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1717 d. Trachea fasciata. 

 1720. Trachea secalis. 



Noctua secalis, Linn. Syst. Nat. Ed. x., p. 519 (1756); Schift'. 

 Wein. Verz., p. 78 (1776), Bjerkander, Vet. Atk. 

 Handl. xxxix., p. 290 (1778) ; Staud. Cat. Lep. 

 pal. p. 175. 

 „ oculea, Linn. Faun. Succ, p. 821 (1761) ; Steph. 111. Brit. 

 Ent. Haust. iii., p. 9 ; Bell. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 

 1858, p. 704, pi. 14, f. 3. 

 nictitans, Esp. Schmett. iv., pi. 126, f. 7 (1788) ; nee Linn ; 

 Hiibn. Eur. Schmett. Noct. ff. 97. 619-620. 

 „ didi/ma, Esp. Schmett. iv., pi. 126, f. 7 (1788). Dup. Lep. 

 Fr. vi., p. 443, pi. 100, ff. 5-6; Frr. Neue 

 Beitr. v., pi. 443, f. 2: Steph. 111. Brit. 

 Ent. Haust. iii., p. 8. 

 lamda, View. Tab. Verz. ii., p. 81 (1789). 

 „ leucostigma, Esp. Schmett. iv., pi. 159, f. 7 (1791). 

 Noctua lancea, Esp. Schmett. iv., pi. 174, f. 5 (1791). 



sccalina, Hiibn., Eur. Schmett. Noct. f. 420 (1808). 

 „ rava, Haw., Lep. Brit., pp. 137-209 (1809). 

 „ furca, Haw. Lep. Brit. p. 209 (1809) ; Steph. 111. Brit. 

 Ent. Haust. iii., p. 10. 

 I-niger, Haw., Lep. Brit. p. 211 (1809) ; Steph. 111. Brit. 



Ent. Haust. hi., p. 10. 

 lurjens, Haw. Lep. Brit. p. 212 (1809). 

 ParasticJitis vilis, Hiibn. Verz., p. 213 (1827). 

 Apamea moderata, Ev. Bull. Mosc. 1843, iii.. p. 547 and 1856, 



iii., p. 56. 

 Hadena struvei, Ragusa, Nat. Sicil. iv., p. 274, pi. IV., f. 7 (1885). 

 1717 c. Trachea ascoldis. 



Genus Paratrachea. Type. 



Paratrachea, Hmpsn., Cat. Lep. Phal. B. M. vii., p. 216 



(1908) . . . . . . . . . . . . laches. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about 

 to vertex of head, the 3rd moderate or long and porrect ; irons smooth ; 

 eyes large, round ; antennte ciliated ; head and thorax clothed with hair 

 and hair-like scales, the pro- and metathorax with divided crests ; tibite 

 fringed with hair : abdomen with series of dorsal crests and some rough 

 hair at base. Forewing rather narrow, the apex rounded, the termen evenly 

 curved, crenulate ; veins 8 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper 

 angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole : 11 from cell. 

 Hind\vin£>' with veins 3"4 from ana;le of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of 



