694 CATALOGUE OF 



wings whitish, with an aeneous-brown border ; fringe whitish. 

 Length of the body 10 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



Peru. In Mr. Norris's collection. 



Ageotis varia. 



Fcem. Viridescente-cinerea, fusco nigroque conspersa; palpi por- 

 recti, articulo 3o albido longi-conico ; thorax ferrugineus, 

 antice cinereus, tegulis nigro fasciatis albido marginatis ; alee 

 anticce lineis tribus pallidis undulatis in deter minatis nigro 

 marginatis, orbiculari et reniformi nigro submarginatis, spatio 

 intermedio nigricante, macula costali subapicali nigricante ; 

 postica alba?. 



Female. Greenish cinereous, speckled with brown and black, 

 pale cinereous beneath. Palpi porrect, extending a little beyond 

 the head; third joint whitish, elongate-conical, about one-third of 

 the length of the second. Thorax ferruginous, except in front ; 

 fore tegulae whitish-bordered, with a narrow black band. Abdomen 

 pale cinereous, ? extending rather beyond the hind wings. Fore wings 

 rather narrow, with pale marks along the costa, and with three pale 

 undulating incomplete black-bordered lines; first and second lines 

 near the base ; third on the inner side of the orbicular mark ; the 

 latter and the reniform incompletely bordered with black, with a 

 blackish space between them ; an irregular blackish costal spot near 

 the tip ; marginal points black. Hind wings white, speckled with 

 brown beneath along the costa. Length of the body 9 lines ; of the 

 wings 20 lines. 



a. Cape. From Mr. Trimen's collection. 



Ageotis aliena. 



Fcem. Fusca ; palpi erecti, verticem non superantes, articulo So 

 lanceolato ; abdomen cinereum ;. ala antica striga discali 

 nigricante, linea exteriore nigricante denticulata cinereo mar- 

 ginata, plaga adhuc exteriore nigricante, linea submarginali 

 cinerea denticulata, reniformi nigra obliqua; postica? cinerece, 

 linea mar ginali fusca diffusa. 



Female. Brown, cinereous beneath. Palpi vertical, not rising 

 higher than the head ; third joint lanceolate, full half the length of 

 the second. Abdomen cinereous, extending somewhat beyond the 

 hind wings. Fore wings with a slight blackish streak, which is 



