LTCOPHOTIA. 



525 



blackish medial line ; tarsi fuscous with pale rings ; abdomen 

 ochreous brown, the anal tuft and ventral surface rufous. Fore 

 wing bright rufoua ; the veins streaked with white to the post- 

 medial line ; a subbasal white line angled outwards on median 

 nervure and ending at submedian fold, in which there is a black 

 streak from its extremity ; a white antemedial line slightly defined 

 by black on outer side, angled inwards in cell to the subbasal line, 

 outwards in submedian fold and inwards on vein 1 ; claviform 

 elongate, narrow, defined by black and a few white scales ; 

 orbicular and reniforra with white annuli defined by black, the 

 former small, round ; the postmedial line black, defined by white 

 ou outer side, dentate, bent outwards below costa, excurved to 

 vein 4, then incurved ; the subterminal line formed by a series of 

 partially connected short white streaks on the veins, angled out- 

 wards at vein 7 and excurved at middle ; a terminal dark line with 

 a series of white points on the veins. Hind wing ochreous tinged 

 with fuscous brown ; the cilia reddish towards apex ; the underside 

 pale, the costal area suffused with rufous, a dark discoidal point and 

 indistinct curved postmedial line. 



Ab. 1. marmorea. Paler. 



Ab. 2. suffusa. Much darker. — Shetland Is. 



Hab. Britaix, Shetland Is., Leech Coll., England, Leech Coll. ; 

 Frakce, Sand Coll., Pyrenees ; Jutland ; Germany, Zcller & Frey 

 Colls.; N.Italy; Russia, Livonia, Zeller Coll. E.vji. 24-31 

 millim. 



Larva. Meyrick, Brit. Lep. p. 95 ; Barrett, Lep. Brit. iii. p. 364, pi. 134. 

 f. 1. 



Ochreous or pinkish brown, sometimes with darker irroration ; 

 dorsal line interrupted, white edged with fuscous marks ; subdorsal 

 line similar, less prominent ; spiracular line pinkish white, dark- 

 edged above ; head pale yellow-brown with dark markings. Food- 

 plants : Callioia, Erica. 9-5. 



913. Lycophotia ornea, 



Agrotis ornea, Druce, Biol. Centi-.-Am., Het. i. p 285, pi. 27. f . 11 (18S9), $. 

 Agroiis altes, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Ilet. i. p. 285, pi. 27. f. 12 (1889),5. 



(j' . Head and thorax pale brownish ochreous; palpi blackish 

 except at base ; teguloe with basal black patch ; legs tinged with 

 fuscous above ; abdomen ochreous white, dorsally tinged with 

 fuscous. Fore wing ochreous, sparsely irrorated with black ; a 

 small subbasal black spot on costa, another antemedial and a diffused 

 patch on vein 1 ; traces of a brown-edged renit'orm stigma ; reni- 

 form black, comma-shaped ; traces of a postmedial line arising from 

 a small black spot on costa, bent outwards below costa, excurved 

 to vein 4, then incurved; traces of a pale subterminal line angled 

 outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle, slightly defined on 

 inner side by fuscous, and with more or loss fuscous suffusion 

 ])eyond it ; the terminal points obscurely defined by a pale waved 

 line. Hind wing semihyaline white, the veins and terminal area 



