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2 g66, 1 2, Amara, Mesopotamia, May-August 1918, P. A. B.; 5— 
Amara, August 1916, B. T.; 1 Q, Kut, April 1918, Br. 
Ta. Euxoa cognita, Shdgr. 
1 2, Qazvin, September 1919, P. A. B. 
7b. Euxoa mustelina terminalis, Subsp. nov. 
3 Distinguished from m. mustelina and m. centralis by the dark almost 
black subterminal area of the forewings. 
Habitat Qazvin, September 1919, 1 ¢, P. A. B. 
8. Euxoa conspicua, Hbn. 
13, Enzeli, Caspian, N. W. Persia, June 1919, P. A. B. 
9. Agrotis ipsilon, Hufn. 
1, Amara, Mesopotamia, September 1916, B. T.; 1 ¢, Kut, May 1918, Br. 
10. Agrotis comes, Hbn. 
1 2, Enzeli, Caspian (Gilan), N. W. Persia, June 1919, P. A. B. 
11. Agrotis pronuba, Linn. 
3, Qizil Robat, Mesopotamia, March-April 1918, H. D. P. 
12. Lycophotia margaritosa, Haw. 
1 3, Resht, N. W. Persia, February 1919, P. A. B. 
Hadenine. 
13. Discestra arenaria, Hmpsn. 
1 ¢, Amara, Mesopotamia, May 1918, P. A. B. 
14. Scotogramma tripolii, Roth. 
2. Amara, Mesopotamia, September 1916, B. T. 
14a. Scotogramma chimera, Rothock. 1 92, Baghdad, October 1917, 
P. A. B. (2nd known specimen.) 
15. Cardepia taylori, sp. nov. 
3, similar to irrisor, Ersch., but larger and darker. 
Antenne brown; head and thorax greyish wood brown, not pale mouse grey 
abdomen wood grey, not buftish wood grey. Forewing dark brown grey, strongly 
variegated with blue-grey and cinnamon brown. Orbicular much larger than 
in irrisor, reniform more sharply defined and stained with black on lower por- 
tion, claviform very large and intense brown black ; submarginal line much 
deeper dentate and angulate ; fringe brown, not white, and with a row of large 
dark brown patches. Hindwing basal } less white, outer half sooty black ; 
fringe white. Length of forewing 18mm. Expanse 41 mm. 1 ¢, Amara, 
Mesopotamia, October 1916, B. T. 
16. WSideridis vitellina, Hiibn. 
1 °, Baku, Caspian, May 1919, P. A. B. 
17. Cirphis loreyi, Dup. 
1 $,1 2, Amara, May-July 1918; 1 3, Kumait, River Tigris, November 
1917, P. A. B.; Amara May-August 1916, B.T.; 2 2 2, Kut, May 1918, Br. 
and B. N. H. 8. 
18. Cirphis zee indistincta, Christ. 
1 9, Basra, August; 1 ¢, Amara, October 1918, P. A. B.; 2, Amara, 
August 1916, B. T. 
19. Cirphis corrugata, Hmpsn. 
1 2, Amara, July 1918, P. A. B.; 1, Amara, July 1916, B. T. 
Cuculliane. 
20. Cucullia tanaceti, Schiff. and Den. 
1 Q, Enzeli, Caspian, June 1919, P. A. B. 
21. Cleophana betica diluta, Rothsch. 
3 63, Mirjana, Dyala River, February 1919, H. D. P. 
22. Metopoceras omar caspica, Alph. 
1 og, Amara. April 1918, P. A. B. 
