250 MODERN ^TSTEM. 



Obs. — All the long-horned Japan mollis, as they arc called by English 

 collectors, belong to this genus. 



Fam. VIII. NocTUADiE. Leach. 

 KocTU.i,LiTES. Latreille. 



Antenna: setaceous in the males, sometimes pecthiated or ciliated : 

 tongue distinct : palpi much compressed : zcings horizontal or incum- 

 bent, not divided : thorax thick, often crested : palpi with the last 

 joint much shorter tlian the preceding, squamosc. 



Genus 354. NOCTUA. Fabr., Latr., H'ubner, Leach. Bombyx. 

 Fabr., Hub. Phal^na (Bombyx). Linni. Phal.?:xa (Noc- 

 tua). Linni.. P/ECILIa. Schrank. Cucullia. Schrank. 

 The genus Noctua requires a minute investigation. It contains seve- 

 ral natural genera, as exhibited in the following divisions. 



A. Caterpillars with sixteen feet. 



* Caterpillars half loopers, their anterior feet membranaceous, evi- 

 dently shorter than the others. Wings horizontal. 

 Sp. 1. Noc. sponsa (crimson underwing). Sp. 2. Noc. nupta, ^c. 

 ** Caterpillars with membranaceous feet of conformable size. 



1. Wings horizontal. 



Sp. 1. Noc. fimbria (broad-bordered yellow underwing). Sp. 2. Noc. 

 pronuba. 3. Noc. Orbona. 4. Noc. junthia, S^c. 



2. Wings deflexed. ■ ,\ 



a. Sp. 1. Noc. Runiicis (common knot grass). 2. Noc. Fsi, i^c. 



b. Sp. 1. Noc. Ligustri {coronet). 2. Noc. Fisi {broom moth), &c. 



c. Sp. 1. Noc. Vcrbasci. 2. i\^of. !Z'«H«cf// (shark moths), &c. 



d. Sp. 1. Noc. Batis (peach blossom moth). 



e. Sp. 1. iVoc. j«e//cw/oi« (angle shades). 



f. Sp. 1. JVof.7?«//^(«o (pale prominent moth). 



g. Sp. 1. Noc. camelina. 



B. Caterpillar with fourteen feet. 



Sp. 1. Noc. chrifsites (burnished brass). Noc.festucee (gold spot), &:c. 



Notice of the following genera has lately reached this comitry 

 from the Continent : the undermentioned indigenous species, which 

 may be considered as types, are selected from the MSS. of Dr. Leach : 

 I have added the English names, as it may enable those who have 

 small collections of LcpidopLera to proceed in the natural arrange- 

 ment. 



Genus Colocasia. Och. Jaspidia. Iliib. 



Sp. 1. Noc. bombux eori/li (nut-tree tussock). 



