660 CATALOGUE OP 



Mamestra DISPLICIENS. 



Fcem. Cinereo-fusca; palpi pilosi, oblique ascendentes, articulo 

 So minimo ; abdomen attenuatum, alas posticas superans ; alts 

 anticce lineis tribus nigris denticulatis duplicatis, orbiculari 

 magna subrotunda maculaque semicirculari nigra contiguis, 

 linea submarginali cinerea angulosa ; posticce cinerea, fimbria 

 albida. 



Female. Cinereous-brown. Palpi obliquely ascending, not 

 rising so high as the vertex ; second joint thickly pilose ; third 

 conical, not more than one-eighth of the length of the second. An- 

 tennae very minutely setulose. Abdomen cinereous, attenuated, 

 extending somewhat beyond the hind wings. Fore wings with three 

 double denticulated transverse black lines ; one near the base ; the 

 second on the inner side of the large nearly circular orbicular mark ; 

 the third connected with the irregular reniform mark ; a black 

 semicircular spot contiguous to the outer side of the orbicular mark; 

 submarginal line cinereous, zigzag, distinguished by the blackish 

 cinereous shade which borders it ; marginal line black, slender, fes- 

 tooned. Hind wings cinereous; fringe whitish. Length of the 

 body 7 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



West Canada. In the Eev. Mr. Bethune's collection. 



Mamestra septentrionalis. 



Mas. Fusca ; palpi oblique ascendentes, articulo 3o longi- 

 conico ; abdominis fasciculus apicalis ferry gineo-ruf us ; alee 

 anticce nigro conspersce, striga lata obscuriore orbicularem et 

 reniformem cinereas magnas nigro marginatas includente, 

 lineis septem e lunulis lunulisque marginalibus nigris, spatio 

 marginali nigricante lineam submarginalem cineream undu- 

 latam includente ; posticce cinerece,fusco marginal. 



Male. Brown, cinereous beneath. Palpi obliquely ascending, 

 not rising higher than the vertex ; second joint hirsute ; third 

 elongate-conical, about one-fourth of the length of the second. 

 Abdomen brownish cinereous, extending a little beyond the hind 

 wings; apical tuft short, ferruginous-red. Femora clothed with 

 long hairs. Fore wings thinly black-speckled, with a broad dark 

 brown streak, which contains the orbicular and reniform marks ; 

 these are cinereous, large, black-bordered, and of the usual form ; 

 some irregular black lines composed of curves ; two near the base, 



