale red-brown; cilia white; the underside with indistinct punctiform postmedial line from costa to vein 6. Q. Head and thorax dark rufous; fore wing dark rufous, the medial area suffused with black; hind wing wholly suffused with brown, the basal area paler. Hab. U.S.A., Arizona, Huachuca Mts., 1 ¢, 19. Hap. 32 millim. *4271. Amiana niama. (Plate CXXXVI. fig. 26.) Amiana niama, Dyar, Proc, Ent. Soe. Wash. vi. p. 105 (1904). Head, thorax, and abdomen black-brown mixed with greyish. Fore wing black-brown mixed with greyish, the basal area with some reddish ochreous scales and a diffused patch of the same colour at tornus ; subbasal line black, waved, from costa to sub- median fold; antemedial line black, waved; claviform represented by an ochreous point; orbicular and reniform small, with pale anuuli defined by black, the former round, the latter strongly constricted at middle; a blackish medial shade; postmedial line black defined by whitish on outer side, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then sinuous, some white points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line whitish defined on inner side by blackish, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of black striz ; cilia with slight pale line at base. Hind wing black-brown with a pale line at base of cilia; the underside with three faint dark lines. Hab. U.S.A., Arizona, Huachuca Mts., Nogales. Hap. 28 millim. This species is unknown to me, figured from a drawing from type in U.S. Nat. Mus. Genus CATAMECIA. Type (Cmannmacial, SAUCL, INI, To pe Asks) (USDA) — coccacandnnoesse¢escoscesveco. jordana. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching to about middle of frons and moderately scaled, the 38rd short; frons with truncate conical prominence with slight raised edges and corneous plate below it; eyes large, rounded; antennz of male typicaily ciliated; thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests; tibiz slightly fringed with hair ; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. Fore wing with the apex rectangular, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form theareole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of eell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. CATAMECTA. 541 Sect. I. Antenne of male serrate. 4272. Catamecia furtiva. EE Swinh. P.Z.S. 1885, p. 448; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p- 263. Head and thorax greyish ochreous mixed with dark reddish brown; palpi blackish; some blackish between antenne; tarsi fuscous ringed with ochreous ; abdomen ochreous slightly irrorated with black, the crest at base black. Fore wing pale yellowish suffused with cupreous brown except in submedian interspace and on postmedial area, the terminal area whitish except at apex, the veins with slight dark streaks, more prominent on terminal area ; subbasal line represented by slight double dark striz from costa, the antemedial line by slight ‘double dark strie from costa and inner margin ; claviform asciths orbicular indistinet, whitish, undefined, with slight black streaks before and beyond it in discal Fig. 150} Caiemnacte furtiva, 6. 3 2° fold ; reniform whitish, its centre defined by some black points and with slight dentate black mark before it in discal fold and blackish spot beyond its lower extremity ; postmedial line represented by a double series of slight dark points on the veins, bent outwards below costa and oblique below vein 4; an oblique dark shade from apex ; subterminal line represented by a brown shade on its inner side, angled inwards in submedian fold ; a terminal series of black points; cilia dark brown intersected with white. Hind wing yellowish white tinged with brown ; cilia whitish. Hab. Bompay, Poona (Swinhoe), 1 3, 1 Q type. Exp. 24 moillim. Szcr. II. Antennz of male ciliated. A. Fore wing with black streak below base of cell. a. Fore wing with black streak in submedian fold between ante- and postmedial lines ..........0......0...2ececeeeeeenee connectens. }. Fore wing without black streak in submedian fold between ante-jangdapostmedialeliMesiir rac e-sacea-cecssaestceo aa secter deceptrix. B. Fore wing without black streak below base of cell. a. Fore wing with the claviform filled in with black-brown... minima. b. Fore wing with the claviform not filled in with black- brown. a‘, Fore wing with the reniform angled inwards on median TLE VULTEO Me aictaneractasiersisiinc isl oy sa cialesisidiosleia spinels sesmeeelsclewenenle jordana. b', Kore wing with the reniform not angled inwards on PNG UI EWS TSAR Sooo qan ce. oocermadoonosoo xanobasoneadeono0sn oeene contrita, 542 NOCTUID®. 4273. Catamecia connectens. (Plate CXX XVI. fig. 27.) Tarache connectens, Ampsn. Ann. 8. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 892 (1902). 9. Head and thorax grey tinged with red-brown, the scales pencilled with black-brown ; palpi white in front ; frons white with a black bar; pectus and legs whitish, the fore tibie and the tarsi brown ringed with white ; abdomen red-brown, the ventral surface whitish. Fore wing with the scales rufous and red-brown edged with white; a black streak below base of cell; antemedial line represented by an oblique black striga from costa and slight streaks on the veins, angled outwards in submedian fold where there is a strong black streak from it to postmedial line; orbicular and reni- form small and close together, rufous with a black streak between them, the former rather elongate and defined by black, the latter defined by black on inner side only; postmedial line black defined by white on outer side, very indistinct except between veins 3 and 1, oblique from costa to vein 6, then inwardly oblique to sub- median fold and angled outwards at vein 1; the terminal area with slight dark streaks on the veins and a dark shade at middle. Hind wing whitish, the marginal areas suffused with brown; cilia white with a brown line near base from apex to vein 2; the underside with the costal area tinged with ochreous and irrorated with red- brown. Hab. Bucuvanatann, N’Gami (Lugard), 1 @ type. Exp. 26 millim. 4274, Catamecia deceptrix. (Plate CXXXVL. fig. 28.) Pseudohadena deceptrix, Staud. Iris, xii. p. 369, pl. 5. f. 15 (1900) ; id. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 170. ¢. Head and thorax brownish grey mixed with dark brown; antenne ringed with black ; abdomen brownish grey irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing pale grey-brown irrorated with fuscous ; the veins with slight black streaks; a sinuous black streak below base of cell; subbasal line represented by two oblique strize from costa ; antemedial line double, more prominent at costa, obliquely excurved from cell to inner margin; orbicular and reniform rather small, defined by black, the former rather elongate elliptical, the latter open above; postmedial line indistinctly double, more prominent at costa, bent outwards below costa, then dentate and produced to slight streaks on the veins, excurved to vein 4, then oblique, some pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal line hardly traceable, with slight fuscous suffusion before it on inner side, and diffused rather wedge-shaped marks beyond it in the interspaces ; a pro- minent waved black terminal line. Hind wing ochreous white; a fine slightly waved fuscous terminal line; the underside with the costal area irrorated with fuscous, a small discoidal spot. Hab, Syrta, 1 g. ap, 40 millim. CATAMECTA. 553) 4275. Catamecia minima. (Plate CXXXVI. fig. 29.) Apamea minima, Swinh. P.Z. 8. 1889, p. 410; Hmpsn, Moths Ind. ii. p- 248. Catamecia bacheri, Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 213 (1901). 3. Head and thorax ochreous slightly tinged with rufous and irrorated with brown; abdomen ochreous white. Fore wing ochreous irrorated with brown ; subbasal line represented by slight black marks below costa and cell ; antemedial line blackish defined by ochreous on inner side, slightly excurved below costa, then some- what sinuous; claviform moderate, filled in with black-brown ; orbicular and reniform small, ochreous slightly defined by blackish, the former round, the latter narrow and angled inwards on median nervure, a diffused dark shade between and beyond them ; _post- medial line defined by ochreous on outer side, strongly bent outwards below costa and oblique below vein 4, some ochreous points beyond it on costa; subterminal line ochreous defined on inner side by small dentate blackish marks below costa and at middle, somewhat excurved below costa and at middle and angled inwards at vein 2; a terminal series of slight black strie; cila brown intersected with ochreous. Hind wing white with fine dark terminal line; the underside with the costal area irrorated with pale brown, a brown discoidal lunule and traces of a diffused postmedial line from costa to vein 2. Hab. Patustine, Jordan, 1 ¢; Apun (Yerbury), 1 3; Persian Guir, Fao (Cuming), 1 3; Punsas, Lahore (Harford), 2 3; Stnp, Karachi (Swinhoe), 1 3, Hyderabad (Swinhoe), 1 3, Kipra (Swinhoe), 1 3 type. Hap. 20-22 millim. 4276. Catamecia jordana. Catamecia jordana, Staud. Iris, x. p. 288, pl. 4. f. 23 (1897) ; id. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 213. Catamecia mauretanica, Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 213 (1901). 3d. Head and thorax ochreous white mixed with brown; tarsi fuscous ringed with white; abdomen white slightly irrorated with Fig. 151.—Catamecia jordani, 3. 3 Te brown. Fore wing ochreous white thickly irrorated with brown, the areas before medial part of subterminal line and towards tornus whiter; no trace of subbasal, antemedial, or postmedial lines; a whitish fascia below base of cell confluent with the claviform, which 544 NOCTUID ©. is white defined by black, narrow and elongate; orbicularvery small, elongate elliptical, white defined by blackish and with slight dark streak in centre; reniform narrow, angled inwards on median nervure, white defined by blackish and with brown line in centre dilated below; subterminal line whitish defined on inner side by an oblique fuscous shade from costa, bent outwards at vein 7, then represented by an oblique series of white striw slightly defined on each side by brown suffusion, ending at vein 2; a terminal series of dark strie. Hind wing white tinged and irrorated with brown except towards base; cilia white; the underside white slightly irrorated with brown especially on terminal area, a slight discoidal lanule. Ab. 1. mauretanica. Fore wing uniformly irrorated, with fuscous, the white streak below base of cell absent and the clavi- form hardly traceable; the ante- and postmedial lines sometimes present, obsolete towards costa, the former defined by white on inner side and angled inwards on vein 1, the latter defined by white on outer side, oblique and slightly sinuous.— Algeria. Hab. Atceria, Biskra, Tkout (Walsinyham), 1 $, Hammam-es- Salahin (Walsingham), 6 3; Patestine, 1 ¢. Hap. 24—28 millim. 4277. Catamecia contrita. HOTRES COM TEC, Christ. Rom. Mém. i. p. 118 (1884); Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. 22. 9 Urals contrix, Christ. Rom. Mém. i. pl. vii. f. 8 (1884). ¢. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale ochreous slightly tinged with brown. Fore wing pale ochreous irrorated with brown; subbasal iine represented by slight dark marks below costa and cell; ante- medial line indistinct, waved, somewhat oblique ; claviform slightly defined by fuscous; orbicular and reniform rather indistinctly defined by fuscous, the former very small, round, the latter rather large and quadrate; traces of an oblique medial line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line strongly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, very oblique below vein 4, some slight pale points beyond it on costa; faint traces of a pale subterminal waved line excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of slight brown lunules ; cilia mixed with brown and with traces of a slight brown line through them. Hind wing pale brownish ochreous, the terminal area rather darker; cilia white; the underside white irrorated with pale brown, an in- distinct curved postmedial line. Hab. W. Turxesran, Tureomania, 1 ¢; KE. Turkestan, I. Exp. 30 millim. Genus NAMANGANA. Type. Namangana, Staud. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1888, p. 28 ....................5 eretacea. Eupolia, Smith, Tr. Am. Ent. Soe. xxi. p. 69 (1894) ............... licentiosa. Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching to about middle of frons and moderately scaled in front, the 3rd typically short, NAMANGANA. 545 porrect; frons smooth; eyes large, rounded; antennse of male typically ciliated; head and thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests; tibiae moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and slightly crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle ef discocellulars; 6,7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. : Seer. 1. (Hupolia). Antennne of male bipectinate with long branches. JAG. UINOVKS) AWA? THE EL OTTON Man capr-conqoeacseonnorodn bobs cosquior conensenr peetinicornis. Be Hove wing grey aycssenssis se duasescumesocasea emacs licentiosa. _4278. Namangana pectinicornis. (Plate CXXXVI. fig. 30.) Aunthoptera pectinicornis, Hmpsn. Trans, Ent. Soe. 1895, p. 302; id. Moths Ind. iv. p, 515. 3S. Head and thorax reddish brown mixed with grey; pectus and legs grey tinged with brown, the tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen whitish, the basal crest fuscous, the anal tuft tinged with ochreous. Fore wing reddish brown suffused with fuscous and irrorated with black; subbasal line represented by a slight dark striga from costa; antemedial line very indistinct, oblique from costa to submedian fold ; orbicular and reniform very small, faintly defined by blackish, the former whitish, oblique elliptical, the latter with brown centre and whitish annulus; a slight dark medial shade, oblique from costa to lower angle of cell; postmedial line hardly traceable, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then oblique, some whitish points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line indistinct, pale, slightly angled outwards at vein 7, then oblique; a terminal series of minute black lunules ; cilia with fine pale line at base followed by a strong black line. Hind wing white, the costal area tinged with brown; a slight brown terminal line and the cilia tinged with ochreous from apex to vein 2; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown. Ab. 1. Fore wing with the medial area whitish tinged with rufous, Hab. Bunest, Calcutta, 1 ¢; Mapras, Belgaum (Watson), 1 3; Cryton, Hambantota (Mackwood), 1 g type, Pattalam (Pole), 1 3, 1 Q. xp. 20 millim, ; *4279. Namangana licentiosa. — Eupolia licenticsa, Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxi. p. 70, pl. 3. f. 8 (1894); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 161. Head and thorax ashen grey with dark irroration ; the tips of tegule and disk of patagia with a yellowish tinge; abdomen grey. Fore wing ashen grey irrorated with fuscous, the markings in- distinct and interrupted; subbasal and antemedial lines hardly VOL. VIL. 2N 546 NOCIUIDA, traceable, very indistinctly double; claviform small, defined by blackish, indistinctly above; orbicular and reniform large, irrorated with white and undefined, the former round ; postmedial line bent outwards below costa, then somewhat dentate and produced to slight streaks on the veins, excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; postmedial area somewhat paler and with pale points on costa; subterminal line pale, defined on each side by blackish, excurved below vein 7 Fig. 152.—Namangana licentiosa, $. 3. i and at middle ; a terminal series of black strize; cilia with fine pale lines at base and middle. Hind wing whitish, the termen irrorated with fuscous in male, with broad diffused band in female; a small discoidal spot; the underside white irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot and traces of a postmedial line more distinct in female. Hab. US.A., Utah. vp. 27-29 millim. This species is un- known to me; figured from a drawing from specimen in U.S. Nat. Mus. Secr. IT, Antennz of male bipectinate with short branches, the apex ciliated. 4280. Namangana alfceni. Perigea perplexa, Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 154 (1893), non descr. Perigea alfkenii, Grote, Abh. Nat. Ver. Bremen, xiv. p. 79 (1895); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 111. Perigea paupera, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 279 (nee WIK.). Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous mixed with some black scales; palpi black above; frons with lateral black bars; tarsi fuscous with pale rings. Fore wing ochreous irrorated with black ; Fig. 153.—Namangana alfceni, S. }. subbasal line black, ill-defined, double, waved, from costa to sub- median fold ; antemedial line double, waved, nearly erect ; orbicular NAMANGANA. 