94 CARADRININA [agrotis 



11. A. cursoria, Hufn. 33-37 mm. Antennae in $ acutely 

 dentate. Forewings gi-eyisli-ochreous or light brownish, some- 

 times darker in disc ; veins partly whitish-marked ; first and 

 second lines more or less edged with dark fuscous ; spots some- 

 times partly blackish-outlined, orbicular and reniform edged 

 with pale or whitish, lower end of reniform dark grey ; sub- 

 terminal line partly brown -edged, often followed by dark 

 suffusion. Hind wings whitish ; a small discal spot and suf- 

 fused terminal fascia rather dark grey. 



Britain to the Shetlands, Ireland, on coasts, local ; C 

 Europe; 8. Lai'va pale ochreous, greenish - tinged ; dorsal 

 line paler, greenish -edged ; subdorsal and spiracular whitish, 

 edged with grey or greenish ; head pale ochreous : on grasses, 

 Arenaria, Artemisia, etc.; 5, 6. 



12. A. cinerea, Hh. 33-37 mm. Antennae in <$ bipectinated. 

 Forewings fuscous, more or less sprinkled with light grey, in 



9 darker fuscous ; subbasal, first, and second lines blackish ; 

 median shade darker fuscous ; orbicular reduced to a dark 

 fuscous dot; reniform narrow, fuscous, darker-edged; traces 

 of a darker praesubterminal shade. Hind wings in ($ whitish- 

 fuscous, darker posteriorly, in $ fuscous ; a darker discal 

 spot. 



England to Lancashire, Perth, local ; C. and NW. Europe, 

 Asia Minor ; 6. Larva dark grey or blackish-green ; dorsal 

 and subdorsal lines fine, pale, dark-edged ; spiracular dark ; 

 head black-marked : on Thi/mus, Rumex, etc. ; 7-4. 



13. A. ripae, Hb. 35-38 mm. Antennae in S acutely dentate. 

 Forewings greyish-ochreous or ochreous, veins sometimes suf- 

 fused with white ; first and second lines indistinctly edged 

 internally with brownish, externally with black dots ; spots 

 outlined with blackish-brown, orbicular and reniform grey- 

 centred, whitish - edged ; subterminal line obscurely pale. 

 Hindwings in $ white, in 5 whitish-fuscous. 



Britain to Ayr, E. Ii'eland, on coasts, local ; NC. Europe ; 

 6, 7. Larva pale green, yellow-grey or pinkish-whitish ; dorsal 

 line dark, double ; subdorsal, triple lateral, and spiracular in- 

 distinctly darker ; head and plate of 2 pale yellow-l)i-own : on 

 C//nor/hssi()n and Salsola ; 8-4. 



14. A. puta, lib. 29-31 mm. Antennae in S acutely den- 

 tate. Forewings pale ochreous, reddish-tinged, in $ suffused 

 with fuscous; basal area suffused with reddish -fuscous and 

 dark fuscous except dorsally ; first and second lines indistinctly 

 edged internally with brownish, extei'nally with blackish dots; 



