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lateral stripes instead of spots on the other somites ; the yellow 

 confined to the terminal somites. 



Hob. Europe ; Japan ; Dharmsala. Exp. 40 millim. 



1641. Agrotis renalis, Moore, P Z. S. 1881, p. 341 ; C. $ S. no. 1715. 



Differs from putris in the orbicular and renif orm stigmata being 

 smaller ; a blackish fascia from the former to the outer margin 

 below apex ; cilia chequered brown and pale. 



Hob. N.W. Himalayas ; Punjab ; Sind. Exp. 36 millim. 



1642. Agrotis dispalata, Swinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1891, p. 145. 



Differs from renalis in the dark fascia of the fore wing being 

 interrupted at the middle ; the hind wing pure white. 

 Hob. Poona ; Khandala. Exp. 28 millim. 



1643. Agrotis niveisparsa, Butl III Het. vii, p. 54, pi. 127, fig. 11. 



c? . Head, thorax, and fore wing dark brown irrorated with grey, 

 the last with the subbasal, ante- and postmedial double waved 

 lines somewhat indistinct ; the orbicular and reniform large, not 

 prominent, and outlined with ochreous and black, a dark shade 

 round the reniform ; a submarginal series of ochreous specks, those 

 towards the costa having dark dashes before them ; a marginal 

 series of black points ; three white specks on costa towards apex. 

 Abdomen and hind wing dark fuscous, the latter with a dark 

 lunule at end of cell and postmedial band on underside. 



Hob. Dharmsala. Exp. 40 millim. 



1644. Agrotis griseivena, n. sp. 



$ . Head and collar reddish ; thorax and abdomen grey. Fore 

 wing pale red-brown ; the basal three-fourths of costa grey ; the 

 median nervure and veins 1, 3, and 4 as far as the submarginal 

 line grey ; the subbasal and antemedial double waved lines indis- 

 tinct towards costa, black below the cell ; the orbicular, reniform, 

 and claviform with black and grey outlines ; the postmedial lunu- 

 late line black and grey ; a submarginal slightly waved very 

 prominent grey line ; a marginal lunulate black line ; base of cilia 

 ochreous. Hind wing pale fuscous. Underside with postmedial 

 sinuous line to both wings. 



Hob. Dalhousie (Harford). Exp. 40 millim. Type in B. M. 



1645. Agrotis ravida, Sdiiff. Wien. Verz. p. 80. 

 Noctua obscura, Erahm, Ins. Kal. i, p. 191. 

 Noctua bigramma, Esp. Schmett. Eur. pi. loO, fig. 2. 

 Noctua obducta, Esp. Schmctt. Eur. pi. 14:?, fig. 4. 

 Noctua austera, Esp. Schmett. Eur. pi. 142, fig. 5. 

 Graphiphora valida, Wlk. Cat. xxxiii, p. 711 ; C. # S. no. 2018 A. 



Grey-brown, sometimes with a reddish tinge. Fore wing with 

 a black streak from base below median nervure ; the subbasal double 



