; 6i 



6163 Shetland, 1886 (Salvage's expedition). ~\ 



6164 „ „ „ / 



Dark brown, with the quadrate spots well developed. 

 i Cf. Barrett, Plate 146, fig. if. 



6162 Shetland, 1886 (Salvage's expedition), "j 

 5649 Unst, 1884 (Salvage — taken by Curzon). I 

 I „ 1883 (McArthur). J 



Var. thulei Stand. Reddish-brown variegated forms. 

 Cf. Barrett, Plate 146, fig. id., and South, I. Plate 

 113, fig. 10. 



6165 Shetland, 1886 (Salvage's expedition). 



Suffused with dark red. Cf. Barrett, Plate 146, fig. ib. 



6160 Shetland, 1886 (Salvage's expedition). ) 

 6167 „ „ „ / 



Reddish-brown forms, more uniform than those above. 



Cf. Barrett, Plate 146, fig. i. 

 6177 Shetland, 1886 (Salvage's expedition). 



Var. borealis Zett. Greyish-brown ; markings distinct. 



Cf. Barrett, Plate 146, fig. ic. 



6161 Shetland, 1886 (Salvage's expedition). 



Suffused with light brown ; stigmata entirely obsolete. 

 6062 Lapland, 1885 (Staudinger). 



A form parallel to 4873 of the last species, but smaller 

 (29 mm. as against 34 mm.). 



Noctua dahlii Hnb. 



728 Newcastle, Staffs., vii. 1872 (Earl). 



Deep yellow-ochreous, with purplish-brown markings. 



4174 Innerhadden, Kinloch, 1879 (Salvage). 



Dull purplish-brown ; the markings indistinct. 

 715 Forres, 1872 (Norman). ^ 



4172 Innerhadden, Kinloch, 1879 (Salvage). j 



Dark purplish-brown ; reniform stigma fairly distinct ; 

 the other markings indistinct. Cf.Barr.,Pl.i44,fig. ib. 



4175 Innerhadden, Kinloch, 1879 (Salvage). 



4177 



Ochreous-brown ; markings indistinct. 



4176 Innerhadden, Kinloch, 1879 (Salvage). 



Purplish-brown, mottled. 

 6320 Nicolajefsk, Amurland, 1881-1886 (Graeser's expedition). 



6319 



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A fine, large, distinct form (40 mm.). Deep yellow 

 ochreous, with purplish transverse markings ; the 

 hind-marginal area purplish-brown. 



6317 Nicolajefsk, Amurland, 1881-1886 (Graeser's expedition). 



Another large form (44 mm.). The markings not so 

 bright as in the preceding. 



6318 Nicolajefsk, Amurland, 1881-1886 (Graeser's expedition). 



A third large and magnificent form (44 mm.). Suffused 

 with dark purplish-brown, markings indistinct ; 

 much resembling 715 and 4172, but more unicolorous. 



Noctua subrosea Steph. 



4531 England, 1S79 (Staudinger). (^ 



5292 Hungary, 1883 „ $ 



5288 „ „ „ $ 



5291 ,, ,, ,, o 



5287 „ „ ,, S 



5290 „ „ „ ^ 



1324 Continent, 1873 ,, (^ 



Var. subcaerulea Stand. Very distinct frcm the 

 reddish-brown type ; ground colour ashy-grey, 

 , ■ slight h^ tinged with brownish-red. 