5AT and reniform defined by black, the former round; an indistinct waved black medial line; postmedial line double at costa, slightly bent outwards below costa, then waved and with series of black points beyond it on the veins, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal line ochreous defined by fuscous on inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle ; a terminal series of slight black lunules ; cilia with a fine ochreous line at base. Hind wing white, the veins and terminal area tinged with brown; cilia white; the underside white, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal lunule and postmedial series of dark points on the veins. Hab. U.S.A., California, Arizona, 1 9, Marisco Co., Phoenix (Kunzé), 1 3, Prescott (Kunzé), 1 9 ; N. Mexico, Sonora (Morrison), 4 $,1 2, Godman-Salvin Coll. Hep. 32-34 millim. Secr. III. Antennz of male serrate. A. Fore wing with whitish fascia through the cell and thence to EYOERS -cdon0adcooosocanbsboudnondsoaesusqdobE nbaLGbao9> QD Dn OGaRHOUsSoOCHODD minor. B. Fore wing without whitish subcostal fascia ..............2..06+ preacuta, 4281. Namangana minor. (Plate CXXXVI. fig. 31.) Crambodes minor, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1886, p. 397. Head and thorax whitish mixed with rufous; abdomen whitish tinged with rufous. Fore wing whitish suffused with rufous; a whitish streak on basal half of inner margin; subbasal and ante- medial lines absent; orbicular an elongate elliptical white mark with rufous streak through middle; reniform a small white spot with some rufous in lower part, an oblique fascia formed of white streaks in the interspaces from it to apex; traces of an oblique brown postmedial line from submedian fold to inner margin ; post- medial area with slight whitish streaks in the interspaces between vein 4 and submedian fold; subterminal obliquely placed brown streaks above and below veins 6 and 3 and a slight brown lunule below vein 2; a terminal series of brown striz: cilia white at base, brownish at tips. Hind wing white tinged with rufous; a fine brown terminal line; the underside with the costal area slightly irrorated with rufous. Hab. QvueEEnstanp, Peak Downs, 1 J, 1.92 type. ap. 26 millim. 4282. Namangana preacuta. Platyperigea preacuta, Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soe. xxi. p. 61, pl. iii. f. 6 (1894); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 109. 3. Head, thorax, and abdomen clothed with grey and black- brown scales. Fore wing brownish grey irrorated with black ; subbasal line biack, strongly excurved in cell and incurved below it, ending at vein 1 ; antemedial line strong, black, obliquely excurved ; elaviform represented by a slight oblique black mark ; orbicular and 2N2 348 NOCLUID®. reniform large, defined by black, the former oblique, open above and its lower extremity produced toa point, the latter with brownish centre ; a slight oblique medial brown shade from costa to median nervure; postmedial line black, strong at costa, bent outwards below costa, oblique to vein 6, then minutely waved, incurved below vein 5, some pale points beyond it on costa; traces of a pale sub- terminal line defined on inner side by an oblique black shade at Fig. 154.—Namangana preacuta, $. }t. costa and with an oblique black bar from vein 2 to tornus, angled outwards at vein 7; a terminal series of small black lunules; cilia with grey line at base. Hind wing grey tinged with brown; the underside grey irrorated with pale brown, a faint brown discoidal spot and rather diffused postmedial line from costa to vein 3, Hab. U.S.A., Colorado, Glenwood Springs, 1 dg. wp, 32 millim. Sect. IV. Antennze of male ciliated. A. Palpi with the drd joimt long and dilated at extremity. 4283. Namangana adela. Spodoptera adela, Hmpsn. Ann. 8. Afr. Mus, ii. p. 287 (1902). $. Head and thorax violaceous grey mixed with red-brown and dark brown ; lower part of frons whitish with black lateral bars ; tegule with the basal half mostly rufous and with black medial hne. ; abdomen whitish irrorated with fuscous and tinged with rufous at ig. 155.—Namangana adela, S. 4. aS base and extremity. Fore wing ochreous suffused with red-brown and violaceous white, the veins with slight dark streaks; subbasal line double filled in with white, angled outwards in cell and ending at vein 1; antemedial line double filled in with white, oblique, waved, angled inwards on vein | and to inner margin ; claviform large, defined by black, acute at extremity ; orbicular and reniform with white annuli defined hy black, the former oblique elliptical ; postmedial line defined by white on outer side, double towards costa, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, excurved to vein 4, then incuryed, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal e NAMANGANA. 549 line indistinct, whitish, defined by brown on inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a fine dark terminal line; cilia fuscous | with some white at tips. Hind wing white, the veins and terminal area suffused with reddish brown; a fine dark terminal line; cilia white with a brown line near base; the underside with the costal area and terminal area to vein 4 slightly tinged with pink and irrorated with brown. Hab. Bucnvanatann, N’Gami (Lugard), 1 $ type. Exp. 30 millim. B. (Namangana). Palpi with the 3rd joint short and not dilated at extremity. a. Fore wing with elongate V-shaped black marks on terminal ERGY OST WOUNS Tf RING! B _Goccocoascnodocavacscnaxtosaene08e"s cashmirenst b. Fore wing without y-shaped black marks on terminal : area. a, Fore wing with large patches of black suffusion on costal half of medial area and on postmedial and Genminal areas) Adu sososchansuewonteeeee cnet aeee ae eee ce atrescens. 6!, Fore wing mostly suffused with black-brown except on Wepinaell Enyce HogaponacecactoasooSe sa ccaosocanend deenaeaauanecor CaN0d. cl, Fore wing with wedge-shaped patch of black suffusion in and below cell to postmedial line ................2.006 atripars. d\, Fore wing with the costal half suffused with black to jpostianec bill Ibn. ocnsocesboodandbasGacoanageuapussoonesooon fenecs abalas. el. Kore wing without patches of blackish suffusion. a. Fore wing with black streak in base of submedian fold to beyond antemedial line ................002..00000- vulnerca. b>, Fore wing with ochreous streak in submedian fold to POSHACChAll ING ceoopsocedcanascanasosoaoaovadonocoscqsdacan favistriga. c*, Fore wing without streak in submedian fold. a3, Hind wing white, the terminal area suffused with brown. a*. Kore wing with the claviform filled in with black, the reniform angled inwards on median INGLIS ogonooospsoo0a000nGopbcD0DCGdQNESSsoUoORGORONECS cretacca. }', Fore wing with the claviform not filled in with black, the reniform not angled inwards on median nervure. a. Kore wing with the orbicular and reniform present. a6, Fore wing with the subterminal line angled outwards to termen at veins 4, 3 ............ accurata, 6°, Fore wing with the subterminal line not angled outwards to termen at veins 4,3 ... morsa. c&. Fore wing with the subterminal line absent begallo. v5, Fore wing with the orbicular and reniform BDSM Epis icin aesmec sab ieativoesesmesctustesenesee els egestis. 6°, Hind wing wholly suffused with brown, the base somewhat paler. a‘, Hind wing suffused with pale ochreous brown... lecorena. b+, Hind wing suffused with fuscous brown. a, Fore wing with the reniform very large, white, elliptical se saeajrecseoatco si naccisctene: echereceansesels albirena. 45, Kore wing with the reniform lunulate with AG TUES) VetMlise) ENONMINC ee nonannearonsontoneoneap ae NLVELPEN Ms ce, Fore wing with the reniform constricted at middle. 900 NOCLUID.E. a®. Fore wing not irrorated with white. a. Fore wiug with the reniform slightly angled inwards on median nervure. «8, Fore wing with the cell filled in with blackish, esas Sees eee er oneee anes consors. 6°, Fore wing with the cell not filled in withitiblachislyiiies ncaa acsostacceeetesieesn oe texand. bi, Fore wing with the reniform not angled inwards on median nervure .............++ variata. 6°, Fore wing irrorated with white ............... charada, 4284. Namangana cashmirensis. (Plate CXXXVI. fig. 32.) Calophasia cashmirensis, Moore, P. Z. 8. 1881, p. 358; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. il. p. 284. g. Head and thorax ochreous white tinged with red-brown ; sides of palpi and frons fuscous ; abdomen ochreous white with fine brown segmental rings, the basal crest blackish, the ventral surface suffused with brown, Fore wing ochreous white slightly irrorated with red-brown, the costal area except at base and the cell suffused with red-brown and thickly irrorated with fuscous; subbasal line double, brown, from costa to vein 1, with aslight black spot beyond its lower extremity ; two slight brown streaks above base of inner margin; a black spot below median nervure before the antemedial line, which is double, oblique and slightly sinuous from costa to median nervure, then erect ; orbicular and reniform with blackish centres and ochreous-white annuli defined by blackish, the former round, the latter a narrow lunule; a strong rather diffused dark brown medial line oblique from costa to median nervure, then sinuous and incurved in submedian interspace; postmedial line obsolete on costal half, below angle of cell double, the outer line indistinct, incurved, waved ; elongate Y-shaped dark subterminal marks above veins 5, 4, 3 and slight marks below veins 3 and 2; a wedge-shape terminal mark beyond the mark above vein 5; a terminal series of small black spots and a semicircular blackish patch at tornus; cilia chequered ochreous white and fuscous. Hind wing ochreous white, the veins and terminal half slightly tinged with brown; a terminal series of slight dark lunules; cilia white slightly mixed with brown; the underside white, the costal area slightly irrorated with brown. @. Much browner; hind wing wholly suffused with brown. Hab. Kasumir: Pounsas, Kulu, Sultanpur (G. Young), 1 6, Kangra (Dudgeon), 1 $ ; TRavancore, Pirmad (Mrs. Imray), 2 Q ; Ceyton, Haldamulla (Mackwood),1 ¢. Hap. 32 millim. 4285. Namangana atrescens. (Plate CXXXVII. fig. 1.) Caradrina atrescens, Hmpsn. J. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soe. xi. p. 444 (1897). Head and thorax whitish tinged with brown and slightly irrorated with black, the tegule and front of thorax thickly irrorated with black; palpi black, white in front and at tips ; antenne ringed with black at base, tibie banded with fuscous, NAMANGANA. 5ol the tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen whitish tinged with fuscous brown. Fore wing whitish tinged with ochreous; subbasal line represented by black spots on costa and below cell; the ante- medial area with black patch on costa and diffused curved mark below cell; antemedial line black, rather diffused and interrupted, oblique, irregularly waved, with small black spot at costa and angled inwards to a black spot on vein 1; orbicular slightly defined by black on inner side and with quadrate black patch beyond it connected with a patch on costa; reniform only defined by two small black spots on its outer edge; postmedial line indistinct, with small black spot at costa, bent outwards below costa, then waved and with some whitish points beyond it on the veins, incurved below vein 4; postmedial area black with some white points on costa; subterminal line only defined by the contrast between the postmedial and terminal areas, excurved below vein 7, excurved and waved at middle and incurved at discal and sub- median folds; the terminal area with blackish streaks on the veins and a blackish patch at discal fold; a terminal series of small black lunules ; cilia chequered whitish and black. Hind wing whitish, the veins and terminal area broadly suffused with fuscous brown ; cilia white with series of slight fuscous spots; the underside white with postmedial series of minute fuscous streaks on the veins, and fuscous suffusion on veins of terminal area from apex to vein 2. Hab, Stxutm, 1800’ (Dudgeon), 1 $, 1 2 type. Hyp. 40 millim. *4986, ?Namangana canoa. (Plate CXX XVII. fig. 2.) Cerma canod Barnes, Can, Ent. xxxix. p. 11 (1907). 3. Head and thorax grey mixed with darker grey and black- brown ; abdomen grey suffused with fuscous. Fore wing grey mostly suffused with dark grey and black-brown; subbasal line represented by a white point on costa with some black scales on its inner side, the antemedial area with pale streaks below cell and above inner margin; antemedial line represented by pale marks on costa, in submedian fold and on inner margin, each defined by a dark shade on outer side; medial area with pale streaks on the veins; orbicular a minute white point; reniform with white annulus, small and narrow ; postmedial line white, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein +, then incurved, some white points beyond it on costa: subterminal line whitish, excurved below vein 7 and at middle and angled inwards to near postmedial line at discal and submedian folds ; terminal area pale greyish; a fine dark terminal line; cilia chequered grey and white. Hind wing fuscous brown with traces of a discoidal point and postmedial line ; cilia whitish with a dark line through them ; the underside whitish with distinct discoidal point and postmedial line. Hab. U.S.A., Arizona, Redington. Hap. 24 millim. This species is unknown to me; figured from a drawing from type in Coll. W. Barnes. 5a2 NOCTUID 2%. 4287. Namangana atripars, n.sp. (Plate CAXXVII. fig. 3.) @. Head and thorax rufous mixed with fuscous ; tarsi fuscous with pale rings; abdomen red-brown. Fore wing rufous, the costal area suffused with fuscous leaving pale streaks on the veins, the cell and area below it to submedian fold and beyond it to post- medial line suffused with black and irrorated with white; subbasal and antemedial lines, claviform and orbicular absent; reniform a small round rufous spot at lower angle of cell with black point in centre ; postmedial line blackish, oblique and slightly sinuous from below costa to vein 1; a diffused blackish subterminal line, arising from apex and almost obsolete on inner area; a terminal series of black strise; cilia blackish with fine whitish lines at base and middle. Hind wing pale red-brown with fine dark terminal line ; the underside pale reddish ochreous, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with red-brown. Hab. C. Cotony, Deelfontein (Sloggett), 1 2 type. rp. 26 millim. 4288. Namangana abalas. (Plate CXXXVII. fig. 4.) Crambodes abalas, Smith, J. N.Y. Ent. Soe. xiii. p. 205 (1905). © 3. Head and thorax black-brown mixed with whitish ; tarsi fuscous ringed with whitish; abdomen whitish tinged with brown. Fore wing whitish largely suffused with rufous, the costal area to near apex, the cell and area just beyond and below its extremity suffused and irrorated with blackish, the veins streaked with black, the submedian interspace and a diffused oblique fascia from anex to end of cell whiter; antemedial line represented b¥ obscure black points on the veins; orbicular an indistinct round whitish mark, the reniform a faint whitish bar; an indistinct oblique medial line from cell to inner margin ; postmedial line indistinct, blackish, bent outwards below costa, then dentate and produced to short black streaks on the veins, incurved below vein 4, some whitish points beyond it on costa; a terminal series of small black lunules with white points between them at the veins; cilia blackish. Hind wing white ; the terminal area slightly tinged with brown from apex to vein 2; a fine brown terminal line; cilia white mixed with brown towards apex; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown. Hab. U.S.A., Arizona, Yavapai Co, 1 ¢, Cochise Co. Lup, 30 millim, 4289. Namangana vulnerea. (Plate CXXXVII. fig. 5.) Homohadena vulnerea, Grote, Can. Ent. xv. p. 29 (1883); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. ‘Am. p. 157. @. Head and thorax grey-white mixed with brown and fuscous; frons with lateral black marks; tarsi fuscous with pale rings ; abdomen whitish mixed with dark brown. Fore wing white thickly eS ee ee ee NAMANGANA. 553 irrorated with dark brown and fuscous and tinged with ochreous in discal and submedian folds, the veins slightly streaked with black ; subbasal line represented by a slight oblique black striga from costa ; a sinuous black streak in submedian fold to below origin of vein 2 ; antemedial line represented by a small spot on costa, then by a faint oblique minutely waved line; orbicular very small, white defined by black, oblique elliptical; reniform with faint ochreous white annulus slightly defined by black on inner side, a black streak in cell before and beyond the orbicular; postmedial line black slightly defined by whitish on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, excurved to vein 4, then oblique ; subterminal line represented by a series of faint minute ochreous white spots with slight wedge-shaped black marks on their inner side, most distinct at middle; a terminal series of black points ; cilia ochreous white and brown intersected with fuscous. Hind wing semihyaline white with postmedial series of minute black points on the veins, the veins of terminal area irrorated with black ; cilia irrorated with black except towards tornus; the underside with the costal area irrorated with black, the postmedial series of points more prominent. Hab. U.S.A., Arizona, Pima Co., Babaquivera Mts.,1 9. Eup. 34 millim. *4290. Namangana flavistriga. (Plate CXXXVILI. fig. 6.) Perigea flavistriga, Smith, J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. xiii. p. 204 (1905). ©. Head pale red-brown, darker on vertex; thorax blackish brown, tegule at base and tips and edges of patagia reddish ; abdomen pale brown. Fore wing dark brown with blackish irroration ; subbasal line represented by two black points on costa ; a distinct yellowish streak in submedian fold from base to post- medial line; antemedial line hardly traceable except at costa and in submedian interspace where it is excurved; claviform absent ; orbicular and reniform with yellowish annuli and rather pale centres, the former narrow and oblique; postmedial line double filled in with yellowish, the outer line indistinct, bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, oblique below vein 4 and shghtly angled inwards above vein 1; subterminal line represented by slight yellowish lunules defined on inner side by minute dentate blackish marks, somewhat excurved below vein 7 and at middle ; terminal area slightly darker; a terminal series of black stric. Hind wing brown, paler and yellowish towards base; an indistinct discoidal iunule; the underside yellowish tinged with fuscous, an indistinct discoidal lunule and postmedial line. Hab, Canava, Alberta, Lethbridge (Willing). Hap. 34 millim. This species is unknown to me} figured from a drawing from type in Coll. J. B. Smith. 5504 NOCLUID EH. 4291, Namangana cretacea. Namangana cretacea, Stand. