2^4 N0CTUID2G. 



4682. Arenostola brevilinea. 



Nonagria brevilinea, Fenn. Ent. Mo. Mag. 1. p. 107 (1S64) ; Rnaggs, Ent. 



Ann. 1865, p. 105, f. 3; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 188. 

 Xonagria siiwlinea, Farn, Entoin. xi. p. 103 (1878). 



Head and thorax brown mixed with greyish and slightly irrorated 

 with black ; palpi with the 2nd joint at sides and frons at sides 

 black : tarsi tinged with black ; abdomen ochreous brown slightly 

 irrorated with black. Fore wing pale red-brown irrorated with 

 black, the veins of terminal half with slight pale streaks defined on 

 each side by black streaks ; short black streaks from base in and 

 below cell ; antemedial line represented by black points on the 

 veins ; a black point at lower angle of cell and a diffused black 

 shade beyond the angle ; postmedial line represented by a series of 

 black points excurved from below costa to vein 4, then oblique • 

 faint traces of a subterminal line. Hind wing ochreous brown 

 suffused and irrorated with fuscous especially on terminal area 

 leaving the termen and cilia more ochreous ; the underside ochreous 

 white irrorated with black especially on terminal area. 



Ab. 1. sinelinea. Fore wing without the black streaks at base. 



Hab. Britain, Norfolk (Wheeler), Leech Coll. Exp. 32-3S 

 millim. 



Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 120; Barrett, Lep. Brit. t. p. 121. pi. 200. f. 1. 



Pale ochreous freckled with brown ; dorsal, subdorsal, and spira- 

 cular lines orange edged with pale yellow ; head pale brown. Food- 

 plant, Phragmites, 5-6 ; the larva when young feeding in the stems. 



46S3. Arenostola inipudica. 



Xonagria impudica, Staud. Eom. Mem. vi. p. 470, pi. 9. f. 3 (1892) ; id. 

 Cat. Lep. pal. p. 188. 



cJ . Head and thorax ochreous whitish faintly tinged with rufous 

 and irrorated with a few black scales especially on upper edge of 

 patagia ; palpi brownish except 3rd joint ; frons black at sides ; 

 legs brownish; abdomen ochreous white slightly irrorated with 

 brown. Fore wing grey-white irrorated with black and faintly 

 tinged with brown, the costal edge ochreous, the veins of terminal 

 half streaked with whitish ; antemedial line represented by black 

 points on the veins ; reniform with hardly traceable dark outline ; 

 a postmedial series of black points on veins 6 to 1, excurved to 

 vein 4, then oblique ; cilia ochreous mixed with brown. Hind wing 

 white tinged with brown especially on terminal area ; postmedial 

 black points on veins 4, 3, 2 ; cilia white ; the underside white, 

 the costal area and terminal area to vein 2 tinged and irrorated 

 with brown, traces of a postmedial series of dark points on the 

 veins. 



Ab. 1. Fore wing with short black streak below base of cell. 



Bab. E. Turkestan, Hi; E. Siberia, Amurland, 1 J,Fssuri. 

 Exp. 3S millim. 



