ETJXOV. 



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white, the costal area irrorated with brown ; a discoidal point, 

 postmedial series of short streaks on the veins, and terminal series 

 of stria). 



Hah. Canada, Br. Columbia ; U.S.A., Colorado. 1 5 type, Grote 

 Coll. E.rp. 40 millim. 



557. Euxoa agrestis. 



Agrotis au.viliaris var. agrestis, Grote, Bull. Greol. Surv. iii. p. US (1877) ; 



Smitb, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 78. 

 Agrotis nierccnaria, Grote, Bull. Geol. Surv. iv. p. 171 (1878). 

 Agrotis flexilis, Morr. MS., Smith, Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus.'SS. p. 101 (1890). 



Head and thorax pale red-brown, the scales tipped with grej- ; 

 2nd joint of tarsi dark at sides ; abdomen darker brown, somewhat 

 rufous at extremity. Fore wing pale reddish brown suffused with 

 grey ; the subbasal line double, waved, very indistinct : the antemedial 

 line double, indistinct, acutely angled outwards in cell and above inner 

 margin and excurved below the cell ; claviform elongate, outlined 



Fig. 62. — Euxoa agrestis, (j". \. 



with black ; orbicular and reniform coucolorous, outlined with black, 

 the former oblicjue, elliptical, the latter well-developed and with 

 more or less fuscous on its lower part : a dentate postmedial line, 

 bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then oblique; the 

 subtermiual line greyish, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved 

 at middle, sometimes with slight dentate blaclc marks on its inner 

 side at middle ; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing 

 brown, the interspaces of discal area whitish ; cilia white, with 

 brown lino at base ; underside whitish, tho costal and terminal 

 areas irrorated with brown ; a slight discoidal point. 



Ilab. U.S.A., Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Colorado {CockereU), 

 6 cJ , 10 $ type and type mercenaria. California ; Mexico, Las 

 Vegas (Rocf/e), 1 (5 , Godmnn-Salvin Coll. Kv2>. 42-48 millim. 