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1888, p. 28; Alph, Rom. Mém. ix. p. 216, pl. 8. f. 10; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 169. 3. Head and thorax ochreous white, brown, and fuscous mixed ; tegule with strong black line near base ; prothoracic crest with two black points, metathoracic crest with four points; tarsi black ringed with white ; abdomen ochreous white mixed with brown. Fore wing ochreous white tinged with brown and irrorated with fuscous ; subbasal line represented by double black striz from costa and cell; antemedial line black, waved; claviform narrow and Fig. 156.—Namangana cretacea, 3. }- acute at extremity, defined by black and almost entirely filled in with black; orbicular and reniform ochreous white defined by black, the former rather elongate elliptical, the latter narrow, angled inwards on median nervure and with slight brownish centre ; a faint blackish medial bar from costa; postmedial line black, double at costa, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some whitish points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line whitish slightly defined on each side by dark suffusion, angled outwards at vein 7, excurved at middle, then incurved ; a terminal series of slight black lunules; cilia ochreous white and brown with a slight brown line through them. Hind wing white tinged with brown, the veins and terminal area suffused with brown; cilia white ; the underside white slightly irrorated with brown, a dark discoidal lunule, curved postmedial line from costa to vein 2, and faint diffused subterminal shade. Hab. W. Turkestan, Turcomania, Tedschen Oasis, 1 ¢ , Ferghana, - Issyk Kul. Hep. 30 millim. 4292, Namangana accurata. Mamestra accurata Christ. Hor. Ent. Soe. Ross. xvii. p. 110 (1882); id. Rom. Mém. ii. pl. 2. f. 11; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 169. g. Head and thorax ochreous white mixed with red-brown ; palpi black at sides; tarsi black ringed with white; abdomen ochreous white tinged with red-brown. Fore wing ochreous white suffused and irrorated with red-brown; subbasal line indistinetly double and slightly waved, from costa to vein 1; antemedial iine double, the outer line blackish and rather diffused, waved, angled inwards on vein 1; claviform a minute brownish mark; orbicular NAMANGANA. 550 and reniform small, ochreous white defined by brown and with slight brownish centres, the former round; a slight diffused medial brown line oblique from costa to lower angles of cell; postmedial line blackish slightly defined by white on outer side, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, excurved to vein 4, then oblique, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line white slightly defined by brown on inner side, angled outwards on veins 7, 6, 4, 3 ; a terminal series of-slight black lunules; cilia brown and white with a dark line through them. Hind wing white, the veins slightly tinged with brown and with traces of a diffused brown subterminal shade; a fine terminal brown line; the underside with the costal area irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal lunule, diffused curved postmedial line with minute dark streaks on the veins, and diffused subterminal shade from costa to vein 2. Q. Hind wing with the terminal area more suffused with brown. Hab, Anmenta; W. Turkestan, Turcomania, 1 g, 1 2, Ferg- hana. ap. 30 millim. #4293. ? Namangana morsa. Perigea morse, Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxxiii. p. 141 (1907). Head and thorax dull fuscous brown; tegule with black line near tips; abdomen somewhat paler. Fore wing dull fuscous brown; subbasal and antemedial lines double, punctiform, the latter oblique and irregular; claviform defined by some black scales; orbicular and reniform pale, undefined, the former nearly round, moderate, the latter slightly constricted at middle; post- medial line double, punctiform, bent outwards below costa, ex- curved to vein 4, then somewhat incurved ; subterminal line angled inwards below costa and at discal and submedian folds, pale slightly defined on inner side by black; a terminal series of indistinct dark lunules. Hind wing of male whitish, the termen suffused with fuscous, of female uniformly suffused with fuscous; the underside whitish with some brown irroration, a discoidal spot and postmedial line. Hab. U.S.A., Texas, Brownsville. Hwp. 25-28 willim. This species is unknown to me. *4294, ? Namangana begallo. Catabena begallo, Barnes, Can. Ent. xxxvii. p. 193 (1905). Head and thorax reddish brown suffused with fuscous ; abdomen whitish. Fore wing reddish brown thickly irrorated and suffused with fuscous; subbasal and antemedial lines absent; orbicular a pale dot with black point in centre ; reniform irrorated with white especially at lower extremity and defined by a few blackish scales; traces of a dentate postmedial line; subterminal line absent; a terminal series of black strize with white points at the veins; cilia 556 VOCTUID ©. slightly chequered with white. Hind wing white slightly tinged with fuscous towards termen especially in female; cilia white, the underside with the costal area irrorated with fuscous, a discoidal point, and in female traces of a postmedial line. Hab. U.S.A., Arizona, Pima Co. Hap. 24 millim. This species is unknown to me. ; ; 4295. Namangana egestis. (Plate CXX XVII. fig. 7.) Adipsophanes egestis, Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxi. p. 77, pl. v. f. 14 (1804); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 108. ©. Head and thorax brown mixed with grey, the scales tipped with grey; tarsi fuscous ringed with white; abdomen whitish suffused with brown. Fore wing reddish brown largely mixed with grey and fuscous, the medial area and veins slightly darker ; ante- medial line very indistinct, pale, angled outwards in interspaces and inwards on the veins; orbicular and reniform absent ; post- medial line hardly traceable, oblique below vein 4; subterminal line absent; a terminal series of slight dark lunules. Hind wing white, the terminal area tinged with brown; a fine brown terminal line; the underside with the costal area and terminal area to vein 2 irrorated with brown. Hab. U.S.A., Arizona, Huachuca Mts., 1 2, Prescott. Hap. 26 millim. 4296. Namangana leucorena. (Plate CXXXVII. fig. 8.) Caradrina teucorena, Smith, Pr, U.S. Nat. Mus, xxii. p.477 (1900) ; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 111. g. Head and thorax grey mixed with pale reddish brown ; abdomen whitish tinged with pale brown. Fore wing grey-white suffused with pale reddish brown; subbasal line represented by a slight dark striga from costa; antemedial line indistinct, dark, angled outwards at submedian fold and above inner margin and inwards on median nervure and vein 1; orbicular a faint dark point ; reniform an ill-defined whitish bar with some dark scales on its inner side; postmedial line represented by a series of dark points on the veins with pale points beyond them, bent outwards below costa and oblique below vein 4; subterminal line defined by faint dark suffusion on inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a terminal series of minute dark lunules ; cilia with a fine pale line at base. Hind wing whitish suffused with pale ochreous brown ; cilia whitish; the underside white, the costal area slightly irrorated with brown, a terminal series of minnte black points. Hab. U.S.A., California, Los Angeles, Arizona, Phenix, 1 ¢ co-type. Hxp. 28-38 millim. NAMANGANA, 57) 4297. Namangana albirena, n. sp. (Plate CXXXVITI. fig. 9.) Head and thorax reddish brown mixed with black and some grey ; pectus, legs, and abdomen grey irrorated with brown, the tarsi black ringed with white. Fore wing purplish grey tinged with red- brown, the medial area red-brown except towards costa; subbasal line represented by double striz from costa and a whitish spot below the cell with dentate black mark beyond it; antemedial line double, black filled in with white, obliquely curved; orbicular pale defined by black, small, rather oblique elliptical, touching the ante- medial line; reniform yellowish white defined by black, very large and elliptical; postmedial line double, black filled in with white, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate and produced to black and white points on the veins, excurved to vein 5, then incurved, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line yellowish white defined on inner side by dark brown suffusion and with slight dentate blackish marks on inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle and incurved at discal and submedian folds, where it forms diffused yellowish-white marks; a terminal series of minute black points with yellowish-white points before them ; cilia red-brown mixed with ochreous. Hind wing ochreous white suffused with red-brown, the terminal area darker: cilia yellowish white tinged with brown and with brown line at middle; the underside yellowish white thickly irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal spot, minutely waved postmedial line, and subterminal shade. Hab. Qunrnstand, Brisbane, Taylor Range (Dodd), 1 Q type. Exp. 26 millim. ¢ in Coll. Druce. 4298. Namangana niveirena. (Plate CXXXVIL. fig. 10.) Perigea niveirena, Hary. Can. Ent. viii. p. 55 (1876); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 154, @. Head and thorax dark brown mixed with grey; tarsi blackish ringed with white; abdomen grey suffused with brown. Fore wing grey suffused with brown and irrorated with black, the costal edge blackish ; subbasal line black, angled outwards at median nervure and ending at submedian fold; antemedial line strong, black, rather oblique, waved; orbicular very indistinct, slightly defined by black, oblique elliptical; reniform narrow with brownish centre and white annulus defined by black; an indistinct medial line excurved to median nervure, then waved; postmedial line black, strongly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa; sub- terminal line indistinct, whitish shghtly defined on inner side by black and with some fuscous suffusion before it at costa, angled outwards at veins 7, 6, 4, 3, and inwards at discal and sub- median folds; a terminal series of strong black lunules. Hind wing fuscous brown, greyish towards base; cilia with whitish line 558 NOCTUID®, at base and whitish tips; the underside whitish, the costal and terminal areas suffused with brown, the former irrorated with black and white scales, a small discoidal spot, curved diffused postmedial line, and terminal series of slight lunules. Hab. Canava, Vancouver I.; U.S.A., California, 1 9 type. Exp. 38 willim. 4299, Namangana consors. (Plate CXXXVII. fig. 11.) Perigea consors, Smith, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxii. p. 477 (1900); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 112. Q@. Head and thorax pale red-brown mixed with greyish; palpi blackish at sides ; pectus whitish; tarsi fuscous with pale rings ; abdomen brownish ochreous irrorated with brown, the ventral area whitish. Fore wing reddish ochreous thickly irrorated with fuscous, the costal area to postmedial line paler; subbasal line represented by blackish points below costa and cell; antemedial line very indistinct, oblique, waved, strongly excurved above inner margin; claviform large, slightly defined by black; orbicular and reniform defined by black and with black before and between them in cell, the former oblique elliptical, open above, the latter with fuscous centre and angled inwards on median nervure; an indistinct oblique blackish medial line from cell to inner margin; postmedial line defined by reddish on outer side, oblique from costa to vein 6, angled inwards at discal fold and incurved below vein 4, some slight dark streaks beyond it on costa; subterminal line pale reddish defined on inner side by slight black spots forming small dentate marks above and below vein 5, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle, some blackish suffusion and slight streaks on the veins beyond it ; a terminal series of black points ; cilia with pale line at base. Hind wing whitish, the veins and terminal area suffused with brown; a fine waved dark terminal line; cilia white with a brownish line through them ; the underside white irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot, and slight sinuous postmedial line. Hab, U.S.A., Arizona, Pheenix (Barnes), 1 9. Hap. 30 millim. 4300. Namangana texana. (Plate CXX XVII. fig. 12.) Perigea texana, Smith, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxii. p. 476 (1900); Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 112. ¢. Head and thorax ochreous white mixed with reddish brown on head and tegule and fuscous on thorax ; palpi with some black at sides; frons ochreous white below and with black bar above; tarsi fuscous with whitish rings ; abdomen greyish ochreous dorsally suffused with fuscous brown. Fore wing greyish ochreous tinged with fuscous and irrorated with black, the postmedial area except at costa and apex paler, the veins with slight black streaks ; sub- basal line represented by black striee from costa and cell and point - NAMANGANA. 5a9 beyond it in cell; antemedial line black, angled outwards below costa, then oblique and waved to just below cell where it is strongly angled outwards, then strongly angled inwards on vein | ; claviform absent; orbicular and renitorm with ochreous annuli strongly defined by black, the former round, the latter slightly angled inwards on median nervure; a black medial line diffused and oblique from costa to median nervure, angled inwards below the cell, then oblique to inner margin ; postmedial line black, excurved below costa, slightly angled inwards at discal fold, excurved and minutely waved to vein 2, below which it is bent inwards, some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line represented by slight ochreous-white marks, defined on inner side by small dentate black marks, larger below costa and at middle, angled out- wards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of black points ; cilia reddish brown at base with series of white points, yel- lowish white at tips. Hind wing white, the veins and terminal area broadly suffused with brown; cilia brownish at base, white at tips ; the underside white, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown, a small black discoidal spot, and sinuous postmedial line. Hab, U.S.A., Texas, Round Mt., 1 ¢ co-type. Hap. 32 millim. 4301, Namangana variata. (Plate CXX XVII. fig. 13.) Tricholiia variata, Schaus, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxi. p. 231 (1894). Meristis fea, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 279 (part.). Head, thorax, and abdomen brown mixed with grey; tarsi with pale rings. Fore wing grey-brown with slight dark irroration ; a faint waved subbasal line from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line dark, obliquely excurved from costa to just below cell, angled inwards on vein 1 and excurved above inner margin; orbicular faintly defined by brown, round ; reniform defined by brown, with blackish spot in lower part and somewhat constricted at middle; a rather diffused medial line, oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then incurved ; postmedial line slightly bent outwards below costa, very slightly incurved at discal fold, excurved to vein 3, then in- curved, some whitish points beyond it on costa; subterminal line indistinctly pale defined on inner side by a brown line, excurved below vein 7 and at middle; a fine dark terminal line, in male with white points at extremities of veins ; cilia with a fine pale line at base. Hind wing whitish, the veins and terminal area suffused with brown, in female wholly suffused with brown ; cilia yellowish white with a brownish line through them; the underside grey-white irrorated with fuscous, a blackish discoidal spot, and somewhat sinuous postmedial line. Hab. Mexico, Jalapa (Schaus), 1 9; Guatremana, San Geronimo (Champion), 1 9, Godman-Salvin Coll; Cosra Rica, San José. Kop, 34 millim. ‘Type fin U.S. Nat. Mus. 560 NOCTUID &. 4302. Namangana charada. (Plate CXXXVII. fig. 14.) Perigea charada, Schaus, Pr, U.S. Nat. Mus. xxx. p. 100 (1906), Head and thorax red-brown mixed with grey; tarsi with shght pale rings; abdomen grey-brown, whitish at base. Fore wing red-brown thickly irrorated with grey and fuscous, the veins shghtly streaked with grey; subbasal line faint, double filled in with grey, from costa to vein 1; antemedial line double filled in with whitish, bent inwards at subcostal nervure, oblique to sub- median fold, then inwardly oblique; orbicular and reniform with greyish annuli slightly defined by brown, the former small, ir- regularly rounded, the latter narrow, constricted at middle and slightly angled inwards on median nervure, connected with costa by an oblique whitish bar; postmedial line brown defined by whitish on outer side, excurved from just below costa to vein 4, then oblique; some white points beyond it on costa; subterminal line indistinct, pale, slightly defined by brown on inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle ; a fine waved brown terminal line with dark wea in the inter spaces ; ; cilia with a fine white line at base. Hind wing greyish suffused with brown; a fine waved brown terminal line; cilia white tinged with brown except at base; the underside grey-white with some dark irroration, the costal half tinged with rufous, a slight discoidal spot, curved postmedial line from costa to vein 4, and terminal series of slight lunules. Hab. Mrxtco, Jalapa (Schaus),1 9. Hzxp. 38 millim. Typet 3g in US, Nat. Mus. 9 Genus CARBONA. Type Carbona, Schaus, Pr, U.S. Nat. Mus, xxx. p. 102 (1906) ............ obscura. