140 



NOCTUID^. 



coidal fold, excurved to vein 4, then strongly incurved ; some black 

 scales on termen. Hind wing white tinged with brown ; a terminal 



Fig. 52. — Stenagrotis edtnondsi, J . ]. 



series of obscure fuscous spots ; the underside with brown discoidal 

 .spot. 



Bab. Chili (Edmonds), 1 cJ type. Ex^^. 30 millim. 



Genus POROSAGROTIS. 



Type. 



Porosagrotis, Smith, Bull. U.S. >'at. Mus. 38, p. 123 (1890) vetusta. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, not reaching vertex of head, the 

 2nd joint broadly fringed with hair in front, the 3rd moderate; frons with 

 truncate conical prominence with raised rim at extremity : tibiee spined, the 

 spines at extremity of fore tibia; very stout. Fore wing with veins 3 and 5 

 fi'om near angle of cell; (> from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 

 to form theareole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of 

 cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle or 

 shortly stalked ; male with the clasijers simple, hooked. 



Sect, 1. Antennae of male bipectinate with moderate branches to near apex. 



A. Fore wing with veins 3, 4 defined by dentate white streaks. 



a. Fore wing with the orbicular confluent with the reniform. dcsdalus. 

 />. Fore wing with the orbicular well separated from tiie 



reniform ^^/?<ra/«s. 



B. Fore wing with veins 3, 4 not defined by dentate white 



streaks. 



a. Fore wing with the orbicular diamond-shaped dolU. 



b. Fore wing with the orbicular rounded. 



a^. Fore wing with the median uervure and vein 1 streaked 



with white on medial area orthogonia. 



h^. Fore wing with the median nervure and vein 1 not 



streaked with white on medial area siecata. 



1M(3. Porosagrotis daedaliis. (Plate LIX. fig. 20.) 



Porosagrotis dcedalus, Smith, Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. 38, p. 217 (1890); id. 

 Cat. JVoct. N. Am. p. 87. 



2 . Head and thorax grey-white, mixed with ochreous and 

 reddish-brown ; palpi with bhick spots on 1st and 2nd joints at 

 sides ; patagia edged with dark brown above ; abdomen Avhite, 

 slightly tinged with ochreous and irrorated with brown. Fore 

 wing grey -white, the veins with dark brown streaks, the inter- 

 spaces with yellowish and reddish-brown streaks ; the lines entirely 

 obsolete ; the claviform a black- outlined loop from near base to 

 beyond middle ; the orbicular elongate, pointed at extremities and 

 confluent with reniform, with dark centre and whitish annulus ; 



