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South America. 



13. Mythimna argillacea. 



Mas. Cervina ; alee apud margines fuscescentes ; alee luteo-cer- 

 vince, lineolis transversis nigricantibus, punctisque duabus 

 discalibus albis. 



Aletia argillacea (Noctua gemina, Heliophila lineata), H'ubn. 

 Samml. Exot. Schmett. ii. 32, 200, f. 399, 400. 



Bahia. 



Africa. 

 Group 1. 

 Like the first European group. 



14. Mythimna claudicans. 



Luteo-cervina ; abdomen nigro conspurcatum ; alee anticce sub- 

 conspersce, lineis duabus medianis distinctis nigricantibus , 

 maculis duabus discalibus albis nigro marginatis ; posticce 

 margine lato pallide ferrugineo. 



Leucania claudicaus, Guen. Noct, i. 72, 91. 



Abyssinia. 



Asia. 



15. Mythimna? luteomaculata. 



Alee antieee luteo-obsolete cinereoque variee, maculis duabus rotun- 

 datis luteis cinereo pupillatis, ante marginem externum serie, 

 punctorum nigrorum ; posticee cinereee. 



Mythimna luteomaculata, Bremer und Greg, Beitr. zur Schmett. 

 Fauna des Nordlichen Chinas, 17, 86, 



North China. 



Genus 4. LEUCANIA. 



Corpus robustum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi validi, pilosi, 

 q ue ascendentes, caput superantes ; articulus 3us gracilis, 



