MAY. 137 



Lehdoptera. Noctuid^. 



TEIPHJilNA. 



Generic Distinctions. — Antenna simple ; palpi short, and rising 

 up in front of the head ; proboscis long and spiral ; colour bright, 

 the under wings being always light yellow, with a black margin ; 

 size moderate. 



Triph^na fimbria. Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing. 

 The head, thorax, and anterior wings are liver-colour, in- 

 clining to grey ; the latter have four pale transverse lines, 

 and two pale rings on the disc, the second and third lines 

 enclosing a space darker than the rest, in which the two 

 ringed spots are placed ; the under wings are light yellow, 

 with a broad band of black, edged with the ground-colour. 

 The caterpillar is of an ochre-yellow, with a pale line along 

 the back ; it feeds on the potato, violet, primrose, etc. 



LePEDOPTERA. LiTHOSIIDiE. 



CALLIMOEPHIA. 



Generic Distinctions. — Antenna slender and setaceous ; palpi, 

 basal joint the same length as the two following; proboscis 

 longer than the head ; anterior icings long and narrow. 



