OPIGENA. AGROTIS. 



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"with some ochreous scales and the dorsal crests tipped with ochreous, 

 the tegulfe with black medial line aud the patagia with black line 

 above ; tibise and tarsi blackish, with whitish rings ; abdomea 

 ochreous, suffused and irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing purplish 

 rufous, the inner half of medial area suffused with ochreous ; a 

 double, waved, black subbasal line from costa to submedian fold, 

 filled in with ochreous and with some ochreous and black beyond it 

 below the cell ; a double, obli(iue, waved black aiitemedialline, filled 

 in with ochreous and slightly angled out-wards below costa; clavi- 

 form defined by black above ; orbicular aud reniform wirh ochreous 

 Centres and slight ochreous annuli defined by black, the former 

 obli(]^ue, elliptical, the lower part of cell before aud between them 



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Fig. (j8. — Opigcna pohjgona, (^ , 



black ; a slight oblique shade from lower angle of cell to inner 

 margin ; the subterminal line double, minutely dentate, bent out- 

 wards below costa, slightly angled inwards in discal fold, incurved 

 below vein 4, the veins beyond it with slight ochreous streaks ; the 

 subterminal line ochreous, minutely waved, angled outwards at 

 vein 7 and excurved at middle, defined on inner side by two small 

 dentate black marks and a few scales at middle ; a brown terminal 

 line. Hind wing yellowish tinged with brown, the veins brown ; 

 cilia pale yellow, with brownish line at base ; the underside whitish, 

 the costal area irrorated with brown, traces of a sinuous postiuedial 

 line distinct on costal area. 



Hub. France, Sand Coll. ; Germany, Zeller Coll. ; Austria, Tirol, 

 Leech Coll.; Switzerland, Frey Coll.; Italy; IIussia, Livonia, 

 Zeller Coll. ; Pontus, Taskent, 1 d" ; Turcomania; Siberia. J^ic^j. 

 38-42 millim. 



Larva. Kirhy, Eur. Butt. & Moths, p. 189. 



Green ; a dark green lateral stripe edged with white ; a whitish 

 subbasal line on thoracic somites. 5. 



Genus AGROTIS. 



lype. 

 Agrofia, Oclis. Seliniett. Eur. iv. p. (')6 (1816), non descr. ; Treit. 



Sclunett. Eur. v. (1) p. 125 (182.5) rccfangula. 



Graphiphora, Oclis. Schruett. Eur. iv. p. (18 (181(i), non descr. . ravida. 

 Caradrina, Ochs. Schmett. Eur. iv. p. 80(1810), non descr.; 



Treit. Schmett. Eur. v. (ii.) p. 245 (182,')) glareosa. 



Nocfiui, Trcit. Schmett. Eur. v. p. 20t) (1825), uec Linn ravida. 



JHar.sia, Hiibu. Verz. p. 222 (1827) dafi/i. 



Megasema, Hiibn. Verz. p. 222 (1827) triangulum. 



OchropUuni, 11 ubn. Verz. p. 223 (1827) ynuniia. 



