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tarsal joints wliite. Fore wings with three zig-zag transverse 

 black lines, and Avith a diffuse l)lackisli band between the 2nd 

 and 3rd lines; a blackish longitudinal streak between the 2nd and 

 3rd lines, interru})ted by the black-l^ordered orbicular and reni- 

 forni marks which have the usual form; three Avhitish costal 

 points near the tip; marginal dots blackish. Hind wings pure 

 Avhite. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings IG lines. 



33. Agrotis catenifera. Fccm. Fusca, subtus cineroa; palpis 

 oblique ascendentibus verticem non superantibus, articulo 3° 

 conico, abdomine cinereo alas posticas sat superante; alis anticis 

 linea basali dimidio exteriore dilatata punctis que submarginalibus 

 et marginalibus nigris, striga discoidali interrupta nigricante, 

 orbiculari et reniformi magnis nigro inarginatis hujus disco 

 nigricante cinereo; alis posticis ciuereis l^asi albidis. 



Female. Brown, cinereous beneath. Palpi obliquely ascending, 

 not rising higher tlian the vertex; 3rd joint conical, about one- 

 sixth of the length of the 2nd. Abdomen cinereous, extending 

 rather beyond the hind wings. Fore wings with a black line 

 which extends from the l)ase, and is dilated along its outer half, 

 and terminates Ixihind the orljicular mark; a blackish streak in 

 the disk interrupted by the orbicular and reniform marks, wliich 

 are large and black bordered, and of the usual form; disk of the 

 reniform blackish cinereous; a transverse line of black points 

 nearer to the exterior border than to tlie reniform; marginal 

 points black. Hind wings cinereous, whitish towards the l)ase. 

 Length of tlie body 9 lines; of the wings 19 lines. 



Gen. Tavila. 

 Ma>i. Corpus breve, sat robustum. Prol)oscis mediocris. Palpi 

 graciles, erecti, verticem paullo superantes; articulus 3"" lanceo- 

 latus, 2° duplo brevior. Antenna3 setulosa?. Thoraceis tegulaj 

 antiese breves. Abdomen alas posticas sat supei'ans; fasciculus 

 apicalis parvus, suljcompressus. Pedes In'eves, graciles; calcaria 

 longa, gracilia. AIjb antica3 latai, apice subrotundata\ plaga subtus 

 basali S(piamosa glabra, costa apud medium subdilatata. 



Male. Body smooth, moderately stout. Proboscis of the usual 

 length. Palpi slender, erect, rising a little higher than tlie 

 vertex; 3rd joint lanceolate, about half the length of the 2nd. 

 Antennte minutely setulose. Fore tegulai of the thorax short. 



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