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black marginal dots. Hind wings whitish cinereous, with white 

 ciliae. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



a* Nova Scotia. From Lieut. Redman's collection. 



Genus 10. NONAGRIA. 



Corpus saepissime robustum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi ultra 

 frontem ascendentes. Antennae crassiusculae. Thorax laevis, ro- 

 tundatns. Abdomen alas posticas superans. Alee elongatae, inacu- 

 lis ordinariis saepius conspicuis. Larva elongata, antice posticeque 

 scutellata, paludicola, capite parvo, in caulibus Graminearum vel 

 Cyperacearum occulte degens. Metamorphosis in caulibus. Pupa 

 capite tuberculo obliquo acuto nasif'ormi praedita. Mas.— Antennas 

 crenulatas. Fcem. — Antennae simplices. 



Nonagria, Ochs. Syst. Gloss. ; Treit. ; Steph. ; Guenee y Ann. Soc. 



Ent. Fr. vi. 328 ; Noct. 2, 99. 

 Leucania, p., et Nonagria, Boisd. ; Duponch. ; Herr.-S chaff. 



Body generally robust. Proboscis short. Palpi ascending. 

 Antennae rather stout. Thorax smooth. Abdomen extending 

 beyond the hind wings. Fore wings with the ordinary marks 

 generally visible. Male. — Antennas crenulate. Female.— Antennae 

 simple. 



Europe. 



Group 1. 



Statura sat parva. Corpus vix robustum. Alas anticae saepis- 

 sime pallidas, vix notatae. 



Size rather small. Body hardly stout. Fore wings generally 

 pale, with hardly any markings. 



1. Nonagria fulva. 



Pallide cervina ; abdomen sordide albidum ; alte antica? invarice, 

 posticce albidce, fusco subconspersce. 



Var. Canescens ; alee fusco subconspersce, anticce apud margines 

 posticeque fere totce cinerascentes, 



Noctua fulva, Hubn. Samml. Eur. Schmett. Noct. f. 496. Duponch. 



Hist. Nat. Lep. Fr. 83, pi. 106, f. 4. 

 Noctua fluxa?? Hubn. Samml. Eur. Schmett. Noct. f. 413. 

 Noctua pygraina ? Haw. Lep. Brit. 46. 



