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AGROTIS CINEREA. 



The light feathered Rustic. 



Order Lepidoptera. Fam. Noctuadae Lat.^ Leach. 

 Type of the Genus Noctua Segetis Fab. 

 Agkotis Hub., Och. — Noctua Linn., Fab., Lat.,Haw. — Phalasna Don. 

 AntenncE inserted on the crown of the head close to the eyes, 

 long setaceous, composed of numerous joints covered with scales 

 above, strongly pectinated in the males especially towards the 

 base (fig. 1) ; producing only bristles at the apex (lb) : simple 

 and pubescent beneath in the females (2). 

 Maxillce as long as the Antennae, robust, furnished with tentacula 

 at the apex (3). 



Labial palpi nearly vertical, divaricating, very robust, thickly 

 clothed with long scales, the apical joint distinct, appearing 

 truncated, the scales short (4) : 3-jointed, coriaceous, basal and 

 2nd joints robust, of equal length, the former curved, the latter 

 slightly attenuated and truncated obliquely ; terminal joint small 

 subovate, truncated obliquely (4 a). 

 Head short, trigonate, thickly covered with scales. Eyes not very large. 

 Ocelli 2, close to the eyes near the base of the head. Thorax sub- 

 quadrate, densely covered with scales. Abdomen somewhat depressed, 

 sublinear in the males, conical in the females. Wings horizontal and 

 crossing each other when at rest; superior generally narrowed towards 

 the base. Legs ; anterior the shortest. Tibiae ; anterior very short 

 with a flat spine on the internal side ; 2nd and 3rd pairs ciliated ex- 

 ternally near the base and .spurred at the apex, the latter long and 

 having a pair below the middle. Tarsi 5-jointed, anterior short, 

 basal joint of the 4 posterior long. Claws and Pulvilli small (8, a 

 hind leg). Larvae with 6 pectoral, 8 abdominal, and 2 anal feet. 



CisEREA Hub. Noct. tab. 33. f 155. mas. f. 156. fan. — Och. Schmet. 

 V. 5. pars ].p. 178. — denticulata Haw. 133. 95. — obscura Hub. 

 tab. 33. f 157 & /. 104./. 490. fem. var. 



Male. Head and thorax cinereous, anterior margin of the latter 

 and the antennae brown. Abdomen cinereous ochre. Superior 

 wings cinereous inclining to griseous in the centre, with 3 den- 

 ticulated brown strigae, the 1st next the base abbreviated ; the 

 2nd not far from the base ; the 3rd curved, approaching the 

 posterior margin ; a sinuated suffused ferruginous striga in the 

 middle, close to which is an auriculate stigma ; and parallel to 

 the posterior margin which is dotted with black, an obscure 

 fascia; cilia variegated. Inferior wings white tinged with ochre, 

 a pale spot near the superior margin and another towards the 

 centre ; nervures fuscous ; posterior margin spotted fuscous. 

 Female darker. 

 In the Cabinets of Mr. Haworth, Mr. Stephens, and the Author. 



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