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black marginal dots. Hind wings whitish cinereous, with white 

 cilise. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



rt. Nova Scotia. From Lieut. Redman's collection. 



Genus 10. NONAGRIA. 



Corpus ssBpissime robustum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi ultra 

 frontera ascendentes. Antennae crassiusculae. Thorax la3vis, ro- 

 tundatns. Abdomen alas posticas superans. Alae elongatae, macu- 

 lis ordinariis scepius conspicuis. Larva elongata, antice posticeque 

 scutellata, paludicola, capite parvo, in caulibus Graminearura vel 

 Cyperacearum occulte degens. Metamorphosis in caulibus. Pupa 

 capite tuberculo obliquo acuto nasiTormi praedita. Mas. — Antennse 

 crenulatae. Fcem. — Antennae simplices. 



NonaRria, Ochs. Syst. Gloss. ; Treit. ; Steph, ; Guenee, Ann. Soc. 



Ent. Fr. vi. 328 ; Nod. 2, 99. 

 Leucania, p., et Nonagria, Boisd. ; Duponch. ; Herr.-SchcBff. 



Body generally robust. Proboscis short. Palpi ascending. 

 Antennae rather stout. Thorax smooth. Abdomen extending 

 beyond the hind wings. Fore wings with the ordinary marks 

 generally visible. Male. — Antennae crenulate. Female. — Antennae 



simpl 



Europe. 



Group I. 



Statnra sat parva. Corpus vix robustum. Alae anticae saepis- 

 sirae pallida?, vix notatae. 



Size rather small. Body hardly stout. Fore wings generally 

 pale, with hardly any markings. 



L Nonagria fulva. 



Pallide cervina ; abdomen sordide albidum ; alee anticce invarice, 

 posticcE albidcB, fusco subconspersce. 



Var. Canescens ; ales fusco subconspersce.^ anticce apud margines 

 posticceque fere totce cinerascentes. 



Noctua fulva, H'ubn. Samml. Eur. Schmett. Noct. f. 496. Duponch. 



Hist. Nat. Up. Fr. 83, pi. 106, f. 4. 

 Noctua fluxa?? Hubn. Samml. Eur. Schmett. Noct. f. 413. 

 Noctua pygraina ? Haw. Lep. Brit. 46. 



