THE MACRO-LEPIDOPTERA OF COUNTY TYRONE. 33 
Noctua primule, Esp.—Abundant everywhere at sugar and 
thistles; Kane records var. conjflua, H. S., from Tyrone; an 
example with the square spots on fore-wings connected by a dark 
line under the orbicular. 
Noctua dahlii, Hb.— Locally abundant in the county; Kane 
took a very dark form var. perfusca at Favour Royal, and I have 
met with the same aberration near Tamnamore, Lough Neach, 
some of the males from this locality being almost black. 
Noctua rubi, View.—Abundant generally and double brooded. 
Noctua umbrosa, Hb.—Common and widely spread, often in 
swarms at Glyceria fluitans, sugar having little or no attraction 
when this grass is in flower. 
Noctua (Segetia) xanthographa, F¥b.—Abundant everywhere, 
varying from a grey to a black form, ab. nigra, Tutt. 
Noctua (Ochropleura) plecta, L.—Very common. 
Aaylia putris, L.—Generally common. 
Triphena (Agrotis) orbona, Fb.—Abundant and widely dis- 
tributed; the var. rufa, Tutt., is not rare. 
Triphena (A.) pronuba.—Very abundant. 
Triphena fimbria, L.—Larve abundant in the spring on 
sallow and birch, but the imago is seldom seen. 
Triphena ianthina, Ksp.—Abundant at heather blossom and 
ragwort. 
Hurois prasina, Fb.—Abundant at Favour Royal and Alta- 
diawan (K.), not uncommon locally in woods. 
Aplecta (Mamestra) nebulosa, Hufn.—Rarer than the pre- 
ceding species ; a few near Cookstown (H.). 
_ Barathra brassice, L.—Kane found this species common 
everywhere ; in this district (H. Tyrone) it is distinctly rare. 
Mamestra oleracea, L.—Abundant everywhere ; some speci- 
mens have only a trace of the reniform stigma. 
Mamestra thalassina, Rott.—Abundant at sugar in June; 
Kane found var. achatis, Hb., at Favour Royal. 
Mamestra pisi, L.—Locally abundant ; var. splendens, St., at 
Favour Royal (K.) ; also at Lough Fea. Kane records a brown 
form from the county and also var. distincta-scotica, Tutt. 
Mamestra glauca, Hb.—Kane took this in abundance on the 
moorlands at Altadiawan; sometimes common at Vaccinium 
myrtillus growing in gulleys and ravines on the mountains near 
Lough Fea ; 900 to 1000 ft. 
Mamestra dentina, Ksp.—Common and widely spread. 
Dianthecia conspersa, Esp.—Abundant generally in the 
county ; larve on Lychnis flos-cuculi and Selene inflata ; var. 
suffusa, Tutt ; occurs near Lough Fea. 
Dianthecia capsincola, Hb.—Less abundant than the last 
species ; larve on S. inflata only. 
Dianthecia cucubali, Fues.—Abundant at Lychnis flowers in 
damp localities. 
