OLIGIA. 



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side whitish, the costal area irrorated with red-brown, a discoidal 

 point and postmedial line. 



Hah. U.S.A., Florida, Cocoanut Grove. Exp. 28 millim. This 

 species is unknown to me ; figured from a drawing from type in 

 U.S. l^at. Mus. 



3201. Oligia scolopacina. 



Nuctua scohjmcina, Esp. Sclimett. iv. pi. ISU. f. 1 (1788); Biibii. Eur. 

 Schmett., Noct. f. 460 ; Dup. Lep. Fr. vii. p. 201, pi. 113. f. 3 ; Frr. Netie 

 Eeitr. i. p. 121, pi. 64 ; Steph. 111. Brit. Ent., Haust. ii. p. 178 ; Staud. 

 Cat. Lep. pal. p. 174. 



Noctua ahhreviata. Haw. Lep. Brit. p. 170 (1809). 



Hadena hammoniensis, Sauber, Ver. Naturw. Hamb. x. p. 69 (1899). 



Head and thorax ochreous suffused with rufous, a black patch on 

 metathorax ; palpi blackish at sides ; tarsi ringed with blackish ; 

 abdomen grey suffused with brown, a black patch at base and the 

 dorsal crests black. Fore wing ochreous suffused with rufous, the 

 terminal area deep rufous except at apex ; subbasal line indistinctly 

 double, dentate, from costa to submedian fold ; a diffused oblique 

 black patch above inner margin before the antemedial line which is 

 indistinctly double, diffused, rufous, oblique from costa to median 

 nervure, then waved ; claviform absent ; orbicular narrow, oblique 

 elliptical, with pale annulus ; reniform narrow, constricted at 

 middle, with white annulus forming a small spot on inner side 

 below and with slight blackish spot in lower extremity ; a curved 

 rufous medial shade, blackish towards costa; postmedial line dark, 

 indistinctly double towards costa, slightly bent outwards below 

 costa, then dentate and produced to black points on the veins, ex- 

 curved to vein 4, then incurved, some pale points beyond it on 

 costa; subterminal line indistinct, pale, defined on inner side by 

 deep rufous, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle; a 

 terminal series of slight blackish points ; cilia fuscous with puncti- 

 form ochreous line at base and slight blackish medial line. Hind 

 wing ochreous suffused with brown especially on terminal area ; a 

 slight dark discoidal lunule ; cilia pale ; the underside whitish, the 

 costal area tinged with rufous and irrorated with brown, a black 

 discoidal spot and curved minutely waved postmedial line. 



Ab. 1. hammoniensis. Suffused with fuscous. 



Hah. Britain, Leech Coll. ; France ; Germany, Zeller, Frey, and 

 Leech Colls. ; Austria ; Htjngaet ; Savitzerland, Frey Coll. ; JN". 

 Italt ; S. Sweden ; Kxjssia, Livonia, Zeller Coll. ; W. Siberia, Altai ; 

 E. Siberia, Ussuri ; Japan, Yeso (Whiteli/, Fryer), 2 (S , S §, 

 Tokio (Maries), 1 d , Yokohama (Fryer), 1 d . Kvp. 32-36 millim. 



Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 132; Barrett, Lep. Brit. iv. p. 378, pi. 181. f. 1. 



Greenish-grey ; dorsal line whitish, dark-edged ; subdorsal line 

 dark grey ; spiracular line pale yellow edged above by dark grey ; 

 head light, brownish ochreous or greenish. Food-plants, Grasses 

 and Luzxda. lO-H. 



