70 CATALOGUE OF 



Genirs 1. ORIA. 



Corpus gracile. Proboscis brevis. Palpi breves, graciles, ob- 

 lique ascendentes ; articulus 8us minulus, acuminatus. Antennae 

 simplices, graciles, longiusculse. Abdomen alas posticas paullo 

 superaus. Pedes graciles; tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor medio- 

 criter longis. Alae sat lats, ciliis latiusculis. Alae anticae apud 

 costam rectae, apice subacuminatce, margine exteriore mediocriter 

 obliquo. 



Synia, Duponch. Cat. ; Gucn. Noct. i. QQ ; Herr.-Sch(sff. Eur. 



Schmett ii. 240. 

 Leucania, p., Treit. ; Boisd. ; Guen. (olim.) 

 Oria, Huhn. Verz. Schmett. 240. Steph. Cat. Brit. Lep. 

 Simyra, Steph. III. Brit. Ent. Haust. 



Body slender. Proboscis short. Palpi short, slender, obliquely 

 ascending; third joint ininule, acumiuated. Antennae simple, 

 slender, rather long. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind 

 wings. Lecjs slender ; hind tibice with i'our moderately long spars. 

 Wings moderately broad ; ciliae rather broad. Fore \vin<»-s straight 

 in front, slightly acuminated at the tips, moderately oblique along 

 the exterior border ; first, second and third veins approximate at 

 the base ; fourth rather remote. 



1. Oeia musculosa. 



Pallide tesf.acea ; alee anticcB pallidissime cervincc^ vittis duahus 

 albidis ; posticcp. cinerasceiites. 



Noctua musculosa, H'dhn. Samml. Eur. Schmett. pi. 78, f. 363. 



Oria musculosa, H'dbn. Verz. Schmett. 240, 2388. 



Leucania musculosa, Ti-eit. Schmett. Eur. ii. 286. Boisd. lid. 



Meth. 132, 1048. Guen. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. vi. 237. Wetw. 



^ H. Brit. 3Ioths, i. pi. 48, f. 2. 

 Synia musculosa, Dup. Hist. Nat. Lep. Fr. iv. 341, pi. 120. (uen. 



Noct. i. 67, 86. Herr.-Scha>jf. Eur. Schmett. ii. 240, 177 

 Noctua succinea? Esp. Schmett. 190, f. 3. 

 Noctua nervosa, Hau\ Lep. Brit. 44. 

 Simyra nervosa, Steph. III. Brit. Haust. in. 82. 

 a, b. Englaud. From ?>Jr. Stephens' collection. 



