. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 24 NOCIUIDJ!, fllk'd in with Avliilisb, bent outwards below costa, angled inwards in discal fold, oblique and sinuous below vein 4, tlie area beyond it somewhat paler, except towards costa on which are some whitish points; subterminal line ochreous defined on inner side b}' reddish brown and with some blackish marks on outer edge, angled out- wards at vein 7 and dentate at veins 4, 3, the area beyond it bluish grey irrorated with white except at apex which is ochreous; a terminal series of slight black lunules ; cilia brown wit


. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 24 NOCIUIDJ!, fllk'd in with Avliilisb, bent outwards below costa, angled inwards in discal fold, oblique and sinuous below vein 4, tlie area beyond it somewhat paler, except towards costa on which are some whitish points; subterminal line ochreous defined on inner side b}' reddish brown and with some blackish marks on outer edge, angled out- wards at vein 7 and dentate at veins 4, 3, the area beyond it bluish grey irrorated with white except at apex which is ochreous; a terminal series of slight black lunules ; cilia brown with an ochreous line at base. Hind wing ochreous whitish, the veins and terminal half sufl'used with fuscous brown ; a fine black terminal line ; cilia ochreous with a dark line through them ; the underside ochreous white, the costal and terminal areas irrorated with brown, a dark discoidal spot and sinuous postinedial line. Ab. 1. atra. Fore wing more uniform fuscous brown, tlic lunule on outer edge of reniform more prominent. Ab. 2. Brighter in colour ; metathoracic crest greyish ; fore wing with the medial area suffused with black, the postmedial area whitish; median nervure and bases of veins 3, 4 streaked with white. IJab. Canada (Korman), 2 ^ , Manitoba, Aweme (Ci-iddle), 2 J ; , Northern, Middle, and Central States, New York (Double- day, Grote), 2 (j", 4 5 > type and typo aim. Exp. 40-50 millim. 4318. Gortyna leucostigma. Koctna leurosiigma, Hiibn. Eur. Sclimett.,]Voct. f. 375 (1808); Staud. Cat. Lcp. pal. p. 180. Ncctunjibrom, Hiibn. Eur. Noct. (1808); Dnp. Lep. Fr. vii. 1, p. 132, pi. 10'.). f. 4; Steph. 111. Brit. Haust. iii. p. 7. Koctua Imiina, Haw. Lep. lirit. p. 209 (180!)). Cenisfis hevix. Bull. Trans. Ent. Soc. 18S1, p. 181. "i Hyclracin khasiana, Moore, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 3J2, pi. 37. f. o; Hnipsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 234. Head and thorax rufous tinged with pur])lish and mixed with some grey ; tarsi ringed with white ; pectu


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