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scales, and a lilac tint about internal angle. A large, irregularly-triangular 

 pellucid costal patch beyond the cell, its base along the costa, which is here 

 yellowish, but narrowly crimson at the base. This patch is bordered with 

 yellow, and shows scattering dots of dark scales. There are two small, 

 rounded yellow spots, one within and below the other, on internal margin 

 at basal third. A red and yellow terminal line at base of fringes, which are 

 dark, interrupted with yellow at end of veins. Hind wings white, washed 

 with bright red. Abdomen, above bright red, below white. Legs white, 

 with the front pair bright red within on femora, and with dusky tibise and 

 tarsi. Fore -wings beneath largely red ; the transparent patch shaded with 

 yellow, and without dots. Head and thorax lead color; latter shaded with 

 red and yellow, beneath white. Expanse 45 mil. 



To the preceding description, as published in the North American Ento- 

 mologist, Mr. Grote adds the following: "Closely resembles the Brazilian 

 specularis, H. — S., Exot. Fig. 59. It differs by the smaller size of the vitre- 

 ous spot, the outer edge of which is farther from the external margin, and 

 more even — less scalloped. The Brazilian species wants the yellow terminal 

 shade-line. There is a great resemblance between the two widely geographic- 

 ally separated forms." 



Agrotis mirabilis n. sp. 



Fore tibiae unarmed; male antennae simple. Blackish fuscous; terminal 

 space paler, powdered with grayish. Lines obliterate. Median lines ap- 

 proximate. Subterminal defined by difference of shade. Discal spots con- 

 trasting, yellowish or ochery white in a black shade; orbicular reduced, 

 reniform moderate, subquadrate. A whitish dot in front at insertions of 

 fore wings. Head collar and tegul?e concolorous; dorsum of thorax pale 

 reddish, contrasting; teguhe with indistinct inner black edging. Hind 

 wings dark fuscous, with pale interlined fringes. Beneath dark fuscous 

 powdered with grayish ; on primaries the inception of common line marked 

 in black, and costal dots. Expanse 36 mil. Allied to discoidalis, but very 

 different in color. 



Agrotis basalis n. sp. 



All the tibite spinose. Male antennre brush-like. By its brown-red color 

 allied to gagates; but the basal space is shaded with grayish clay color. 

 Lines double, marked by dots on costa. Terminal space dull blackish, con- 

 trasting with the rest of the wing. Subterminal line powdery, pale. Stig- 

 mata prominent, discoloi'ous, grayish, with black annuli margined within by 

 a whitish ring. Orbicular well sixed spherical ; reniform upright, curved, of 

 the usual shape. Fringes fuscous. Hind wings smoky fuscous, with pale, 

 interlined fringes; paler in the male. Abdomen reddish beneath. Head 

 and thorax brownish red. Wings beneath with obliterate markings; costa 

 powdered with red. Three specimens. Expanse 40 mil. 



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