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Noctua octogesima, Hubn. Eur. Schmett. Noct. pi. 43, f. 209 



, Enyr. Pap. d'Fur. 532. 



Tethea octogena, Curt. Brit. Ent. vi. pi. 272. 



Cymalophora octogena, Dup. Hist. Nat. Lep. Fr. vi. 3, 158, pi. 83, 



f. 2. 

 Cymatophora octogesima, Treit. Schmett. Eur. v. 1, 95, 10. Mexg. 



Handb. pi. 12, f. 6; Syst. Besch. Eur. Schmett. iii. 61, 1, pi. 



90, f. 1. Boisd. Ind. Meth. 92, 696. Herr.-Schceff. Eur. 



Schmett. ii. 169, 6. 

 Ceropacha octogesima, Steph. III. Brit. Ent. Haust. iii. 53, 5, pi. 



27, f. 2. Guen. Ind. 236. 

 Cymatophora ocularis, Guen. Noct. i. 19, 15. 

 Palempsestis octogesima, Hubn. Verz. Schmett. 273, 2357, 

 Ceratopacha ocularis, Steph. Cat. Brit. Lep. 1 09, 5. 



a — c. England. From Mr. Stephens' collection. 

 d, e. Europe. From M. Becker's collection. 

 f. ? From Mr. Milne's collection. 



Group 3. 



Corpus validum, pilosum. Palpi porrecti, caput sat superantes, 

 articulo 3o longiore. Antennae crassae. Abdomen alas postieas 

 paullo superans. Pedes validi. Alae angustiores ; anticas apud 

 marginem exteriorem sat obliquae. 



Palimpsestis, p., et Polyploca, Hubn. 



Body stout, pilose. Palpi porrect, extending some distance 

 beyond the head; third joint much longer than in the first and 

 second groups. Antennae very thick. Abdomen extending a little 

 beyond the hind wings. Legs stout. Wings rather narrovv. Fore 

 wings rather oblique along the exterior border. 



7. Cymatophora flavicornis. 



Cinerea ; antennce lutece ; thorax fasciculis duabus posticis albi- 

 dis ; alee aniicce lineis quatuor transversis undulatis nigris, 

 duabus intermediis duplicatis, annulis duobus discalibus 

 nigris ; posticce albidce, cinereo fascialce et marginatce. 



Noctua flavicornis, Esp. Schmett. iv. pi. 184, f. 1, 2. Scriba, Ins. 

 Ges. iii. pi. 13, f. 8. Bork. Eur. Schmett. iv. 616, 259. Hubn. 

 Eur. Schmett. Noct. pi. 43, f. 208 ; Larv. Lep. iv. Noct. ii. 

 Gen. P, e, f. 2; P, a, b, f. 2. Donov. Nat. Hist. Brit. Ins. x. 

 72. 



