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curved, from costa to median nervure ; antemedial line black, 

 oblique from cosra to submedian fold where it is angled, then 

 inwardly oblique; a black discoidal bar; postmedial line black, 

 slightly excurved below costa, oblique to vein 4, then acutely 

 angled inAvards in submedian fold and again excurved, some white 

 points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line represented by a wedge- 

 shaped white mark from costa, then very indistinct, angled outwards 

 at vein 7, excurved at middle, and angled inwards at discal and sub- 

 median folds; a fine waved black terminal line ; a series of white 

 points at base of cilia. Hind wing fuscous brown with a lunulate 

 dark terminal line and whitish line at base of cilia ; the underside 

 whitish thickly irrorated with brown, a blackish discoidal spot. 

 Hah. W. China, Chow-pin-sa, 1 $ type. Exp. 20 millim. 



5864. Eustrotia candidula. 



Nociua candidula, Scbiff. Wieu. Verz. p. 89 (1776); Hiibn. Eur. Sclimett., 

 Noct. f. 295; Dnp. Lep. Fr., Siippl. iv. p. 78, pi. 67. f. 2; Frr. Neue 

 Beitr. pi. 693. f. 1. 



Noctua 2mdlla, View. Tab. Verz. ii. p. 84, pi. 1. f. 8 (1790) ; Staud. Cat. 

 Lep. pal. p. 23U. 



Head and thorax white mixed with some yellow-brown ; paipi 

 and antennae yellow-brown ; tarsi brown ringed with white ; 

 abdon;en white suffused with ochreous brovpn. Fore wing white ; 

 dark brown points at base of costa and cell ; subbasal line in- 

 distinctly double filled in with white, curved, from costa to median 

 nervure, a brown patch beyond it on costal area before the ante- 

 medial line, which is indistinct, double filled in -with white, oblique, 

 ainuous, incurved at median nervure, some dark brown suffusion 

 before it on inner area and some ochreous -brown suffusion beyond 

 it from cell to inner margin ; orbicular represented by two slight 

 oldiquely placed black points; reniform blue-grey obscurely defined 

 by white points and irregular black spots, placed on a large semi- 

 circular dark patch extending on costa fi-om middle to near apex 

 and to lower angle of cell; postmedial line double and filled in wdth 

 white from costa to vein 4, then single, bent outw^ards and obso- 

 lescent below costa, slightly angled inwards at discal fold, incuived 

 below vein 4, some white points beyond it on costa and short black 

 streaks between veins 8 and 5; subterminal line only defined by a 

 pale ochreous-brown shade on its inner side and slight ochreous 

 shade beyond it at middle, slightly excurved below vein 7 and at 

 middle ; a terminal series of slight black striae ; cilia ochreous browni 

 and white with fine brown line at middle. Hind wing white tinged 

 with ochreous brow^n, especially on terminal area ; a faint discoidal 

 lunule, curved postmedial line, and diffused subterminal shade ; a 

 fine dark terminal line ; the underside v\hite irrorated with ochreous 

 brown, the discoidal lunule and postmedial line more distinct. 



Hah. Fraxce, Sand Coll. ; Germany, Zeller and Frey Colls. ; 

 Austria, Leech Coll. ; Scandinavia; Etjssia, Livonia, Zeller Coll., 



