TRACHEA. 211 



with some points below it on outer edge ; a sinuous medial line oblique 

 from costa to lower angle of cell ; postmedial line indistincth' 

 double, slightly bent outwards below costa, then minutely dentate 

 and produced to dark streaks with whitish points on them on the 

 veins, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some whitish points beyond 

 it on costa ; subtcrminal line pale rufous slightly defined by red- 

 brown on inner side, excurved below vein 7 and at middle ; a 

 terminal series of small black lunules ; cilia fuscous with a greyish 

 line at base. Hind wing pale yellowish tinged with brown, the 

 veins dark ; a dark discoidal luuule, curved postmedial line, diffused 

 subterminal band, and fine terminal line ; the underside yellow, the 

 costal area irrorated with brown, a black discoidal spot, sinuous 

 postmedial line, difi'used subterminal band, and terminal series of 

 points. 



Hah. W. China, Pu-tsu-fang, 1 $ type. Exp. 38 millim. 



2987. Trachea secalis. 



Koctim secalis, Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. x. p. .519 (1758) ; Schiff. Wien. Verz. 



p. 78 (1776) ; Bjerkander, Vet.-Ak. Handl. xsxix. p. 21)0 (1778) ; Staud. 



Oat. Lep. pal. p. 176. 

 Noctua oculea, Linn. Faun. Suec. p. 321 (1761) ; Steph. 111. Brit. Ent., 



Haust, iii. p. 9 ; Bell. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1858, p. 70-L pi. 14. f. 3. 

 Nocttca nictitans, Esp. Scbmett. iv. pi. 126. f. 6 (1788), uec Linn. ; Hiibn. 



Eur. Selimett., Noot. If. 97, 619, 620. 

 Nochm didyma, Esp. Schmett. iv. pi. 126. f. 7 (1788); Dup. Lep. Fr. vi. 



p. 443, pi. 100. ff. 5, 6 ; Frr. Neue Schmett. v. pi. 443. f. 2 ; Steph. 111. 



Brit. Ent., Haust. iii. p. 8 ; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 210. 

 Nociua lamda. View. Tab. Verz. ii. p. 81 (1789). 

 Noctaa leiicostigma, Esp. Schmett. iv. pi. 169. f. 7 (1791). 

 NocttM lancea, Esp. Schmett. iv. pi. 174. f. 5 (1791). 

 Noctua secalina, Hubn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f.420 (1808). 

 Nochia rava. Haw. Lep. Brit. pp. 137, 209 (1809). 

 Noctua f urea. Haw. Lep. Brit. p. 209 (1809); Steph. 111. Brit. Ent., Haust. 



iii. p. 10. 

 Noctua I-niger, Haw. Lep. Brit. p. 211 (1809); Steph. 111. Brit. Ent., 



Haust. iii. p. 10. 

 Noctua lugens. Haw. Lep. Brit. p. 212 (1809). 

 Parastichtis vilis, Hiibn. Verz. p. 213 (1827). 



Apamea moderata, Ev. Bull. Mosc. 1843, iii. p. 547, & 1856, iii. p. 56. 

 Hadena struvei, Eagusa, Kat. Sicil. iv. p. 274, pi. 4. f. 7 (1885). 



Head and thorax red-brown ; tegulae with black medial line ; 

 patagia with some black scales on upper edge ; tarsi fuscous with 

 pale rings ; abdomen grey -brown, the dorsal crests tipped with black 

 and grey, the anal tuft and ventral surface tinged with rufous. Pore 

 wing red-brown, the medial, and terminal area except at apex, tinged 

 with purplish fuscous ; subbasal line double, waved, from costa to 

 submedian fold ; a slight black streak above base of vein 1 and an 

 oblique streak above inner margin before the antemedial line which 

 is indistinctly double, waved, oblique from costa to median nervure; 

 claviform small, defined by black and with black streak from its lower 

 extremity to postmedial line ; orbicular and reniform defined by 



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