CHLOEIDBA. 41 



subterminal patch between veins 2 and 4 ; cilia white, with fuscous 

 line at base towards apex. Underside wliitish ; fore wing with 

 the basal half of inner area, the orbicular, reniform, and postmedial 

 band black ; hind wing with the markings of upperside showing 

 indistinctly through. 



Ab. 1. maritiina. Head, thorax, and fore wing much more 

 rufous; hind wing more fulvous yellow. — France, Canaries, Japan, 

 Corea. 



Hab. Europe except polar region, Britain, France, iJ d' , Germany, 

 Zeller & Frey Colls. ; Cajtaeies (Leech), 1 c? ; Syria, Lebanon, 1 $ , 

 Burma, 16, 1 $ ; E. Turkestan, Yarkand, 1 6 ; Amur, 1 2 ; 

 Japax, Yezo (Pnjer), 2 c? , 1 5 , Oiwake (Pri/er) 1 $ , {Ilaries) 

 1 d" , 1 $ , (Jonas) 1 d , 1 2 type adaucta ; N. China, Shanghai 

 (Fryer), 1 5 ; W. China, Hou-kou, 2 S ; N.W. Himalayas, Hunza 

 (Sir M. Conivay), 1 $ , Cashmir, Sind Valley, 1 J , 1 § , Dras 

 (Leech), 1 c^ , 1 *$ . Exp. 26-38 millim. 



Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 109 ; Barrett, Lep. Brit. vi. p. 162, pi. 245. f.3. 



Green to purplish brown ; dorsal line dark-edged ; subdorsal 

 line whitish, dnrk-edged below ; spiracular line green or yellowish ; 

 subspiracular line white ; head green, pink, or yellowish, brown- 

 speckled. Food-plants : Linar'ui, Centnurea, Ononis, &c. 8, !). 



51. Chloridea phloxiphaga. (Plate LV. fig. 21.) 



Heliothis fhloxijihagus, Grote & Rob. Trans. Am. Eiit. Soc. i. p. 187 (1867). 

 KeUothis phlogopliaguf; Grote, List of N. -American Mollis, p. ,36 (1882) ; 



Druce, Biol. Ceritr.-Amer., Het. i. p. 300 ; Smith, Cat. Noet. N. Am. 



p. 270. 

 Hcliothh accsias, Felcl. Eeis. Nov. pi. 108. f. 42 (1874). 

 Heliothis hoteitinctus, Grote, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil. 1875, p. 426. 

 Heliothis interjacens, Grote, Bull. Biiln. Ent. Soc. iii. p. 30 (1880). 

 Heliothis armigcr, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Ara., Het. i. p. 2U9 (part), nee Hiibn. 



Head and thorax olive-brown ; pectus and legs paler ; abdomen 

 whitish irrorated with black, thickly on dorsum, the anal tuft tinged 

 with rufous. Fore wing pale olive-brown ; the subbasal line repre- 

 sented by black points below costa and cell, the antemedial line by 

 points on the veins, the orbicular by three points in a triangle ; the 

 reniform indistinct or rather prominent, blackish, with points on its 

 edges placed on the medial shade, which is angled at lower angle of 

 cell, then oblique ; an indistinct dentate postmedial line with black 

 points on the veins at extremity of teeth, bent outwards below costa,. 

 angled inwards at vein 5 and incurved l)elow 3, the area between it 

 and the subterminal series of points slightly darker, this series with 

 a dark mark on its inner edge at costa, slightly angled outwards at 

 vein 7 and incurved below vein 3 ; a terminal series of black points : 

 cilia dark brown. Hind wing ochreous white ; the basal area 

 streaked with black ; a largo black discoidal lunule ; the terminal 

 area broadly black, with slightly waved inner edge, and with a 

 subterminal pale dentate mark between veins 4 and 2 ; cilia whitish, 

 dark at base. Underside whitish ; fore wing with streak below 

 base of cell, orbicular, reniform, and postmedial band black ; hind 



