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A?rotis insularis n. s. 



5 . Purple red-brown with ashen costal region crossed by the geminate 



black transverse lines. Stigmata concolorous; cell between them and before 

 the orbicular black. Reniform narrowly edged with pale. A black sub-basal 

 curved dash. Course of the lines as in exsertistigma, collar ashen ; thorax red 

 brown. Hind wings fuscous with interlined fringes. Allied to exsertistigma; 

 differs in color and in the black lines, and in the more bent subterminal fol- 

 lowed by pale points; as well as in the more rounded orbicular. 



Expanse, 34 m. m. Vancouver Island, Mr. Hv. Edwards, No. 4843. 



Agrotis emarginata n. s. 



2 . — Resembling insularis, but without pale margin to primaries. Abdomen 

 flattened; this and the following species, with insularis are nearest to for- 

 malis. Wings narrower than in carissima. Dark purple brown. Collar sur- 

 mounted by a narrow black line. Stigmata concolorous, sub-equal, narrowly 

 pale margined. Lines black, geminate, indicated on costal region, else faint. 

 no black marks or shades. Orbicular open to costa. Hind wings dark fuscous 

 with interlined fringes. Beneath paler; costal regions stained with purplish; 

 common line and discal mark on hind wings. Abdomen dark fuscous above; 

 purple stained beneath. 



Expanse, 33 m. m. No. 784, California, Mr. Hy. Edwards. 



Agrotis facula n. s. 



5 . — Dark purple brown; a slight ashen costal shade invades the stigmata. 

 Reaemhlea for malis in color and ornamentation. It differs by the black filling 

 in on the cell; by the absence of the black band and central white line on the 

 collar which is concolorous with the dark brown thorax, and only shows a su- 

 perior black edging. The geminate lines occupy their usual position. The 

 orbicular is open. There is an abdominal carina. Hind wings blackish fuscous. 

 These species seem to lead into the cupida group of the genus. 



Expanse, 34 ra. m. No. 4188, California, Mr. llx. Edwards. 



Agrotis discoidalis n. s. 



2 . — Fore tibiae unarmed ; appearing allied to attenta. Fuscous or wood 

 brown. The geminate lines as usual in this group. Cell black. Stigmata con- 

 colorous ; orbicular elongate-ovate ; reniform upright. Subterminal space the 

 darkest. The general color is fuscous with a grey shade except on subter- 

 minal space. The distinctive character of this species ia the black shading 

 around the orbicular on the cell. There is a trace of the claviform. Hind 

 wings pale fuscous with interlined fringes and the veins marked. Beneath 

 paler with faint line and discal mark. 



Expanse, 34 m, m. No. 5G09, Nevada, Mr. Hj. Edwards. 



