LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 695 



interrupted by the black oblique reniform mark ; a blackish cine- 

 reous-bordered denticulate line between the reniform mark and a 

 blackish patch, which latter is bordered on the outer side by a cine- 

 reous denticulated submardnal line; marginal points black. Hind 

 wings cinereous, with a diffuse brown marginal line; veins brown. 

 Length of the body 9 lines; of the wings 18 lines. 



a. Mauritius. From Dr. Beke's collection. 



Agrotis punctipes. 



Mas et fern. Albido-cinerea, vix testaceo suffusa ; palpi breves, 

 articulo So minimo ; calcaria et genua nigro punctata ; alee 

 antica nigro conspersce, linea discali antemedia lituraque 

 fuscis, lineis fuscescentibus undulatis subobsoletis, guttis 

 duabus nigricantibus, 2a rufescente notata, guttis duabus cos- 

 talibus nigris ; postica albida?, semihyalince, fuscescente mar- 

 ginata. 



Male and female. Whitish cinereous, with a slight testaceous 

 tinge. Palpi short ; second joint marked with brown on the outer 

 side; third conical, extremely minute, not more than one-sixth of 

 the length of the second. Spurs at the base and knees with black 

 points. Fore wings minutely speckled with black ; a brown straight 

 discal line extending from the base to beyond the middle, where 

 there is a small brown mark; lines brownish, undulating, very 

 slender, almost obsolete ; marginal points black ; two blackish dots 

 on the exterior part of the above line ; the interior one larger than 

 the other and partly reddish ; two black costal dots, of which the 

 exterior one is larger beneath ; orbicular and reniform marks 

 obsolete. Hind wings whitish, semihyaline, brownish along the 

 exterior border, which has black points beneath ; fringe whitish. 

 Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



Ceylon. In Mr. Layard's collection. 



Agrotis congrtja. 



Mas. Cervina ; palpi pilosissimi ; antenna pectinata, apices 

 versus simpllces ; thorax fascia interrupta nigra ; alee anticce 

 apud marginem obscuriores, lineis tribus denticulatis nigris, 

 la abbreviata, 3a flexa^ linea submarginali pallida denticu- 

 lata, orbiculari et reniformi nigro marginatis, hujus disco 

 cinereo-fusco ; postica albce, semihyalince. 



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