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to vertex of head and moderately fringed with scales in front, the drd moderate, porrect ; frons smooth; eyes large, round; antennz of male ciliated ; thorax clothed with scales and hair mixed, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests; tibia moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with some rough hair at base but without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole: 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only, 4303. Carbona obscura. Carbona obscura, Schaus, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxx. p. 102 (1906). Head and tegule black-brown slightly mixed with grey, the tegule tipped with white; thorax greyish tinged with red-brown, the metathoracic crest large, black, with metallic scales in it ; lige fuscous brown, the tarsi “slightly ringed with whitish ; nbdomen dark greyish brown. Fore wing ereyich suffused with red-brown, the inner area from beyond antemedial line suffused with black- CARBONA.—CINGALESA. 561 brown extending to cell and from lower angle of cell obliquely to termen below apex; subbasal line double, minutely waved, from costa tovein 1; antemedial line double towards costa, minutely waved, incurved in submedian interspace ; orbicular and reniform defined by black- brown, the former small, round; an indistinct dark medial line ex- curved in cell, then incurved ; postmedial line dark, shghtly defined by greyish on outer side, double and filled in with greyish towards costa, bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate and pro- duced to slight grey streaks on the veins, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, the costa beyond it with some pale points with blackish Big. 157.—Carbona obscura, 3. }. marks between them; subterminal line indistinct, greyish, angled outwards at veins 7 and 4, inwards in discal fold and bent outwards to tornus; a terminal series of white points at the extremities of the veins; cilia black-brown with a fine whitish line at base. Hind wing dark brown with a fine whitish line at base of cilia; the underside greyish brown, the costal area slightly irrorated with whitish, an obscure discoidal bar and diffused curved postmedial line. Hab. S.K. Perv, La Oroya (Ockenden), 1 3S, Carabaya, S. Domingo (Ockenden), 1 3 ; Brazin, Petropolis. Hvp. 30 millim. Genus CINGALHSA. : Type. Cingalesa, Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 386 (1894) .................5 strigicosta. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to vertex of head and moderately scaled, the 3rd moderate; frons smooth ; eyes large, round; antenne of female minutely ciliated; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests; tibie moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with dorsal crests on basal segments. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen slightly excised below apex and excurved at middle; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 7, 8 and 10 stalked ; 9 absent; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 stalked ; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars; 6,7 stalked ; 8 anastomosing with the cell to near middle. 4304. Cingalesa strigicosta. Microphysa strigicosta, Hmpsn. Ill. Het. B. M. ix. p. 100, pl. 162. f. 14 (1893) ; id. Moths Ind. ii. p. 337. @. Head, tegule, and prothoracic crest black mixed with some red-brown ; thorax ochreous white; pectus and legs blackish, the tarsi ringed with white; abdomen ochreous suffused with brown, the crests blackish. Fore wing whitish suffused with olive ochreous VOU. VILL. 20 562 NOCTUID &. and irrorated with a few black scales; the costal edge black; a small black spot at base of costa; subbasal line represented by a black striga from costa and a few scales below the cell, the ante- medial line by a black striga from costa, then by a few scales, ex- curved; a black mark on costa before the postmedial line which is Fig. 158.—Cingalesa strigicosta, 2. 3. slight, black, slightly bent outwards below costa and incurved at discal fold, incurved below vein 4, some small white spots beyond it on costa; subterminal line indistinct, whitish, excurved below vein 7 and to termen at middle, leaving a semicircular black patch beyond it below apex and a black line towards tornus; a terminal series of whitish points; cilia black mixed with some grey. Hind wing greyish wholly suffused with fuscous black, the cilia with a slight pale line at base ; the underside paler irrorated with fuscous brown, a dark discoidal striga and postmedial line. Hab. Cryton, Pundaloya (Green), 1 9 type. Hap. 20 millim. Genus NEOSTROTIA, nov. Type, NV. malonia. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching to middle of frons and broadly scaled, the 3rd short ; frons smooth; eyes large, round ; antenne of male ciliated; thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the prothorax without crest, the metathorax with depressed crest; tibize moderately fringed with hair; abdomen without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked; il from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 stalked ; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. A. Fore wing with the basal and terminal areas darker than the STIG SMH Ut Nats em ar ane B En HHIDE Sa duaracsubsaeeacoceatbasondrsoneosdasuosec nigripalpis. B. Fore wing with the basal and terminal areas not darker than Phe Med ialvareas eat sdseswecace ac agiaecacene ae PET eae ee eR CERE TAC malonia. 4305. Neostrotia nigripalpis. (Plate CXXXVII. fig. 15.) Thalpochares nigripalpi, Schaus, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxx. p. 162 (1904). g. Head white; palpi and lower part of frons deep black ; antennze rufous; thorax yellow tinged with rufous and with a few dark scales ; pectus except below wings and legs black, the tips of spurs, base of hind tibiz and the tarsi white; abdomen rufous, yellowish white at base, the anal tuft and ventral surface black. Fore wing with the basal area fuscous brown shading to rufous, some whitish at base of inner margin, the medial area whitish suffused with yellow and irrorated with brown, the postmedial area NEOSTROTIA. 563 fuscous brown, the terminal area red-brown ; a slight dark discoidal spot ; postmedial line represented by a double series of small red- brown spots, obsolete towards costa and incurved below vein 4, some white points with black streaks between them beyond it on costa; subterminal line almost obsolete towards costa, then white, excurved below vein 7, excurved and minutely dentate at middle and bent outwards to tornus; a terminal series of black points with minute white points beyond them; cilia fuscous. Hind wing yellowish white; a blackish discoidal spot, slight postmedial line obsolete to- wards costa, indistinct subterminal diffused line and terminal series of black striz with whitish strie beyond them ; the underside faintly tinged with rufous and irrorated with dark brown, the postmedial line distinct and punctiform, a terminal series of small black lunules. Hab. Braztt, Castro Paraiia (D. Jones), 1 go. Hap. 24 millim. *4306. Neostrotia malonia. Kustrotia malonia, Schaus, J. N.Y. Ent. Soe. vi. p, 144 (1898). @. Head white; palpi and frons black; antennze fuscous, white at base; thorax white suffused with rufous; tibize fuscous black ; tarsi pale rufous; abdomen fuscous, whitish tinged with rufous at base and on ventral surface. Fore wing white suffused with rufous and slightly striated with fuscous; a subbasal black spot on costa ; antemedial line double filled in with white, the inner line brown, the outer pale rufous with black spot at costa, curved and slightly waved, some whitish beyond it; a slight blackish discoidal lunule; a faint rufous line from lower angle of cell to inner margin; postmedial line with triangular black spot on costa, bent outwards and almost obsolete below costa, then Fig. 159.—Neostrotia malonia, 2. 3. formed by rufous lunules slightly defined by white on outer side, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some white strie beyond it from costa with small black spots between them; subterminal line white, defined on inner side by blackish from costa to discal fold, slightly angled outwards at vein 7, then minutely dentate and bent outwards to tornus; a terminal series of black strie ; cilia chequered white and fuscous brown. Hind wing whitish suffused with brown ; a faint discoidal spot and curved postmedial line ; a terminal series of black strive; cilia chequered white and fuscous brown; the underside white irrorated with black, the 202 564 NOCTUID®. costa and termen to vein 2 tinged with brown, a black discoidal spot and curved rather maculate postmedial line. Hab. Brazit, Sao Paulo (D. Jones), type fT 2 in U.S. Nat. Mus. Exp. 96 millim. Genus NEOMONODES, nov. Type, NV. bertha. Proboscis aborted, minute; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching vertex of head and slightly fringed with scales in front, the 3rd moderate; frons smooth; eyes large, round; antenne of male ciliated with tuft of hair in front of basal joint; thorax clothed chiefly with scales, the pro- and meta- thorax with spreading crests; build slender; tibiae moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with dorsal crests on basal segments. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen excised from vein 3 to tornus and not crenulate ; vein 3 from before angle of cell; 5 from above angle; 6 from below upper angle; 7, 8, 9, stalked ; 10, 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3,4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars ; 6,7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. *4307. Neomonodes bertha. Hustrotia bertha, Schaus, J. N. Y. Ent. Soc. vi. p. 118 (1898). 3. Head and tegule whitish suffused with red-brown; thorax ochreous white tinged with rufous ; fore legs suffused with brown; abdomen ochreous, Fore wing with the basal half ochreous tinged with rufous, extending to end of cell and on medial area to sub- median fold, the inner medial area and terminal area grey-brown with some white mixed, the costal edge brown; subbasal line represented by a slight very oblique brown striga from costa ; antemedial line brown, interrupted below the cell, acutely angled outwards below costa and in cell and above and below vein 1 and inwards on median nervure and vein 1, with a brown streak from Fig. 160.—Neomonodes bertha, 3. }. it to postmedial line above vein 1; two minute whitish points on discocellulars defined by fuscous ; postmedial line indistinct, double, strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely waved, excurved to vein 4, then oblique, filled in with white on inner area; a diffused oblique white band beyond it from vein 6 to submedian fold; subapical black streaks on veins 8 and 7; sub- terminal line white, arising from below apex and incurved below vein 3; the veins of terminal area slightly streaked with white except at apex; a fine blackish terminal line. Hind wing white, the apical area irrorated with red-brown, a slight discoidal point ; NEOMONODES.—MICROMONODES. 565 a brown terminal line; cilia white mixed with brown at base ; the underside with the costal area irrorated with red-brown, a diffused waved medial line from costa to lower angle of cell and postmedial line from costa to vein 6. Hab. Braziu, Sao Paule (D, Jones), type t+ 5 in U.S. Nat. Mus. Exp. 22 millim, Genus MICROMONODKES, nov. Type, M@. guarama. Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, slender. the 2nd joint reaching to vertex of head and slightly fringed with scales in front, the 3rd rather long; frons smooth; eyes large, round; antennz of male ciliated; thorax clothed chiefly with scales and without crests, or the metathorax with depressed crest; tibiz slightly fringed with hair; build slender ; abdomen without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked; 10, 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars; 6,7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Secr. I. Hind wing with veins 3 4, stalked; metathorax with depressed crest. *4308. Micromonodes mochensis. Photedes mochensis, Schaus, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxx. p. 157 (1904). ©. Head and thorax whitish tinged with red-brown, the meta- thoracic crest black; palpi black-brown, the extremity of 2nd joint and the 3rd joint pale rufous with black points at tips; pectus and legs whitish tinged with rufous, the fore tibiz blackish, the tarsi blackish ringed with white ; abdomen red-brown with slight white segmental lines and white. band at base of anal tuft, which is black, the ventral surface whitish at base. Fore wing red- brown with slight blackish irroration, the basal area whitish, the Fig. 161.—Micromonodes mochensis, 2. 3. antemedial and terminal areas tinged with fuscous; subbasal line represented by a slight whitish striga from costa; antemedial line double, black filled in with whitish, inwardly oblique and almost straight ; orbicular represented by a black point, the reniform by an elliptical black spot; a double rather diffused and slightly sinuous blackish medial line; postmedial line black defined by whitish on outer side, oblique from cesta to vein 6, excurved to vein 5, then oblique and slightly sinuous, some whitish points 566 NOCTUID H. beyond it on costa on a diffused blackish patch; subterminal line very indistinct, pale, slightly angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a terminal series of black points; cilia with fine pale line at base. Hind wing reddish brown; a faint dark discoidal spot; a sinuous postmedial line and fine terminal line; cilia rufous with a fine pale line at base; the underside whitish irrorated with black, the terminal half suffused with rufous, a black discoidal spot, curved postmedial line, and terminal series of points. Hab. Mexico, Jalapa (Schaus), type fT 2 in U.S. Nat. Mus. Exp. 20 millim. Srecr. II. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from cell; metathorax without crest. A. Fore wing without black streak in submedian fold on medial Ed = ae See oT REE Cet BEET EE Oe Aon pencneooTiceosbopcormasoccie dacaoopod marita. B. Fore wing with black streak in submedian fold on medial UNC arereieretetlereioteletelote elaiclerercleleterclel oletelelsfolalatafalelefelslelefalolefeteleteofstelelalsielelstolelelelefefefulelsista GuUarama. *4309. Micromonodes marita. (Plate CXXXVII. fig. 16.) Photedes marita, Schaus, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxx. p. 157 (1904). 3g. Head and thorax whitish suffused with red-brown and with a few dark brown scales; palpi whitish, blackish at sides except at tips; mid and hind tibiz with blackish patches at sides at extremities; abdomen grey-white, dorsally suffused with brown, the anal tuft pale rufous. Fore wing whitish mostly suffused with red-brown, the inner area paler; subbasal line double, waved, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line indistinetly double, slightly excurved below costa and inwards in cell, then excurved, oblique and obsolescent towards inner margin ; orbicular represented by a faint oblique yellowish mark ; reniform very narrow and indistinct, with brown centre and whitish annulus ; postmedial line blackish defined by whitish on outer side, strongly bent outwards below costa, then very minutely waved, excurved to vein 4, then very oblique, some white points with brown streaks between them beyond it on costa; an oblique white fascia from apex to postmedial line defined below by a blackish streak ; subterminal line white, angled outwards at vein 7, excurved at middle and forming a white patch at tornus; a terminal series of small black lunules slightly defined by whitish on inner side; cilia pale rufous. Hind wing whitish suffused with brown except on basal area; a slight dark discoidal spot; a fine brown terminal line; cilia whitish with a brown line through them ; the underside whitish, the costal area and terminal area to vein 4 irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal lunule, rather diffused waved postmedial line, angled inwards at vein 6 and incurved below vein 4, a terminal series of black lunules from apex to vein 2. Hab. Brazin, Sao Paulo (D. Jones), type fT ¢ in U.S. Nat. Mus. Exp. 22 millim. d a : f 4 P MICROMONODES. 567 *4310. Micromonodes guarama. Thalpochares guarama, Schaus, Trans. Am, Ent. Soe. xxx. p. 162 (1904). @. Head and thorax pale ochreous slightly tinged with rufous and irrorated with brown; abdomen ochreous white. Fore wing pale ochreous tinged with rufous and slightly irrorated with dark brown ; subbasal line slight, dark, waved, from costa to vein 1; antemedial line blackish, with diffused black mark at costa, oblique to median nervure, with two white points on it in submedian fold, excurved above inner margin, with a black streak in sub- median fold from it to postmedial line; traces of a medial line oblique from costa to middle of discocellulars, then sinuous ; postmedial line obsolescent towards costa, strongly bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 5, then black defined by white on Fig. 162.— Micromonodes guarama, 2. 3. outer side and slightly excurved at vein 1, some whitish points beyond it on costa; an oblique blackish fascia from termen below apex to postmedial line at vein 5 with whitish patch above it at apex and traces of a whitish subterminal line from it to inner margin with black patch before it at middle; a terminal series of black striw; cilia ochreous white mixed with brown. Hind wing white slightly tinged with brown; a fine brown terminal line; the underside with the costal area tinged with ochreous and irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal spot and indistinct diffused sinuous postmedial line. Hab. Braz, Sio Paulo (D. Jones), type tf in U.S. Nat. Mus. Exp. 22 millim. