LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 185 



Noctua scriptura, Frey. Neu. Beit. Schmett. iii. 87, pi. 55, f. 2. 

 Xylina scriptura, Herr.-Schceff. Eur. Scfimett. ii. Noct. pi. 98, 



f. 504, 505. 

 Aporophyla scriptura, Guen. Noct. i. 152, 241. 



Turkey. 



3. Aporophyla orientalis. 



Cinerea ; alee antica strigis nigricantibui, litura discali guttisque 

 exterioribus et marginalibus Jtavescentibiis. Mas. — Alee pos- 

 ticcB albce. Fcjeni. — Alee posticce cinereoi^ bad albce. 



Xylina orientalis, Herr.-S chaff'. Eur. Schmett. ii. pi. 98, f. 502, 



503. 

 Aporophylla orientalis, Guen. Noct. i. 153, 242. 



Turkey. 



Genus 8. SPODOPTERA. 



Corpus vix robustuni. Proboscis mediocriter longa. Palpi 

 validi, pilosi, ascendentes ; articulus 3us brevissimus. Antenute 

 simplices, corporis dimidio longiores. Abdomen alas posticas paullo 

 superans. Pedes validi, antici pilosissimi ; tibiae posticse calcaribus 

 quatuor lougis validissimis. Alae sat angustsB ; anticse apud costara 

 rectae, apice subangulatse, margine exteriore perobliquo, 



Spodoplera, Guen. Noct. i. 153. 

 Hadena, p., Boisd. 



Body hardly stout. Proboscis moderately long. Palpi stout, 

 pilose, ascending ; third joint conical, not more than one-fourth of 

 the length of the second. Antenna simple, more than half the 

 length of the body. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind 

 wings. Legs stout ; hind tibiae witli four long and very stout spurs ; 

 fore legs very pilose. Wings somewhat narrow. Fore wings 

 straight in front, slightly angular at the tips, very oblique along the 

 exterior border ; second inferior vein much nearer to the first than 

 to the third ; fourth moderately remote. 



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