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but the fore-wings are broader, and the fringes darker ; the markings are nearly obliterated 

 by the uniform leaden-grey colouring.) 



20. D. Dovrciisis (Wocke.). — Fore-wings blackish, varied with white, with four black dentated 

 lines ; the stigmata white, the reniform stigma filled up with blackish, and the claviform stio-ma 

 bordered with black, or absent ; fringes spotted with black and white ; hind-wings blackish, varied 

 with greyish in the middle, with a darker central spot and line ; fringes yellowish. Size of 

 Filigramuia. It is found in the mountains of Norway in July, sitting on the rocks in rainy 

 weather, or flying over the flowers of Pliaca oroboidcs in the sunshine. {D. Colletti, Schneid., 

 also found in the Dovre Alps in June, is intermediate between Dovrensis and Ccesia ; fore-wings 

 violet-grey, with four whitish transverse lines bordered with black, the subterminal line with two 

 teeth in the middle, the reniform stigma brown, the orbicular whitish, with a small black dot 

 in the middle, and the claviform stigma large and black. There is a white bifid spot below 

 the orbicular stigma, and a round white spot at the tip. Hind-wings grey, paler in the middle; 

 the fringes pale yellow, divided by a brown line. Wings beneath with a brown line and central 

 spot, indistinct on the fore-wings, and on the upper side of the hind-wings.) 



GENUS XXIII. — MAMESTRA (OCHS.). 



Characters of DiantJicccia, but the moths are generally larger and darker, and have no 

 projecting ovipositor in the female ; the hind-wings have no white spot. The larvae generally 

 feed on low plants and shrubs during the day. 



*i. M. SaponaricB (Borkh.). — Fore-wings violet-brown, with whitish nervures, and double 

 brown transverse lines, filled up with paler ahd not dentated ; subterminal line whitish, with a 

 sharply-formed VV, and long black arrow-heads, between which the nervures are narrowly 

 black; hind-wings grey, with the hind margins darker. Expands from il- to if inches. 

 Common in Northern and Central Europe and in the Altai in June and July, flying over viper's 

 bugloss and other flowers. The larva is pale green or brownish-green, with a fine dark double 

 line on the back, and a white stripe on the sides. It feeds on the seeds of Sihme, yarrow, &c., 

 in July and August. 



2. HI. (?) Siccanoriun (Staud.). — Resembles a Dianthceda, but there is a projection on the 

 forehead, and the female has no ovipositor. Fore-wings dark grey, sometimes with a slight 

 }-ellowish shade ; the reniform stigma large and quite white, the orbicular stigma small and 

 white, sometimes with a grey centre, and the claviform stigma reduced to a sharp black line ; 

 behind it is a lighter space. All the transverse lines are light, bordered on both sides with dark ; 

 and the white submarginal line, bordered inside with small arrow-heads, and forming an acute 

 angle inwards, near the tip, is very conspicuous. Nervule I is white, and the marginal ner\'ures 

 are narrowly black, or alternately black and white. Hind- wings white, dusted with blackish on the 

 nervures. Occurs at Sarepta. 



3. M. Cappa (Hiibn.). — Fore-wings white, varied with grey in the central area, and spotted 

 with blackish on the costa, with slender dark brown dentated transverse lines and central 

 shade ; the stigmata pure white, the claviform stigma broadly surrounded with black, which 

 is produced into a black streak behind ; the subterminal line slightly zigzag, with small 

 black arrow-heads in front ; hind-wings white, greyish towards the hind margin. E.xpands 

 from \\ to \\ inches. Inhabits South Europe and the Altai in May and August. The larva 

 is light brownish-grey, and feeds on larkspur in June and autumn. 



* 4. M. Senna (W. V.). — Fore-wings bluish-white, brownish-grey in the central area, with 



