138 Mr. A. G. Butler on Heterocerous Lepidoptera 



41. Plusia nu. 



Plusia nu, Guenee, Noct., ii., p. 347, n. 1175 (1852). 

 P. depauperata , Blanchard, in Gay's ' Fauna Chilena,' 



vii., p. 85, n. 3 (1854). 

 P. detrusa, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het., xii., p. 918, n. 67 



(1857). 

 P.fumifom, Walker, /. c, p. 919, n. 68 (1857). 



Allied to the preceding species. 



42. Plusia fiammoides. 



Plusia gammoides,B\sii\ehsivd., in Gay's 'Fauna Chilena,' 

 vii., p. 84, n. 1 ; pi. 6, fig. 11 (1854). 



An examination of the figure of this species rather 

 hinders than assists its identification ; I supposed at 

 first that it was intended to represent some long-winged 

 Heliophohus. 



43. Plusia chilensis, n. s. 



Pattern of the preceding species, but more defined, 

 the y- shaped marking more frequently divided at the 

 extremity of the v, the ground colour, although different, 

 being silvery grey instead of golden brown (" bronceadas " 

 Blanch.) ; the secondaries distinctly whiter towards the 

 base. Expanse of wings, 39 — 49 mm. 



From eight examples compared with six of P. gam- 

 moides. P. chilensis comes nearest to P. californica of 



Speyer. 



44. Plusia hiloha ? 

 Plusia hiloha, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het., xii., p. 905, n, 41 



(1857). 

 One example ; possibly distinct from Walker's species, 

 being decidedly of a more golden hue throughout ; but it 

 would be unsafe with only a single specimen, taking also 

 into consideration that our examples are somewhat worn 

 and faded, to regard it as another species. 



HOMOPTERID^. 



Alamis, Guen. 



45. Alamis polioides. 



$ . Alamis jJolioides, Guenee, Noct., iii., p. 5, n. 1324 

 (1852); Blanchard, in Gay's ' Fauna Chilena,' 

 vii., p. 80, n. 1 ; pi. 6, fig. 6 (1854). 



