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On the underside, the hind winfjs are marked with a central dark dot, and a slender, dusky striga half-way between 

 it and the apex ; the costa of all the wings on this side have a more or less rosy tinge. Amongst other varieties 

 must also be mentioned the Noctua I-Niger of Haworth, wliich has the fore wings of a greyish or brownish 

 tinge, with a central bar varied with brown, fuscous and ashy, in which the ordinary stigmata and a black line, 

 like the roman I, are placed ; there are also two other small black lines at the base ; the apical margin with two 

 subconfluent roundish patclies and the reniform stigma ochre-coloured ; in other specimens it is clear white, and in 

 others yellowish. 



This insect is very abundant round London and in various other parts of the kingdom at tlie end of July and 

 beginning of August. 



SPECIES 4.— APAMEA UNANIMIS. Plate XXXVII., Fig. .5. 



Synonyjies.— A''octeo MraaraimJs, Hiibner ? Trcitschke ; Guenee ; Boisdiival. 



This species measures about 1^^ inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are of an obscure greyish brown 

 colour, clouded with dusky shades and very indistinct strigcS ; the costa is marked with several dusky dots 

 arranged in pairs, indicating the origin of the strigse, of which the second and third are pale and rather more 

 distinct; the stigmata arc almost concolorous, being indicated by a slender dusky border ; the subapical strio-a is 

 slightly denticulated, but is not followed by the dark apical clouding ; along the margin itself is a row of dusky 

 dots. The hind wings are dull brown, with the edge darker. 



Mr. Doubleday gives this as a species doubtfully introduced into the English lists. A specimen has been 

 stated to have been captured by Mr. Dale in Scotland. 



SPECIES 6.— APAMEA SECALINA. Plate XXXVII., Fig. G. 



SvNONYMKs. — N'octua secaliiia, 'HiWinev {i) Haworth; Stephens; i Noctna leucostigma, Kipci. 

 Wood, Ind. Ent. pi. 12, fig 265. | JVoclua Lmnbda, Vieweg. 



This species measures from 1 ' to 1^ inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are of a pale greyish buff, 



varied with brown clouds ; in the middle of the wing is an abbreviated dusky fascia, in wliich are placed the 



stigmata, the anterior one inclining obliquely towards the costa with a white margin ; the posterior, reniform and 



brown with a broad white margin ; at the base of the wing are several dark streaks, the hind one of wliich is 



united to an angulated striga ; beyond this is also a third striga, which is anteriorly marked witli dark angulated 



spots ; along the costa are several dark dots : the subapical striga is pale, and very much undulating, bearing 



several dark arrow-headed dots on its inner margin, and succeeded by a dusky margin with a row of dark dots ; 



the hind wings are pale brown with a dusky border. Varieties occur with a black stripe in the middle of the 



central fascia, as in the above-mentioned variety of Apamca oculea, named I-niger ; the stigmata also vary in size, 



and in being paler-coloui'ed than usual, and the black stripe more distinct. 



This is a mucli earlier species tlian the preceding, being found in marshy places, such as Battersea-fields. 



Deptford, &c. in June, and Mr. Douglas has taken it as early as May 27. 



SPECIES 6.— APAMEA OPHIOGRAMMA. Plate XXXVII., Fig. 10. 



Synonvmfs. — Nuctua opkiogramma, Esper ; Hubncr ; Oclisen- , Noctua blloba, Hiwanh. 

 beimer; Stephens; "Wood, Iiid. Ent., pi. 13, fitr. 272. j 



This very distinct species measures rather more th.an 1-j- inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are of a 



greyish buft' colour, with a very large patch of blackish hue, occupying the whole of the costa except at the tips, 



and which is dilated towards the hinder margin, where it forms two lobes, in each of which is placed one of the 



