AGHOTTS. 387 



narrow to-wards tornus ; the uudersicle with the costal area suffused 

 with red. 



Ab. 1. adsequa. Paler and more uniform in colour. 



Ab. 2. jj^'osequa. Fore wing with the markings more prominent. 



Ab. 3. curtisi. Smaller; fore wing suffused with black or red, 

 the markings distinct ; hind wing often more or less suffused with 

 fuscous. — Shetland Is. 



Ab. 4. hergensls. .Fore wing partly suffused with fuscous. — 

 JN^orway. 



Hah. Beitain, Shetland Is., Hebrides, Leech Coll., Forres (Salvage), 

 England, Scotland, "Wales, Ireland (Salvage) ; France, Leech Coll. : 

 Geejiany, Zeller Coll. ; Switzeeland, Leech Coll. ; N. Spain ; 

 Aloiees ; Canaeies ; ScANDiNATiA ; EussiA, Livonia ; Aemenia ; 

 Asia Minor ; Syeia, Leech Coll. Exj). 38-50 millim. 



Larva. Meyr. Brit, Lep. p. 101 ; Barrett, Lep. Brit. iv. p. 17, pi. 139. 



Pale greyish ochreous to brown ; dorsal line faint ; subdorsal line 

 brown, with longitudinal marks on somites 10, 11, pale-edged below, 

 tending to be connected by a bar on somite 11 ; a spiracular series 

 of dark brown oblique marks ; spiracular line pale, sometimes tinged 

 with pink ; head light brown, with darker markings. Food-plants : 

 Stellaria, Salir, liubus, Bumex, etc. 9-5. 



667. Agrotis pronuba. 



Noctva 2}ronuha, Linn. Syst. Nat. x. p. 512 (1758) ; Esp. Schmett. ir. 



pi. 102. f. 1 ; Hiibn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 103 ; Godt Lep. Fr. v. pi. 58 ; 



Hmpsn. Moths Iiid. ii. p. 190 ; Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 137. 

 Mctua innuha, Treit. Sclimett. Eur. v. 1, p. 265 (1823); Stepli. 111. Brit. 



Ent., Haust. ii. p. 104. 

 Agrotis hoegii, Herr.-Schiifr. Neue Schmett. ff. 117, 118 (1856). 



Head and tegulao white mixed with dark brown, tegulfp with 

 brown medial line and dark tips ; palpi dark with white tips ; 

 thorax dark brown ; tibial spurs and tarsi with pale rings ; abdomen 

 brownish ochreous, the ventral surface irrorated with grey. Foro 

 wing pale reddish brown to dark brown, irrorated and suffused in 

 parts with grey and with dark strise ; a double curved subbasal line 

 from costa to submedian fold ; a more or less indistinct double 

 waved antemedial line ; orbicular and reniform with pale annuli, the 

 former rather oblique, elliptical, often filled in with grey, the latter 

 with its centre or lower part fuscous ; the postmedid line indistinct, 

 dentate, bent outwards below costa, slightly iucurved at discal fold, 

 incurved below vein 4 ; the subterminal line pale, with two black 

 spots before it below costa, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved 

 at middle ; some dark points on termen. Hind wing orange ; the 

 costal area tinged with fuscous ; a nearly terminal black band with 

 waved edges, broad at costa, narrowing and not reaching tornus ; 

 the underside with the costal area pinkish grey irrorated with black, 

 and with a rufous po.stmedial line on it. 



Ab. 1. Paler and with the thorax concolorous. 



Ab. 2. liocgi. Smaller; hind wing with small discal black spot. 



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