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Asia. 



34. Mamestra infausta. 



Nigricans, cinereo conspersa ; alee anticce nigro-fuscce, lineis trans- 

 versis undulatis atris, maculis reniformi et orbiculari inclis- 

 tinctis ex parte cervino marginatis, lituris nonnullis exterioribus 

 cervinis ; posticcef usees. 



Blackish, sprinkled with cinereous. Fore wings blackish brown, 

 with deep black transverse undulating lines ; reniform and orbicu- 

 lar spots indistinct ; part of their borders, and some exterior and 

 submarginal marks dull fawn-colour. Hind wings brown. Length 

 of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



a. Silhet. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



Australia. 

 Group 1. 



Abdomen valde cristatum. Alas antics margine exteriore 

 denticulato ; posticae marginibus nigricantibus. 



Abdomen distinctly crested. Fore wings with the exterior bor- 

 der denticulated. Hind wings with blackish borders. 



35. Mamestra sepultrix. 



Nigricans, cinereo conspersce ; abdomen nigro-cinereum, basi pal- 

 lide cinereum ; alee anticce lineis transversis undulatis lunu- 

 lisque marginalibus atris, lineolis nonnullis luteis, maculis 

 reniformi et orbiculari luteo marginatis, ilia albido signata ; 

 posticce basi canescentes. 



Var. Alee anticce magis cinerascentes, lineolis nullis luteis, macula 

 exteriore testacea, maculis reniformi et orbiculari nigra mar- 

 ginatis. 



Mamestra sepultrix, Guen. Noct. i. 200, 317. 



a. Tasmania. Presented by Morton Allport, Esq. 



36. Mamestra nigerrima. 



Nigra ; abdomen nigricans basi albidum, aut albidum crista nigra ; 

 tarsi albo annulati ; alee anticce lineis transversis angulosis 

 strigisque lanceolatis exterioribus atris, litura discali alba aut 

 lutea nonnunquam obsoleta ; posticce albce, margine latissimo 

 nigricante. 



Mamestra nigerrima, Guen. Noct. i. 200, 318. 

 Australia. 



