3i8 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



slender, obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex; 

 3rd joint lanceolate, less than half the length of the 2nd. Antennae 

 slender. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings. 

 Legs rather stout; spurs long, slender. Wings moderately broad. 

 Fore wings rounded at the tips; exterior border rounded, its hind 

 part very oblique; 1st, 2nd, and 3rd inferior veins approximate 

 at the base; 4th remote. 



31. Petrinia lignosa. Foem. Cervina, subtus cinerea, thorace 

 fusco-trifasciato, alis anticis margine costali fasciis duabus angu- 

 losis lineaque submarginali fracta atro marginata paUide testaceis, 

 fascia 1° informi apud medium dilatata, 2^ lineam angulatam 

 emittente, atomis non nullis subcostalibus guttaque discoidali 

 atris; alis posticis cinereo-fuscis. 



Female. Fawn colour, cinereous beneath. Thorax with three 

 dark brown bands. Fore wings pale testaceous along the costa 

 at the base, and with two pale testaceous zig-zag bands; 1st band 

 antemedial, very irregular, dilated in the middle; 2nd postmedial, 

 emitting from its inner side an angular line which proceeds 

 towards the costa; a submarginal dislocated pale testaceous line 

 irregularly bordered with deep black; a testaceous marginal 

 festoon; some deep black subcostal speckles, and a deep black 

 discoidal dot. Hind wings cinereous brown; fringe pale cinereous. 

 Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 1 6 lines. 



32. Agrotis hemileuca. Mas. Fusca, subtus sordide alba; 

 palpis robustis perparum ascendentibus caput superantibus, arti- 

 culo 2° extus nigi'icante, 3° conico; antennis sat late pectinatis 

 apice simplicibus; thorace nigro unifasciato; abdomine sordide 

 albo alas posticas sat superante fasciculo apicali fulvo; alis anticis 

 lineis tribus nigris transversis angulosis, fascia diffusa striga 

 longitudinali interrupta guttisque marginahbus nigricantibus, 

 orbiculari et reniformi nigro marginatis; alis posticis niveis. 



Male. Ferruginous brown, dingy white beneath. Palj)i stout, 

 very slightly ascending, extending somewhat beyond the head; 

 2nd joint blackish on the outer side; 3rd conical, not more than 

 one-fourth of the length of the 2nd. Antennae rather broadly 

 pectinated, except near the tips. Thorax with a black band on 

 the fore tegulse. Abdomen dingy white, extending rather beyond 

 the hind wings; apical tuft tawny. Legs brown; tips of the 



