synonymy of the genera of Noctuites. 691 



and Eockhampton, answering to both his descriptions : 

 they are, as a rule, a little smaller than the majority of 

 Indian examples, but one specimen from the New 

 Hebrides is as large as the largest Indian specimens 

 representing /. apicalis. Perigea supplex is like examples 

 from Marquesas. Grote's Chytoryza agrees exactly with 

 Solomon Island sj)ecimens. 



It is quite possible that I. cupreipennis may be only a 

 form of /. octo, but the figures of this and Z, eervina are 

 so unsatisfactory that they hinder rather than assist the 

 identification of the species ; figures of closely allied 

 species with complicated markings need to be extremely 

 carefully executed to be of the slightest use. 



Mr. Tutt has called attention to an error in my previous 

 paper, probably due to my being interrupted by some 

 visitor whilst in the act of copying the synonymy from 

 my rough notes. Agrotis saucia is not a synonym of A. 

 ypsilon: therefore, the name " ypsilon " should be erased 

 from the page and A. saucia substituted. As is well 

 known, A. suffusa is the synonym of A. ypsilon: the 

 error was purely a lapsus calami, as it did not extend to 

 the arranged collection. In the other supposed mistakes, 

 it is Mr. Tutt who is in error. 



