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rather darker. The head is fulvous brown, and the protliorax lias the frontal crest marked by two curved lines 

 of grey, edged with dark brown in front. 



The unique specimen in the collection of Mr. Marshall was taken by him some years ago at Charin"-. in 

 Kent, on the stump of a tree. 



SPECIES 17— A(;UOTIS PASCUEA. Platk XXIV., Fio. 2. 

 SvNoNYMES. — Ayrotis pascuea, Curlis, Brit. Eut. fol. 1G5. 



This species, now for the first time described and figured, differs from all the preceding in the acutely 

 dentated dark line succeeding the outer stigma. The expansion of tlie fore wings is nearly 1 L inch, their ground 

 colour being of a very jiale huffish white, varied, especially towards the costa and middle, with darker brownish 

 clouds : there is also a dusky patch along the posterior margin towards the base. From the base runs a nearly 

 straight black line to near the middle of the wing, but towards the liind margin, where it unites with the 

 dentated line above mentioned, the basal stigma is pale and slightly margined with black, and jireceded by :•. 

 short, oblique, black line ; behind it is a small oval dusky patch, attenuated towards its base and slightly edgeii 

 ■with black ; and behind this, towards the centre of the hind margin of the wing, is a larger, oval-oblong pale 

 space, margined with a black line. The second stigma is dusky in the centre, and edged with a narrow black 

 line. Towards the apical margin is a row of dusky cuneated patches, followed by a marginal row (if black dots. 

 The cilia alternately pale and darker brown. The costa is marked with several minute white dots. The hind 

 wings are almost white, with the margin slightly undulated. The antennse are very pale brown, the joints 

 bidentate in the male for about two thirds of their length ; none of the teeth, however, exceeding in length the 

 thickness of the antennae. Towards the tip tiicy become serrated, the tip itself being setaceous. The thorax is 

 pale grey, with the head and front browner, the latter having a dark angulated line. Tbe abdomen is more luteous. 



This pretty species is extremely rare. It is evidently maritime, having been taken by Mr. Curtis in the 

 Isle of Wight, by Mr. Paget at Yarmouth, and by Blr. ^Marshall at Lowestoft", in SufFolk. We are indebted to 

 the latter gentleman for the loan of his specimen. 



SPECIES 18.— AGUOTIS CURSORIA. Plate XXIV., Fig. 4. 



Synonymes. — Nociua cursoria, Uorkhiuiscu ; Iliibncr; Trcitsclike ; BoisJuval ; Wood. IiiJ. Ent. pi. 52, fig. 1639. 



Noctua mixta, Fabiicius ; Godart. 



This species is about the size of A. valligera. It varies considerably in the colour of the fore wings, from a 

 silvery grey or pale buff to a deep fulvous, reddish or brownish red, and considerably irrorated with darker atoms, 

 especially towards the centre of the wing ; the costa being marked with several dark small spots, arranged in 

 pairs corresponding with the origin of the striga>, which are distinct, and four in number, one near the base, a 

 second more irregular before the inner stigma, another much curved, and consisting of small arches Ijeyond 

 the outer stigma ; these strigsB being pale, and each margined with a dusky line on each side. Near the apex of 

 the wing is a more irregular dark striga, the margin of the wing being marked with a row of dark dots. The 

 hind wings are pale, and margined with a broad dusky edge, succeeded by a slender pale line. On the under- 

 side all the wings are of a yellowish white with black dots in the middle, and a row of submarginal dots. 



This rare species has been found near Bristol, and also, as we learn from Mr. Doubleday, near Yarmoutli, 

 in July. 



SPECIES 19.— AGROTIS SUBGOTHICA. Plate XXIV., Fig. 1. 



Synonvwes. — Noctua suhgothica, Ilaworth ; Curtis ; Stepliens, 111. Haust. 2, pi. 22, lig. 3 ; Wood, hid. Ent. pi. 0, fig. 149. 



This species varies from IJ to U inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are of a grey brown hue, with 



