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reiiiforni mark; iiiarjiiiuU space blaclcisli, including' a cinereous uiuhi- 

 lating subrnargiiial line; marginal lnnules black. Hind wings cinere- 

 ous, very slightly liyaline, brown bordered ; discal point and veins 

 l)rown, marginal line blackish, festooned. Length of the body, 10 lines; 

 of the wings, liO lines." 



" Most allie«l to M. insuisa, from which it may be distinguished by the 

 difference in the orbicular and reniform marks, and in the exterior line 

 of the fore wings." 



"<7. Vancouver's Island." 



Mamestra expulsa Wlk. 

 1865. Wlk., C. B. M., Lep. Het. xxxii, G61, Mamestra. 



"Foem: Nigricaute-cinerea, uigro conspersa ; palpi oblique ascend- 

 entes, articulo 3" lougoconico; atre antica* lineis tribus nigris angu- 

 losis duplicatis, orbicular! et reniformi magnis nigro-marginatis, spatio 

 intermedio nigricante, linea submarginali cinerea angulosa; posticie, 

 cinereai fuscescente marginatai." 



"Female: Blackish cinereous, black speckled, cinereous beneath, 

 i'alpi obliquely ascending, extending rather beyond the head. Third 

 joint elongate-conical, about one-third of the length of the second. 

 Antenna' very minutely setulose. Abdomen cinereous, extending 

 somewhat beyond the hind w ing. Forewings with three double zigzag 

 black lines; first line very near the base; second on the inner side of 

 the orbicular mark, which is large and black-bordered, and has a black- 

 ish space between it and the reniform ; the latter is broad, black-bor- 

 dered, on the inner side of the third line; snbmarginal and marginal 

 lines cinereous, the former zigzag; hind wings cinereous, brownish 

 along the exterior border. Length of the body 9 Hues; of the wings 

 18 lines." 



"Allied to .1/. insulsa, but the submarginal line is more undulating 

 and less denticulated." 



" a. Vancouver's I.sland." 



Mamestra punctigera Wlk. 

 1865. Wlk., C. B. M., Lep. Ilet. xxxii, GGl, Mamestra. 



"Mas: Nigra; palpi vix ascendentes, articulo 2^ fimbriato, 3" longi- 

 conico; antenno dense setosa* ; abdomen obscure cinereum, orbiculai-i 

 et reniformi albido punctalis atro marginatis; posticie cinerea', lunula 

 veuis fasciaque marginali diffusa fuscescentibus." 



"Male: Black, cinereous beneath. Palpi very slightly ascending, 

 extending rather beyond the head ; second joint fringed beneath ; third 

 elongate-conical, about one-fourth of the length of the second. Anten- 

 na^ stout thickly .setose. Abdomen dark cinereous, extending a little 

 beyond the hind wings. Wings with a whitish line on the base of the 

 tringe. Forewings with whitish points along the costa; orbicular and 

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