ST>fGE.\PHA. 435 



then oblique and slightly waved, somewhat angled inwards at vein 2, 

 some white points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line black-brown, 

 an oblique cupreous-brown shade from apex to its inner side at discal 

 fold then defining it on inner side, the line excurved below costa, 

 angled outwards below veins 4 and 3 and ending at tornus, a 

 cupreous-brown shade beyond it at middle with waved outer edge ; 

 the termen pale grey, expanding into a triangular patch below vein 

 2 ; a terminal series of slight black strise. Hind wing whitish 

 suffused with cupreous-brown, the veins and terminal area deep 

 cupreovis-brown ; cilia brown at base, white at tips ; the underside 

 white irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal lunule, postmedial 

 line incurved below vein 6, and subterminal shade. 



d" . Head and thorax rufous and grey ; fore wing more silvery- 

 grey with less cupreous brown suffusion especially before inner half 

 of subterminal line. 



Ab. 1. Fore wing with the stigma a V-mark with a spot beyond 

 its lower extremity. 



Hal). Chili, Callao (J". J. Walkej^), 1 $ , Coquimbo (J. J. 

 Walker), 5 J , 4 $ , Valparaiso {JEdmonds) 2 c? , 2 § type cliilensis, 

 Mulchen {Elwes), 1 c? , 1 $ . Exp. 38-54 millim. 



8256. Syngrapha egena. (Plate CCXXXVI. fig. 24.) 



Plusia egena, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 328 (1852) ; Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. 

 i. p. 332; Ottolengiii, J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. x. pi. vii. f. 8; Smith, Cat. 

 Noct. N. Am. p. 251. 



Head and thorax pale red-brown mixed with grey, the tegulse 

 and metathoracic crest tipped with grey ; abdomen grey suffused 

 with pale red-brown, the crests rufous tipped with grey. Fore wing 

 purplish grey suffused with pale red-brown, the medial area below 

 the cell deep rufous with patches of the ground-colour at middle of 

 inner margin, and some golden cupreous below the cell and stigma ; 

 traces of a pale curved subbasal line from costa to median nervure ; 

 antemedial line fine, brown defined at sides by grey, angled out- 

 wards below costa, then oblique ; orbicular slightly defined by 

 brown, elliptical; a U-shaped stigma below the cell with slight 

 silvery outline ; reniform slightly defined by brown, oblique, 

 oblong ; postmedial line fine, brown defined on each side by grey, 

 excurved below costa, incurved and slightly sinuous below vein 6, 

 some white points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line brown, 

 oblique from apex to vein 5, excurved below veins 4 and 3, then 

 incurved, a golden cupreous shade beyond it from apex to termen 

 at vein 2, extending to just before the line at middle. Hind wing 

 red-brown, the interspaces of basal half whitish excej)t on inner 

 area ; cilia whitish with a red-brown line near base ; the underside 

 ochreous white irrorated with brown, a brown discoidal spot, 

 postmedial line excuiwed below costa, subterminal shade, and fine 

 terminal line. 



Ab. 1. Much darker. 



Hah. U.S.A., Florida, Indian E., 1 5 ; Mexico, Jalapa 



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