594 



NOCTTJIDJS. 



oblique ; subterminal line pale, defined by slight fuscous suffusion on 

 inner side, more prominent at eosta, angled outwards at vein 7 and 

 exeurved at middle ; a dark terminal line. Hind wing pale fuscous, 

 with indistiiict dark discoidal lunule and dark terminal line ; cilia 

 pale, with a brown line through them. 



Hah. W. TuEKESTAN, Turcomania, Sarawschan, Askabad, 1 S . 

 Exp. 52 millim. 



1034. Xestia ochreago. 



Noctua ochreago, Hilbn. Samml. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 431 (1827) ; Dup. 



Lep. Fr. vii. p. 284, pi. 117. f. 8 ; Stand. Oat. Lep. pal. p. 202. 

 Xestia ochrojois, Hu))n. Verz. p. 233 (1827). 

 XantJiia rubeciUa, Treit. Schmett. Eur, v. p. 353 ; Herr.-Schaff. Eur. 



Schmett. ii. p. 70, fP. 437, 438 (1837). 



Head and thorax ochreous tinged with red-brown ; abdomen 

 greyish tinged with red-brown. Pore wing ochreous suffused with 

 red-brown ; an indistinct, waved, brown subbasal line from costa to 

 submedian fold ; a waved antemedial line, slightly angled outwards 

 below costa ; claviform rather small, defined by brown ; orbicular and 

 reniform large, defined by brown, the former oblique, elliptical, the 



Fig. 99. — Xestia ochreago, (^ . \. 



latter with some black in its lower part ; traces of an oblique waved 

 line from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; a minutely dentate 

 postmedial line bent outwards below costa, angled inwards in discal 

 fold, exeurved to vein 4, then incurved ; a subterminal somewhat 

 diffused line, slightly angled outwards at vein 7 and exeurved at 

 middle ; a fine dark terminal line. Hind wing ochreous, tinged 

 with rufous and suff'used with fuscous except at termen. Underside 

 of fore wing with some fuscous sufiusion on disk and curved post- 

 medial line. 



Hah. France ; Switzerland, Zeller & Prey Colls, ; Italy ; 

 Armenia. Exi:). 38 millim. 



Sect. II. Antennaj of male bipectinate, with very short fasciculate branches, 

 the apical part serrate. 



1035. Xestia miniago. 



Xanthia miniago, Frey. Neu. Eeitr. Schmett. ix. pi. 304. f. 4 (1839) ; Herr.- 

 Schaff. Eur. Schmett., Noct. p. 201, f. 113 ; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 202.' 



Hiptelia variago, Stand. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1882, p. 44 ; id. Cat. Lep. pal. 

 p. 202. 



Head and thorax brownish ochreous with a pink tinge ; palpi 

 rufous, whitish at tips ; sides of frons and shaft of antennse whitish ; 



