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Abdomen cinereous, extending very little beyond tbe bind wings. 

 Fore wings minutely black-speckled ; orbicular and reniform marks 

 bordered witb cinereous and with black ; orbicular longitudinal, 

 somewhat lanceolate; reniform not excavated; marginal points black ; 

 three whitish points near the tip of tbe costa. Hind wings white, 

 iridescent, slightly hyaline, brown along the exterior border, and 

 especially at the tips ; veins brown. Length of the body 8 lines ; 

 of the wings 20 lines. 



The indistinct orbicular and reniform marks of this species 

 distinguish it from A. cor data. 



a. South Australia. Presented by K. Bakewell, Esq. 



Agrotis spectabilis. 



Mas. Cervina ; palpi porrecti, articulo 2o latissimo extus fusco, 

 3o brevissimo ; abdomen fuscescens, punctis lateralibus subtus 

 nigris ; alee anticce nigro conspersa, Uriels duabus angulosis 

 nigricantibus, striga costali obliqua nigra, reniformi nigro 

 marginata, tinea exteriore arcuata e punctis nigris, fascia 

 marginali fuscescente intersecta antice abbreviata, margine 

 exteriore dentato perobliquo ; posticce fuscce, fimbria cinerea. 



Male. Fawn-colour, smooth. Palpi porrect, extending very 

 little beyond the head; second joint very broad, dark brown on the 

 outer side ; third extremely short. Antennae very minutely pubes- 

 cent. Abdomen brownish, extending very much beyond the hind 

 wings ; apical tuft and under side fawn-colour ; the former small, 

 the latter with black points along each side. Legs thinly black- 

 speckled ; femora and tibiae pilose ; tarsi minutely spinose ; spurs 

 with two black bands. Fore wings black-speckled, with two blackish 

 zigzag lines; first line very near the base, not extending to the 

 interior border ; second at one-fourth of the length; a black streak 

 extending obliquely from the costa to the reniform mark, which is 

 bordered with black ; orbicular mark obsolete ; an exterior curved 

 line of black points; a brownish irregular marginal band, abbrevi- 

 ated towards the costa, intersected by a line near its inner border ; 

 marginal points black ; exterior border dentate, very oblique. Hind 

 wings brown ; fringe cinereous. Length of the body 12 lines; of 

 the wings 28 lines. 



