AND THEIR TRAXSFORMATIONS. II5 



Mr. Doublcday; and the remainder are entirely from tlic eabinet of Mr. Bentley, with the exception of A. alpina, a unique specimen, which 

 was kindly lent me by Mr. Douglas for tho pur])ose of figuring it in this work. The caterpillar of segetum is from Hiihner. I regret very much 

 being able to figure so few of the caterpillars of this group, as they have been so little studied that scarcely anything is known respecting them. 

 I call upon the numerous subscribers to this work, who have opportunities of collecting, to send me any caterpillars they may discover of 

 Noctuas, particularly underground feeders, and they shall be carefully figured and described. H. N. II. 



SPECIES l.—AGROTIS LUNIGERA. Plate XXIII., Fig. 10. 



Synonymes. — Agrolh iuniycra, Stephens ; III. Haust. 2, p. 11,'?, pi. 20, fig. 3. 



Tliis species measures If inch in the expansion of tlie fore wings, which are described by Jlr. Stephens as of 

 a rich fuscous varied witli yellowish, witlj an angulated black streak at tlio base united to an abbreviated pale 

 striga ; behind this, at a distance from the anterior stigma, is a transverse yellowish waved stri^a, bordered on 

 each side with dusky, and very much angulated towards the inner margin ; a similar striga arises from 

 the costa opposite to the posterior stigma, and bending outwards, turns rather suddenly towards the inner edge, 

 the space between the arch and the stigma being yellowish, or dull ochraceous brown ; near the hinder margin 

 is a pale waved streak, and the margin itself is spotted with black, with a pale griseous line at the base of the 

 cilia ; the anterior stigma is dusky towards the costa, and bright flavescent towards the inner margin of the wino-, 

 forming a lunule of the latter colour ; the posterior stigma is margined anteriorly with black and flavescent, and 

 posteriorly with black ; the hind wings creamy white. Very rare. Found in June, near Cork in Ireland. 



SPECIES 2.— AGROTIS CORTICEA. Plate XXIII., Fig. G. 



SvNoNVMES. — Noctxia corlicea, Ilubncr; Ochscnheimer; Stephens ; 

 Boisduval ; Gu^nce. (A. c.) 



(Male) Xoctua clavigcra, Ilaworth. 



Bomhy,r e.rclamationis, Esper. 

 (Female) Noctua sordida, Hiihner. 

 Nochta sulfusca, Haworth. 



This species measures from 1 -'. to 1 } inch in the expansion of the fore wings, which, as well as tho body, are 

 nearly of a uniform brown colour slightly freckled witli rather pale ashy, with the costa rather darker ; 

 near the base are two slender, waved, dark streaks, the second much more distinct ; the two stigmata are very 

 distinct and nearly black, with a short longitudinal black bar behind the basal one ; a much curved streak follows 

 the second stigma, and the extreme margin is dark ; the iiind wings are dusky ash with a central curve, and the 

 hind margin darker. There ai'o numerous varieties not only in the ground colour of the wings, but also in the 

 distinctness as well as the size of the markings. 



It appears to be widely distributed tliroughout England, but is not a common insect. 



SPECIES 3.— AGROTIS .ffiQUA. Plate XXIII., Fig. 1. 



Synonvmes. — A'octua cerjuii, lluhncr; Ochsenhcimer. I Noctua margaritosa, Haworth. 



Xoctua saucia, Hubner ; Boisduval : Guenee. | I'ar. % — Noctua majuscula, Haworth. 



This species measures about 2 inches in the exjianse of the forewings, which are of an ashy stone colour, with 

 delicate darker cloudings, and with several black dots along the costaj ; the two ordinary curved stripes next the 

 base of the wing are very slight and almost indistinct ; tho anterior stigma is large, pale, and almost indistinct, 

 bounded by a dark ring ; the second stigma is also large and rather dusky, followed by a small dark cloud 

 towards the apex of the wing, where is a paler patch, and a larger dusky one next the margin, which is marked 

 with a row of black dots ; the hind wings are dusky white, with the margin darker. 



Found in the autumn near London, but very rare ; Sir. H. Doubleday found several near Epping, in 1827, 

 and again in October, 1841. It is a very distinct and not very variable species. 



The supposed variety named majuscula by Haworth differs in the very dark pitchy-black colour of the fore 



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