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SPECIES 1.— GRAPHIPHORA SUBROSEA. Plate XXV., Fig. 1. 



SvNoNV.MEb. Cr. suhrosea, Stepli. ; 111. Haust., 2, 200: Wood, I Or. rkomboiilea, Slepliens Cat, .ind 111. II., 2, 128 (uec rhomljoi- 



Ind. Ent., pi. 9, fig. 153. i dea, Espci). 



This very distinct sjiecies differs from the remainder of the genus in the strongly pectinated antennas, as well 

 as in the larn-e size of the under wings. It measure from H to If inch in the expansion of the fore wings, which 

 are of a brownish "rrey, tinged with rosy ; the costa with several dusky spots, two undulated but rather 

 indistinct strigas towards the base of the wings, a triangular brown patch preceding the basal stigma, and another 

 more oblon"- between it and the hinder stigma, which is grey, with the centre darker, the latter succeeded by a 

 very curved row of dots, sometimes connected by lunules, beyond which is a dusky submarginal irregular stripe ; 

 the apical margin paler, dotted with dusky. The hind wings very pale ashy buff, with a broad apical dusky 

 fascia. The antennae in the males are strongly bipectinated to the tip, and fulvescent, those of the female very 

 slightly ciliated. 



Specimens of this beautiful insect were captured at Whittlesea-mere in July by Mr. Weaver. 



SPECIES 2.— GRAPHIPHORA RENIGERA. Plate XXV., Fig. 2, 8. 



Synonymes Noctaa renigera, Hiilracr; Ticitschkc ; Stephens; Wood, Ind. Eut. pi. 9, fig. 154; Boisduval, Iiid. meth. (Spselotis r. ) 



This species varies from 1 '- to H inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are of a blackish -gi-ey colour, 

 varied more or less distinctly with darker markings and irrorations ; the base of the wing is dark, and has a 

 slender pale fascia preceding the very much curved and lunulated pale strigas, margined with dusky, before the 

 jilace of the anterior stigma, which is obsolete ; the middle of the wing is occupied by a dusky bar, broadest 

 towards the costa, and obliriue behind, in which appears, but indistinctly, the hinder stigma ; then follows a 

 curved row of dark arches, pointed outwardly, but often very indistinct, with an irregular rather broad dusky 

 subapical fascia, and a row of indistinct apical brownish lunules. The hind wings with the base paler, and the 

 anal angle greyish. The female is much more strongly marked than the male, and has the cilia of the hind 

 wings pale ochre, whilst in the male it is pale brown. This is a rare but widely-drspersed species, occurring in 

 Julv, in Derbyshire, Westmoreland, near Forfar, &c. 



SPECIES 8.— GRAPHIPHORA LATENS? 



SvNoNVMEs. — Noctua Icitens, Hiibncr ? Tieitschke.' Stephens, 111. H. 2, 129 ; Wood, pi. 9, f. 155.1 

 The following is Mr. Stephens' description of a single specimen, supposed to be this species, which was taken 

 in the south of Scotland in 1827. " Resembling the last in the obscurity of its markings ; head, thorax, and 

 abdomen deep cinereous, anterior wings of a glossy ashy-black, most obsoletely strigated transversely, with 

 Uiidulated fuscous lines, visible only in certain positions ; the first of v.'hich is towards the base and abbreviated ; 

 the second anterior to the basal stigma ; the last beyond the reniform stigma, and considerably bent ; beyond 

 this the wing is darker, and has towards the hind margin an obscure ])ale denticulated striga, the margin itself 

 immaculate ; cilia fuscous ; stigmata very obscure, with a dark quadrate spot between tiiem ; posterior wings 

 obscure, cinereous, with the cilia whitish." 



SPECIES 4.— GRAPHIPHORA PYROPHILA. Plate XXV., Fig. 4. 

 Synonymes. — Noctua pyrophila, AVicn. Veiz. ; Pahr. ; Ochs. ; I Bonbyx radicea, Esper. 

 Stephens; Boisduval (Ind. meth. Spajlotis p.) Wood, Ind. Ent. pi. 9, Noctua tristis, Fabr. 



fig. 156: Gutnee (Aurotis p.) | Nuciua similaris, Fa.hv. 



This species measures from U to li- inch in the expansion of the fore wings, which are of a pale brownish 



