16 CATALOGUE OF 



Noctua octQOfesima, Hubn. Eur. Schmett. Noct. pi. 43, f. 209 



— , Enyr. Pap. d'Eur. 532. 



Tethea octogena, Curt. Brit. Ent. vi. pi. 272. 



Cymatophoi-a octogena, Dup. Hist. Nat. Lep. Fr. vi. 3, 158, pi. 83, 



f. 2. 

 Cymatophora octogesima, Trdt. Schmett. Eur. v. 1, 95, 10. Meig. 



Handh. pi. 12, f. 6; Sijst. Besch. Eur. Schmett. iii, 61, 1, pi. 



90, f. 1. Boisd. Ind. Meth. 92, 696. Herr.-Schcef. Eur. 



Schmett. ii. 169, 6. 

 Ceropaclia octogesiraa, Steph. III. Brit. Ent. Haust. iii. 53, 5, pi. 



27, f. 2. Gnen. Ind. 236. 

 Cymatophora ocularis, Guen. Noct. i. 19, 15. 

 Palempsestis octogesima, Hubn. Verz. Schmett. 273, 2357. 

 Ceratopacha ocularis, Steph. Cat. Brit. Lep. 109, 5. 

 a — c. England. From Mr. Stephens' collection. 

 d, e. Europe. From M. Becker's collection. 

 f. ? From Mr. Milne's collection. 



Group 3. 



Corpus validum, pilosura. Palpi porrecti, caput sat superantes, 

 articulo 3o longiore. Antennoe crassas. Abdomen alas posticas 

 paullo superans. Pedes validi. Alae angustiores ; anticae apud 

 marginem exleriorem sat obliquas. 

 Palimpsestis, p., et Polyploca, H'uhn. 



Body stout, pilose. Palpi porrect, extending some distance 

 beyond the head; third joint much longer than in the first and 

 second groups. Antennae very thick. Abdomen extending a little 

 beyond the hind wings. Legs stout. Wings rather narrow. Fore 

 wings rather oblique along the exterior border. 



7. Cymatophora flavicornis. 



Cinerea ; antennce lutece ; thorax fasciculis duabus postids alhi- 



dis ; alcE anticce lineis qiuituor transversis undulatis nigris^ 



duabus intermediis duplicatis, annulis duobus discalibus 



nigris ; posticce albidce, cinereo fasciatce et marginatce. 



Noctua flavicornis, Esp. Schmett. iv. pi. 184, f. 1, 2. Scriba, Ins. 



Ges. iii. pi. 13, f. 8. Bark. Eur. Schmett. iv. 616, 259. Hiibn, 



Eur. Schmett. Noct. pi. 43, f. 208 ; Larv. Lep. iv. Noct. ii. 



Gen. P, e, f. 2; P, a, b, f. 2. Donov. Nat. Hist. Brit. Ins. x. 



