156 NOCTUIDJE. 



cell, very indistinct and slightly defined on oviter side by rufous, 

 somewhat excurved to vein 8, then incurved ; traces of an oblique 

 sinuous subterrainal line ; cilia white at tips. Hind vising bright 

 red-brown, the cilia whitish at tips ; the underside greyish suffused 

 and irrorated with red-brown. 



Hah. U.S.A., Southern States, 1 6 , Florida (Bouhleday), 1 6 . 

 Exp. 30 millim. 



7944. Argyrostrotis obsoleta. (Plate CCXXVI. fig. 6.) 



Poaphila ohsoleta, Grote, Check-List, p. 42 (1876); Smith, Cat. Noct. 

 N. Am. p. 358. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen bright red- brown ; antennee with the 

 shaft white above. Fore wing bright red-brown, the costal edge 

 white except towards base ; an indistinct oblique brown antemedial 

 line ; postmedial line indistinct, brown, inwardly oblique ; cilia pure 

 white except at base. Hind wing bright red-brown ; cilia white at 

 tips at middle above only. 



Hah. U.S.A., Southern States, Greorgia, 1 6 , Florida {Douhle- 

 day), 3 $ , Enterprise, 1 $ type. Exp. 34 miUim. 



7945. Argyrostrotis quadrifilaris. (Plate CCXXVI. fig. 7.) 



Agnovxonia quadrifilaris, Hiibn. Zutr. Ex. Schmett. iii. p. 37, if. 569, 570 

 (1825); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 358. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen deep red-brown ; antennse with the 

 shaft Avhite above. Fore wing bright red-brown, the costal edge 

 white except towards base ; antemedial line pure white, oblique ; 

 postmedial line pm-e white, inwardly oblique ; cilia pure white at 

 tips except towards tornus. Hind wing deep red-broAvn, the ter- 

 minal area brighter red-brown except towards tornus ; cilia paler ; 

 the underside deep red-brown, the terminal area pale red-brown. 



Hah. U.S.A., Massachusetts, New York, 3 c^ , 3 $ , Pennsyl- 

 vania, 1 $ , Florida {Bouhleday), 1 c? , 2 $ . Exp. 32-36 millim. 



7946. Argyrostrotis anilis. (Plate CCXXVI. fig. 8.) 



Kodua anilis, Dniry, 111. Exot. Ins. ii. p. 21, pi. 12. f. 3 (1797); Smith, 



Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 360. 

 Agnonionia sequistriaris, Hubn. Zutr. Ex. Scluuett. iii. p. 10, ff. 419, 420 



(1825). 



Head, thorax, and abdomen bright red-brown ; antenna; with the 

 shaft white above. Fore wing bright red-brown ; a naiTow oblique 

 white band from costa before middle to inner margin towards 

 tornus ; postmedial line oblique and white to vein 6, then indis- 

 tinct and brown, incurved below vein 3 and reaching inner margin 

 just beyond the oblique band ; cilia white with a slight red-brown 

 line at middle. Hind wing pale red-brown with a greyish gloss ; 



