LTCOPnOTIA. 527 



clavlforoi and orbicular obsolete ; reniform represented bj- a fuscous 

 spot at lower angle of cell ; subterminal line indistinct, blackish, 

 somewhat punctiform, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at 

 middle ; a terminal series of slight points. Hind wing white, the 

 veins and terminal area tinged with brownish ochreous ; the under- 

 side with the costal area irro rated with pale brown, traces of a 

 discoidal point and curved postmedial line, a fine terminal line. 



Hah. Spaii^, Andalusia ; Coksica, type t J in Coll. Mabille. 

 Exp. 36 millim. 



*9I7. Lycophotia petersi. 



Phleboeis petersi, Christ. Stett. eut. Zcit. 1887, p. 164; id. Eom. Mem. r. 

 p. 28, pi. 2. f. 3 ; Staucl. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 154. 



Head and thorax ochreous yellow, more or less strongly mixed 

 with dark brown scales ; pectus, legs, and abdomen ochreous white. 

 Fore wing ochreous yellow, irrorated with dark brown scales ; the 

 veins streaked with white ; an obscure dark brown antemedial line 

 strongly angled inwards on median nervure and vein 1 ; an obscure 

 discoidal lunule ; postmedial line dentate and produced to points 

 on the veins, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then 

 incurved ; a dentate subterminal line slightly angled outwards at 

 vein 7 and 4 ; a fine dark terminal line ; cilia whitish. Hind 

 wing white, very slightly tinged with ochreous on terminal area. 



ffab. W, Tpekestan, Tekke', Askabad in Coll. Elwes. Exp., 

 (S 36, $ 32 miUim. 



918. Lycophotia ripae. 



Nociua ripcB, Hiibn Samml. Eur. Schmett., Noct. ff. 702-3 (1827) ; Boisd. 



Icon. I.ep. Eur. pi. 75. f. 6 ; Suell. Tijds. v. Ent. viii. p. 70, pi. 2. f. 5 ; 



Siaud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 148. 

 Noctua wisseiibornii, Frr. Beitr. v. p. 139, pi. 466. f. 3 (1828). 

 Jgrotis nebzdosa,8teph. 111. Brit. Ent., Haust. ii. p. 127, pi. 22. f. 1 (1829). 

 Agrotis desiUi, Pierr. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. viii. p. 95, pi. 8. f. 2 (1839). 

 Agrotis desertortom, Boisd. Ind. Meth. p. Ill (1840). 

 Agrotis deserticola, Ev. Bull. Mosc. iii. p. 544, pi. 5. f. 2 (1842) ; Herr.- 



Schaff. Schmett. Eur. ii. Noct. f. 492. 

 Agrotis instructa, Wlk. x. 352 (1856). 

 Agrotis obotritica, Schmidt, Stett. e. Zeit. 1858, p. 377. 

 Agrotis alexandrensis, Baker, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1894, p. 37, pi. 1. f. 5. 



Head and thorax red-brown slightly mixed with white and a 

 few black scales ; the lower part of frons white ; tarsi banded 

 with black ; abdomen ochreous white. Fore wing pale red-brown, 

 irrorated sparsely with black ; the veins streaked with white ; 

 blackish streaks on base of costa and below cell ; a waved whitish 

 subbasal line from costa to submedian fold; a double, waved, ante- 

 medial line angled outwards below costa and strongly above inner 

 margin ; claviform small, defined by black ; orbicular and reniform 

 small, with blackish centres and whitish annuli defined by black ; 

 the postmedial line dentate and produced to white points on the 

 veins, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4. then 



