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21. Laphygma exigua (Hiib.), Eur. Schm. Noct. f. 3G2. 



Two S6, 6. iii. 19U0. Wady Haifa. 



One c?, March 1901. Sheudi. 



All the three specimens were takeu at light. 



22. Agrotis biconica Kollar, Tlilgds Kaslnnir iv. 2. p. 480 (1848) (Kashmir). 



One c?, oue ¥, March, 190U. Wady Haifa. 



These two specimens were captured at light. We secured a worn female 

 example of this moth at Cairo at the beginning of April 1900. This specimen laid 

 numerous fertile eggs, producing larvae, which fed uj) readily on lettuce. Four rather 

 small but otherwise typical e.xamples emerged from the brood in September 1900. 



23. Agrotis jrpsilon (Rott.), Naturf. i.x. p. 141 (1770). 



One S, March lOiJl. Lu.wr. 



Staudinger and Rebel erroneously ipote vol. xi. (instead of vol. ix. of the 

 Natur/oisckcr. 



24. Synedoidea gentilis (Stdgr.), Iris. x. p. 300. t. 9. f. 21 (1897) (Palestine: 

 Islands in the Dead Sea, and Jordan Valley). 



One i, 13. iii. 1901. The Pyramids of Meroe. 

 A single specimen came to light. 



25. Mestleta abrupta Wlk., Cat. Lep. B.M. xxxiii. p. 830 (1865) (Hindostan). 

 One (J, 19. ii. 1901. Shendi. 



26. Mestleta gayneri sp. nov. 



One (J, 25. iii. 1900. Assouan. 



We only observed a single specimen of this species, which was disturbed liy 

 day from some rough grass near the Nile liank. 



Foreic/)u/.<i : bone-colour, with a slight pinkish ochreous flush in places ; the 

 lines greyish brown, starting from black spots on costa, the first at one-third, the 

 second just before, and the third just beyond the middle ; the first is vertical in 

 direction throughout, but forms a decided angle outwards on the snbmedian fold ; 

 the second runs obliquely outwards to the middle of cell, where it is angled and 

 marked with a few blackish scales, then straight and oblique inwards to middle of 

 inner margin ; the third also oblique outwards to vein 6, then becomes subcrenulate 

 and curved parallel to hindmargin, with a small indentation inwards on submedian 

 fold, and reaches inner margin at three-quarters ; submarginal line very indistinct, 

 except below costa, where it is marked by black scales and followed by an ochreous 

 brown, rosy-tinged apical shade ; a fine marginal line, fringe broad, with two or 

 three broken ochreous lines and the tips ochreous ; between the first and second 

 lines is a small blackish spot in cell, and on the costa near base another black spot 

 indicating a basal line. 



