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^TOCTUIDJE. 



orbicular and reniforni defined by black lines and with pale anuuli, 

 the former elliptical, oblique, incomplete above, the latter moderate, 

 incomplete below, the space between them in cell blackish ; the 

 median shade oblique from lower angJe of cell to inner margin ; 

 the postmedial line double, the inner crenulate, the outer more 

 even, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then oblique ; 

 some pale points on costa before the subterminal line, which is pale, 

 angled outwards at vein 6, and excurved at middle, with some 

 dentate marks on the inner side and the area beyond it dark ; a 

 terminal series of small black lunules. Hind wing fuscous brown, 

 with dark discoidal lunule ; the cilia ochreous, with brown line 

 through them ; the underside paler, irrorated with brown, the 

 discoidal lunule prominent, a curved postmedial line and terminal 

 series of black lunules. 



Hah. Canada, Br. Columbia ; U.S.A., Colorado {Bruce), 2 S , 

 S. Park. Ex2->. 36 millim. 



500. Euxoa basalis. (Plate LXV. fig. 20.) 



Agrotis basalis, Grote, N. Am. Ent. i. p. 38 (1879) ; Smith, Cat. Noct. 

 N. Am. p. 104. 



(S . Head and thorax purplish brown, the extremity of 2nd joint 

 of palpi, vertex of head, edges of tegulse and patagia, and dorsal 

 crest on thorax ferruginous ; tibiae and tarsi banded with dark 

 brown ; abdomen yellowish brown, the anal tuft, sides, and ventral 

 surface purplish brown. Pore wing purplish chestnut, the basal 

 area strongly suffused with grey ; the subbasal and antemedial lines 

 double, waved, the former extending to submedian fold ; claviform 

 indicated by some grey scales defined by blackish on outer side ; 

 the orbicular and reniform grey with purplish scales, defined by 

 black lines and with whitish annuli, the cell before and between 

 them and the area just beyond the reniform deeper chestnut-brown, 

 the former round, the latter open below ; an indistinct medial line 

 from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; the postmedial line 

 indistinct, dentate, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, 

 then oblique ; the subterminal line indistinct, pale, angled outwards 

 at vein 6 and excurved at middle, the area beyond it darker. Hind 

 wing whitish tinged with brown, the veins, terminal area, and a 

 fine terminal line brown ; cilia white, with a brown line at base. 

 Underside with the costal area irrorated with purplish red ; a dark 

 discoidal point. 



5 . Hind wing more uniform brown, 



Hab. U.S.A., Colorado (Snow), 1 c? , 1 $ type. Exp. 46 millim. 



*501. Euxoa solitaria. 



AgroUs solitaria, Smith, Stett. ent. Zeit. xlvi. p. 223 (1885) ; id. Cat. Noct. 

 N. Am. p. 104. 



Rusty, somewhat yellowish red, irrorated with black ; head pale ; 

 thorax cameous grey. Fore wing with the medial area more 



