1880], 7 



the orange spots- on the body decrease more suddenly in size towards 

 the anal extremity, the last spot of the series being of about one-fourth 

 the size of that in P. quinqiiemaculata. 



3. Deilephila livoenica, Esper (No. 2). 



Oahu. 



This insect came, with some of the succeeding species, all in a 

 more or less broken condition, through Mr. J. B. Blackburn : I have 

 thought it best to include them with the last consignment, as some of 

 them have not been sent home in other collections made by our 

 generous correspondent. 



4. Leucania dislocata, Walk. (No. 6). 



Not marked with the exact habitat. 



5. Leucania exteanea, Guenee (No. 63). 



" Taken at light. Widely distributed, but rare."— T. B. 



6. Peodenia ifgloeia, Walk. (No. 9). 



Oahu. 



7. Caradeixa vexosa, sp. n. (No. 8). 



C. cubiculari affinis ; alis angustioribus, anticis supra pallide fuscis macula 

 orbicidari indistincta, testacea nigro partim cincta ; macula renformi argillacea 

 lineam angulatam albam includente, marginibus nigro punctatis ; lineis ordinariis 

 indistinctis, duplicibus, albido impletis, nigris; area externo albo sparsa ; signis 

 minutis angulatis submarginalibus nigris; margine externo albido, linea mar ginali 

 tenuifusca; ciliis albidis fusco intersectis marginatisque ; alis posticis margaritaceis 

 hgahnis, renis fuscis ; marginibus costali et externo fuscescentibus nitidis; ciliis 

 argenteo albis, linea media indistincta cinerea : thorace fusco, abdomine albido fusco. 

 Subtus alba, alis nitidis, costis colore arenoso tincta ; corpore sordide albo: alar, 

 exp. unc. 1, lin. 1. 



" Near Honolulu. Rare."— T. B. 



8. Ageotis suffusa, Gmelin (No. 55). 



Honolulu. 



This is quite distinct from the unnamed Agrotis previously sent 

 by Mr. Blackburn. 



9. Sp^lotis ltjcicolens, sp. n. (No. 12). 



S. pyrophilse affinis ; alis anticis supra pallide arenaceofuscce; maculis dis- 

 coidalibus obsoletis ; lineis duabus ordinariis tenuibus nigris, interior e transversa 

 irregulari, exteriore arcuata dentata discali ; limbo externo paululum pallidiore 

 introrsum undulato ; serie punctorum nigrorum marginali ; punctis tribus costalibus 

 nigris; ciliis introrsum testaceis fascia media et linea marginali cinereis; alis 

 posticis pallide cine reo fuscis area abdominali ciliisque albidis : thorax pallide 



