ErisiLTA. 499 



Fore wing ptile grey-brown, tinged with rufons below the cell on 

 medial area ; the subbasal lino lepreseuted by black points below 

 costa and cell ; a wedge-shaped black mark above vein 1 before the 

 indistinct sinuous, oblique, grey antemedial line ; claviform elongate, 

 grey defined by black ; cell filled ia with black deftuing the grey 

 orbicular and reniform stigmata, the former open above and rather 

 V-shaped, the latter constricted at middle and angled inwards on 

 median nervure ; the postniedial line minutely dentate, obliciue 

 from costa to vein 8 and at vein 3 inwardly obli(iue ; the subterminal 

 line indistinct, slightly angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at 

 middle. Hind wing pale grey-brown, with indistinct discoidal 

 lunule and curved postmedial line. 

 5 . Greyer, without the rufous tints. 



Hah. Canada, Labrador, 1 5, Grote Coll.; U.S.A., New Hamp- 

 shire, White Mts., 1 S type scrojjulana ; W. Turkkstan, Ala Tau. 

 E.i-p., d 38, 2 -i^ millim. 



8G2. Episilia cuprea. 



Nocfua cnprea, SA\\K Wieu. Verz. p. 91 (1776); Hiibn. Samml. Eur. 



Sclimett., Noct. i'. 62; Godt. Lep. Fr. ii. p. 197, pi. 63; Stand. Cut. Lep. 



pal. p. U-'. 

 Noctua hcematitedea, Esp. Scbniett. iv. pi. 182. f. 4 (1786). 



Head and thorax red-brown, some of the hairs tipped with grey ; 

 abdomen greyish brown, the anal tuft more rufous. Fore wung 

 red-brown ; the veins finely streaked with white, the median 

 nervure most prominently so ; the subbasal line represented by 

 grey striae from costa and median nervure with some brown on 

 their inner sides ; the antemedial line grey, angled outwards below 

 costa, then incurved and obsolete below vein 1 ; claviform dark 

 brown defined by white, the cell and area just below and beyond 

 it dark red-brown ; the orbicular and reniform dtfincd by white, 

 the former somewhat oblique, elliptical, the laf-er with white lino 

 at centre and often angled inwards on median nervure ; the post- 

 medial line minutely waved, bent outwards below costa, slightly 

 incurved at discal fold and strongly below vein 4 ; the subterminal 

 line defined by dark suffusion on inner side, angled outwards at 

 vein 7 and somewhat dentate at veins 4 and 3 ; a fine dark terminal 

 line aiul ochreous line at base of cilia. Hind wing fuscous brown, 

 with a reddish tinge ; cilia ochreous ; the underside ochreous wliite, 

 irrorated w itli redchsh brown. 



llah. Fu.vNCK, Sand Coll. ; Gkrmany, Silesia ; Switzkrland, Zeller 

 & Frey Colls. ; Hungari'; Norway, Zeller Coll. ; IIussia, St. Peters- 

 burg, Frey Coll., Urals; Akmi;nia ; Kamsciiatka. Kvp. 36-40 

 milim. 



80;}. Episilia pvaecipua. (Plate LXXIII, fig. 18.) 



A<frotis pnecipm, Staud. Iris, v. p. 360, pi. 3. f.5 (1892); id. Cat. Lep. pal. 

 ■p. 1.')!. 



cJ. Head and thorax red-brown 'with a purplish tinge, the head 



2k 2 



