438 



KOCTUID^. 



Mythimna grisea, Steph. 111. Brit. Ent., Haust. ii. p. 150 (1829). 

 Leucania anargyria, "Boisd. Ind. Meth. p. 132 (1840). 

 Leucania argyritis, Eamb. Cat. Lep. S. And. pi. 8. f. 2 (1858). 



Head and thorax purplish pink ; abdomen pinkish, paler at base, 

 the ventral tufts of male black. Fore wing purplish red, the costal 

 and inner areas rather paler and irroratcd with red ; antemedial 

 line indistinct, oblique, waved ; a slight pale discoidal lunule con- 

 joined to a prominent small white spot at lower angle of cell ; 

 postmedial line indistinct, somewhat dentate and produced to a 



Fig. 120. — Sideridis lithargyria, (^ . \. 



series of black points on the veins, bent outwards below costa, 

 excurved to vein 4, then incurved. Hind wing pale reddish suffused 

 Avith fuscous ; the cilia pale reddish, with a deep red line through 

 them. Underside suffused with silvery scales in male except costal 

 area of fore wing ; of female pale pinkish irrorated with brown, 

 the cell of fore wing suffused with fuscous. 



Ab. 1. grisea. Thorax and fore wing greyish and only slightly 

 tinged with red ; hind wing paler. 



Hah. Britain, Scotland, Leech Coll., England, Leech Coll. ; 

 France, Cevennes {A. 11. Jones); Germany, Zeller, Frey, and Leech 

 Colls. ; Switzerland, Frey Coll. ; Spain, Canales (CJiajwian) ; 

 Italy ; Sicily ; Dalmatia ; Armenia ; Asia Minor, Lydia, Pontus, 

 Taurus ; Syria, 2 c? , 1 $ ; Persia ; W. Turkestan, Issyk-Ivul ; 

 Tibet, Kuku-noor. Exj). 40-44 millim. 



Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 68 ; Barrett, Lep. Brit. v. p. 170, pi. 205. f. 3. 



Pinkish ochreous ; dorsal line white edged with black; subdorsal 

 line whitish, edged above with deep fuscous; supraspiracular line 

 sometimes paler. Food-plants, Grasses. 9-5. 



b. Frontal tuft of male not enlarged and overhanging tlie palpi ; no tufts 

 of yellow hair below and between tegula;. 



1777. Sideridis albipuncta. 



Noctun albipttncta, SohifF. Wion. Ycrz. p. 84 (177()) : Fabr. Mant. Ins. ii. 



p. 178 (1787); Ilubn. Eur. Sciinielt., ^oct. f. 223 ; Stand. Cat. Lep. 



l>al. p. 19.3. 

 Ltucaiiui. italo-gaUica, Mill. Cat. Alp. M;irit. ii. Suppl. p. 21 (1872). 

 Leucania jlccki, Carad. Iris, ix. p. 31 (189(3). 



Head and thorax bright rufous ; tcgUlcC with slight dark medial 



