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AGROTIS CONGRUA. 

 Arjrotis coiitjrua, Walkei", Catal. Lcp. Hot. B. M. xxxii. p. 695 (1865). 



" Male. Fawn colour, pale cinereous beneath : forewings somewhat darker along 

 the exterior border ; basal half line, interior line and exterior line black, denticulated, 

 the last one somewhat bent; snbmarginal line pale, denticulated ; marginal lunules 

 black ; orbicular and reniform marks large, black bordered, the latter slightly 

 excavated, with a greyish-brown disc : hindwings white, semi-hyaline ; marginal line 

 brown, pale testaceous towards the interior angle. Palpi very pilose; antennfe 

 pectinated for nearly two-thirds the length from the base ; thorax with an interrupted 

 black band in front ; abdomen, and underside testaceous. 



"Expanse 16 lines." 



Described by Mr. Walker from specimen in Mr. E. L. Layard's Collection. 



AGROTIS CONSPURCATA (Plate 147, Fig. 7, 7a, <^ ? ). 

 Agrotis conspurcata, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxxii. p. 696 (1865), ? . 



Male : forewins; dark cinereous-brown, mottled with cinereous-black ; a basal, 

 and a subbasal transverse duplex sinuous black line, and a short black-lined lanceolate 

 mark below the cell ; a black-lined round orbicular mark and large reniform mark ; 

 a transverse discal denticulated indistinct line, and a pale sinuous submarginal line : 

 hindwing white, costal border suffused with pale brown, veins also brown. Female : 

 forewing darker than in male, markings less distinct : hindwing with the costal 

 and exterior border suffused with pale brown. Body dark brown ; abdomen pale 

 cinereous-brown ; legs with black bands. 



Expanse, S 1^^, $ 1^^ inch. 



AGROTIS SITFFUSA (Plate 147, Fig. 6). 

 PhaJ(rna Noctua siiffiisa, Gmel. Syst. Nat. i. 5, p. 2541 (1788). 

 Agrotis svffusa, Tieit. Schmett. Eur. V. i. p. 152; Giiuu. Noct. i. p. 268. 



Forewings cinereous-brown, with basal and subbasal transverse black duplex 

 lines, a discal denticulated line with a contiguous outer row of black dots, and a 

 submarginal zigzag line; a short lanceolate mark below the cell; orbicular mark 

 pyriform, orbicular and reniform mark with black centre ; an exterior black streak 

 from the reniform mark : hindwing cinereous-white, the borders pale cinereous- 

 brown ; veins brown. Body cinereous-brown ; palpi and legs with black bands. 



Expanse 1|- to 2 inches. 



Genus TIRACOLA, 

 Tiracola, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1881, p. 351 ; Desc. Lep. Coll. Atk. p. 117 (1882). 

 Forewino- long, narrow, costa slightly arched towards the end, apex acute; 

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