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. abalas (Crambodes), 552. abalas (Namangana), 552. aboleta (Hydrilla), 415. abscondita (Acronycta), ILM), abscondita (Noctua), 158. absorbens (Athetis), 354. absorbens (Graphiphora), 354. abyssinia (Spodoptera), ) acallis (Ariathisa), 409. acallis (Caradrina), 409. acaste (Monodes), 505. acaste (Noctua), 505. accurata (Mamestra), 594. aceurata (Namangana), O04. acera (Andropolia), 208. acera (Polia), 208. acericola (Acronycta), 152" aceris (Acronycta), 116, 138. aceris (Noctwa), 116. aceris (Phalena), 151. Acopa, 410. Acosmetia, 412. Acronicta, 59. - Acronycta, 59. Acronyctine, 1. acronyctoides ptera), 256. Acroria, 276. Acroriodes, 279. actinophora (Matopo), 187. acuna (Oxyenemis), 219. adela (Namangana), 548. adela (Spodoptera), 548. (Spodo- adelopa (Ariathisa), 407. adelopa ( Caradrina), 407. adelphodes (Ariathisa), 405. adelphodes (Caradrina), 405. Adipsophanes, 234. aduncula (Hadena), 478. adusta (Oxycnemis), 220. adustus (Oxycnemis), 220: advena (Oxycnemis), 218. aedon (Andropolia), 205. aedon (Polia), 205. eschria (Athetis), 358. afflicta (Acronycta), 86. Agrionodes, 37. agrotina (Amphidrina), 298. agrotina (Celena), 478. agrotina (Monodes), 475. agyra (Callopistria), 459. agyra (Monodes), 459. aire (Noctua), 414. albarufa (Acronycta), 68. albiclava (Delta), 198. albicosta (Simyra), 178. albicostata (Eurois), 473, 475. albida (Arsilonche), 177. albifasciata (Stoma- frontia), 223. albifissa (Gonodes), 451. albina (Athetis), 340. albina (Caradrina), 340. albiorbis (Acronycta), 74. albipuncta (Athetis), 0 albipuncta (Platysenta), 449, albipuncta 300. albirena (Athetis), 349. albirena (Caradrina), 349. albirena (Namangana), 557. albisparsa (Mamestra), 246 “a (Sesamia), albistigma (Acronycta), OB albistigma (Caradrina), 368. albistigma (Prometopus), 368. albiviata (Monodes), arate albonigra (Acronicta), 58. albonigra (Craniophora), 53 albonotata (Hypoperi- gea), 423. albonotata 423. albopicta (Segetia), 524. ( Tarache), albovenosa (Simyra), 177. albo-venosa (Noctua), albula (Xylina), 274. Aleptina, 229. alfceni (Namangana), 546. alfkenti (Perigea), 546. algama (Bryophila), 498. algama (Monodes), 498. Alibaia, 276. aliena (Agrotis), 256. alni (Acronycta), 123. almi (Noctua), 128. alnoides (Acronycta), 93. 570 Alpesa, 4577. alphitias (Hremochroa), 378. alpina (Acronycta), 132. alpium (Daseocheeta), 30. alpium (Noctua), 50. alsines (Athetis), 319. alsines (Noctua), 319. altaica (Acronicta), 106. amathodes (Ariathisa), 386. amathodes (Caradrina), 386. ambigua (Athetis), 321. ambigqua (Noctua), 321. Ainefrontia, 417. americana (Acronycta), 151. americana 151. Amiana, 588. Amphidrina, 204. amurensis (Amphidrina), 296. amurensis (Caradrina), 319. (Apatela), amurensis (Dryobota), 296. amygia (Xylomyges), 271. anedina (Triena), 117. anceps (Caradrina), 362. ancocisconensis (Hadena), 210. andalusica (Stilbia), 291. andrias (Hadena), 252. androgea (Noctua), 244. androgea (Prodenia), 244. Andropolia, 199. angasi (Ariathisa), 386, angasi (Luperina), 386. angelica (Copibryophila), 226 anomala (Phytometra), anomala (Stilbia), 291. anomalata (Stilbia), 291. anomeeosis (Athetis), 349. Anorthodes, 299. anotha (Petilampa), 416. anotha (Platyperigea), 416. Antachara, 276. Antha, 274. antica (Monodes), 463. antica (Perigea), 463. antipoda (Agrotis), 390. Apatela, 59. aperta (Iscadia), 214. ALPHABETICAL INDEX, apertura (Laphygma), 260. apertura (Prodenia), 250. apicalis (Monodes), 456. apicalis (Oligia), 486. apicata (Polionycta), 41. aprilina (Noctua), 30. aquatilis (Acosmetia), 413. Arctomyscis, 59. arcuosa (Phytometra), 414. arenacea (Caradrina), 335. argentacea (Simyra), 174. argentea (Arsilonche), Wide argillacea (Epimecia), 171 Ariathisa, 383. arida (Acosmetia), 414. arioch (Acronycta), 164. arioch (Eulonche), 164. armata (Fota), 215. armeniaca (Prestilbia), 292. arna (Celena), 482. arnotdes (Celeno), 478. aroensis (Gonodes), 453. arensis (Ipimorpha), 453. Arsilonche, 173. asiatica (Acronycta), 92. Asisyra, 454. aspera (Acronycta), 202. aspersa (Athetis), 362. aspersa (Caradrina), 362. asteropa (Hthiopica), 421. Athetis, 299. atmoscopa (Ariathisa), atmoscopa (Caradrina), 397. atomana (Noctua), 177. atra (Agrotis), 401. atra (Ariathisa), 401. atrescens (Caradrina), 550. atriciliata (Platysenta), 448. atriluna (Athetis), 315. atriluna (Caradrina), 315. atrinota (Hadjina), 528. atripars (Namangana), 552. atrirena (Athetis), 353. atrirena (Caradrina), 303. atrisecta (Monodes), 476. atrisigna (Monodes), 512. atrisquamata (Ariathisa), 403 atrisquamata drina), 403. atrosignata (Ariathisa), 387. Atypha, 299. auricoma (Acronycta), 132. auricoma (Noctua), 132. autumnalis (Prodenia), 6 wm. (Cara - baboquavaria enemis), 217. bacheri ( Catamecia), 548. Balsa, 454. barbarossa (Monodes), 461. barnesi (Acronycta), 144. barnesit (Acronycta), 144. basisticha (Ariathisa), 408. basisticha (Caradrina), 408. basistigma AO2 basistigma (Monodes), 492. bastula (Monodes), 507. bastula (Semiphora), 507. baueri (Lhalpochares), 440. beata (Hadjina), 527. beata (Thalpochares), 527. begallo (Catabena), 555. begallo (Namangana), 595. belucha (Caradrina), 305. bertha (Hurots), 496. bertha (Eustrotia), 564. bertha (Monodes), 496. bertha (Neomonodes), 564. beryllodes (Daseocheeta), 35 (Oxy- (Hrastria), 3. beryllodes (Dipthera), 35. betulee (Acronycta), 151. bias (Thalpochares), 440. bicolor (Acronycta), 150. bicomma (Nitocris), 400. bicornis (Athetis), 350. bicornis (Orthosia), 350. bicyclica (Dysmilichia), 9 hicyclica (Erastria), 429. biguttula (Hadjina), 523. biguttula (Mamestra), 523. bilunata (Caradrina), 351. bimacula (Acronycta), 161, bimacula (Athetis), 563. bimacula (Nebrissa), 363. bipurs (Prodenia), 261. bipunctata (Xylina), 271. bisignata (Agrotis), 256. bisignata ( Celena), 256. bistricula (Ariathisa), 399. bistrigula’(Hadena), 399. Bisulcia, 51. bivirge (Acronycta), 106. blanda (Athetis), 320. blanda (Noctua), 320, 322. blosmeri (Nonagria), 174. bombycina (Cosmia), 179. bradyporina (Noctua), 161. bremusa (Athetis), 534. bremusa (Caradrina), Biss brevipennis (Daseo - cheta), 27. brumosa (Acronycta), 78, 83, 89. brunnea (Acronycta), 85. brunneicrista (Hyppa), 211. brunneicrista (Litho- mea), 211. bryophiloides (Acronycta), 64 bucephalina (Awylia), 517. bucephalina (Monodes), 7 buettnert 174. buettneri (Simyra), 174. (Arsilonche), cadema (Monodes), 504. cadema (Oligia), 504. ceca (Athetis), 300. ceca (Caradrina), 421. ceca (Charidea), 3800. cca (Paromphale), 421. cesarea (Acronycta), 89. calamistrata (Dysmili- chia), 428. calamistraia (Llattia), 428. calberle (Caradrina), 291. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. caliginosa (Acosmetia), 413. caliginosa (Noctua), 413. callimera (Agrotis), 394. caliimera (Ariathisa), 394. callopistrica (Monodes), 505. Calogramma, 238. Calophasidia, 180. camina (Petilampa), 417. camina (Platyperigea), 417 campyla (Delta), 194. canadensis (Acronycta), 135. candelisqua (Noctua), 116 candida (Homohadena), 256. campfimbria (Celena), 42. canifimbria (Micrathetis), 2 Canna, 19. canoa (Cerma), 551. canoa (Namangana), 5d]. capicola (Athetis), 303. capicola (Spodoptera), 303. capularis (Agrotis), 400. capularis (Ariathisa), CO caradrinoides (Laphyg- ma), 265. Carbona, 560. earbonaria (Acronycta), carcaroda (Hadjina), 524. carcaroda (Xanthoptera), 52 5. carina (Acopa), 410. carola (Acronycta), 123. casearia (Athetis), 366. casearia (Caradrina), 366. cashinirensis ( Calophasia), 590. cashmirensis (Naman- gana), 580. casparti (Acronycta), 64, castaneipars (Athetis), 307. castaneipars campa), 307. castra (Galgula), 441. castrensis (Lithacodia), 501. castrensis (Monodes), 501. (Tenio- 571 Catabena, 234. Catamecia, 540. caternaulti (Neomili- chia), 518. caternaultt 518. catocaloida (Acronycta), (Perigea), catomelas (Pulcheria), 2113, caudata (Laphygina), 274 cebexe (Thalatha), 46. cenicienta (Acronycta), 502: cenicienta (Monodes), 2 centralis (Acronycta), Centrarthra, 284. centripuncta (Simyra), 177. cephatica (Oligia), 483. Cephalospargeta, 224. cervina (Athetis), 306. cervina (Ilattia), 306. Cetola, 182. chalcedonia (Monodes), chalcedonia 482. charada (Namangana), 560. charada (Perigea), 560. chinensis (Athetis), 386. chinensis (Caradrina), 236. chinensis (Hadjina), 525. chinensis (Perigea), 525. chionochroa (Acronycta), 136. chionopasta (Ariathisa), 393. (Woctua), chionopis (Athetis), 299. chionopis (Monodes), 500 Chiripha, 237. chlorozona (Monodes), 495. chromoneura( Caradrina), 369. chrysochlora (Daseo- cheta), 28. chrysochlora (Diphthera), 28. chrysospila (Ariathisa), 391. chrysospila (Caradrina), ool. ciligera (Prodenia), 245. ciliwm (Spodoptera), 254. o72 cinctipis (Amphipyra), 400. cinderella (Acronycta), 135. cineracea (Acronycta), cinerascens (Caradrina), 338. cinerea (Hadjina), 526. cinerea (Hydrilla), 436. cinerea (Proxenus), 436. cinereicollis (Agrotis), 401. Cingalesa, 561. civica (Caradrina), 337 clara (Caradrina), 466. clarescens (Acronycta), 72, 80. anne (Escaria), 228. clavipalpis (Athetis), 336. clavipalpis (Phalena), 336. cognata (Athetis), 347. cognate (Graphiphora), 347 calla is (Xylina), 401. colorada (Arsilonche), ae colorada (Simyra), 177. comma (Ariathisa), 400. comma (Mamestra), 400. commeline (Phalena), 242. commeline (Prodenia), 247. communicaia (Laphyg- ma), 278 compta (Laphygma), 255. compta (Spodoptera), Y5d. concisa (Perigea), 468, 510 confinis (Ariathisa), 398. confinis (Celena), 398. conformis (Athetis), 326. conformis (Caradrina), 326. confusa (Simyra), 178. confusa (Leucania), 178. congesta (Caradrina), 340. ae egata (Hadena), con ae alis (Bryophita), 47. conjecturalis (Thalatha), conjugata (Hydrelia), 473. conjugata (Monodes), ALPHABETICAL INDEX. CONJUNG ENS 446, connecta (Acronycta), 69. connectens (Catamecia), 542. connectens 542. consanguis (Acronycta), consors (Namangana), 538. consors (Perigea), 558. conspersa (Simyra), 179. conspicua (Athetis), 313. (Carvanca), (Larache), conspicua ( Orthosia), 313. contacta (Acronycta), 202. contacta (Andropolia), 262. contaminei (Hogena), 179. contaminet (Noctua), 179. continens (Amiana), 539, continens (Perigea), 589. contraria (Galgula), 448. contraria (Xylina), 210. contrita (Agrotis), 544. contrita (Catamecia), 544. contusa (Athetis), 317. contusa (Noctua), 317. conviva (Caradrina), 443. Copibryophila, 226. cornuta (Ariathisa), 585. cornuta (Prometopus), 385. coronula (Noctua), 57. correpta (Hypostilbia), 294. correpta (Senta), 294. cosmioides (Prodenia), 247. Cosmodes, 17. costagna (Monodes), 477. costagna (Thalpochares), 477. costalis (Agrotis), 390. costipuncta (Monodes), 516. costipuncta (Photedes), 516. Crambodes, 445. Craniophora, 51. crenulata (Acronycta), cretacea (Namangana), 504. cretata (Acronycta), 160. croceipuncta (Athetis), 343. cryphea (Ariathisa), 03. cryphed( Caradrina), 403. crypsicharis (Caradrina), 386. cubicularis (Caradrina). 340. cubicularis (Noctua), 336. cupreipennis (Hadjina), 525. cupreipenmis (Llattia), 525. cuprescens ADT. | cupricolora (Caradrina), 41%), eupricolora (Ethiopica), 419. (Monodes), Cuspidia, 59. cuspis (Acronycta), 110. cyanescens (Acronycta), 129. cyanoloma (Ariathisa), eyanoloma (Prometopus), 394, cycloides (Laphygma), 265. cylindrica (Fotella), 233. cylindrica (Hadena), 233. cyparisse (Noctua), 158. dactylina (Acronycta), 154. darena (Prodicella), 227. darena (Thalpochares), daria (Prorachia), 230. daria( Thalpochares), 230 darpa (Acontia), 480. dasarada (Micrathetis), 444, dasarada ( Thalpochares), 444, Daseocheta, 22. dasychira (Noctua), 318. deceptrix (Catamecia), 542. deceptrix CESaueO Carian), 542. declinata (Pr eo, 246. deg vee (Noctua), 123, NOT delecta (Athetis), 313. delecta (Caradrina), 313. deliriosa (Celena), 458. deliriosa (Monodes), 458. Delta, 190. deltoides (Erastria), 468. deltoides (Monodes), 465. dentata (Cetola), 183. denterna (Acroria), 277. denterna (Xylophasia), 27, 278, 279. denticulata( Triena), 115. dentifera (Calophasidia), 182. dentilineata (Celena), 518. dentinosa (Noctua), 175. dentinosa (Simyra). 175. denvera (Acronycta), 155. derosa (Caradrina), 400. derupta (Actinotia), 271. detersina , Delta), 196. detersina (Rhizogramma), 196. detrecta (Xylina), 463. devara (Monodes), 461. devara (Hustrotia), 461. dianiphea (Gonodes), 450. didonea (Hadena), 536. didonea (Xylomeea), 536. diffusa (Acronycta), 93. diffusilis (Polia), 202. digna (Acronycta), 146. digna (Thalpophila), 146. diminuta (Acroria), 279. diminuta (Xylophasia), 279. dinava (Thalatha), 45. dinawa (Acronycta), 43. diphteroides (Leuco- nycta), 36. diphteroides (Microcelia), 36 Diphtherocome, 22. diplolopha (Acroriodes), 280. discibrunnea cheta), 32. discibrunnea (Diphthera), 32. (Daseo- discistriga (Platyperigea), 448 discistriga (Platysenta), 8. discophora (Caradrina), 424, dispar (Andropolia), 203. dispar (Polia), 203. dissecta (Acronycta), 88. dissimilis (Caradrina), 431. dissimilis (Proxenus), distans (Acronycta), 142. distans (Apatela), 142. distincta (Caradrina), 315. distracta (Caradrina), 433. ALPHABETICAL INDEX, distracta (Proxenus), 433. ditrigona (Monodes), 7 diversilineata (Andro- polia), 199. diversilineata (Hadena), divisa (Athetis), 318. divisa (Callierges), 236. divisa (Hyboma), 52. divisa (Lpimorpha), 318. .dolens (Acronycta), 80. dolichos (Noctua), 242. dolichos (Prodenia), 242, dolorosa (Apatela), 142. dorsivaria (Bryophila), 369. drasteroides (Athetis), 365. drasteroides (Caradrina), 365. dubiosa ( Caradrina), 340. duponchellit (Caradrina), 414. Dysmilichia, 426. eceicei (Thalatha), 44. editha (Atethmia), 513. editha (Monodes), 513. edolata (Acronycta), 148. edolata (Apatela), 145. egestis (Adipsophanes), 556. egestis (Namangana), eheiket (Acronycta), 44. Hlaphria, 299. elata (Noctua), 245. eldora (Acronycta), 118. elegans (Cosmodes), 17. elegans (Phalena), 17. elizabeta (Acronycta), 120. elongata (Acronycta), elongata (Cephalospar- geta), 224 emaculata (Acronycta), 140. endesma 384. endesma (Prometopus), 384. ensina (Monodes), 485. ensina (Oligia), 485. enunciatus (Agrotis), 252. Eogena, 179. (Ariathisa), 573 eogene (Noctua), 179. epichysts (Polia), 206. Kpimecia, 288. epiplecta (Nitocris), 390. Eremochroa, 370. erica (Spodopter a), 252. eridania (Noctua), 271. eridania (Xylomyges), PHONG Escaria, 228. esula (Cringe), 2 esula (Xylina), 254 esule (Noctua), 148. Ethiopica, 418. ethiopica (Omphaletis), e amd 9 etoniana (Ariathisa), 395. etoniana (Caradrina), 399. euchroa (Ariathisa), 385. euchroa (Caradrina), 385. eudiopta (Prodenia), 248. Hulaphygma, 251. Eulonche, 162. euphorbize (Acronycta), 158. euphorbie (Noctua), 158, 159. euphrasie (Noctua), 158. Hupolia, 544. evanescens (Prodenia), 246. evanida (Leucania), 176. excisa (Ariathisa), 387 excisa (Spodoptera), 387. exempta (Agrotis), 261. aoe (Laphygma), exesa ( Celena), 483. exesa (Monodes), 483. exigua (Laphygma), 265, exigua (Noctua), 265. exilis (Acronycta), 70. exilis (Caradrina), 415, expansa (Caradrina), 355. expolita (Athetis), 305. expolita (Caradrina), 305. expuncta (Celena), 482. exquisita (Prodenia), 243. externa (Athetis), 306. externa (Huclidia), 440. externa (Leucania), 271. externa (Orthosia), 306. extima (Athetis), 337. extima (Caradrina), 337. extincta (Andropolia), 206. ort extincta (Polia), 206. extricata (Acronycta), 145. extricata (Mastiphanes), 145. exundans (Nitocris), 577 . exundans (Omphaletis), 377. faille (Stilbia), 291. Fala, 220. falcula (Acronycta), 120. falcula (Apatela), 120. fallax (Agriopodes), 38. fallax (Moma), 38. farinacea (Caradrina), 341. fasciata (Acronycta), 52, 141 fasciata (Athetis), 325. fasciata (Craniophora), 52. fasciata (Daseocheeta), 28. fasciata (Diphthera), 28. fasciata (Graphiphora), 325. favillacea (Noctua), 64. fea (Meristis), 559. felina (Acronycta), 128. felina (Apatela), 128. Fergana, 289. fergana (Caradrina), 359. ferruginea (Caradrina), 531 ferruginea (Hadjina), 531. ferruginea (Hydrelia), 440. fervens (Celena), 518. festiva (Calogramma), 239. Festiva (Noctua), 239. festivoides (Celena), 483. festivoides (Monodes), 483. fidicularia (Segetia), 334. jilium (Spodoptera), 256. fissistigma (Monodes), 473, : fissistigma (Xanthoptera), 473 fixsent (Acronycta). 147. fixseni (Athetis), 366. fixseni (Pseudophia), 366. flava (Athetis), 327. flava (Caradrina), 327. flavicollis (Hrastria), 367. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. flavicollis (Prometopus), 367. flavida (Arsilonche), 177. flavimaculata (Cara- drina), 262, 264. flavimaculata (Laphyg- mia), 264. flavimedia (Prodenia), flaviorbis (Monodes), 504. flavipuncta (Athetis), 343, flavirena (Athetis), 331. flavirena (Caradrina), 329, 331. flavirena (Strigiphlebia), 283. flavistriga (Namangana), 553. flavistriga 553. flavitincta (Athetis), 356. flexirena (Apamea). 406. flexirena (Ariathisa), 406. florescens (Celena), 374. (Perigec), , florescens (Omphaletis), 374. floridana (Hadena), 488. Fota, 214. Fotella, 232. foyeata (Athetis), 307. fragilis (Acronycta), 77. fragilis (Microcelia), 77. fragosa (Caradrina), 433. fragosa (Proxenus), 433. frigida (Acronycta), 129. frugiperda (Lapbygma), 262 frugiperda (Phalena), 262. Sulgens (Noctua), 265. fulgurita (Hypeuthina), 169; Sulvosa (Prodenia), 262. Jumosum (Ablepharon), 176. funeralis (Acronycta), 24, funesta (A thetis), 559. Junesta (Caradrina), 359. furcifera (Acronycta), 105, furcivitta (Centrarthra), 284. Surtiva (Aaylia), 541. furtiva (Catamecia), 541. furvula (Athetis), 318. Jurvula (Noctua), 318. fusca (Athetis), 528. Jusca ( Caradrina), 328. fuscago (Noctua), 326. fuscata (Celenda), 518. Suscimacula (Caradrina), 465, 464. Suscimacula (Hadena), b4, fuscimacula (Monodes), 464. fuscimacula (Oxycnemis), 216. fusicornis (Athetis), 341. fusicornis (Caradrina), 341. Galgula, 439. Gargaza, 454. gastridia (Acronycta). 