411' 



noctuidj:. 



shaped white mark hotweeii cell and angle of antcmedial line, 

 defined by black on outer side ; orbicular and reniform white with 

 prevish centres and defined by black, the former rather small, round, 

 the latter narrow, opeji above and somewhat angled inwards on 

 median ncrvure, a greenish-black patch and black streak between 

 them in cell ; post medial line bent outwards below costa, then 



Fig. 139. — Hyjmotype placens, $. |. 



dentate, oblique below vein 4 ; subterminal line represented by two 

 dentate black marks below costa and a series of dentate and lunulate 

 marks just before termen from vein (j to tornus, largest at middle 

 and above tornus ; cilia grey mixed with white and fuscous. Hind 

 wing white, the costal area and termen and veins of terminal area 

 brown ; cilia white with brown line through them from apex to 

 vein 2 : the underside with postmedial series of short brown streaks 

 OJi the veins showing through to upperside. 



Hah. Colombia, liogota (Stevens), 1 $ fype. Exp. 46 millim. 



Genus SIMPISTIS. 



Type. 



Sympistis, Hubii. Ycrz. p. 261 (1 J>-7; mdaleuca. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, tbe 2nd joint fringed wiib long 

 hair in front, tlie 3rd small ; frons smooth ; eyes small, renifurm ; antenniv of 

 male typically minutely ciliated ; head and thorax clothed with rough scales 

 and hair and without crests; pectus and legs clothed with long hair; ahdomeu 

 clothed with long hair and without crests. Fore wing short, triangular, the 

 termen evenly curved ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; (i from upper 

 angle; 'J from 10 anastomosing with 8 tt) form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind 

 wing with veins 3. 4 from angle of cell ; .3 obsolescent from middle of disco- 

 cellulars ; G, 7 I'rom upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 



Sect. I. Antenna; of male with fasciculate cilia, 



A. Fore wing witli triangular black mark on basal inner area con- 



taining a hooked ochrcous-whito mark pcsso/n. 



B. Fore wiug without black patcli and white mark ou basal inner 



area. 



fi. Fore wing with prominent, black-brown postmedial band iota. 



h. Fore wiug without postmedial band fortis. 



*2(506. ? Sympistis pessota. 



Misflia pessota, Mevr. Trans. N. Z. Inst. xix. p. 29 (1886^ ; Hudson. 

 ^^ Zealand Motlis"& Butterflies, p. 6, pi. v. f. 2(5. 



c . Head deep fuscous ; thorax deep fuscous irrorated with white ; 

 tegula) (ichreous V)rown with a black transverse line ; abdomen 



