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small and oval in 3901, 3902 ; large and circular 

 in 4200 ; long and narrow in 3903 and 3700. The 

 four Welsh specimens are brighter and redder in 

 colour than the Irish specimens, besides being more 

 uniformly large (40 -41 mm. as against 36-39 mm.). 

 Yet ' pulchrina is only 38 mm. in expanse ' (Guenee, 

 quoted by Mr. Tutt). 

 3700 Londonderry, 1877 (Campbell). 



Ab. percontatrix Auriv. =a.h. juncta Tutt. The two 

 metallic markings joined and forming a ' gamma,' 

 as in P. iota var. percontationis. Cf. South. II. PI. 

 24, fig- 5- 



-. } 



[Wings at rest]. 



Plusia iota Linn. 



1024 Beverley, vii. 1877 f. \ 



1554 .. .. t- J 



Ground colour slightly paler than in the following 

 specimens, and the lower central area largely shaded 

 with rust-coloured brown below the metallic spots. 



1025 Beverley, vii. 1877 f. 



1553 .. ^'ii- 1874 t- 



The metallic spots very small. 



1555 Beverley, vi. 1875 f. \ 



1556 » ,. t- J 



Ab. percontationis Treit. The metallic spots jomed, 

 and forming a ' gamma ' as in ab. juneta of the pre- 

 ceding species. Cf. South, II. PI. 24, fig. 7. 



1557 Beverley, vi. 1875 f. 



1558 » ,, t- 



The ground colour very pale rosy, and the outer area 

 and inner margin much paler than in the preceding 

 specimen ; the metallic spots very small. 



6077 North Germany, 1885 (Staudinger). ^ "\ 



6078 „ „ ,, ? / 



Ab. inseripta Esp. Fine purplish forms (38 mm., 

 43 mm.) ; the lower metallic dot obsolete in 6077, 

 and almost so in 6078, the upper dot almost obsolete 

 in both. 



DRAWER XXXIX. 



Plusia deaurata £s^.=aurea Hub. 



301 1 Continent, 1876 (Staudinger). $ 

 3010 „ „ » (J 



3012 „ „ „ (J 



Plusia aemula Huh. 



5280 Styria, 1883 (Staudinger). $ 



5281 „ „ „ S 



Plusia zosimi Huh. 



6706 Amurland, 1888 (Tancre — taken by Graeser). 



6707 ,, ,, ,, ,, 



Plusia v-argentum £s/).=mya Huh. 



— ^ 



4058 Continent, 1878 (Staudinger). ^ 



Plusia chalcitis £s/).=chalsy4!S Huh. 



1284 Continent, 1873 (Staudinger). 



1285 „ 



