CUCXJLLIA. 4/ 



Ilah. Russia, Urals ; W. Siberia, Altai, Zeller Coll. ; W. 

 Turkestan, Issyk Kul ; E. Tukkestan, Hi. Exp. 44-50 millim. 



2113. CucuUia distinguenda. (Plate XCVII. fig. 7.) 



CucuUia distinguenda, Staud. Iris, v. p. 368, pi. 3. f. 7 (1892); id. Cat. 

 Lep. pal. p. 215. 



Head and thorax purplish grey mixed with brown ; frons with 

 blackish bar ; tegulag with black line near base, two slight medial 

 lines and blackish tips ; abdomen yellowish brown, the ventral 

 surface grey irrorated with brown. Fore wing purplish grey 

 irrorated with fuscous, the costal area, end of cell and area just 

 beyond it suffused with brown ; the veins streaked with black ; a 

 fine black streak in submediau fold to the antemedial line ; subbasal 

 line represented by a slight striga from costa ; antemedial line black 

 defined by white on inner side, strongly angled outwards in the 

 interspaces, in submedian fold almost to the postmedial line and 

 inwards on the veins ; orbicular and reniform pale brownish defined 

 by black points, the former rather quadrate, the latter angled 

 inwards on median nervure and defined by a curved line below ; 

 postmedial line obsolete except below vein 2, where it is defined by 

 whitish on outer side, strongly angled inwards in submedian fold 

 and outwards on vein 1 ; the terminal area with slight white streaks 

 defined on each side by brown ; a slight oblique brown streak below 

 extremity of vein 2 ; a terminal series of black strige. Hind wing 

 suffused Avith reddish brown, the terminal area rather darker ; cilia 

 white ; the underside pale irrorated and the costal and terminal 

 areas suflFused with brown, a brown discoidal spot with streak 

 before it in cell. 



Hah. W. Turkestan, Issyk Kul ; E. Tukkestan, Hi ; Tiubt, 

 Arado ; E. Siberia, Dahuria, Kentei, 1 J, 1 $, Amurland. Exp. 

 62 millim. 



2114. CucuUia cliamomillae. 



Noctua chamomiUa, Scbiff. Wien. Verz. p. 73 (1776); Sepp, Ins. iii. pi. 25. 



f. 6; Esp. Scbmett. ir. pi. 193. S. 1, 2; Hiibn. Eur. Schuiett., Noct. 



f. 261; Dup. Lep. Fr. vii. p. 427, pi. 123. f. 3; Steph. III. Brit. Eat., 



Haust. iii. p. 89 ; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 216. 

 Noctua fissina, Haw. Lep. Brit. p. 166 (1809) ; Steph. 111. Brit. Ent., Haust. 



iii. p. 90. 

 Noctua chrysanthemi, Hiibn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 686 (1827). 

 Noctua lucifuga, Dup. Lep. Fr. vii. p. 432, pi. 127. f. 1 (1827). 

 CucuUia calendulcB, Treit. Eur. Schmett. x. 2, p. 127 (1835). 

 CucuUia Uucanthemi, Embr. Cat. Lep. S. And. pi. 9. f. 3 (1858). 



Head and thorax grey mixed with brown ; frons with blackish 

 bar above ; tegulae with black line near base, two medial fuscous 

 lines and fuscous tips ; tibiae with black stripes ; abdomen grey 

 tinged with brown ; the dorsal crests blackish. Fore wing grey- 

 brown ; the veins with fine dark streaks ; a fine black streak in base 

 of submedian fold ; antemedial line indistinct, very strongly dentate 



