APLECTOIDES. TJFEUS , 



583 



in lower part of cell before and between tbem, the former oblique, 

 elliptical, or nearly round ; the postmedial line dentate, defined by 

 whitish on outer side, bent outwards below costa, excurved to 

 vein 4, then incurved ; a pale waved subterminal line with dentate 

 black marks on its inner side, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved 

 at middle ; a terminal series of black lunules. Hind wing whitish 

 tinged with fuscous especially on terminal area ; a diacoidal spot 

 and curved postmedial line more distinct on underside ; a terminal 

 series of striae, cilia white. 



Hah. QmKviL {Norman), I J ; U.S.A., Northern, Eastern, Middle 

 and Central States, Massachusetts, New York, 3 $ type. Exp. 40 

 millim, 



1016. Aplectoides condita. (Plate LXXVI. fig. 2.) 



Aplecta condita, Gueu. Noct. ii. p. 78, pi. 8. f. 5 (1852) ; Smith, Cat. Noct. 



N. Am. p. 59. 

 Agrotis trabalis, Grote, Can. Ent. ix. p. 198 (1877). 



Head and thorax brown mixed with black and grey ; tarsi ringed 

 with white ; abdomen pale brown. Fore wing reddish brown 

 mixed with white ; a subbasal line from costa to submedian fold 

 defined by white on outer side and angled outwards below costa ; a 

 black streak above base of vein 1 ; the antemedial line defined by 

 white on inner side, angled outwards below costa and in submedian 

 fold ; claviform defined by black ; orbicular and reniform large, 

 whitish, defined by black and with two black streaks in the cell 

 before and between them, the orbicular elongate, elliptical ; an 

 indistinct waved line from lower angle of cell to inner margin : the 

 postmedial line defined by white on outer side, dentate, strongly 

 bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, and 

 with rufous suffusion between it and the subterminal line, which is 

 grey angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle ; a terminal 

 series of small black lunules. Hind wing yellowish white, slightly 

 suffused with brown especially towards termen ; a terminal series 

 of brown strioe ; the underside with brown discoidal lunule and 

 sinuous postmedial line. 



Hah. Canada, Montreal (Covpei^), 1 c5" ; U.S.A., Northern, 

 Middle, and Eastern States, 1 2 type, Massachusetts, N. York, 

 Alhany (Bailey) , 2 2 ' ^^7?. 44 millim. 



Genus UPEUS. rpyp^ 



ITfeus, Grote, Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci. i. p. 101 (1873) satyrica. 



Proboscis fully developed; palpi short, porrect, clothed with long rough 

 hair; frons smooth ; eyes large, ciliated ; antennas of male ciliated; head and 

 thorax clothed with rough hair ; mid and hind tibiffi spined ; abdomen dorsally 

 flattened, the anal tuft large. Fore wing rather narrow, the apex rounded ; 

 Teins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle or areole ; 9 from 

 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with 

 veins 3, 4 from angle of cell ; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 

 from upper angle or shortly stalked. 



