POLIA. 149 



with fuscous and ferruginous red ; a waved black subbasal line 

 from costa to submedian fold slightlj* defiued by grey on outer side ; 

 an oblique, waved, black antemedial line, angled inwards on the 

 veins and defiued by grey on inner side ; claviform small, defiued 

 by black ; oi-bicular and reuiform large with brown-defined centres 

 and grey annuli defined by black, rather incompletely above, the 

 former oblique elliptical, the latter with black patch in lower part ; 

 an indistinct, curved, waved medial line ; postmedial line dentate 

 and produced to points on the veins, bent outwards below costa and 

 incurved below vein 4, defiued by grey on outer side, some pale 

 points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line fine, grey defined by 

 rufous on inner side, angled outwards at vein 7 and dentate at 

 veins 4, 3 ; a terminal scries of brown lunules. Hind wing dark 

 brown, the terminal area sufl^'used with fuscous ; cilia white, with a 

 browuish lino through them : the underside whitish irrorated with 

 red-brown, especially on costal and terminal areas, a discoidal spot 

 and traces of jjostmedial line. 



Hah. U.S.A., Illinois, Texas, Colorado, 1 J > 1 $ type. Exi). 

 44-48 millim. 



1329. Polia legitima. (Plate LXXXII. fig. 11.) 



Apamea legitima, Grote, Proc. Eiit. Soc. Phil. iii. p. 82, pi. 2. f. 4 (1864) ; 

 Smith, Cat. Koct. N. Am. p. 123. 



Head and thorax purple-grey mixed with red-brown ; palpi 

 blackish at sides ; frons with blackish bar ; teguloe with medial 

 black line ; patagia with some black scales above ; pectus more 

 rufous in male ; abdomen grey-brown, the anal tuft tinged with 

 rufous. Fore wing purple-grey ; the costal area suffused with 

 rufous to subterminal line, extending over the whole cell and some- 

 times ditt'uscdly to vein 1 ; a waved black subbasal line from costa 

 to vein 1 defined by grey on outer side ; an oblique, double, waved 

 antemedial line, the inner rufous and indistinct, the outer black ; 

 claviform small or moderate, defined by black and often filled in 

 with black ; orbicular and renitorm large, defined by black, the 

 former grey, oblique elliptical, open above, the latter rufous with 

 pale annulus, its lower part filled in with fuscous ; an •.ndistinct 

 curved, waved medial line ; postmedial line dentate and i/roduced to 

 points on the veins, bent outwards below costa and incurved below 

 vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa ; subterminal lino 

 waved, grey defined by rufous on inner side, angled outwards at 

 vein 7 and excurvcd at middle, the area beyond it tinged with 

 fuscous or rufous ; a terminal series of black lunules. Hind wing 

 whitish suffused with brown and the terminal area with fuscous ; 

 cilia white, brown at base : the underside irrorated with red-brown, 

 especially on costal and terminal areas, a discoidal spot and traces 

 of postmedial line and subterminal band. 



Hah. Canada, Xova Scotia (Itedman), 2 J , 1 § ; U.S.A., N., E., 

 & Middle States, 1 J , 2 $, New York, 1 $, Oregon, Portland. 

 E.rp. 42 millim. 



