130 NOCTUIDiE. 



snbbasal line represented by a slight oblique striga from costa ; a 

 short snbbasal Ijlack streak in submedian fold ; antemedial line 

 represented bj' dark points on costa, median nervnre, and vein 1 ; 

 stigmata absent ; postmedial line represented by a small dark spot 

 on costa, bent outwards below costa then very oblique, defined by 

 white on outer side and slightly angled outwards on vein 1, some 

 white points beyond it on costa ; an oblique very slightly curved 

 white subterminal band defined on inner side by minute dentate 

 black marks : a fine dark terminal line defined on inner side by a 

 white line ; cilia pale brown with a white line through them. 

 Hind wing dark fuscous brown ; cilia white with fine brown lines 

 near base and middle; the underside white, the costal half irrorated 

 with brown, the inner half suffused with brown, a slight discoidal 

 lunule, a postmedial line ex curved at discal fold, then oblique, a 

 diffused subterminal band from discal fold to inner margin. 



Hah. S. Tuekey; Aemenia ; Asia Minoe, Pontus, Taurus, 1 S ', 

 SxEiA, Leech Coll., 1 $ , Mardin, Exp. 30 millim. 



2235. Calopliasia casta. 



Noctua casta, Borkh. Scriba, Beitr. iii. p. 212, pi. 17. f. 7 (1793) ; Stand. 



Cat. Lep. pal. p. 213. 

 Noctua opalina, Esp. Schmett. iv. pi. 182. f. 3 (1793) ; Hiibn. Ear. Scbmett., 



Noct. £f. 376, 8U8-9 ; Err. Beitr. ii. pi. 79 ; Dup. Lep. Er. vii. p. 246, 



pi. 115. f. 3. 



S . Head, thorax, and abdomen pui'e white ; tegulse with slight 

 medial line and some dark scales at middle of tips ; metathoracic 

 crest tipped with black ; tibise and tarsi with pale fuscous bands. 

 Pore wing with the basal half pure white ; subbasal line represented 

 by a small blackish spot on costa, the antemedial line by a small 

 spot on costa and minute points on median nervure and vein 1 ; 

 terminal half fuscous brown, the postmedial costal area white down 

 to vein 5, the inner edge of dark area indented by a white tooth 

 in cell not quite confluent with the small white discoidal lunule 

 which is connected above with the white postmedial area; postmedial 

 line with two dark marks on costa, below vein 6 a fine white line 

 excurved to vein 4, then incurved to below end of cell, with slight 

 dark streak before it on vein 2, then slightly defined by black on 

 inner side and minutely waved ; subterminal line very near termen 

 formed of irregular white marks, with slight dentate black marks 

 before them below veins 7, 5, 3, 2, and some blaclt spots beyond 

 them, slightly dentate at veins 4, 3, then incurved, and with oblique 

 white streaks before it from vein 2 to tornus ; the termen tinged 

 with cupreous ; cilia fuscous brown, the tips chequered with white. 

 Hind wing white with terminal fuscous-brown band from apes to 

 vein 2, its inner edge emitting slight streaks on the veins. Under- 

 side white ; fore wing with diffused fuscous subterminal band 

 except towards costa and inner margin ; hind wing with traces of 

 subterminal band. 



$ . Head, thorax, and abdomen slightly mixed with fuscous ; 