138. gemella (Dysmilichia), 4277. gemella (Perigea), 427. geminata (Agriopodes), 39 geminata (Moma), 39. germaini (Athetis), 344. germainii (Bryophila), 344. gilva (Agrotis), 365. gilva (Athetis), 365. glauca (Athetis), 382. glauca (Caradrina), 352. glaucistis (Aimphidrina), 296 glaucistis (Caradrina), glaucistriga (Prodenia), 246. gluteosa (Athetis), 360. gluteosa (Caradrina), 360. enorima (Delta), 195. gnorima (Rhizogramma), 195. godalma (Thyatira), 282. godalma (Thyatirodes), 282. Goenycta, 49. gonionephra old. (Athetis), goniosema (Delta), 191. Gonodes, 450. gracillinea (Oncocnemis), 21 gracillinea (Oxycnemis), = grefi (Diphtera), 155. . | | | : graminea (Nonagria), 536. graminea (Xylomea), 536. graminicolens (Dian- thecia), 285. grata (Antha), 275. grata (Elaphria), 510. grata (Leptina), 275. grata (Monodes), 510. gratiosa (Laphygma), 256. grisea (Acronycta), 122. grisea (Athetis), 338. grisea (Caradrina), 538, grisea (Hadjina), 532. grisea (Limacodes), 532. grisea {Phalena), 336. griseocincta (Paracroria), 281. griseocincta ptera), 281. griseor (Apatela), 165. grisescens (Caradrina), 360. grotet (Acronycta), 104. grumt (Acronycta), 149. guarama (Micromo- nodes), 567. guarama (Thalpochares), 567. gustis (Oxycnemis), 217. guitilinea (Orthosia), 320. guttula (Celena), 478. gypsina (Agrotis), 392. gypsina (Ariathisa), 392. (Xantho- Hadenella, 231. Hadjina, 521. hemassa (Monodes), 508. Hemassia, 438. hemorrhanta porigea), 425. hesitata (Acronycta), 72. hesitata (Lepitorcuma), ie hamamelis (Acronycta), 80, 87. hamamelis (Apatela), 83. Hapalotis, 299. harudes (Thalpochares), 465. harveyana (Apatela), 131. hasta (Acronycta), 73. hastulifera (Acronycta), 153. hastulifera 1538. (Hypo- (Phalena), ALPHABETICAL INDEX. heliastis (Athetis), 348. heliosema (Omphaletis), 377. heliosema 3717. (Prometopus), hemileuca (Acronycta), 63 bemileuca (Matopo), 189. hemileuca (Monodes), 493. hemipolia (Monodes), 487. hennia (Caradrina), 436. hennia (Proxenns), 336. henrict (Leucania), 176. henrici (Simyra), 176. hepara (Galgula), 440. hercules (Acronycta), 114, hesperida (Acronycta), 152. hesperonota (Ethiopica), 420. heterogama (Ariathisa), 404 heterogama (Caradrina), 404. hilaris-( Caradrina), 321. himaleyica (Athetis), 335. himaleyica (Caradrina), hippotamada chares), 440. hispanica (Athetis), 339. hispanica (Caradrina), 339. histrionica (Noctua), 245. horologa ( Orthosia), 36%). horologa (Prometopus), 369. hospes ( Caradrina), 480. hospes (Proxenus), 430. hybnerana (Pyralis), 493 ( Thalpo- Hyboma, 59. hybridata (Geometra), 291, hydrecioides (Agrotis), 395. hydreecioides (Ariathisa), 395. Hydrilla, 412. hylea (Noctua), 519. hylea (Neomilichia), 519. hypeenides (Stilbina), 168 hyperseschra (Athetis), 364. Hypeuthina, 169. Hypoperigea, 422. 579 hyposeots (Monodes), 464. Hypostilbia, 2938. Fyppa, 208. ignava (Athetis), 345. ignava (Caradrina), 345. ignobilis (Mamestra), ignobilis (Prodenia), 271. illepida (Andropolia), 200. illepida (Polia), 199, 200. illita (Acronycta), 90. illustrata (Caradrina), 524. illustrata (Hadjina), 524. imparata (Celena), 395. imperviata (Laphygma), 2o4. impleta (Acronycta), 90. implexa (Graphiphora), 400. implexa (Noctua), 529. impressa (Acronycta), emray (Diphthera), 31. inangulata (Matopo), 186. inassueta (Prometopus), 369. inca (Aleptina), 229. incana (Acopa), 411. inclara (Acronycta), 80. increta (Acronycta), 88. incretata (Acronycta), 109. indica (Acronycta), 93. indica (Delta), 196. indica (Xylophasia), 196. indicata (Caradrina), 315. indigens (Nonagria), 448. indigesta (Scotocampa), 12. indistincta (Hyppa), 212. indistincta (Lithomcea), 212. inepta (Laphygma), 262. infecta (Prodenia), 256. infensa (Xylina), 276. infixa (Agrotis), 254. infusca (Caradrina), 315, del. infuscata (Noctua), 116. ingloria (Prodenia), 261. ingrata (Athetis), 339. ingrata ( Caradrina), 339. innotata (Acronycta), 15d, 576 inquieta (Xylina), 271. insignata (Caradrina), 254. insignata (Prodenia), 256. insipida - (Caradrina), 436. insipida (Monodes), 465. insipida (Oligia), 4695. insipida (Proxenus), 456. insita (Acronycta), 136, 158. insolita (Acronycta), 164. insolita (Hulonche), 164. instipata (Graphiphora), 400. insularis (Stilbia), 291. insulsa (Spodoptera), 204. intaminata (Agrotis), 297. intaminata (Amphi- drina}, 297. interferens (Ariathisa), 406. interferens (Dianthecia), 406. intermedia (Cloantha), D) intermedia (Delta), 192. interrupta (Acronycta), 130. interstincta (Athetis), 324. énterstincta (Graphi- phora), 324. interstriata (Monodes), 476. inumbrata (Agrotis), 3595. involuta (Chiripha), 237. irta (Acronycta), 113. irresoluta (Celena), 482. jalapensis (Acontia), 480. jalapensis (Monodes), 480. jancousci (Acronycta), 75. jankowskti (Apatela), 75. Jocheera, 59. jonea (Hadena), 515. jonea (Monodes), 513. jordana (Amphidrina), 298. jordana 543, judeza (Acronicta), 116. Junceti (Caradrina), 265. jurassica (Athetis), 330. yurassica (Caradrina), 330. (Catamecia), leucomela ALPHABETICAL INDEX. hadenti (Noctua), 341. kargalika (Acronycta), 108. hebee (Dipthera), 46. kebee (Tarache), 48. labecula (Balsa), 456. labecula (Nolophana), 456. laciniosa (Caradrina), 336. leetabilis (Amiana), 538. letabilis (Hadena), 538. jetifica (Acronyeta), 103. letrina (Apamea), 530, leetrina (Xylomeea), 535. lanceolaria (Apatela), 164. laneeolaria~ (Eulonche), 164. langia (Callopistria), 506. langia (Monodes), 506. lapatht (Noctua), 132. Laphygma, 258. latebrosa (Caradrina), latifascia (Prodenia), leada ( Drobeta), 452. Leiometopon, 172. lenta (Caradrina), 318. lentilinea (Monodes), 511. lentina (Caradrina), 318. leodura (Nola), 45+. lepetita (Acronycta), 67. lepigone (Caradrina), 430. lepigone (Hydrilla), 434. lepigone (Proxenus), 434. Lepitoreuma, 59. leporella ( Acronycta), 161. leporina (Acronycta), 161. leporina (Noctua), 161. leprosticta (Huplexia), 423. leprosticta (Hypoperi- gea). 423. lepusculina (Acronycta), leucaspis (Cucullia), 17. Leucocnemis, 221. leucocuspis (Acronycta), Hii. : (Monodes), leuconephra (Athetis), 350. Leuconycta, 35. leucophlebia (Laphyg- ma), 259. leucophlebia (Prodenia), 259. leucopis (Athetis), 302. leucopis (Caradrina), 299. leucopis (Charidea), 302. leucoplaga (Neolaphyg- ma), 267. leucoptera (Noctua), 330. leucoptera (Pharetra), 95. leucorena (Caradrina), 506. leucorena (Namangana), 556. leucosoma (Hadena), 285. leucosoma (Mimleu- cania), 280. leucosticta (Ariathisa), leucosticta 323. leucosticta (Caradrina), 405. leucostigma (Monodes), 8 (Athetis), levis (Caradrina), 319. licentiosa (Hupolia), 545. licentiosa (Namangana), 545. lichnomima (Erastroides), 369. ligniferata (Ramesa), lignigera (Laphygma), 279: ligustri (Craniophora), le ligustri (Noctua), 57. limbosa (Nitocris), 396. linea (Noctua), 271. lineatella (Prodenia), 248. lineolata (Catabena), 239. liquida (Gonodes), 452. liquida (Ipimorpha), 452. lithodia (Hustrotia), 514. lithodia (Monodes), 514. Lithomea, 208. Lithomoia, 208. lithospila (Acronycta), 143. litorea (Anthophila), 413. litterata (Noctua), 57. littoralis (Hadena), 245. litura (Noctua), 245. litura (Prodenia), 245. liturata (Acronycta), 77. lobelize (Acronycta), 104, lobifera (Calophasia), 188. longa (Acronyeta), 157. longiciliata (Athetis), 324, Lophotarsia, 268. lucala (Calophasidia), 180. lucala (Megalodes), 180. lucasti (Miana), 374. lucifera (Mamestra), 401. lugens (Hydrilla), 437. lugubris (Acosmetia), 359. lunifera (Orthosia), 400. lupini (Acronycta), 165. lupini (Merolonche), 165. lurida (Caradrina), 288. lutea (Acronycta), 95. lutea (Caradrina), 415. luteicoma (Acronycta), luteola (Caradrina), 415. luteomedia (Aleptina), 225. luteomedia (Prothrinax), 225. lutescens (Phytometra), 414 lutosa (Hadjina), 527. macra (Laphygma), 262. macropa (Hremochroa), 372. macropa (Praxis), 372. maculatra (Athetis), 362. maculatra (Caradrina), 363. major (Acronycta), 117. malachitis (Canna), 20. malachitis ( Telesilla), 20. malacopis (Prometopus), 379. malagassica (Thalatha), 42 malana (Balsa), 454. malana (Brachytenia), 454. malonia (Hustrotia), 563. malonia (Neostrotia), 563. mamestroides (Euplexia), mandarina (Segetia), 525. manitoba (Acronycta), 105. mansueta (Acronycta), VOL, VIII. ALPHABETICAL INDEX, marginalis (Ariathisa), 396. marginalis (Hadena), 396. marima (Prodenia), 251. marita (Micromonodes), 566. marita (Photedes), 566. marmorata (Acronycta), 74. marmorata (Miana), 490 marmorata 490. marmorea (Daseocheeta), (Monodes), marmorea (Diphthera), marmorea (Noctua), 244. mastera (Microcelia), 490. mastera (Monodes), 490. Mastiphanes, 59. Matopo, 185. maurella (Athetis), 363. maurella (Caradrina), 363. mauretanica (Catamecia), 543 mauritia (Hadena), 256. mauritia (Spodoptera), 256. maxima (Acronycta), 112. maxima (Andropolia), 207. maxima (Polia), 207. maxima (Triena), 112. mediterranee (Cara- drina), 31d. megacephala(Acronycta), 149. megacephala (Noctua), 149, Megacronycta, 59. megastigma (Hypostil- bia ), 293. megastigma (Senta), 293. melaleuca (Thalatha), 48. melanephra (Athetis), 352. melanochroa (Hydrilla), 415. melanographa (Aria- thisa), 409. melanographa (Cara- drina), 409. melanopis (Athetis), 301, 351. melanosticta 342. (Athetis), O77 melanura 3055. melanurina (Agrotis), 367. (Caradrina), melanurina (Athetis), 67. melodora (Omphaletis), 379. melodora (Prometopus), 379. menetriesi (Athetis), 333. menetriest (Caradrina), 333. menyanthidis (Acro- nycta), 154, menyanthidis (Noctua), 3d. meralis (Athetis), 351. meralis (Caradrina), 351. Merolonche, 165. mesket (Caradrina), 448, mesombra ( Orthosia), 378 mesomela (Monodes), 503. Mesotrosta, 437. metaneura (Omphaletis), 380. metaneura (Prometopus), 380. eee (Daseocheeta), 23. metaxantha (Acronycta), 139. mexicana (Acroria), 278. michael (Acronycta), 146. micra (Caradrina), 420. micra (Hthiopica), 420. Micrathetis, 442. Microcelia, 59. microdes (Ariathisa), 402. microdes (Caradrina), Micromonodes, 565. Micropia, 373. microspila (Ariathisa), 397. microspila (Caradrina), 397. microtera (Athetis), 304. macrotera (Caradrina), 304. Milichia, 426. millert (Caradrina), 386. Mimleucania, 285. minella (Acronycta), 81. minella ( Apatela), 81. minima (Apamea), 543, 2P 578 minima (Catamecia), minima (Noctua), 414. minima (Petilampa), 414. minor (Caradrina), 331. minor (Crambodes), 547. minor (Namangana), 547. minorata (Fota), 214. miochroa (Monodes), 509. miranda (Caradrina), 435. miranda 435. miscellus (Adipsophanes), 2309. (Proxenus), mochensis (Micromo- nodes), 565. mochensis (Photedes), 565. modestissima (Apamea), 528. modestissima (Hadjina), 528. modica (Acronycta), 71. mesta (Apatela), 161. monochroa_ (Ariathisa), 404. monochroa (Caradrina), 404. Monodes, 457. montana (Caradrina), 333 montivaga 158. monyma (Monodes), 478. morosa (Athetis), 328. morosa (Caradrina), 328, 355. morpheus (Athetis), 357. (Acronycta), morpheus (Phalena), 357. morristt (Acosmetia), 415. morsa (Namangana), 555 morsa (Perigea), 555. morula (Acronycta), 125. multifera (Athetis), 334, multifera (Caradrina), 334. murina (Arsilonche), 177. murrhina (Moma), 30. mus (Radinacra), 445. mus (Stygiathetis), 445, muscosa (Bryophila), 31. muscosa (Daseocheta), ALPHABHBTICAL INDEX, mutata (Alibama), 479. myrice (Acronycta), 158. Namangana, 544. nea (Delta), 198. nea (Heterocampa), 198. Nebrissa, 299. Neolaphygma, 266. Neomilichia, 518. Neomonodes, 564. Neostrotia, 562. nevtropicalis (Matopo), 189. nephrosticta (Athetis), nervosa (Noctua), 174. nervosa (Simyra), 174. niama (Amiana), 540. nigra (Acronycta), 57. nigricans (Acronycta), 140. nigripalpis (Neostrotia), 562. aigripalpts (Thalpo- charts), 562. nigrivitta (Craniophora), 52. nigrivitta (Hyboma), 52. nigrivittata (Matopo), 185. nigrofascia (Leucania), 271. nigrostriata (Acronycta), 52 niphanda (Dargida), 76. nitens (Athetis), 359. mitens (Caradrina), 359, 435. nitens (Proxenus), 435. Nitocris, 383. nivalis (Leucocnemis), 223. nivalis (Oxycnemis), 223 niveiguitata (Hrastria), 49 niveiguttata (Goenycta), 49, my eiplegs (Monodes), 488. niveiplaga (Oligia), 488. niveirena (Namangana), 557. nivetrena (Perigea), 557. niveonitens (Stmyra), i) noctivaga (Acronycta), 84. noctivaga del. (Caradrina), nodyna (Prometopus), 370 noloides (Procrateria), 534, Nolophana, 454. notalis (Fotella), 233. nubes (Spodoptera), 256. nubilata (Craniophora), 55. nubilata (Hupleria), 5d. nucicolora (Monodes), 466. numida (Hypeuthina), 170 numida (Hypeuthyna), 170. nuna (Nitocris), 378. nuna (Omphaletis), 378. nycteris (Ariathisa), 407. nycteris (Caradrina), 407. oblinita (Hulonche), 163. oblinita (Phalena), 163. obliqua (Gonodes), 452. obliqua (Hadena), 256. obliqua (Tycracona), 50. obliquifera (Balsa), 454. obliquirena (Monodes), 484. obliterans (Laphygma), 254. obliterata (Microcelia), obscura (Apatela), 152. obscura (Carbona), 560. obscura (Craniophora), 58. obscura (Noctua), 158. obscura (Prodenia), 262. Seo (Acronycta), 4 obtusa (Athetis), 344. obtusa (Caradrina), 344. occidentalis (Acronycta), 130. ochracea 204. Hi ochracea (Arsilonche), Weide ochracea (Polia), 204. ochrea (Xylomyges), 273. ochroleuca (Ariathisa), (Andropolia), ochroleuca (Caradrina), 6 ochroprocta tarsia), 268. olivacea (Acronycta), 57. olorina (Andropolia), 204. (Lopho- olorina (Hadena), 204. Omphaletis, 374. opacaria (Hipepa), 528. orbata (Caradrina), 346. orbicularts (Caradrina), 254. orbicularis (Laphygma), 271, 274. orbiculata (Eurois), 499. orbiculata (Monodes), 499. oreophila (Fergana), 290. orientalis (Acronycta), 111. orion (Noctua), 30. ornithogalli (Prodenia), 248. othello (Acronycta), 156. ovata (Acronycta), 71. oxygona (Caradrina), 377. Oxycnemis, 215. oxyptera (Noctua), 174. pacifica (Acopa), 410. pacifica (Acronycta), 130. paginata (Hadena), 466. paleestinensis (Hadjina), 530. palestinensis (Segetia), 530. pallens (Noctua), 177. pallescens (Monodes), 486. pallicornis (Athetis), 54, 5 pallicornis (Caradrina), 354. pallida (Daseocheta), 24 pallida (Diphtera), 24. pallida (Hadjina), 532. pallida ( Telesilla), 532. pallidicoma (Apaiela), 157. ee (Andropolia), pallifera (Polia), 202. palustris (Noctua), 415. palustris (Petilampa), 415. Paracroria, 281. paradesma (Hremochroa), 372. paradoxa (Acronycta), paragrapha (Acronycta), 56. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. paragrapha (Cranio- phora), 56. paragypsa (Ariathisa), 392 ER ypst (Caradrina), 392. parallela (Acronycta), 68 parallela (Apatela), 68. paratorna (Ariathisa), 393. paratorna (Caradrina), 393. Par omphale, 421. partita (Caradrina), 345. partita (Galeula), 440. onioe: (Omphaletis), 376 passalota (Prometopus), 376. paupera (Athetis), 357 paupera (Car Se 307. paupera (Perigea), 546. Deca (Acronycta), 6 pecten (Spodoptera), 252, pectinata (Caradrina), 252. pectinicornis gana), 545. pectinicornis pera), 545. pelosticta (Ariathisa), 383. pelosticta (Caradrina), 383. pepli (Noctua), 132. perdita (Acronycta), 145. perfundis (Leucocnemis), 222. ee (Oxycnemis), (Naman- (Xantho- setae (Hadenella), 232. geese (Dysmilichia), 428. perigeta (Photedes), 428. permunda (Prodenia), 256. perpallida (Acopa), 412. perplera (Perigea), 546. persimilis (Stauropides), 270. perstriata (Mimleucania), persuasa (Apatela), 78. pertinax (Athetis), 355. pertinac (Caradrina), 355. 579 peruviana (Laphygma), 273. peruviana (Xylomyges), 273. pervicax (Caradrina), 345. peterseni (Delta), 197. petersent (Rhizogramma’, 197 Petilampa, 414. petrea (Caradrina), 333. petrea (Turbula), 235. Eee (Omphaletis), 81 petrodora (Prometopus), 381. pexicera (Amphidrina), 295. pheopera (Monodes), 488. pheoplaga (Monodes), 495. Phalacra, 426. Pharetra, 59. philopalis (Stilbia), 291. Philorqyia, 59. phytolacce (Phalena), ‘ 271. picta (Polia), 239. pigra (Athetis), 346. pigra (Caradrina), 346. placata (Athetis), 317. placata (Orthosia), 317. placida (Athetis), 347. placida (Radinacra), 347. plagiata (Prodenia), 262. plantaginis (Noctua), 321. Plataplecta, 59. Platyperigea, 414. Platysenta, 447. plectilis (Axylia), 475. plectilis (Monodes), 475. plinthina (Caradrina), 382. plinthina (Omphaletis), 382. EEN se (Tarache), ee (Hadena), 400. poliastis (Amyna), 530. poliastis (Hadjina), 530, poliocrossa (Ariathisa), 398. poltocrossa (Caradrina), 8 Polionycta, 41. poliophracta topus), 377. poliostrota (A thetis), 304, poliotts (Cassandria), 458. (Prome- 080 polyastra (Ethiopica), 419 polysticta (Monodes), 485. pontica (Acronycta), 55. pontica (Craniophora), 55. populi (Acronycta), 157. porphyrescens (Aria- thisa), 399. porphyrescens (Cara- drina), 399. postifusca (Spodoptera), 258 preacuta (Namangana), 547. preacuta (Platyperigea), 547. preclara (Acronycta), 54. preclara (Craniophora), 54 preefica (Prodenia), 250. Prestilbia, 292. preterita (Caradrina), _ 204, preetexta (Athetis), 316. pretexta (Caradrina), 316. prasinaria (Canna), 19. Pe (Diphthera), 9 pretiosa (Antha), 275. prima (Anorthodes), 360. procedens (Laphygma), 254. Procrateria, 533. Prodenia, 240. Prodicella, 227. proleuca (Monodes), 479. Prometopus, 367. Prorachia, 230. Prothrinax, 225. Proxenus, 430. proxima (Caradrina), 341. pies (Acronycta), 91, 133. pruinosa (Plataplecta), 74. pruni (Acronycta), 80. psammias (Hremochroa), 371. Pseudoligia, 170. Pseudopunda, 59. psi (Acronycta), 106. pst (Noctua), 106, 108. psorallina (Acronycta), 45, psorallina (Thalatha), 45 pterota (Procrateria),)33. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. ptychophora (Fala), 221. pudorata (Acronycta), 22. pulcnella (Laphygma), 243, pulchella (Prodenia), 243. Pulcheria, 213. pulchra (Alabama), 276. pulchra (Miana), 499. pulchra (Monodes), 499. pulchripicta (Canna), 21. pulla (Acronycta), 149. pulla (Noctua), 357 pulmonarie (Noctua), 6. pulmonaris 326. pulmonaris (Noctua), 326. pulverea (Amyna), 525. pulverosa (Acronycta), 133. pulverosa (Caradrina), 336 (Athetis), pulverulenta (Andro- polia), 201. pulverulenta (Polia), 201. punctula (Monodes), 468. punctula (Semiophora), 468. purpurea (Amefrontia), 417. putrida (Xylomyges), 271. pygmea (Caradrina), 265, pyhevaare (Acronycta), 132. pyroxantha (Hadjina), Haile pyroxantha (Polia), 531. quadrata (Acronycta), 101. quadripunetata (Noctua), 336. radcliffei (Acronycta), 127. radcliffe: (Apatela), 127. radiata (Calophasidia), 181. radiata (Caradrina), 521. radiata (Cetola), 184. radiata (Hadjina), 521. radiata (Megalodes), 181. Radinogoes, 450. ramosula (Auchmis), 191. ramosula (Cloantha), 193. ramosula (Delta), 193. raphael (Acronycia), 147. raphaelis (Acronycta), 147. rasilis (Hadena), 510. rebeli (Athetis), 329. rebelt (Caradrina), 329. recondita (Callierges), 271 rectilinea (Lithomea), 9 rectilinea (Noctua), 209. rectiradiata (Hadenella), 231. rectiradiata (Tarache), Bl. renalis (Hzemassia), 438. renalis (Pyralis), 438. renifera (Anthophila), 438. renigera (Henverosia), 438. repanda (Monodes), 491. repanda (Photedes), 491. resoluta (Polia), 200. respersa (Athetis), 322. respersa (Noctua), 322 restituta (Agrotis), 401. retardata (Acronycta), 88. retardata (Microcelia), retina (Hadena), 245. retrahens (Laphygma), 254. revellata (Acronycta), Rhabinopteryx, 287. rhodocentra (Micropia), 374. rhodocentra (Prometopus), 374. rotundata (Antachara), 279. rougemonti (Athetis), 329. rougemonti (Caradrina), 329. Ruacodes, 537. rubiginosa (Acronycta), Ti, rubricoma (Acronycta), 148. rubricosta (Cetola), 183. rubrifusa (Prodenia), 240. rubripicta (Monodes), Ul rubrisecta (Monodes), 477. rubrispersa (Prometopus), 425. rufalis (Dysmilichia), 426 rufalis (Protagrotis), 426. rufipuncta (Athetis), 303. rufipuncta (Caradrina), 303. rumicis (Acronycta), 93. rumicis (Noctua), 93. runica (Noctua), 30. sepistriata (Arsilonche), 178. sepistriata (Simyra), 8. salicis (Acronycta), 93, 163. sancta (Acronycta), 161. sanctanna (Agrotis), 496. sanctanna (Monodes), 496. sansar (Polia), 202. sarcomorpha (Ompha- letis), 380. sarcomorpha (Prometo- pus), 880. sarepte (Segetia), 525. satellitia (Athetis), 325. satellitia (Caradrina), 325. scotica (Acronycta), 134. Scotocampa, 171. scotti (Agrotis), 369. schghana (Caradrini), 265. sectilis 222. sectilis (Oxycnemis), 222. segetum (Noctua), 336. selecta (Matopo), 188. selecta (Xylophasia), 188. selini (Athetis), 331. selini (Caradrina). 