collected in Chili. 181 



white, of female shining greyish brown, the costal and 

 external areas broadly irrorated with black scales ; black 

 disco-cellular spots to all the wings ; body below greyish, 

 blackish in front. Expanse of wings, 38 — 40 mm. 



'* Las Zorras ; at sugar, from September to December." 

 —T. E. 



Var. chionidia. 



? . Differs from the typical form in having the orbi- 

 cular and reniform spots snow-white, with a slight 

 sj)rinkling of black scales in the middle. Expanse of 

 wings, 39 mm. 



Las Zorras. 



This form has the general aspect of Melanchra persi- 

 carice. 



29. Agrotis edmondsii, n. s. 



Aspect and general pattern of a Cliersotis* ; primaries 

 above pale dove-brown, irrorated with black in the female ; 

 ordinary lines black, with whitish borders, the inner one 

 irregularly zigzag and interrupted, the outer one dentate- 

 sinuate ; a series of elongated hastate discal black streaks 

 enclosing white sagittate spots between the veins ; all the 

 nervures whitish ; a marginal series of subconfluent 

 lunate black spots ; fringe white, tipped with blackish ; 

 " orbicular " spot pyriform ; reniform very large, of the 

 normal shape ; both of these spots dark grey or blackish, 

 with whitish borders edged with black ; submedian spot 

 dark grey, with black margin ; secondaries snow-white 

 in the male, sordid whitish with broad pale brown border 

 in the female ; a marginal series of black lunules ; thorax 

 corresponding in general tint with the primaries ; abdo- 

 men whity-brown ; under surface white, sordid in the 

 female ; wings with blackish disco-cellular spots and a 

 marginal series of black dots. Expanse of wings, 

 41 — 44 mm. 



" Valdivia, in February." — T. E. 



* A comparison of the males of the two European species, 

 C. alpestris and C. rectangnla, should convince anyone that the 

 latter is nearer to Agrotis. 



