98 CARADRININA [AGROTIS 



Britain to the Shetlands, Ireland, especially near coasts, 

 local ; N. and mountains of C. Europe ; 7. Larva fuscous ; 

 subdorsal series of dark fuscous arrow-heads, terminated 

 posteriorly by pale spots; head fuscous, black - marked : on 

 Sedum, Stellaria, Campanula, etc.; 9-4. 



24. A. simulans, Hufn. (pyrophila, F.) 40-42 mm. Antennae 

 in $ ciliated. Forewings light fuscous, slightly ochreous-tinged ; 

 subbasal, first, and second lines edged with dark fuscous marks 

 or dots ; orbicular and reniform partly outlined with dark fus- 

 cous, reniform obscurely darker -marked ; median shade very 

 faint; subterminal line edged anteriorly with dark fuscous 

 shade. Hindwings fuscous; cilia whitish, base whitish - 

 ochreous. 



Britain to the Orkneys, N. Ireland, local ; Europe, NW. 

 and WO. Asia to Turkestan ; 7. Larva said to be fuscous : on 

 grasses and low plants ; 8-5 (?). 



25. A. obscura, Brh. (ravida, Hb.) 41-44 mm. Antennae 

 in < ciliated. Forewings fuscous, towards costa rosy-tinged ; 

 an obscure blackish median dash from base ; subbasal, first, 

 and second lines slightly paler, obscurely darker-edged, distinct 

 on costa ; orbicular and reniform partly outlined with black, 

 sometimes connected by a blackish mark or touching, orbicular 

 rather elongate ; subterminal line pale, anteriorly with some- 

 what darker suffusion. Hindwings fuscous -whitish, darker 

 posteriorly. 



Britain to the Clyde, local ; N. and C. Europe, N. Asia ; 7. 

 Larva ochreous-brown ; dorsal line somewhat paler; subdorsal 

 series of curved or sometimes nearly straight oblique yellowish 

 marks, edged above with dark fuscous ; head grey, fuscous- 

 marked : on Taraxacum, Stellaria, etc. ; 9-5. 



26. A. putris, L. 29-33 mm. Antennae in $ ciliated. Fore- 

 wings whitish-ochreous, somewhat mixed with darker ochreous ; 

 an irregular suffused dark fuscous costal streak from base to 

 apex, partly reddish, broadest beyond middle; edges of first 

 line marked with some blackish scales, strongly dentate, of 

 second with black dots; interiors of orbicular and reniform 

 dark fuscous, touching costal streak ; a dark fuscous terminal 

 wedge below apex. Hindwings grey -whitish, termen inter- 

 ruptedly dark fuscous. 



Britain to Ross, Ireland, common ; C. Europe, NW. Asia ; 

 6. Larva pale brown, darker -irrorated; dorsal line pale, in- 

 terrupted ; subdorsal series of dark greenish-fuscous oblique 

 marks, especially distinct on 5, 6, 10, 11, edged beneath with 



