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broad. Fore wings straiiiht in front, somewhat rounded at the tips, 

 hardly oblique or denticulated alonp^ the exterior border ; first, 

 second and third inferior veins contiguous at the base ; fourth mo- 

 derately remote. 



This species, as regards the palpi, approaches the second group 

 of Noctuifes, but in other characters is closely allied to Mamestra, 

 and the species here described much resembles 31. arciica. 



1. CONDICA PALPALIS. 



Mas. Cana ; caput ferrugineinn ; thorax antice ferruginetis, 

 postice ferruginea conspersus ; abdomen fusco-cinereiim, sub- 

 cristalum ; alcF anticcB ferruginecB, cano consperscB, margine 

 interiore maculisque reniformi , orbiculari et marginali cania^ 

 ciliis subtestaceis ferrugineo conspersis ; posticce pallide fuscce 

 ciliis albidis. 



Male. "Hoary. Head and fore part of the thorax ferruginous ; 

 hinder part of the latter with ferruginous specks. Abdomen 

 brownish cinereous, slightly crested. Fore wings ferruginous, 

 mostly hoary along the interior border, with a hoary spot on the ex- 

 terior border, and with some hoary speckles elsewhere; the discal 

 ringlets also hoary ; ciliae slightly testaceous, with ferruginous 

 speckles. Hind wings pale brown, with whitish cilite. Length of 

 the body 7 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



a ? From Mr. Children's collection. 



Genus 7. DASYGASTEE. 



Corpus robustum. Proboscis mediocriter longa. Palpi por- 

 recti, pilosi, caput paullo superantes ; articulus 3us cylindricus, 2i 

 triente non brevior. Antennae corporis dimidio multo longiores. 

 Abdomen latum, plus minusve cristatum, subtus pilosissimum. 

 Pedes pilosi, breviusculi ; tibiae posticee calcaribus quatuor brevius- 

 culis. Alffi mediocriter latse ; anticae apud costam vix convexse, 

 apice subangulatae, margine exteriore subobliquo subrotundalo. 



Dasygaster, Guen. Nod. \. 201. 



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

 extending a little beyond the head ; third joint cylindrical, about 

 one-third of the length of the second. Anlennee much more than 

 half the length of the body. Abdomen broad, more or less crested, 

 very hairy beneath. Legs pilose, rather short ; hind tibiae with four 



