ARCHANARA. 



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A. Fore wing with more or less developed white centre to 



lower part of reniform geminipuncta. 



B. Fore wing with the lower part of reniform black, more or 



less defined by white or by white points. 



a. Hind wing with dark discoidal spot or lunule on under- 



side. 

 a 1 . Fore wing with the postmedial line entire, dentate . resoluta 

 b l . Fore wing with the postmedial line reduced to short 



black and white streaks dissohita 



b. Hind wing without dark discoidal spot on underside. 

 a 1 . Fore wing with postmedial series of black points. 



a 1 . Fore wing greyish ochreous tinged with brown.. neurica. 



b 2 . Fore wing rufous tinged with grey polita. 



b 1 . Fore wing without postmedial series of black 



points phragm iticola. 



C. Fore wing with the lower part of reniform denned by 



black points sparganii. 



D. Fore wing with the lower part of reniform not defined 



by white or black points. 



a. Fore wing with postmedial series of black points. 

 «'. Fore wing with terminal series of black points. 



a 2 . Fore wing with distinct golden gloss cerata. 



b 2 . Fore wing without golden gloss oblonga. 



i l . Fore wing without terminal series of black points. 



a 2 . Fore wing ochreous slightly tinged with rufous ... subflava. 

 b 2 . Fore wing suffused with fuscous in male, more 



ochreous in female alameda. 



c 2 . Fore wing pale flesh-colour to dark red-brown ... alga. 



b. Fore wing without postmedial series of black points ... lata, 



4701. Archanara geminipuncta. 



Noctua geminipuncta, Haw. Lep. !Brit. p. 176 (1809); Hatchett, Trans. 



Ent. Soc. 1812, p. 327, pi. 9. f. 2; Steph. 111. Brit. Ent., Haust. iii. 



p. 79; StaiKl. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 187. 

 Noctua paludicolor, Hiibn. Eur. Schmett., Nocfc. ff. 621, 637 (1818) ; Dup. 



Lep. Fr., Suppl. iii. p. 357, pi. 33. ff. l,a-c; Guen. Ann. Soc Ent. 



Fr. 1833, p. 447, pi. 16. f. A. 

 Noctua guttans, Hiibn. Eur. Schmett,, Noet. ff. 628-9 (1818). 

 Noctua arundinis, Sepp, Ins. iv. p. 65, pi. 20. ff. 6, 7 (1836). 

 Nonagria nigricans, Staud. Cat. Lep. Eur. p. 46 (1861). 



Head and thorax rufous ; abdomen rather paler rufous. Fore 

 wing rufous; antemedial line represented by traces of dark points 



Fig. 123. — Archanara geminipuncta, <$ 



on the veins ; the orbicular represented by a dark point, the roni- 

 forra by a small white or pale spot at lower angle of cell defined 

 by fuscous, usually with another white point above it ; traces of a 



