LEPIDOHTEEA HETEROCERA. 215 



Cerigo, Sieph. III. Brit. Haust. ii. 5 ; Boisd. ; Dup. ; Gvenee, 



Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. vi. 363 ; Noct. i. 178. 

 Polia, p., Treits. ; Herr.-Schmff. 

 Miselia, p., Meig. 

 Thalpophila, Huhn. Verz. Schmett. 208; Steph. Cat. Brit. Lev. 



61. 



Body stout. Proboscis moderately long. Palpi stout, pilose, 

 obliquely ascending ; third joint cylindrical, about one-third of the 

 length of the second. Antennae a little more than half the length 

 of the body. Abdomen extending for one-fourth of its length 

 beyond the hind wings.- Legs stout ; hind tibi® with four long 

 spurs. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings straight along the 

 costa, rounded at the tips, very slightly oblique along the exterior 

 border ; second inferior vein rather nearer to the third than to the 

 first ; fourth moderately remote. Male. — Antennas serrated. Female. 

 — Antennie simple. 



1. Thalpophila Cytheeea. 

 Cinereo-fusca ; ahdomen iestaceum ; alee anticce fusccE., margine 

 exteriore pallidiore venis albis, annidis duobus discalibus 

 lineisqiie transversis undidatis albidis nigro-fusco marginatis ; 

 posticte pallide lutea, margine lalo fusceseentcE, ciliis albidis. 



, Engr. Pap. d'Eur. 430, a— d. Harr. V. M. 59. 



Noctua Cvtherea, Fabr. Ent. Sijst. iii. 2, 57, 157. Haiv. Lep. Brit. 



161, 6. God. Hist. Nat. Lep. Fr. ii. 147, pi. 57. 

 Phal^ena Matura, Hdfn. Berl. Mag. iii. 414. 

 Noctua texta, Esp. Schmett. iv. pi. 108, f. 6. Boric. Ear. Schmett. 



iv. 120, 48. Hilbn. Schmett. Eur. Noct. pi. 23, 109 ; pi. 118, 



f. 547 (connexa, Texte). 

 Noctua pros])icua, Haiv. Lep. Brit. 161. 

 Polia texta, Treit. Schmett. v. 62, 20. 

 Noctua (Miselia) texta, Meig. Sijst. Besch. iii. 129, 84, pi. 102, 



f. 10. 

 Cerigo texta, Steph. III. Brit. Ent. Haust. ii. 107, 

 Cerigo Cytherea, Boisd. Lid. Meth., 101, 755. Giien. Nuct. i. 179, 



278. Westw. ^' H. Brit. Moths, i. 169, pi. 21, f. 10. 

 Thalpophila texta, Hiibn. Verz. Schmett. 208, 2078. Steph. Cat. 



Brit. Lep. 61. 

 Polia Cytherea, Herr.-Schccff. Eur. Schmett. ii. 257, 225. 



a—n. England. From Mr. Stephens' collection, 

 o — r. England. 



s — u. Europe. From M. Becker's collection. 

 w. Europe. From Mr. Milne's collection. 



