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On the other hand, Finmark is very poor in Sphingidce, 

 of which we only found a single species, Zygwna ExulanSy 

 which occurs elsewhere abundantly on all the higher European 

 Alps. Zetterstedt also found Sesia CuliciformiSy L., abund- 

 antly in Finmark, but we sought for it in vain. Also of the 

 JBombycina we found only three species, two of which be- 

 long to the KuprepicBf Nemeophila PlantaginiSy L., and 

 Spilosoma FuUginosa, L. ; the third, belonging to the 

 Psychidce^ is probably Psyche Opacella, H. S. The two 

 former both occur throughout Europe, the latter as flir as I 

 know only in Germany [and England]. But certainly more 

 Bomhycina will yet be found in Finmark. 



The Noctuina also appear to be comparatively poorly re- 

 presented, since we met only with 21 species. Thus fewer 

 Noctuce than Butterflies ; whereas in Europe the proportion 

 of the former to the latter is as 3 : 1 ; and in course of time 

 the ratio will certainly be still further increased in favour of 

 the Noctuce. Even if we only met with the half of the 

 Noctuce of Finmark, yet the relative proportions to the 

 Hhopalocera there will remain quite different from that 

 which prevails throughout Europe. This indeed is con- 

 firmed by Zetterstedt, who in his work " Insecta Lapponica," 

 has only 72 Noctuce (but 77 Rhopnlocerd), some of which 

 are only American species, and probably some other species 

 are only varieties. Of our 21 Finmark Noctuce, 10 are 

 purely northern species ; 5 of them, Agrotis Hyperhorea, 

 Zett., A. A7'ctica, Zett., A. Icetahilis, Zett., Anarta JBohe- 

 vianij Stdg., and A. Quieta, Hiib., have only hitherto 

 occurred in Arctic Europe ; 5 others, Pachnohia Carnea^ 

 Thun., Plusia Parilis, Hb., Anarta Schdnherri, Zett., A. 

 Lapponica, Thub. {^Amissa, Lef.), and A. Melaleuca, Thub., 

 also occur in Labrador. Three species occur both in Labra- 

 dor and on the European Alps, viz., Plusia Moclienwarthi, 



