AGROTis] CARADRINIDAE 99 



pale oclireous ; a pale ochreoiis bar on 12; spiracular pale, 

 pinkish or yellowish-tinged; head brown, darker-marked: on 

 Stellaria, Atriplex, Plantago, etc. ; 7, 8. 



27. A. fennica, Tausch. 38-43 mm. Antennae in $ ciliated. 

 Fore wings rather narrow, in $ ochreous-bi'own, becoming 

 broadly light oclireous towards dorsum, in $ uniform rather 

 dark ashy-grey ; subbasal, first, and second lines faintly darker- 

 edged ; orliicular and reniform sutfusedly edged with whitish. 

 Hindwings pale fuscous, darker terminally. 



Derby, once, probably a casual immigrant only ; NE. 

 Europe, N. Asia, N. America ; 7, 8. Larva on Ejyilohium, 

 Corydalis, etc. ; 9-5. 



28. A. flammatra, F. 43-48 mm. Antennae in $ ciliated. 

 Posterior half of collar dark fuscous. Forewings brown, reddish- 

 tinged, on costa anteriorly broadly paler; a blackish-fuscous 

 basal median dash terminating in an oval spot; subbasal, first, 

 and second lines paler, darker-edged ; orbicular and margin of 

 reniform pale, a quadrate spot between them and wedge before 

 orbicular blackish-fuscous; dark margin of claviform partly 

 indicated ; subterminal line edged anteriorly with dark fuscous 

 marks. Hindwings fuscous, paler or whitish towards base. 



Isle of Wight, Norfolk, a casual only ; SC. and S. Europe, 

 Asia Minor; 7. Larva said to be green, with pale subspiracular 

 line : on low plants ; 9-5. 



29. A. c-nigrum, L. 34-39 mm. Antennae in $ ciliated. 

 Collar anteriorly pale greyish -ochreous. Forewings brown, 

 tinged with purplish or reddish ; subbasal, first, and ' second 

 lines pale, jmrtly dark-edged; a dark fuscous suffused patch 

 extending from first line to reniform ; orbicular triangular, pale 

 oclireous, extending as a broad suffusion to costa ; reniform 

 with edges and central mark pale ; subterminal line obscure, 

 preceded on costa by a blackish mark. Hindwings fuscous- 

 whitish, termen suffused with fuscous. 



Britain to the Shetlands, Ireland, common ; C. Europe, N. 

 Asia, N. America ; 6-8. Larva light brownish or greenish-grey ; 

 dorsal line slightly paler ; subdorsal series of blackish marks, 

 obsolete anteriorly ; indistinct oblique latei'al darker marks ; 

 subspiracular line broad, pale yellow -ochreous or whitish- 

 ochreous ; head pale brownish, dark-marked : on Rumex, Stel- 

 Jaria, Primuhi, etc.; 8-4. 



30. A. ditrapezium, Bkh. 38-43 mm. Antennae in J 

 ciliated. Collar with a pale transverse line. Forewings brown, 

 tinged with purplish or reddish ; subbasal line pale yellowish. 



