70 CATALOGUE OF 



Genus 1. ORIA. 



Corpus gracile. Proboscis brevis. Palpi breves, graciles, ob- 

 lique ascendentes ; articulus 3us minutus, acuminatus. Antennae 

 simplices, graciles, longiusculae. Abdomen alas posticas paullo 

 superans. Pedes graciles; tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor medio- 

 criter longis. Alae sat latae, ciliis latiusculis. Alae anticae apud 

 costam rectae, apice subacuminatae, margine exteriore mediocriter 

 obliquo. 



Synia, Duponch. Cat. ; Guen. Noct. i. 66; Herr.-Schceff. Eur. 



Schmett ii. 240. 

 Leucania, p., Treit. ; Boisd. ; Guen. (olim.) 

 Oria, Hubn. Verz. Schmett. 240. Steph. Cat. Brit. Lep. 

 Simyra, Steph. III. Brit. Ent. Haust. 



Body slender. Proboscis short. Palpi sbort, slender, obliquely 

 ascending; third joint minute, acuminated. Antennae simple, 

 slender, rather long. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind 

 wings. Legs slender ; hind tibiae with four moderately long spurs. 

 Wings moderately broad ; ciliae rather broad. Fore wings straight 

 in front, slightly acuminated at the tips, moderately oblique along 

 'die exterior border ; first, second and third veins approximate at 

 the base ; fourth rather remote. 



]. Oeia musculosa. 



Pallide testacea ; alee anticce pallidissime cervince, vittis duabus 

 albidis ; posticce cinerascentes. 



Noctua musculosa, Hubn. Samml. Eur. Schmett. pi. 78, f. 363. 



Oria musculosa, Hubn. Verz. Schmett. 240, 2388. 



Leucania musculosa, Treit. Schmett. Eur. ii. 286. Boisd. Ind. 



Meth. 132, 1048. Guen. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. vi. 237. Westw. 



& H. Brit. Moths, i. pi. 48, f. 2. 

 Synia musculosa, Dup. Hist. Nat. Lep. Fr. iv. 341, pi. 120. Guen. 



Noct. i. 67, 86. Herr.-Schceff. Eur. Schmett. ii. 240, 177. 

 Noctua succinea ? Esp. Schmett. 190, f. 3. 

 Noctua nervosa, Haiv. Lep. Brit. 44. 

 Simyra nervosa, Steph. III. Brit. Haust. iii. 82. 



a, b. England. From Mr. Stephens' collection. 