331. selinoides (Athetis), 333. selinoides (Caradrina), 330. semiluna 388. semiluna (Nitocris), 388. (Leucocnemis), (Ariathisa), semirufa (Monodes), 491. semivirga (Acronycta), 61 separata (Xylomoia), 536. sept (Noctua), 357. sericea (Caradrina), 319. sicula (Stilbia), 291. signalis (Mesotrosta), 437. signalis (Scopula), 437. signifera (Prodenia), 262. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. sikkimensis (Auchmis), 192. similana (Acronyeta), 138. similiaria (Ligta), 171. similiaria (Pseudoligia), similis (Noctua), 132. Simyra, 173. simyrides (Leiometopon), 172. sincera (Athetis), 346. sincera (Spelotis), 346. sinens (Orthosia), 48. sinens (Thalatha), 48. singula (Athetis), 348. singula (Caradrina), 348. smintha (Athetis), 361. smintha (Caradrina), 361. smithii (Acronycta), 73. soluta (Polia). 91. sorex (Galgula), 440. speelotidia (Amphidrina), 297. spelotidia (Caradrina), adi. spectans (Bryophila), 77. sperata (Acronycta), 157. speratina (Acronycta), 157. spilomela (Laphygma), 443. spinea (Apatela), 167. spinea (Merolonche), 167. spinigera (Acronycta), 131. splendens (Canna), 20. splendida (Simyra), 175. Spodoptera, 251. squalida (Glottula), 859. squalida (Laphygma), 56 alt stagnicola (Caradrina), 291. stagnicolor (Caradrina), 413 Stauropides, 269. steinertt (Acronycta), 123. stelligera (Microcelia), 503. stelligera (Monodes), 508. stenelea (Monodes), 516. stenelea (Photedes), 516. stenonephra (Monodes), 510. steuarti (Delta), 193. stewartt (Actinotia), 198. Stilbia, 290. Stilbina, 168. stolifera (Delta), 194. Stomafrontia, 228. strigicosta (Cingalesa), 561. strigicosta (Microphysa), 561. strigifera (Prodenia), 271. Strigiphlebia, 283. strigosa (Acronycta), 64. strigosa (Noctua), 64. strigulata (Acronycta), 101 -striolata (Ariathisa), 408. striolata 408. stygia (Athetis), 357. stygiata (Monodes), 508. Stygiathetis, 444, subapicalis (Galgula), 440. | subaquila (Caradrina), : (Caradrina), submarginalis 256. subobliqua (Celena), 479. subobliqua (Monodes), 479. subochrea (Acronycta), 83. (Agrotis), subornata (Acronycta), subpartita (Galgula), 440. subrubens (Miana), 467. subrubens (Monodes), 467. subsimplex (Oxycnemis), 218 subterminalis (Prodenia), 246.. subtilis (Epimecia), 288. ' subtilis (Rhabinopteryx), 288. subusta (Atethinia), 510. suffusa (Acronycta), 106, 134. sundevalli(Acronycta), 57. sunia (Xylomyges), 274. superans (Acronycta), 82. superba (Antachara), 269, 270. superba (Stauropides), 269. superstes (Athetis), 322. superstes (Caradrina), 322. synstictis (Prodenia), 260. syrtaca (Caradrina), 355. syriaca (Stilbia), 291. talidiformis (Crambodes), 446 taraxaet (Noctua), 320, 582 tarda (Athetis), 360. tarda (Caradrina), 360. targa (Atethmia), 512. targa (Monodes), 512. tasmanica (Prodenia), 245. taurica (Acronicta), 115. taurica (Acronycta), 115. tela (Hadena), 537. tela (Ruacodes), 537. telum (Acronycta), 73. temecula (Platysenta), aA tendinosa (Symira), 175. tenebrata (Athetis), 305. tenebrata (Caradrina), 305. tenebrosa (Monodes), 507. tenuipennis (Acosmetia), 412. tenuis (Proxenus), 434. tenuis (Radinogoes), 434. terens (Acroria), 276. terens (Catabena), 236. terens (Hadena), 276. terens (Laphygma), 236. terminata (Caradrina), 363. terminellus (Adipsopha- nes), 236. terrea (Athetis), 340. terrea (Noctua), 340. testaceicollis (Agrotis), 401. testaceoides (Prodenia), 245. texana (Namangana), 558. terana (Perigea), 558. Thalatha, 42. theodora (Acronycta), 62. theodori 206. theodori (Apatela), 206. thermidora (Eremo- chroa), 371. (Andropolia), thionarts (Hustrotia), 514. thionaris 514. thoracica (Acronycta), 102. thoracica (Apatela), 102. (Monodes), thoracica (Monodes), 500. thoracica (Oligia), 501. Thyatirodes, 282. tiena (Acronycta), 150. tonsa { Hypoperigia), 425. tonsa (Perigea), 425. torosa (Simyra), 174. tortisigna (Ariathisa), _ 390: ALPHABETICAL INDEX. tortisigna (Ochropleura), 390. tota (Acronycta), 127. tota (Apatela), 127. tracta (Hadena), 482. transducta (Agrotis), 256. transyersata (Acronycta), 126. trapezoides ( Celena), 479. Triena, 59. Tricholonche, 59. Trichorhiza, 190. tridens (Acronycta), 108. tridens (Noctua), 1vU8. trientiplaga (Laphygma), 478, 482. trifissa (Monodes), 475. triplex (Laphygma), 443. triplex (Micrathetis), 443, triquetra (Athetis), 314. triquetra (Pyrophila), 314. tristis (Acosmetia), 413. tristis (Arsilonche), 177. tristis (Caradrina), 437. tristis (Proxenus), 437. tristrigella (Balsa), 456. tristrigela (Gargaza), 456. tritona (Acronycta), 119. tritona (Triena), 119. - triturata (Caradrina), 256. twranica (Acronycta), 93. turanica (Ligia), 287. turanica (Rhabino- pteryx), 287. Turbula, 234. turpis (Acontia), 424. turpis (Hypoperigea), 424 tybo (Agriopodes), 40. tybo (Moma), 40. Tycracona, 50. typica (Matopo), 186. uliginosa (Caradrina), 430. uliginosa (Hydrilla), 360. ulmi (Acronycta), 125. umbraculata (Humichtis), 252. umbraculata ptera), 252. untformis (Orthosia), 231. uniformes (Spelotis), 252. wnisignata (Laphygma), 466. (Spodo- ursina (Merolonche), 166. ustirena ( Caradrina),340, ustula (Cymatophora), 288. ustula (Epimecia), 288. ustulata (Noctua), 289. variabilis 341. varia (Hrastria), 483. variana (Athetis), 364. variana (Radinacra), 364. variata (Namangana), 559. variata ( Tricholita), 559. variolosa ( Prodenia), 247. velia (Acronycta), 79, venosa (Caradrina), 265. venosa (Noctua), 177. venustula (Monodes), 493. venustula (Noctua), 493. venustula (Prodenia), 256. veprecola (Neomilichia), 520. veprecola 521. verbenata (Daseocheta), (Caradrina), (Protheodes), verbenata (Diphthera), 34. verecunda (Celena), 400. verrillit (Acronycta), 141. versicolor (Ladena), 481. versicolora (Monodes), 481. vesca ( Telesilla), 440. vesta (Leuconycta), 37. vesta (Microcelia), 37. vichti (Hadjina), 526. vicina (Athetis), 355, vicina (Caradrina), 355. videns (Leucania), 448. videns (Patysenta), 448. vigens (Daseocheta), 26. vigens (Diphtera), 26. villicosta (Alpesa), 460. villicosta (Monodes), 460. villipes (Acreria), 276. Viminia, 59. vincta (Miana), 482. vinnula (Acronycta), 65. vinnula (Microcelia), 65. vinosa (Charidea), 418. vinosa (Ethiopica), 418. violascens (Cyathissa), 452. virescens (Moncdes), 515. virescens (Photedes), 515. virga (Acronycta), 108. viridata (Jaspidea), 40. viridata (Agriopodes), ‘40. viridis (Agriopis), 22. viridis (Daseocheeta), 22. viscosa (Hadjina), 529. viscosa (Noctua), 529. vitrina (Catabena), 236. vitrina (Laphygma), 236. vittata (Callopistria), 479. vittifera (Monodes), 462. vivida (Daseocheta), 25. vivida (Diphthera), 25. yullschlegeli (Athetis), 382. vulnerea (Homohadena), 552. vulnerea 552. vulpina (Apatela), 161. 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Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural His- tory). Second Edition. By George Albert Boulenger :— Vol. I. Geckonide, Hublepharide, Uroplatide, Pygo- podide, Agamide. Pp. xii., 436. 32 Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1885, 8vo. 20s. Vol. Il. Iguanide, Xenosauride, Zonuride, Anguide, Anniellide, Helodermatide, Varanide, Xantusiide, Teiide, Amphisbenide. Pp. xiii., 497. 24 Plates. | With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1885, 8vo. 20s. Vol. Ill. Lacertidz, Gerrhosauride, Scincide, Anelytro- pide, Dibamide, Chameleontide. Pp. xii., 575. 40 Plates. [With a Systematic Index and an Alphabetical Index to the three volumes.| 1887, 8vo. 1/. 6s. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). By George Albert Boulenger, F.R.S., &c. :— Vol. I., containing the families Typhlopide, Glauconiida, Boidz, Ilysiidee, Uropeltidz, Xenopeltide, and Colu- bride aglyphe (part). Pp. xiii., 448 : 26 Woodcuts and 28 Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1893, Svo. 1l. 1s. 10 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum—continwed. Vol. Il., containing the conclusion of the Colubride aglyphe. Pp. xi., 382: 25 Woodcuts and 20 Plates. [ With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1894, dvo. 17s. 6d. Vol. III., containing the Colubride (Opisthoglyphe and Proteroglyphe), Amblycephalide, and Viperide. Pp. xiv., 727: 37 Woodcuts and 25 Plates. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index to the 3 volumes.] 1896, Svo. 1. 6s. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. By Dr. Albert Giinther. Pp. xvi., 281. [ With Geographic, Systematic, and poe Indexes. | 1858, 12mo. 4s. BATRACHIANS. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia in the Collection of the British Museum. By Dr. Albert Giinther. Pp. xvi., 160. 12 Plates. [With Systematic, Geographic, and Alphabetical Indexes.1 1858, 8vo. 6s. FISHES. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum. Second edition. Vol.I. Catalogue of the Perciform Fishes in the British Museum. Vol. I. Containing the Centrarchide, Percide, and Serranide (part), By George Albert Boulenger, F.R.S. Pp. xix.,394. Woodcuts and 15 Plates. Lith Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1895, 8vo. lds. Catalogue of Fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow, now in the British Museum. Pp. vii., 196. [With a Systematic Index.] 1854, 12mo. 3s. 6d. Catalogue of Lophobranchiate Fish in the Collection of the British Museum. By J.J. Kaup, Ph.D., &c. Pp. iv; 80. 4 Plates. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1856, 12mo. 2s. MOLLUSCA. Guide to the Systematic Distribution of Mollusca in the British Museum. Partl. By John Edward Gray, Ph.D., E.RS., &e. Pp. xii., 230. 121 Woodcuts. 1857, 8vo. 5s. Catalogue of the Collection of Mazatlan Shells in the British Museum, collected by Frederick Reigen. Described by Philip P. Carpenter. Pp. xvi., 552. 1857, 12mo. 8s. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 11 Catalogue of Pulmonata, or Air Breathing Mollusca, in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. By Dr. Louis Pfeiffer. Pp. iv., 192. Woodcuts. 1855, 12mo. 2s. 6d. Catalogue of the Auriculide, Proserpinide, and Truncatellide in the Collection of the British Museum. By Dr. Louis Pfeiffer. Pp. iv., 150. Woodcuts. 1857, 12mo. 1s. 9d. List of the Mollusca in the Collection of the British Museum. By John Edward Gray, Ph.D., F.R.S., &c. :— Part II. Olivide. Pp. 41. 1865, 12mo. Is. Catalogue of the Conchifera, or Bivalve Shells, in the Collection of the British Museum. By M. Deshayes :— Part I. Veneride, Cyprinide, Glauconomide, and Petricolade. Pp. iv., 216. 1853, 12mo. 3s. Part II. Petricolade (concluds1); Corbiculadee. Pp. 217-292. [With an Alphabetical Index to the two parts.] 1854, 12mo. 6d. BRACHIOPODA. Catalogue of Brachiopoda Ancylopoda or Lamp Shells in the Collection of the British Museum. [Jsswed us “ Catalogue of the Mollusca, Part IV.”] Pp. iv., 128. 25 Woodcuts. [ With an Alphabetical Index.] 1853, 12mo. 3s. POLYZOA. Catalogue of Marine Polyzoa in the Collection of the British Museum. Part III. Cyclostomata. By George Busk, E.R.S. Pp. viii, 39. 38 Plates. [With a Systematic Index.] 1875, 8vo. 5s. CRUSTACHA. Catalogue of the Specimens of Amphipodous Crustacea in the Collection of the British Museum. By C. Spence Bate, F.R.S., &c. Pp. iv., 399. 58 Plates. [With an Alpha- betical Index.] 1862, 8vo. 1/. 5s. ARACHNIDA. Descriptive Catalogue of the Spiders of Burma, based upon the Collection made by Eugene W. Oates and preserved in the British Museum. By 1’. Thorell. Pp. xxxvi., 406. [With Systematic List and Alphabetical Index.] 1895, Svo. 10s. 6d. 12 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE INSECTS. Coleopterous Insects. Nomenclature of Coleopterous Insects in the Collection ot the British Museum :— Part VII. Longicornia, I. By Adam White. Pp. iv., 174. 4 Plates. 1853, 12mo. 2s. 6d. Part VIII. Longicornia, Il. By Adam White. Pp. 237. 6 Plates. 1855, 12mo. 3s. 6d. Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Coleoptera in the Gollection of the British Museum. Part I. Lycide. By Charles Owen Waterhouse. Pp. x., 83. 18 Coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes. ] 1879, 8vo. 16s. Catalogue of the Coleopterous Insects of Madeira in the Collection of the British Museum. By T. Vernon Wollaston, M.A., F.L.S. Pp. xvi., 234: 1 Plate. [With a Topographical Catalogue and an Alphabetical Index. ] 1857, 8vo. 3s. Catalogue of the Coleopterous Insects of the Canaries in the Collection of the British Museum. By T. Vernon Wollaston, M.A., F.L.S. Pp. xiii, 648. [With Topo- graphical and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1864, dvo. 10s. 6d. Catalogue of Halticidz in the Collection of the British Museum. By the Rev. Hamlet Clark, M.A., F.L.S. Physapodes and (H#dipodes. Part I. Pp. xii, 301. Frontispiece and 9 Plates. 1860, 8vo. 7s. Catalogue of Hispide in the Collection of the British Museum. By Joseph S. Baly, M.E.S.,&¢e. PartI. Pp.x., 172. 9 Plates. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1858, Svo. 6s. Hymenopterous Insects. Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. By Frederick Smith. 12mo. :— Part I. Andrenide and Apide. Pp. 197. 6 Plates. 1853, 2s. 6d Part Il. Apide. Pp. 199-465. 6 Plates. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1854. 6s. Part IIl. Mutillide and Pompilide. Pp.206. 6 Plates. 185.)) 6s: BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 13 Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the British Museum—continued, Part IV. Sphegide, Larridee, and Crabronide. Pp. 207- 497.- 6 Plates. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1856. 6s. Part V. Vespide. Pp.147. 6 Plates. [With an Alpha- betical Index.] 1857. 6s. Part VI. Formicide. Pp. 216. 14 Plates. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1858. 6s. Part VII. Dorylide and Thynnide. Pp. 76. 3 Plates. [ With an Alphabetical Index.] 1859. 2s. List of Hymenoptera, with descriptions and figures of the Typical Specimens in the British Museum. Vol. L., Tenthredinide and Siricide. By W. F. Kirby. Pp. xxviii., 490. 16 Coloured Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1682, 8vo. Ll. 18s. Dipterous Insects. A Monograph of the Culicidz, or Mosquitoes. Mainly com- piled from the Collections received at the British Museum from various parts of the world in connection with the Investigation into the cause of Malaria conducted by the Colonial Office and the Royal Society. By Fred. V. Theobald, M.A., &c. :— Vol. III. Pp. xvii., 359: 17 plates, 1 diagram, and 193 illustrations in text. 1903, 8vo. 1/. 1s. Vol. 1V. Pp. xix., 639: 16 plates and 297 text-figures, [With Index.] 1907, 8vo. 1/. 12s. 6d. A Monograph of the Tsetse-Flies (Genus Glossina, Westwood), based on the Collection in the British Museum. By Kirnest Edward Austen. With a chapter on Mouth-parts by Een. Hansen, Phil: Docs) Bp ix. 319. 2 plates (7 coloured), 16 woodcuts, 1 map. 1903, Roy. 8vo. 15s. Lepidopterous Insects. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalene in the British Museum. By Sir George F. Hampson, Bart. :— Vol. I. Catalogue of the Syntomide in the Collection of the British Museum. Pp. xxi., 559 : 285 woodcuts. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1898, 8vo. Lds. ——Atlas of 17 Coloured Plates, 8vo. 15s, 14 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phaleenee—continued. Vol. II. Catalogue of the Arctiade (Noline, Litho- siane) in the Collection of the British Museum. Pp. xx., 589: 411 woodcuts. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.| 1900, 8vo. 18s. ——Atlas of 18 Coloured Plates (xviii.-xxxv.), 8vo. 15s. Vol. III. Catalogue of the Arctiade (Arctiane) and Agaristide in the Collection of the British Museum. Pp. xix. 690: 294 woodcuts. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1901, 8vo. 15s. —— Atlas of 19 Coloured Plates (xxxvi-liv.), 8vo. 16s. Vol. IV. Catalogue of the Noctuide [Agrotine]. Pop. xx., 689: 125 woodcuts. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1903, 8vo. 15s. ——Atlas of 23 Coloured Plates (lv.-lxxvii), 8vo. 16s. Vol. V. Catalogue of the Noctuide [Hadenine]. Pp. xvi., 624: 172 woodcuts. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1905, 8vo. 15s. ——-Ailas of 18 Coloured Plates (Ixxviii—xev.), 8vo. 15s. Vol. VI. Catalogue of the Noctuide [Cuculliane]. Pp. xiv., 532: 172 woodcuis. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1906, 8vo. 15s. ——Atlas of 12 Coloured Plates (xcvi—cvii.), 8vo. 10s. Vol. VII. Catalogue of the Noctuide { Acronyctine ]. Pp. xv., 709 : 184 woodcuts. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1908, 8vo. 17s. ——-Atlas of 15 Coloured Plates (cviii—exxii.), Svo. 13s. " Uustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum :— Part V. By Arthur Gardiner Butler. Pp. xii., 74. 78-100 Coloured Plates. [With a Systematic Index. | 1881, 4to. 20. 10s. Part VI. By Arthur Gardiner Butler. Pp. xV., 89. 101-120 Coloured Plates. [With a Systematic Index. ] 1886, 4to. 27. 4s. Part VII. By Arthur Gardiner Butler. Pp. iv., 124. 121-138 Coloured Plates. [With a Systematic List. | 1889, 4to. 27. Part VIII. The Lepidoptera Heterocera of the Nilgiri District. By George Francis Hampson. Pp. iv., 144. 139-156 Coloured Plates. [With a Systematic List. ] 1891, 4to. 22. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 15 Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum—coniinued. Part IX. The Macrolepidoptera Heterocera of Ceylon. By George Francis Hampson. Pp. v., 182. 