MACROLEPIDOPTERA 143 



13. Lower margin of cell marked with a whitish streak 14. 



., „ not marked with whitish streak 15. 



14. Orbicular and reniform combined, present {g) dislocata. 



.. ,, wholly absent (8) aidacias. 



15. Forewings fuscous, spots black-edged (j) perigramma. 



„ red-brown, spots not black-edged (2j) ceramophaea. 



1 6. Claviform dash-like, blackish (7^) spoderopa. 



„ not dash-like 17. 



17. Forewings with defined blackish submedian streak (at least outhned) from 



base to middle 18. 



„ without such streak ig. 



18. First and second lines entire, dark fuscous (j) pamp/ias. 



„ „ indicated by dots or indistinct {10) xiphias. 



19. Forewings with veins black {11) melanoneura. 



,, „ not black 20. 



20. Median line absent 21. 



,, present 22. 



21. Orbicular distinct (72) tephrias. 



„ obsolete (/j) photophila. 



22. Orbicular dot-like (77) epicrenina. 



„ not dot-like 23. 



23. Median line curved 24. 



,, bent in middle {18) baliopa. 



24. Forewings ochreous or brown, orbicular fuscous {24) psammophaea. 



„ fuscous, orbicular pale, dark-centred {2^) austaka. 



(i) Agrotis ypsilon Rott. {snffusa Hub.). 



II specimens; 3 Kona, Hawaii, at 1500 — 4000 feet; i Kilauea, Hawaii; i 

 Haleakala, Maui, at 5000 feet ; i Kaholuamano, Kauai ; i Waianae Mts., Oahu, at 

 2000 feet; i Kaala Mts., Oahu, at 1000 feet; 2 Lanai, at 2000 feet; i Molokai, 

 at 3000 feet ; from February to September ; apparently established and common 

 generally. Occurs also throughout the northern hemisphere. 



(2) Agrotis saucia Hub. 



3 specimens ; 2 Haleakala, Maui, at 5000 feet ; i Mts. Waimea, Kauai, at 4000 

 feet; in May. Occurs also in N. America, W.C. and S. Europe, and N. Africa. 



(3) Agrotis in icr areas, sp. nov. 



^%_ 22 26 mm. Head and thorax brown mixed with black, patagia with an 



oblique whitish streak. Antennae in ^ moderately bipectinated. Forewings ferrugi- 

 nous-brown, much mixed with black, disc in ? light ochreous ; veins partially suffused 

 with white, especially lower margin of cell, i b, and 6 ; orbicular, reniform, and a 



