22 ToLuxAi. New ^ Okk Entomological Society. [^'°'- xxil. 



broad base of the wings, Ulolonche in the smooth overhanging 

 frontal vestiture, combined with strongly flattened vestiture on the 

 thorax. 



8. Lciicaiiin is another polymorphic genus which has been divided 

 by Hampson. It shows the following types of structure. 



Collar and thorax in front with a decided central ridge unipuncta. 



Collar without distinct central ridge, thorax with a slight divided tuft or none. 

 Body stout, vestiture mixed, of fine flattened hair and hair, abdomen with 

 an obscure basal tuft, nearly buried in long hair. Male mostly 

 with heavily tufted legs, fore wing with outer margin convex, 



iCirphis). 

 Abdomen, all tibi.-e and first two joints of tarsi very heavily tufted 



in male pseudargyrea. 



Abdomen, and fore and middle tibiae only, heavily tufted, multilinea. 

 Abdomen and mid-tibia: rather strongly tufted, the latter with flat, 



curved outer spur phragmitidicola, comwoides. 



Body rather slender, vestiture mostly of hair and very narrow flattened 

 hair, with a single row of spatulate scales on the patagia. Fore wing 

 with apex acute and outer margin concave above Cu,, below convex 



and wavy. Male not specially tufted linita. 



Body slender, vestiture mostly of blunt flattened hair, the row of black 

 ones not much wider than the others. Wings very silky, apex acute 

 and outer edge rounded; practically untufted (Borolia), 



ftabilis. rimosa, ligata. 

 Body stout, vestiture hairy and wholly untufted, collar slightly hooded; 

 front prominent ; fore wings acute and triangular (.^fcliana of Hamp- 

 son, but differing widely from typical Meliana). 



rubripcnnis. albilinca, diffusa. 

 Body fairly stout, vestiture wholly of rather fine hair and wholly un- 

 tufted, patagia divergent, wings blunter than in the last group (typical 

 Lcucania) pallens. 



9. In practically all, if not all Noctuidae there is an under layer of 

 scales close to the body, but this is not considered in these tables 

 unless it is the superficial layer, at least on the middle of the patagiae. 



10. The character occasionally fails but I know no better. Hamp- 

 son sinks it to Sidcridis, but it seems closer to Tccniocampa 

 (Mouima). 



ir. Tccniocampa does not differ from Orthodcs in the female. 

 Hampson separates the group which runs out under group 21, as 

 Monima, uniting Himclla, the remaining species of Tccniocampa 

 and Orthodcs as Eriopyga. Crapliipliora is an earlier name, of doubt- 