157-176 Coloured Plates. [With a General Systematic List of Species collected in, or recorded from, Ceylon.| 1893, Ato. 21. 2s. Catalogue of the Collection of Palearctic Butterflies formed by the late John Henry Leech, and presented to the Trustees of the British Museum by his Mother, Mrs. Eliza Leech. By Richard South, F.E.S. 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[With Index.] 1908, 8vo. 10s. ; A Monograph of Lichens found in Britain : being a Descrip- tive Catalogue of the Species in the Herbarium of the British Museum. By the Rev. James M. Crombie, M.A., ¥.L.S., F.G.8S., &c. Part I. Pp. viii., 519 : 74 Woodcuis. [With Glossary, Synopsis, Tabular Conspectus, and Index. ] 1894, 8vo. 16s. List of British Diatomacez in the Collection of the British Museum. By the Rev. W. Smith, F.L.S., &e. Pp. iv., 55. 1859, 12mo. Is. 7 BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 21 FOSSILS. Catalogue of the tossil Mammalia in the British Museum (Natural History). By Richard Lydekker, B.A., F.G.S.:— Part I. Containing the Orders Primates, Chiroptera, Insectivora, Carnivora, and Rodentia. Pp. xxx., 268. 33 Woodcuts. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1885, 8vo. 5s. Part II. Containing the Order Ungulata, Suborder Artiodactyla. Pp. xxii., 324. 39 Woodecuts. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1885, 8vo. 6s. Part III. Containing the Order Ungulata, Suborders Perissodactyla, Toxodontia, Condylarthra, and Ambly- poda. Pp.xvi.,186. 30 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms.] 1886, 8vo. 4s. Part IV. Containing the Order Ungulata, Suborder Proboscidea. Pp. xxiv., 235. 33 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms.]| 1886, 8vo. 5s. Part V. Containing the Group Tillodontia, the Orders Sirenia, Cetacea, Edentata, Marsupialia, Monotremata, and Supplement. Pp. xxxv., 345. 55 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Generaand Species, including Synonyms. | 1887, Svo. 6s. Catalogue of the Fossil Birds in the British Museum (Natural History). By Richard Lydekker, B.A. Pp. xxvii., 368. 75 Woodeuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms.] 1891, 8vo. 10s. 6d. Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the Britisk Museum (Natural History). By Richard Lydekker, B.A., F.G.S. :— . Part.I. Containing the Orders Ornithosauria, Crocodilia, Dinosauria, Squamata, Rbynchocephalia, and Pro- terosauria. Pp. xxviii., 309. 69 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms.] 18885, 8vo. 7s. 6d. Part II. Containing the Orders Ichthyopterygia and Sauropterygia. Pp. xxi., 307. 85 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, incluving Synonyms.] 1889, 8vo. 7s. 6d. Part III. Containing the Order Chelonia. Pp. xviii., 239. 53 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms.] 1889, 8vo. 7s. 6d. 12853 C 22 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum—continued. . Part IV. Containing the Orders Anomodontia, Ecaudata, Caudata, and Labyrinthodontia; and Supplement. Pp. xxiii, 295. 66 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species to the entire work.] 1890, 8vo. 7s. 6d. Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History). By Arthur Smith Woodward, LL.D., #.R.S., F.G.S., &¢. :— Part I. Containing the Hlasmobranchii. Pp. xlvii., 474. 13 Woodcutsand 17 Plates. [With Alphabetical Index, and Systematic Index of Genera and Species. | 1889, 8vo. 21s. Part Il. Containing the Elasmobranchii (Acanthodii), Holocephali, Ichthyodorulites, Ostracodermi, Dipnoi, and Teleostomi (Crossopterygii and Chondrostean Actinopterygii). Pp. xliv., 567. 58 Woodeuts and 16 Plates. [With Alphabetical index, and Systematic Index of Generaand Species.] 1891, 'Svo. is. Part III. Containing the Actinopterygian Teleostomi of the Orders Chondrostei (concluded), Protospondyli, Aetheospondyli, and Isospondyli (in part). Pp. xlii., 044. 45 Woodcuts and 18 Plates. [With Alphabetical Index, and Systematic Index of Genera and Species. ] 1895, 8vo. 2is. Part IV. Containing the Actinopterygian Teleostomi of the Suborders Isospondyli (in part), Ostariophysi, Apodes, Percesoces, Hemibranchii, Acanthopterygii, and Anacanthini. Pp. xxxix., 636. 22 Woodcuts and 19 Plates. [With Alphabetical Index, and Systematic Index of Genera and Species.] 1901, 8vo. 21s. A doseripiive Catalogue of the Tertiary Vertebrata of he Faytim, Egypt. Based on the Collection of the Egyptian Government in the Geological Museum, Cairo, and on the Collection in the British Museum (Natural History), London. By C. W. Andrews, D.Sc. Pp. xxxvii., 324: 98 Text Figures and 26 Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1906, 4to. 1/. 15s. Systematic List of the Edwards Collection of British Oligocene and Hocene Moilusca in the British Museum (Natural History), with references to the type-specimens from similar horizons contained in other collections belonging to the Geological Department of the Museum. By Richard Bullen Newton, F.G.S. Pp. xxviii., 365. [With table of Families and Genera, Bibliography, Correlation-table, Appendix, and Alphabetical Index.] 1891, 8vo. 6s, a BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 23 Catalogue of Tertiary Mollusca in the Department of Geology, British Museum (Natural History). Part I. The Austra- lasian Tertiary Mollusca. By George F. Harris, F.G.S., &c. _ Pp. xxvi.,407. 8 Plates. [ With Table of Families, Genera, and Sub-Gener a, and Index.] 1897, 8vo. 10s. Catalogue of the Fossil Cephalopoda in the British Museum (Natural History) :— -Part I. Containing part of the Suborder Nautiloidea, con- sisting of the families Orthoceratide, Endoceratide, Actinoceratide, Gomphoceratide, Ascoceratide, 'Poterioceratidz, Cyrtoceratide, and Supplement. By Arthur H. Foord, F.G.S. Pp. xxxi., 344. 51 Woodcuts. [ With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of ' Genera and Species, including Synonyms.] 1888, dvo. 10s. 6d. Part JI. Containing the remainder of the Suborder Nautiloidea, consisting of the families Lituitide, Trochoceratidz, Nautilide, and Supplement. By Arthur H. Foord, ¥.G.S. Pp. xxviii., 407. 86 Wood- cuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms. | 1891, 8vo. 15s. Part III. Containing the Bactritide, and part of the Suborder Ammonoidea. By Arthur H. Foord, Ph.D. F.G.8., and George Charles Crick, A.R.S.M., F.G.S. Pp. xxxiii., 303. 146 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index of Genera and Species, and Alphabetical Index. | 1897, Svo. 12s. 6d. List of the Types and Figured Specimens of Fossil Cephalopoda in the British Museum (Natural History). By G.C. Crick, ¥.G.8. Pp. 103. [With Index.] 1898, 8vo. 2s. 6d. A Catalogue of British Fossil Crustacea, with their Synonyma and the Range in Time of each Genus and Order. By Henry Woodward, F.R.S. Pp. xil., 155. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1877, 8vo. 5s. Catalogue of the Fossil Bryozoa in the Department of Geology, British Museum (Natural History) :— The Jurassic Bryozoa. By J. W. Gregory, D.Sc., F.G.S., ¥.Z.8. Pp. [viii.,] 239 : 22 Woodcuts and 11 Plates. [ With List of Species and Distribution, Bibliography, Index, and Explanation of Plates.] 1896, 8vo. 10s. The Cretaceous Bryozoa. Vol. I. By J. W. Gregory, D.Se., F.G.S., F.Z.S. Pp. xiv. 457: 64 Woodeuts and 17 Plates. [With Index and Explanation of Plates.] 1899, 5vo. 16s. 24 | LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE Catalogue of the Blastoidea in the Geological Department of the British Museum (Natural History), with an account of the morphology and systematic position of the group, and ‘a revision of the genera and species. By Robert Etheridge, jun., of the Department of Geology, British Museum (Natural History), and P. Herbert Carpenter, D.Sc., F.R.S., ¥.L.S. (of Eton College). Pp. xv.,322. 20 Plates. [With Preface by Dr. H. Woodward, Table of Contents, General Index, Explanations of the Plates, &c.] 1886 4to. 25s. The Genera and Species of Blastoidea, with a List of the Specimens in the British Museum (Natural History). By F. A. Bather, M.A., F.G.S., of the Geological Department. Pp... (0h Wioodcuts)) 1899s 8ivonas. Catalogue of the Palzozoic Plants in the Department of Geology and Paleontology, British Museum (Natural History). By Robert Kidston, F.G.8. Pp. viii., 288. [With a list of works quoted, and an Index.] 1886, Svo, 9S. Catalogue of the Mesozoic Plants in the Department of Geology, British Museum (Natural History). By A. C. Seward, M.A., F.R.S., F.G.S., University Lecturer in Botany and Fellow of Emanuel College, Cambridge :— Part I. The Wealden Flora. Part I. Thallophyta— Pteridophyta. Pp. xxxviii., 179. 17 Woodcuts and 11 Plates. [With Alphabetical Index, Explanations of the Plates, &c.] 1894, 8vo. 10s. Part IJ. The Wealden Flora. Part II. Gymnosperme. Pp. viii., 259. 9 Woodeuts and 20 Plates. [With Alphabetical Index, Explanations of the Plates, &.] 1895, 8vo. 15s. Part ITI. The Jurassic Flora. Part I. The Yorkshire Coast. Pp. xii., 341. 53 Woodcuts and 21 Plates. [ With Alphabetical Index, Explanations of the Plates, &e.] 1900, 8vo. 20s. Part IV. The Jurassic Flora. II.—lLiassic and Oolitic Floras of England (excluding the Inferior Oolite Plants of the Yorkshire Coast). Pp. xv., 192. 20 Woodcuts and 13 Plates. [With Alphabetical Index, Explanations of the Plates, &c.] 1904, 8vo. 10s. Catalogue of the Fossil Plants of the Glossopteris Flora in the Department of Geology, British Museum (Natural History). Being a Monograph of the Permo-carboniferous Flora of India and the Southern Hemisphere. By HE. A. Newell Arber, M.A., F.L.S., F.G.S. Pp. Ixxiv., 255: 951 Text-Figures and 8 Plates. [With Bibliography and Alphabetical Index.] 1905, 8vo. 12s. 6d. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 25 GUIDE-BOOKS, ETc. A General Guide to the British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, S.W. 11th Edition. With 58 woodcuts, 2 plans, 2 views of the building, and an illustrated cover. Pp. 125. 1906, 8vo. 3d. Guide to the Specimens illustrating the Races of Mankind (Anthropology), exhibited in the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History). [By R. Lydekker, F.R.S.] Illustrated by 16 Figures. Pp.31. 1908, 8vo. 4d. Guide to the Galleries of Mammals (other than Ungulates) in the Department of Zoology of the British Museum (Natural History). 8th Edition. Pp. 101. 52 Woodcuts and 4 plans. |Index.] 1906, 8vo. 6d. Guide to the Great Game Animals (Ungulata) in the Depart- ment of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 93. 53 Text and other figures. With list of Horns, Antlers and Tusks, and Index. 1907, 8vo. Is. Guide to the Elephants (Recent and Fossil) exhibited in the Department of Geology and Paleontology in the British Museum (Natural History). [By Dr. C. W. Andrews, F.R.S.] Illustrated by 31 text-figures. Pp. 46. 1908, 8vo. 6d. Guide to the Specimens of the Horse Family (Hquide) exhibited in the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History). [By R. Lydekker, F.R.S.] Pp. 42. 26 Figures. 1907, 8vo. Is. Guide to the Domesticated Animals (other than Horses) exhibited in the Central and North Halls of the British . Museum (Natural History). [By R. Lydekker, F.R.S.] Illustrated by 24 Figures. Pp.55. [With table of Contents, . List of Illustrations, and Index.] 1908, 8vo. 6d. Guide to the Whales, Porpoises, and Dolphins (order Cetacea) exhibited in the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History). {By R. Lydekker, F.R.S.] Llustrated by 33 Figures. Pp. 47. | With Index.] 1909, Svo. 4d. Guide to the Gallery of Birds in the Department of Zoology of the British Museum (Natural History). [By W. R. Ogilvie Grant.] Pp. iv., 228. 24 Plates, and 7 Illustra- tions in text. (With Index.] 1905, 4to. 2s. 6d. Guide to the Gallery of Birds in the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History). Part I. General Series. [By W. R. Ogilvie Grant.] Pp. 149. [With Index. ] 1905, 4to. 6d. Guide to the Nesting Series of British Birds. Being Part II. of the Guide to the Gallery of Birds in the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History). [By W. R. Ogilvie Grant.] Pp. 62. 4 Plates. {Index.] 1905, 4to. 4d. 26 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE Guide to the Gallery of Reptilia and Amphibia in the Department of Zoology of the British Museum (Natural ' History). (By tt. Lydekker, F.R.S.]. ‘Illustrated by- 76 text and other Figures. Pp. iv., 7d. [ With Table of Contents.| 1906, 8vo. 6d. Guide to the Gallery of Fishes in the Department of Zoology of the British Museum (Nattfral History). [By Dr. W. G. Ridewood.] Illustrated by 96 Figures. Pp. v., 209. [With Preface by Sir H...Ray Lankester, Table _ of Classification, and Index.] 1908, 8vo. 1s. Guide to the exhibited Series. of Insects, Zoological Derate ment (Insect Section), British Museum ( Natural History). By C. O. Waterhouse,,..» Pp.57 :; 62 text and full-page Illustrations. [With Table of Contents and Index. ] _ 1908, 8vo. ds. Guide to the Sheli and Starfish Galleries (Mollusca, Polyzoa, Brachiopoda, 'Tunicata, Echinoderma, and Worms). » Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History). Fifth Edition. Pp. iv., 133. ..125 Woodcuts, Plan and Indexes. 1908, 8vo. 6d. Guide to the Coral Gallery (Protozoa, Porifera or Sponges, Hydrozoa, and Anthozoa) in the Department of Zoology, Pon Museum (Naiural History). Second Edition. [iv., 8] 73. 90 peat Plan and Index. “ad07, Svo. Ls. A Guide to the Fossil Moanials and Birds in the Department -of Geology and Paleontology in the British Museum (Natural History). Ninth Edition. [By A. 8. Woodward, -GILD., -FUR:S.)' Pp. xvi., L006 Plates; 88 Woodcuts. [ With List of Ulustrations, Table of Stratified Rocks, and Index.] 1909, 8vo. 6d. A Guide to the Fossil Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fishes in the Department of Geology and Paleontology in the British Museum (Natural History). 8th Hdition. | [By A. 8. Woodward, LL.D., F.R.S.] Pp. xviii. 110. 8 Plates and 116 Text- Figures. [With List of Illustrations, Geo- ~ logical Time- Scale and Index.] 1905, Svo. 6d. A Guide to the Fossil Invertebrate Animals in the Depart- _ment of Geology and Paleontology in the British Museum (Natural History). [By F. A. Bather, D.Sc.]» Pp, ix., 182. 7 Plates and 96 Text-Figures. [With List of ~ Illustrations, Geological Time-scale, and Index.]. 1907, &vo. 1s. . List of British Seed-plants:and Ferns. exhibited in the Department of Botany, British Museum (Natural History). With table of Sequence of Orders, and Index of Genera. Pp. 44. 1907, 8vo. 4d. ee, \ BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). at Guide to Sowerby’s Models of British Fungi in the De- . partment of Botany, British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition, revised. By Worthington G. Smith, F.L:S. Pp. 85. 91 Woodcuts. With Table of Diagnostic Characters, Glossary, and Index. 1908, 8vo. 4d. Guide to the British Mycetozoa exhibited in the Department of Botany, British Museum (Natural History). [By Arthur Lister, F.R.S.] Third Edition, revised. Pp. 49. 46 --Woodcuts. Index. 1909, 8vo. 3d. A Guide to the Mineral Gallery of the British Museum » (Natural History). 10th Edition. [By L. Fletcher, M.A., (HARES aly apy oc. a lanes LIONS cosa: The Student’s Index to the Collection of Minerals, British ~ Museum (Natural History). 23rd Edition. [By L. Fletcher, MEA irr Suly a paaou \Vithieal Plant of: them Mimerall Gallery. 1908, 8vo. 2d. An Introduction to the Study of Minerals, with a. Gude to the Mineral Gallery of the British Museum (Natural History). By L. Pletcher, M/A.,’F.R.S. 12th Edition. Pp. 123. 41 Woodcuts. With Plan of the Mineral _ Gallery and Index. 1908, 8vo. 6d. An Introduction to the Study of Rocks and Guide to the Museum Collection. Fourth Edition. By L. Fletcher, M.A. F.R.S. Pp. 155. [With Plan of the Mineral Gallery, Table of Contents, and Index.] 1909, 8vo. 1s. An Introduction to the Study of Meteorites, with a List of the Meteorites represented in the Collection. By L. Fletcher, M.A., F.R.S., &c. Tenth Edition. Pp. 120: [With a Plan ‘of the Mineral Gallery, and an Index to the Meteorites ae in the Collection. i 1908, 8vo. 6d. SPHCTAL GurpEs. No. 1.—Guide to an Exhibition of Old Natural History Books, illustrating the origin and progress of the Biedy of Natural Histor y up to the time of Linneus. [By B. B. Woodward.| Pp. 27. 1905, 8vo. 3d. No. 2.—Books and Portraits illustrating the History of Plant Classification exhibited in the Depart tment of Botany. [By . A.B. Rendle, M.A., D.Sc.] Pp.19. 4 Plates. 1906, 8vo. 4d. No. 3.—Memorials of Linneus: a collection of Portraits, Manuscripts, Specimens, and Books exhibited to com- memorate the Bicentenary of his Birth. [By A. B. Rendle, M.A., D.Sc.] Pp, 16.. 2 Plates. 1907, 8vo. 3d. 28 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS &C. (NATURAL HISTORY). Handbook of Instructions for Collectors, issued by the British Museum (Natural History). With Illustrations. Third Edition. Pp. 144. Index. 1906, 8vo. Is. 6d. Instructions for Collectors :— No. 1.—Mammals. 3rd Edition. Pp. 12. Text illust. 1905, 8vo. 3d. No. 2.—Birds. 4th Edition. Pp. 10. 5 figures in text. 1908, 8vo. 3d. No. 3.—Reptiles, Batrachinians, and Fishes. [3rd Edition. ] Pp. 12. 1903, &vo. 4d. No. 4.—Insects. 4th Edition. Pp. 11. ‘Text illust. 1907, 8vo. 3d. No. 5.—Diptera (T'wo-winged Flies). 3rd Edition. Pp 16. Text illust. 1908, 8vo. 3d. No. 6.—Mosquitoes (Culicide). [8rd Edition.] Pp. 8. 1 Plate, 1 figure in text. 1904, 8vo. 3d. No. 7.—Blood-sucking Flies, Ticks, &c. By H. E. Austen. drd Edition. Pp. 24: 13 figures in text. 1907, 8vo. 3d. No. 8.—Spiders, Centipedes, &c. 2nd Edition. Pp. 4. 1906, 8vo. 3d. : No. 9—Soft-bodied Invertebrate Animals; Shells of Molluscs. [2nd Edition.] Pp. 15. 1902, 8vo. 4d. No. 10.—Plants. [3rd Edition.] Pp. 8: 2 figures in text. 1903, 8vo. 4d. No. 11.—Fossils and Minerals. 3rd Edition. Pp. 8. 1906, 8vo. 3d. British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, 8.W. April 1st, 1909. LONDON: PRINTED FOR HIS MAJESTYS STATIONERY OFFICE, By DARLING & SON, Lrp., 34-40, Bacon Srrest, E. 1909. OE a Pee itn, . aos Atal : & = [eee ] — wn 3 2044 Date Due hepa on Seto