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tinct extramesial line and discal dot. Abdomen brownish. 

 Hind wings above without well-defined lines, paler at base, 

 shaded broadly with fuscous outwardly. Antennae slightly 

 pectinate. No. 1043. 



Agrotis grandtpennts, n. s. 



One of the largest species, the female expands 52 millim. 

 Rich purplish red-brown, veins marked incompletely with 

 black, terminal black marks distinct. Terminal anterior line 

 dentate, a large submedian tooth, double lines fine, black. Or- 

 bicular small, round, pale, with dark dot ; a dash connects it 

 with the shadowy renitbrm. Terminal posterior line marked 

 by double costal black dots, else obsolete. Hind wings pale 

 fuscous, veins marked. Abdomen shaded with reddish ; thorax 

 like fore wings. Beneath whitish with well-defined dots. Nos. 

 948 and 949. All the tibiae spinose. Allied to piscipellis. 



Agrotis beata, n. s. 



Delicate dark mouse- or pigeon-grey ; belongs to the anicla 

 group. A black velvety band or collar in front. Lines single, 

 faint and narrow. Terminal posterior line forming a single 

 angle. Subterminal line pale, preceded above by a black 

 shading, and followed by a narrow black shade. Median 

 shade diffuse, black. Fringes pink. Hind wings nearly 

 white, smoky outwardly. Beneath without lines or dots. 

 Head and thorax grey, like primaries. Abdomen pale grey, 

 somewhat reddish at tip and beneath. No. 929. A lovely 

 species. Expanse 36 millim. 



COPIMAMESTRA, n. gen. 



This agrees with Mamestra y except that the fore tibiae are 

 armed with a distinct large claw. Eyes hairy. Abdomen 

 tufted. Tibiae unarmed. The types are the European C* 

 brassicce and the following new species : 



Copimamestra occidenta y n. s. 



Darker and more blackish than brassicce. A greenish white 

 broad band before the subterminal line, continuous. Beni- 

 form greenish white. A patch of the same colour on sub- 

 basal field. Orbicular not well defined. Median lines black. 

 Tegulae lined with black. Hind wings pale, shaded out- 

 wardly with blackish. Beneath, the discal spot on fore wings 

 is pale with central dot. The whitish secondaries show a 

 well-defined dot. Expanse 42 millim. No. 943. 







