174 



XucrriD-E. 



b. Fore wing without brown streak on median nervure and 



vein 4 tier vosa . 



B. Fore wing pure white, the veins not defined bj streaks spleiidida. 



*3771. Simyra buettneri. 



Arsilonche buettneri, Hering, Slett. ent. Zeit. 1858, p. 442, pi. 3 ; Stand. 



Cat. Lep. pal. p. 134. 

 Nonagria bloomcri, Hein. Schmett. Peutseh. i. p. 408 (1859). 



Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous white slightly irrorated with 

 browu. Fore wing ochreous white irrorated with fuscous ; the 

 veins with dark streaks ; diffused reddish fascia? along median 

 nervure and vein 4 from base to termen and above and below 

 vein 1. Kind wing whitish faintly tinged with pink, the veins 

 with dark streaks. 



Hah. N. Germany, Pomerania : S. Russia, Taganrog. Exp. 30- 

 32 millim. This species is unknown to me, 



3772. Simyra nervosa. 



lochia nervosa. Schiff. Wien. Verz. p. 85 (1776) ; Fabr. Mant. Ins. ii. 

 p. 139(1787); Hiibn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 226; Frr. Neue Beit.r, 

 pi. 101 ; Dup. Lep. Fr. vii. p. 339, pi. 120. f. 8 ; Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. 

 p. 134. 



Noctua oxyptera, Esp. Schmett. iv. pi. 130. f. 6 (1788). 



Simyra argentaeea, Herr.-Schaff. Eur. Schmett., Noct. ff. 387-8 (1849). 



Simyra forosa, Guen. Noct. i. p. 62 (1852). 



Head, thorax, and abdomen white mixed with pale rod-brown. 

 Fore wing white suffused with red-brown and sparsely irrorated 

 with black scales, the veins white defined by pale brown streaks 

 especially on terminal area ; costal edge pure white. Hind wing 

 white suffused with pale reddish brown except at termen. Under- 

 side of fore wing white suffused with red-brown leaving the costa 



Fig. 27. — Simyra nervosa, J 1 . }. 



and inner and terminal areas white ; hind wing suffused with red- 

 brown leaving the costal area and terminal area to vein 2 white 

 sparsely irrorated with brown. 



Ab. 1. Fore wing white slightly tinged with red-brown ; hind 

 wing slightly suffused with red-brown along median nervure and 

 beyond the cell. 



Ab. 2. argentaeea. Fore wing silvery white without any red- 

 brown tinge; hind wing slightly suffused with brown in male, 

 almost pure white in female. — S. Russia, W. & E. Turkestan. 



