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There is nothing in common in the three species of 

 Luperina. 



Luperina testaeea. 



Harpe angulated without corona ; anal angle of cucullus 

 produced, and peaked, spinose ; clasper not raised ; 

 ampulla bulbed; clavus angulated and scobinated; uncus 

 cygnated ; aedoeagus scobinated ; vesica with number 

 of small cornuti. 



Dumerili. Pencils absent. 



Harpe with corona; cucullus spinose, pointed at the 

 anal angle ; clasper a short peaked arm ; ampulla a 

 papilla ; uncus flattened at the tip, with a back ridge ; 

 aedceagus scobinated at the orifice. 



Cespitis. 



Harpe without corona ; cucullus spinose ; clasper 

 flattened, and curved at the apex, forming an absurd 

 likeness of a sculptured bust ; uncus broad, and tapered ; 

 vesica with strong cornutus. 



Connexa may easily be included here, with basilinea, 

 unanimis, and gemina it forms a connecting link from 

 the Hydroecias to the Mamestras, which are not separable 

 from the Apameas, and should all be included with the 

 Xylophasias. Following gemina, we get anceps, 

 albicolon, furva, brassicce, and persicarice with its 

 abnormal scaphium. Neuria sapponarice should be 

 here included, to be followed by abjecta, rurea, 

 hepatica, and finishing with the masterpieces polyodon 

 and sublustris, whose minute points of difference have 

 made it doubtful if lithoxylea is not merely a coloration 

 form of polyodon. This same trigonate form is carried 

 out in exulis, following which we get the distinct 

 modification oculea, which is not unlike Xylophasia 

 scolopacina, and should hardly be included in the group, 



Apamea connexa. 



Harpe angular, with corona ; cucullus spinose ; anal 

 angle with projecting point ; clasper absent ; ampulla a 

 simple arm ; uncus slender ; vesica with single strong 

 cornutus. 



