LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 705 



Very nearly allied to A. plagifera, but sufficiently distinct to 

 receive a new name. 



a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



Agrotis scbrufescens. 



Mas. Cervina ; -palpi ascendentes, caput superantes, articulo So 

 lineari ; antenna subserratce, setulosce ; thorax nigrofasciatus, 

 tegulis posticis albidis ; abdomen albidum ; alee anticce nigro 

 conspersae, lineis tribus nigris angulosis albido marginatis, 

 orbiculari et reniformi magnis albis striga fusca inclusis^ 

 spatio marginali fusco lineam cineream denticulatam inclu- 

 dente, lunulis marginalibus nigris; posticce albce, subceneo 

 marginatce. 



Male. Fawn-colour, whitish beneath. Palpi slightly ascend- 

 ing, extending sumewhat beyond the head ; second joint pilose ; 

 third linear, full half the length of the second. Antennae minutely 

 serrated and setose. Thorax with a black band near the fore border ; 

 hind tegulae mostly whitish. Abdomen whitish, extending some- 

 what beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft elongate. Fore legs with 

 black bands. Fore wings black-speckled, with three zigzag black 

 whitish-bordered lines; first line near the base; second at one- 

 third of the length ; third beyond the reniform mark ; veins whitish ; 

 a brown streak interrupted by the orbicular and reniform marks ; 

 marginal space brown, including the cinereous denticulated sub- 

 marginal line; orbicular and reniform marks large, white, black- 

 bordered, of the usual form ; marginal lunules black ; three whitish 

 points on the costa near the tip. Hind wings white, with a slight 

 aeneous tinge along the exterior border. Length of the body 9 

 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



a. Australia. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



Agrotis ? moderata. 



Mas et fcem. Obscure cinerea ; palpi subascendentes, articulo 

 2o dense piloso, So longi-conico, alee anticce lineis quatuor e 

 lunulis nigris, fascia diffusa nigricante, linea submarginali 

 cinerea dentata ; posticce fuscce, fimbria pallide cinerea. 



