40 NOCTUIDJE. 



its outer side open ; reniform with its centre denned by rufous and 

 surrounded by white points defined by rufous, rather angled 

 inwards on median nervure ; medial line oblique, waved, from 

 lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line double, strongly 

 bent outwards below costa, oblique to vein 4, then incurved ; 

 subterminal line white, defined on inner side by an oblique dark bar 

 from costa, then by slight dark marks, slightly angled outwards at 

 veins 7, 6 and excurved at middle ; a fine waved brown terminal 

 line ; cilia reddish yellow mixed with brown at tips. Hind wing 

 white, the veins and a fine terminal line yellowish ; a very faint 

 brownish subterminal shade ; cilia yellowish white ; the inner 

 margin with some yellowish hair ; the underside with the costa 

 tinged with yellow and slightly irrorated with brown. 

 Hab. Sicily, in Coll. Piingeler. Eosjp. 50 millim. 



Sect. IV. (Hydrcecia). Antennas of male minutely serrate and fasciculate. 



A. Fore wing with the centres of orbicular and reniform not 



defined by brown. 



a. Fore wing with the postmedial line not dentate. 

 ft 1 . Hind wing with dark postmedial line. 



ft 2 . Fore wing with the subterminal line double except 

 towards costa. 

 a 3 . Fore wing with the medial line angled inwards 



to orbicular at middle of cell soitgarics. 



b 3 . Fore wing with the medial line not angled 



inwards to orbicular at middle of cell immanis. 



b 2 . Fore wing with the subterminal line single. 



a 3 . Fore wing with the subterminal line distinctly 

 excurved and slightly waved at middle. 



a 4 . Hind wing grey suffused with brown petasiiu. 



6 4 > Hind wing yellowish suffused with brown ... amurensis. 

 b 3 . Fore wing with the subterminal line hardly 



excurved and not waved at middle micacea. 



b 1 . Hind wing without postmedial line. 



a 2 . Fore wing uniformly suffused with rufous perohliqua. 



b 2 . Fore wing pale yellow, the costal area tinged with 

 purplish pmk. 

 a 3 . Fore wing with the subterminal line single, 



excurved at middle stramentosa, 



b 3 . Fore wing with the subterminal line double 

 except towards costa, excurved and waved at 

 middle diploeyma. 



b. Fore wing with the postmedial line dentate juvenilis. 



B. Fore wing with the centres of orbicular and reniform 



defined by brown. 



a. Fore wing without white on orbicular and reniform ... mcesiaca. 



b. Fore wing with white annulus to orbicular and while 



spots round centre of reniform leucograjaha. 



*4338. Hydrcecia songariae. 



Hudroscia songarice, Alph. Hor. Ent. Soc. Eoss. xvii. p. 80, pi. ii. f. 48 

 "(1882) ; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 187. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen yellow tinged with red. Fore wing 

 below tinged with brown or reddish, the medial area somewhat 



